One small thing you can do *right now* — donate $5, $10, $50, whatever you're able — to this rent fund for South Minneapolis daycare workers whose families are sheltering in place. Can we raise $5k today?? Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share? givebutter.com/Rbpl0z

If folks want to donate. The synagogue is historic - it was bombed by the KKK in 1967 for its civil rights activism. It is the only synagogue in Jackson and is in a majority Black community. Two of its torahs were destroyed along with its whole library. checkout.square.site/merchant/P9T...

April 5th at Noon State Capitol Building Jackson, Mississippi at the South Steps. Join us in a peaceful protest to say HANDS OFF!!! and RECLAIM our democracy. Food Drive!!! Corruption Destroys. Community Builds. Share far and wide. #50501 #50501mississippi #SaveDemocracy

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

These three horsemen of the MAGA-tech-bro apocalypse are in the position of penthouse dwellers who think their top floor apartment doesn't rest on all the floors underneath... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-one-knows...

there’s no way to say this without sounding like a bowl of extra useless crunchy granola i realize that but my god is it ever important to turn that panic energy into caring-for-your-communities energy

Moon + Venus, 2/1/2025

This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

I don't WANT to preach this morning -- JD Vance is not a serious person, he lacks the intellectual chops to do this kind of work, so rewarding his thirst with response is undignified -- but the Spirit demands at least a brief bit of sermonizing

I know you hate this advice. I know you hear it all the time, but for gods sake you need to be calling your congressperson. Now. Today. If you have a GOP representative, you need to call and ask if they approve of stripping congress of its constitutional authority. If they like being powerless.

#StDistaffsDay (also k/as Rock or Roc Day) follows the Feast of the Epiphany (6th January). Traditionally, it was the day when women would return to their household chores after the Twelve Days of Christmas. The Distaff or Roc was used for spinning and symbolic of medieval women's work.

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The most valiant way to complain is to create – the story of William Blake, born on this day in 1757, and the courage of the unexampled

Trying to be consistent with this Substack thing and write weekly. Thanksgiving and the upcoming MS Supreme Court run-off are on my mind. It's a super important race. Please take a minute to read and share if you can: open.substack.com/pub/sumatith...

How do you swallow grief? #grieving.

A few recent nature photos

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If you’re feeling overwhelmed by everything right now, reading this is a good place to start.