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Cynthia Fridlich's avatar

Hi ho, Susan. My granddaughters are here visiting from Florida. They tell me their schools (one in middle school and one in high school) are hosting ICE teach-ins. They say they feel safer here in Connecticut than in Florida.

Hold those signs well and keep up the good work. I make voodoo dolls, having lived in NOLA for over ten years. I have a purple one I made hanging from my backpack. It draws attention at the Healthtrax womxns’ locker room, hi ho!

I am going to Florida in a few events and intend to attend one of these teach-ins; I have quite a few teacher friends in Florida who have already filled me in on some alleged educational activities by ICE in Orlando. A professor friend tells me O-town is next because it’s a blue dot in Florida that increasingly makes trouble for the red ones. And I just had made a T-shirt with “I apologize!” In bold white letters, hoping to gently antagonize the brown people haters everywhere. Kinda’ silly, I know, but silly seems the right word to describe our administration. But silly only describes the people not their legislative actions that are turning our country into a silly mess.

We old, white liberals are kicking some ass, sister!

⚔️.

Susan Campbell's avatar

Keep on keepin' on, sister. I'll hold your Florida family in my heart.

Rich Colbert's avatar

On this day watch King’s (NO not that king) “I have a dream” speech and then reflect on the thousands assembled on that steamy day to hear words of hope. Professor Richardson’s piece today mention heroes, let us all try to do something resembling a heroic act. We need such acts now more than ever! LFG!

Susan Campbell's avatar

LFG is right.

Dave Walker's avatar

Yesterday I stood in falling snow with a small but spirited group of protesting fellow travellers in progressive Fairfield, CT. Passersby were overwhelmingly supportive, but I hope we spread encouragement and I certainly felt encouraged by the company. (Also, I met some cool people.)

Susan Campbell's avatar

Isn't that the best? Well done.

Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

I think we should all be performing President ▅▅▅▅▅▅'s letter to the Prime Minister of Norway, circulated to various European diplomats, in the cranky toddler tone it was written in:

https://x.com/nickschifrin/status/2013107018081489006?fbclid=IwY2xjawPa061leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF0alJ0OGQzeTVQWXhEUks4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpF_LoQFDaCSyyb_Tb_e3VAp5NVu1UYWEsmq0ENW8DI2aF-O5bNqsYRyv2oc_aem_ZaVcsNylc7xPfWZQ4LMs1A

Susan Campbell's avatar

JFC. He's an idiot.

Cynthia Fridlich's avatar

in a few ****weeks****. Ugh.

Susan Campbell's avatar

No worries.

Sherry Sauerwine's avatar

A drive-by protest joiner while vacationing -- I salute you.

Mike's avatar

Just finished another Operation Overpass event here on the Gulf of Mexico 🥰 Todays' message was "Defend MLK'S Dream." We got lots of enthusiastic honking and waving from passing motorists.

Stephanie Silver's avatar

Thank you this was very uplifting!!

Donna S Swarr's avatar

One more thing you can do that is HIGHLY effective and can be done from your living room, mostly. Join #TheMajorityProject - A National Postcard Movement for Constitutional Justice. You do need postcard stamps. I just printed off 21 postcards to send out tomorrow. I have a different pack to go out on Feb 4th.

"Why Postcards? Because They Work.About 90% of Congressional staff say personalized mail can influence lawmakers—if the volume is high enough. Unlike emails or phone calls, postcards pile up on desks, creating a physical, undeniable message that lawmakers can’t ignore.

One postcard is a statement. 12,000,000+ postcards are a movement."

To print out FREE digital postcard images - go to

https://www.signsofjustice.com/products/we-the-people?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DEC_wrapped_2025

7 Representatives who are responsible for the current funding of I.C.E.

This month, instead of sending the hundreds of thousands of postcards we send on average each month to all Senators and Representatives, we would like to encourage you to target these 7 individuals. 

These members hold the checkbook that pays for the very agents, masks, and weapons used to murder Renee Good and 32 others in 2025. By flooding their desks with postcards now, we are forcing them to acknowledge that if and when they pass a budget without strict accountability and a defunding of these aggressive surges, they are no longer just passive observers, they are the active financiers of the blood on our pavement.

LET'S REMIND THEM WHAT SIDE OF HISTORY THEY ARE ON!

Mark Amodei (Chairman)

104 Cannon HOB, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-6155

John Rutherford

1711 Longworth HOB, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-2501

Dan Newhouse

460 Cannon HOB, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-5816

Ashley Hinson

2458 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-2911

Michael Guest

450 Cannon HOB, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-5031

Tony Gonzales

2239 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-4511

Juan Ciscomani

461 Cannon HOB, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-2542

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR YOUR POSTCARD:

"I am writing to you because you hold the checkbook for I.C.E.

Every agent, weapon, bullet used in the Minnesota is paid for by your committee.

Renee Good was killed because you funded the agents.

You have a choice: Fund the Constitution or fund the carnage.

DEFUND THE SURGE. NO WARRANTS, NO MONEY.

Your political future depends on whether you continue to finance this violence.

BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY"

Donna S Swarr's avatar

Called you a 'runt', right..... ha ha ha. The voodoo doll brought back such memories! I was a research librarian before I shifted to analysing business cases. I was allowed a very generous budget for the collection. I bought 2 book sets which included a combined voodoo book and doll as part of the career development section, one for reference and one which could circulate. We had business/employees in over a 100 countries. Everyone loved it.