Unfortunately, Raissa has chosen to BLOCK me rather than address her disgusting affection for Eric tRump and a few complicit Arab idiots! Just shows you how easy it is for the fascists and white suprematists to dupe supposedly decent and peace loving moderates!
Her comments bore all the hallmarks of someone who cares and I actually commended her position, and all she had to do is change her profile picture, but then again that picture does show her true colours!
Let's interpret that statement with more clarity that hits to the center of our bigger problem, which is our democracy's survival is at risk for lack of equal participation of women exercising their ability, strength, courage and just as importantly their innate willingness to sacrifice all in the name of justice for those in need most especially children and families.
It is in our DNA and surviving the abuse of men since the beginning of time we know how to navigate around formidable obstacles, fight, survive and win despite the burden of oppression and cruelty that has been perpetuated against us as a gender generation after generation.
I say to those in power and holding leadership roles today who are failing us and our children to move over! Find another line of work! A leader of people should be held to the same standards as a medical professional "First do no harm." And you are failing miserably in this. Own up to it. You need help and are flailing amongst yourselves. Look at what you've done. Shame!
At this point there is no room for following a course that has not worked. We can no longer afford to have less than the best of the best in positions of power and influence and the strongest minds and spirits serving the people of this great land.
Take a seat while we women stand firm; and this time we are not going back. Never again!! This can never again happen, but history shows it will if our culture does not grow up and mature and embrace equal participation by the best of the best of our men and our women. It will continue to happen and be the death knell to our democracy if all the power in leadership roles is assigned to men exclusive of women.
We will have to get more men on our side. Not all men are as horrible as trump, so the men who are confident in their own masculinity and not afraid to be kind and gentle when required, but will stand in support of women for truth and justice, will be our best allies.
They can join in supporting women and such men are already showing support for qualified women; but we outnumber men in any case. Read Abigail Adam’s assessment of men in her letter to John Adams. We don’t need permission. We don’t need to recruit the converted. We need to take our power.
This DESPITE the crayon stopping all funding for women's health issues and wiping the word off the allowed list. " Feb 20 (Reuters) - Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words "woman," "disabled" and "elderly" in external communications, two sources familiar with the matter said, part of a list of banned terms that a White House spokesman said had misinterpreted President Donald Trump's executive order."
Autocracy has replaced our Democracy. The only cure is protesting but the numbers must flood the cities — ten million at minimum which is 3.5%. My observation is we are where we are today because of prejudice long held in choosing our leaders. I’m sharing the letter from Abigail Adams because I love it so much. Everyone should read it. Inspiring and prescient as well as, unfortunately, unheeded. Imagine the rights of women were not articulated in the drafting of our Constitution. Imagine. And, now that prejudice despite many rights afforded (and then taken away most recently) has resulted in a baked in repulsion and visceral reaction to reject women holding roles of power and leadership. 250 years of wasted talent in my opinion has proven to be the death knell of our democracy. We must change and quickly. And women must lead in this much needed cultural shift and fully support each other.
There needs to be a Third Wave of women making their voices heard, collectively asserting themselves into positions of power so that a new future can be realized. The first Wave saw the Suffragettes in the early 1900’s that achieved the Vote. Then in the 1960’s and 1970’s we saw the Second Wave of women demanding and achieving more economic equality regarding finances, and of course, better Healthcare, Contraceptives and Roe.
But now it’s going to be necessary for a Third Wave to further advance the interests of women and claw back our bodily autonomy, which is being taken away again. We must further strengthen our financial security and assert ourselves into positions of authority, and power where we are crafting the legislation and ensuring equality and justice.
The good news is… As soon as we run him out of the office, all of those things can be put back in… And will be put back in! Talk about a waste of money.
The Musk-doge infiltration of our data, the federal government firings which impact African-America. women disproportionately and the dissolution of such agencies as the Dept. of Education along with tariffs so far, are costing taxpayers $135 billion in this fiscal year alone. All unnecessary, self-inflicted damage for everyone.
Let's all mediate, pray or whatever method each of us uses to "ask" for a miracle -- that the day is one of torrential rain, lightening, flooding, and darkness -- if every single one of us sends out a vibe or prayer for "help" on that day -- it will be heard by the universe -- and if it is the time what we focus on will happen -- if not, don't lose faith -- there is no power than a united people -- so focus on that as well -- and speak of it and write on it -- spread hope in the unification of the people of this country not fear of what will be an historical but almost comical attempt to hurt us and our children.
Well said! I’ve noted the pronounced impact of strong Women speaking out in Congress (par example); proud, intelligent, confident Women, Women of many complexions. It takes a confident man to accept a strong, assertive Woman. The current administration undermines the value of these Women and they will rue the day!
May I offer another perspective in that I'm tired of waiting for that imaginary "confident man" who will accept me and allow me "standing behind" a man influencing their success because of what myself and other women contribute to that success. Read Abigail Adams letter to John Adams who was away drafting our Constitutution asking that the rights of women as contributors and leaders in what was at the time a new government and a democracy recognizing the rights of man. Read her words on the danger of men. She was ignored. It was deemed not the time to recognize women in any way in that first draft of our Constitution. Today it is baked-in and a visceral response to reject a woman being in a role "traditionally" held by men. I would not even speak of all this other than the time is now. We have not time left. The damage of rejecting women in all fields of life and government from holding positions of power -- and the fact that those who do are held in disdain and criticized relentlessly -- has crippled and brought our democracy to its knees; on life suppor at this time. There is no time to recruit and convince men and look for the "confident" ones and hope they will "join" us in speaking up for us. The time is now! We have a shrinking and stagnant pool despite what may be on paper upholding the rights of all of us to choose our leaders and elected officials. We are a sick nation because we have excluded anyone from power other than the standard issue with male. Now is the time to just move forward and most of all recognize our own prejudice because our culture is so solidly exclusive as to who can do what in this country -- over 250 years we have denied ourselves the great minds and good potential leaders now all dead who were not allowed to take part and hold positions of power and leadership. That's left us dying today. It is like baking bread and never including the yeast -- that's what has happened. Please read Abigail Adams prescient letter for today she has been proven 150% correct.
