“Any appeasement of tyranny is treason.”~William Allen White American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement William Allen White was born on this day in 1868.
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Standing Up For America
(C) 2025, JJ Shaun On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, my partner and I trekked down to Denver to take part in a protest against the actions and policies of the new American government. The 2025 Day Without Immigrants was brought about by grassroots organizers to show The Powers That Be (TPTB™) that real Americans are … Continue reading Standing Up For America
Random Quote for February 08, 2025
“There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.”~John Ruskin English polymath, a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman, and philanthropist John Ruskin was born on this day in 1819.
Random Quote for February 07, 2025
“When fascism comes to the United States it will be wrapped in the American flag and will claim the name of 100-percent Americanism.”~Sinclair Lewis American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright Sinclair Lewis was born on this day in 1885.
Random Quote for February 06, 2025
“Only very slowly and late have men come to realize that unless freedom is universal it is only extended privilege.”~John Edward Christopher Hill English Marxist historian and academic John Edward Christopher Hill was born on this day in 1912.
Random Quote for February 05, 2025
“Journalism’s ultimate purpose is to inform the reader, to bring him each day a letter from home and never to permit the serving of special interests.”~Arthur Ochs Sulzberger American publisher and businessman Arthur Ochs Sulzberger was born on this day in 1926.
Random Quote for February 04, 2025
“There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience.”~Hartley William Shawcross English barrister and Labour politician Hartley William Shawcross was born on this day in 1902.
Random Quote for February 03, 2025
“There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy: hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny.”~Frederick William Robertson English clergyman Frederick William Robertson was born on this day in 1816.
Lyryk’s Song, Part Two
Biscuit arrived at the door first, sitting patiently on the stoop, tail tapping the ground. Lyryk caught up to him, catching her breath as she raised her hand to knock. Before she had the chance, the door swung open. An old woman with silver hair and kind eyes stood before them. “You look like you … Continue reading Lyryk’s Song, Part Two
Random Quote for February 01, 2025
“We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: ‘Freedom is not free.’ It is a painful lesson, but one from which we have learned in the past and one we should never forget.”~Paul Gillmor American politician Paul Gillmor was born on this day in 1939.
J.J. Shaun 