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No Kings 3, March 28
Thanks for reminding me to order a "No Kings" t-shirt, which I have just done (because holiday prices).
Hell, yeah!
And don't wait for this. Go out all the time
Yes! And use it as an opportunity to organise, organise, organise - stronger together! Democracy in Action!
This Epstein file stuff is actually earth shattering. It fully reveals that our government is compromised.
Society, not just government. The entire oligarchy.
@subbywan1422 Indeed. We cannot blanket the government in the idea that all within are corrupt just as we cannot cover society in a blanket of innocence. The problem is money. Money makes the oligarchy. The oligarchy entrenches itself into the power that has an army. Make rules for the money and Maybe we can start again.
@nelsaf365 not just money. It's certainly a primary driver, but we, the voters, still keep electing the people who keep reinforcing the oligarchy. We're stuck with a two-party system of our own making.
@subbywan1422 Thank you! You are correct AND you acknowledge that we have only two choices. Third party candidates are only issue party candidates. I LOVE Bernie Sanders, but the Independent Party stands as strong as the Green or libertarian; they are issue parties. Strong identity candidates need REAL party affiliation. The best of the worst in identity candidates is now in the WH.
I agree 100% AND- I’m adding to your statement a rearrangement of your second sentence to read: It reveals that our government is fully compromised. (Simply to emphasize the profundity of the compromise.)
I’m a teacher, & I’m thinking about the fear/hate being taught to kids
As if having to learn about "active shooter scenarios" wasn't horrific enough!!
I feel so sorry for kids these days.
I'd add, the school shootings & having to learn by zoom etc during the pandemic. These are multi generational already. Good problem solving has become a lost art/skill.
I am too. I am hoping and hoping that there are more parents out there raising thoughtful, resilient, resisters instead, but I know there will still be so many raised on hateful rhetoric to the detriment of both themselves and those around them. All of our kids deserve better.
@kylee2235Thankfully, those raised on hateful rhetoric are in the minority.
The Republican Party is an absolute embarrassment to the American institution! They need to quit it!
Vote them out!!
@stephsswe will!
Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie are political geniuses.
and BRAVE
These brave men need our prayers . Please pray for them ❤🙏🏻❤️.
My opinion..Masse only. Khanna made a horrible remark about Harris, after election. I have attended his town halls. He is impressive
Incredibly brave. May God protect them.
I love you gals for your knowledge and friendship!
Such unique insight! Our children are always watching…
❤ Happy Valentine's Day! You are such a gift to us. Thank you so much!
I feel right at home, such a great conversation to hang out with.
The trauma our kids and country will suffer from if we don't see justice for the Epstein survivors 💔💔💔
Happy Valentine's Day to you both!! 💝💝 Thank you for what you do!!
The 1968 Chicago police riot during the democratic convention and seeing the protestors being beaten has never left me.
For me it was how hateful white people were during times of integration...the black. Girl going to a white school. She was so brave I respected her.
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I also grew up in the 60s. When the four of us kids would get too rambunctious and boisterous, my dad would make us sit quietly and watch the news or a documentary about WW2, especially the Holocaust. Those images will never leave me.
In 1970, I gave up going to school in San Francisco and left for Greece for a year with my Greek boyfriend. That's why I know exactly what fascism looks like. The moments I remember were the streets of San Francisco and Berkeley jammed with people and sitting in a small breakfast nook on the beach in northern Greece listening to the Kent State murders on Voice of America. I think Trump has disbanded The Voice of America.
To hear people talk about the 1968 protest and realize that I was just barely born but of course growing up. I’ve heard about some of these things… Now I guess it’s our turn to have to deal with his crap. Guess it’s pretty naïve to think that all of this was put behind us. It sounds like history is repeating itself.
I think this is the first comment I have ever made anywhere. I am so glad to be part of this community! Thank you both so much.
Welcome Polly
We are happy you are here, Polly! Please spread the word of this channel and their voices!
Welcome!
Awesome, Polly! It’s good to speak and be heard. This is a good place.
Commenting helps raise the video in the algorithm so more people will sit, so thank you. When I watch any very important video that needs to be seen, I always comment, even if it's just a hello or a thank you. It's an easy way to do my part.
