Thanks so much for this impactful post. I will be sharing it widely. I'm currently reading "Desert Solitaire" by Edward Abbey, published in 1968. He served 3 seasons as a park ranger in Arches National Monument (now Park) and describes the solitude and raw beauty of this land in a way hits to your core. He was there when a jeep from the "Bureau of Public Roads" drove up the dirt road to his trailer. The men inside where part of a survey crew to lay out a new road into the Arches. Abbey immediately knew what that meant for the Monument, and today we are all witnessing how it did not just stop with roads. Our fight to push back against those who are literally stealing our public lands is the most important fight we can take up today.
He campaigned as a populist and governs as a plutocrat. But we should have known better because it’s the same dishonest playbook that he ran in 2016. He talks about lowering prices when the only thing that his “big, beautiful bill” will do is lower taxes on millionaires and billionaires. He talks about saving money while throwing a 45 million dollar taxpayer funded birthday party for himself. Corporal Bone Spurs, in the best tradition of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, will have the tanks rolling down Pennsylvania Avenue. These are the actions of a tyrant who cares nothing about the millions of hard working, yet not too intelligent, men and women who fell for his lies and reelected him. It’s time for those folks and for all of us to turn up the heat on our elected representatives and remind them that the same folks who put them in office can vote them out. It’s time for all of us to join hands and protest against this corrupt government. As George Washington said when he rejected the crown, “We didn’t fight a revolution to replace one King George with another.” And that goes for King Donald too!
This land is our land, we the peoples, mostly it’s the native Americans but it’s definitely not land that congress should be able to sell of for profit, to pay for a tax cut none of us want and billionaires certainly don’t need. This is how I feel and how most Americans feel if they really thought about it and got over their partisanship BS.
I recently read Sarah Kendzior s latest book The Last American Road Trip ( 2025). Her newsletter is on Substack and she’s written mightily about political history in two past best sellers. This book is part memoir & part political history; “her promise to her children that their country will be there for them in the future,
“that is, when we realize how much is already lost and what more is threatened. She reminds us of the once great Route 66, the lost recognition of an iconic American voice, Will Rogers, and the quiet solace our State and National Parks still offer… plus more, if we care enough to fight for their- and our freedom to savor.
My words of protest on historic June 14th NO KINGS DAY were:
This Crone does not condone a throne for the wannabe king D
🇺🇸To My Beloved Grandparents: The Truth Is Still Ours to Share
First, I want to send a warm and hearty congratulations to everyone who took part in the No Kings protest yesterday. From coast to coast, grandparents, parents, and young folks alike stood shoulder to shoulder for truth, democracy, and the America we still believe in. Your voices were heard. Your peaceful presence made a powerful statement: we will not be ruled by fear, lies, or authoritarian fantasies. We’re still “We the People.” And we showed up.
But the march doesn’t end on the streets. After the No Kings protests, I had some heartfelt conversations in my own family—especially about why, in 2024, no one seemed to talk about how much the Biden Administration improved the economy after COVID; they feel this gap in information lead to Trump getting elected. That gap in coverage isn’t an accident—it’s a choice made by media outlets that don’t benefit from reporting progress. But we can help fill that gap. That’s why I want to talk honestly with you today about something that’s been weighing heavily on my heart: the difficulty of knowing what’s true anymore.
🧠
Truth is Hard to Find in Today’s Media World
Local newspapers—our once-reliable sources of community truth—have shut down across the country.
Billionaires have bought up major TV networks and national papers, deciding what gets covered—and what gets buried.
Social media algorithms reward outrage, conspiracy theories, and lies, repeating them endlessly until they feel familiar—even when they’re false.
It’s no wonder so many people feel lost, angry, or misled. Even topics like the economy, which can be measured with numbers and facts, have become battlegrounds for spin and propaganda.
I’ll be honest: the clearest picture of what’s really going on comes from the kinds of things most people don’t have time (or patience) to sort through—economic charts, job statistics, spending patterns, labor market graphs. Economists use these tools every day. But most people don’t, and that’s where the manipulators thrive.
