Jess thanks for the great information to help get us moving forward, after the daily onslaught of negative ideas flowing from this administration. I’m signing up to help Virginia. I know you have a lot on your plate and hope things swing in your direction.
Know that all us kitty parents grieve with you. My message is resist and hold fast! July 1st there will be protests at Home Depot’s nationwide supporting our immigrant families. By families I mean those not related by blood but by humanity. The hardworking people who do the jobs Americans won’t do to keep our homes being built and food on our tables.
I don't know how to upload a photo here. Moments before I read today's post, my son sent me an image of a lamp post in Somerville, MA with a hand-painted flower pot of a flower and the legend, "Make room for joy." Yeah. Still. Even now. Hang in there, Water Carrier.
Lovely story about the image from your son, and the timing of receiving it. As sweet is your kind gesture toward Jess, and the fitting image and choice words, that she is, indeed, a "Water Carrier." Beautifully put, and how true. Thank you, Tom.
I'm so sorry Walter hasn't yet returned to you and my heart aches for you in this... and yet you show up for us every day!! You are amazing, truly! I did all my homework today and I don't know if I could have mustered the energy to make the calls and send the faxes without you. If you can show up for us with the heart break and worry of missing a beloved fur baby, the least I can do is make my calls for the day!! Thank you.
Jess, I am sending you love and care and compassion; I wish I could bring you dinner. Instead, I called both my feckless Senators and was polite, but not nearly as nice as I usually am to their aides who answered the phones. To everyone else reading this…we are in this together.
I love me some Jess! We remain abused by this lawless administration and their goonish Brownshirts. Led by a psychopathic neo-fascist, they are in chaos. This weekend we face the Big Beautiful Bill in Congress. Right now, we must let each of our representatives and senators know we stand strongly opposed to a vote for this bill (in any of its forms with the 2017 tax cut). Call them now. Let them know that you will not ever get over it if they vote for the bill. Why? Because Mitch McConnell said “They will get over it.” The audacity.
I agree Carl. I call each of my representatives and write to them every week as well as my Senators. They all happen to be MAGA Republicans, so they're probably not very happy that I'm paying attention to what's going on and call them out on each and every thing they're doing but I do. I just called my representative in the House and told how ashamed I am that she didn't vote for Trump's Impeachment. I keep telling her that since she's a first time House member this may be her only term because she's not voting the way that she should. I also called and wrote to all of the ones still supporting Senator Mike Lee's public land sale, which he is trying to say is for housing but it isn't. All those acreage all across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, and Washington, are public lands set aside for public recreation, beauty, peace, and tranquility. And he wants to let corporations buy them for drilling, fracking, etc. destroying them forever. If your Senators are in Idaho and Montana, please reach out to them and let's get this land sale stopped. Thank you.
Jess, you always know what to say. We have a series of devastating setbacks and lawlessness enabled by the Supreme Court, but we always knew we would have to save ourselves. We have no choice but to be resilient, persistent, joyful, hopeful and ground ourselves through action. Sending you so much love and so grateful for everything that you do!
Hi Jessica - thanks for helping us all hang in there together. I remember being part of the "No King" sign on the beach in San Francisco last week and the joy of being with my people. Your column is like that, plus no windchill.
And to all of you - thank you for what you are doing as well.
Jeanie P. Thank you Jessica for being present in this fight every day. Just reading your words about being in this together give me a lift. If we don't show up, the darkness wins.
Jess, I am so sorry about your beloved cat, and I'm sending good thoughts that he comes home. (We had a similar situation, and we found our Hal after several days when we ventured a little farther from home to call for him.) Thank you for your encouraging words despite all the grimness that we're facing under this Evil Empire.
Your uplifting introduction is just what we need! Yes, dark forces have accomplished several of their project plans to take away our rights and skirt the rule of law; but we must persist to resist! Onward For The People!
Our feelings aren’t what determine the future, our actions are. More powerful words never written.
And so sorry about your cat. Fingers crossed it still shows up 💖
Thanks, Jenny!
Dear Ones, I urge you to make time to watch How Women Will Defeat Authoritarianism with Prof Erica Chenoweth here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS0Dd-0Smf4
May it nourish you.
Ooh can't wait. They're amazing.
This was great. I was on this zoom last night. First time I heard Prof Chenoweth speak live. I think the toolkit came in my inbox today.
Here’s the toolkit mentioned
https://redwine.blue/change-the-world-guide/?utm_campaign=Event-Build&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=®ion=National&oa_audience=&oa_medium=email&oa_source=email&oa_content=&oa_campaigntype=Event-Build&emci=1eb8d96d-d652-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=8b342997-6a53-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=457978
Yes! This was excellent ... hope everyone watches. Thanks for posting the link.
