I wrote this for the TMA Substack. I needed to give myself some hope-I hope it give you some as well.

Supreme Court sides with DFL and Simon, says 68 House members needed for floor action Republicans say Democrats should return to the Capitol, but DFL leaders praised Friday’s court decision.

Some good news for Minnesota. The DFL has been boycotting the session to keep the GOP from snatching control of what will more than likely be a tied House. They played hardball and it paid off:
www.startribune.com/supreme-cour...

County and stare governments also collect and disseminate information. The European version of the CDC is available to us.
Additionally:
Wash your food. Wash your hands. Wear a mask if you feel sick or are exposed to illness. Cover coughs and sneezes.

Continue to advocate for renewable energy. Fossil fuels in the US aren't high enough quality (or easily accessible enough) to be used here. Solar is more effective during the day, wind at night. Nuclear is a real option. So is geothermal.

Photo of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

a long time ago, this should fill you with fear and rage. TikTok has incredible reach and an incredible algorithm-if it chooses to push far right propaganda, it will be extremely successful. Choose your social media consumption carefully.

to right wing propaganda. However, TikTok's messages after shutting down, and in light of the extension, is very dangerous. It is a clear promotion for Donald Trump. If you didn't believe his aspirations to lead an authoritarian state were real, this should change your mind. If you saw his desires-

Before today, I believed the benefits of TikTok to small businesses and creators outweighed the costs-all social media collects a scary amount of data, and I believe anyone willing to pay can access it, and that the algorithms are dangerous regardless of whether or not they are used to funnel users-

WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.

Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉

Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.

Tried my best. Sorry I couldn’t pull it through everyone - we live to fight another day. ♥️

YouTube video by beysser.colossus What happened, what to do about, and a few other things to think about

I made a YouTube video with everything I learned about resisting autocracy. In the description are links to the resources that I used to draw those conclusions. The most surprising thing was that protests on their own aren't that helpful.

YouTube video: youtu.be/2-6VuW28ugM

A really clever visualization of ignoring climate change

MAGA’s embrace of RFK Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” is so funny because these same people CRUCIFIED Michelle Obama for daring to suggest that American kids should have access to healthy lunches in school.

Trump wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15%. This would give...

-The 5 largest banks a $4.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest drug makers a $3.1B tax cut
-The 5 largest US oil companies a $2.5B tax cut
-The 5 largest grocery stores a $1.7B tax cut

Some populist, huh?