Another great letter from our favorite historian, Heather Cox Richardson. I feel that I learn so much daily reading her letters. I agree, no Kings for the USA!

From Heather: Such a high turnout means businesses and institutions that thought they must cater to the administration to appeal to a majority of Americans will be forced to recalculate. And the protests showed that Americans care fervently about democracy. #Democracy

My across-the-street neighbor struggled to stake her flag. I ran over to see if I could help. I’ve never met her other than waving. We introduced either other and she told me how important it was for her to get that flag outside for tomorrow. True love of country looks like these “little” acts.

A quote: Applying the tools of their craft to the U.S., they assess that the nation is “on a trajectory toward competitive authoritarianism: a system in which elections, courts, and other democratic institutions persist in form but are systematically manipulated to entrench executive control.”

October 14, 2025

"The administration is getting rid of the building built to house the Social Security Administration... while Trump contemplates building a triumphal arch, carving MAGA ideology into the nation’s capital in stone."

REMINDER: It's now 266 days since Trump was sworn in but he has still NOT released the complete Jeffrey Epstein file. What is Trump hiding?

From the letter: The Columbus Day holiday began in the 1920s, when a resurgent Ku Klux Klan tried to create a lily-white country by attacking not just Black Americans, but also immigrants, Jews, and Catholics.

My newsletter tomorrow is called “They Are Us. We Are Them.” In it, I invite us to ponder the concept of “foreigner” through the lens of Luke 17:11-19 and how God consistently calls us to be in solidarity with all who the world considers “foreign.” Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile

"A second Republican governor, Phil Scott of Vermont, opposed the administration’s deployment of federalized National Guard troops... “I don’t think our guard should be used against our own people..... “Unless, of course, there’s an insurrection, much like we saw January 6 a few years ago.”

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

From the letter: This is the time for leaders on both sides of the aisle to speak out against this blatant perversion of our system of justice. #TrumpRegime

Just 'cause it has to be said every now and then. GOP Senators and Representatives are obviously okay with...everything...that's happening.

I find reflections in the water fascinating. Who's with me? #Trails #Nature #Photography

The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.” People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave. apnews.com/article/myan...

From the letter: Today in an interview with CNN, Miller went further, claiming that the president has “plenary authority,” that is, complete, unchecked power....... where true power rests in a society is central to the philosophy of Carl Schmitt, a German political scientist who joined the Nazis.

From the letter: This is Phase One of the Republican campaign to force Americans to work into old age to access their earned Social Security benefits, and represents the largest cut to disability insurance in American history. #SocialSecurity ##TrumpRegime

He's sick

It's a great day to get out and touch nature. Well, every day is! #Nature #Photography #Trails

Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.

He's sure not wrong!

This!

Compassion isn’t a weakness. Empathy isn’t a sin. Cruelty isn’t a strength. Vengeance isn’t a virtue. “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness." -Isaiah 5:20

The trump regime just keeps rolling along....

ACCURATE AF.

Total insanity

Pete Hegseth is a jackass that has no clue what women are capable of.

Hegseth: "For too long we've promoted too many uniformed leaders for the wrong reasons -- based on their race, gender quotas, historic so-called 'firsts'...we've weeded out so-called 'toxic leaders' under guise of double blind psychology assessments. We became the 'woke department.' But not anymore"

September 27, 2025

From today's letter: In it, Kimmel said: “This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.” He called the administration’s attempt to take him off the air “un-American.”

Escalator-gate. Release the Epstein files!

September 22, 2025

Find your peace. #nature #trails #photography

You know times are scary when I agree with Tucker Carlson and Karl Rove on anything.

They are so weak they have to resort to silencing you. Do not be quiet… they have no power, and the weak little boy Donald withers when challenged every time

Per the NYT. A massive level of corruption, beyond anything we’ve ever seen. Trumps get rich, their cronies get special deals, jeopardizing our security.

We have been blessed with 6 years of insightful and informative letters by a true American. An excerpt from today's letter: "While we have never been perfect, our democracy is a far better option than the autocratic oligarchy Trump is imposing on us.”

AG Pam Bondi now vows to prosecute people for "hate speech"--which she will define. Hate speech has long been protected by the First Amendment. But Bondi will weaponize Charlie Kirk's murder to silence all critics of Trump. That is 100% where this is heading. We are in the world of fascism.

I continue to be amazed at the absolute lack of courage

If you have a working heart, these days are hazardous to your health. Don't let the cruelty around you rob you of your compassion. Take care of yourself and those around you. Fight to stay human despite the inhumanity so many are choosing. Love, for the win...

September 14, 2025

Same guy who lied that immigrants were eating pets. Actual statistics show he's lying here, too.

September 13, 2025