There were marches held in all 50 states on Presidents Day that were protesting the cruel and unusual changes in our government that began January 20th.
There was a march in every state capital as well as most major cities and other locations. People with more fortitude than me braved very cold temperatures to try to call attention to what is going on. What was the point? Well, to me one point is that our news media is either being denied or making decisions to gloss over the fact that the current president and his bomb squad is killing our constitution and ridding our country of both a constitutional republic and a democracy. I post news on facebook and several people told me they were unaware that as a country we are siding with Russia against the countries in Europe who also held a special meeting on Monday to band together against Russia (and their new supporter the United States). I was asked to share some photos n support since most of the main stream media is afraid to cover the events. The Washington Post agreed to run the paid ad below and then withdrew the commitment. The highest paying factory in my town was closed for three weeks over the holidays for retooling. They make something for vehicles. I learned most employees were living pay check to pay check when they came to my agency for assistance. Today they laid off workers due to a parts shortage from China and Canada. I am not sure who will be left to be donors to those who are in need. The last layoff was during Covid when we were not receiving shipments from China.
I am embarrassed how little I knew about this. Thank you for sharing Miss Merry.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for signal boosting!! We need to know all this since msm won't cover it.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about the marches. This is positive news. The mainstream media is owned by billionaires, that says it all. I'm going to look up the march in St. Paul.
ReplyDeleteI will be glad for warmer weather as more of us oldies will be able to get out and lend our support.
ReplyDeleteSweetheart, I love your blog and I've come to love you as a blogging sister but our politics are totally different. I am thrilled and delighted with the things that our new president is doing. I love the new wall and the decrease in "illegal" aliens coming into our country, along with the drugs and criminals that this wall is stopping. No other countries have open borders. I love all the exposure to ridiculous spending of taxpayers money as well as money spent that is not accountable for anywhere on their books. All that and they don't even show up for work. I think the president was too good to them.
ReplyDeleteThese are just two reasons why I'm happy with our new elected president.
We'll just have to agree to disagree.
Legacy media, corporate media, western media, whatever you want to call it is just as corrupt and paid for as all politicians whether red or blue and they will always be a mouthpiece for whoever has the money. Propaganda and gaslighting has always been their modus operandi. People have been protesting the genocide in Gaza and the military occupation of Palestine for 16 months because a democratic president paid for and funded the destruction and carnage that now continue under Trumpster the Dumpster. If enough people organize in solidarity to protest the current coup, support immigrants and marginalized communities, human rights, and the end of empire, their voices will be heard loud and clear and change will be inevitable. There's a blackout on the 28th -- no spending at all. I wish people would take these actions more seriously. The United States has never been the good guy everyone wants to believe. They do not spread democracy around the world They are a militaristic, imperialist enterprise and only care about money, power, resources and land. Anyone who reads actual history will realize the truth. Sadly, most people seemingly do not wish to have the veil of deceit lifted, preferring to stay in their bubbles of comfort.
ReplyDeleteThere are way too many uninformed and under-educated people in this country who are willing to let the president and his sidekicks walk all over the constitution. The Republicans control all three branches of the government. They could make cuts the legal way, out in the light where we could see the actual proof of what they are claiming they are finding. If they get away with the illegalities of making changes they way they are doing it, it will be hard to put that genie back in the bottle. Our Democracy is worth fighting for so as hard as it is for us bloggers to use our free speech (while we still have it) we need to keep it up. Thank you Miss Merry!
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