And the Games Begin...

It was seventeen below zero when I got up this morning on the North Coast of this country. That’s not totally unusual in Minnesota - although it does feel oddly appropriate that the whole country seems to be shivering today.

The two realities of our nation will be observed as we commemorate the life and impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. and inaugurate Donald John Trump as President.

Bizarre, eh?

One man championed social justice and civil rights for all and the other plans to revoke birthright citizenship today. 

I’ve spent the last couple months trying to avoid news to focus instead on healing this body of mine. Stress is never a healthy addition to life. But the enforced sedentariness made it hard to miss all of the shenanigans - and now, it feels like time to pay attention again.

This weekend, for example, provided puzzling theater. The man who declared TikTok a threat to the country in 2020 and pushed for a ban was credited with restoring the platform for its 170 million American users. 

Makes one wonder, doesn’t it? Which Donald Trump do we believe? The one who declared TikTok a threat to national security as it provides user data to China? The one who pushed his cronies in Congress, including his Secretary of State appointee Marco Rubio, to pass the Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Community Party Act, or the ANTI-SOCIAL- CCP Act. Or the one who has invited the head of TikTok to sit on his inauguration dais with him? 

This flip flop could provide a road map for the future, though. It appears million dollar contributions to the Trump White House will shift policy positions.  

Those of us interested in autonomy for women’s health decisions, for the principles of diversity and equity, and who believe all people regardless of religion or practice have an equal right to pursue a life of freedom and dignity just need to fundraise to make contributions to Trump, Inc.