You'd think in a country that fetishizes patriotism as much as America does, it'd be much easier to get its Senators to honor their oaths to hold traitors accountable.

Damn, I'll confess I haven't been glued to the news these past few weeks - I'm getting actual work done for a change - but I just caught Secretary of State Blinken's interview with Wolf Blitzer and it left me with tears in my eyes. We're back.

Nuguse is just so good.

Generally true, very true. But, I'm sorry, Trump is ABSOLUTELY as evil as we think. He will map his tortured inner psychodrama onto our world, bringing incalculable harm and damage in its wake - relentless, Wagnerian. If that's not evil, I don't know what evil is.

After a long 4 years, it was such a relief watching a sane, compassionate leader address the nation tonight. I'm a PROUD Biden voter.

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The Pfizer vaccine protected 64% of inoculated people from Covid-19 infection during an outbreak of the Delta variant in Israel. Preliminary data suggest Pfizer vaccine is less effective against the Delta variant, but still prevents severe illness at 94%. wsj.com/articles/pfize…

Thank you, Simone Biles, for not only prioritizing your own mental health but also being a leader showing the future generations that it’s okay to take a mental health break. We’re all proud that you represent #TeamUSA.”

OK Tony Tony The Democrat, Here is a portion of my collection of Mike Espy postcards for the 2018 Special Election runoff. He is still one of my favorite candidates ever. #PostcardsToVoters

I just convinced someone to get the vaccine! An A/C repair tech after the repair was done we talked & I asked & he said no & I listened to his reasons ("things I've heard") I countered with CNN facts from this morning. B4 he left he said: "You convinced me. I'm going to get it."

One of my cousins died yesterday, of Covid presumably. Though he never made it to the hospital family said he exhibited all the symptoms; he refused to get a vaccine in spite of their many entreaties. His brother was seeking a restraining order so he wouldn't kill their mother.

If your expression of personal freedom is killing other people, you’re probably a terrible human being.

I have a new trick for dealing with telemarketers. I ask them if they are vaccinated. They are not allowed to hang up on a potential customer so it gets interesting.

These are personal friends of my neighbor. What they wrote is of crucial importance. Masked EVERYWHERE except 2 min at a Farmer's Market. How we got COVID: We did everything right and still got breakthrough cases, by Lucian K Truscott IV luciantruscott.substack.com/p/how-we-got-c…

Tom Joseph It’s even more than that. Wisconsin’s pro-facism Uihleins gave at least $4million for the coup just themselves. Melanie Conklin Daniel Bice Jane Mayer Attorney General Josh Kaul wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/uihleins…

I deeply respect the courage of the Afghani women who are showing the guts to march in the streets despite the armed Taliban. The unarmed women will fight for freedom even if the trained and paid-for army and police won't.