Amy Weiss

Don't threaten me with a good time!

Are you thinking a pre-made drink or a powder? For powder, I really like Designer Wellness gourmet chocolate. Blended with some almond milk, PB powder, and half a frozen banana...yum.

Checking in from Kansas! You give me hope that this can be done in cities, towns, and states across the country.

Same

Of course that’s how it is now, who the hell knows what will happen with these lunatics.

It’s not true. Tons of retirees move out of the US to others countries specifically because they can live much better on just social security (Portugal, Spain, countries Southeast Asia, etc).

We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon! · MoveOn **Rally at the Treasury building to stop Elon Musk’s billionaire takeover.** Nobody elected Elon! We need everyone to fight this hostile takeover at every level—that includes Democrats in Congress, wh...

TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.

YouTube video by Reuters LIVE: Protest outside USAID as Trump moves to abolish the agency

Finally some action. It's a start.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqyt...

I was hoping for a Monday morning barrage of communication from Dem leadership about all of this weekend's fuckery, but I'm hearing nothing but crickets. WTF.

The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

As an unapologetic fan of the original series, I say with some authority that it was already woke as hell.

Nothing like a nazi drug addict with the sense of humor of a 10 year old child.

Even a little sand in the Trump gears is a start.

I grow weary with Dem leadership’s feckless “strongly worded statements.”
It achieves nothing. We need an actionable plan. Stop clutching pearls and do something.

I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era. To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.

This is a really good read.

“Hungary’s key lesson is you don’t protect democracy by talking about democracy — you protect democracy by protecting people. Only a democracy that works for the people is sustainable.”

Blue dot in Kansas!

YouTube video by The Daily Show Jon Stewart Urges Dems to Fight Like Republicans and Exploit Loopholes | The Daily Show

Starting at 12:00 - My frustrations with Dem leadership exactly.
"Republicans exploit the loopholes. Democrats complain about the norms"
Exploit the fucking loopholes, Dems!
youtu.be/HNcmo-K5Xsg?...

I see this in real-time every morning as my husband doesn't drink coffee. After 27 years, I'm still baffled.

In theory, Senators will hold a stronger line. They need state-wide votes, no gerrymandering etc. I also assume that big-pharma and other lobbysts will have their backroom say.

But yes...it will be interesting!

Ooh the Reichstag fire and Kristallnacht all rolled into one. What could go wrong?