Thwarting Calamity
This Is an Emergency
We must band together
with love and ingenuity
to ensure that Trump
is never president again
Below are key elements of the agenda that Republicans plan to implement if Trump is elected president in November. They are from the 920-page manifesto, PROJECT 2025.
* Seeks total ban on abortions regardless of viability, rape, or health of the mother.
* Severely limits access to contraceptives and IVF.
* Takes away access to free emergency contraception for 48 million women.
* Calls for the arrest and detention of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. by using the military to capture and place them in internment camps.
* Repeals the Affordable Care Act and cuts funding for Medicare and Medicaid. Removes protections for pre-existing conditions.
* Removes legal protections for LGBTQIA+ people, allowing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Highly prioritizes and favors families comprised of a married heterosexual mother and father, and their children.
* Bans African American and gender studies in all levels of education.
* Gives tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations, while increasing taxes on the rest of us.
* Dismantles protections for unions and workers.
* Eliminates climate protections.
* Authorizes the Justice Department to harass and arrest Trump’s many enemies.
* Drastically reduces business regulations.
* Bans Muslims from entering the country.
* Eliminates the Department of Education.
* Increases costs & eliminates debt cancellation for student loan borrowers.
* Cuts federal support for renewable energy projects.
* Increases prescription drug costs for 18.5 million seniors and others with Medicare.
* Abolishes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
* Uses public funds to pay for private religious schools.
* Pardons violent January 6 criminal insurrectionists.
* Seeks to overturn the rights to same sex marriage.
* Terminates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
* Cuts Social Security and raises retirement age.
* Eliminates Head Start and the free / discounted school lunch program.
* Implements and expand book bans, and bans school curricula regarding slavery.
* Implements a flat tax system.
* Pack the courts with rightwing extremists.
* Authorizes the military to suppress legal protests.
* and much, much more.
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THE SPECIAL DANGER TO WOMEN IF TRUMP IS ELECTED
Author Kristin Miller wrote all the words in this section: Every woman in America needs to know what’s at risk for us in the next election. The zealots behind Project 2025 have already seized control of the Supreme Court. If they are able to take the presidency, there may be no turning back. Women need to understand how just dark it will get.
In states where abortion has been banned, women who need emergency care for miscarriages and pregnancy complications have been forced to sit in waiting rooms and parking lots until they’re close enough to death to receive legal treatment. It’s hard to believe it could get worse than that. But it will.
Under Project 2025, there will be a nation-wide abortion ban. The FDA will revoke approval of abortion pills (which have been proven as safe as Advil). Sending pills through the mail will be a felony. Women across the US will be forced to carry non-viable fetuses to term (as they already are in some states). Young girls will have no choice but to give birth to rapists’ babies. In many states, those rapists will have parental rights.
Doctors, terrified of legal penalties, will hesitate to treat pregnancy complications. Your risk of dying during childbirth will skyrocket. Infant mortality will surge, as it already has in Texas.There will be far fewer women’s health care professionals in general. Doctors and nurses won’t want to find themselves in a position where they’re forced to deny care to the sick or dying. No one wants to tell a newly pregnant woman that her breast cancer can’t be treated until she gives birth.
Plan B pills will be removed from stores. There will be no emergency contraception. Birth control options will be severely limited. Insurance will not cover it. Some pharmacies will not carry contraceptives at all. The pharmacist will rely on his/her religious beliefs to determine whether you should be able to buy birth control.
That’s if you can get a prescription, of course. Planned parenthood will be defunded and the clinic you’ve relied on for Pap smears and breast exams will close.
Abstinence will be the preferred form of contraception. Or you can turn to the rhythm method and prayer. You will have little control over the size of your family, making it impossible to plan long term. Only rich and/or abstinent heterosexual women will be able to pursue an education or career. You will be financially dependent on the man in your life.
If you’re gay, employers won’t have to hire you if it offends their religious beliefs. Forget about marriage. It was nice while it lasted.
Childcare will be unaffordable and subsidies nonexistent. All but the wealthiest mothers will need to stay home with the kids. Feeding and clothing families on a single income will be extremely hard. Your husband will likely find himself tied to his job. Without free lunch at school, many of America’s children will go hungry. With half of its workforce under virtual house arrest, America’s economy will stall.
Those who want kids but can’t have them will discover IVF is off the table. You may be encouraged to adopt some of the children who are overwhelming the foster care system. Unless, of course, you’re single or gay. In those cases, you will be deemed unfit for parenthood.
