Despite our human contrivances and grievances, life goes on, seasons change.

Saddest 4th of July ever as friends and neighbors contemplate Trump/ MAGA Civil War, buying weapons to defend ourselves from MAGA terrorists, or potentially applying for asylum in more rational countries. OMG GOP WTF signs instantly comprehensible as we contemplate$40B ICE in America.👎🏻

I am an "old person." My energy goes to making the world a healthier place. I have a daughter who is 23 and making the world a livable place and protecting democracy from vile Trump is central in my life.

I am a baby boomer (born 1956) I adopted a girl child born in 2002. I very much care about future generations- those we know & those hopefully yet to come. Please do not vent wrath on an entire group of people with generalities. The human tendency to say "all _____ are ______" creates evil effects.

Go to protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/
and send an email to your lawmakers to oppose efforts to claw back federal funding for public media and to support full funding moving forward.

Shelburne Falls Mass

What we would like to say to the idol- worshipping “Christians” and their orange golden king:

Hands Off! in Conway MA , rural town of 1756 people in the pouring rain. Great to see so many neighbors coming out to say NO! to Trump, Musk, Putin, Orban and the MAGA cult.

If only today’s politicians who have sold their priorities to those of great wealth would be freed from the Citizens United corruption of our election finance system. Raising money and pleasing the already excessively wealthy should NOT be the priority of our elected officials.

Republican lies about immigrants intended to make US citizens fearful of people “ not just like us” exposed by Rep. Presley.

I am reading “On Freedom” by Timothy Snyder. An excellent book to deeply explore our current moment in context with history, humanity and philosophy. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Here in western Massachusetts we had an exceptionally dry late summer and Fall. We have had some precipitation and it is helping, but with no snow, extreme cold and high winds, look at the Connecticut River topsoil blowing in Hadley MA:

They said we wouldn’t see the northern lights!