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If you have concerns about the US’s current policies, I hope you will join us for the Hands Off Protest next Saturday

March 29, 2025

My cat, Mica, can go anywhere she wants in our two-story home. But, OF COURSE, this afternoon she chose to plant herself on the poster board I plan to use for my first mass protest rally in…well, let’s not try to do the math. I am assuming she is adding her mellow cat energy to … More If you have concerns about the US’s current policies, I hope you will join us for the Hands Off Protest next Saturday

Save the Date: April 5 Is a Nonviolent National Demonstration in Support of the Constitution

March 19, 2025

Last week, I was feeling at least a little bit better about our national politics? For better or worse, our government was funded. There was at least a possibility about a ceasefire with Gaza and Israel and Russia and Ukraine? And many court decisions had ruled against what the Trump administration had been doing, and … More Save the Date: April 5 Is a Nonviolent National Demonstration in Support of the Constitution

I Believe the Best Way to Protect Our Rights is to Use Them

March 14, 2025

I don’t think I’ve ever not voted in an election. I cherish the privilege that it is to be able to vote for my candidates and my programs and my beliefs, and so I exercise them. I also cherish my privilege to control access to my personal information. When you sign up for Facebook or … More I Believe the Best Way to Protect Our Rights is to Use Them

Shock and Activate: FOIA Edition

March 12, 2025

Does the idea that Elon Musk and his minions (someone who calls himself online “Big Balls”? Really?) have been able to access your personal information bother you? If not, skip this post. But if so, there IS something you can do about it. Yesterday, I got an email from US Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democratic … More Shock and Activate: FOIA Edition

Shock and Activate: February 28 Economic Blackout Edition

February 24, 2025

US citizens concerned about the policies and personnel in President Trump’s administration have lots of ways we can make our disagreements known. We can contact our elected representatives, especially those in the US Congress, and communicate our opinions. (Note: I will do a post soon with details about how to do that.) Congressional members who … More Shock and Activate: February 28 Economic Blackout Edition

Truth Matters

February 22, 2025

I’m sure we would all love to have peace in Ukraine. I’m sure we would all love to have peace in all nations in our world that are in armed conflict. But one thing I’m pretty sure of is that you can’t achieve a peace agreement when one of the two parties at war isn’t … More Truth Matters

Motivational Music Monday: Blackbird

February 10, 2025

This past week, during Black History Month, Beyoncé became the first female African American performer to win the top prize of Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy awards. Many felt it was an honor long overdue for the artist who has received the most Grammy nominations of all time. She won for her … More Motivational Music Monday: Blackbird

Will “We the People of the United States” Keep Our Republic?

February 7, 2025

On the closing day of the US Constitutional Convention in 1787, the fundamental governmental document guiding our nation was drafted. Pennsylvania delegate Dr. Ben Franklin was asked by a citizen, “Well, Doctor, what have we got…a Republic or a Monarchy?” Dr. Franklin replied: “A Republic, if you can keep it.” Recent events raise that question … More Will “We the People of the United States” Keep Our Republic?

President Trump’s Blame Game Based on “Common Sense” Ignores the Fact that US Air Traffic Controllers are 84% Male and 75% White

February 1, 2025

Shock is an appropriate reaction when the US President reacts to a national tragedy not with calls for support and comfort for those who have lost loved ones, not with soothing words for the millions of Americans who travel by air every year and who fear meeting a similar fate, and not with reassurances that … More President Trump’s Blame Game Based on “Common Sense” Ignores the Fact that US Air Traffic Controllers are 84% Male and 75% White

Tragedy Over DC: Hypocrisy Over Comfort?

January 30, 2025

When I woke up this morning and read about a commercial jet and a military helicopter crashing together above Washington DC and then plunging into the Potomac river, all I could do was cry. I mourned the loss of life, and it hit me particularly hard because I consider DC to be my home town, … More Tragedy Over DC: Hypocrisy Over Comfort?