If you find yourself in a physically or psychologically abusive marriage, you may well be stuck. No fault divorce will not be an option. If you want out, you’ll first have to jump through a bunch of new hoops. Some won’t make it. More women will die—from domestic violence and suicide.
If you are a woman who thinks this election won’t affect you personally, think again. Dark days are coming if every woman in America doesn’t vote for her rights. Together, we have the power to get this country on the right track.
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Trump shows gross signs of dementia.
Even conservative icon Dick Cheney calls Trump the greatest threat to our republic ever.
This is the cover of a recent issue of The New Republic, a renowned and respected magazine that has been published for 110 years. Here's the article: https://tinyurl.com/TrumpWantsFascism
Below are links to excerpts from The New Republic:
The “Day One” Dictatorship On the law in a fascist America
Revenge and Freedom From Fact On the media in a fascist America
A Right-Wing Counter-Hegemony On culture in a fascist America
The End of Civic Compassion On education in a fascist America
A Cowed Normality On daily life in a fascist America
The Liberal Fantasy Is Just That On the military in a fascist America
From Texas to Massachusetts On the border in a fascist America
The Permanent Counterrevolution On politics and government in a fascist America
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ACTIVIST MUSIC
My beautiful friends — We need to rouse and nourish our spirits with activist music. Here's the beginning of my list. Let me know your favorite activist music.
"You Can’t Kill Light, You Can’t Kill Love," by Monica Pasqual: tinyurl.com/YouCantKillLight
"Lions," Skip Marley: tinyurl.com/WeAreTheLions
"Resilient," Rising Appalachia: tinyurl.com/TrustTheMovement
"All Nations Rise," Lyla June: tinyurl.com/3pvkm6hy
"We Rising Up," Climbing PoeTree: vimeo.com/268631645
"We Shall be Known," Thrive East Bay Choir: youtu.be/aKhjaN72dRQ
"Hungry World," Rising Appalachia + Aja Black: tinyurl.com/ym9y73yb
"This Joy," the Resistance Revival Chorus: tinyurl.com/4pupvjv9
"Love Shakin The Fences," Robin Gorn: tinyurl.com/4rbxdv75
"Helm You Talmbout," Janelle Monae: tinyurl.com/4j9rhsa6
Good Morning Grandmother," Clan Dyken: tinyurl.com/fdf5d9c
"$20 Bill (for George Floyd)," The Fox Run Five: youtu.be/tn8soemKucw
"Every Day is Indigenous People's Day," Supaman: tinyurl.com/3etk5fjw
"I Begin to See Your Face", Tom Prasada-Rao: youtu.be/WTJ4ty8rBs8
More songs here: https://tinyurl.com/4fu76x68
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
For the Week of July 11
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Even though you and I were both born under the sign of Cancer the Crab, I have a taboo against advising you to be like me. I love my life, but I’m not so naïve or arrogant as to think that what has worked for me will also work for you. Now, however, I will make a temporary exception to my policy. Amazingly, the astrological omens suggest you will flourish in the coming weeks by being at least somewhat like me. Therefore, I invite you to experiment with being kind and sensitive, but also cheerfully irreverent and tenderly wild. Be on the lookout for marvels and miracles, but treasure critical thinking and rational analysis. Don't take things too personally or too seriously, and regard the whole world as a holy gift. Be gratefully and humbly in awe as you tune into how beautiful and wonderful you are.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Over 3,700 years ago, a craftsperson living in what’s now Israel fashioned a comb from an elephant’s tusk. It was a luxury item with two sides, one used to smooth hair tangles and the other to remove lice. On the handle of the ivory tool is an inscription: “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard." This is the oldest known sentence ever written in Canaanite, a language that created the world’s first alphabet. In some ways, then, this comb is a precious object. It is unspeakably ancient evidence of a major human innovation. In another way, it’s mundane and prosaic. I’m nominating the comb to be a symbol for your story in the coming weeks: a blend of monumental and ordinary. Drama may emerge from the routine. Breakthroughs may happen in the midst of everyday matters.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Some astrologers assert that Virgos are modest, humble, and reluctant to shine. But a Virgo New Yorker named Ashrita Furman provides contrary evidence. His main activity in life is to break records. He holds the Guinness world record for having broken the most Guinness world records. His first came in 1979, when he did 27,000 jumping jacks. Since then, he has set hundreds of records, including the fastest time running on stilts, the longest time juggling objects underwater, and the most times jumping rope on a pogo stick. I propose to make him your spirit creature for the coming weeks. What acts of bold self-expression are you ready to make, Virgo? What records are you primed to break?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Diane Ackerman says, "We can’t enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention." I’m telling you this, dear Libra, because you now have exceptional power to pay deep attention and behold far more than usual of the world’s magic. It's the Season of Enchantment for you. I invite you to be daring and imaginative as you probe for the delightful amazements that are often hidden just below the surface of things. Imagine you have the superpower of X-ray vision.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If I’m reading the astrological omens correctly, you are in the midst of major expansion. You are reaching further, opening wider, and dreaming bigger. You are exploring frontiers, entertaining novel possibilities, and daring to transcend your limitations and expectations. And I am cheering you on as you grow beyond your previous boundaries. One bit of advice: Some people in your life may find it challenging to follow you freely into your new territory. They may be afraid you’re leaving them behind, or they may not be able to adjust as fast as you wish. I suggest you give them some slack. Allow them to take the time they need to get accustomed to your growth.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian actor Jeff Bridges has wise words for you to heed: “If you wait to get all the information you think you need before you act, you’ll never act because there’s an infinite amount of information out there.” I think this advice is especially apropos for you right now. Why? Because you will thrive on making strong, crisp decisions and undertaking strong, crisp actions. The time for pondering possibilities must give way to implementing possibilities.
