And sometimes heroes write and share letters daily to keep the American people sane when we're living in a pretty insane time of life. Thank you Professor 💕
And sometimes heroes write and share letters daily to keep the American people sane when we're living in a pretty insane time of life. Thank you Professor 💕
I am reminded of time I spent in Memphis as a vendor at the National Bar Association. On one afternoon, attendees and vendors alike, visited the Lorraine Motel. The room MLK stayed in had been frozen in time. The night stand. A wired telephone. Perhaps the bed had been made. A plaque on the wall. And a memory that will last a lifetime.
The era was in the mid to later 1990s. The legal convention lasted 4 days for us vendors. On another afternoon, I happened to be standing between the hotel and a hall where speeches were given. I saw from a distance one man walking towards the entrance where I was standing. In back of him were a phalanx of people shouting something repeatedly. As they neared me, I heard the refrain, “They lowered the bar for you. They lowered the bar for you…” I quickly recognized that the man walking in the front was Justice Clarence Thomas and those yelling behind him were members of the association following him to his speech.
They walked past me. Even at that time, I wish I had had a film camera in hand. It was a sight to behold. Inside the hall a number of the audience stood and turned their backs to Thomas as he spoke.
We went to the People's March ,flying down on the 17th and I noticed the flight path took us over Simsbury Connecticut, where MLK had worked in the tobacco fields within walking distance of the fields my brother and I had worked in. He has inspired so much of what I believe in and found closer connections to throughout the 6 decades since then.
"... In letters home to his mother, MLK implies that his call to ministry developed during his time here in Simsbury. In his application to Crozer Theological Seminary School, Dr. King described his call that this decision “came about in the summer of 1944 when [he] felt an inescapable urge to serve society. In short, [he] felt a sense of responsibility which [he] could not escape” (King Institute, Stanford). Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would go on to dedicate his life towards justice, peace, and equality..."
The earliest connection for me was probably the stand Springfield College's Dr. Glenn A Olds took, turning down a million dollar donation to dis-invite MLK
"... In 1964, Springfield College shared a moment in history often overlooked by historians with honorary degree recipient and commencement speaker Martin Luther King Jr.Despite significant pressure from prominent shareholders and benefactors of the College, college President Glenn A. Olds, a minister and conscientious objector during World War II, refused to waver from his decision to make Martin Luther King Commencement speaker for the 1964 Graduation ceremonies. When King was arrested the day before, Olds contacted law enforcement officials, telling them that if they continued to hold King, school officials would fly down to tape the commencement address, leaving St. Augustine to deal with the attendant publicity. Whether or not his intervention played a role, King was released on a nine hundred dollar bond Saturday afternoon. Met at the airport by Springfield College Economics Professor Robert Randolph, later the first black president of the Massachusetts State College System at Westfield State, King toured the campus, gave a press conference, and shared a brief luncheon with faculty and administration. On the day of commencement, Black Muslim protestors who felt King was too conciliatory and bomb-sniffing dogs greeted the graduating class. Springfield College alumnus Joe Brown (class of 2014) transcribed the speech and made the corrections..."
I was so tempted recently to take a shorter but simpler nap like he described in the Commencement speech,
"...I would like to have you, the members of the graduating class and all assembled here to think with me this afternoon from the subject, “Remaining awake through a great revolution.”
I am sure that most of you have read that interesting little story by Washington Irving entitled, “Rip Van Winkle.” The one thing that we remember about this story probably more than anything else is the fact that Rip Van Winkle slept 20 years. But there is another point in that story that is almost always completely overlooked. It was the sign on the Inn in the little town on the Hudson from which Rip went up into the mountain for his long sleep.
When he went up, the sign had a picture of King George the Third of England. When he came down, it had a picture of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
When Rip looked up at the picture of George Washington, he was amazed. He was completely lost. He knew not who he was. This incident suggests to us that the most striking thing about the story of Rip Van Winkle is not merely that he slept 20 years, but that he slept through a revolution..."
Other connections were through Walter Reuther's pilot, getting to sit near Rosa Parks at the Black History Month Parade in San Bernardino, CA, and the connection to the Williston School in Wilmington NC (where he was supposed to be giving a speech on the day he was killed).
MLK Day will be the major celebration this day and one of the most meaningful for this lower middle-class white person lucky enough to have known of him and the principles of non-violent protest.
Bush Sr., as CIA director, VP then President, was carrying out the Oligarchy's long slow coup of the Supreme Court, and then of the entire federal government. He is one of the most devious and evil men in our history and I hope Ken Burns will do a documentary about the whole Bush dynasty.
His father, Prescott Bush, was part of the Business Coup of 1933, a serious attempt by Bush, JP Morgan, I. Dupont, and other super rich industrialists, to take power from FDR and create a plutocracy. They were all admirers of Hitler.
The coup was foiled by General Smedley Butler, and there were Congressional hearings, but Bush and the other top players were never named in spite of Butler's reporting of their crimes.