Please educate yourself before making ridiculous comments like that. A perfect example of a fascist is sitting at the desk in the Oval office signing EO's of fascism.
You obviously do not understand the meaning of tge word racist. Trump words and deeds are racist. Governor Mills us doing her duty upholding Maine's laws and protecting ALL of he constituents against the big bully in the White House.
You went off over the wrong vocabulary word. The word was "fascist" not "racist". If she was truely protecting ALL of her constituents then she wouldn't be fighting for the 1% of them that are transgender who are putting biological women at risk.
So just fight for certain people is that what you're saying? Percent doesn't matter we should alll count. Like you said she's fighting for ALL her constituents. Not just 99%
Fascism is "an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization." A fascist would be one that leads, follows or believes is those ideologies. The Governor of Maine is liberal in her ideology and actually the opposite of fascism. I understand you may not like her but your label is incorrect.
The new right wing talking point is that fascism is a left wing ideology. I read it all the time on other boards. It’s like none of these people remember the political spectrum we all learned in school.
whoever, the point I'm making is, he didn't elect himself into office, it's we the people who do that & now that he's there we will suffer for it without exception
yes, because like it or not we all are in this together but, too many allow themselves to become distracted by an us against them ideology over the important things like, choosing to vote for legislative leaders who have at least a modicum of good character & integrity & instead of applying critical thinking & logic versus the, my daddy & his daddy before him voted for so & so & by that measure so will I as their rights & liberties get whittled away until they've got almost nothing left save the hatred they've allowed themselves to become addicted to but, still somehow believing themselves superior because of an accident of birth that not one of us has any control over whatsoever anyhow, if we don't grow up already & I mean do it fast we will no longer have a democracy flawed or otherwise & every choice will summarily be taken from us never to be contemplated again & as long as people keep voting to put certain people at the head of things that is indeed what they're saying they want & personally, I like neither the thought nor sound of fascist authoritarianism
We must protest, we must call! 202 225 3121 will get any member of congress. Call daily. You can talk to dickwads from another state. I call them all. Especially, the rethuglikkkrussians jerks. Only takes a minute! Just do it!
EXACTLY check out the Lights On podcast with Jessica Denson formerly of The MeidasTouchNetwork ( I think that it’s a podcast found it on YouTube lots of great interviews to this and other very salient issues in this horrific disaster.)
I really wonder. N I so worry about’26! I think if it’s a “free n fair election “, the DEMOCRATS will kick ass! The rethuglikkkrussians have NOTHING 000 for any U.S. citizens! Except take, take take, screw, screw, screw. the middle class. The TAKE has started already! Eff Trump n his cabal!🤬🤬
McConnell could have ended this in 2021 but he did not. I never like McConnell before that, either. I do blame him - the people that voted for Donny the dumpster fire would not have had the opportunity if Mitch would have done the right thing after January 6th.
Yet, there he was pontificating on Bill Maher's show and interrupting and talking over Kara Swisher, who was the only reason I was watching the overtime segment.
I heard and saw a Lights On video in which Jessica Denson mentioned that there is ongoing investigation that points to the squatter in the White House not being legally elected. I’m keeping up with Jessica to see where this goes and asap I firmly hope and pray.🇺🇸🗽💙👍
People really do need to grow up in this country. We gonna play the blame-game the rest of our lives or do what's necessary to fight back and take our country back? That crap is getting really old, boring, inconsequential, and irrelevant now.
Check out Lights On with Jessica Denson YouTube on the subject of the illegality of the squatter in the White House even being there some legal points to its actual disqualification for that office.
Trump was not elected President. He got there through voter suppression, purges, thrown out ballots, tampered voting machines, bomb scares & vote manipulation, thanks to MAGA operatives, billionaire technofascists & Putin.
Oh, they are definitely and rightly afraid of women; and this has been the case since the beginning of time. Our culture is different in that women are barred from positions of power and leadership. We cannot wait for permission after this crisis is solved. We must take power and push for women to hold seats of influence.
We cannot afford to exclude them any longer for our democracy and our nation cannot afford to have anything short of only the best of the best in roles of leadership; and the only way to have a pool of the best of the best to choose from is to include everyone qualified not by race or gender or sexual identity but by sheer talent, qualifications, grit, education and experience.
Today our pool of candidates is stagnant and shrinking because of prejudice and exclusion. This has got to stop here and now! We cannot afford to continue to feed the vanity of men at the expense of our country. Women step forward! Everyone step forward who has until today has been barred due to prejudice and hate. Run for office! And we the voters must support them not spit them out like you were served a bitter root. That response is a learned one, a visceral one and one that is bringing our country to ruin. Get over it!
The fact that the US still has never had a female president speaks to the misogyny and racism still prevalent in this country. Women are stepping up into politics at all levels, but until we are 51% in both chambers and a woman in the White House, we have not yet completely arrived. Women still have to work harder, be smarter, "likeable" and yet be "electable." That means they cannot be too "abrasive, shrill, cold, or a shrew." No matter how stupid, grouchy, short tempered, or angry a male candidate is, we women are held to a much higher standard than any male candidate.
