I belong to the Unitarian Universalist fellowship. We are forming committees to help at risk communities. Food for unhoused, toys & food for migrant communities, people to write letters to editors, call congress, march in MLK Jr. parade, driving people to last remaining clinic in my area for reproductive care. Speaking out at school board meetings against Moms for Liberty, attending NAACP local meetings. Donations for local free medical clinic None of these actions are permanent solutions. But we are looking out for the vulnerable in our community. It’s better than hiding at home in the fetal position with grief crushing you. I live in Florida: one of the worst states to be liberal. We have to stick together to survive.
Yeah, too bad the "Lord" isn't a real person. According to the Council of Nicea, the Jesus character was man-made in (approx) 312-325 of the CE (Common Era). But I get that your version of this fairytale character is this empathic, people-loving, and altruistic person. Just remember, that's all he is. At the same time, for now, this is a free country, and you can believe in these things and not be persecuted, which is not what I'm trying to do. Have an enlightened day. :-)
Let's hope the day doesn't come when we become myth fodder by some fascist leader. It happened in 1939 - 1945, when the Reich used those that were different: (Jews, Gypsies, Catholics, the handicapped, etc.), to promote nationalism. It was not only 6 million Jews that were killed, but another 2 million OTHERS. Freedom to worship, or not, as we please seems to always be at some risk.
EXACTLY!! Daughter of Holocaust victims here. My maternal grandparents were gassed in 1942 at the camp known as Chelmno. They were in a van with 9 others. And let’s remind people that Henry Ford was a huge admirer of Hitler and provided his regime with cars and machinery parts. That bastard couldn’t have died quick enough!
Jerry, essentially I agree with you. But do you have to refer to people's beliefs with insults? Calling Jesus a "fairytale character" is unnecessary. For the record, I'm not a Christian, but I like the idea of peace on Earth.
There are folks on Bluesky trying to organize a boycott of Media, Social Media, and spending to hand Donnie Dipshit hugely low ratings and telling corporate America that caving to this dumpster fire is not going to help their profits. Read the posts, get involved, and disappear on Jan 20th.
The networks are not "PR companies": the writers of this piece do not seem to know what the public relations business is. I can recall occasionally seeing military recruitment ads on TV, but nothing else that looks like an ad for the government, and those ads are hardly on a large enough scale to make an impact on the bottom line.
doncon will flip his dead ferret lid if inauguration TV viewing is low or nil, & crowd size is as miniscule. Major narcissistic injury. I read more DC Sens + Reps are not attending his inauguration 🔥🔥🔥
Am boycotting spending beginning Jan 20 by major stocking up now on as much as possible. Someone even bought a set of tires now to rob convict economy of $.
Yup, the NYT gets by on puzzles, games, and recipe section, which so many among us still subscribe to, in spite of there being many free sites available.
Also join your local Democratic Club. I attended a women’s lunch this past weekend. There were about 150 people there (as usual, mostly older women). Specific goals were set to educate people & to attract youth.
Thank-you for your service to our country in its time of great need.When you think about it, older women are a giant part of the resistance and this continues to amaze me.Thanks are in order to the older women who tirelessly support and defend our democracy along with all of the others aiding this effort.
But not really amazing to me. I’m 79. When I grew up, women could not get loans in their own name, or get a credit card (as those came along) or buy a car without Daddy’s or Hubby’s permission. Don’t even talk about buying a house or any other property. There was no birth control, no legal abortion (oh but hey, I know this guy who knows someone who can fix this for you…) and the list goes on. We older women KNOW what is coming down the road, and it is a major SUCK. “I have to stay married to him because how could I support myself and the two kids without some money from him? And if I were to even go out on a date he’d try to get the kids taken away because of my “moral turpitude”, while he’s shaking up with some new bimbo every month.” “Well, sometimes men just gotta hit a gal, and we just have to take it.” (I was actually told this by someone I supervised; I was almost dizzy with rage. At him. At “society”.) We older women are watching women today being moved into a line and told to march over the cliff “for our own good”, or because “it’s the Lord’s will” or “this is how to ‘get’ or ‘keep’ a man, as if they were some elusive prey.
Call your Senators to challenge Trump’s right to hold any government office position! Lisa It reads:no person who has taken an oath as an officer of the United States can hold office if they “have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof”.
Could be. BUT I’m so fuckin pissed at all these IDIOTS who voted for a FUCKING LYING CRIMINAL. And the HISPANICS WHO DID -WTF IS THAT??? He fucked then over, then threatened to deport them - THEY FUCKING VOTED FOR THAT LYING JACKASS??? I’m done. I want out of here.
You know NOTHING about me and self care. I spent 12 FUCKING YEARS in hospitals trying NOT to die. What’d I get??? Just POOR POOR POOR. LOST ALL MY ASSETS. You know NOTHING ABOUT me. So do NOT tell me what to do. FUCKIN A
HOW?! I feel very much alone!!! WTAF
I belong to the Unitarian Universalist fellowship. We are forming committees to help at risk communities. Food for unhoused, toys & food for migrant communities, people to write letters to editors, call congress, march in MLK Jr. parade, driving people to last remaining clinic in my area for reproductive care. Speaking out at school board meetings against Moms for Liberty, attending NAACP local meetings. Donations for local free medical clinic None of these actions are permanent solutions. But we are looking out for the vulnerable in our community. It’s better than hiding at home in the fetal position with grief crushing you. I live in Florida: one of the worst states to be liberal. We have to stick together to survive.
