David Hogg, the Parkland student who founded March for Our Lives, said: "Hatred is not a mental illness, it 's learned!" That very much struck a chord with me. Yes, address suicides and PTSD causes of gun deaths with funding mental illness resources. However, dealing with hatred and the promotion of hate and violence in reinforcing bubbles on social media need to be addressed. If hate is learned that means we can teach tolerance and love. We also need to teach every person that they matter and deserve respect. I believe it only requires one connection to counter loneliness and isolation. With what I call big talk rather than small talk one can create a positive meaningful connection with any one even a complete stranger in under a minute. My favorite big talk meaningful question is "What is your dream?" If they don't have one ask "What are you passionate about?' If they have a dream ask " What are you doing now to achieve it?" and offer some ideas and encouragement. You reward is seeing the person's eyes light up as the think of their dream. We, the People, all of us this time.
"The usual obnoxious cheerleaders on the right—Cruz, Hawley, Johnson, Jordan—have all concluded that silence is the better option in the face of the overwhelming evidence presented by the Committee." So true. Thank goodness Gym Jordan is not on the committee. He would have been a waste and a disruptive blowhard. I wish the good citizens of Ohio's 4th District would send him back home. He's been in congress since 2007 and I defy any reader to name one good thing he has done in that time.
Thanks to you Robert we have had an opportunity to dig deeper into the Supreme Courts recent decisions and the nuisances associated with their interpretation of the constitution and frankly it has been a wonderful education for all of us. My concern and I think the challenge we face as a country is that a majority of Americans have a very limited knowledge of the Constitution and probably at some level don’t care. What’s even more appalling is there are 66 Senators today and many Republican Senators ( Cruz, Graham, Hawley, etc) all having law degrees and they have willfully accepted the recent rulings without saying a word. In order to change the dynamics we need to gain grass root support that we need to elect Democrats to gain a majority and carve out the filibuster to protect individual rights. Americans need to be educated to understand the jeopardy we are all facing.
I'd like Biden to find what MSB got for the $2 Billion payoff to Jared Kushner. Those on the right have vowed to investigate Hunter Biden if they gain control in Congress, yet we are not investigating what should be termed "Jaredgate"?
Excellent report, Robert. I regret that Biden felt forced to choose between reasons to visit/not visit Saudi Arabia. The USA still has some of the cheapest gas in the world.
It occurred to me while my dog and I were walking this morning that, in conversations about rights, the corresponding responsibilities are far too often left out. A prime example is the 2nd Amendment where the two are set in direct juxtaposition that should make them inseparable. The reasoning that supports a "right to keep and bear arms" from "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state" escapes me and always will. While not all other rights are so pointedly associated with their obligating accompaniments, the separation of privilege and responsibility invariably has and, I submit, always will result in a state of near anarchy where no one is fully aware of their status and where apparent rights to privacy and related privileges can be abruptly taken away and where those who abuse the privilege by using their free speech rights to incite an insurrectionary riot or by firing the gun they have a right to own into a group of people exercising their right to pursue happiness or just go to work are not merely not held accountable but are enabled by those who profit from their behavior.
Mr. Jefferson et al set up the same pairing in the Declaration when they said "...deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed," and "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it." The recent actions of the Supreme Court, the ongoing entropy of Congressional legislative capability and the increasingly imperial nature attributed to the Presidency all indicate that our government has at least begun to be destructive of our freedoms, rights and privileges and it is clear that the first step in the necessary alteration is to remove by ballot all of those, in either party, who have contributed to it and see that they are replaced with people who have an understanding that, in being elected, they are being given not just the privilege of representing us but the obligation to do so.
Heather Cox Richardson, in the July 10 edition of "Letters from an American", guides us to Thom Hartmann's amazing summation of 41 years of "Reagan Revolution". I recommend everyone read Thom's post, in "The Hartmann Report".
Never wanted to scream “lock him up” any more than when Bannon got indicted.
John Roberts Will always be a Citizens United man before anything else.
Republicans bare responsibility for latest shooter, and every mass shooter since chump. Hate begets hate, always.
Pandora’s box of ills has been opened and an army of trolls and MAGAts (I repeat myself) run rampant spreading them around. The pandemic for which there is no vaccine…
I 'd like to read others' thoughts about trolls, which Robert mentioned. I engaged in a Twitter conversation last evening, posting respectful, factual comments and was met with lots of "go read the Constitution," "you're just a sore loser," "go move to another state..." You know, endless, and I'm not sure there was any persuading to be done. I'm tempted to just forget commenting on Twitter. I do like the good news links, though. Others?
