You are good, very good. I bet you feel like "a voice crying in the wilderness" but with it being covered up by the wind and sand. However, you've reached me all the way over in CA, a 68 yo white woman holed up in her apt working from home. And I'm so glad, excited that you are putting yourself out there, on the line probably at some point, so that people, that minority today - the people of the US, can hear the truth... and find something that they can do. I'm doing what I can (you should see my protest signs lol), and I'm praying for you (& the others).
I love this Jess! I'm nearly crying myself after reading it. I tried to tweak my Substack post this week to the personal and I lost subscribers from it! It's to the barricades dammit! We have no time for navel-gazing and people know it. Show up. Speak out. It's our only hope.
We have to be in the streets protesting, not giving them another dime of our money. No more sweat for their products. We have more power together and that's where we need to be together in the streets.
The courts need us in the streets now to support their gavel. The truth is Civil War II has started. You thought there were only 3, but we have 5 branches of government. The media is the 4th branch, and we the people are the 5th branch of this government. We march when we have had it, and we have had it. March on DC! Soonest. Peaceful protests like we did Vietnam War era. John Lennon style. Imagine! https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/a-just-movement?r=3m1bs
Wife and I are going to town hall tomorrow for Social Security Illegal deportations women’s rights teachers students rights equal rights didn’t we fight for these and were z guaranteed them under US CONSTITUTION 💯peace to yu all🙏🏻
We need to show them our power. That means overwhelming them with calls to Congress and showing up to town halls. Done! Now we must hit the streets and start punishing economic boycotts. We've already done some of this with protests occurring daily and the Tesla Takedowns. They're having an effect! But we must do more. We can't rest until we get what we deserve. As always, thanks for the work you do, Jess! You're an essential part of the Resistance!
Yes! The French are a great model for this. They are impressive and effective protesters. They show up en masse and move their own trucks and farm equipment into the streets.
I had no idea about what’s been happening in Missouri. There’s nothing about these realities in the news! Maybe it’s time to restart the women’s movement since everything seems to fall on us.
Absolutely! The men are so busy with their scarcity mentality, transactional BS, and blaming others for their inadequacies, it’s always up to women to provide for those who don’t have enough. The entitled, aggrieved men will never know contentment, and we gals, giving of our substance, not just our excess, will always have enough to share, and find joy in it.
Marching in the streets helps. But the only thing I think will really work is a national work stoppage. Successful marches are going to give him an excuse to call for martial law. But they can’t make us work- yet.
Bless you Jess; I knew and know your fears, especially relative to public speaking. But I did. I don't know if I still have the where withal to do it again, but I will try. Once upon a time I spoke out at a council meeting regarding an injustice towards the least of us in a small neighborhood in a ruby red city. I asked them to vote in our favor. They 'did' to my utter astonishment and that of others including the city government. We carried the day in the vote - by a landslide !
The MSM is owned by the oligarchs, who control content. This was a systematic destruction of our access to information for the purpose of manipulating people. It worked too well, because look where we are now.
Yes, and support independent and local media with your dollars and views and shares. I've stopped giving money to politicians and am instead giving it to Independent media that are willing to cover the protests.
They aren’t going to and we shouldn’t expect anything from them. They are a dead media. Small media is covering this and eventually MSM will have to when it becomes overwhelming. But don’t waste your time on them, even NPR
Same. I listened to them for thirty years every single day. But their Ukraine coverage was so bad. It was like Russian propaganda. I haven’t listened to them since the early part of the war.
The marches on April 5th have to KICK ASS!! We need EVERYONE in the streets, everyone holding up their signs, everyone LOUDLY DEFENDING our Constitution. Our loud and angry voices should scare the crap outta those groveling boot-licking Republicans and push Trump/Musk back into a corner. SCOTUS will take note. Europe will take note. Indeed, the whole world will witness our wrath. We must fight. We must. TO THE STREETS! We are Tank Man!
Starting small for folks who are new to protesting is fine! 5Calls. Postcards to Voters. A Tesla Takedown. An Indivisible meeting. After getting your toes wet you’ll be ready to dive into the water. I’m a civil rights era kid, so protesting is in my DNA, but I will embrace and give kudos to all the newbies.
I’m in Texas which has been red for decades now. The Republicans in office keep on making things worse. They seem gleeful about all the monstrous bills they introduce and pass. They are blatantly unfair at blocking Democrats in the legislature. They have outrageously sneaky ideas and it is disheartening. I was living in a personal bubble 15 years ago where most of my friends and acquaintances felt as I did. Now I always wonder why the cruelty. Thank you for sharing.
Yes it does seem so. The GOP has moved more and more to the right but then they hate the Democrats so much they don’t want us to have a voice at ALL! Also billionaires own the TX GOP.
On April 5, Indivisible is having Hands Off rallies across the country! Go to Indivisible.org to find one near you or plan one in your area.
There is one in St Joe!
https://handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible
Have you been attending the weeky Indivisibe call? Register here:
https://indivisible.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qgOguf-kQvK4_PY524nF2Q
thank you!
Will be there in Boston!!!
Will be there in Montpelier, VT.
me too
I’m signed up for one north of Seattle!
Will be there in Tucson. TO THE STREETS!!
Our local group has one planned in tiny Union Missouri! Let’s gooooooo!
