( The photograph in the meme, of the Lobster Pot Christmas Tree in a small city outside of Boston, is courtesy of Christmas Pics for All )
Focused Read in 2-3 minutes
“Don’t Lose Your Light
This Christmas
There’s no other way to
say it: these are long and dark days in America, and it has nothing
to do with the orientation of the planet—and everything to do with
the trajectory of our nation.
Outside of a very select
few (most of whom comprise the wealthiest among us) no one is
particularly festive right now, and for good reason. We’d be
foolish not to feel the tension we’re sitting in right now, not to
see the weariness in people, not to notice the sadness in ourselves.
…
I’m not hiding from the
truth of how terrible things are, and I’m not avoiding the scale of
all there is to grieve over. I’m just not going to let it have me.
I don’t know what
your faith perspective is, but that doesn’t matter.
All I know is that
these are long and dark days, and more than ever we need
defiant people of radiant life to stay and stand and to split the
darkness in ways that only goodness can.
Look around you.
Look
carefully.
Strain to see the things and the people who give you
hope—even if you have to look past so much that tempts to make you
hopeless.
Unearth the beautiful things trapped beneath the rubble of bad news and ugliness even if it takes more energy than you think you have. The beautiful things are worth it.
Friend, I know why you are
struggling to hold onto the light within you right now. I am too. But
I also know that right now it is more valuable and powerful and
necessary than it’s even been.
Do something to remind
yourself why you live.
Embrace the people you love.
Use the gifts you have to bring joy.
Be present to this day.
Laugh fully.
Give what you have to give.
Give thanks.
Embrace the people you love.
Use the gifts you have to bring joy.
Be present to this day.
Laugh fully.
Give what you have to give.
Give thanks.
But whatever you do, in
days like these, as long and dark as they are: Don’t you lose your
light.
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Pavlovitz piece, in its entirety, here
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📎 Note: The Uranium One deal that Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions are using to open an investigation against Hillary Clinton is complicated but all you really need to know is in the meme below. Having said that, if you read me I am all about #DistrustAndVerify so I am including a story with links that will take you deeper into what is clearly a Trump GOP manufactured charge against a political enemy -- Hillary Clinton.
( The Meme courtesy of Citizens Fed Up )
“Prosecutors ask FBI agents for info on Uranium One deal
On the orders of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Justice Department prosecutors have begun asking FBI agents to explain the evidence they found in a now dormant criminal investigation into a controversial uranium deal that critics have linked to Bill and Hillary Clinton, multiple law enforcement officials told NBC News.
The interviews with FBI agents are part of the Justice Department's effort to fulfill a promise an assistant attorney general made to Congress last month to examine whether a special counsel was warranted to look into what has become known as the Uranium One deal, a senior Justice Department official said.
At issue is a 2010 transaction in which the Obama Administration allowed the sale of U.S. uranium mining facilities to Russia's state atomic energy company. Hillary Clinton was secretary of state at the time, and the State Department was one of nine agencies that agreed to approve the deal after finding no threat to U.S. national security.
… Hillary Clinton has denied playing any role in the decision by the State Department to approve the sale, and the State Department official who approved it has said Clinton did not intervene in the matter.
That hasn't stopped some Republicans, including President Trump, from calling the arrangement corrupt — and urging that Clinton be investigated.
... the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known as CFIUS, unanimously approved, according to public reports.
Clinton was just one member of the 9 member CFIUS by virtue of her role as Secretary of State. The other 8 members of CFIUS came from Treasury, Homeland Security, Commerce, Defense, Energy, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Office of Science & Technology, and the Justice Department. … “
You can read more here
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→ Direct sources for Democrats:
* ( Personal favored and most informative follows are shared here with the understanding that readers will always apply their own critical thinking to any information provided anywhere by anyone. #StrongerTogether does not share sources of information lightly but -- no one is perfect! -- so always #DistrustAndVerify I am using a star rating that is strictly based on my situational experience with the work of the media personality specifically in relation to issues of interest to me. )
The Democratic Party Website
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Website
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Also
C-SPAN (a good place for speeches & hearings direct source (s))
→ Fact checking organizations courtesy of the Society of Professional Journalists
in alphabetical order...
→ Some of my favorite, most informative
follows on Twitter include:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ US Intelligence | Author | Navy Senior Chief | NBC/MSNBC
⭐⭐⭐ Federal Government Operations | Vanity Fair | Newsweek | MSNBC Contributor | Author
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Voting Rights/Voter Suppression | Author | Mother Jones
→ Some of the most credible media -- at the moment:
📰📰📰 Mother Jones
→ Some of the most credible Talking Heads -- at the moment -- and their Twitter handles:
( ⬆⬆⬆ Wallace is new to the job but for right now
her work on Trump GOP has been credible, IMO)
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(Remember 2018...)
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Vote411 here
Thank you for focusing!
g., aka Focused Democrat
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