📊
The Truth About the U.S. Economy in 2024—In Plain Language
Let’s remember what really happened:
The entire world shut down in 2020 because of COVID. Every economy crashed.
But in the years that followed, America led the global recovery.
By 2023–2024, we had:
Stronger GDP growth than any other G7 nation
Falling unemployment and rising wages in several key sectors
A powerful rebound in consumer spending that helped other economies recover too
A resilient dollar and global trust in the U.S. financial system
But many people still believe that the Biden Administration left our economy is in ruins. Why? Because they’re only hearing one version of the story—often from partisan outlets like Fox News, that only show what fits their political goals.
The truth doesn’t always make the news because it doesn’t stir anger, drive ratings, or sell ads.
🧓👵
A Call to My Fellow Grandparents
You and I—we remember a different time. We grew up with Walter Cronkite, with local reporters we could meet at the grocery store. We remember when the news was trusted. Today, our kids and grandkids are being misled by a media environment designed to divide and enrage, not inform.
✅ If you believe in the messages I share here, please copy and customize them for your Facebook, emails, or family chats.
✅ Add your voice. Make it personal. Tell your children and grandchildren what you have seen, what you have lived through, and what you still believe in.
✅ If you marched, tell them why. If you stayed home, tell them what you’re standing for.
This is our time to make an impact—not just in protests, but in conversations that shape the future.
Let’s keep showing up, speaking up, and lifting up the truth—because the next generation needs us now more than ever.
Thanks so much for this impactful post. I will be sharing it widely. I'm currently reading "Desert Solitaire" by Edward Abbey, published in 1968. He served 3 seasons as a park ranger in Arches National Monument (now Park) and describes the solitude and raw beauty of this land in a way hits to your core. He was there when a jeep from the "Bureau of Public Roads" drove up the dirt road to his trailer. The men inside where part of a survey crew to lay out a new road into the Arches. Abbey immediately knew what that meant for the Monument, and today we are all witnessing how it did not just stop with roads. Our fight to push back against those who are literally stealing our public lands is the most important fight we can take up today.
What a wonderful book and thanks so much Milesca!
Thank you for the recommendation!
He campaigned as a populist and governs as a plutocrat. But we should have known better because it’s the same dishonest playbook that he ran in 2016. He talks about lowering prices when the only thing that his “big, beautiful bill” will do is lower taxes on millionaires and billionaires. He talks about saving money while throwing a 45 million dollar taxpayer funded birthday party for himself. Corporal Bone Spurs, in the best tradition of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, will have the tanks rolling down Pennsylvania Avenue. These are the actions of a tyrant who cares nothing about the millions of hard working, yet not too intelligent, men and women who fell for his lies and reelected him. It’s time for those folks and for all of us to turn up the heat on our elected representatives and remind them that the same folks who put them in office can vote them out. It’s time for all of us to join hands and protest against this corrupt government. As George Washington said when he rejected the crown, “We didn’t fight a revolution to replace one King George with another.” And that goes for King Donald too!
Thank you Anthony! We didn’t fight a revolution to replace one king with another is exactly right!
This land is our land, we the peoples, mostly it’s the native Americans but it’s definitely not land that congress should be able to sell of for profit, to pay for a tax cut none of us want and billionaires certainly don’t need. This is how I feel and how most Americans feel if they really thought about it and got over their partisanship BS.
Brilliant. Brilliant. Restaking. Bluesky. Best wishes
Thank you Michael!!
2 Democratic Senators shot last night. 1 + husband killed
So terrible.
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Thank you for the words and speaking out so rightly.
My heart is broken over this horror show. Thanks for what you do.