Lisa all these actions add up and show the way for others. Keep up the good work
You're doing the actual Lord's work.
sans the Lord - I dig the UU people, adopting how religion should work but not hung up on the silly myths
Yeah, too bad the "Lord" isn't a real person. According to the Council of Nicea, the Jesus character was man-made in (approx) 312-325 of the CE (Common Era). But I get that your version of this fairytale character is this empathic, people-loving, and altruistic person. Just remember, that's all he is. At the same time, for now, this is a free country, and you can believe in these things and not be persecuted, which is not what I'm trying to do. Have an enlightened day. :-)
Let's hope the day doesn't come when we become myth fodder by some fascist leader. It happened in 1939 - 1945, when the Reich used those that were different: (Jews, Gypsies, Catholics, the handicapped, etc.), to promote nationalism. It was not only 6 million Jews that were killed, but another 2 million OTHERS. Freedom to worship, or not, as we please seems to always be at some risk.
EXACTLY!! Daughter of Holocaust victims here. My maternal grandparents were gassed in 1942 at the camp known as Chelmno. They were in a van with 9 others. And let’s remind people that Henry Ford was a huge admirer of Hitler and provided his regime with cars and machinery parts. That bastard couldn’t have died quick enough!
I believe it was 6 million others, not just 2 million others.
Jerry, essentially I agree with you. But do you have to refer to people's beliefs with insults? Calling Jesus a "fairytale character" is unnecessary. For the record, I'm not a Christian, but I like the idea of peace on Earth.
There are folks on Bluesky trying to organize a boycott of Media, Social Media, and spending to hand Donnie Dipshit hugely low ratings and telling corporate America that caving to this dumpster fire is not going to help their profits. Read the posts, get involved, and disappear on Jan 20th.
That is useless. Newspapers and media companies no longer depend much on subscriptions for revenue. They have diversified.
https://empirediaries.com/2023/11/19/how-news-media-makes-money/
They do depend on *views*: if those disappear, so do the ad revenues.
I only read the writers I believe in. I cancelled all MSM months ago. I can't even watch Maddow and Lawrence any more because that supports MSM.
Not necessarily. The federal government pours money into the TV networks so that they don’t collapse no matter how few views they get.
Where do you get that idea??? There is a minor subsidy to PBS although it barely keeps that network alive. There is no subsidy to any of the others.
I read it. The US government spends millions on advertising every year.
I have never seen an ad for the US government on any network. I am still puzzled about what you are referring to.
https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/27883/does-the-us-government-fund-the-media
The networks are not "PR companies": the writers of this piece do not seem to know what the public relations business is. I can recall occasionally seeing military recruitment ads on TV, but nothing else that looks like an ad for the government, and those ads are hardly on a large enough scale to make an impact on the bottom line.
doncon will flip his dead ferret lid if inauguration TV viewing is low or nil, & crowd size is as miniscule. Major narcissistic injury. I read more DC Sens + Reps are not attending his inauguration 🔥🔥🔥
Am boycotting spending beginning Jan 20 by major stocking up now on as much as possible. Someone even bought a set of tires now to rob convict economy of $.
Yup, the NYT gets by on puzzles, games, and recipe section, which so many among us still subscribe to, in spite of there being many free sites available.
I've cancelled my WaPo subscription, but please don't ask me to give up the NYT crossword!!! There are limits to what a person can resist. 😁
And that is how they keep going. But we all have our guilty pleasures. Mine is Amazon.
Where is that on bluesky? I want to join them!
Where? Do you have a site you can lead us too?
Lisa, the UUSF has been a reliable group for decades. I was raised in it and the minister of our teenage youth group married me. You can't go wrong.
Good for you Lisa. 💙💙
Absolutely brilliant, Lisa! Many kudos to you.
Also join your local Democratic Club. I attended a women’s lunch this past weekend. There were about 150 people there (as usual, mostly older women). Specific goals were set to educate people & to attract youth.
Thank-you for your service to our country in its time of great need.When you think about it, older women are a giant part of the resistance and this continues to amaze me.Thanks are in order to the older women who tirelessly support and defend our democracy along with all of the others aiding this effort.
Amazing isn't it.
But not really amazing to me. I’m 79. When I grew up, women could not get loans in their own name, or get a credit card (as those came along) or buy a car without Daddy’s or Hubby’s permission. Don’t even talk about buying a house or any other property. There was no birth control, no legal abortion (oh but hey, I know this guy who knows someone who can fix this for you…) and the list goes on. We older women KNOW what is coming down the road, and it is a major SUCK. “I have to stay married to him because how could I support myself and the two kids without some money from him? And if I were to even go out on a date he’d try to get the kids taken away because of my “moral turpitude”, while he’s shaking up with some new bimbo every month.” “Well, sometimes men just gotta hit a gal, and we just have to take it.” (I was actually told this by someone I supervised; I was almost dizzy with rage. At him. At “society”.) We older women are watching women today being moved into a line and told to march over the cliff “for our own good”, or because “it’s the Lord’s will” or “this is how to ‘get’ or ‘keep’ a man, as if they were some elusive prey.
Sorry, rant [off].
My mother bought a house in 1967. She was a widow. She got an FHA loan.
Call your Senators to challenge Trump’s right to hold any government office position! Lisa It reads:no person who has taken an oath as an officer of the United States can hold office if they “have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof”.
Dana, perhaps take a break from Subs & news. I did for 3 days, & feel much more normal. Self care is critical.🌿
Could be. BUT I’m so fuckin pissed at all these IDIOTS who voted for a FUCKING LYING CRIMINAL. And the HISPANICS WHO DID -WTF IS THAT??? He fucked then over, then threatened to deport them - THEY FUCKING VOTED FOR THAT LYING JACKASS??? I’m done. I want out of here.
You know NOTHING about me and self care. I spent 12 FUCKING YEARS in hospitals trying NOT to die. What’d I get??? Just POOR POOR POOR. LOST ALL MY ASSETS. You know NOTHING ABOUT me. So do NOT tell me what to do. FUCKIN A