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May 8, 2025
Today, on the second day of the papal conclave, the cardinal electors—133 members of the College of Cardinals who were under the age of 80 when Pope Francis died on April 21—elected a new pope.
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“How can you stay quiet?”
Stand up. Speak out. Resist.
Stand up. Speak out. Resist.
Needles Out
‘In 2003, writer Betsy Greer coined the term “craftivism” to describe that particular brand of activism – but knitters, crocheters, sewers, embroiderers and other makers have long used their art to speak out.’
‘In 2003, writer Betsy Greer coined the term “craftivism” to describe that particular brand of activism – but knitters, crocheters, sewers, embroiderers and other makers have long used their art to speak out.’
‘Weapons of mass construction’: the US ‘craftivists’ using yarn to fight back against Trump
Fiber artists across the US are using their craft to protest against everything from national guard deployments to rollbacks on abortion rights
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December 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Needles Out
‘In 2003, writer Betsy Greer coined the term “craftivism” to describe that particular brand of activism – but knitters, crocheters, sewers, embroiderers and other makers have long used their art to speak out.’
‘In 2003, writer Betsy Greer coined the term “craftivism” to describe that particular brand of activism – but knitters, crocheters, sewers, embroiderers and other makers have long used their art to speak out.’
‘“If your kid has asthma, you should care about climate change. If you want to make money, you should care about climate change. If you like chocolate, you should care about climate change.”‘
US voters linking climate crisis to rising bills despite Trump’s ‘green scam’ claims
New polling shows 65% of registered US voters believe global heating is affecting cost of living
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December 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
‘“If your kid has asthma, you should care about climate change. If you want to make money, you should care about climate change. If you like chocolate, you should care about climate change.”‘
Mass protest is very effective. Prepare to do more in 2026.
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
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December 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Mass protest is very effective. Prepare to do more in 2026.
Concentration camps have begun with brown-skinned people but will not stop there. Trump has many enemies and others.
The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime
Its plan to warehouse immigrants has shades of Nazi concentration camps and America's shameful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Concentration camps have begun with brown-skinned people but will not stop there. Trump has many enemies and others.
‘The news is also revelatory in the sense that it means Trump, or people close to him, believe he needs protection from the rest of the Epstein file disclosures.’
Which Side Is DOJ on: The Epstein Files
With apologies for writing about such a serious topic as we enter the Christmas holidays, these developments seemed too important to ignore.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
‘The news is also revelatory in the sense that it means Trump, or people close to him, believe he needs protection from the rest of the Epstein file disclosures.’
We the People will Prevail
My Substack post from one year ago
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December 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
‘George Washington assured a Jewish congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, that in the United States of America, “[a]ll possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship.” The government of the United States, he wrote, “gives to bigotry no sanction” and “to persecution no assistance.
December 21, 2025
Speaking today at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
‘George Washington assured a Jewish congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, that in the United States of America, “[a]ll possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship.” The government of the United States, he wrote, “gives to bigotry no sanction” and “to persecution no assistance.
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" ‘Between democracy and totalitarianism,’ says Mussolini, ‘there can be no compromise.’ The two creeds cannot even, for any length of time, live side by side. So long as democracy exists, even in its very imperfect English form, totalitarianism is in deadly danger.
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
" ‘Between democracy and totalitarianism,’ says Mussolini, ‘there can be no compromise.’ The two creeds cannot even, for any length of time, live side by side. So long as democracy exists, even in its very imperfect English form, totalitarianism is in deadly danger.
Idiocy has its limits. Trump’s unbound fossil fuel cheer may be over.
A low point
Things will get better....I think
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December 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Idiocy has its limits. Trump’s unbound fossil fuel cheer may be over.
Worthy faith leaders to consider and emulate.
Undaunted in Faith
Three religious leaders provide inspiration: Pope Leo XIV; Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde; and Pastor Jamal Bryant
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December 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Worthy faith leaders to consider and emulate.
HCR reminds us of the dark times during our founding that were surmounted by ordinary people. The implication is that we must carry on through our own dark time.
Stand up, speak up.
Stand up, speak up.
December 18, 2025
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
HCR reminds us of the dark times during our founding that were surmounted by ordinary people. The implication is that we must carry on through our own dark time.
