Ramona Grigg
@ramonagrigg.bsky.social
Writer, liberal, Michigander, Democrat. Seen at HuffPo, Crooks & Liars, Detroit Free Press, The Broadside, BlogHer, and others. Member: Authors Guild & National Writers Union.
https://constantcommoner.substack.com/
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Up today:
We women are in grave trouble. Again. It won’t get past you that these pieces are all still relevant today, but I don’t share them so we can commiserate. No, I share them as ammunition.
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We women are in grave trouble. Again. It won’t get past you that these pieces are all still relevant today, but I don’t share them so we can commiserate. No, I share them as ammunition.
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Women, We're in Danger Again. A Thousand "I Told You So's"
Listen to the women. We've been there.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Up today:
We women are in grave trouble. Again. It won’t get past you that these pieces are all still relevant today, but I don’t share them so we can commiserate. No, I share them as ammunition.
constantcommoner.substack.com/p/women-were...
We women are in grave trouble. Again. It won’t get past you that these pieces are all still relevant today, but I don’t share them so we can commiserate. No, I share them as ammunition.
constantcommoner.substack.com/p/women-were...
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The thing we most try to avoid during the mad chaos that is the Trump regime takeover is the mention of our feelings. So many want to write about them but don't know where to start.
I have an idea. #Writing #Politics
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I have an idea. #Writing #Politics
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Our War on Donald Trump, With Feeling
Of course we feel it. Anyone with human feelings would. A call for submissions.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The thing we most try to avoid during the mad chaos that is the Trump regime takeover is the mention of our feelings. So many want to write about them but don't know where to start.
I have an idea. #Writing #Politics
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I have an idea. #Writing #Politics
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That $130 million dollar bail-out for the military payroll is peanuts. A hundred dollars per person, at best. No, it’s meant as both a now-standard monetary tribute to Donald Trump, as well as a signal that our military can and will be privatized.
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Trump backer Timothy Mellon identified as donor of $130m for US troop pay during government shutdown
Reclusive Republican donor is descendant of gilded aged industrialist and former treasury secretary Andrew Mellon
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October 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
That $130 million dollar bail-out for the military payroll is peanuts. A hundred dollars per person, at best. No, it’s meant as both a now-standard monetary tribute to Donald Trump, as well as a signal that our military can and will be privatized.
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Someday we're going to laugh at all of this.
Oh, wait... 😆😆😆
Oh, wait... 😆😆😆
Photo passed along from a federal employee from inside the Dept of Labor building, where a giant Orwellian image of Trump's face is now draped outside.
Big Brother is watching.
Big Brother is watching.
September 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Someday we're going to laugh at all of this.
Oh, wait... 😆😆😆
Oh, wait... 😆😆😆
@Labor Day @Unions
Labor Day and Unions go hand in hand. As we all should.
My latest:
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My latest:
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Labor Day: A Celebration of Unions and How They Transformed American Labor.
Voices from the past praise unions and their necessary presence. A shame that we've forgotten.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@Labor Day @Unions
Labor Day and Unions go hand in hand. As we all should.
My latest:
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My latest:
constantcommoner.substack.com/p/labor-day-...
Labor Day: A Celebration of Unions and How They Transformed American Labor.
Voices from the past praise unions and their necessary presence. A shame that we've forgotten.
constantcommoner.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Labor Day and Unions go hand in hand. As we all should.
My latest:
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My latest:
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“The degree to which Russia has milked Trump’s grievances to destroy US capabilities against it is one of the reasons I view the 2016 operation as the most successful intelligence operation of recent history.”
Mike Rogers Doesn't Exculpate Trump on "Collusion" Like Trump Once Thought
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Mike Rogers Doesn't Exculpate Trump on "Collusion" Like Trump Once Thought - emptywheel
On Monday, Jim Jordan celebrated the release of a 302 from former National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers the redactions to which suggest Trump asked Rogers to lie about evidence of "collusion" ...
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August 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“The degree to which Russia has milked Trump’s grievances to destroy US capabilities against it is one of the reasons I view the 2016 operation as the most successful intelligence operation of recent history.”
The truth is, we can't win against the Trump regime without the Democrats. Sabotage against them isn't the answer.
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Democrats Don't Sabotage Other Democrats When the Stakes are This High and the Enemy is That Low.
The main problem is staring us in the face and the stink can't be ignored. It's going to take all of us working together--with the Democrats. No getting around it.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The truth is, we can't win against the Trump regime without the Democrats. Sabotage against them isn't the answer.
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Might be coming sooner...
August 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Might be coming sooner...
I was in this mood today. I'm not sorry. #Tabloid #Gossip #NoHate
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In Defense of Meghan and Harry. Yes, THAT Meghan and Harry.
All that nitpicking feels like much ado about nothing. I can't for the life of me see bad people. They just seem...human.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I was in this mood today. I'm not sorry. #Tabloid #Gossip #NoHate
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POLITICO compiled a list of all the Washington Post staffers who have left in the past eight months. It’s at least a hundred names, many of them among the biggest names in journalism. This is the fastest erosion of a major outlet ever.
July 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
POLITICO compiled a list of all the Washington Post staffers who have left in the past eight months. It’s at least a hundred names, many of them among the biggest names in journalism. This is the fastest erosion of a major outlet ever.
My latest at Constant Commoner. In which the guys in MAGA caps seek to intimidate and instead get laughed at. File under 'glorious moments'.
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Have You seen our rallies? Have you watched us March? Do we look broken?
Ha!
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July 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My latest at Constant Commoner. In which the guys in MAGA caps seek to intimidate and instead get laughed at. File under 'glorious moments'.