I am an Ohio resident. I graduated from Kent State University starting there in 1984. This of course 14 years after the Kent State shootings by our national guard. I passed the first memorial, where the shootings occurred, every day on my way to class. The names of the murdered people are forever stuck in my memory. Every May 4th the campus newspaper, The Kent Stater published the history of the day. It always made students think about what happened where they walked daily for four years. This was when I learned to distrust the government. It was also the time of Ronald Reagan. So not just my state government, but also our federal government. I agree with you about a whole generation of young children being scarred for life and having to be scared when they should have childhood memories and experiences. Besides myself my three adult children do not trust the government, but also law enforcement and the courts. My sons went to Ohio State and learned more about capitalism and our government than they did in our small town 30 miles west of Cleveland. I am sad for all children and young adults because there future is unsure, scary and most likely hostile. Thank you Heather and Joanne for your discussions of the current situation and providing the history of the country. Beth Yuhasz
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🎶Teach your children well
Their father's hell did slowly go by
Feed them on your dreams
The one they pick's the one you'll know by🎶
When Kent State happened we knew that love had failed and hatred would take over. That was the acme, the pinnacle, of the USA civilization and we have been going down ever since. It was a good run, but evil abounds.
@judithmcdonald9001love that song
I was 21 and had just become NCState's Student Body President when the Kent State and Jackson State murders of students happened. Even our pretty quiet campus was shocked and dismayed. Today, there are so many moments when I think, 'I'm so sorry,' to my 3 very grown children, and my 3 not-so-grown grandchildren. I simply neeeeeever imagined such times/threats would ever come to our beloved democracy. Once again, shocked, dismayed, and ever so sad.
@bethyuhasz6222, you and the people who’ve commented are people I would like to know.
Joanne those of us in Minnesota who are living through this hellscape are thinking all the time about the trauma that is now generational. We have a lot of healing to do here and in our world.
Amen!
I am so thankful to have found this channel. My very wise younger sister recommended it, I've felt so overwhelmed and unsure who to trust in these times to provide intelligent context.
I couldn’t agree with you more.
End Citizens United
My sons, now 19 and 18, have formed their ideas about our government over the last ten years. What a disgusting Petri dish we have created.
My kids are 20 and 22 and know Trumpism way to much.
My kids are 21 and 24. They and all their friends were pushed to the left even further by the current admin. Between the failure to protect them from school shootings, the terrible economy, taking away options for students loans for an education, shutting down research into medical advancement, taking away rights... the list goes on and on. These kids are pissed, and they believe that the old people in power have and continue to ruin their futures. They believe what those in power are stealing kid's futures and rights to line their own pockets with more money than the old people cannot even use up before they die. No person I know under the age of 35 will ever vote for a right leaning person ever again.
Disturbingly, I am feeling that the kids are right@beyondallmeasure
@b@bobclarke2242’m so sorry. It’s good that we can see it, acknowledge it, and then act on reversing its course.
Our legal system has been exposed as a farce. Congress is compromised. Cabinet members are compromised. Our director of national intelligence is allegedly a Russian asset. The president and his family are allegedly beholden to foreign interests. I am trying so hard to stay positive, but man oh man my level of concern is CODE RED.
Im right there with you.
As it should be…
I'm a Millenial and all I've known is societal trauma. I was in 5th grade during 9/11, growing up in a Northern NJ suburb where roughly half my class lost their parents when the towers went down. Then the Recession of '08 happened right when I graduated high school. An ex-boyfriend of mine soldiered in Afghanistan and never returned the same. Then Covid happened just as I was establishing my career working in public schools. Now I've recently taken a break from my career to be a full-time mother and find out the government is run by baby-eating lunatics thanks to the E-files. I'm not sure how much more we can collectively take at this point.
omg 😭😭😭🫂🫂🫂🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽 That is too much
It is understandable how you feel. But like
" They say there is nothing new under the sun" or " history repeats itself and those who don't learn from history
( from the past) are
doomed to constantly
repeating it". Hopefully, God willing,
we too will make it
through these difficult
and terrifying times.
That is so much concentrated stress & chaos for a single American generation - if nothing else, knowing you're not alone gives you people to share with - I wish you resilience, & perhaps seeing hope in the future as you raise your kid(s)
I get that it feels like your generation has carried a lot. But respectfully, Millennials haven’t been uniquely shaped from hardship - every generation has faced defining crises. My parents are 97 and 98. They lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and constant uncertainty. The point is: they survived, adapted, and kept building. They are still here at 97 and 98... I was lucky to learn about resilience from the "greatest" generation. Us boomers had our challenges too , and many of us are still here!!
Hard times aren’t new - but neither is human resilience. We’re not at the end of what we can collectively handle. If anything, this is when people step up, get involved, support their communities, and create change. History shows we can - and we will.
