Ruth’s Ghost

A vibrant outdoor photograph of poet Amanda Gorman at the 2021 presidential inauguration on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., captured during a bright, sunny January day. The 22-year-old (at the time) National Youth Poet Laureate stands in profile facing right, with a calm, confident, and subtly smiling expression as she gazes off into the distance. Her hair is styled in intricate, upswept braids adorned with a striking bright red satin headband. She wears a bold, sunny yellow double-breasted coat with wide lapels and long sleeves over a crisp white collared shirt, paired with gold hoop earrings, a prominent gold ring on her right hand, and a large dark gray or black leather-bound folder (likely containing her poem) held securely in both hands against her body. In the blurred background, a crowd of formally dressed attendees—including masked figures in coats and suits—stands on blue-striped risers under a clear sky, evoking the historic and hopeful atmosphere of the event. The overall composition highlights Gorman's poised presence and youthful energy.

Poet Amanda Gorman used #poetry & song to overcome a childhood auditory disorder & speech impediment and was:

+ First-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, 2017
+ Youngest inaugural poet (Biden, 2021) in US history (age 22)

She was born #OTD in 1998. #WomensHistoryMonth #litsky #inspiration

Believing wives should obey their husbands is not a legitimate CIVIC viewpoint. It is a RELIGIOUS viewpoint. The media should treat it the same as believing men must always wear beards or women must cover their hair and bodies in public.

Believing wives should obey their husbands is not a legitimate CIVIC viewpoint. It is a RELIGIOUS viewpoint. The media should treat it the same as believing men must always wear beards or women must cover their hair and bodies in public.

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“Have to” is bro code for “we don’t really want to” and “we don’t respect them nearly the same.”

“I would probably be impeached” is bro code for “you know, with all the radical scum feminization of our once great & manly country.”

The laughter is bro code for “we all know you’re talking in code.”

Neal Katyal: "In America, the chief justice said only Congress can impose taxes on the American people, and that's what tariffs are. Tariffs are taxes."

TODAY: A Texas appeals court is hearing arguments in a civil lawsuit brought by the State of Texas against our client Maria Rojas, a Houston-based midwife.

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu… YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

IF YOUR VOICE
HELD NO POWER THEY WOULDN'T TRY TO SILENCE YOU

RBG

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Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

A word from Epstein’s Ghost.

Doctors Say Texas’ Abortion Laws Cost a 37-Year-Old Mother Her Life, After 90 Doctors and Months of Crisis After 90 Doctors and Months of Crisis, a Texas Mother Tierra Walker Died Without the Abortion That Could Have Saved Her

A Houston mom knew she needed to stay alive for her teenage son. But not one of 90 doctors she saw was willing to save her life by ending her dangerous pregnancy.

Map of the United States with color-coding to show how each state is categorized by abortion policies, ranging from most restrictive to most protective. White text on a navy blue bar at the top says, “Abortion policies in effect as of February 8, 2026.”

An Arizona court just struck down major abortion restrictions in the state.

After Arizonans enshrined #AbortionRights in the state constitution in 2024, this ruling is a key step toward expanding access.

Explore the policies in effect in every US state: https://gu.tt/4985P4S

I have a dream

BREAKING: on this Super Bowl Sunday, Epstein Survivors have just released this PSA:

“Stand with us.  Tell Attorney General Pam Bondi IT’S TIME FOR THE TRUTH”

Please share everywhere!

My husband Marty is not in the Epstein files.

I was married to a good man ahead of his time. Not like the men in power now.

Even Justice Scalia’s Ghost is disgusted by Republicans right now.

"I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen."

-- Rosa Parks, born #OTD 1913

I take solace in the many just decisions in the lower courts by district court judges on the frontlines.

I’m as shocked as the rest of you.

NEW: We sent a letter urging the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board to reject an application to form the nation’s first religious public charter school.

Public schools cannot be religious.

I’m sorry for my moment of unprofessional candidness, but what a bunch of pussies Elon and the others named are. Willing to destroy the country, upend the world order, anything to protect themselves.

NEW: We just filed a motion to join a case urging a federal court to block the creation of a religious public charter school in Tennessee.

Public schools aren't Sunday schools.

We’re in court challenging ICE’s denial of access to legal counsel to people held at the detention center cruelly dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz."

Access to an attorney is a right, not a privilege.

“take your feet off our necks” ~ RBG

~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg
March 15, 1933 - September 18, 2020

#RuthBaderGinsburg #RBG

BREAKING: The chief federal judge in Minnesota has just ORDERED the Acting Director of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appear personally in court, UNDER OATH, this Friday and warned that he could be held in CONTEMPT for the agency’s repeated violations of court orders.

“The court’s patience is at an end.”