Tuberville is STILL holding up the military, putting America at risk, and pretending to care about abortion.
In July, Tuberville also purchased some stock (3 separate times) in a tiny biotech company (Humacyte) with market cap of $300M. They make HAV’s which is some kind of bioengineered blood vessels (very useful) to restore blood flow to injured limbs. No FDA approvals yet, but clinical trials are happening on Ukranian soldiers. Tommy sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee and receives confidential info on the war in Ukraine. They submitted results (100% success) less than a month after Tommy purchased stock and suddenly the stock increased 40% (20% now). Did he use his premature access/knowledge? No one has bothered to check as far as I can tell, but that smells like diarrhea to me!
23 Election Deniers in 17 States serve in positions to oversee elections (Governor, attorney general, secretary of state). 1/3 of the nation is under the control of a whack extremist. My state, North Carolina, is pushing to join the republican movevment to take over all things Election as well.
The Defecting Dems who switch parties (latest being Dallas mayor Eric Johnson), are helping the GOP become authoritarian minority rule. WHY ISN’T SWITCHING PARTIES AFTER BEING ELECTED, ILLEGAL?? It’s clearly FRAUD!
Republican (McCaul) openly admits they have no evidence to impeach President Biden but says, "We may find some later." (Trump, who said it is to avenge him, is behind this and continues to meet with members of Congress who helped plan Jan 6th, like MTG).
Alabama continues to ignore the SCOTUS order to redraw its congressional maps, which severely diluted the black vote in the state. It is simply ignoring the highest court and nothing is being done about it.
Louisiana said, "If they can ignore it, so can we!" after also being ordered to redraw their maps for the same reason. Yet another sign these extremists don’t want to be controlled by any court! They wish to disband the United States and remake it as a dictatorship which means they won’t have a use for a National Court!
Ken Paxton acquitted in TX, then, reportedly under threat by Trump, quickly reinstated.
Each of these storylines equal flashing red lights, glaring reminders that the coup attempt that we thought culminated on January 6th didn't. January 6th was just the beginning, as the effort to overthrow the US government has never stopped. It simply reorganized. The dirty players, who were allowed to stay in office despite apparent involvement, continually saturate local, state, and federal governing bodies with aggressive, authoritative, and even unconstitutional legislation.
Sometimes, they successfully pass inflammatory bills. Other times, they succeed in placing unethical extremists in strategic roles, as noted above. Flinging Poo and hoping it smothers democracy… They are relentless in their attacks on personal freedom, sufficient education, and America's near future.
These headings are only a sliver of the warnings that inundate our daily lives. It never goes away, floating like the gray mist of a horror movie specter, sucking the energy out of us. I can get a serious case of FOMO! If we look away, even for a moment, we may miss the critical warning that the time is here; the time of what? War? Martial Law? Coordinated domestic attacks on targeted groups? A foreign attack, like 9/11? We are pretty preoccupied, and our military is hostage, so I imagine our enemies salivate at the idea of striking us while we are vulnearable. I don't know what we may miss, but tuning out feels dangerous or even irresponsible.
Yet, that's what we must do sometimes - tune out! Disconnecting for a few hours won't prevent me from knowing a civil war has started. Information moves at the speed of light and hits every source, from our phones to our watches so we can't completely look away even if we want to!
We have to stay on top of the efforts of the rightwing to destroy America and rebuild it in their dystopian vision. Yet, we also must stay on top of our mental, physical and emotional health. We must balance staying engaged with staying sane so get your prepper ruck sack ready. Don’t try to live in this chaos without a plan to protect yourself!
Here are a few things in my sack that helps me balance the delicate art of staying politically engaged and aware while protecting my mental and emotional health:
Fiction books. I usually read non-fiction books. But considering our current reality, I find myself leaning towards light-hearted or faux drama fictional stories as an escape.
Beethoven, Handel and Bach. About twenty years ago, I accidentally landed on a classical music station while stuck in gridlock traffic. By the song's end, I added the station to my permanent rotation; it is a balm, soothing my frazzled soul.
Cake and Champagne. I say yes to more invites or extend invites to small things to celebrate. Finding or creating joy has become intentional. Strengthening my friendships and relationships has more urgency now. Friends are safehavens!
The Off button. I turn off notifications for a while or log out of all my social media apps. Signing out of an app requires an intentional effort to log back in. This extra step is sometimes enough for me to say "forget it" because I have to look up my passwords. It helps me mentally note how much I'm online and keeps me from auto-pilot mindless strolling.
Feel free to pack a few of these in your prepper plans and share your own in the comments!
Health Update: Speaking of health, I posted about the workout plan AI created for me in July and said I'd try it and give you an update. Full disclosure: I gave 75% effort in following the recommended workout schedule, and I didn't change my diet very much, so my results could've been much better. **Drum roll** I lost 2.3lbs and moved one belt loop deeper on my "test" jeans. I am sure that resulted from the various Pilates routines I chose. It may seem like a little, but I consider any progress worthy of celebration! I will keep at it, focusing more on cleaning up my incessant snacking, and will continue to update periodically!
Congrats on your health achievement, Tiff! Progress is worthy of celebration, for sure! Are you still using the same plan? I wish I could cut the snacking. I'm good if I'm out, but if I'm home, I eat all afternoon.
I like your prepper ruck sack ideas. It's so important to step away from the madness now and then. It's easy to get swept into the shouting (out loud or at others in our heads while we read the current moment's ridiculousness). I think having the ruck sack available makes it so that we can jump in and out, when we need to, rather than being constantly overwhelmed and not able to use our voices when we should. It's a good reminder.
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I am tempted to subscribe, but I suspect I would hear your repeated, indignant "HAVE A NICE DAY!"
Tell you what you subscribe to my stack and I'll subscribe to and comment on yours...
How can we learn truth if we just stand behind jingoisms repeating compiled and oft contrived political points of our hapless leaders.
Tuberville is NOT holding up the military, putting America at risk, and pretending to care about abortion. This whole thing could be settled in a heartbeat.... an unborn baby's heartbeat. If the DoD and the Biden administration would stop the military from facilitating abortions on the taxpayers' dime this would have ended long ago.
Do you have as much concern over Nancy Pelosi's insider trading which has earned her and her family vast fortunes?
Matt Gaetz is trying to get a bill passed that would end this unfair benefit to so many career politicians. Until that happens it is immoral but not illegal.
Switching parties happens with both parties...they will still have to stand for reelection!
Hell< election deniers serve in the Hhite House in the black democrat caucus...you are aware of that right? or are you just referring to people who watched the 2020 election be stolen in real time?
Some people feel the Federal government should not be involved as redistricting is a State right.
Alabama redistricting is being redone right now by a "special master," perhaps we should keep our powder dry until we see those results.
Louisiana has appealed a lower court decision, and a ruling will be issued in a couple weeks.
GOP has more evidence than the dems did in any of their impeachment hearings. They are NOT in search of a crime to attach to Biden's name like the dims were with President Trump. They have the crimes and are looking for the criminals! That's why it's called an investigation.
Mr. Paxton's acquittal had nothing to do with Trump and everything to do with him being the most effective AG in the country to stand against the tyranny of the Bribedem administration and their continuing efforts to destroy this country!
Looking forward to hearing from you,
until then I will try to have a nice day...