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America could wake up on Wednesday with all three branches of our government — the — Executive, Legislative, and Judicial — Trumpist. With this clip, take five minutes to ponder Germany’s memorials and the price that nation paid for being bamboozled by a bombastic autocrat. Listen to the heartfelt message of my German tour guides, for whom these memorials are like ghosts of mistakes made and evils allowed… ghosts that haunt their society still. These are the same guides who clink glasses in the beer halls and yodel from the hilltops with our American tour members. They admire America. They love America. And they are worried for America. If we vote for fascism, it’ll likely be won by one or two percent (or even less)…and perhaps just a few stadiums of people will tip the balance. And history has taught my European friends that the cost of a course correction is infinitely more heartbreaking after a wannabe dictator wins an election than before. We are all participants, we are all responsible, and we will all bear the consequences of our collective choice.

Nobody says it better than Michelle. Watch this – and then make sure you’re ready to vote tomorrow: IWillVote.com

Our Presidents used to speak like adults. Don't let a man who whines like a child ever hold that office again.

I'm going to post this video every day until the election

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California. That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people. Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime. It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand. I want to tune out. But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious. And I will always be an American before I am a Republican. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious. For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing. The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better. It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed! But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems. It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful. We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger. That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz. Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us. And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. vote.org

BREAKING NEWS: Former Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has just ENDORSED Kamala Harris! “I will always be an American before I am a Republican. That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. President Trump…will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.” 💙💙💙💙💙

Many don’t realize that the first people Hitler sent to his concentration camps weren’t everyday Jewish citizens, but his political opponents. So, when Trump rants about retribution, locking up his opponents, and giving them “very long sentences,” I can’t help but take him seriously… because history teaches us that is what fascist dictators do during their “Day One” period to consolidate their power. (After all, if you’re hellbent on staying in power but aren’t likely to win the next election, you can’t have your political opponents running around free.) To keep fascism out of our lives, vote for democracy!

Opening soon at The Cape Cod Museum of Art

I’m going to keep beating this drum: For two months, I’ve been in the battleground states almost nonstop encouraging Republicans & Independents to vote for @KamalaHarris. And at every stop in every battleground state I hear from Republicans who tell me they’re voting for her, but they’re keeping quiet about it. I hear this everywhere I go. I just believe there’s a quiet groundswell of support for Kamala among Republicans that the polls just aren’t picking up. @RepsForHarris

"After democracy dies in darkness, they’ll be the ones who will be moving happily about in the shadows.” Timothy Snyder on what the media oligarchs have revealed about themselves. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/o…

James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday. He was 93. bit.ly/3TkCdw4

@techspressions Thank you!

@cdidonato_ It's an amazing piece!Congradulations!

I’m so happy to have my artwork “Division”in this exhibition!

I’m excited to have my animation be part of the “Science and Art Synergy ll” collaboration with URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography. I was fortunate to collaborate with Michelle Hauer, PhD candidate at GSO on this project. Opening reception Sept. 12th ,5:30-7pm.

Holy moly. In a major leak, footage surfaces of Donald Trump saying that he would cut Social Security and Medicare. #TrumpWillCutSocialSecurity

Logan Act, anyone?!?

@retro_manni So glad you made it through, Manny.Stay well!!

Exactly 2 years ago today, I got the shock of my life. Mid 30s, recently swam 4 mile open water swim for charity, quit my job as a teacher to pursue a career as an artist full time, ready to take on the world. Suddenly a pain in my chest, feeling like an elephant was sitting on my chest. My wife called the ambulance. By the time it got to Mr I was barely conscious. Next thing I know I see white lights above my head, I'm in the ambulance. All I can hear is the paramedic saying 'stay with me mate'. Turned out I had a pretty big heart attack. Ended up having a stent and being put on medication for the rest of my life. I spent time depressed. I spent time at what caused it. But over time, I realised I got given a second chance. I was actually one of the lucky ones. I no longer see this as a bad thing anymore. It's a positive reminder every year to never give up. It's also what 💜🙏🏾 means when I drop it on my posts. #SuperMoon

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an emergency bid from Alabama, setting the stage for a new congressional map likely to include a second Black majority district to account for the state’s 27% Black population. The justices’ action will have immediate consequences in Alabama and perhaps nationwide in the 2024 elections. There are currently six Republicans and one Democratic member of Congress from Alabama, but the changing makeup of the districts is likely to mean the state will pick up a new Democratic member of Congress. Black voters lean Democratic in other states with redistricting battles underway as well.