Bill The bar of decency and integrity is now so low for Clarence and his fellow Stenchers that a limbo dancer would be unable to slither under. We have gone from justice to injustice, as a felon takes the presidential oath.
I still have pride in country, not in the Proud Boys.
I get what you are saying and then there are times that, in some instances, they knew something that was actually the truth rather than what it appeared to be. He has proven he has only allegiance to himself and those that buy him off.
He never should have been put on the Court. The fact that he is black is not an issue, it is competence. He has proven over and over that he was and is a charlatan in black robes.
And no respect for President Carter! Too many flags raised to full staff when they should be at half staff.
I was mortified to learn that the governor my state -- New York-- joined the other Governors who have chosen to raise the flag for the impostor's blasphemous swearing in.
When I heard about the flag, I was so disgusted. There is such a stark contrast between T and President Carter and this just shows how disrespectful T is. This should never have been allowed!
We were disappointed to see the First Ladies gowns display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History had a second Melania gown already in place of the current First Lady's gown (2 days before the inauguration/Martin Luther King day/MLK Day of Service)
Just got back home to New York, and today at the grocery store the flag was at half-staff. Canadian flags are too. Not sure why, but if there was a state-wide order to raise the flags to full staff, not everyone is following it.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is also MLK DAY of Service, the only National Day of Service. It falls on the third Monday of January which happens to be 5 days later than his birthday this year.
I wish I had remembered to plan some meaningful service for the day.
I have to admit a large dose of respect for Arnold Schwarzenegger for his view of money vs happiness from being a useful human (to me like meaningful service to others).
I've checked up on what he's been doing over the years since I considered running against him in the 2003 recall election. I could have been one of the 135 candidates by merely spending $3500 and getting 65 signatures if I recall correctly (Cheap way to add a CV line about being a candidate for Governor of California).
He, despite any other characteristics, does crack me up once in a while, as in this example of tact. He'd been tricked into accepting a prestigious sounding award at a primary school (can't find the story but it was something like the President's Special Award for Promoting Fitness in Educational Institutions), only to find out it was something like the 5th grade class "president's" award, and probably used the line we used, listing dignitaries like the Secretary of Education as "invited" in tiny font. He showed up and graciously accepted the award, with a rousing speech to the class, thanking them for the award he described as, "Of all the wards I've ever received, this is the most ... recent!"
"...I think that all of you should try to make as much money as you want," he continued. "But if something is missing in your life, and you find that the money and the comfort it buys you don’t make you happy, my guess is you need to find a purpose. You need to be useful. I’ve known a lot of miserable, angry, rich people..."
I'm glad I found this on this MLK Day of Service
"...There is also one more thing: if you have tried to find happiness and you just can’t, one sure path is to help someone else," he wrote. "I still remember in the late 70s, when I went to train Special Olympics athletes for the first time in Wisconsin, I went back to my hotel room just feeling fantastic. I’m talking pure joy. I sat there and thought, 'Why am I so happy? I didn’t make any money today. I didn’t win any awards.' I’d given back. I felt useful. That’s true happiness..."
He is a bit conservative for me but head and shoulders above many in both parties. Schwarzenegger was actually a breath of fresh air when you saw how he worked with so many of what some would want to call the deep state, extremely competent and honest people from all parties, and actually making many things better, or at least rationally following aims that I didn't support, though others did. To me he was as far from a criminal politician as you could get (especially in my old party). He did have a common condition of less than perfect fidelity, but nothing like the worst offenders who got away with it so often.
I love to see Schwarzenegger as the Secretary of Transportation with Pete Buttigieg as one of the People's Cabinet to help continue as much of the Infrastructure Recovery Act projects as the local Mayors and Republican politicians like supporting (even though they voted against them).
"...Buttigieg said he has spoken with his incoming replacement, Sean Duffy, and believes he can do a good job; though he adds that his position’s effectiveness was “largely put in the hands of… state or local or tribal or regional authorities” who are overseeing projects funded by President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure law. Many of these authorities aren’t necessarily Republican, Buttigieg notes, and the secretary is expected to deal with them equally.
“I’m absolutely convinced that we are leaving America’s transportation system in much better condition than we found it,” Buttigieg told the aforementioned publication, noting that the infrastructure law helped get 72,000 projects underway, 22,000 of which are now complete..."
Pete doesn't brag about how many of the projects were in Red States, just that they were done everywhere they were needed.
When I think back on it, that makes it a lot harder for my old party to sabotage the projects just to try to make Democrats look bad. I'm sure Pete wouldn't be trying to sabotage any programs that the mayors and other Republicans find so beneficial. I'd encourage them not to sabotage the projects in areas that didn't vote for them.
I'll give them a lot of credit if they just keep doing the projects that really are making all people's lives better.
I keep hoping that someday the Letters will be printed in a volume. I envision one for each year, with some of Peter Ralston's wonderful photos, and perhaps the top comment or a particularly enlightening thread post from the comment section. (So many of you good people add such value with your succinct opinions and added information! I appreciate you all!)
Forever. As we look over the promised land and know that all this chaos will pass. We have to trust in the goodness of God and the decent people who truly care about our country our Constitution.