I recently read Sarah Kendzior s latest book The Last American Road Trip ( 2025). Her newsletter is on Substack and she’s written mightily about political history in two past best sellers. This book is part memoir & part political history; “her promise to her children that their country will be there for them in the future,
“that is, when we realize how much is already lost and what more is threatened. She reminds us of the once great Route 66, the lost recognition of an iconic American voice, Will Rogers, and the quiet solace our State and National Parks still offer… plus more, if we care enough to fight for their- and our freedom to savor.
My words of protest on historic June 14th NO KINGS DAY were:
This Crone does not condone a throne for the wannabe king D
🇺🇸To My Beloved Grandparents: The Truth Is Still Ours to Share
First, I want to send a warm and hearty congratulations to everyone who took part in the No Kings protest yesterday. From coast to coast, grandparents, parents, and young folks alike stood shoulder to shoulder for truth, democracy, and the America we still believe in. Your voices were heard. Your peaceful presence made a powerful statement: we will not be ruled by fear, lies, or authoritarian fantasies. We’re still “We the People.” And we showed up.
But the march doesn’t end on the streets. After the No Kings protests, I had some heartfelt conversations in my own family—especially about why, in 2024, no one seemed to talk about how much the Biden Administration improved the economy after COVID; they feel this gap in information lead to Trump getting elected. That gap in coverage isn’t an accident—it’s a choice made by media outlets that don’t benefit from reporting progress. But we can help fill that gap. That’s why I want to talk honestly with you today about something that’s been weighing heavily on my heart: the difficulty of knowing what’s true anymore.
🧠
Truth is Hard to Find in Today’s Media World
Local newspapers—our once-reliable sources of community truth—have shut down across the country.
Billionaires have bought up major TV networks and national papers, deciding what gets covered—and what gets buried.
Social media algorithms reward outrage, conspiracy theories, and lies, repeating them endlessly until they feel familiar—even when they’re false.
It’s no wonder so many people feel lost, angry, or misled. Even topics like the economy, which can be measured with numbers and facts, have become battlegrounds for spin and propaganda.
I’ll be honest: the clearest picture of what’s really going on comes from the kinds of things most people don’t have time (or patience) to sort through—economic charts, job statistics, spending patterns, labor market graphs. Economists use these tools every day. But most people don’t, and that’s where the manipulators thrive.
📊
The Truth About the U.S. Economy in 2024—In Plain Language
Let’s remember what really happened:
The entire world shut down in 2020 because of COVID. Every economy crashed.
But in the years that followed, America led the global recovery.
By 2023–2024, we had:
Stronger GDP growth than any other G7 nation
Falling unemployment and rising wages in several key sectors
A powerful rebound in consumer spending that helped other economies recover too
A resilient dollar and global trust in the U.S. financial system
But many people still believe that the Biden Administration left our economy is in ruins. Why? Because they’re only hearing one version of the story—often from partisan outlets like Fox News, that only show what fits their political goals.
The truth doesn’t always make the news because it doesn’t stir anger, drive ratings, or sell ads.
🧓👵
A Call to My Fellow Grandparents
You and I—we remember a different time. We grew up with Walter Cronkite, with local reporters we could meet at the grocery store. We remember when the news was trusted. Today, our kids and grandkids are being misled by a media environment designed to divide and enrage, not inform.
✅ If you believe in the messages I share here, please copy and customize them for your Facebook, emails, or family chats.
✅ Add your voice. Make it personal. Tell your children and grandchildren what you have seen, what you have lived through, and what you still believe in.
✅ If you marched, tell them why. If you stayed home, tell them what you’re standing for.
This is our time to make an impact—not just in protests, but in conversations that shape the future.
Let’s keep showing up, speaking up, and lifting up the truth—because the next generation needs us now more than ever.
With purpose and pride,
✍🏼 Clarissa Sr.
American Grandma 🇺🇸
Amen! This is eloquent and so very true… these are indeed our places. Thank you
I agree, kick out all democrat governors like Newsom who do damage to our country!!
Trump! 🇺🇸
Well done!
You certainly picked an appropriate handle.
Not at all clear about who you are directing this loud rant to, but it doesn’t belong here, in my opinion.