You are good, very good. I bet you feel like "a voice crying in the wilderness" but with it being covered up by the wind and sand. However, you've reached me all the way over in CA, a 68 yo white woman holed up in her apt working from home. And I'm so glad, excited that you are putting yourself out there, on the line probably at some point, so that people, that minority today - the people of the US, can hear the truth... and find something that they can do. I'm doing what I can (you should see my protest signs lol), and I'm praying for you (& the others).
In solidarity, friend
I love this Jess! I'm nearly crying myself after reading it. I tried to tweak my Substack post this week to the personal and I lost subscribers from it! It's to the barricades dammit! We have no time for navel-gazing and people know it. Show up. Speak out. It's our only hope.
Good God almighty Jess!
I hope you don’t mind me saying so, but, YOU are BOSS!
What you do, what you witness, what you write, and how you write it (your words impact) who you are. BOSS.
Respect. 🙏🏻
Thanks.
Regards.
Godspeed.
The only left for this old former Marine to say is, “By your leave, ma’am.”
❤️
And as the kids say; she is a badass.
The ultimate!
We have to be in the streets protesting, not giving them another dime of our money. No more sweat for their products. We have more power together and that's where we need to be together in the streets.
The courts need us in the streets now to support their gavel. The truth is Civil War II has started. You thought there were only 3, but we have 5 branches of government. The media is the 4th branch, and we the people are the 5th branch of this government. We march when we have had it, and we have had it. March on DC! Soonest. Peaceful protests like we did Vietnam War era. John Lennon style. Imagine! https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/a-just-movement?r=3m1bs
Wife and I are going to town hall tomorrow for Social Security Illegal deportations women’s rights teachers students rights equal rights didn’t we fight for these and were z guaranteed them under US CONSTITUTION 💯peace to yu all🙏🏻
We need to show them our power. That means overwhelming them with calls to Congress and showing up to town halls. Done! Now we must hit the streets and start punishing economic boycotts. We've already done some of this with protests occurring daily and the Tesla Takedowns. They're having an effect! But we must do more. We can't rest until we get what we deserve. As always, thanks for the work you do, Jess! You're an essential part of the Resistance!
National strike, just like the French.
If South Korea can run its President out, so can we!
Yes! The French are a great model for this. They are impressive and effective protesters. They show up en masse and move their own trucks and farm equipment into the streets.
I had no idea about what’s been happening in Missouri. There’s nothing about these realities in the news! Maybe it’s time to restart the women’s movement since everything seems to fall on us.
Absolutely! The men are so busy with their scarcity mentality, transactional BS, and blaming others for their inadequacies, it’s always up to women to provide for those who don’t have enough. The entitled, aggrieved men will never know contentment, and we gals, giving of our substance, not just our excess, will always have enough to share, and find joy in it.
If our species survives, it will be thanks to real women.
Marching in the streets helps. But the only thing I think will really work is a national work stoppage. Successful marches are going to give him an excuse to call for martial law. But they can’t make us work- yet.
Yup
National work stoppage = great idea!
You are so inspiring to me and everyone I know and there is a true sense of love and compassion in your spirit and voice 💯🙏🏻
Bless you Jess; I knew and know your fears, especially relative to public speaking. But I did. I don't know if I still have the where withal to do it again, but I will try. Once upon a time I spoke out at a council meeting regarding an injustice towards the least of us in a small neighborhood in a ruby red city. I asked them to vote in our favor. They 'did' to my utter astonishment and that of others including the city government. We carried the day in the vote - by a landslide !
you're a great public speaker and if anybody ought to know that, it's me. You bring it every time.
Same to you, friend
The MSM needs to cover the protests. There have been many protests so far and the mainstream media isn’t showing it.
The MSM is owned by the oligarchs, who control content. This was a systematic destruction of our access to information for the purpose of manipulating people. It worked too well, because look where we are now.
Yes, and support independent and local media with your dollars and views and shares. I've stopped giving money to politicians and am instead giving it to Independent media that are willing to cover the protests.
Same here
They aren’t going to and we shouldn’t expect anything from them. They are a dead media. Small media is covering this and eventually MSM will have to when it becomes overwhelming. But don’t waste your time on them, even NPR
NPR really saddens me.
Same. I listened to them for thirty years every single day. But their Ukraine coverage was so bad. It was like Russian propaganda. I haven’t listened to them since the early part of the war.
They are complicit 😟
The marches on April 5th have to KICK ASS!! We need EVERYONE in the streets, everyone holding up their signs, everyone LOUDLY DEFENDING our Constitution. Our loud and angry voices should scare the crap outta those groveling boot-licking Republicans and push Trump/Musk back into a corner. SCOTUS will take note. Europe will take note. Indeed, the whole world will witness our wrath. We must fight. We must. TO THE STREETS! We are Tank Man!
Love you, Jess Piper.
Starting small for folks who are new to protesting is fine! 5Calls. Postcards to Voters. A Tesla Takedown. An Indivisible meeting. After getting your toes wet you’ll be ready to dive into the water. I’m a civil rights era kid, so protesting is in my DNA, but I will embrace and give kudos to all the newbies.
I’m in Texas which has been red for decades now. The Republicans in office keep on making things worse. They seem gleeful about all the monstrous bills they introduce and pass. They are blatantly unfair at blocking Democrats in the legislature. They have outrageously sneaky ideas and it is disheartening. I was living in a personal bubble 15 years ago where most of my friends and acquaintances felt as I did. Now I always wonder why the cruelty. Thank you for sharing.
To them, the cruelty is the point.
Yes it does seem so. The GOP has moved more and more to the right but then they hate the Democrats so much they don’t want us to have a voice at ALL! Also billionaires own the TX GOP.