If that note is Massie's, he is feeling his vulnerability to evil people with no moral restraints.
You are so right. If that post is Massie’s, he understands with great clarity how profoundly unlawful and amoral the current regime is.
Sadly, he is probably receiving an uptick in death threats.
@cmkv28bcno doubt. Truly awful that Maga feel the need to make death threats.
Praying that Massie and his family will be safe.
@marciakittridge1433 Amen.
On a brighter note. Cheyenne Wyoming Our high schools all three of them. Walked out yesterday in solidarity to protest ice. Which was quite brave . They walked to the capital building. I am so proud and thankful for young critical thinkers who possess no fear .Willing to sacrifice for their neighbors.🕊️❤️🇺🇸Watch out Harriet they are coming for your job. 🇺🇸
This is what black, brown and indigenous children have dealt with for generations.
I was born in 1944 and I remember as a teenager I didn't think I would live to see my 21st birthday because someone would start a nuclear war. I am happy that it didn't happen. I also want to say that I love listening to you two.
You are two yers senior to me. Maybe the most real thing from my memory bank is me on the baseball field in gym class + it being stopped by our president being shot.
I was born in 1950. It's astounding that right now "the boomers" are being attacked for not preventing all of this insanity.
This truly is the United States of amnesia.
@kateoneal4215 Not only America, the same here in Germany and I assume in all European countries. We all grew up in times where so harmful scenarios were „normal“ and we learned to resist and had chances to build our own livelihoods. The young generations now often have no hope. We have to show them how it’s working. BTW I was born 1958. 😊
I’m a military brat and a veteran. I remember living in West Germany, and having our school bus searched for bombs before we could pass the gate on base. I remember visiting Dachau and going to Anne Frank’s house where she hid from Nazis. I never thought my country would forget. I remember.
@Booklook111Me too. As a German I thank you gratefully for your service. But some wars brought danger in the aftermath, we were and are always aware of that.
Thank you Heather & Joanne. Happy Valentine's Day!
My daughter told me yesterday that several children at her school were really scared and crying bc there was a police officer at the school. Elementary school
That makes my blood boil.
Heartbreaking
I’ve been wondering how long until something like that would start happening, ever since my middle school got its first “campus resource officer”. They’ve never belonged in schools in the first place, and I have deep, deep anger about it.
I wonder if that's because people like HCR are telling everyone how evil the police are?
@Calvin007-z4rI’m sure the kids are watching this content 🙄
it's what gov walz said: ice is leaving generational trauma in its wake
But what about this entire generation of children that will never know what’s actually happening out there? They are raised in Trump households, they watch Fox News, and they are sent to charter schools where what is really happening out there today will never reach their eyes or ears or textbooks
That worries me a lot.
Or, they are Homeschooled with far-right evangelical
books and materials which
teach that questioning is dangerous and obedience
to authority is biblical.
Great point. They will grow up to be just as credulous and closed minded as their parents. Sadly, this enables future authoritarians to come to power.
I will step out to say that the children taught otherisms, hate, fear, isolation, greed, selfishness, and how to disconnect from ones humanity. Those individuals will indeed resent their household for stunting their awarenes, their humane growth and the experiences they were too restricted and burdened from having.
There are more civil, sane, accepting and tolerant people of good will than there are those that rant fear isolation and hate. Its just that the fringe is louder and wilder beccause in their bubble they've never asked true questions of themselves, never challenged themselves, never done introspection or faced the person in the mirror with the ugly character to ask why ?
Everyone is human in species and also wants to live, to love and be loved, to have joy, to srtive, thrive, survive and be in peace and be at peace.
No one grouping of persons should have a monopoly on those human priviledges and principles.
It's a very real concern
Happy Valentine’s Day, Heather and Joanne, and to this community of caring!
You two are so precious. Educated, strong, compassionate ...we love you ❤
I welcome this conversation and feel my heart lightened! Thank you both for sharing your insights and joy.
I used to consider myself independent because I occasionally voted Republican versus Democrat. I don't have a lot of elections to vote in left (maybe 10+ years), but in those I do, I will never be able to vote for a Republican again.
But will vote for Democrats?!?
@yesyes-e5l
Of course,which should have been the choice to begin with.
I vote on ISSUES. I'm not a "team player," I guess. 😂
@kateoneal4215 Character. Vote on character.
Thank you ladies Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️. Always great conversation 😉.
Knowledge and TRUTH! Always look forward to all to your talks.
