He's really not worth it. We need to stand up to false dictator. Make it clear that is not what we stand for as a country. I couldn't go but I called my member of congress and my Senators and let them know. Though I'm in Indiana, and they are Republican. I still called. I recommend people do that who can't attend the protests.
Trump is grifting off his tax payer funded Dictator Parade. If you could believe it Trump sent out an email with the subject line, quote, ”Please help me before my military parade’”
Veterans should be Disgusted with trump. A Five time Draft Dodging Coward is getting his Parade. He wants to be a Russian or Chinese Dictator and show the World what a Badass he is. His only motive for this spectacle is to send aerial images of it around the world 🤦♀️
How can any Vet support this BS?
Trump’s not a real president. He’s just a wannabe dictator and reality TV show publicity hound.
I am still convinced that the selection of new “leadership” choices Trump announced one after another in the
first days of this miserable “presidency” was an intentional smokescreen to keep the media, his followers, those of us who despise him and those that are trying to ignore our current reality hoping it’s not as bad as it seems ( it is!!) to keep everyone preoccupied by the inept behavior of the appointees, the ignorance they show for the very jobs they are to lead, and the growing willingness to lie, shift their opinions and gaslight all of us! So, why the smokescreen? The distractions? The almost comedic stupidity?? The President is melting like the wicked witch in full view! Now what? Who’s behind the screen pulling levers? Who is really in charge of our future?
"Submit" button didnt work when I tried to contact admin. I don't have app loaded for substack. Maybe someone who does have the app loaded can report this strange urgent whats app contact message.
I got multiple of same message as you did from Ingrid Chapas.
After looking at her substack I decided it would not be safe to reply to her. You may find it prudent to reboot since you did reply to her or run a security scan asap!
Like you, an epileptic, walking with a cane I am not able to go as I do not drive. I want to go though. Thank you Mary! I am in this fight any way I can!!
Thank you, Mary. I feel sad for the loss of the 2 Minnesota Democrats and their spouses who were shot. I listened to Mr. Walz' podcast. ❤️ It didn't have to come to this.
from what I saw earlier, the woman killed was the only democrat to vote against a bill that would have funded free health care for illegal aliens. So, I find it more likely that she was killed because the murder felt she wasn't ideologically pure and/or she wasn't doing enough to protect them.
I saw that either this morning or late yesterday. From what I was just reading now, it does look like that is a more likely reason. While I vehemently oppose abortion because of my Christian values, what this guy did is unacceptable and evil. There is no justification for this kind of behavior, especially in a civilized society.
He is a man so lacking in those virtues most evolved humans aspire to possess that one is almost driven to despair. It isn’t that he doesn’t rise to the challenge -he can’t rise to the challenge because he doesn’t know the challenge exists.
Thank you for all you've done, will continue to do, Mary. We need truth tellers now more than ever. We’ll get through this terrible time in our history, but there’s a lot of hard work to be done. I hope you continue to show us the way. No kings. Not now. Not ever. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you for this fierce and clear-eyed truth-telling. As someone trained in economics, I want to briefly underscore a myth that continues to distort public perception—especially in moments like this when spectacle tries to pass for substance.
The myth: Republicans are better stewards of the U.S. economy.
The reality: The economy performs significantly better under Democratic presidents. Here are the facts, drawn from multiple postwar analyses:
Real GDP growth (1947–2020)
– Democrats: 4.0% average annual growth
– Republicans: 2.6% average annual growth
Job creation (1949–2020)
– Democrats: 2.5 million jobs/year on average
– Republicans: 1.2 million jobs/year on average
Stock market performance (S&P 500 total return)
– Democrats: 10.6% annually
– Republicans: 4.8% annually
Unemployment rate change during presidencies
– Democrats: Net decrease in unemployment
– Republicans: Net increase on average
And here’s what often gets missed:
These results are not immediate. Large-scale public investments—like infrastructure, education, health, and social programs—typically take 4–6 years to yield full economic benefit.
As a result, Republican presidents often inherit improving conditions created by earlier Democratic policy and spending—and claim the credit.
