“As Trump’s popularity has sunk to new lows, he has renewed his efforts to remake Washington, D.C., into a monument to himself, almost as if he is trying to anticipate history by making future Americans think that he must have been great because of all the tributes to him in the capital. Part of that effort has been his decision to paint the reflecting pool bright blue, like a swimming pool, at a cost of about $2 million in taxpayer money.”

#LettersFromAnAmerican

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-3-2026

A fascinating story about a garden in Georgia that is helping the Cherokee Nation reconnect with an important aspect of their heritage: “Through its educational mission and its preservation of Cherokee plant knowledge, the garden has an active role in re-establishing Cherokees’ connection to the earth. The reconnection fills an emotional and cultural need.”

#CherokeeNation #CherokeeGarden #NativePlants #CherokeeCulture #CulturalHeritage

https://barnraisingmedia.com/georgia-garden-connects-cherokee-nation-to-its-roots/

The entire Constitutional order is being overthrown: “Senate majority leader John Thune (R-SD) said yesterday he would not challenge Trump’s novel interpretation of the War Powers Act, in part, he said, because Senate Republicans have given him no reason to. Republicans have no interest in voting to support Trump’s unpopular war, and yet don’t want to buck Trump. So they are choosing to abdicate their constitutional responsibilities.”

#Politics #LettersFromAnAmerican

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-1-2026