Roots and Leaves

YouTube video by The Ripple Effect Institute The Biggest Threat to the Trump Regime is Something You Already Have

Community Organizing is the one thing you can do to defeat national politics. Work with your neighbors to help those in need in some small, or BIG, way.

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Joe Rogan speaks in favor of a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who have been here for a while, and have led productive lives.

Masked goons arrest a family of three in Chicago's Millennium Park for having a picnic while looking Mexican. Now I ask you, could you prove your citizenship? Protest peacefully Oct 18 at a No Kings event, if not sooner. Look at that poor baby girl's face. This is not the America I believe in.

YouTube video by MSNBC Neighbors push back as Trump's ICE army terrorizes Chicago suburbs

If you see something, take video: A woman in a pony tail, a backpack and pink sweatpants is taken by ICE and disappeared on her way to the market to get ingredients for dinner, Albondigas, a meatball stew. Her name is Marisela. She has been here for 30 years. Free her!

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YouTube video by Evan Edinger How I View the US After 13 Years Living in Europe

The United States of America should strive to become more like the United Kingdom. Here's why:

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NO KINGS in Chicago · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Here in Chicago we know how to rise up, fight back, and support each other. It is more important than ever that we do that together on October 18t...

I'm going to the No Kings Protest on October 18 in Chicago. There are events going on all over the country. Use the link to find one near you. Freedom of Speech - Use it or lose it!

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YouTube video by The Ripple Effect Institute How to Beat Fascism (What They Don't Want You to Know)

Watch this to become inspired to do something!

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Find Your Members in the U.S. Congress Find your members of Congress by typing in your address on Congress.gov.

What can you do about the minimum wage? Call your Senators and Representative in Congress, and ask them to raise the minimum wage to what you think it should be, and have it adjusted each year for inflation.

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Do you think that you could live on Federal Minimum Wage of $7.25 per hour? That's $290 per week, $1,450 per month, $15,080 per year (without a vacation). I couldn't!

Matewan (1987) ⭐ 7.9 | Drama, History 2h 15m | PG-13

There's a great movie, perhaps the greatest movie ever, that tells the story of the coal miners' battle against the company in West Virginia in the 1920's. It stars Chris Cooper, and James Earl Jones. It's called Matewan:

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YouTube video by More Perfect Union I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?

Bernie Sanders went to talk to people in West Virginia in 2025, and worked with a local documentary maker to make this video:

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YouTube video by Life, take two! How I Escaped MAGA! Critical thinking woke me up. 🦋🩵

This is a very touching story by a woman who left the far right. Her story is cause for hope, and there is much to be learned in her journey.

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YouTube video by Jungian Echoes Heather Cox Richardson: Mr. Trump Will MELT DOWN When He Realizes This”

If you are feeling like losing hope, then listen to Heather Cox Richardson. Then decide for yourself how you will resist threats to Democracy.

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YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons

This brilliant ad for Zohran Mamdani for NY's next mayor:

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YouTube video by The Bulwark The One Trait That Predicts Trump Support (w. Matthew MacWilliams)

People who support Trump share a trait - a desire for authoritarianism caused by fear. Less than 25% of young people believe in democracy. How do we fight authoritarianism? Don't capitulate. Do what Pritzker and Newsom are doing. This video is a must watch: youtu.be/dp19ZKI2m2w?...

I received this card from United Farm Workers. Know your rights:

Watch the slideshow at the top, and read the captions:
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US military deportation flight likely cost more than first class The military deportation flight to Guatemala likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, according to data provided by US and Guatemalan officials.

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‘Treated like criminals’: Shackling of Indians aboard 40-hour migrant flight sparks new outrage against Trump | CNN US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Tr...

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The time to act is now. Protest. Write your Senators and Reps.

Homepage - FireAid Join us for an evening of music and solidarity. The FireAid benefit concert will be held at Intuit Dome on January 30th dedicated to rebuilding communities that have been devastated by wildfires.

Fire Aid LA is going on right now!

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My handle is from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, a partial title of a poem. With it you can find the entirety. Enjoy!

Last night's sunset had me running out in the freezing cold in my slippers to get this picture.