Jen Sparks 🦋🌍💙
@jennifersparks.bsky.social
Traveler | Author of “Slow Travel: Escape the Grind and Explore the World” | 💙 #resist #voteBLUE #bluecrew #liberal #blm #lgbtq+ #ally 🦋 | Wife, mom, daughter, sister | Exploring the world one adventure at a time. 🌍
So proud to live in Colorado (and a former resident of Denver).
Let's go!
Let's go!
WOW! AOC and Bernie Sanders just held the Biggest political event in Denver since Obama 2008.
March 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
So proud to live in Colorado (and a former resident of Denver).
Let's go!
Let's go!
Need a pick-me-up?
Definitely give this uplifting article a read...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
Definitely give this uplifting article a read...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
Our Wins Of The Week
This week, the U.S.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Need a pick-me-up?
Definitely give this uplifting article a read...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
Definitely give this uplifting article a read...
thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
When are the Democrats going to step up and stop this?
According to the Project 2025 tracker, it's 36% complete.
This is a handy tool to keep track of what's been done or is in process.
www.project2025.observer
This is a handy tool to keep track of what's been done or is in process.
www.project2025.observer
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
February 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
When are the Democrats going to step up and stop this?
Time to hit the Muskrat where it hurts…
“Dampening the positive sentiment around Tesla as a brand can have a huge impact on Tesla the stock.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/tesla-is-m...
“Dampening the positive sentiment around Tesla as a brand can have a huge impact on Tesla the stock.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/tesla-is-m...
Tesla Is More Vulnerable Than You Think
How to cost Elon Musk $100 billion.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Time to hit the Muskrat where it hurts…
“Dampening the positive sentiment around Tesla as a brand can have a huge impact on Tesla the stock.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/tesla-is-m...
“Dampening the positive sentiment around Tesla as a brand can have a huge impact on Tesla the stock.”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/tesla-is-m...
YES!!! I'm so happy to see some backbone here.
February 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
YES!!! I'm so happy to see some backbone here.
The tide seems to be turning…
“Voters seem to be waking up all across the country, even in red states.”
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
“Voters seem to be waking up all across the country, even in red states.”
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
February 23, 2025
open.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The tide seems to be turning…
“Voters seem to be waking up all across the country, even in red states.”
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
“Voters seem to be waking up all across the country, even in red states.”
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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February 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
— Nelson Mandela
— Nelson Mandela
February 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
— Nelson Mandela
— Nelson Mandela
Block the SAVE Act!
"Fully 34 percent of American women don’t have government-issued ID with their current legal name on it, according to the Brennan Center, along with 25 percent of vote-eligible Blacks and 18 percent of Social Security-voting senior citizens."
hartmannreport.com/p/the-gop-ta...
"Fully 34 percent of American women don’t have government-issued ID with their current legal name on it, according to the Brennan Center, along with 25 percent of vote-eligible Blacks and 18 percent of Social Security-voting senior citizens."
hartmannreport.com/p/the-gop-ta...
The GOP Taliban to Women: Shut Up, Sit Down, and Stay Home on Election Days
The SAVE Act is the most dangerous voter suppression bill in modern history…
hartmannreport.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Block the SAVE Act!
"Fully 34 percent of American women don’t have government-issued ID with their current legal name on it, according to the Brennan Center, along with 25 percent of vote-eligible Blacks and 18 percent of Social Security-voting senior citizens."
hartmannreport.com/p/the-gop-ta...
"Fully 34 percent of American women don’t have government-issued ID with their current legal name on it, according to the Brennan Center, along with 25 percent of vote-eligible Blacks and 18 percent of Social Security-voting senior citizens."
hartmannreport.com/p/the-gop-ta...
Please take a few minutes to watch this video to the end. He's not as strong as he wants us to think he is.
"Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
"Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Please take a few minutes to watch this video to the end. He's not as strong as he wants us to think he is.
"Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
"Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
The time for action is NOW.
"It’s true that Trump is extremely powerful right now, chiefly because members of his party in Congress fear him. But his opponents also have enormous advantages, too."
www.thebulwark.com/p/five-thing...
"It’s true that Trump is extremely powerful right now, chiefly because members of his party in Congress fear him. But his opponents also have enormous advantages, too."
www.thebulwark.com/p/five-thing...
Five Things Dems Must Do to Fight Trump Now
The party is not helpless. In fact, Democrats have some effective tools at their disposal.
www.thebulwark.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The time for action is NOW.
"It’s true that Trump is extremely powerful right now, chiefly because members of his party in Congress fear him. But his opponents also have enormous advantages, too."
www.thebulwark.com/p/five-thing...
"It’s true that Trump is extremely powerful right now, chiefly because members of his party in Congress fear him. But his opponents also have enormous advantages, too."
www.thebulwark.com/p/five-thing...
Upset about the invasion of your privacy at the Treasury Dept?
Here's a handy email template to make a civil liberties complaint...
www.bookersquared.com/p/time-for-c...
Here's a handy email template to make a civil liberties complaint...
www.bookersquared.com/p/time-for-c...