All of which has proven to be impossible standards and exactly the poison that is killing our democracy by excluding qualified women — and we outnumber men — playing by the rules imposed has not worked — and we have no time left to stay on this course which has been imposed on us to keep men in power — look at where we are — look at what is at stake — my only concern is we have no more time to diddle and get male support and approval — why wait?
Only when we are in positions of power so that we make the rules, will lives improve significantly, especially for women and children. Women approach problems in a different way than men. We know what we need.
I absolutely agree. So do you know any women we can push to run for office? I am too old (78), too frail, and I know few who are willing to put him down publicly.
Bernie Sanders and AOC at their rallies are speaking directly to the people encouraging all of us so inclined to run for office. Anyone who is qualified man, woman no matter the race or sexual persuasion or other identifiers that include more than standard issue white male must be supported by us women; and if you were raised in my household voting was an individual choice — my mom a democrat did not consult my dad a republican, but they had lively discussions each and every election.
I don’t understand any other approach to it for it will be us the women who save this democracy, and to do so we must also work and act to change our culture. Vote but open our minds to the fact we hold unconscious prejudice toward women in our society, and widen our viewpoint long overdue that out of all those who come forward why is it that no matter how qualified female candidates are still finding it impossible to break that glass ceiling?
I posit the ceiling for women can only be broken if women come out united (for the sake of our children) and in great numbers in support of women. We historically have not supported each other. I also believe we are up against a baked-in cultural issue that has produced a visceral response and rejection of any woman standing up and pitching for what is rightfully something she should be welcomed to present as qualified to take on.
This letter written by Abigail Adams is mind blowing! Her prescience and intelligence are on full display asking for consideration for the rights of her gender, which was in the end denied. Read on her frank assessment of men who hold power. Brilliant!
Probably a man like Trump who wanted to keep women down and from using the fullness of their power to speak up for others and so he could abuse her however he wanted.
Underneath his Spanx suit pants with his very looong red tie hiding that there is no zipper because of "pull-ups," he's got paunch to hide and he's mostly bald under that elaborate, constructed "hairdo" of papier mâché, airplane glue, and flax.
It is not just "men" it is the culture of this country compared with that of other nations. In fact, when the settlers in the 1600's arrived and were invited to a meeting with the natives to work out how the two "tribes" could exist peacefully the men showed up for that meet up only to be asked, "Where are your women?" For it was unthinkable for these natives to make any move not in concert with the women of the tribe.
It is our culture that needs to be challenged and changed. And we don't need permission to make this happen. We are fully capable of getting this done. After all -- it is we who rock the cradle isn't it? It is we who are the teachers at the schools. It is we who know the friends of our children and know them as if they were our own children.
We do not need permission. We do not need to have this discussion with our spouses. We just need to grab up the power that is already ours and get it done. Our culture of prejudice needs to be changed to one of full acceptance. Our government should only have the best of the best in power and positions of leadership.
That cannot happen if less than 50% of our citizens (white straight men) are acceptable candidates for positions of power and leadership to the majority of us entrenched in this culture of intolerance. To not vote for a equally and/or better qualified woman is not so much a choice as a visceral response; and that is how deeply entrenched our views of womanhood and who "should be in charge" have become over the past 250 years.
We and our rightful place in our society was not even considered or noted in the writing of the Constitution. That is why we have a dying not a thriving democracy today. That is why we have lost everything to oligarchs and corporations. Let's get this done ladies!
I don't know but I had a good talk with my 22 year old son before we voted. I told him I wasn't telling him who to vote for but if he thinks for 1 minute a woman cannot be president he needs to wake up. Then I told him look how strong women are. We have children careers we do everything. Then I reminded him who raised him. Sadly his dad died when he was 4. I said it was me I worked I took care of you alone the house,cars financing made sure he got everything he needed and most of what he wanted. And told him to just think about that. Sure there are fathers out there too in that situation but not nearly as much as women. Then we talked about policies. And I told him to please do his research as I mentioned a few.. happy to say it worked sad to say we still didn't win. But I knew young men just weren't getting it so I felt I had to say something.
Sadly, tRump's young son Baron, told him what douchebro podcasts to go on to appeal to the non-voting young men. And they voted for him based on the garbage he spouted.
I think it was "Adam" -- as he exited the garden with Eve who had the curiosity and courage to expand her boundaries and in doing so expanded their world. Then Adam and their sons declared all of it their territory and fought over it and murdered each other over it; and look where we are today.
That would be the case. I grew up with an extended family full of cousins. The oldest one, 4 years my senior, was a bully and announced to all of us that he was the "king of the cousins" and he picked on all of us, especially the other boy cousins, my older brother in particular. We had family on the other side of the my family tree who lived close, so being the person I am, I got in his face and told him he wasn't the king of my cousins and never would be. Then I pronounced clearly my full name, including my last name, different than his, and made it clear I wasn't impressed - this started when I was 4 years old.
I reminded him on a regular basis that he wasn't my master and he knew he couldn't bully me (I used to fist fight with my brother). He hated my guts until the day he died in 2009. As awful as this sounds, I shed no tears at his passing. He was mean, cruel and a bully his entire existence. The only way he stopped bullying my brother and my other boy cousin was because they caught him alone one day and they duked it out. The bully lost and he stopped picking on them physically after that, but he was still a bully.
I have never had a problem speaking truth to power regardless of gender and wouldn't have a problem speaking truth to that power any day of the week. I am with you all. Bring it on!
We must stop joining the men in what is truly a visceral response to reject women from positions of power and leadership. We rule the household, not them. Think for yourself and judge not another woman who is brave enough to come forward without cover or protection driven to serve and qualified to do so.
Yes! The only way to deal with Trump is to stand up to him. He’s a coward, and I’ll tell him so to his face, if he has the courage to stand up to an 80-year-old female. Hey, Trump, come and challenge me! Given Musk’s thievery, you probably know where I live.