That’s the real economic sleight of hand. Today’s $45 million military parade is not just an obscene vanity project—it’s a hollow symbol of power designed to distract from structural decline and policy failure.
Strong economies are not built on tanks and flags. They are built on people-centered investment, trust in public institutions, and the slow work of democratic infrastructure.
This is what we protest for. Not against America—but for its constitutional promise. And for an economy that honors people, not ego.
Democrats here just don't know how to use the language and make clear messages. If they did, your succinct review would have been rendered in a few simple charts everyone could understand-- Democrats create healthy, stable economies for everyone's benefit; Republicans wreck healthy economies for their own benefit. A message they should have hammered over and over, everytime a Republican got elected by screaming about "fiscal responsibility." They never did, and Republican lies got believed.
Economists don't like impossibilities, but I'll give you one anyway. Even though it's an impossible idea, it is one I've never heard considered. Only a really sane and healthy society would try it, and I've yet to see one of those (even among the best of Euro-socialism). But I have no skill set with econ or numbers and I've also been curious this idea could pencil out if there were a society healthy enough to try it out. Just curious, if you've got a thought about 'bionomial economics' (despite the design & implementation problems.) Could it end welfare and poverty? How large a voluntary group would be needed to sustain it; how many years would each candidate need work in the program to insure a lifetime guarantee for everyone? The concept is at www.poems4change.org/essays/binomial-economics.pdf
Red Slider, I downloaded the file. It is to late to read it this night (already Sunday), yet I will read it and if I can answer, no promises there, I will, at least in a way. So many ideas are now feasible, nobody thought possible when I studied economics. Do why not look at this one. Thanks for sharing and thanks for reading and commenting. I hadn’t had time to put it into an infographic, yet maybe that is a thought to pursue later today. Looks like nobody told you (American Citizens) those facts before.
At your convenience. It's been in my drawer for a decade. There are so many crackpot ideas, or "this or that' is the REAL problem", who has time? But this one is a bit out of the box, so maybe. I needed to solve the fundamental problem on both sides of the fence. On the one side, to provide everyone with the essentials of life and participation in their society regardless of status or class. The simple humanity problem. On the other, it is a legitimate complaint (though exploited for less than savory reasons) to say "Why should I give the results of my hard-earned labor to some one who does nothing?" We don't like to hear that, and have all kinds of reasons why those who aren't working, or are working poor, are kept in their 'non-productive' status. But the question remains. Binomial economics was the best answer I could come up with that seems to resolve both issues with a single mechanism. It may still be a crackpot idea, or fatally flawed for other reasons. But the economics of it are outside my scope of practice, so that is a part I know nothing about, and fundamental to the whole idea.
I am very interested in this topic, but it needs to be broken down into smaller chunks so it can be more easily shared and discussed. Find me here: https://www.facebook.com/alan.kirk.507/
Stay safe all and my thoughts are with you from afar. In words of Moby and Public Enemy from song Mklvfkwr: “Power to the people cause the people want peace!!”
NOT cynical at 72!! I saw what we did in the 1970's, eventually ending the Vietnam War. Yes, it took time, but WE did it. Power to the People! (as we used to shout)
He's really not worth it. We need to stand up to false dictator. Make it clear that is not what we stand for as a country. I couldn't go but I called my member of congress and my Senators and let them know. Though I'm in Indiana, and they are Republican. I still called. I recommend people do that who can't attend the protests.
Trump is grifting off his tax payer funded Dictator Parade. If you could believe it Trump sent out an email with the subject line, quote, ”Please help me before my military parade’”
Veterans should be Disgusted with trump. A Five time Draft Dodging Coward is getting his Parade. He wants to be a Russian or Chinese Dictator and show the World what a Badass he is. His only motive for this spectacle is to send aerial images of it around the world 🤦♀️
How can any Vet support this BS?
Trump’s not a real president. He’s just a wannabe dictator and reality TV show publicity hound.
Here you can find some funny protest sign ideas 👇
https://libtees.dashery.com/t-shirts
"MY" military parade. Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!
So glad you made those calls, ESPECIALLY because you’re from Indiana!
