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On Sunday, July 14th, Donald Trump began a barrage of racist tweets that has stirred up yet another political storm. Four Democratic female congresswomen of color were attacked by Trump. They accused him of following an “agenda of white nationalists” and asked that Americans “do not take the bait” of his divisive rhetoric. Are Trump's tweets another manifestation of his poor judgement or part of a sinister plan? -more-

In my three-plus decades since I was diagnosed with Schizophrenia, I've found that meditation and/or mindfulness will not cure the condition. Meditation and mindfulness could, to a limited extent, improve brain structure. However, the origin of a psychotic condition is in the human brain, as an organ in the body. Mindfulness primarily helps the mind, which is merely a nonphysical product of the brain's function. -more-

The San Francisco Bay Area and other cities across the country are bracing for threatened federal raids on undocumented immigrants. -more-

Barbara Lee Speaks for Me

Rep. Barbara Lee has long been an outspoken critic of war and intolerance so it was no surprise that she would be pushing for a Congressional resolution to censure Donald Trump following his recent outbursts of racist bile directed at four members of Congress who happen to be women of color.

Rep. Lee had a further message for Trump:

The voices of women of color have been ignored for far too long — but not anymore. We have the most diverse Congress in our nation’s history and I won’t let Trump diminish the accomplishments of women of color with the vile, disgusting, and racist things that come out of his mouth.

Or in this case, his thumbs. . . .

The Squad, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley, had the guts to fight back against Trump and now they’re faced with his racist comments suggesting they go back to their own broken countries.

All of my sisters in Congress are American. They swore an oath to protect the United States, and by holding Trump accountable, that’s exactly what they’re doing. -more-