Melody Ann Kramer
@authormelody.bsky.social
Author, entrepreneur, innovator, lawyer. Fighting the good fights. Making people think.
Well-behaved women rarely make history. I’m making history.
Reclaimingpatriotism.substack.com
Well-behaved women rarely make history. I’m making history.
Reclaimingpatriotism.substack.com
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I think we all need to carefully and thoughtfully evaluate how we make voting decisions, and we need to set up some criteria now before political candidates or media try to frame priorities for us. #politics
February 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I think we all need to carefully and thoughtfully evaluate how we make voting decisions, and we need to set up some criteria now before political candidates or media try to frame priorities for us. #politics
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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Speaker Johnson: Federal employees aren’t being paid. Nutrition cuts may cause children to go hungry. Millions are seeing their health premiums soar.
End the 6 week paid vacation you’ve taken. Join your Democratic colleagues and negotiate an end to this shutdown.
End the 6 week paid vacation you’ve taken. Join your Democratic colleagues and negotiate an end to this shutdown.
November 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Speaker Johnson: Federal employees aren’t being paid. Nutrition cuts may cause children to go hungry. Millions are seeing their health premiums soar.
End the 6 week paid vacation you’ve taken. Join your Democratic colleagues and negotiate an end to this shutdown.
End the 6 week paid vacation you’ve taken. Join your Democratic colleagues and negotiate an end to this shutdown.
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"What an easy way to outsource our humanity, our own moral code. When we see inhumanity in our society, we’ll just blame somebody else and ignore the fact that we did nothing to stop it and everything to allow it to continue."
October 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"What an easy way to outsource our humanity, our own moral code. When we see inhumanity in our society, we’ll just blame somebody else and ignore the fact that we did nothing to stop it and everything to allow it to continue."
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I'm horrified to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah.
Democratic societies will always have political disagreements, but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence.
Mark and I are praying for Charlie's recovery.
Democratic societies will always have political disagreements, but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence.
Mark and I are praying for Charlie's recovery.
September 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I'm horrified to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah.
Democratic societies will always have political disagreements, but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence.
Mark and I are praying for Charlie's recovery.
Democratic societies will always have political disagreements, but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence.
Mark and I are praying for Charlie's recovery.
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Political violence from any party or any ideology is a direct assault on the foundations of democracy and the rule of law; it seeks not to persuade but to intimidate, not to debate but to destroy.
September 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Political violence from any party or any ideology is a direct assault on the foundations of democracy and the rule of law; it seeks not to persuade but to intimidate, not to debate but to destroy.
Have you been paying attention to language and its import on everything else? Leave it to a write to look deeper. open.substack.com/pub/reclaimi...
Freedom (and pitfalls) of Speech
The words we use, and the words we don't use
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April 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Have you been paying attention to language and its import on everything else? Leave it to a write to look deeper. open.substack.com/pub/reclaimi...
Being American and Feeling American are not the same thing - open.substack.com/pub/reclaimi...
Being American, and feeling American, are not the same thing.
One fundamental problem has been staring me in the face.
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March 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Being American and Feeling American are not the same thing - open.substack.com/pub/reclaimi...
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“How could we both love our country so much, but end up yelling at each other?” #politics #family #patriotism
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Our painful differences
Nixon, Williamsburg, and a father and daughter trying to navigate political differences
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March 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“How could we both love our country so much, but end up yelling at each other?” #politics #family #patriotism
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Its easy to breeze past some of the news headlines, thinking they don't apply to you. So much is going on right now, but maybe you should dig in and look at some things at a deeper level. #constitution #deportation #venezuela #alienenemiesact #whatcouldgowrong
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Reasons you should care about deporting Venezuelan criminals
Looking past the hype and considering the Constitution
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March 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Its easy to breeze past some of the news headlines, thinking they don't apply to you. So much is going on right now, but maybe you should dig in and look at some things at a deeper level. #constitution #deportation #venezuela #alienenemiesact #whatcouldgowrong
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Totally agree. It’s easy to have our attention drawn to the dumpster fire, but the solutions actually lie elsewhere and training ourselves to not get pulled away from the fundamentals of cooperative democracy is so important
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Totally agree. It’s easy to have our attention drawn to the dumpster fire, but the solutions actually lie elsewhere and training ourselves to not get pulled away from the fundamentals of cooperative democracy is so important
The Francesca Effect: Why We Are Fighting With Everyone open.substack.com/pub/reclaimi... #canada #trade #politics #controversy #cats
The Francesca Effect: Why We Are Fighting With Everyone
Lessons from observing a neighborhood cat
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March 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The Francesca Effect: Why We Are Fighting With Everyone open.substack.com/pub/reclaimi... #canada #trade #politics #controversy #cats
We were once united in tragedy and trauma - we haven’t healed yet
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Acknowledging our enduring trauma of 9/11
Trauma has the power to pull people together, at least temporarily
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March 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We were once united in tragedy and trauma - we haven’t healed yet
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Totally agree. Nazi Germany and the death of millions did not happen in a vacuum and did not happen without the assistance of many, many people who would claim they did nothing wrong. Harm to others, harm to the world, often happens in incremental steps in the wrong direction. #lawyers #ruleoflaw
Every lawyer should be required to read this.
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March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Totally agree. Nazi Germany and the death of millions did not happen in a vacuum and did not happen without the assistance of many, many people who would claim they did nothing wrong. Harm to others, harm to the world, often happens in incremental steps in the wrong direction. #lawyers #ruleoflaw
There are other historical examples of this also, where someone trying to take power eliminates the intellectuals and civil servants. Cambodia, Vietnam, and Cuba come to mind. #politics #civilservice #dictatorship #democracy
Raskin: "This is what Viktor Orban has done in Hungary -- to clear out the civil service with real expert professionals and people devoted to the public interest and replace them with a bunch of party hacks and sycophants to the dear leader."
March 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
There are other historical examples of this also, where someone trying to take power eliminates the intellectuals and civil servants. Cambodia, Vietnam, and Cuba come to mind. #politics #civilservice #dictatorship #democracy
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Someone needs to explain to our Sec of Commerce how capitalism works.
America has a GLOBAL TRADE SURPLUS on services. Services have the highest margins and profits of our exports. That is where capital and expertise focused.
It is why we dominate in tech globally.
America has a GLOBAL TRADE SURPLUS on services. Services have the highest margins and profits of our exports. That is where capital and expertise focused.
It is why we dominate in tech globally.
CNBC hosts literally laugh at Lutnick as he suggests that t-shirts, sneakers, towels, and TVs will again be made in the US as a result of Trump's trade war
March 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Someone needs to explain to our Sec of Commerce how capitalism works.
America has a GLOBAL TRADE SURPLUS on services. Services have the highest margins and profits of our exports. That is where capital and expertise focused.
It is why we dominate in tech globally.
America has a GLOBAL TRADE SURPLUS on services. Services have the highest margins and profits of our exports. That is where capital and expertise focused.
It is why we dominate in tech globally.