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I did follow through yesterday on making a Women's Rights Ninth Amendment t-shirt on the HeathersHerd store on Zazzle. While I realize the Ninth Amendment doesn't specify the unenumerated rights, women's reproductive rights certainly has a place at the top of the list. It can't be ignored as Justice Alito so blatantly did. I like the parallel implication that the Ninth Amendment is as important to women as the Second Amendment is to gun owners. We could even set up the NRRA - National Reproductive Rights Association. Our NINTH AMENDMENT rights will NOT be abridged! The People choose their rights and the Supreme Court is suppose to support the laws supporting those rights.
In regard to Biden's achievements in foreign policy, isn't he visiting Saudi Arabia to beg for cheap oil because he involved America in Ukraine? Doesn't the involvement of billions of dollars there not only deplete the public purse, delay the end of the war there, but also raise the price of gas and increase the danger of a nuclear war? Doesn't this focus on oil (and renewed calls for drilling) cloud the most important issue of our time that he never talks about: catastrophic and ongoing climate change?
Thanks for removing the “offensive comments” from Saturday‘’s newsletter. However, remember that most of us are big boys and girls and can ignore offensive comments. Folks like me who live in South Carolina do it nearly everyday thanks to Lindsay Graham and our life-long memories of that “Great American” Storm Thurmond.
I am so glad that someone finally brought up the 9th Amendment in discussion. It has bothered me that no one in the judicial system or the media has used this in argument against Alito or Thomas's comments about rights not being mentioned in the Constitution or their "selective memory". I have not heard the 9th used by anyone until you the other day. Thank you regardless of the "slippery slope" that someone mentioned. Like the Governor of ILLINOIS last week and Peter Finch's character in NETWORK, I wish Democrats and Independents would go to their windows and yell, "We're as mad as hell, and We're not going to take this anymore." I live in a die-hard Republican state and as I have been told my Republican relatives, "your votes doesn't count," I will continue to vote for Democrats and donate to Democrats in my state and other places. I am so sad that the US appears to have lost her way and fascism appears to be growing. Unfortunately, many people I know don't know the characteristics of fascism! Thank you for NEWSLETTER. It keeps me going.
My thoughts why Bannon decided to testify? Maybe it has to do with his legal status and possible jail time but I think he’s decided how to turn it into a “win” for himself. I believe that when he does his “negotiations,” with the committee, he will insist in doing his testimony on public TV whereby he can work to monopolize the cameras with lies after lies. Or, if not allowed to do so on TV, will cry “foul,” in that the committee is picking and choosing who they want and not letting the ‘real’ truth be told.
David Hogg, the Parkland student who founded March for Our Lives, said: "Hatred is not a mental illness, it 's learned!" That very much struck a chord with me. Yes, address suicides and PTSD causes of gun deaths with funding mental illness resources. However, dealing with hatred and the promotion of hate and violence in reinforcing bubbles on social media need to be addressed. If hate is learned that means we can teach tolerance and love. We also need to teach every person that they matter and deserve respect. I believe it only requires one connection to counter loneliness and isolation. With what I call big talk rather than small talk one can create a positive meaningful connection with any one even a complete stranger in under a minute. My favorite big talk meaningful question is "What is your dream?" If they don't have one ask "What are you passionate about?' If they have a dream ask " What are you doing now to achieve it?" and offer some ideas and encouragement. You reward is seeing the person's eyes light up as the think of their dream. We, the People, all of us this time.
"The usual obnoxious cheerleaders on the right—Cruz, Hawley, Johnson, Jordan—have all concluded that silence is the better option in the face of the overwhelming evidence presented by the Committee." So true. Thank goodness Gym Jordan is not on the committee. He would have been a waste and a disruptive blowhard. I wish the good citizens of Ohio's 4th District would send him back home. He's been in congress since 2007 and I defy any reader to name one good thing he has done in that time.
Thanks to you Robert we have had an opportunity to dig deeper into the Supreme Courts recent decisions and the nuisances associated with their interpretation of the constitution and frankly it has been a wonderful education for all of us. My concern and I think the challenge we face as a country is that a majority of Americans have a very limited knowledge of the Constitution and probably at some level don’t care. What’s even more appalling is there are 66 Senators today and many Republican Senators ( Cruz, Graham, Hawley, etc) all having law degrees and they have willfully accepted the recent rulings without saying a word. In order to change the dynamics we need to gain grass root support that we need to elect Democrats to gain a majority and carve out the filibuster to protect individual rights. Americans need to be educated to understand the jeopardy we are all facing.
I'd like Biden to find what MSB got for the $2 Billion payoff to Jared Kushner. Those on the right have vowed to investigate Hunter Biden if they gain control in Congress, yet we are not investigating what should be termed "Jaredgate"?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/04/why-the-hell-isnt-jared-kushners-2-billion-saudi-payment-a-big-scandal/
“He managed to pull a newly wrinkled shirt from his laundry basket.”
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Your comments and informative links keep my motivation up as i write post cards and try to set up GOTV actions, thanks
Excellent report, Robert. I regret that Biden felt forced to choose between reasons to visit/not visit Saudi Arabia. The USA still has some of the cheapest gas in the world.
