Ms. Jacobs Worries About Democracy

This remains timely: If I ever have another job interview, and someone asks “Why do you think you could do this job? You’ve never done anything like this before...” I will proceed to tell them the story of teaching during a pandemic...

I’ve signed up to make calls with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress on Thursday, Jun 4, 2026. You likely weren't lucky enough to be a teacher of hers, but might you be free to join me? Use this link to sign up: mobilize.us/s/cNHxCV

Maybe you think it was no big deal for 4 astronauts to circle the moon and return alive and healthy to Planet Earth. Maybe you don't know this story: www.history.com/this-day-in-...

Random wondering—Has there ever been whispering about Lindsey Graham being connected to Epstein? Not starting a rumor— just asking.

Agreed!!!!!!

Call Senate Maj Leader John Thune at (202) 224-2321 or (605) 225-8823 or (605) 334-9596 AND House Speaker Mike Johnson at ‭(202) 225-4000‬ or ‭(318) 840-0309‬ or ‭(337) 423-4232‬ And demand that Congress get back to DC immediately and DO SOMETHING. Preferably impeachment.

Wise words from @rbhubbell.bsky.social Spread the message: “Resistance is the only path capable of shaping the future. The rest is surrender. We must never surrender. If we do not quit, we will win. It is only a matter of time. It won’t be easy. Nothing worthwhile ever is. Stay strong!” 💪 💕

Aligning oneself with Christian Nationalist ideology must become a litmus test for exclusion from holding government office at any level, including SCOTUS.

Words to live by: “The hero is often the collective, the movement, the community.” WE, together, are the ones who will turn this disaster around.

If you still question the value of marching for democracy, please think about this- We’re on a long road. Any time you can be w/ others who believe in democracy as you do and keep hope in their hearts, is invaluable. And absolutely worth your time. And also—Visibility matters. 🙏

If one person sees my posts about the flood of conscientious objectors (now backed by the Pope!)... and tells one more person... and so on... and another young life is spared from following this piss-frosted dictator into an unnecessary and disastrous war... I'll have joined Bluesky for a reason.

Possibly very unpopular opinion – I’m done getting upset about what that f-cker is doing to the White House. I’d rather find new ground, take the art and historic furnishings out of the building he’s destroying, and start over. His stain must be removed every way/where we can.

Well, this not nothing coming from the WaPo of today: 🤔

The Winner:

Great to be at well-attended #NoKings March/demonstration in #GreenfieldMA Such beautiful energy and turnout.💕💕💕

#BetteMidler singing #WoodyGuthrie ‘s “All You Fascists Bound to Lose” was definitely not on my 2026 Bingo Card. But there you are: youtu.be/U5VXwncNvTo?...

Thrilled to share a name we need to know and say out loud—not because she died unjustly— but because this woman flipped red Mar-a-lago blue!! That fucker (who, by the way voted by mail,) will now be represented by a democratic woman!!!!!! #EmilyGregory! #EmilyGregory! #EmilyGregory! 👏👏👏👏👏

Whoa. If you missed #EdNorton on #Colbert this is a must watch. “Action is the Antidote to Doomscrolling.” He speaks truth after truth with passion and conviction. We need his voice now. youtu.be/kSEMaPOOrU8?...

Whoa. If you missed #EdNorton on #Colbert this is a must watch. “Action is the Antidote to Doomscrolling.” He speaks truth after truth with passion and conviction. We need his voice now. youtu.be/kSEMaPOOrU8?...

Delta is a leader: Congress loses a flying perk as DHS shutdown continues www.npr.org/2026/03/24/g...

For what ails you in these crazy times—Highly recommend supporting living artists. Choose your genre. Then go find some live music near you. It’s guaranteed to make you feel good. Gives you energy to keep hope alive. And helps musicians pay the rent. Do it. You won’t regret it.💕

Find relief where you can. Someone just stated a truth I had not yet heard: DJT is the only American president to never win an election against a man.🤔😏

JFC! Gas prices thru the roof is not inevitable. It’s a choice that Oil companies make. Same with electric bills. Utilities and Oil companies shouldn’t be making a profit off our backs during a national crisis. Everything’s a goddamn choice. And we the people are never chosen. 😡😡😡

You know how they (read: GoP) are always saying there are too many criminals on the street and too many people getting away with murder? Just another confession of their own guilt, agreed?

