Dimensionally Barrett

Sometimes you don’t want to just post memes these days, no matter how on point and/or snarky (and all well-deserved). Sometimes, you want to ignore the Orange Buffoon and think about and celebrate something that is completely antithetical to his worldview and those like him.  That’s a few too many  words about an oxygen sucking element. So here we are in Pride Month and I just kind of randomly went through a selection of images that turned up on a search on Duck Duck Go.  I really don’t know who the creators of many of these images are, but if you know, leave a note on the blog or hit me up here. In the meantime, feel free to repost and spread the rainbow! We’re stronger in diversity, there’s more equity for all, and societies are healthier when inclusive. (See what I did there?) Happy Pride, everyone!!!

WHAT’S NEXT I figured there’d be more, so here we go. All of this is provided by the No Kings coalition from a follow-up email to Monday’s call. There is a lot to do and what follows is a good start! No Kings is a coalition of organizations who came together to organize the five million strong No Kings Day. All of these organizations are leading incredible work pushing back on the Trump administration’s march toward authoritarianism. Here are some ways in which you can plug into that work right now: Indivisible’s Stop the Cuts Action Page:  Congress is threatening to gut funding for essential programs like Medicaid, SNAP, education, and climate. Use Indivisible’s tools to demand your Member of Congress stop the cuts. Stop the Cuts >> Stand up America’s No Contempt Clause Letter Writing:  Tell your Members of Congress to reject dangerous legislation that would shield officials from accountability. This bill strips Congress of its power to enforce subpoenas -- take action ...

A little reminder from Saturday, June 14: No Kings Day I hope everyone had a chance to participate in No Kings Day. While protests were peaceful, it was the LAPD disturbing the peace in the City of Angels and two politically motivated assassinations were carried out on lawmakers in Minnesota.  Yes, we organize, we march, write letters, sign petitions, call our representatives, and do whatever we can to keep democracy from bleeding out from the wounds inflicted on her by the militant MAGA movement in government and by its minions among us. After a day like Saturday, the inevitable next question should be “what next?” For some of us, we’re pretty clear about what to do next. I have me plans and I’m sure you have yours, but both Women’s March and Indivisible are having online debriefs and looks ahead.  Indivisible is hosting a What’s Next webinar this evening, so sadly, it’s too late for inclusion here but I have circulated the details on social media, so hopefully that will have...