It occurred to me while my dog and I were walking this morning that, in conversations about rights, the corresponding responsibilities are far too often left out. A prime example is the 2nd Amendment where the two are set in direct juxtaposition that should make them inseparable. The reasoning that supports a "right to keep and bear arms" from "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state" escapes me and always will. While not all other rights are so pointedly associated with their obligating accompaniments, the separation of privilege and responsibility invariably has and, I submit, always will result in a state of near anarchy where no one is fully aware of their status and where apparent rights to privacy and related privileges can be abruptly taken away and where those who abuse the privilege by using their free speech rights to incite an insurrectionary riot or by firing the gun they have a right to own into a group of people exercising their right to pursue happiness or just go to work are not merely not held accountable but are enabled by those who profit from their behavior.
Mr. Jefferson et al set up the same pairing in the Declaration when they said "...deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed," and "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it." The recent actions of the Supreme Court, the ongoing entropy of Congressional legislative capability and the increasingly imperial nature attributed to the Presidency all indicate that our government has at least begun to be destructive of our freedoms, rights and privileges and it is clear that the first step in the necessary alteration is to remove by ballot all of those, in either party, who have contributed to it and see that they are replaced with people who have an understanding that, in being elected, they are being given not just the privilege of representing us but the obligation to do so.
Heather Cox Richardson, in the July 10 edition of "Letters from an American", guides us to Thom Hartmann's amazing summation of 41 years of "Reagan Revolution". I recommend everyone read Thom's post, in "The Hartmann Report".
You are always on target from where I sit.
Never wanted to scream “lock him up” any more than when Bannon got indicted.
John Roberts Will always be a Citizens United man before anything else.
Republicans bare responsibility for latest shooter, and every mass shooter since chump. Hate begets hate, always.
Pandora’s box of ills has been opened and an army of trolls and MAGAts (I repeat myself) run rampant spreading them around. The pandemic for which there is no vaccine…
I 'd like to read others' thoughts about trolls, which Robert mentioned. I engaged in a Twitter conversation last evening, posting respectful, factual comments and was met with lots of "go read the Constitution," "you're just a sore loser," "go move to another state..." You know, endless, and I'm not sure there was any persuading to be done. I'm tempted to just forget commenting on Twitter. I do like the good news links, though. Others?
I did follow through yesterday on making a Women's Rights Ninth Amendment t-shirt on the HeathersHerd store on Zazzle. While I realize the Ninth Amendment doesn't specify the unenumerated rights, women's reproductive rights certainly has a place at the top of the list. It can't be ignored as Justice Alito so blatantly did. I like the parallel implication that the Ninth Amendment is as important to women as the Second Amendment is to gun owners. We could even set up the NRRA - National Reproductive Rights Association. Our NINTH AMENDMENT rights will NOT be abridged! The People choose their rights and the Supreme Court is suppose to support the laws supporting those rights.
In regard to Biden's achievements in foreign policy, isn't he visiting Saudi Arabia to beg for cheap oil because he involved America in Ukraine? Doesn't the involvement of billions of dollars there not only deplete the public purse, delay the end of the war there, but also raise the price of gas and increase the danger of a nuclear war? Doesn't this focus on oil (and renewed calls for drilling) cloud the most important issue of our time that he never talks about: catastrophic and ongoing climate change?
Thanks for removing the “offensive comments” from Saturday‘’s newsletter. However, remember that most of us are big boys and girls and can ignore offensive comments. Folks like me who live in South Carolina do it nearly everyday thanks to Lindsay Graham and our life-long memories of that “Great American” Storm Thurmond.
I am so glad that someone finally brought up the 9th Amendment in discussion. It has bothered me that no one in the judicial system or the media has used this in argument against Alito or Thomas's comments about rights not being mentioned in the Constitution or their "selective memory". I have not heard the 9th used by anyone until you the other day. Thank you regardless of the "slippery slope" that someone mentioned. Like the Governor of ILLINOIS last week and Peter Finch's character in NETWORK, I wish Democrats and Independents would go to their windows and yell, "We're as mad as hell, and We're not going to take this anymore." I live in a die-hard Republican state and as I have been told my Republican relatives, "your votes doesn't count," I will continue to vote for Democrats and donate to Democrats in my state and other places. I am so sad that the US appears to have lost her way and fascism appears to be growing. Unfortunately, many people I know don't know the characteristics of fascism! Thank you for NEWSLETTER. It keeps me going.
My thoughts why Bannon decided to testify? Maybe it has to do with his legal status and possible jail time but I think he’s decided how to turn it into a “win” for himself. I believe that when he does his “negotiations,” with the committee, he will insist in doing his testimony on public TV whereby he can work to monopolize the cameras with lies after lies. Or, if not allowed to do so on TV, will cry “foul,” in that the committee is picking and choosing who they want and not letting the ‘real’ truth be told.