Jess thanks for the great information to help get us moving forward, after the daily onslaught of negative ideas flowing from this administration. I’m signing up to help Virginia. I know you have a lot on your plate and hope things swing in your direction.
Thanks, Kathleen!
Know that all us kitty parents grieve with you. My message is resist and hold fast! July 1st there will be protests at Home Depot’s nationwide supporting our immigrant families. By families I mean those not related by blood but by humanity. The hardworking people who do the jobs Americans won’t do to keep our homes being built and food on our tables.
I'm going to a Home Dept protest tonight!
I don't know how to upload a photo here. Moments before I read today's post, my son sent me an image of a lamp post in Somerville, MA with a hand-painted flower pot of a flower and the legend, "Make room for joy." Yeah. Still. Even now. Hang in there, Water Carrier.
LOVE that and sadly you can't upload photos in the comments. Not sure why.
Lovely story about the image from your son, and the timing of receiving it. As sweet is your kind gesture toward Jess, and the fitting image and choice words, that she is, indeed, a "Water Carrier." Beautifully put, and how true. Thank you, Tom.
I'm so sorry Walter hasn't yet returned to you and my heart aches for you in this... and yet you show up for us every day!! You are amazing, truly! I did all my homework today and I don't know if I could have mustered the energy to make the calls and send the faxes without you. If you can show up for us with the heart break and worry of missing a beloved fur baby, the least I can do is make my calls for the day!! Thank you.
That's so kind of you, Patti.
Jess, I am sending you love and care and compassion; I wish I could bring you dinner. Instead, I called both my feckless Senators and was polite, but not nearly as nice as I usually am to their aides who answered the phones. To everyone else reading this…we are in this together.
We sure are. Thanks, Mindy!
I love me some Jess! We remain abused by this lawless administration and their goonish Brownshirts. Led by a psychopathic neo-fascist, they are in chaos. This weekend we face the Big Beautiful Bill in Congress. Right now, we must let each of our representatives and senators know we stand strongly opposed to a vote for this bill (in any of its forms with the 2017 tax cut). Call them now. Let them know that you will not ever get over it if they vote for the bill. Why? Because Mitch McConnell said “They will get over it.” The audacity.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/big-beautiful-bull?r=3m1bs
I agree Carl. I call each of my representatives and write to them every week as well as my Senators. They all happen to be MAGA Republicans, so they're probably not very happy that I'm paying attention to what's going on and call them out on each and every thing they're doing but I do. I just called my representative in the House and told how ashamed I am that she didn't vote for Trump's Impeachment. I keep telling her that since she's a first time House member this may be her only term because she's not voting the way that she should. I also called and wrote to all of the ones still supporting Senator Mike Lee's public land sale, which he is trying to say is for housing but it isn't. All those acreage all across Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, and Washington, are public lands set aside for public recreation, beauty, peace, and tranquility. And he wants to let corporations buy them for drilling, fracking, etc. destroying them forever. If your Senators are in Idaho and Montana, please reach out to them and let's get this land sale stopped. Thank you.
Jess, you always know what to say. We have a series of devastating setbacks and lawlessness enabled by the Supreme Court, but we always knew we would have to save ourselves. We have no choice but to be resilient, persistent, joyful, hopeful and ground ourselves through action. Sending you so much love and so grateful for everything that you do!
Hi Jessica - thanks for helping us all hang in there together. I remember being part of the "No King" sign on the beach in San Francisco last week and the joy of being with my people. Your column is like that, plus no windchill.
And to all of you - thank you for what you are doing as well.
That was an extraordinary photo!
Finally. Rally for the Port community in San Pedro, California. Tomorrow. Saturday, June 28. Noon - 1:30pm. Harbor Blvd. Between 3rd and 6th Streets.
https://youtu.be/B4sCRtqDDK4
Jeanie P. Thank you Jessica for being present in this fight every day. Just reading your words about being in this together give me a lift. If we don't show up, the darkness wins.
Good article, it’s very interesting 🤨, and very informative. Thank you 🙏.
Jess, I am so sorry about your beloved cat, and I'm sending good thoughts that he comes home. (We had a similar situation, and we found our Hal after several days when we ventured a little farther from home to call for him.) Thank you for your encouraging words despite all the grimness that we're facing under this Evil Empire.
It was very interesting. Thank you for your work.
Your uplifting introduction is just what we need! Yes, dark forces have accomplished several of their project plans to take away our rights and skirt the rule of law; but we must persist to resist! Onward For The People!