Oy

Depressing, disheartening, and horrible revelations in today’s news: 😞 www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

Turns out changing a name isn’t that easy. My name is the same on my birth certificate and all other formal forms of ID. Until Medicare decided to change my name. And for some reason won’t correct their own mistake. Good thing no one‘s proposing Medicare cards for voter ID. 🤔🤔🤔

interesting opportunity for those looking for ways to get involved: ourgroundtruth.org

Words to live by, if you’re able: “We have to engage with the terrible and then compartmentalize and still seek beauty.”

Alternating posts of Oscar high fashion alternating with the reports of insanity of the current DC regime is a little mind bending. 😳🤔😡

Unplug the White House and reboot. Please. Thank you.

“He hates the same people I hate and he makes me feel good/justified for hating them” has got to be the lowliest and most abhorrent justification for being/staying an always Tr-mper. 🤔😡

Question for any member of the GOP: Do you think DJT has done anything, anything at all, that warrants accountability? Has he ever overreached his constitutionally described position? 🤔🤔🤔 (spoiler alert: of course this is a rhetorical question.)

#MargaretChaseSmith A name we should all know. Learn and share. She should become a guiding light today. She (a Republican senator) was the first to stand up to Joe McCarthy w/ her “Declaration of Conscience” speech. Who could make today’s Declaration of Conscience? senate.gov/about/powers...

Lots of increased activity at the air National Guard base airport near me.😳😳😳

Question apropos of absolutely nothing: Without relying on the Internet, do you have a definition for “nooks and crannies? “ And you probably know who coined the term. But do you know when it was coined? Just a rainy Thursday morning thought task. 🙃🙃🙃

Now-fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem lavished $220 million in American taxpayer funds on a self-promoting PR campaign run by close friends. Where’s DOGE's night crew cracking down on wasteful and corrupt spending when you actually need it?   The American people demand an investigation and a refund.

I have a recurring vision of Clinton, Biden, and Obama going to the White House and escorting the most dangerous guy in the country out of the White House and onto a plane headed to Mar-a-Lago where he’s put on lockdown. Forever.

At what point does somebody/anybody take a brave and bold move and just remove him and his people to save the rest of us and the world?

Please give a listen and share.🙏 youtu.be/CLdHz6SgPsM?...

Jee-zus!!! Isn’t it enough that he’s actively and openly interfering with our constitutionally protected free and fair elections to remove him today???? What the hell is the hold up????

Is there really no one else who loves knowing that on one day, just as the grey darkness of winter is kicking your butt, that suddenly it’s daylight until 7’oclock at night? And just like that, hope returns? #💖DaylightSavingsTime

I want the madness to stop now and be visible only in the rear view mirror. For the sake of our kids. Our world. Democracy. All sane living people. And in time for Great Women #JaneFonda and #JoanBaez to see the fruits of their amazing and loving advocacy and activism. Make it so! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Looking for some facts? This from Kristin Panthagani “Your Local Epidemiologist” explains in crystal clear terms how facts get muddled, lost and buried in today’s fact-averse world. Please share widely: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

I love @rbreich.bsky.social I don’t know him personally. But I love what he has devoted his life to. And therefore I love him. There. I said it. I love you, Robert Reich. 💖 robertreich.substack.com/p/dont-ask-m...

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone. But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

We all have a part to play: Invite friends/family to a No Kings protest on 3/28. Switch from Chat GPT to Claude. Find out about the 5 Calls app. Learn about Resistbot. “Grab your wallets” is one of the most effective ways to speak out. Follow @jesscraven101.bsky.social #DoSomething #OneSmallActADay

Since this latest war is obviously Putin’s command to DJT, the goal is clear— endanger US lives, funnel money to the grifting war machine grifters, destroy the US economy (read: bankrupt the taxpayers.) No policy. No plan. No actual strategic/safety goal.

So the WaPo Middle East division was fired shortly before DJT bombed the Middle East? 🤔 Got it.