Most Americans question that logic, but, as money is speech, anyone who questions it in a public forum gets shouted down by those who can afford to speak more “freely”.

Says the senator of a state that takes $40 billion more in federal dollars than they contribute annually.

They are the very model of modern major generals!

Don’t get me wrong, I believe little donny debt-co wants to use the military to force compliance with his will, but I don’t think that clip says what you think it does. He states that the military isn’t for organizing drag shows “or spreading democracy at the point of a run.”

What the great Orange meme-cicle seems to be saying is much worse. He seems, to me, to be saying that the military shouldn’t be concerned with ethics or morality, but rather on raw strength of arms and the exercise of power to whatever ends the president sees fit.

Send a gift. If gifts will be received at the event ask a friend who’s attending to take it on your behalf. If you can come up with something small, but meaningful, it’ll say that you noticed the slight without saying it and it could still be an olive branch. Include a nice card that tells her how much you’ve appreciated her friendship and help organizing group events. She’ll either take the olive branch and open up or back off, or she’ll catch the slight, it’ll be entirely up to her.

If you have room in the pan, try pouring a cup of cream into the bottom just before baking. It will keep the rolls nice and soft and moist.

I hear you. There’s a serious lack of grand scale organizing, and with all three branches of government captured there’s not even the consolation prize of legislative or judicial obstructionism.

That said, there is resistance at the local level, and it needs people badly. Those hands off protests aren’t being organized at the national level. The national org is calling for protests on a specific day and unaffiliated local groups are organizing the individual events. Those local groups could really use your support in whatever form you can give it. They’re almost always handing out flyers and info on their projects at protests. Most don’t require membership to help out and you almost never have to rsvp to just attend. Odds are there’s an organization or two near you that you can support, and it not most of the national orgs have organizing instructional materials on their websites for free.

It’s easy to be so worried by what’s happening nationally that we forget the difference that local orgs make. I was a part of a canvassing effort for an Alton rights amendment last year that knocked on over three thousand doors with no more than ten people every Saturday. We didn’t get the amendment passed, but it did get majority support and we saw a huge surge in new members. We’re now using our newfound numbers to help push for a city council recall and explore candidates for school board. Ours isn’t even the most well established organization in our city either. We regularly collaborate with four, more established, orgs and we’re working to build relationships with three more.

This knitting together of smaller orgs is the process of resistance building. It is unfortunately slow, but it is happening, and I promise it isn’t just happening here. Even in the middle of nowhere I have a friend in a town of two hundred who’s been auditing the town budget to show the incompetence of the “maga moms” on their town council in an attempt to get them removed. You’re right to be frustrated, but for all our sakes I hope you find something to do with that frustration.

As long as we don’t forget that many human rights issues have been mislabeled “culture wars” to detract from their importance. The first battle in the class war will ever be the battle for solidarity, for we cannot stand together unless we all stand equal.

My friend, I literally just finished the paragraph you were quoting directly from the source you provided.

I’ve seen too much of the mud you call argumentation to want to roll around in it with you.