Reader, writer, dreamer, obsessive thinker, shapeshifter
Texas Gulf Coast, USA
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Still a staunch believer in a liberal arts education. I realize things have changed since my college years, and it’s a luxury now to spend that time learning for the sake of learning. But it’s such a solid foundation for a lifetime of intellectual exploration.
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VOTE them all out!
BREAKING: The 5th Circuit has ruled that ICE detainees with pending immigration proceedings have no constitutional right to a bond hearing, regardless of the length of their detention.
The en banc ruling appears to be 10-7.
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Madalyn Yochem retweeted
J.J. Cale - Hey Baby
A little bit of flirtation, wrapped in Cale’s unmistakable nonchalance. Laid-back as ever, barely breaking a sweat; a man happy to let the mood do most of the talking.
1976.
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Stephen, let me see if I've got this straight.
You want to abolish the Department of Education because Washington shouldn't control local schools. But you also want Washington to dictate what those schools teach, using federal funding to enforce your preferred definition of patriotism.
That's a fascinating interpretation of limited government.
And the irony of warning Americans about "communist ideology" while proposing government-mandated ideological conformity apparently escaped you entirely.
Here's something they should teach in every American classroom: Loving your country doesn't require pretending it has never done anything wrong.
Real patriotism means understanding the Constitution, studying our history honestly, celebrating our achievements, acknowledging our failures, and recognizing that dissent is one of the freedoms that makes America worth defending.
You don't teach children to love America by teaching them they're forbidden to question it.
That's not civic education, Stephen. That's indoctrination with a flag draped over it.
And if your version of patriotism can't survive a history lesson or a student asking an uncomfortable question, perhaps the problem isn't the curriculum.
Perhaps it's your definition of patriotism.
Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America … As we close the Dept of Education and provide funding to states, we're going to make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology."@atrupar (2025)
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Silly me. I’ve been browsing the dog rescue sites. And no one in their right mind would give me a dog. My house is still a disaster. I’m just this side of living under an overpass. 1/2
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#ChihuahuanDesert today. Early morning sky; house finch on yucca stalk; barrel cactus with dried flowers; roadrunner hunting for breakfast just a few feet from us.
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What a bunch of crap. This is not about repairing a dilapidated golf course. It’s about destroying a cherished public course used by tens of thousands of people in the area who can’t afford to join a country club. It’s about defying the law and the courts to cut down hundreds of beautiful trees, including cherry blossoms. All to satisfy the ego of the cult leader at whose feet you worship.
Remember that this entire fight — all the yelling and drama — is about repairing a dilapidated golf course.
Democrats would rather keep DC ugly and unsafe, rather than letting Donald Trump make it beautiful and get a win.
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Dream Weeds II
Now put down the phone and get on with your day! (That’s just me. I wouldn’t presume to tell you what to do.)
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One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Stop a few minutes and listen.
Thanks to @SalvadorDafti for reminding me.
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Also:
Joe Brainard ~ Flowers ~ 1969
Mixed Media Collage
I don’t think I’ve ever seen my favorite morning glory, Flying Saucers, in an artwork.
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How long has it been since
you played a CD over and over
then when a friend mentioned it tepidly,
you raved and waved a boning knife
and had to go hide in the graveyard
until it all blew over?
- Dean Young, "The Old Enthusiasms"
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Cruelty is the point: Rachel Maddow is reporting 10 million Americans will be kicked off Medicaid on Jan 1, and 20 million more will be ruined by skyrocketing ACA premiums.
The Trump regime's timing is pure barbarism. It was designed to brutalize regular Americans by pulling the rug out from under people the second the midterms ended and all the votes were locked in — with ZERO fucks given to the human suffering it will cause.
Forcing working class families to choose between buying food and losing life-saving healthcare isn't just a cynical Republican policy decision, it's a cruel and sadistic betrayal of 30 million Americans.
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Madalyn Yochem retweeted
Jefferson Airplane - Good Shepherd
A plea for guidance in a dangerous world. Taking an old hymn into psychedelic folk territory, it soars, sears, and reaches out for a steady hand in a world that’s lost its way.
1969.
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This sure sounds like an implicit admission that they plan to wait till after the election to sell the park to Musk
On if he supports selling Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX, Gov. @GregAbbott_TX punts and touts his record of adding parkland:
“What I know is that that's not coming up for a vote any time soon, and I don't know what the details are” that Texas Parks and Wildlife is considering.
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