Thanks ladies! Happy Valentine's Day to all patriots here. 💖🇺🇲💙
My son gives me turtles every year on valentines day, my favorite
At 81 now, was born and raised in Massachusetts, and my education (from 3rd to 12th grade) told me of the beginnings of our country, and formed my love of history, from visiting the (only a few miles from my home) concord bridge, to waikng the graveyard near the Old north church in Boston with my grandmother, Vsiting the Contitution as the first of our fight brought to the opression of the British Navy. I served in the Navy as most of my family has, think the children have no Idea of the path our country has tread on. (Flag- Don't tread on me)
I was 4 when Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson. My mother cried and it freaked me out. I've been paying attention to politics ever since.
Uhhhhhhh who cries because they got to have Eisenhower as the president? Guy was awesome. I wish we had one now.
THANK YOU HEATHER & JOANNE & ROSIE
Thomas Massey and Ro are both swimming in dangerous waters. Not just from maga but much more powerful forces. I hope they stay safe. And that we always remember what they've put on the line for justice.
They need prayers . Sending Prayers to both of them ❤🙏🏻❤.
Yes, more powerful forces - the most powerful and dangerous in the world. Jamal Khashoggi is an example.
@Truthseeker444-g8m. What a waste of time and energy, to pray….. Pray for what : protection ? From who ? And who will provide that protection - and how ? You are proposing MAGIC, and FANTASY……. Some male sky deity, invented and venerated by old white males - a weak fantasy figure who doesn’t ever show up, but is used as a threat to keep everyone else in line…….
I was a young child in the sixties and have always shied away from politics, protests, violence. I've always took some pride in being a middle of the road type of person. Liked the term mugwump--sitting on the fence with mug on one side, wump on the other. There are times to get off the d*** fence. This is the time.
👍🏼 💪🏼 💯 %
I really enjoyed the specific Fahrenheit of the thermometer story. Both of you are so fun but also respectful of what is happening. Thank you!
We seem to have a disregard for laws... Plenty of examples where they are not enforced. We ignore them when convenient.
You guys are the best! Anyone who references My Cousin Vinnie and the Federalist in the same conversation is tops in my book.
9:17 I’m the spouse of an immigrant (GC holder) and parent of a mixed race child. As DHS has been grabbing anyone who “looks” foreign, I’ve had to sit my 12 YO down & practice reciting his Miranda rights. I’ve had to tell him to comply, to expect them to be physically & mentally abusive, to know there will be kind people in detainment that will help him & to know that I won’t stop fighting until he (and possibly his dad) are released & returned home. There are a great many parents who are profoundly aware of the trauma all of this is causing and the distrust it sews. We try to bolster them by pointing out the helpers, by naming the people we know we can trust and rely on. But we think about it…every day.
I am so sorry this is your concern instead of which baseball hat he wants. May you all be protected and safe. I hope your community is connected for you all.
Im so sorry for this situation. Scary and sad; thankful that you are teaching them how to stand up for their rights.
Prayers for your family and all those who deal with this utter mess.
The educational steps you are taking to protect your 12-yr-old in the midst of this nightmare are really necessary. But I have tears reading that you've had to do this as a parent and that your son has been exposed to this kind of evil cruelty - coming from the government! I'm the grandparent of 4 mixed-race teens/adults. I cannot begin to describe the rage I feel for how evil this government has become. Stay safe.
I am thinking the same thing. Young people will think this is how the government works (or doesn't). I'm 63 and grew up believing the courts and Congress would keep things in check. The younger generation has never seen this.
I’m almost 30 and Donald Trump was a candidate in every presidential election I’ve been able to vote in. His impact on politics has affected an entire generation of voters.
I’m around your age. Clarence Thomas was my first inkling into the corruption of our justice system. I was fortunate to be living in a progressive community then. While a part of me resisted the idea that looking beneath what appeared pristine was black and ugly, my ideas of what was supposed to be solid was cracking. It was real then and we need to see this now. Now I have two children who are corrupted by the GOP’s behavior; their outlook, based on the violence of that party, will view politics with a corrupted lens. Never will I trust a republican again.
Thank you for the focus on the Federalists. ❤
And Martinis.....
Thank you both! Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!!!💝💝💝
Thank you Drs. Heather and Joanne! Happy Valentine's and Lupercalia Day! ((HUGS))
Love you know Lupercalia!
I'm shocked that neither of these brilliant historians realized/mentioned that since 1999 - TWENTY SIX years ago - that at least 5 generations of young students have had to learn what shooter drills are - and practice them. So yes, kids today are afraid of and angry at their government - but for 26 years we've scared the crap out of our youngest citizens already - not knowing who was coming through the door to their classrooms.
