Hi, all, and happy Friday! See above for your weekend anthem! (Sorry for excluding you, male-identifying subscribers. But I still think you’ll enjoy it.) Thanks to the reader who sent it! What an incredible week it’s been. There’s been awful news, as always, but honestly I’ve mostly been busy
It seems inflation and the economy are major issues in this campaign season. Here’s an idea:
The Dems should flood, absolutely flood, every media with the inflation numbers for countries around the world with message being that inflation is a worldwide issue for the integrated worldwide economy.
The US, and the President in particular, didn’t cause this worldwide inflation and can only do a little to help control it in the US. Biden has been doing what he can. The Dems in Congress have been doing what they can without help from the R’s which is being withheld.
It is sophistry to try to blame this on the Dems, but the Dems need to shout this out loud.
Does anyone know if you need to log in somewhere and mark Postcards For Swing States postcards “prepared” like you do for vote forward? Or do I just send on the day?
Full disclosure, I posted this in R. Hubbell's "Today's Edition" comments section, but thought I'd share it here, as well:
"I apologize for this rather personal "comment," unrelated to "Today's Edition." I just got power and internet access back after Hurricane Ian blew through my city on 9/28. What I want to share are the lessons I learned. I'm 65 years old, have lived in Florida most of my life, and Ian was not my proverbial "first rodeo," but it was, by far the worst. Personally, I am incredibly fortunate. My home came through this beast virtually unscathed. My yard of all native plants and trees is in ruins, but this is Florida, so I am confident, once the chainsaws have done their job, that the flora will rebound, if not quickly, certainly in time. The real point of this post is to share the amazing lessons in humility, generosity, and caring I have learned over the past 10 days. Neighbors I did not know came to offer me water, food, and any assistance they could. This is not a "tight knit" neighborhood. Most people tend to keep to themselves, or so that's the way I've always perceived it, and I've lived in my home 22+ years. But, in this harrowing time, several have truly stepped up to offer a much needed helping hand. I am a retired public school educator and was blessed to form close relationships with hundreds of what I have always referred to as "my kids." One of "my kids" from 30 year ago, and his wife (also a student in the same class) drove from Gainesville to bring me and 9 other of their former classmates and teachers food, water, ice, and other necessities. Another who still lives in Cape Coral, has been delivering supplies to many, including me. A dear teacher friend, who recently moved from here to N.J. has been keeping me informed when I was cut off from information as to what was going on. My god-brother mailed me a "care package" from Tallahassee. Countless offers and inquiries from former students, and colleagues have buoyed me through the darkness, heat, and despair. Today, I will be able to get online and view some of the destruction for myself. I have only heard reports of what Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, Pine Island, Matlacha, and so many of the places that are a part of my hometown look like post-Ian. I expect it will bring tears to my eyes, but it is the people for whom those areas were home that the tears should be shed. It is for those that lost loved ones, and those who lost their lives that tears should and will be shed. I am not a person of "faith," certainly not of what passes for "Christian values" in 2022, but I have my beliefs and I know that I am blessed. I am grateful, I am deeply humbled, and in many ways, I'm forever changed. And for this "old dog," that's quite the accomplishment. Please keep the people of SW Florida in your thoughts and prayers (and in this circumstance those are appropriate, unlike the offers given after mass shootings by certain politicians...but I digress, my apologies). Let us not forget those in Puerto Rico, Alaska, and other places affected recently by natural disasters, but the sad truth is that SW FL will never be quite the same and it will take years for any sense of "normal" to be restored. Thank you for indulging this personal "comment." "
are you totally sold on just letters to voters? We've been doing postcards to voters with several different groups. My favorite at the moment is Activate America, although we've written many for Postcards to Swing states, and some for Civics Center.
It seems inflation and the economy are major issues in this campaign season. Here’s an idea:
The Dems should flood, absolutely flood, every media with the inflation numbers for countries around the world with message being that inflation is a worldwide issue for the integrated worldwide economy.
The US, and the President in particular, didn’t cause this worldwide inflation and can only do a little to help control it in the US. Biden has been doing what he can. The Dems in Congress have been doing what they can without help from the R’s which is being withheld.
It is sophistry to try to blame this on the Dems, but the Dems need to shout this out loud.
Does anyone know if you need to log in somewhere and mark Postcards For Swing States postcards “prepared” like you do for vote forward? Or do I just send on the day?
Full disclosure, I posted this in R. Hubbell's "Today's Edition" comments section, but thought I'd share it here, as well:
"I apologize for this rather personal "comment," unrelated to "Today's Edition." I just got power and internet access back after Hurricane Ian blew through my city on 9/28. What I want to share are the lessons I learned. I'm 65 years old, have lived in Florida most of my life, and Ian was not my proverbial "first rodeo," but it was, by far the worst. Personally, I am incredibly fortunate. My home came through this beast virtually unscathed. My yard of all native plants and trees is in ruins, but this is Florida, so I am confident, once the chainsaws have done their job, that the flora will rebound, if not quickly, certainly in time. The real point of this post is to share the amazing lessons in humility, generosity, and caring I have learned over the past 10 days. Neighbors I did not know came to offer me water, food, and any assistance they could. This is not a "tight knit" neighborhood. Most people tend to keep to themselves, or so that's the way I've always perceived it, and I've lived in my home 22+ years. But, in this harrowing time, several have truly stepped up to offer a much needed helping hand. I am a retired public school educator and was blessed to form close relationships with hundreds of what I have always referred to as "my kids." One of "my kids" from 30 year ago, and his wife (also a student in the same class) drove from Gainesville to bring me and 9 other of their former classmates and teachers food, water, ice, and other necessities. Another who still lives in Cape Coral, has been delivering supplies to many, including me. A dear teacher friend, who recently moved from here to N.J. has been keeping me informed when I was cut off from information as to what was going on. My god-brother mailed me a "care package" from Tallahassee. Countless offers and inquiries from former students, and colleagues have buoyed me through the darkness, heat, and despair. Today, I will be able to get online and view some of the destruction for myself. I have only heard reports of what Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, Pine Island, Matlacha, and so many of the places that are a part of my hometown look like post-Ian. I expect it will bring tears to my eyes, but it is the people for whom those areas were home that the tears should be shed. It is for those that lost loved ones, and those who lost their lives that tears should and will be shed. I am not a person of "faith," certainly not of what passes for "Christian values" in 2022, but I have my beliefs and I know that I am blessed. I am grateful, I am deeply humbled, and in many ways, I'm forever changed. And for this "old dog," that's quite the accomplishment. Please keep the people of SW Florida in your thoughts and prayers (and in this circumstance those are appropriate, unlike the offers given after mass shootings by certain politicians...but I digress, my apologies). Let us not forget those in Puerto Rico, Alaska, and other places affected recently by natural disasters, but the sad truth is that SW FL will never be quite the same and it will take years for any sense of "normal" to be restored. Thank you for indulging this personal "comment." "
are you totally sold on just letters to voters? We've been doing postcards to voters with several different groups. My favorite at the moment is Activate America, although we've written many for Postcards to Swing states, and some for Civics Center.
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