Category Archives: Coup d”etat

11/08/2022

Our Last, Free, Election? November 8th, 2022 is the most important election in United States history. What happens in 2024 depends on what occurs on 11/08. Vote Democratic if you want transparency, accountability, action, and a voice in shaping a … Continue reading

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Remembering January 6th, 2021

On 9/11/2001, I sat in my office and witnessed the attack on the Twin Towers. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I couldn’t imagine what would come next. Now, 20 torturous years later, America has been changed forever. One … Continue reading

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Vote 2021

In four days we complete our 2021, off-year election. The murder of George Floyd and systemic racism in the police have put Minneapolis on the world stage. Now, the world is watching to see how we Minneapolitans use our democratic … Continue reading

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Sunset On An Era, But Which One?

The Build Back Better Act or, as Republicans like to say while clutching their pearls, “$3.5 B waste of money!” Their sentiments are worth as much as their paste pearls. With the medias’ and politicians’ focus is on the political game play and the pointless arguing over dollars and cents, our odds for combating Climate Change and preserving a livable environment plummet. The sun should be setting on the fossil fuel industry and its wanton destruction of our environment. Instead, it appears that night is gathering over the forces of life and reason. Continue reading

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An Urgent Alarm

Friday night, I sat paralyzed watching the Rachel Maddow Show. Her hour was an urgent alarm jammed with bad news. The Insurrection is well entrenched in our government and our society. We barely survived January 6th . The people most … Continue reading

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The Hardest Job In The World

I burn a lot of energy attempting to understand my fellow Americans. I consider the context of their lives and try to empathize as best I can. Yet, there are days when I think, “What’s the matter with us?” A … Continue reading

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