Stand up, speak up.
Stand up, speak up.
What are our values? A juxtaposition of differing values of Trump-MAGA and the founding fathers as expressed by Thomas Paine.
Read Reich!
Read Reich!
After almost a year of Trump II: What’s it REALLY all about?
The fundamental choice is democracy, the rule of law, social justice, and equal political rights VERSUS white male Christian nationalism
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December 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What are our values? A juxtaposition of differing values of Trump-MAGA and the founding fathers as expressed by Thomas Paine.
Read Reich!
Read Reich!
‘It will go down in history as the “Bah! Humbug!” address.
Surrounded by Christmas trees and garlands before a fireplace, Donald Trump on Wednesday gave a convincing rendition of Ebenezer Scrooge, the elderly miser who despises Christmas and blames everyone but himself.’
Surrounded by Christmas trees and garlands before a fireplace, Donald Trump on Wednesday gave a convincing rendition of Ebenezer Scrooge, the elderly miser who despises Christmas and blames everyone but himself.’
Trump’s ‘Bah! Humbug!’ address suggests he is feeling the chill of opinion polls
Primetime speech – delivered with shouty spirit but no cheer – betrayed a figure dogged by a cost of living crisis and the looming release of the Epstein files
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December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
‘It will go down in history as the “Bah! Humbug!” address.
Surrounded by Christmas trees and garlands before a fireplace, Donald Trump on Wednesday gave a convincing rendition of Ebenezer Scrooge, the elderly miser who despises Christmas and blames everyone but himself.’
Surrounded by Christmas trees and garlands before a fireplace, Donald Trump on Wednesday gave a convincing rendition of Ebenezer Scrooge, the elderly miser who despises Christmas and blames everyone but himself.’
Jack Smith is up to the task.
Trump's Lame Duck Karma
Last night, I closed out our preview of Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee today by writing, “We won’t be able to watch the proceedings because those members of Congress are a...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Jack Smith is up to the task.
The Osprey is back at Alga Norte even though its nest was destroyed earlier in 2025. It appears to be rebuilding.
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Osprey is back at Alga Norte even though its nest was destroyed earlier in 2025. It appears to be rebuilding.
‘The hastily recruited legions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) thugs have thus far busied themselves with violently kidnapping immigrants, but everyone can see what is coming: their use as Mr. Trump’s personal security force, for use against protest or dissent of any kind:’
The True Catastrophe of Trump, as seen from north of the border
A view from our neighbor
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December 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
‘The hastily recruited legions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) thugs have thus far busied themselves with violently kidnapping immigrants, but everyone can see what is coming: their use as Mr. Trump’s personal security force, for use against protest or dissent of any kind:’
“It’s an acceleration and escalation of what was done because now the official take of these agencies is to propagandize, is to disinform, is to lie and is to polarize,” said Ramesh Srinivasan, professor of information studies at University of California, Los Angeles.
‘Virality, rumors and lies’: US federal agencies mimic Trump on social media
Variety of agencies now deliberately provocative on social media, further inflaming discourse on serious issues
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December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“It’s an acceleration and escalation of what was done because now the official take of these agencies is to propagandize, is to disinform, is to lie and is to polarize,” said Ramesh Srinivasan, professor of information studies at University of California, Los Angeles.
“Join ICE” by Jesse Welles.
BREAKING: Stephen Colbert just teamed up with Jesse Wells to destroy ICE
YouTube video by Democratic Wins Media
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December 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“Join ICE” by Jesse Welles.
Ind 49 organized carol-based protest at Home Depot in Encinitas where ICE has appeared multiple times since July.
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Christmas carolers protest against ICE mass deportation efforts
Christmas carolers in Encinitas protested the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts by singing political parodies in front of the local Home Depot, urging people to boycott the stor…
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December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ind 49 organized carol-based protest at Home Depot in Encinitas where ICE has appeared multiple times since July.
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‘Why would people from Scandinavia want to come here, now? They would have to significantly downgrade their standard of living, pay for subpar health care, and subject their children to an inferior education system.’
The Hoax Is Him
Even banners at Trump rallies stretch the truth
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December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
‘Why would people from Scandinavia want to come here, now? They would have to significantly downgrade their standard of living, pay for subpar health care, and subject their children to an inferior education system.’