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BRAINSTORM ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE OF YOUR LIFE
with my Expanded Long-Term Audio Horoscopes for the Second Half of 2024.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sometimes when gifts arrive in our lives, they are not recognized as gifts. We may even mistake them for obstacles. In a worst-case scenario, we reject and refuse them. I am keen on helping you avoid this behavior in the coming weeks, Aquarius. In the oracle you’re now reading, I hope to convince you to expand your definition of what gifts look like. I will also ask you to widen the range of where you search for gifts and to enlarge your expectations of what blessings you deserve. Now please meditate on the following riddles: 1. a shadow that reveals the hidden light; 2. a twist that heals; 3. a secret that no longer wants to be secret; 4. a shy ally who will reward your encouragement; 5. a boon that’s barely buried and just needs you to scrape away the deceptive surface.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Lake Baikal in Russia is the world’s deepest, oldest, and largest lake by volume. It contains over 22 percent of the fresh surface water on the planet. I propose we make this natural marvel your prime symbol for the next 11 months. At your best, you, too, will be deep, fresh, and enduring. And like Lake Baikal, you will be exceptionally clear. (Its underwater visibility reaches 120 feet.) PS: Thousands of plant and animal species thrive in this vital hub. I expect you will also be a source of richly diverse life, dear Pisces.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I trust that your intuition has been guiding you to slow down and disappear from the frenzied, agitated bustle that everyone seems addicted to. I hope you have afforded yourself the luxury and privilege of exulting in the thrill of doing absolutely nothing. Have you been taking long breaks to gaze lovingly up at the sky and listen to music that moves you to tears? Have you been studying the children and animals in your life to learn more about how to thrive on non-goal-oriented fun? Have you given your imagination permission to fantasize with abandon about wild possibilities? Homework: Name three more ways to fuel your self-renewal.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Actor Carrie Fisher put a strong priority on being both amusing and amused. For her, almost everything that happened was tolerable, even welcome, as long as it was entertaining. She said, “If my life wasn’t funny, it would just be true, and that’s unacceptable.” I recommend you experiment with those principles, Taurus. Be resourceful as you make your life as humorously interesting as possible. If you do, life will conspire to assist you in being extra amused and amusing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): As you charge into the upcoming period of self-reinvention, don’t abandon and forget about your past completely. Some of your old emotional baggage might prove useful and soulful. A few of your challenging memories may serve as robust motivators. On the other hand, it will be healthy to leave behind as much oppressive baggage and as many burdensome memories as possible. You are launching the next chapter of your life story! Travel as lightly as you can.
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Thank you - there are so many in the astrology space who are too afraid to alienate their alt-right followers to say this. I’m so grateful for your clarity and courage. You have been so consistently awesome for decades. I can’t tell you how awesome it makes me feel to see this today. You are wonderful!!!
Thank you. This will be my third time that I am voting against trump....but this time I am more than just voting against trump....I am voting against a clear threat to our actual form of government. I am voting against a theocracy. I am voting against a convicted felon. I am voting against a supreme court hell bent on aligning with anti democracy principles. I am not wasting my precious vote on a third party candidate. I voted Democrat the last three general election times and I will do it again no matter who the Democrat is on the ticket. I consider myself a moderate and I align with fiscal conservatism but of course this is an emergency and I try to be very responsible and clear headed and calm in emergencies. I am voting democrat because its much easier to maintain a democracy than to try and create one after its removed.