Yes, for the past 26 years students have done shooter drills, and that’s deeply troubling. But the idea that fear in schools is something uniquely modern ignores that previous generations were trained to prepare for annihilation on a global scale. (Remember "duck and cover"?)
Kids shouldn’t have to live with fear - then or now. But history shows this isn’t new. The real issue isn’t which generation had it worse; it’s whether we choose to address the problems instead of framing them as unprecedented. What are we going to do about it?
It's Frederick Douglass' birthday today.
You two marvelous women always help put some sanity in my Saturdays. I love you. Thank you.
Happy Valentines Day to everyone that follows you guys! Chocolate is the only thing that helps me cope with these crazy days.
Thank you for being our weekly Galentines!
Costco has Godiva chocolate on sale! ;) Good morning from San Francisco 🌉
Let’s teach that not all Republicans are MAGA. The Republican Party was hijacked by MAGA.
Bless your hearts!
With gratitude for your fortitude!!!!!
We are a community!! Thank you so much for creating this space for us.
I love you two! Headed out for my cheap box of chocolates😂
Marjorie Taylor Greene also replied to that confirming death threats to her
Black children have always had to be afraid of their governments.
Immigrants from cultures around the world as well.
Yes, and children don't separate between parties.
We (as a country) are creating an atmosphere of distrust of and hatred toward the government in all its forms.
Now I know something of what that might feel like. Anger and fear over and over. At the end of the day we all have to do a better job at identifying psychopaths and disabling them.
Please SMILE at people around you, especially children! This matters more an you can imagine! Hold a door open for someone. Little things matter. Anything that makes life nicer, kinder, better, in every little or big way that is in our power, makes life worth living.
And, WE ARE NOT GOING BACK!
Happy St. Valentine's Day🏹
Us native peoples as well. We're just quieter about it.
Distrust of the government is not a new thing. I am remembering the Vietnam war, protests against it and Kent State... and the Watergate scandal. But now, the lies are rampant from the top on down. And the fear created with the masked agents with tactical gear and pepper spray, flash bangs, AK rifles.. etc. like a war zone. We not only distrust them, but fear is also created. But also, a backlash to this is "we the people do not want this, we don't want to live like this. It is cruel and inhumane, and hopefully the tide will turn, although it will take a long time.
Add the Iraque adventure and I agree. Here in Europe we had mostly a hard time when the Republicans were in office.
And we Are not spoiled by our own administrations. 😢
Remember MTG essentially posted the same thing regarding possible impending personal danger.
You make my Saturdays better. Thank you for sharing your gifts as scholars and teachers, your humor, and the friendship between you. You lighten our load. We are endlessly grateful here in Colville, WA for all you do. ❤❤❤
I am just now hearing about Rep. Thomas Massie's post. That is eerie. Wow. Gives me the shivers. Perhaps the greater context of Alexei Navalny's poisoning being broadly substantiated, and all the murderous possibilities in the E files accentuates everything. Lord have mercy.
Someone commented that massie directly quoted
Virginia
Guiffre
From her post
@llc1976 oh gosh. Uffda.
Haven't watched this yet. I just read Heather's letter from last night. Even though she'd spoken about the worst things in her talk yesterday, seeing it in stark print is crushing.
I found this morning’s talk particularly profound. Thank you so much for all you’re doing and all your scholarship and enthusiasm long lasting.
And your absolute silliness. We need that too. 💗💖💗
So look forward to all your talks.
From Ireland 🇮🇪 with love to you, Heather and Joanne ❤
Thanks for caring for us, during this struggle. Better days are coming!
How appalling is it that rfk is in charge of your Department of Health??? And, that he remains in that office?
So sad. Better days are coming. Not soon enough!
And the entire Trumpstein regime 😢
The 1st US President I remember as a 🇨🇦 child was Jimmy Carter. The 1st US President my child remembers is Trump 1.0. I always thought the US was a country to admire and be curious about. My child doesn’t believe me. I hope for all Americans and the world that we’ll look back on this time as when American citizens showed the world how to save a democracy under attack and make it even better. ❤
Such a great discussion, this was quite enlightening, thank you thank you than you!❤
Good morning from St.Paul, Minnesota.
I’m with you in ‘spirit’. I’m so grateful to Minnesotans for their civic wisdom at this time.
I hope the reported withdrawal is true and you heroes can start recovery.
