Arguments about gender, identity, and children trigger emotional responses... Debt-to-GDP ratios and corporate tax rates do not. The culture war wins the attention battle which is exactly why it’s deployed when there’s something fiscal to hide. maryincharlotte.substack.com/p/look-over-...

Heather Cox Richardson documents what’s happening in real time. My series is about why this keeps working, and what’s happening to our money while it does. Read both. bsky.app/profile/hcri...

March 23, 2026

Where is our money actually going—and who benefits? I started pulling the thread and the numbers got loud. Series intro: maryincharlotte.substack.com/p/follow-the...

New series: FOLLOW THE MONEY This isn't left or right. It's math and accountability. Introduction drops today. Part 1 on Thursday. open.substack.com/pub/maryinch...

Don't Lose Heart: A Blueprint for Staying in the Fight open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

What Happens if 21 Million People Apply for Birth Certificates at Once? The answer is: the system breaks, by design. And that's precisely the point.

1 million seconds ago = 11 days ago. 1 billion seconds ago = 1995. Million and billion may sound the same. Completely different universe.

Day 9 of the Iran war. Six service members dead. Oil over $100/barrel. DHS workers missing paychecks. And House Republicans are being pampered at Trump's Doral golf resort, putting money in the President's pocket while they plan his agenda in the Donald J. Trump Ballroom.

Trump bans Chinese drones from the Pentagon — wiping out 70% of the supply chain. Then his sons Eric and Don Jr. invest in Powerus, a drone startup now competing for those exact Pentagon contracts. They created the gap, then positioned themselves to profit from it. This is corruption, not commerce.

A commander-in-chief stood before soldiers who died at his orders — wearing a "USA" cap that is his movement's branded merchandise — and never removed it. That's not a fashion choice. That's a moral statement.

I'm a college graduate, lifelong professional, suburban voter. Registered Republican since my first election. Voted Democrat almost every time. I have an idea that I think could actually change things. 🧵