Courage is CONTAGIOUS! And WE are GOING VIRAL!

Jen Rubin, editor-in-chief "Fellow Contrarians, WE CALLED IT. America is standing UP!"

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Only the beginning of a Righteous MOVEMENT!

Pictures can sometimes speak louder than words. 

 From Mike Kelly, NorthJersey.com

Donald Trump began his second presidential term this week with a promise of a “golden age” for America.

“Our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world,” Trump declared moments after taking the presidential oath of office at the U.S. Capitol. “We will be the envy of every nation.”

OK, back to reality.

Here, in my New Jersey town, we don’t need gold or respect or even the belief that people from “every nation” will be envious of us.

We need two bridges fixed — just two.

Also from NorthJersey.com 

"Call your congressman" is an old saw that's been used for generations — but it has rarely been a widely used practice.

With the start of the second Trump administration, though, that seems to have changed.

In the wake of the slew of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and actions taken on his behalf by people like Elon Musk, New Jersey residents have become increasingly vocal about their concerns about the direction in which the country is headed.

The state’s senior senator, Cory Booker, said his office has “fielded thousands of calls in response to the administration’s actions.”

“New Jerseyans are concerned,” Booker said. “They’re worried about Elon Musk’s role in government and the slew of cuts to essential services he is directing, and the administration’s lack of action to lower costs.”

Booker went on to say he has heard from all sorts of industries and groups that could be affected by Trump’s executive orders and the actions Musk has taken, such as nonprofit groups unsure if they will have to reduce services to people in need, small businesses and industry leaders unsure of the scale of the impacts of Trump’s tariffs, and municipalities that have had to indefinitely pause critical infrastructure projects or wait to purchase essential equipment –– like new fire trucks and body armor –– because they can’t count on federal funding for those purchases and projects.

Call... or better yet, also VISIT your elected officials whether they fulfill a calling as LEADERS or not. They cannot legitimately govern without the consent of the governed.

What now?! Btw, the Resistance is HERE!

https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/

Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Vice-President Kamala Harris would have won the Presidency with 286 electoral votes.

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/the-resistance-is-here

If you're under the impression that there's no resistance to Trump, it's because corporate media aren't showing you pictures like this.

https://www.borowitzreport.com/i/156603228/dear-friends

Dear Friends,

Yesterday, Americans from coast to coast took to the streets to protest Elon Musk’s presidency—despite the corporate media’s claims that there’s been “no resistance.”

Meanwhile, around the world, allies and foes of the U.S. alike agreed that our senile leader’s proposal to turn Gaza into the Trump Riviera was moronic.

Today, the judicial branch fulfilled its constitutional duty and slammed the brakes on Project 2025.

And in our little corner of the world, the response to Van Jones’s call to action on TBR podcast has been overwhelming.

At the end of the podcast, I asked readers to share what they’ve been doing to take part in the resistance. Here are just a few of their comments. I hope you’ll find them as inspiring as I do.

As Van Jones said, “This will not stand.”

            Love,

            Andy

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/this-will-not-stand-a-call-to-action

Andy Borowitz interviewed Van Jones. The interview is emphatically encouraging.

Please check it out.

I realize the last three months have been "times that try men's (and women's) souls."

I also believe the election was in fact and indeed stolen. Not by tampering with voting machines. Instead by a widespread effort by GOP activists challenging the registrations of more than enough (mainly Black) voters to have made the difference in November 2024.

Andy Borowitz is a righteous hero! Please subscribe to his substack.

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 The Arizona Eagletarian last week moved to upstate New York.