Really -- we each know in our hearts we are warriors as do our partners, husbands and children and anyone who gets in the way of our protecting and caring for them. So, let's give up the surrender to how they want us to dress, act and speak. I'm tired. Are you?
Obviously each and every wife and trophy wife of Trump was more talented better looking and smarter than Trump shows himself to be. Unfortunately, they were not unlike him as well for to be with him is to be just as transactional and crooked as Trump is himself. Melania is fully transactional.
I really don't care -- but the Trump family is and always has been a crime family. Those of us from New York have known this since the beginning. It's been painful to watch how many he has conned and robbed and destroyed.
It is impossible to warn a fool that the person who stands before them is a con man whose hand has slipped into and is now deep inside the fool's pocket while the con man's other hand is shaking the "mark's" hand and smiling with promises of delivering all they ever hoped to attain.
It is sad to know that the fool will not get what they hoped for and will lose all they dearly treasure; after which the con man will walk away without a shred of regret for what they have done. A fool is born every day. Trump is at the head of a world-wide crime family, and he is a master class con man and a criminal and worse.
Today he is not only a danger to the fool and the "mark" but as a result of an American election holds the most powerful position in the world. He will use that power to get what he wants no matter what it takes and no matter how many suffer and die and lose all they possess, including our children's future to attain it. This threat is not contained it is worldwide.
Remember how dickless donnie shot back at Gov. Mills after she said, "See you in court"? He said, "Yes, this will be an easy one. Enjoy your life after governor because I don't think you're going to be around very long.." not a direct quote, but the best as I recall it. Kudos, Gov. Janet Mills, victorious over the rancid bigot... showing the way.
Reminder, the only reason he appears to be the most powerful person is because of those who have capitulated. But resistance has proven that we are, not him.
He is actually not the most powerful man in the world. His position as US prez is. He’s a worm wiggling in a big pot of soil and is getting it full of shit. The only problem with this metaphor is that actually worms enrich the soil with their poop. He’s still a lowly worm.
We, the people, must join them. We can’t sit on the sidelines while the truth fights alone. Every voice, every action, every refusal to be silenced matters. Stand with Mills and other elected officials who stand against Trump and his capitulating GOP! Stand for democracy — and let’s keep the losses piling up for corruption!
Not only that, those who have capitulated find him coming back for more. It’s like the bully if you give them your lunch money, he’ll just come back for more and very often escalated so you haven’t appeased him,You’ve just dug yourself in deeper.
We are France x 50. We can't do what those little countries did with one of this size & magnitude.
You see how they're ignoring peaceful protests. Right? I just don't get how many would rather live under fascism than risk their comfort zones. It's going to get far more uncomfortable the longer we leave this regime unchallenged for real. Full stop.
Our Pastor told us a story today about a woman arrested by ICE for the crime of publicly praying for someone, either someone ICE wanted or someone of the wrong color or some such thing. I don't remember the details. (I thought the pacemaker was supposed to make me better!!)
We need more of this to show that piece of shit that fascists aren’t welcome here.
Way to set the tone Governor Mills. You see that complicit Republicans and weak kneed Dems ?
Unfortunately, Raissa has chosen to BLOCK me rather than address her disgusting affection for Eric tRump and a few complicit Arab idiots! Just shows you how easy it is for the fascists and white suprematists to dupe supposedly decent and peace loving moderates!
Her comments bore all the hallmarks of someone who cares and I actually commended her position, and all she had to do is change her profile picture, but then again that picture does show her true colours!
Let's interpret that statement with more clarity that hits to the center of our bigger problem, which is our democracy's survival is at risk for lack of equal participation of women exercising their ability, strength, courage and just as importantly their innate willingness to sacrifice all in the name of justice for those in need most especially children and families.
It is in our DNA and surviving the abuse of men since the beginning of time we know how to navigate around formidable obstacles, fight, survive and win despite the burden of oppression and cruelty that has been perpetuated against us as a gender generation after generation.
I say to those in power and holding leadership roles today who are failing us and our children to move over! Find another line of work! A leader of people should be held to the same standards as a medical professional "First do no harm." And you are failing miserably in this. Own up to it. You need help and are flailing amongst yourselves. Look at what you've done. Shame!
At this point there is no room for following a course that has not worked. We can no longer afford to have less than the best of the best in positions of power and influence and the strongest minds and spirits serving the people of this great land.
Take a seat while we women stand firm; and this time we are not going back. Never again!! This can never again happen, but history shows it will if our culture does not grow up and mature and embrace equal participation by the best of the best of our men and our women. It will continue to happen and be the death knell to our democracy if all the power in leadership roles is assigned to men exclusive of women.
We will have to get more men on our side. Not all men are as horrible as trump, so the men who are confident in their own masculinity and not afraid to be kind and gentle when required, but will stand in support of women for truth and justice, will be our best allies.
They can join in supporting women and such men are already showing support for qualified women; but we outnumber men in any case. Read Abigail Adam’s assessment of men in her letter to John Adams. We don’t need permission. We don’t need to recruit the converted. We need to take our power.
https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=L17760331aa
Can you please change your disgusting profile picture?!
This DESPITE the crayon stopping all funding for women's health issues and wiping the word off the allowed list. " Feb 20 (Reuters) - Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words "woman," "disabled" and "elderly" in external communications, two sources familiar with the matter said, part of a list of banned terms that a White House spokesman said had misinterpreted President Donald Trump's executive order."
