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30/10/2024

28/10/2024

A SIMPLE STORY: Friday was the third day of early voting in my town. I walked to the public library that morning to cast my vote then get on my way, knowing I had a busy day. I felt smart about my timing because I knew that (1) a lot of folks in my district had already voted, and (2) I was going to arrive a good 15 minutes before the polls opened.

That smart feeling evaporated when I opened the library door and saw a VERY long line of voters snaking around the rows of shelves, while dedicated poll workers circulated among us with clipboards and cards to fill out with name, address, and date of birth. “Has it been like this all week?,” I asked one of them. “Sure has,” he said. “Never saw anything like it.”

I stood in line for over an hour, enjoying the hushed company of strangers, before I was able to cast my vote. Alongside the young and the middle-aged in that line, there were a number of hunched-over elders, and everyone was eager to make sure they had a place to sit during the long wait. These Good Samaritans were saying, quite literally, “We’ve got your back!” I, too, have a bad back, but I stood without pain for the entire hour, and I know why: I felt upheld by the clear evidence that so many of my neighbors care about one another and about this election.

The stakes in this election are staggering, and the downside possibilities are devastating to contemplate. Like today's poet, when I find myself burdened by the gravity of the present moment, I find hope in life’s constant stream of small mercies: “Excuse me, neighbor, why don’t you sit in this chair while I hold your place in line. I’ll come back here and get you when it’s your turn to vote.”

I cast my vote for Kamala Harris who has a spirit, a vision and a set of plans that represent hope for America. Her opponent is a miserable excuse for a man, one of the worst presidents ever, a creepy, Hitler-admiring thug who would sooner pull a chair out from under you than offer you a place to rest if you aren’t willing to lick his boots. From his tariffs to his mass deportations to his invisible "concept" for healthcare, he does not have a single plan that would not plunge this country into chaos.

The people in my neighborhood give every sign they want a return to dignity, decency and sanity in American life. If the worst happens on Nov. 5th, these are the people I’ll gather with to grieve AND to sing “We Shall Overcome,” as we continue the endless struggle to protect our political birthright and secure our children’s future. But today I hope and pray that overcoming the far-right threat to the U.S.A. is already underway among voters who know what it means "not to betray one another" but to have each others’ back…

28/10/2024

To anyone trying to discredit U.S. Marine Corp General John Kelly as disgruntled, know that he is not alone. Here are quotes from the people who know Donald Trump best:

Mike Pence — Trump's Vice President
“It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year.”

Mark Esper — Trump's Secretary of Defense
“Trump is not fit for office because he puts himself first and I think anybody running for office should put the country first.”

James Mattis — Trump's Secretary of Defense
“Trump's use of the Presidency to destroy trust in our election and to poison our respect for fellow citizens has been enabled by pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice. Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people - does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us.”

John Kelly — Trump's Chief of Staff
“Trump is a person that has no idea what America stands for and has no idea what America is all about. He's a person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law.”

Mick Mulvaney — Trump's Chief of Staff
“I am working hard to make sure that someone else is the nominee.”

Mark Milley — Trump's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
“Trump is a wannabe dictator. We don't take an oath to an individual. We take an oath to the Constitution, and we take an oath to the idea that is America - and we're willing to die to protect it.”

John Bolton — Trump's National Security Advisor
“There will be celebrations in the Kremlin if Trump is elected in November. Putin thinks that he is an easy mark. Donald Trump wants Americans to treat him like North Koreans treat Kim Jong Un. Get ready.”

Cassidy Hutchinson — Trump's Assistant to Chief of Staff
“If Trump is elected president again in 2024, I do fear that it will be the last election where we're voting for democracy because, if he is elected again, I don't think we'll be voting under the same Constitution.”

Stephanie Grisham — Chief of Staff to Trump's Wife Melania
“I did not vote for Trump in 2020.”

Sarah Matthews — Trump's Deputy Press Secretary
“Trump has a history of making unhinged comments. He helped incite a deadly insurrection on our nation's Capitol.”

Anthony Scaramucci — Trump's Director of Communications
“Trump's going to make things rougher for people. He has already said he's going after his adversaries using the Department of Justice. When someone's telling you they're going to flex and be a dictator on day one and go after their adversaries, this is against the 200+ year experiment of America.”

Alyssa Farah Griffin — Trump's Director of Strategic Communications
“The reason that I cannot in good conscience endorse Donald Trump this year also has to do with the fact that he is walking away. Not just from keeping faith with the constitution on January 6th, but also from a commitment to fiscal responsibility, a commitment to the sanctity of life, a commitment to American leadership in the world.”

Bill Barr — Trump's Attorney General
“I have made clear that I strongly oppose Trump for the nomination and will not endorse Trump. One of the reasons I'm against Trump as the nominee is I don't think he's going to move the country forward.”

HR McMaster — Trump's National Security Advisor
“It would be terribly divisive for our country for Trump to run again.”

Take it from those who know him best!

21/10/2024

This is unheard of and will impact generations of students..!! 😲 ❤

21/10/2024

Let go...🧜‍♀️ 💙

21/10/2024

Yes, please !

By the time a woman is in the third phase of her life, she may no longer be intimidated by parents or others who taught her that anger was unacceptable.

She may direct her anger and outrage at injustices, carelessness and cruelty that affects those disempowered or at social evils that institutions and politicians are ignoring .. (who’s voting? nudge nudge!)

This is when she can tap into what I call the “Enough is enoueh” archetype. These are the energies of the goddesses of transformative wrath, powerful agents of change. Chief among them are Sekhmet, the ancient Egyptian lionheaded goddess, and fierce Kali, the Hindu goddess. These goddesses were called forth when needed. They are inhuman in appearance and became appalling in their respective mythologies when they were carried away by their wrath against evildoers and became bloodthirsty. By the time a woman is in the third phase of her life, if she has gained wisdom—and has the resources of compassion and humor she will not be impulsive, one-sided, and carried away by fury. The outrage of Sekhmet and Kali will provoke her to action, but not until there is a consensus of her “inner council” of crone goddesses.

With wisdom and maturity that are best supported by being in the company of others with these qualities, the wrath of Sekhmet/Kali becomes channeled into effective action. When women can do this, they become lionhearted wisewomen, whose wrath holds the promise of transforming our institutions and culture.

May many wise outraged Crones get out and vote.. 🙏
~ Shinoda Bolen~ Thank you

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Archaeology for the Woman's Soul