Sandy Hanf

Minnetonka MN Wednesday protest group today

If you were caught off guard on the news concerning Charlie Kirk and TPUSA, Tim Alberta is a reliable source for you. P.433-438 is a great summary.

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A saying by Frederick Douglass

This is a saying from Frederick Douglass which resonances today.

President Biden at Memorial for Melissa Hortman. Current president made no mention. Political violence and rhetoric reduction is now in question.

On Labor day >400 protested in Minnetonka MN

In Minnesota CD 3 protestors are creative

CD 3 in Minnesota has very creative protestors

My vote for DFL president in 2028
GEOFF DUNCAN
campaign slogan
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

I would encourage following Professor Greenberg and especially this essay.
My anger was diffused and understanding increased as to why our country is in this divided state.
It is certainly not the whole answer but may lead to necessary conversations.

During dark times, memories of good people of faith pursuing justice help remind us to keep faith. This movie helped my faith in our present time.

An affective way to deal with power outage, hook your generator up to your house.

Grandson Taylor asked me why would anyone want to cancel those shows on PBS that I loved as a kid. I said trump doesn't like what they say about him on the news. He will vote in the midterms. He is in Dr.Kelly Morrison"s district and will vote for her.

This administration's lies and deception are unworthy of using biblical language.

The Bible and the Badge: When State Power Dresses in Sacred Robes How biblical language is being used to shield state power from public scrutiny—and to recast dissent as heresy.

substack.com/@jamesbgreen...

I highly recommend this professor's posts

The Authoritarian Playbook in American Hands How authoritarianism has been adapted to American conditions—and why recognizing its domestic roots is essential to resisting it.

open.substack.com/pub/jamesbgr...

I will not live to see this day, however my distant family members may. Just trying to be hopeful today.

Trump Didn’t Just Change the Presidency—He Changed Us Trump didn’t dismantle democracy. He rewired how we participate in it—and what we expect from it.

open.substack.com/pub/jamesbgr...
I follow a professor of anthropology, James B. Greenberg on substack and find his commentary both sobering and enlightening .

Words from history

After listening to a YouTube video by the author of this book, Phyllis Tickle, I have a calmer perspective on the vote today . This vote will stand as a sorting out of societal changes as many who voted this administration in now will soon realize their shortsightedness. As their lives are affected, they must now look deeper and then we have a chance to become a better nation.