Margaret J Park, M.Div.

Plain truth. Note to Russell Vought.

Get private equity out of monopolistic land grabs!!!

GM just announced the biggest stock buyback in automotive industry history. Instead of investing in their workers or new product lines, GM executives are robbing from the future to pay themselves and their shareholders today. Stock buybacks should be illegal.

Please read my take on this week's move by Trump to take sides with Russia against Ukraine. Also, a simple look at democracy.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Shr... Stop Google from reading all your emails and gatherng data from all your devices.

The misogyny continues unabated.

Heaven only knows what is really in Donald J. Trump's mind. He has made a self-interested impulse to please Putin in US policy on Russian Diesel. Ukrainian people! I, & all democracy- and independence-loving Americans, want you to know we are on your side.

Time's up!! (Also get rid of ALL closed primaries, please.)

Ok.

Don't miss this piece from Garrett Graff, one of my favorite political writers today.

Make no mistake—the weaponizing of federal law enforcement to go after elected officials who the President deems as “political opponents” is a chilling and dangerous abuse of power that must be stopped. We stand in solidarity with Rep. Omar and the Somali American community, and Rep. McIver.

Not a day goes by that they don't push the boundaries (AKA oppression). This move on Ilhan Omar (D-Rep, MN) is so far out of bounds that it might be on the Russian border 7, 822 miles away. Let Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both Dems, know we say NO WAY!!!

Are any of my followers who need to hear my opinion of live-streaming a public execution? I mean there are scores of essays ready to write on this very Monday. There will not doubt be at least 20 more next Monday. So lets just impeach, convice and remove Hegseth now. K?

This one is personal for all of us.

Good news! Half the usual length! You're welcome. This is a little help on keeping our thoughts in our control and not under the control of the baddies.

This might be the best on issues of freedom of the press (1A) and how authoritarians think and act. @harrylitman.bsky.social

Because of our Bill of Rights. 1A

This week, I focus on all of you! Have fun. Build for tomorrow.

It's time to gird your loins and tighten your belts my friends. We've got this and each other.

We are at a turning point, America. It's okay. We're ready for this! Please subscribe.

From Gen Mark Hertling (Ret) just what "support the troops" means in real life active duty lives.

Good morning Blue Ski fliers! We're standing firm on the line to protect & defend our democracy and liberty!

This morning Heather Cox Richardson shows us again why it is important to support independent writers as they support all unbiased journalism. The Letter also shows us how the 1st amendment is essential to "support our troops". Keep Stars and Stripes independent!

Here is a bit of strategy for @sykescharlie.bsky.social, one of my favorite writers today. If you find you are avoiding some of the hard news, don't blame yourself. Be encouraged by those of us who know how you feel. Relax the bow and then read the truth.

This week, we look at liberty, our first principle.

Important information on some of the executive orders coming out of the White House that will drastically change the USA. I know who is coming to rescue us. US! Ideas inside.

Here is what stuck in my craw this week. (Eagle's too) Who is running this government?

Here is something a bit different for this weekend. Enjoy. Really, find the joy.

The title says it all. We are here now, friends. Please share widely. Subscribe for $5/mo and join a much-needed discussion. Or share with your friends!

Surviving and thriving as we work to sustain our democracy. Now is the time.

Weekly essay with NEW LOWER PRICES for paid subscribers. Democracyd needs every one of you!

Eisenhower, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone." Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, Europe

All U.S. states except one in the Mountain West are seeing a decline in the number of people paying for Affordable Care Act coverage. Nationwide, five million fewer people are enrolled than last year, federal data shows. (Kinsey and Merzbach, 7/23) KFF News

Molina Healthcare shrinks its ACA business in 2027 to eke out profits from the smaller & sicker patients, after the expiration of subsidies. Molina’s ACA membership fell from 655,000 @ 4Q 2025 to 283,000 in 2Q after the insurer raised rates 30% on average to reduce its exposure to the exchanges.

Because we all need a laugh.

A lot is going on these days. Please consider showing your support for all our troops and their families in a silent but visible way. This article is a remembrance of sailors, soldiers, Marines, & all guards. And deep wisdom from"the good Germans" of 1933. Let me know if you'll be wearing yellow.

The skies are cloudy (love all love to Canada!), but don't let the liars hold one yard of the line.

Part 2 of how MAGA/MAHA is attacking public health. BTW, who is going to be tracking increases in the number of cases of scurvy?

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Here is a glimpse of the swift water coming at us from the changes to our health care from the indefensible One Big Beautiful Bill, the elimination of the ACA subsidies & Medicaid work requirements. Also it includes a history of the Sherman Anti0trust Act and why monopolies are bad for health!

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"Preserving the democratic republic requires character development. That's all of us: elders, moms, dads, students, professors and teachers who dedicate whole curriculums to democracy; professionals in medicine, intelligence, U.S. Military, science, law; to work together for the common good.

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Have you ever worked with one of those guys who said something like, "I've got nothing against her. She knows her stuff. I just don't like female bosses." www.stripes.com/branches/air...

At this point, after 250 years, I'm willing to say I like Thomas Jefferson ALMOST as much as I like Thomas Paine. #Holdtheline heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/cp/204928982

robertreich.substack.com/p/the-end-of... Update on the Roberts' Court. The 6 destroyers of our republic eliminated expertise from bothering the Trump Regime in its steady march toward dictatorship.