a short and sweet video of a priest kicking ICE out of church. I needed this today!
Oh heck yeah! That's the spirit (literally)!
Here's another. I'm a big fan of economic actions (maybe because it's such a great way for an introvert like me to have an impact 😉).
Scott Galloway Proposes National Economic Strike
Resistance.
Portland brought much needed humor with their goofy and fun Blow-Up animal costumes. It was genius and changed the nations mood, inspiring the rest of us to get creative.
Enter Chicago which (inspired by Portland) created the whistle kits to pass out to neighborhoods to alert people of ICE nearby.
Which brings us to Minneapolis. My thoughts on Minneapolis? We will be studying about Minneapolis for centuries. Minneapolis is to the Trump War on Humanity (my term as it is the only thing that seems to fit for everything going on) as the MLK marches from to Selma to Montgomery are to the Civil Rights movement.
One day I will bring my grandkids to Minneapolis in the same spirit as I have taken my children to Boston.
Bruce Springsteen just released a song about Minneapolis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w
"We'll remember the names of those who died on the streets of Minneapolis."
Here's another. I'm a big fan of economic actions (maybe because it's such a great way for an introvert like me to have an impact 😉).
An economic response will certainly bring the GOP and corporations to get Trump and his entourage ousted, AND economic downfall is already underway anyway. The U.S. dollar has fallen roughly 10 percent since Trump returned to office, largely due to a combination of his simplistic errors in thinking about how macroeconomics actually works and even more to trade instability and erratic, punitive tariffs that have pushed other countries away from doing business with the United States -- all caused by Trump. I feel the U.S. economy is on shaky ground.
Several members of our team have sensed the economy woes coming. @TonyaW saw the dollar continuing to fall beginning this March, @Bluebelle has also perceived economic contraction since T took office and @Andy's made similar predictions. Someone in our group even predicted earlier last year that the dollar would no longer become the international standard. Last month, I wrote in Predictions about the U.S. having two economies, one for the rich and one for everyone else. Now I am beginning to see a trend forming, which I pray will be stopped by getting T and his people out. The trend is that America will become simnifically poorer country.
For the common household, the drop in the dollar's value, will mean shrinking purchasing power, eroding savings, and rising costs for imported goods. Even with a change in leadership, rebuilding trust will take time. This is a grim picture that I haven't actually "seen" yet while meditating but we are clearly on track for it if change doesn't happen soon, like in months.
There is good coming from this worst case economic scenario though. It will end decades of greed and lies governing the country. A shaken populace learns discernment, and lies lose their power when people have lived through their consequences. Instead, people will seek honesty and moral integrity to run the country. People will adapt to having less and they will help each other. Goodness will rise, as avarice and deceit is called out.
This is a long-standing trend I’ve spoken about before: the United States emerging humbled, wiser, and more grounded in reality. From that place, genuine renewal becomes possible.
Minneapolis is to the Trump War on Humanity (my term as it is the only thing that seems to fit for everything going on) as the MLK marches from to Selma to Montgomery are to the Civil Rights movement.
Proud Portlander here. I love that we embraced our quirky selves as a form of resistance.
And Minneapolis?! OMG, I'm inspired and galvanized by them!
So are others, check this out:
Rebel loon becoming popular request at Twin Cities tattoo shops
I don't have any tatoos, but if I get one it might be this one.
@jeanne-mayell I think the people of Minneapolis will feel heard and seen with Springsteen's song.
Jan 30 nationwide Anti-ICE strike: https://www.businessinsider.com/general-strike-ice-protest-minneapolis-2026-1
No paywall here: https://www.boston.com/news/community/2026/01/28/ice-national-shutdown-day/
TOMORROW IS national Shut down day. It's also the last chance for the congress to approve the ongoing budget so there have been calls for a budget shutdown. Anyway No work, no school, no businesses, no purchasing.
I'm not sure where to put this, but I have not seen the original WSJ arcticle:
via HCR substack
@anya maybe we the people should file a class action lawsuit for a trillion against him and his gang for what they have done to our country and us.
I do remember around late 2019 and 2020 I kept hearing/seeing visions of " Caponing" him... I thought at that time? It was meant for his first term. It may have been for now.
@journeywithme Has this led to lasting change? My feeling is that class action lawsuits only lead to around 40 dollars payouts. Don't the lawyers make bank, and everyone else basically gets Macchiato money?
Here we go, the economic strikes are starting to happen.
Here's the website: Resist and Unsubscribe: The Economic Strike Against ICE
@anya financial gain by individuals? Is not the point... it's about restoring our governmental boundaries.
This is for you... could not find the post you made about pine tree sharing a trunk ... but here's mine, in my front yard.
I am not completely against it, but I would put the most energy in defending freedom of the press and making sure ICE and the individuals within ICE follow the law. I personally would put all efforts on that until everything shifts to something that resembles a democracy.
If anyone goes that route, I would get the best and whitest male lawyer available so there will be no distractions to the case.
@anya I put my energy in fighting any way and every way that I can. I am a Domestic Violence survivor and have fought many times to get laws changed and women heard and protected. I may be a septuagenarian? but I will always speak up and help every way I can any time I can.
In Chicago, cyclists bought out immigration-threatened street venders early in the morning, so the vendors could take their earnings and go home early rather than be exposed to ICE.
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/chicago-cyclists-protect-tamale-vendors-from-ice/