Jun 30, 2022Roe Overturned: What to do Next!Dear Friends: DON’T DESPAIR — FIGHT BACK!!! Thank you for joining our Roe Rally on Zoom last evening. As discussed, I am providing a follow up email to summarize what we discussed, along with links. If Roe is overturned, it will not end there. Republican-led state legislatures are already surfacing…3 min read3 min read
May 8, 2022Follow up info from Roe mobilization meetingRecap of May 5, 2022 meeting Follow up information! Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you for joining our mobilization meeting in person and virtually. As discussed, I am providing a follow up email to summarize what we discussed, along with links. If Roe is overturned, it will not end there…Roe V Wade3 min readRoe V Wade3 min read
Nov 13, 2021I sounded the alarm for authoritarianism in 2016, and I am sounding it againNovember 12, 2021 On January 20, 2021 we were finally able to exhale, believing our near brush with authoritarianism was behind us, and that with President Joe Biden taking office our country and political system would return to normalcy. The ensuing months proved otherwise. Elected Republicans continually questioned the 2020…Authoritarianism5 min readAuthoritarianism5 min read
Jan 23, 2021AFTER (January)January 2021 I am grateful, with all your input, to have continued this project through inauguration. …The List53 min readThe List53 min read
Jan 2, 2021AFTER (December)December 2020 In December, Trump continued to push lies and conspiracy theories about the election, not only failing to concede, but pushing efforts to overthrow the election results. During this month, Trump became increasingly isolated as even loyalists pushed back on his false allegations or resigned, leaving an inner circle…The List49 min readThe List49 min read
Dec 1, 2020AFTER (November)November 2020 This section is a list of broken norms from the transition period, starting on November 7, the day fortuitously Joe Biden was declared the president-elect and we reach the four-year mark (Week 208). …The List40 min readThe List40 min read
Nov 8, 2020Week 208: Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember.November 7, 2020 This project could not have ended in a more perfect way (she writes while sipping champagne): Donald J. …The List25 min readThe List25 min read
Nov 7, 2020In the days before the election.November 1, 2020 This is a Facebook post I was motivated to write to address the anxiety, fear and hopelessness I was seeing on social media, and in real life. I share it for history to capture the direness of what our nation was feeling in the days leading up…2 min read2 min read
Nov 1, 2020Week 207: Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember.October 31, 2020 In the final full week heading into the election, the seeds of Trump’s bungled pandemic response came back to haunt him, with the twin challenges of record daily cases and hospitalizations in many states, along with the worst week for the stock market since March. …The List31 min readThe List31 min read
Oct 25, 2020Week 206: Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember.October 24, 2020 This week, with Election Day nearing, the coronavirus raged out of control, with a record number of new daily cases on Thursday, and then again Friday, topping 83,000. Hospitalizations also soared in many states, and the death toll started to rise. Trump meanwhile continued to hold campaign…The List29 min readThe List29 min read