Dolly Parton and Donald Trump were both born in 1946. Parton was born into poverty in a one-room cabin in Appalachia. Trump was born a millionaire in one of the most diverse places on Earth. One dedicated her life to love and joy and generosity. The other dedicated his to selfishness and cruelty.

Thank GOD for this team.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 6h ago

🚨BREAKING: Democrats renewed their bid Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order. I am proud to be representing the DNC, DSCC, DCCC, DGA, and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries in the critical fight for voting rights. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Is There Anything We Can All Agree On? Yes: Dolly Parton www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/a...

Is There Anything We Can All Agree On? Yes: Dolly Parton (Gift Article)

At 73, the enigmatic country star is captivating a whole new generation and riding high as the subject of a podcast and the inspiration behind a Netflix series.

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"We watched it on TV. And it's like, 'That's our son. That's Alex. And they killed him' ... trying to help someone" -- Alex Pretti's dad

Taking over the midterms…

70's Superhero Billy Jack@billyjackliberal.bsky.social · 12h ago

He started the Iran war to deflect from the Epstein files. Now he's starting a trade war with Canada to reflect from the mess from the Iran war. What's next?

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

I can think of at least three Trump supporting professors at my "elite" college, two in social sciences. & when we censured our president for allowing state SWAT team, w/ long guns, to remove a peaceful Palestine protest, we won by just a few votes. A monolithic academic left is a myth.

Asheesh Kapur Siddique@asheeshks.org · 15h ago

Viewpoint diversity is the opposite of peer review. You should not be leading a university if you don’t believe in peer review asheeshksi.substack.com/p/producing-...

It’s as outrageous as it gets, but hey America the NFL has started so don’t let a murder of one of our citizens affect you.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 12h ago

"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents

[Exit Queen.]

Yes it’s called “death”. RFK Jr. is a lunatic.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 9h ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says RFK Jr. offered federal help after two unvaccinated people died from measles, the first U.S. deaths this year. Shapiro declined, saying PA could handle it, and confronted Kennedy, telling him: “There’s real life consequences to spreading misinformation.”

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.

Not just the government. The military (his employer) will do absolutely nothing to help him or his father.

2/2 Serve the country. Sacrifice for the country. Then watch the government come for your family. Absolutely disgraceful! 😡

Fuck all this man. What in hell are we going to do!

Austin Kocher, PhD@austinkocher.com · 2d ago

Active-duty military should not have to worry about family members being deported, especially while serving in a time of war. The Trump administration's attacks on our military members goes against everything we stand for, and is something that all Americans should oppose. ICE is out of control.

This is wonderful news.

ebisback.bsky.social@ebisback.bsky.social · 2d ago

Yes Stoner Bees 🐝 👍💥

Charlie Watts, gone five years ago today. 🙏🏼 “The thing about Charlie was that he was always there, always played beautifully,” Jagger said. “He held the band together for so long, musically, because he was the rock the rest of it was built around.” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) openly accused Attorney General Todd Blanche of illegal conduct Saturday on the heels of a new report that an alleged trove of “missing” handwritten FBI notes related to Jeffrey Epstein had been sitting online for months, fully unredacted, and accessible to anyone.

Protecting pedophiles as a signature of this, Dept. of Justice

The Intellectualist@theintellectualist.bsky.social · 2d ago

President Trump is referenced in FBI interview summaries tied to a woman who accused him of sexual assault decades ago, yet three of those summaries are absent from the Justice Department’s public release of its Epstein files. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/missing-ep...

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Two Canadian Scientists Develop an Inhaled Vaccine Mist That Delivers Immunity Directly to the Lungs, Right Where Viruses Enter Two scientists, Fiona Smaill and Zhou Xing, developed AeroVax, an inhaled vaccine mist designed to reach the lungs in just 2 minutes.

Shapiro: When he sits behind the desk in the Oval Office, making $2.2 billion off his corruption for him and his kids, it costs you money. When he sits behind that desk, he’s not thinking about how to put money in your pocket. He’s thinking about how to put money in his own pocket.

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

Brilliant.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 2d ago

Talarico: When Ken Paxton talks about costs, you can tell it doesn't come naturally. It's a little like he's trying to speak French or something. It's like affordability is a word he learned on Duolingo that morning. Who does he think he's fooling?

This.

Andrew Weinstein@andrewjweinstein.com · 3d ago

The United States and Canada have been friends, partners, and allies for more than 150 years across 32 presidential administrations. And now, solely because of the arrogance, incompetence, and ego of the current occupant of the White House, that relationship is being driven straight toward a cliff.

LMAOOOOOOOOOO somebody finally asked the transphobes if they know any WNBA players besides and NOPE

The algorithm is bombarding us with Darlene Graham clips, but what folks need to do is immediately after watching one of those listen to Annie Andrews. Here’s one. Night and day: Unserious vs intelligent and thoughtful.

It will co ti us to be used so grotesquely it will lose what meaning it has left.

Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 3d ago

UNREAL: According to the Ellisons, opposing the Paramount merger that gives them control of CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, CMT, Paramount, Warner Bros, HBO, CNN, DC Studios and Tik Tok's algorithm is anti-Semitic. Actually it's called opposing oligarchy! www.mediaite.com/media/entert...

😳🙄🤣

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

Trump: "New Orleans -- they just had Mardi Gras ... " (Mardi Gras was in February)

Rosie’s been on fire! 🔥💚

What the hell is Amy talking about. So we are to concern ourselves with the fact that he can’t get it up so leave the 35 year old alone? Simply amazing. Natalie Harp is clearly emotionally in need of a healthcare provider. And she knows how many security secrets?

TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊@groguspeak.bsky.social · 5d ago

Nah, keep mocking the shit out of her