“If Bernie’s Social Security Bill was enacted in 2021, Musk would have paid $2.9 billion more in taxes, Social Security would have been solvent for 75 years, benefits would’ve increased by $2,400 & 93% of Americans would have paid Zero more in taxes. The only one ‘entitled, is Musk.” ~Warren Gunnels

MUSK, ZUCKERBERG, BEZOS = SELFISH PIGS! “Once the world’s richest man, Andrew Carnegie gave away 90% of his fortune ($11.4 billion today) to build 2509 libraries worldwide. Between 1833-1929, this former factory boy funded libraries in 47 US states & beyond, transforming how millions access books.”

This is where we are right now…No one is left out of the loop. We are experiencing a reality based on a thin veneer of lies & illusions…where greed is our God & wisdom is sin, division is key & unity is fantasy, ego-driven cleverness of the mind is praised, rather than the intelligence of the heart.

A gentle reminder: "Believe what you like, just don't force your beliefs on others.” Heart Centered Emily’s Quotes :-)}

Annette: Thought you might enjoy this recent post from Canada :-)}

“Someone should invent a high tech self-replicating machine that uses solar energy to remove carbon from the air and turn it into a sustainable building material. Oh wait, that’s what trees are.” (Surveee) Alaska is home to two of the nation’s largest national forests: the Chugach and Tongass :-)}

WOKE “To crush the tyrant, niceness has no place, for fascists bow to power, not to grace. In brutal times, we can’t be soft or meek, with steely resolve, we break the tyrant’s streak. Our fury roars, our shouts must shake the ground, against their rule, with fierce defiance bound.” ~Dr. Jack Brown

Speaker Mike Johnson: A timely reminder for you: If you tell me you can't do something because your religion forbids it -- That's fair enough. If you tell me I can't do something becausse your religion forbids it -- We have a problem. @Country.CA

“I’M TIRED OF CHILDREN DYING because of fragile men & their egos, because of religion, because their parents don’t believe in science, because of their skin color, because of broken systems, because of guns, because of bombs & drones. I’M TIRED OF CHILDREN DYING.” @ Voices Against Trump ➡️ EPSTEIN ⬅️

RADICAL? ➡️ “Every, year, the richest person in the world should be sacrificed & their wealth distributed to the poorest among us. The rest of the year would be billionaires scrambling to distribute their wealth in an attempt to ensure that they aren’t the one to be pushed into the ocean next year.”

TOTAL RESET IN D.C.! Attention has shifted to Article II, Section 4 (of the U.S. Constitution): IMPEACHMENT! A Demand to Remove Donald Trump, His Vice President, and the Entire Cabinet in One Sweeping Legal Action. We Don’t Want Successors to the Chaos! We Demand Accountability! WE DEMAND JUSTICE!

I AM ANTIFA. Antifa is short for Anti-Fascism. Antifa has been declared a terrorist organization. But Antifa isn’t an organization. It’s about refusing to stand by while fascism & hate gain ground. To say “I am Antifa” is to affirm that you are pro-humanity, pro-freedom & pro-justice. I AM ANTIFA.

“When a child gives you a gift, even if it is a rock they just picked up, exude gratitude. It might be the only thing they have to give, and they have chosen to give it to you.” (wisdomquotesandstories)

“As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more & more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great & glorious day, plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last & the White House will be occupied by a downright fool & complete narcissistic moron.”

AN OBSERVATION & WARNING: “Whatever you allow your government to do to others, they will eventually do to you.” RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!

HC: Your longstanding request currently is on the elves' mercurial 'to do' list :-)}

ILLITERACY IN THE UNITED STATES: 21% of adults in the US (about 43 million) fall into the illiterate/functionally illiterate category. ~NCES About 54% of US 16-74 year-olds read below a 6th grade level. Book-banning: If you make people ignorant, then it becomes much easier to control them. ~MSNBC

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: ➡️ “Canadian here. We don’t have prayer in schools, or the Ten Commandments. We also don’t have dead kids. No Canadian child has ever died in a mass shooting in an elementary school. We have guns. What we don’t have is Republicans. America has to get rid of Republicans!” (janeotn)

Ugliest things in the world are entitled, privileged humans who lack empathy & compassion. Arrogant persons who surround themselves with people that legitimize, reinforce & perpetuate one another’s self-serving & morally vacant life choices while remaining willfully ignorant about harm they caused 😡

Another gentle reminder :-)} “Speak to your children as if they are the the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.” ~Brooke Hampton

A gentle reminder: “Reading to children, even before they can understand words, teaches them to associate books with love and affection.” (Princeton Book Review)

“We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of the public schools, and the number of people who can (and do) read worthwhile books.” ~ W.E.B. DuBois

FIREWORKS explode like magnified gunfire in the exquisitely sensitive ears of all creatures. Many: Bees don’t go back to their hives; Birds have panic atttacks; Wild animals abandon dens; Fish perish eating debris; Companion animals have anxiety; Humans have PTSD. Please be aware. HAPPY FOURTH :-)}

CHALLENGES FOR DISABLED FOLKS: More people are outside now, enjoying nice weather & July 4th. Many of us us forget there are folks with disabilities, some of which are hidden. Please be kind… I like this U.K. bumper sticker: “I don’t look disabled? You don’t look like a twat. But there you go.” :-)}

I AM AN INDEPENDENT, PROGRESSIVE, DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST. Most of you know that I believe in democracy first, people over profit, economic fairness, worker power, sustainable future, justice & equality, and a stronger, fairer America for everyone. I have an affinity for Bernie and his policies :-)}

THE MAGA GOP: “The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that, because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.” (a Turkish proverb) In addition to the GOP, the Democratic establishment is doing the same to progressives.

A TIMELY REMINDER "When discussing the propriety of protesting outside Supreme Court Justices’ homes, it’s important to remember that, in the 90’s, the court held that protesting outside the homes of abortion clinic employees is protected by the First Amendment.” ~Occupy Democrats EXPAND THE COURT

PROTECT YOUR DOGS! Hot asphalt awareness: 77F air temp = 125F asphalt. At 125F degrees, pad blistering & permanent damage to your pup’s paws can occur in as little as 60 seconds. Rest the back of your hand on the pavement for 7 seconds. If you can’t stand the heat, neither can your dog’s paws. :-)}

➡️ The last time Americans voted for a Democratic Socialist as President, they elected him four times in a row. Franklin D. Roosevelt = Emergency Banking Act, FDIC, New Deal, CCC, TVA, Social Security, NLRA, minimum wage, 40 hour work week, Allied Coalition, the 2nd New Deal, etc. ➡️ VOTE PROGRESSIVE!

➡️ “…If your political opinion is that children shouldn’t be fed, poor shouldn’t be housed, sick shouldn’t be cared for, women shouldn’t control their bodies, Americans can’t marry who they love, or certain people shouldn’t exist…that most definitely means that we can’t be friends.” ~GryphonSK & Mays