Autocracy has replaced our Democracy. The only cure is protesting but the numbers must flood the cities — ten million at minimum which is 3.5%. My observation is we are where we are today because of prejudice long held in choosing our leaders. I’m sharing the letter from Abigail Adams because I love it so much. Everyone should read it. Inspiring and prescient as well as, unfortunately, unheeded. Imagine the rights of women were not articulated in the drafting of our Constitution. Imagine. And, now that prejudice despite many rights afforded (and then taken away most recently) has resulted in a baked in repulsion and visceral reaction to reject women holding roles of power and leadership. 250 years of wasted talent in my opinion has proven to be the death knell of our democracy. We must change and quickly. And women must lead in this much needed cultural shift and fully support each other.
https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=L17760331aa
There needs to be a Third Wave of women making their voices heard, collectively asserting themselves into positions of power so that a new future can be realized. The first Wave saw the Suffragettes in the early 1900’s that achieved the Vote. Then in the 1960’s and 1970’s we saw the Second Wave of women demanding and achieving more economic equality regarding finances, and of course, better Healthcare, Contraceptives and Roe.
But now it’s going to be necessary for a Third Wave to further advance the interests of women and claw back our bodily autonomy, which is being taken away again. We must further strengthen our financial security and assert ourselves into positions of authority, and power where we are crafting the legislation and ensuring equality and justice.
The cure for autocracy is violence against the autocrat.
The good news is… As soon as we run him out of the office, all of those things can be put back in… And will be put back in! Talk about a waste of money.
The Musk-doge infiltration of our data, the federal government firings which impact African-America. women disproportionately and the dissolution of such agencies as the Dept. of Education along with tariffs so far, are costing taxpayers $135 billion in this fiscal year alone. All unnecessary, self-inflicted damage for everyone.
Just wait until his parade.
Let's all mediate, pray or whatever method each of us uses to "ask" for a miracle -- that the day is one of torrential rain, lightening, flooding, and darkness -- if every single one of us sends out a vibe or prayer for "help" on that day -- it will be heard by the universe -- and if it is the time what we focus on will happen -- if not, don't lose faith -- there is no power than a united people -- so focus on that as well -- and speak of it and write on it -- spread hope in the unification of the people of this country not fear of what will be an historical but almost comical attempt to hurt us and our children.
So bizarre.
Well said! I’ve noted the pronounced impact of strong Women speaking out in Congress (par example); proud, intelligent, confident Women, Women of many complexions. It takes a confident man to accept a strong, assertive Woman. The current administration undermines the value of these Women and they will rue the day!
May I offer another perspective in that I'm tired of waiting for that imaginary "confident man" who will accept me and allow me "standing behind" a man influencing their success because of what myself and other women contribute to that success. Read Abigail Adams letter to John Adams who was away drafting our Constitutution asking that the rights of women as contributors and leaders in what was at the time a new government and a democracy recognizing the rights of man. Read her words on the danger of men. She was ignored. It was deemed not the time to recognize women in any way in that first draft of our Constitution. Today it is baked-in and a visceral response to reject a woman being in a role "traditionally" held by men. I would not even speak of all this other than the time is now. We have not time left. The damage of rejecting women in all fields of life and government from holding positions of power -- and the fact that those who do are held in disdain and criticized relentlessly -- has crippled and brought our democracy to its knees; on life suppor at this time. There is no time to recruit and convince men and look for the "confident" ones and hope they will "join" us in speaking up for us. The time is now! We have a shrinking and stagnant pool despite what may be on paper upholding the rights of all of us to choose our leaders and elected officials. We are a sick nation because we have excluded anyone from power other than the standard issue with male. Now is the time to just move forward and most of all recognize our own prejudice because our culture is so solidly exclusive as to who can do what in this country -- over 250 years we have denied ourselves the great minds and good potential leaders now all dead who were not allowed to take part and hold positions of power and leadership. That's left us dying today. It is like baking bread and never including the yeast -- that's what has happened. Please read Abigail Adams prescient letter for today she has been proven 150% correct.
Maine's governor is the fascist.
Please educate yourself before making ridiculous comments like that. A perfect example of a fascist is sitting at the desk in the Oval office signing EO's of fascism.
You obviously do not understand the meaning of tge word racist. Trump words and deeds are racist. Governor Mills us doing her duty upholding Maine's laws and protecting ALL of he constituents against the big bully in the White House.
If only all politicians were like her we wouldn't be in this mess.
👆🎯Yes, instead of the craven lickspittles that caress tRumps ample posterior daily.
You went off over the wrong vocabulary word. The word was "fascist" not "racist". If she was truely protecting ALL of her constituents then she wouldn't be fighting for the 1% of them that are transgender who are putting biological women at risk.
So just fight for certain people is that what you're saying? Percent doesn't matter we should alll count. Like you said she's fighting for ALL her constituents. Not just 99%
The 1% over the 99%. Where is the comprise to have 100% happy?
Go sit down or better yet put your feet on some grass and stop spewing rubbish
I am fing sick of any racism by anyone by any body! We all bleed 🩸 red! So you racist dickwads! Go to hell! Or die !
Po💩you racist…..
And just like that, you are blocked! Every now and then, a fascist will find themselves on Substack just to stir the pot. I just block them all.
Yeah I just blocked him too. He’s annoying
Fascism is "an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization." A fascist would be one that leads, follows or believes is those ideologies. The Governor of Maine is liberal in her ideology and actually the opposite of fascism. I understand you may not like her but your label is incorrect.
The new right wing talking point is that fascism is a left wing ideology. I read it all the time on other boards. It’s like none of these people remember the political spectrum we all learned in school.
😁😅😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣That is hilarious! You must be a comedian.
Get a grip who or whatever you are. I am referring to this Hunterson ______.
SUPPORT STRONG WOMEN
What?
Are you here to troll?
