Penitentially bearing witness to a privileged life.
Professional, less snarky self @EmpoweringChnge
Ours is not to complete the task... Pirkei Avot 2:16
Remember when?
“Here’s what you’re buying: He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot. He doesn’t represent my party. He doesn’t represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for.” — Lindsay Graham on Donald Trump to CNN, December 8th, 2015
BREAKING: 24 Epstein Victims Just sent this letter to Congress.
Only a sick person would try and cover these files up:
"Dear Esteemed Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
We write to you as the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, and as fellow survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and their co-conspirators. You have the ability to vote to release the Epstein files, and with it, deliver a promise the American people have awaited for far too long. We implore you to do so.
Several weeks ago, when a few brave survivors stood before you and recounted their harrowing stories, many of you were shaken to your core. We urge you, when you cast your vote, please do not forget the horror you felt that day.
There is no middle ground here. There is no hiding behind party affiliation. The testimonies you heard are just a fraction of the unimaginable suffering endured by more than a thousand victims alike.
Epstein and Maxwell’s crimes exposed a double standard of justice, where rich and powerful men and women evade repercussions. Despite years of work to bring them to justice, most of Epstein and Maxwell’s co-conspirators remain completely free, continuing to amass power and prestige, living without apparent shame.
As you gather with your family this season, remember that your primary duty is to your constituents. Look into the eyes of your children, your sisters, your mothers, and your aunts. Imagine if they had been preyed upon. Imagine if you yourself were a survivor. What would you want for them? What would you want for yourself? When you vote, we will remember your decision at the ballot box.
This last April, we lost our sister Virginia, a true American hero and a beacon of strength to survivors everywhere. Her resilience in the face of immense adversity—the threats to her life, financial ruin, and public shaming—inspired us all. Her courage brought this case to a monumental turning point, and her testimony exposed the lurid secrets of a global sex trafficking network. In doing so, she brought down a prince, and paved the way for us to come forward and fight. Virginia was failed over and over by the systems that consistently believed and supported her abusers over her. Today, we urge you not to fail another survivor and deny them justice any longer.
Embody Virginia’s courage. Be brave and stand for her, in her absence. Vote YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Vote for justice, accountability, and the truth.
With gratitude, respect, and resilience, from survivors and the family and friends who love them."
🚨HUGE! Union worker Dan Osborn - who came razor sharp of beating Republican Deb Fischer in deep-red Nebraska - is BACK.
Now he’s taking on billionaire Senator Pete Ricketts. This is already the CLOSEST Senate race in America. Watch his video. Blast this to space. Let’s win!
Approximate schematic of Russia's massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine's cities this morning, purely civilians, just genocide by missile.
The number of victims is increasing by the hour.
We CONSENT to be governed. We pay by sacrificing/risking personal autonomy & freedom.
Everything govt does it does in our name. Say no to injustice done in your name!
Compensate a wrongfully convicted man, imprisoned 5 yrs < acquittal - Sign @UKChange https://t.co/IisoFkeqOm
France is stepping up to provide Ukraine with space-based intelligence👇now that Trump is helping Putin by switching his off
An advantage of having sovereignty over intelligence & nuclear deterrents (despite *checks notes* being in the EU)
(contrary to 🇬🇧 which depends on US)
@tribelaw Once again, deeply ashamed to be from a country ruled by a far right Xtian autocrat happy to let African kids starve, diseases spread unchecked while Ukrainians needlessly suffer.
And legally unaccountable thanks to a majority Catholic SCOTUS.
Yet Muslims & Jews are a problem.
@DVLAgovuk - Shout out to the staff in Coleraine, NI. Needed to swap an Irish licence. Two calls, two different agents for a question & then instructions. Both were attentive & patient. The 2nd went above & beyond to review the entire form. Turn-around time? Just under 3 weeks.
@Ross_Wexford@Aidan_Regan Agreed & I am in the same boat. Tax rates are skewed. Regressive taxes burden higher earned income vs passive income earners & the wealthy who don't draw money from their businesses as income.
There's a case to be made for revamping the system before we demonise the needy.
@Translink_NI 10:20 from Newry Bus centre cancelled at the last minute. I was there, so minimally inconvenienced, but everyone at other stops waited to no avail.
Four circular routes have regular cancellations spread across them. What's the long term plan? Where can we view SVC records?
Trump made a HISTORIC blunder during his speech while bragging he canceled $8 million in funding to turn Mice “transgender.”
The funding was for TRANSGENIC studies, where scientists introduce human disease cells like Alzheimer’s to study a cure. Unreal.