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"Normally we'd say that #Columbia University & those #law firms taking in tens or hundreds of millions of dollars annually are powerful. They're #rich, they're highly visible, but in their acquiescence they have proven they are weak rather than strong, that what is supposed to be their power is their accumulation of #privilege they are so afraid to lose they turn out to also be afraid to use. If you can't use it, it's not #power and you're not powerful."
meditationsinanemergency.com/p

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Amazingly Sen #CoryBooker is still awake & will be interviewed on The #RachelMaddow Show which starts at 9PM ET.

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our #history! I don't a #whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched #truth about #America, because that speaks to our greatness" - Sen Cory Booker

#TRMS
#resist #Trump #money #power #AbuseOfPower #autocracy #tyranny #TrumpCoup#democracy #law #USpol #Senate #Constitution #CivilRights #MoralMoment #GoodTrouble

Dealing with a #Condescending boss? So did I. Unfortunately, this can happen in some #Workplaces, where the power dynamic feels one-sided, and you're expected to follow the tune that #PaysTheBills. However, not all workplaces or #Cultures operate this way. You have the #Power to set #Boundaries, communicate #Effectively, and #Advocate for yourself. Take steps to reclaim your confidence and create a healthier professional space for yourself.

#ClaimYourPower with Narghiza Ergashova

A quotation from Jefferson

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) American political philosopher, polymath, statesman, US President (1801-09)
Letter (1816-01-06) to Charles Yancey

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/jefferson-thomas/759…

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🛐*DEAR BELOVED Jesus!*my Savior!*I thank!*& praise You FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART for the forgiveness!*& salvation earned by You on the cross for me!🙏🏻*DEAR LORD GOD ALMIGHTY I CAN'T IMAGINE GIVING UP YOUR CHILD CHRIST JESUS TO THE TORCHER*& EVIL OF THIS WORLD TO SAVE US LOWLY HUMANS!*ON BENDED KNEES I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!🛐*IN CHRIST JESUS NAME I PRAY!🙏*Amen!💫

#Tuesday Unity Prayer #Cross #Power #GOD #Love #Jesus #Christ #Holy #Spirit #Believe #Faith #Hope #Peace