Yes we have to make our voices heard.
I am still convinced that the selection of new “leadership” choices Trump announced one after another in the
first days of this miserable “presidency” was an intentional smokescreen to keep the media, his followers, those of us who despise him and those that are trying to ignore our current reality hoping it’s not as bad as it seems ( it is!!) to keep everyone preoccupied by the inept behavior of the appointees, the ignorance they show for the very jobs they are to lead, and the growing willingness to lie, shift their opinions and gaslight all of us! So, why the smokescreen? The distractions? The almost comedic stupidity?? The President is melting like the wicked witch in full view! Now what? Who’s behind the screen pulling levers? Who is really in charge of our future?
Stop spamming.
I dont use WhatsApp
Joe
This may be a scammer
"Submit" button didnt work when I tried to contact admin. I don't have app loaded for substack. Maybe someone who does have the app loaded can report this strange urgent whats app contact message.
I got multiple of same message as you did from Ingrid Chapas.
After looking at her substack I decided it would not be safe to reply to her. You may find it prudent to reboot since you did reply to her or run a security scan asap!
She is a scammer. Just look at people's posts. She's all over the place. I reported her (three times, so far.)
power to the people
I'm only on my cellphone not on WhatsApp
Just say no.
STOP IT.
Thank you for your continued statements on how to stay relevant and safe in today’s climate.
My health kept me from participating in today’s events (seizure this morning) but I was ready to set out with my meds and ACLU info in tow.
Like you, an epileptic, walking with a cane I am not able to go as I do not drive. I want to go though. Thank you Mary! I am in this fight any way I can!!
Us too. I need a wheelchair and my hubby doesn't feel well enough to push it.
Your voice is heard as well. Take good care of yourselves.
We all give whatever we are able...
We are all.in this together....
Your voice is heard! Take good care of yourself.🌹
Spammer
Thank you, Mary. I feel sad for the loss of the 2 Minnesota Democrats and their spouses who were shot. I listened to Mr. Walz' podcast. ❤️ It didn't have to come to this.
I fear we will see more of these self-righteous assassins.
from what I saw earlier, the woman killed was the only democrat to vote against a bill that would have funded free health care for illegal aliens. So, I find it more likely that she was killed because the murder felt she wasn't ideologically pure and/or she wasn't doing enough to protect them.
Anti abortion
The people on the list were pro choice
I saw that either this morning or late yesterday. From what I was just reading now, it does look like that is a more likely reason. While I vehemently oppose abortion because of my Christian values, what this guy did is unacceptable and evil. There is no justification for this kind of behavior, especially in a civilized society.
You are entitled to your choice and hopefully your choice does not limit the choices for others.
It's possible. I just read an article where he left a kill.list and Govenor Walz was on it, too.
The simpering stooge who is so cowardly and fawning in the presence of Putin is presenting himself with a flag? Talk about Stolen Valor....
He is a man so lacking in those virtues most evolved humans aspire to possess that one is almost driven to despair. It isn’t that he doesn’t rise to the challenge -he can’t rise to the challenge because he doesn’t know the challenge exists.
He is an actual waste of OXYGEN
Thanks Mary:)!
Thank you for all you've done, will continue to do, Mary. We need truth tellers now more than ever. We’ll get through this terrible time in our history, but there’s a lot of hard work to be done. I hope you continue to show us the way. No kings. Not now. Not ever. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Mary,
Thank you for this fierce and clear-eyed truth-telling. As someone trained in economics, I want to briefly underscore a myth that continues to distort public perception—especially in moments like this when spectacle tries to pass for substance.
The myth: Republicans are better stewards of the U.S. economy.
The reality: The economy performs significantly better under Democratic presidents. Here are the facts, drawn from multiple postwar analyses:
Real GDP growth (1947–2020)
– Democrats: 4.0% average annual growth
– Republicans: 2.6% average annual growth
Job creation (1949–2020)
– Democrats: 2.5 million jobs/year on average
– Republicans: 1.2 million jobs/year on average
Stock market performance (S&P 500 total return)
– Democrats: 10.6% annually
– Republicans: 4.8% annually
Unemployment rate change during presidencies
– Democrats: Net decrease in unemployment
– Republicans: Net increase on average
And here’s what often gets missed:
These results are not immediate. Large-scale public investments—like infrastructure, education, health, and social programs—typically take 4–6 years to yield full economic benefit.