Time for Citizens to Hit Elon with a Privacy Act Violation
There is a recourse for US citizens thanks to an old law created because of the Watergate Scandal.
www.bookersquared.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Upset about the invasion of your privacy at the Treasury Dept?
Here's a handy email template to make a civil liberties complaint...
www.bookersquared.com/p/time-for-c...
Here's a handy email template to make a civil liberties complaint...
www.bookersquared.com/p/time-for-c...
Here is some perspective...
"Trump is dangerous. I am not dismissing the threat. It is very real, but he is not the political colossus he claims to be. Democrats can find comfort and develop courage by taking a realistic view of his many, many weaknesses."
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
"Trump is dangerous. I am not dismissing the threat. It is very real, but he is not the political colossus he claims to be. Democrats can find comfort and develop courage by taking a realistic view of his many, many weaknesses."
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
What Everyone is Getting Wrong About Trump's First Week
Trump has convinced the press, the GOP, the business community, and some Dems that he is a political force, the polls say otherwise
open.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Here is some perspective...
"Trump is dangerous. I am not dismissing the threat. It is very real, but he is not the political colossus he claims to be. Democrats can find comfort and develop courage by taking a realistic view of his many, many weaknesses."
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
"Trump is dangerous. I am not dismissing the threat. It is very real, but he is not the political colossus he claims to be. Democrats can find comfort and develop courage by taking a realistic view of his many, many weaknesses."
open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
They've summoned a sleeping giant.
It's so great to see people fired up to fight for their jobs and for our country.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
It's so great to see people fired up to fight for their jobs and for our country.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
How to Push Back
There is a reason Trump is afraid of the federal bureaucracy, the career civil servants he wants to replace.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
They've summoned a sleeping giant.
It's so great to see people fired up to fight for their jobs and for our country.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
It's so great to see people fired up to fight for their jobs and for our country.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Looks like they've figured out a way to avoid Habeas Corpus. This is wrong on so many levels.
Sounds like a concentration camp to me but what do I know
January 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Looks like they've figured out a way to avoid Habeas Corpus. This is wrong on so many levels.
Our voices are having an effect. Keep it up!
January 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Our voices are having an effect. Keep it up!
Well worth a watch…
Please repost and share
Please repost and share
Caroline Kennedy, cousin to the current pick for HHS secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, has penned a scathing letter warning senators about her cousin, calling him a "predator."
She also says her father and uncle would be "disgusted" by RFK, Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLLx...
She also says her father and uncle would be "disgusted" by RFK, Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLLx...
Caroline Kennedy reads her letter to Senators denouncing her “predator” cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
YouTube video by The Golden Circle
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Well worth a watch…
Please repost and share
Please repost and share
"It is time for the institutions fighting for democracy to drop the niceties and begin calling Trump for what he is: a dictator."
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
Trump goes full dictator
January 28, 2025
open.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"It is time for the institutions fighting for democracy to drop the niceties and begin calling Trump for what he is: a dictator."
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
Our Wins Of The Week
This past week was a dark one for our nation.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Excellent advice...
We will have victories and setbacks, good days and bad. We must understand that this will not be over in one election or with the defeat of any one candidate. This is the fight of our generation, and it will take time. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Excellent advice...
Looking for ways to get your voice heard?
Start by subscribing to this newsletter, which provides daily actions you can take to defend our democracy.
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Start by subscribing to this newsletter, which provides daily actions you can take to defend our democracy.
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Chop Wood, Carry Water | Jessica Craven | Substack
This weekday newsletter gives you easy, effective political actions to take to stave off despair, effect positive change and elect more true public servants. Click to read Chop Wood, Carry Water, by J...
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January 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Looking for ways to get your voice heard?
Start by subscribing to this newsletter, which provides daily actions you can take to defend our democracy.
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com
Start by subscribing to this newsletter, which provides daily actions you can take to defend our democracy.
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com
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LOOKING BACK: This all began with Reagan's repeal of the Fairness Doctrine. News stopped bring a regulated public service....
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
LOOKING BACK: This all began with Reagan's repeal of the Fairness Doctrine. News stopped bring a regulated public service....
Let's remember how we got here...
"Don’t blame Garland. Blame Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
"Don’t blame Garland. Blame Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Blame McConnell
By Barbara McQuade
substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Let's remember how we got here...
"Don’t blame Garland. Blame Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
"Don’t blame Garland. Blame Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court."
substack.com/home/post/p-...
"Oligarchy, after all, is usually a transitional form of government because people get so angry about the government doing everything for the rich and powerful and little to nothing for them that they demand change."
hartmannreport.com/p/the-planta...
hartmannreport.com/p/the-planta...
The Plantation Politics of MAGA America: Is This the Future We Want?
Restoring power to the richest, whitest men in the room. How long can democracy survive under Trump’s iron grip?
hartmannreport.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oligarchy, after all, is usually a transitional form of government because people get so angry about the government doing everything for the rich and powerful and little to nothing for them that they demand change."
hartmannreport.com/p/the-planta...
hartmannreport.com/p/the-planta...