Gardening from the Inside-Out These days, we need every strategy available to stay grounded by cultivating kindness and compassion for ourselves and each other. Deepening the interconnections with self, community, and the natural world can help transcend the current polycrises. My next series of…

Quote for the day, from John A. Powell’s book, “The Power of Bridging:” “We cannot know how life will treat us, but the best chance at having an impact is not to control the unknown, but to engage in the possibilities. We are not helpless, especially if we can act and cocreate together.”

“What we choose to see is the resistance!” open.substack.com/pub/animamun...

Finally. This weekend in Berkeley. Tesla on 4th street, and here! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

I'm calling for an investigation into whether President Trump manipulated the market to benefit his Wall Street donors—all while working people and small businesses paid the price. Did Trump help insiders cash in on his tariff flip-flopping? It sure looks like corruption.

“Why’s this happening? Easy. Elon bet the farm on Trump, “Tesla’s not just a car anymore; it’s a lightning rod. Every dollar spent on it feels like a vote for Elon’s dystopian bromance with Trump, and folks are done.” open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

Chris Murphy is a hero. This is the truth. We are going to have to get engaged in preserving Democracy now-before the mid terms, or we may not have them… We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy

Mass (national) action next weekend!! handsoff2025.com

Don’t drink and text.

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

Follow the money and see where it goes. Nothing like buying our Congress. Musk has made the maximum allowable donation to members of Congress who support impeaching federal judges who are impeding actions taken by Trump.

they look at russia — a stagnant backwater — with envy

Trump issued an executive order invoking a wartime law the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—a little-known law—would allow the government to deport without due process.

The U.S. government spent $710 billion in Trump’s first month, an increase from the same period a year prior. Cost-cutting efforts are ineffective, and job losses are occurring without clear justification.

Starts today!

THIS! IS SO GREAT! I MEAN SIERRA CLUB AND JAPANESE CITIZENS LEAGUE, TOGETHER AT LAST, TO TROUNCE MUSK. IT'S A GLORIOUS LAWSUIT WITH BOLD LANGUAGE.....

“Now is the time to question everything!” open.substack.com/pub/whogives...

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

Great essay not just on #takedowntesla but how it's working and how it exemplifies direct action (Waging Nonviolence is always worth checking out):

#TeslaTakeDown tomorrow at noon, nationally! Show up at Tesla showrooms and make your voices heard! (4th street, Berkeley!)

So this confirmation was the one that has me most worried. And now its real. JD casts the tie breaking vote. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Please check out my latest blog, "Cultivating Humanity" - cultivating the good within us, and actively sharing it with the world!