America becomes a vengeful police state The first three parts of our examination of Project 2025 revealed the Republican plan to make all government employees pass a political litmus test or be fired, establish a National Religion upon which laws would be based, and a plan to eliminate women’s rights to reproductive freedom and health.…

Project 2025 is “anti women” on steroids Project 2025 is not a theory. It is a scheme to dismantle democracy. It is the playbook by which a Trump administration will replace democracy with servitude. Our nation will be governed by what I call the “American Taliban”. Part one of our look at Project 2025 revealed…

reposting a “Christian ” statement As a recovering Protestant and agnostic, I search for “church people” who haven’t been captured by the fascists. Last year I did a story called “A True Christian”. I like to applaud the good stuff. A person I don’t know much about, Kellie Galarneau, posted the statement below on Facebook.…

The American Taliban has a plan On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments [to the US Constitution] adopted by Congress to the states. By December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the “Bill of Rights.” This is Amendment I:”Congress shall make no…

from a far away state Last nights PBS NewsHour included another segment in the series called “America at a Crossroads” by Judy Woodruff. The whole hour was important. There is a thread through it that speaks to the abuses of Native American children and a culture trying to maintain its traditions while participating in the…

Project 2025 – an introduction You are a 53 year old mid-level scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency. You work to develop mitigation processes for Climate Change. Most of your co-workers are like you – long time career government employees – experts in their fields of study. Some of them had left during the Trump…

Geothermal Energy is Happening. STOP THE PRESSES! I have some good news. There is an energy revolution happening right now – right here in Massachusetts. Turn off the news about the horrors of courtrooms and battlefields for a few minutes and join me in some overdue excitement and optimism! This is a two part story.…

is showing up Polling over the last few months have shown Biden “in trouble”. That his popularity is lacking. People whined about his age and lack of speaking agility. Biden has been struggling to find the balance between supporting the only democracy in the Middle East and condemning the horrors of their war on terrorists.…

It CAN happen with NEW LEADERS I have several subjects I would prefer to present this week. There are enormous issues of global importance that need discussing. But the situation in Gaza and the protests on campuses have taken the oxygen out of the room. This week’s post is a long one. But it would…

or a Hard Heart? I have often heard people describe others with “He or she has a good heart.” or “He made a mistake, but he has a good heart.” or “He did what he had to do, but his heart was in the right place.” When we say someone has a “good heart” we…