Need to shop November 25-December 2?

- buy local small business- your 💵 will go to someone who is going to turn it into food or clothes for their family, not a statistic to “show” that the country is thriving (it’s not)

Shop your values:
- check www.opensecrets.org

- check progressiveshopper.com

A list of things you can do instead of shopping November 25-December 2:

- make home made gifts and cards (buy your materials ahead of time or source from creative refuse shops)

- play a board or card game

- check in on your friends

- read a banned book and post a review on why it’s important

And just for fun, a link I found interesting about America’s founding and the supposed “Judeo-Christian” traditions.

www.britannica.com/topic/The-Fo...

Citizenship: "Schools should also foster a healthy sense of patriotism and cultivate gratitude for and attachment to our country and all who serve its central institutions. Our shared civic rituals, such as the Pledge of Allegiance and national anthem, should be respected and revived."

A personal thought on “Cultural Transmission” is that they have cleverly defined “culture” not as what we are today- a melting pot of families descended from those who have sought life, liberty, and happiness here across multiple centuries- but also not as what was before the founding by white men.

Cultural Transmission: "True progress comes only by building on what has been learned and achieved in the past. Students should therefore learn about America’s founding principles and roots in the broader Western and Judeo-Christian traditions."

Two particularly concerning principles wrapped up in language purposefully meant to mislead the masses:

Cultural Transmission and Citizenship

These concepts, summarized below from the Tallahassee Democrat, reflect language found on the original Heritage Foundation Phoenix Declaration website.

EXCEPT- they’ll get the process they are due. As opposed to the people they are unconstitutionally detaining with no warrants and no crimes and no due process.

If we boycott them or don’t, we’re looking at a future where these wealthy CEOs will replace workers with robots and AI as soon as they can and jobs WILL BE LOST.

I don’t think we can wait around- with boycotts being one of the few tools in our hands- to do something.

Don’t give them your 💵.

Election day is November 4. Polls are open 7am - 8pm.

Mail in ballots must be RECEIVED by the county board of elections by 8pm on November 4 to be counted.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Or those seats will be filled by Governor appointed judges (approved by 2/3 of the Republican-majority Senate) effectively taking away the voice of Pennsylvanians in who decides what is and is not constitutional in Pennsylvania. Scary.