Sorry for typo- trying to post whilst walking the dog.

President Carter had been a guiding figure and role model for my political life as an adult. Do the hard things that needed to be done to lift people up and help people- even when no one is looking. #GoodnightMrPresident #Godspeed

He was the earliest political figure that I remember in my lifetime. As a 7 or 8 year old- I remember telling my (Republican) dad that I liked Jimmy Carter. Incredulously he asked, ”why?” I remember my innocent answer- that I liked that he was always smiling. I liked his smile.

Most importantly, most of his work to help others was done outside of public office and most-often away from press and cameras. He dedicated his life to others without credit or ego. He did the hard things that needed to be done.

Define, “control”. The presidency? That is one leg of a three-legged stool. It, alone, controls nothing. Sure there were a 2 yrs of House and Senate control under Obama- that he used for the ACA… and 2 yrs under Biden, that he used for the post-COVID Rescue Plan & Infrastructure Plan.

@michigandems.bsky.social Michigan Dems are a great example of this… all the way down to local Library Boards. If it’s on the ballot… we’re fighting for it! #MIDems #Project83

Yet so many of them are union-busters who fight tooth and nail to prevent us from collective bargaining in our own employment. #RiggedSystem

#FunFact… corporations could bargain fairly and treat their workers with the respect they deserve and there would be a much lower chance of any strike or disruption. The corporate whores at Amazon literally asked for this.

Hard pass

@bsky.app… we really need an anger or rage reaction button. It pains me to like a post about the systematic decimation of the United States.