Lantern Girl

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There is no knowledge that is not power. - RWE From Manhattan: 3 guesses what I think of what's-his-face.

Heartbreaking to hear that Gloria Steinem has died & very painful for it to happen when the world feels so poisoned by misogyny. A brilliant, generous activist who devoted her life to making the world a freer place 💔

Garcia: We are going to hold the Postmaster General and anyone at USPS, particularly those that are at the management level, that are implementing this, accountable for what we view as an illegal action by USPS.

BREAKING: A U.S. Postal Service official has filed a whistleblower report alleging the agency is pushing ahead with a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement Trump’s order giving the federal government more control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking the plan.

WATCH — @chefjoseandres : “The IDF knows there was no excuse. Enough with the odious smears, excuses, shifting blame… we want an independent investigation.” The Israeli commander who ordered the bombing of 7 @wckitchen workers says he is “not sorry”

Protest that endures, I think, is moved by a hope far more modest than that of public success: namely, the hope of preserving qualities in one's own heart and spirit that would be destroyed by acquiescence. Wendell Berry, What Are People For?

Ken Paxton got a $250,000 donation from the chair of Texas Tech’s Board of Regents. The next day, he threatened to sue the Big 12 to protect Brendan Sorsby, the Tech quarterback who was caught illegally betting on his games. Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in Texas.

Target paid its CEO $21.8M last year — 794x the median Target worker's pay of $27,506. Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America. This is what I mean by a rigged economy.

Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.”