Democratic Party values – The Motley Moose

Barack Obama: “No tweaks can change the fundamental meanness at the core of this legislation.”

June 23, 2017 JanF 10

President Barack Obama took to Facebook yesterday to weigh in on the Republican Party’s legislation to repeal healthcare: “Our politics are divided. They have been for a long time. And while I know that division […]

DREAMer Astrid Silva: “The plans and vision of Trump and the Republicans go completely against our values as Democrats, as Americans, and as human beings”

March 1, 2017 JanF 8

Via the Washington Post, DREAMer Astrid Silva responds to the Republican’s president and his plans for an American dystopia … “This [speech] serves as evidence and notice that the plans and vision of Trump and […]

“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

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August 1, 2025 3

Happy Lammas!! Hey, wait just a minute! Those are happy llamas … which is not the same thing at all! Today is August 1st, the pagan holiday of Lammas or First Harvest. It is the [...]

Summer Sunning!

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June 20, 2025 3

Later today, we mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. The [...]

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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2025 3

At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on, the light returns more [...]

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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 19, 2025 5

Tomorrow, March 20th, at 2:01am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]

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Spring is in the air!

February 1, 2025 3

At the beginning of February, when much of the north appears frozen and lifeless, there are stirrings below the surface and in the sky. The light is returning; today there is nearly an hour more [...]