Thank you to Minnesota ❤
Minneapolis, Minnesota… You showed the rest of us how it’s done. Respect.✌️
You ladies are terrific!
I work in elementary schools. I see parents saying goodbye to their children everyday. They tell them they love them and watch them until they enter the building. Even though teachers and staff are positioned to assure a smooth transition.
When I was a child, this would have been considered truly bizarre. Uncertainty in this country affects even the most common everyday transactions.
This is SO sad! As a new parent, I'm truly worried for my child and worrt what school will be like in 5 years+ for her.
When I was a child 80 years ago, my parents always told me to tell a police officer if I needed help.
Same for my mom. Now, I'm not so sure.
I look forward to watching this every week. It’s grounding, educational, entertaining…everything we need right now.
Oh gosh, this idea of kids being severely influenced to the negative by what they see is SO relevant. My daughter is a high school teacher and its just heart rending what these kids are having to process along with the level of fear. The level of distrust in government is going to be big for a long, long time. It'll make the distrust we felt for the Nixon admin look pretty tame.
7:15. When you spoke about this, I instantly thought about my mom who shared with me how she inadvertently sat in the front seat of a bus when she was around 8 years old (around 1954 in Rural South) and the bus didn’t move. She didn’t realize what was going on and the bus didn’t move and it took a moment for her to realize that she was sitting in the FRONT when she was supposed to be in the BACK. She was so hurt she got off the bus and that moment of the bus (Not a private bus but public government bus) not moving because of the color of her skin stayed with her. Governmental actions have lasting impacts, especially on kids.
I remember learning about the Civil War and being surprised when my teacher said brothers fought against brothers. It seemed so foreign to me, that anyone could choose an ideology over family, let alone one that enslaved people. Now, though, I get it. I see it in my own family, where the younger generations (now in their late 30s-early 50s) are dramatically opposed to the older generations (closet or overt MAGA) and one proudly MAGA 25yo. It has real impacts. Relationships are irreparably broken; others are very strained. When future school children look back in 50-100 years, will they wonder how families could be so drastically divided over what is happening right now? It's heartbreaking on so many levels.
Thank you both again and again.
I think there are also many children growing up with all of this in homes that embrace and repeat the Trump rhetoric.
Thanks for the HOPE!!!
Yes - children are experiencing or even just seeing violent federal law enforcement -we don’t know how that will shape their politics - we do know it harms their ability to learn now! It’s immoral.
Thanks so much! Look forward to this conversation every week!
loving democracy this valentines day. thank you Heather and Joanne. keep fighting everyone ❤
We are the only democracy on this planet that doesn't regulate its political parties! They are cesspools of corruption! And there is no provision in the Constitution for a Supreme Court! We need a Constitutional Court like the ones they have in Europe and Asia!
Thanks ladies. Your wise insights are appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed. Good conversation 💙
And they outlaw Drag story hours to “protect our children,” but foster ICE children abuse😢
Love you two! Laughter is so rare these days.
Humanizing our ancestors. The thermometer story was great 😊 People haven’t changed as much as we think.
I cannot tell you both how much you are appreciated and loved. ❤❤❤
The best part of this video with the two of you is the friendship, laughter and delight in each other. And there’s so much going on that is not like this, it is refreshing and gives some balance to talking about the dumpster fire in the world today.
Shock of the day was Aaron Parnas post of email from Bannon to Epstein wanting Pope Francis dead.
Thank you both for all your insights.❤
I was in college in the late sixties and the students were leading the anti war movement. We had skin in the game.
You might want to read, "The Hard Work of Hope," by Michael Ansara.
Yes. We did. !!
Thank you both! I love that we're all a part of a community -- even if it's one that we rarely ever see. I take comfort and hope in the presence of all who show up here, and for all who read Heather's letters. Thank you!
you two are delightful
And this government sees our colleges in the same light now 250 years later. Have we really gotten that far? Thanks for this talk. History does repeat itself.
I didn't want to spend Valentine's Day home by myself, so I hopped on an Amtrak train and ended up in Schenectady NY exploring the historic Stockade District while listening to this episode. I can't describe how fulfilling it is to listen to you two talk about American history while walking amongst buildings that once housed important figures of our Revolutionary War. 🇺🇸
Thank you ladies. Your chat helps me start the day better.
Many of us boomers probably remember the "duck-and-cover" drills in elementary school. During those Cold War days I remember thinking our world would end in a nuclear war with the Soviet Union.
You ladies keep me sane. So grateful for you both. Bless you.