Bravo to Governor Mills! We must continue to stand strong against this bully chief executive, masquerading as president!
thing is, he could not cause any of the damage he's done were he not elected to office in fact, none of them can so, whose fault is it, really?
The fault belongs to the 33% who voted for him and the 33% who did not vote at all.
whoever, the point I'm making is, he didn't elect himself into office, it's we the people who do that & now that he's there we will suffer for it without exception
Well I am not one of the 33% either way. I voted for the woman. Yet I am forced to suffer for the other's HUGE mistake.
Exactly, Marjorie! Same here, along with the rest of 33 percenters who voted for Kamala.
yes, because like it or not we all are in this together but, too many allow themselves to become distracted by an us against them ideology over the important things like, choosing to vote for legislative leaders who have at least a modicum of good character & integrity & instead of applying critical thinking & logic versus the, my daddy & his daddy before him voted for so & so & by that measure so will I as their rights & liberties get whittled away until they've got almost nothing left save the hatred they've allowed themselves to become addicted to but, still somehow believing themselves superior because of an accident of birth that not one of us has any control over whatsoever anyhow, if we don't grow up already & I mean do it fast we will no longer have a democracy flawed or otherwise & every choice will summarily be taken from us never to be contemplated again & as long as people keep voting to put certain people at the head of things that is indeed what they're saying they want & personally, I like neither the thought nor sound of fascist authoritarianism
Tell that to the people who didn't bother to vote.
Call 202 225 3121. Any congressional member! Give them hell!
We must protest, we must call! 202 225 3121 will get any member of congress. Call daily. You can talk to dickwads from another state. I call them all. Especially, the rethuglikkkrussians jerks. Only takes a minute! Just do it!
I still say he didn't really win.
Because he didn't. He cheated all 3 times. When has he not cheated?
He cheated on his taxes-
He cheats at golf, and then awards himself a trophy.
He cheats on his wives.
He cheats by filing bancruptcy, and paying his workers.
He is cheating us now every which way he can with his greedy little mind, and his grubby little hands.
EXACTLY check out the Lights On podcast with Jessica Denson formerly of The MeidasTouchNetwork ( I think that it’s a podcast found it on YouTube lots of great interviews to this and other very salient issues in this horrific disaster.)
I agree. I have read many accounts of evidence of ballots for Harris not being counted.
NOT by any standard.
I really wonder. N I so worry about’26! I think if it’s a “free n fair election “, the DEMOCRATS will kick ass! The rethuglikkkrussians have NOTHING 000 for any U.S. citizens! Except take, take take, screw, screw, screw. the middle class. The TAKE has started already! Eff Trump n his cabal!🤬🤬
McConnell, for one
McConnell could have ended this in 2021 but he did not. I never like McConnell before that, either. I do blame him - the people that voted for Donny the dumpster fire would not have had the opportunity if Mitch would have done the right thing after January 6th.
And then there was Kevin McCarthy's pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago after the insurrection of January 6. It puzzles me that people still interview McCarthy.
He is click bait!
Yet, there he was pontificating on Bill Maher's show and interrupting and talking over Kara Swisher, who was the only reason I was watching the overtime segment.
Kev is/was so worthless. Imagine, a U.S. senator, one of the largest states n world wide economy, separating out colored skittles for Trump? WTH!
202 225 3121 call a congressional member n give them hell. Daily. Post the number n share!
Yes, this should have been over after J6 happened.
I heard and saw a Lights On video in which Jessica Denson mentioned that there is ongoing investigation that points to the squatter in the White House not being legally elected. I’m keeping up with Jessica to see where this goes and asap I firmly hope and pray.🇺🇸🗽💙👍
Remember those techie creeps taking orders from muskrat
People really do need to grow up in this country. We gonna play the blame-game the rest of our lives or do what's necessary to fight back and take our country back? That crap is getting really old, boring, inconsequential, and irrelevant now.
Check out Lights On with Jessica Denson YouTube on the subject of the illegality of the squatter in the White House even being there some legal points to its actual disqualification for that office.
Trump was not elected President. He got there through voter suppression, purges, thrown out ballots, tampered voting machines, bomb scares & vote manipulation, thanks to MAGA operatives, billionaire technofascists & Putin.
It's David vs. Goliath yet again. Fortunately in that fable the underdog won. And as in fiction, the underdog shall win in real life. Sayonara
, Mr.Trump
And you know how much he hates to lose to a woman! That makes it so much more important!
Notice that it’s the women who are not afraid to speak out and fight back against a bully?
Strong-willed women TERRIFY the liddle guy! [sic]
Oh, they are definitely and rightly afraid of women; and this has been the case since the beginning of time. Our culture is different in that women are barred from positions of power and leadership. We cannot wait for permission after this crisis is solved. We must take power and push for women to hold seats of influence.
We cannot afford to exclude them any longer for our democracy and our nation cannot afford to have anything short of only the best of the best in roles of leadership; and the only way to have a pool of the best of the best to choose from is to include everyone qualified not by race or gender or sexual identity but by sheer talent, qualifications, grit, education and experience.
Today our pool of candidates is stagnant and shrinking because of prejudice and exclusion. This has got to stop here and now! We cannot afford to continue to feed the vanity of men at the expense of our country. Women step forward! Everyone step forward who has until today has been barred due to prejudice and hate. Run for office! And we the voters must support them not spit them out like you were served a bitter root. That response is a learned one, a visceral one and one that is bringing our country to ruin. Get over it!
The fact that the US still has never had a female president speaks to the misogyny and racism still prevalent in this country. Women are stepping up into politics at all levels, but until we are 51% in both chambers and a woman in the White House, we have not yet completely arrived. Women still have to work harder, be smarter, "likeable" and yet be "electable." That means they cannot be too "abrasive, shrill, cold, or a shrew." No matter how stupid, grouchy, short tempered, or angry a male candidate is, we women are held to a much higher standard than any male candidate.