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All Democrats need to do is promote programs that actually help people. The people will respond. They not only will be grateful, they will trust and expect it from Democrats.
Democrats will be known as the party of the people. It's as simple as that.
Democrats will be known as the party of the people. It's as simple as that.
Democrats must offer bold programs that support American workers and expand opportunities (e.g., subsidized childcare, paid sick leave) and back radical reform to knock oligarchs down to size (e.g., Supreme Court expansion and term limits, financial transparency for politicians, end gerrymandering).
Bluntly, democracy is in rotten shape. Despite heroic lawyering, growing protests, and dogged D opposition, the Trump regime has progressed in its quest to create a police state, seize poser from Congress power and intimidate law firms, universities, and media cos
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July 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
All Democrats need to do is promote programs that actually help people. The people will respond. They not only will be grateful, they will trust and expect it from Democrats.
Democrats will be known as the party of the people. It's as simple as that.
Democrats will be known as the party of the people. It's as simple as that.
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The Authors Guild congratulates Dr. Carla Hayden on her appointment with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. After her shocking and unjustified dismissal—a firing we condemned—we're delighted that she has found a new platform from which to continue her vital work.
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July 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Authors Guild congratulates Dr. Carla Hayden on her appointment with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. After her shocking and unjustified dismissal—a firing we condemned—we're delighted that she has found a new platform from which to continue her vital work.
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Voters respond to fighters (e.g., AOC, Pritzker, Booker) who do not hold back in attacking MAGA extremists. Prefer fresher voices expressing righteous anger rather than old fogies acting as if opposition is futile. Favor politicians who pledge dramatic change, not more of the same
Bluntly, democracy is in rotten shape. Despite heroic lawyering, growing protests, and dogged D opposition, the Trump regime has progressed in its quest to create a police state, seize poser from Congress power and intimidate law firms, universities, and media cos
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Democracy is on Life Support
But Democrats do have a path to recovery
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July 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Voters respond to fighters (e.g., AOC, Pritzker, Booker) who do not hold back in attacking MAGA extremists. Prefer fresher voices expressing righteous anger rather than old fogies acting as if opposition is futile. Favor politicians who pledge dramatic change, not more of the same
Last Thursday, at our Good Trouble rally, a woman using a walker was passing out mementoes, courtesy of NoMi, the Michigan Indivisible group.
What could be more thoughtful than a Honey Bee Mix of perennials, to be planted next spring?
It's good to be among the good.
What could be more thoughtful than a Honey Bee Mix of perennials, to be planted next spring?
It's good to be among the good.
July 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Last Thursday, at our Good Trouble rally, a woman using a walker was passing out mementoes, courtesy of NoMi, the Michigan Indivisible group.
What could be more thoughtful than a Honey Bee Mix of perennials, to be planted next spring?
It's good to be among the good.
What could be more thoughtful than a Honey Bee Mix of perennials, to be planted next spring?
It's good to be among the good.
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@repsuhas.bsky.social thank you for fighting this Big Ugly Bill for you constituents and all Americans.
This bill will impact Medicare eventually.
That will drive costs up for health insurance premiums for everyone across the board.
THIS BILL TAKES FROM THE POOR AND OLD
IT GIVES TO THE RICH 😠
This bill will impact Medicare eventually.
That will drive costs up for health insurance premiums for everyone across the board.
THIS BILL TAKES FROM THE POOR AND OLD
IT GIVES TO THE RICH 😠
The Trump Administration wants us to stop talking about the One Big Ugly Bill — but I won't. From stripping those most in need of their health care access to wasting $100 million in taxpayer dollars to move our space shuttle from VA to Texas, everyone can find something to not like about this bill.
July 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
@repsuhas.bsky.social thank you for fighting this Big Ugly Bill for you constituents and all Americans.
This bill will impact Medicare eventually.
That will drive costs up for health insurance premiums for everyone across the board.
THIS BILL TAKES FROM THE POOR AND OLD
IT GIVES TO THE RICH 😠
This bill will impact Medicare eventually.
That will drive costs up for health insurance premiums for everyone across the board.
THIS BILL TAKES FROM THE POOR AND OLD
IT GIVES TO THE RICH 😠
My newest at Constant Commoner. We'll need to make this about us, not them.
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There are People in This Country Who Live to Cause Pain. They Are in Charge Now.
We're finally convinced. It's a step.
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July 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My newest at Constant Commoner. We'll need to make this about us, not them.
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It's grim out there on our Independence Day. If you're part of the resistance, you know we're out there fighting. My essay today:
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On the Anniversary of Our Independence, We Celebrate What We're About to Lose.
And gear up for battle. Because this is America and they're not.
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July 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's grim out there on our Independence Day. If you're part of the resistance, you know we're out there fighting. My essay today:
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A mural on a building in France. Yes, the world sees us for what we've become.
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French mural depicts Lady Liberty covering face in shame #Shorts
YouTube video by USA TODAY
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July 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A mural on a building in France. Yes, the world sees us for what we've become.
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I've just added a few more names to my ongoing list of helpers to end fascism and preserve democracy. If you haven't looked at the list, here it is. Please share. We need all the help we can get.
If you have a name for me to add, let me know. Thanks.
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If you have a name for me to add, let me know. Thanks.
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Ongoing List of Helpers in the War Against Fascism
They're on our side, working to save democracy, giving us the tools we'll need to fight alongside them.
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June 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I've just added a few more names to my ongoing list of helpers to end fascism and preserve democracy. If you haven't looked at the list, here it is. Please share. We need all the help we can get.
If you have a name for me to add, let me know. Thanks.
constantcommoner.substack.com/p/ongoing-li...
If you have a name for me to add, let me know. Thanks.
constantcommoner.substack.com/p/ongoing-li...