One act frequently on “The Ed Sullivan Show” was a guy who spun, to frenetic music, dishes on sticks about eight feet high. The audience was in suspense, wondering if any dishes would drop. Today: many ugly events have occurred & there’s a risk of distraction. 1/10

Nationally, this iteration of the GOP is intent on eliminating free elections. The guy in the Oval Office suggested his party just taking over elections. Steve Bannon declared that ICE will surround the polls in…

Misogynist, dumb, racist, turncoat, corrupt, traitor, dumb, xenophobe and insurrectionist: words used to describe trump. [FN1] In light of the latest batch of Epstein files released by DOJ, we must reassess trump in a more positive light, especially in policies on education. 1/9

Our high school [FN2] offered instruction in three “foreign” languages. [FN3] However, with the latest Epstein files made public, “[I]ntelligence sources believe Epstein was running ‘the world’s largest…

Some very logical guidelines here.

(thx to my friend Terri Kirkland!)

1. Don’t use his name.

2. Remember this is a regime and he’s not acting alone.

3. Do not argue with those who support him - it doesn’t work

& it makes them feel important, like they’ve won something. 1/6

4. Focus on his policies. Do not focus on his personality traits,

his physical appearance or his mental state.

5. Keep your message positive: they want the country to be…

“Immigration agents operating near Vail placed ... ace of spades playing cards ... similar to ‘death cards’ left on corpses by U.S. forces” in Vietnam, in cars left behind after immigrants’ arrests” [FN1] Lincoln said, “Let the people know the facts and the country will be safe.” 1/11

After the Vietnam “war” (1964-1975) [FN2] was as close as we got to “greatness,” a status, we learned in grades 1 to 12, rooted in founding principles of liberty, justice, and equality, not armed…