All of which has proven to be impossible standards and exactly the poison that is killing our democracy by excluding qualified women — and we outnumber men — playing by the rules imposed has not worked — and we have no time left to stay on this course which has been imposed on us to keep men in power — look at where we are — look at what is at stake — my only concern is we have no more time to diddle and get male support and approval — why wait?
Only when we are in positions of power so that we make the rules, will lives improve significantly, especially for women and children. Women approach problems in a different way than men. We know what we need.
See: Canada, they took over the family courts, and are more equal there.
I absolutely agree. So do you know any women we can push to run for office? I am too old (78), too frail, and I know few who are willing to put him down publicly.
Bernie Sanders and AOC at their rallies are speaking directly to the people encouraging all of us so inclined to run for office. Anyone who is qualified man, woman no matter the race or sexual persuasion or other identifiers that include more than standard issue white male must be supported by us women; and if you were raised in my household voting was an individual choice — my mom a democrat did not consult my dad a republican, but they had lively discussions each and every election.
I don’t understand any other approach to it for it will be us the women who save this democracy, and to do so we must also work and act to change our culture. Vote but open our minds to the fact we hold unconscious prejudice toward women in our society, and widen our viewpoint long overdue that out of all those who come forward why is it that no matter how qualified female candidates are still finding it impossible to break that glass ceiling?
I posit the ceiling for women can only be broken if women come out united (for the sake of our children) and in great numbers in support of women. We historically have not supported each other. I also believe we are up against a baked-in cultural issue that has produced a visceral response and rejection of any woman standing up and pitching for what is rightfully something she should be welcomed to present as qualified to take on.
This letter written by Abigail Adams is mind blowing! Her prescience and intelligence are on full display asking for consideration for the rights of her gender, which was in the end denied. Read on her frank assessment of men who hold power. Brilliant!
https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=L17760331aa
We've had lots of practice.
Just told my husband the same thing!
More noticeable with each and every day. 🤔 Who came up with the “women are the weaker sex” phrase?
Probably a man like Trump who wanted to keep women down and from using the fullness of their power to speak up for others and so he could abuse her however he wanted.
Underneath his Spanx suit pants with his very looong red tie hiding that there is no zipper because of "pull-ups," he's got paunch to hide and he's mostly bald under that elaborate, constructed "hairdo" of papier mâché, airplane glue, and flax.
He desperately needs a facial and a fix for his digestive issues, I have heard. I think a frontal lobotomy would work.
I hear bleach works wonders.
Have you noticed his nose? He claims he doesn't drink, but there is something sketchy happening to the end of his nose.
It is not just "men" it is the culture of this country compared with that of other nations. In fact, when the settlers in the 1600's arrived and were invited to a meeting with the natives to work out how the two "tribes" could exist peacefully the men showed up for that meet up only to be asked, "Where are your women?" For it was unthinkable for these natives to make any move not in concert with the women of the tribe.
It is our culture that needs to be challenged and changed. And we don't need permission to make this happen. We are fully capable of getting this done. After all -- it is we who rock the cradle isn't it? It is we who are the teachers at the schools. It is we who know the friends of our children and know them as if they were our own children.
We do not need permission. We do not need to have this discussion with our spouses. We just need to grab up the power that is already ours and get it done. Our culture of prejudice needs to be changed to one of full acceptance. Our government should only have the best of the best in power and positions of leadership.
That cannot happen if less than 50% of our citizens (white straight men) are acceptable candidates for positions of power and leadership to the majority of us entrenched in this culture of intolerance. To not vote for a equally and/or better qualified woman is not so much a choice as a visceral response; and that is how deeply entrenched our views of womanhood and who "should be in charge" have become over the past 250 years.
We and our rightful place in our society was not even considered or noted in the writing of the Constitution. That is why we have a dying not a thriving democracy today. That is why we have lost everything to oligarchs and corporations. Let's get this done ladies!
Obviously, some power-mad white guy with a bald head and a beer belly.
I don't know but I had a good talk with my 22 year old son before we voted. I told him I wasn't telling him who to vote for but if he thinks for 1 minute a woman cannot be president he needs to wake up. Then I told him look how strong women are. We have children careers we do everything. Then I reminded him who raised him. Sadly his dad died when he was 4. I said it was me I worked I took care of you alone the house,cars financing made sure he got everything he needed and most of what he wanted. And told him to just think about that. Sure there are fathers out there too in that situation but not nearly as much as women. Then we talked about policies. And I told him to please do his research as I mentioned a few.. happy to say it worked sad to say we still didn't win. But I knew young men just weren't getting it so I felt I had to say something.
Sadly, tRump's young son Baron, told him what douchebro podcasts to go on to appeal to the non-voting young men. And they voted for him based on the garbage he spouted.
I think it was "Adam" -- as he exited the garden with Eve who had the curiosity and courage to expand her boundaries and in doing so expanded their world. Then Adam and their sons declared all of it their territory and fought over it and murdered each other over it; and look where we are today.
Adam was a rough draft.
oh, that's funny!
A mediocre man way back when.
THISSSSSS ^^
"Well behaved women never make history."
That would be the case. I grew up with an extended family full of cousins. The oldest one, 4 years my senior, was a bully and announced to all of us that he was the "king of the cousins" and he picked on all of us, especially the other boy cousins, my older brother in particular. We had family on the other side of the my family tree who lived close, so being the person I am, I got in his face and told him he wasn't the king of my cousins and never would be. Then I pronounced clearly my full name, including my last name, different than his, and made it clear I wasn't impressed - this started when I was 4 years old.
