..........A SPARROW..........

I saw a sparrow whose wings were clipped

 landing awkwardly on my porch

she looked about and tried to fly 

she tumbled again

she looked about she tried again

her wings were clipped she had no lift

there was in her heart the will to fly

she knew she could 

she had after all flew her whole life

what happened to her 

she did not understand 

she only knew she was meant to fly. 

she tried again. 

she tried again. 

she tried again. 

she tried again. 

and then it happened

she found the wind 

under her wings 

she made it to a nearby tree

she flew from there to another tree

she flew again 

she flew again.

Trump stupid a new kind of thinking.

@OHdeptofhealth
What does wearing a face mask do for your image?
For one thing you will look smarter.
For a 2nd thing you will be smarter in 20 years
and you may not be a dead victim of coronavirus.

— Juanita (@jatinau_jb) June 28, 2020

Fake tests? Maybe

How long before Trump tells us the tests we are relying on to verify our health were fake news.
Really not funny but he could get mixed up that way.

— Juanita (@jatinau_jb) June 28, 2020

@cspanwj in reply to your question:
Republican Attorneys General File Briefs to Repeal ACA https://t.co/O27tcTjbMI via @AJMC_Journal

— Juanita (@jatinau_jb) June 26, 2020

80 Polling places closed in Georgia

Atlanta, home to the largest Black communities in Georgia, closed 80 polling places since March.

Now, 16,000 active registered voters from five precincts have to vote at ONE polling place — and the voting machines are down.

Does this sound like a free and fair election to you? https://t.co/NksXTcSjnN

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) June 9, 2020

the virus blues

what is the color of smoke 

rising from cremation
what is the color of their ashes

will they be red
white or blue

will the sky be littered

with cremation clouds

only at night?

media decided

to talk about
zoom visits
zoom funerals

and say the words

a virus among us 

all day and all night.
I am unlikely to
ever forget
those
two words
spoken so often

Last rites over the phone.
No funeral pyres on the Ganges River.
Zoom shivas.

Here's how coronavirus is changing the way we mourn https://t.co/fqRXa1XN5G

— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) May 20, 2020

Check up on coronavirus cases in Wisconsin after April 7 Primary vote was held

Coronavirus in Wisconsin: Map and Case Count https://t.co/RKaWaUUXvv

— Juanita (@jatinau_jb) April 8, 2020

Thank you to all the House Managers

Donald Trump must be convicted and removed from office.

Because he will always choose his own personal interest over our national interest.

Because in America, right matters. Truth matters.

If not, no Constitution can protect us.

If not, we are lost. pic.twitter.com/USfx6v9KsT

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 24, 2020

What you think does not define me

The interior we must protect and nurture is inside our mind. Many Christians seem to believe the government can take away their belief.. as in " they took prayer out of schools"
Even if you do think I am godless that doesn’t make me so.

— Juanita (@jatinauJb) September 8, 2019

Its a great year for Hollyhock flowers.

Financial Exploitation Against the Elderly

Watching Fraud Targeting the Elderly @CSPAN https://t.co/lwAKyAIGAu

— Juanita (@jatinauJb) April 5, 2019

Financial Crimes Against the Elderly 2017 Legislation https://t.co/6BsPvyp1OD Did your state pass legislation in 2017 to protect elderly residents from financial exploitation? You can find out here. @cspanwj

— Juanita (@jatinauJb) April 5, 2019

Trump's opinion stinks like his dirty socks

So @realDonaldTrump and @MikeDeWine are two sides of the same coin. Both fought tooth-and-nail to end Obamacare and its protections for people with pre-existing conditions -- and they think we’re too dumb to remember. We can’t let them get away with it. https://t.co/C08piH55rZ

— Rich Cordray (@RichCordray) October 11, 2018

Governor Kasich

@MaxBoot @cspanwj Thanks he is a pretty good Governor too. https://t.co/2KDtbClT7Q

— Juanita (@jatinauJb) October 11, 2018

Fairness Doctrine Gone But Not Forgotten

The Fairness Doctrine kept folks informed of both sides of the major issues. Now days cable news is allowed to lie to us. Network news channels CBS NBC and ABC and PBS still tell the truth.

— Juanita (@jatinauJb) October 11, 2018

Renee Fleming performs for Sen. McCain Funeral Service

"Danny Boy" sung by Renee Fleming - LIVE on C-SPAN https://t.co/8WxqE7LKQJ pic.twitter.com/heZ4E4iEsG

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 1, 2018

What I believe about America

As for me, I prefer to not allow Trump to define his voters for me. I prefer to believe my eyes that tell me most folks are better than how Trump defines them.

I believe folks in America make a grave error if they accept Trumps phony definition of his voters. Trump wants us to believe his voters are just like him. And that is simply not so.

I believe the two time election of Barack Obama proves most Americans are not racist. 

I believe the upward curve of the jobs reports proves most Americans want to work. 

I believe the ever expanding number of college graduates prove most young Americans want a good education. 

I believe if given the opportunity to coexist peacefully with their neighbors - say hello when they see their neighbor at the grocery store or on the way to worship that is what they will choose to do. 

I believe these same people who voted for Trump harbor an intense resentment toward him because he has brought disruption to their peaceful coexistence in America's neighborhoods. 

I believe they are saddened when the President they voted for encourages disrespect and intolerance among the citizens. 

I believe these voters remember how hard won the battle for mutual tolerance and respect has been. Many have lost sons and daughters to the wars that were fought to gain the privilege to live peacefully with one another. 

I believe in America as it has been and will be tomorrow 
(may not arrive until 2020) when voters prove Trumps America is not to their liking. 

If selling guns and protecting their own reelection is all it takes for GOP legislators to overcome aversion to seeing children shot to death ..... if that is true we have elected monsters.

— Juanita (@jatinauJb) March 14, 2018

@cspanwj Our elected legislators swore an oath to our Constitution. They do not live up to their promise when they refuse to regulate the militia they help build. GOP do your job and regulate guns.

— Juanita (@jatinauJb) March 14, 2018

there must be a video somewhere
that shows him talking about how
much he hates the USA.

........ a video somewhere
that shows him talking hate USA speech

.... must be a video
I can't prove it but I believe
a video exists.

— Juanita (@jatinauJb) February 14, 2018

"American politics is not bean-bag" - controversial political consultant Roger Stone defends @realDonaldTrump's forthright language https://t.co/NaEsU5jXbv

— BBC HARDtalk (@BBCHARDtalk) February 7, 2018

This interview cast sunlight on Trumps shadowy identity. Seeing Trump through the eyes of his longtime friend Roger Stone revealed (to me) some previously unknown information.