As a result, Republican presidents often inherit improving conditions created by earlier Democratic policy and spending—and claim the credit.
That’s the real economic sleight of hand. Today’s $45 million military parade is not just an obscene vanity project—it’s a hollow symbol of power designed to distract from structural decline and policy failure.
Strong economies are not built on tanks and flags. They are built on people-centered investment, trust in public institutions, and the slow work of democratic infrastructure.
This is what we protest for. Not against America—but for its constitutional promise. And for an economy that honors people, not ego.
In solidarity,
Jay from Germany
Democrats here just don't know how to use the language and make clear messages. If they did, your succinct review would have been rendered in a few simple charts everyone could understand-- Democrats create healthy, stable economies for everyone's benefit; Republicans wreck healthy economies for their own benefit. A message they should have hammered over and over, everytime a Republican got elected by screaming about "fiscal responsibility." They never did, and Republican lies got believed.
Economists don't like impossibilities, but I'll give you one anyway. Even though it's an impossible idea, it is one I've never heard considered. Only a really sane and healthy society would try it, and I've yet to see one of those (even among the best of Euro-socialism). But I have no skill set with econ or numbers and I've also been curious this idea could pencil out if there were a society healthy enough to try it out. Just curious, if you've got a thought about 'bionomial economics' (despite the design & implementation problems.) Could it end welfare and poverty? How large a voluntary group would be needed to sustain it; how many years would each candidate need work in the program to insure a lifetime guarantee for everyone? The concept is at www.poems4change.org/essays/binomial-economics.pdf
Red Slider, I downloaded the file. It is to late to read it this night (already Sunday), yet I will read it and if I can answer, no promises there, I will, at least in a way. So many ideas are now feasible, nobody thought possible when I studied economics. Do why not look at this one. Thanks for sharing and thanks for reading and commenting. I hadn’t had time to put it into an infographic, yet maybe that is a thought to pursue later today. Looks like nobody told you (American Citizens) those facts before.
At your convenience. It's been in my drawer for a decade. There are so many crackpot ideas, or "this or that' is the REAL problem", who has time? But this one is a bit out of the box, so maybe. I needed to solve the fundamental problem on both sides of the fence. On the one side, to provide everyone with the essentials of life and participation in their society regardless of status or class. The simple humanity problem. On the other, it is a legitimate complaint (though exploited for less than savory reasons) to say "Why should I give the results of my hard-earned labor to some one who does nothing?" We don't like to hear that, and have all kinds of reasons why those who aren't working, or are working poor, are kept in their 'non-productive' status. But the question remains. Binomial economics was the best answer I could come up with that seems to resolve both issues with a single mechanism. It may still be a crackpot idea, or fatally flawed for other reasons. But the economics of it are outside my scope of practice, so that is a part I know nothing about, and fundamental to the whole idea.
I am very interested in this topic, but it needs to be broken down into smaller chunks so it can be more easily shared and discussed. Find me here: https://www.facebook.com/alan.kirk.507/
If you read the paper and have a comment, make it here. This is where I'll find it.
Wrong...
Care to explain, my answer is backed by many studies around the world.
She is a SCAMMER!!! Take a look. She's posted this "comment" to almost every reader on this site.
Great crowd in High Point NC today…no violence, police there to help with traffic. 👍🏼
STAY SAFE! Carry on. Show America and the world that America is a PEACEFUL, LAW ABIDING, PROUD, and CARING, COUNTRY.
Thank you Mary.
This is trump's wet dream
Stay safe all and my thoughts are with you from afar. In words of Moby and Public Enemy from song Mklvfkwr: “Power to the people cause the people want peace!!”
well said Mary, well said.
NOT cynical at 72!! I saw what we did in the 1970's, eventually ending the Vietnam War. Yes, it took time, but WE did it. Power to the People! (as we used to shout)