I reminded him on a regular basis that he wasn't my master and he knew he couldn't bully me (I used to fist fight with my brother). He hated my guts until the day he died in 2009. As awful as this sounds, I shed no tears at his passing. He was mean, cruel and a bully his entire existence. The only way he stopped bullying my brother and my other boy cousin was because they caught him alone one day and they duked it out. The bully lost and he stopped picking on them physically after that, but he was still a bully.
I have never had a problem speaking truth to power regardless of gender and wouldn't have a problem speaking truth to that power any day of the week. I am with you all. Bring it on!
Because they know bullies are just spoiled babies!
He hates us the most, so we have less to lose by standing up to his abusive behavior. Still makes Mills a hero, though.
Yes, we noticed. Really makes me wonder where most men lost their balls. Better find 'em quick!
Well, I'm not so sure Gretchen Whitmer covered herself in glory.
Alone we are a rain drop, TOGETHER WE ARE A FLOOD!!!
We must stop joining the men in what is truly a visceral response to reject women from positions of power and leadership. We rule the household, not them. Think for yourself and judge not another woman who is brave enough to come forward without cover or protection driven to serve and qualified to do so.
Yes! The only way to deal with Trump is to stand up to him. He’s a coward, and I’ll tell him so to his face, if he has the courage to stand up to an 80-year-old female. Hey, Trump, come and challenge me! Given Musk’s thievery, you probably know where I live.
Elizabeth, if I could give you a million hearts, thumbs up and likes I would!
If you need company in that face off just message me. I'm 74 and damn strong!
Nice. I'm with you I'm 55 but I will not be bullied. Women are strong and that scares some men.
Really -- we each know in our hearts we are warriors as do our partners, husbands and children and anyone who gets in the way of our protecting and caring for them. So, let's give up the surrender to how they want us to dress, act and speak. I'm tired. Are you?
I'm right there with you!
There is no end to Trump’s scumbaggery🙄🙄🙄 … I’m so glad the Gov of Maine won this battle … how DARE he!!!😡🇨🇦
He’s probably going to lie and say he won! Pathological liar he is!😡
Of course he will 🙄
Obviously each and every wife and trophy wife of Trump was more talented better looking and smarter than Trump shows himself to be. Unfortunately, they were not unlike him as well for to be with him is to be just as transactional and crooked as Trump is himself. Melania is fully transactional.
I really don't care -- but the Trump family is and always has been a crime family. Those of us from New York have known this since the beginning. It's been painful to watch how many he has conned and robbed and destroyed.
It is impossible to warn a fool that the person who stands before them is a con man whose hand has slipped into and is now deep inside the fool's pocket while the con man's other hand is shaking the "mark's" hand and smiling with promises of delivering all they ever hoped to attain.
It is sad to know that the fool will not get what they hoped for and will lose all they dearly treasure; after which the con man will walk away without a shred of regret for what they have done. A fool is born every day. Trump is at the head of a world-wide crime family, and he is a master class con man and a criminal and worse.
Today he is not only a danger to the fool and the "mark" but as a result of an American election holds the most powerful position in the world. He will use that power to get what he wants no matter what it takes and no matter how many suffer and die and lose all they possess, including our children's future to attain it. This threat is not contained it is worldwide.
Sad, but true. 😢🤬🤮
Remember how dickless donnie shot back at Gov. Mills after she said, "See you in court"? He said, "Yes, this will be an easy one. Enjoy your life after governor because I don't think you're going to be around very long.." not a direct quote, but the best as I recall it. Kudos, Gov. Janet Mills, victorious over the rancid bigot... showing the way.
I really like his nickname!!! Gov. Janet Mills is a hero among cowards for sure. I wonder what she calls him privately?
Kudos To Governor Mills!!! Maine was not having any of it!!!
Governor Mills is my hero, standing up to a tyrannical felon criminal!
The Orange Turd needs flushing. But even after the flushing, the stink of the Turd Family will remain for decades.
Elbow Zupp! 🇨🇦
Reminder, the only reason he appears to be the most powerful person is because of those who have capitulated. But resistance has proven that we are, not him.
He is actually not the most powerful man in the world. His position as US prez is. He’s a worm wiggling in a big pot of soil and is getting it full of shit. The only problem with this metaphor is that actually worms enrich the soil with their poop. He’s still a lowly worm.
Let’s not disparage worms by labeling Trump as a worm.
#govegan
We, the people, must join them. We can’t sit on the sidelines while the truth fights alone. Every voice, every action, every refusal to be silenced matters. Stand with Mills and other elected officials who stand against Trump and his capitulating GOP! Stand for democracy — and let’s keep the losses piling up for corruption!
Not only that, those who have capitulated find him coming back for more. It’s like the bully if you give them your lunch money, he’ll just come back for more and very often escalated so you haven’t appeased him,You’ve just dug yourself in deeper.
Keep it rollong
I feel that people are feeling torn. While many wish to stand up, some are fearful of personal harm.
Those of us who are able need to plan a peaceful “breaking” of the government, similar to how the people of France protest against their government.
We are France x 50. We can't do what those little countries did with one of this size & magnitude.
You see how they're ignoring peaceful protests. Right? I just don't get how many would rather live under fascism than risk their comfort zones. It's going to get far more uncomfortable the longer we leave this regime unchallenged for real. Full stop.
Our Pastor told us a story today about a woman arrested by ICE for the crime of publicly praying for someone, either someone ICE wanted or someone of the wrong color or some such thing. I don't remember the details. (I thought the pacemaker was supposed to make me better!!)
•Bravo 👏🏽👏🏻👏🏾👏👏🏼👏🏿, keep it rolling!