Thank you to all our heroes will help to keep us standing up for truth, even in the midst what is to come.
Blessings on all of us as we continue to fight the good fight
I understand why you had tears in your eyes, we all feel beat up and disappointed in our fellow Americans. But now we will stand strong and never let those cowards see us cry. Don’t look at them, don’t listen to them, don’t answer them. Take away their oxygen!
Let's, once again, thank the good Professor for giving us the information we need to see things more clearly! We will, officially starting tomorrow, soon be engulfed in more lies than ever before over the next four tortuous years. Tomorrow will be Dr. King's Day, a great man and one of the greatest Americans ever.
To this comment, I must reply, for it truly is Dr Richardson’s letters that has provided light in some very dark moments. Given levity, where none seemed likely.
President Biden has granted "Preemptive Pardons" ✍🏻 to those target for revenge which include Dr. Fauci, the J6 Select Committee members, General Milley who was threatened with death & others.
Thank you for the reminder that we have heroes all around. I believe this is true. I have seen them most of my adult life. And they will continue to show up when it’s time.
Kudos to you Beth. An observation that is so completely true. Bravery, honesty, hope, the ability to teach, patience, on and on I could go. All wrapped up in Heather Cox Richardson.
WH should be a residence of these heros. During WWII, France, Germany and other EU countries saw their capitol occupied by their enemies. But, temporary. Today America is experiencing the same fate. But Trump regime is only temporary. Heroes will win back eventually. Do not despair.
And sometimes heroes write and share letters daily to keep the American people sane when we're living in a pretty insane time of life. Thank you Professor 💕
I already had tears in my eyes as I read what Heather wrote on the eve of a day I dread arriving. When I read your words, the tears flowed in earnest.
Yes Marsha, so many of us crying tears of sadness… tomorrow back at the good fight. 😘
I am reminded of time I spent in Memphis as a vendor at the National Bar Association. On one afternoon, attendees and vendors alike, visited the Lorraine Motel. The room MLK stayed in had been frozen in time. The night stand. A wired telephone. Perhaps the bed had been made. A plaque on the wall. And a memory that will last a lifetime.
The era was in the mid to later 1990s. The legal convention lasted 4 days for us vendors. On another afternoon, I happened to be standing between the hotel and a hall where speeches were given. I saw from a distance one man walking towards the entrance where I was standing. In back of him were a phalanx of people shouting something repeatedly. As they neared me, I heard the refrain, “They lowered the bar for you. They lowered the bar for you…” I quickly recognized that the man walking in the front was Justice Clarence Thomas and those yelling behind him were members of the association following him to his speech.
They walked past me. Even at that time, I wish I had had a film camera in hand. It was a sight to behold. Inside the hall a number of the audience stood and turned their backs to Thomas as he spoke.
I remember it well.
Wow, I would have turned away too.
Not because he is a black man but because he is a man without morals and welcomes greed and money into his life.
And sexually harassed Anita Hill!
Exactly!!!
Like many conservatives, they are capable of rationalizing anything.
However, I wonder if Thomas didn't take this reaction as proof of his martyrdom. Surely he misinterpreted "They lowered the bar for you,"
Was that known then.
Leonard Peltier is going home. https://open.substack.com/pub/billkatz/p/leonard-peltier-is-going-home?r=kmwz2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
We went to the People's March ,flying down on the 17th and I noticed the flight path took us over Simsbury Connecticut, where MLK had worked in the tobacco fields within walking distance of the fields my brother and I had worked in. He has inspired so much of what I believe in and found closer connections to throughout the 6 decades since then.
See https://www.mlkinct.com/
"... In letters home to his mother, MLK implies that his call to ministry developed during his time here in Simsbury. In his application to Crozer Theological Seminary School, Dr. King described his call that this decision “came about in the summer of 1944 when [he] felt an inescapable urge to serve society. In short, [he] felt a sense of responsibility which [he] could not escape” (King Institute, Stanford). Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would go on to dedicate his life towards justice, peace, and equality..."
The earliest connection for me was probably the stand Springfield College's Dr. Glenn A Olds took, turning down a million dollar donation to dis-invite MLK
See https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15370coll2/id/7849
"... In 1964, Springfield College shared a moment in history often overlooked by historians with honorary degree recipient and commencement speaker Martin Luther King Jr.Despite significant pressure from prominent shareholders and benefactors of the College, college President Glenn A. Olds, a minister and conscientious objector during World War II, refused to waver from his decision to make Martin Luther King Commencement speaker for the 1964 Graduation ceremonies. When King was arrested the day before, Olds contacted law enforcement officials, telling them that if they continued to hold King, school officials would fly down to tape the commencement address, leaving St. Augustine to deal with the attendant publicity. Whether or not his intervention played a role, King was released on a nine hundred dollar bond Saturday afternoon. Met at the airport by Springfield College Economics Professor Robert Randolph, later the first black president of the Massachusetts State College System at Westfield State, King toured the campus, gave a press conference, and shared a brief luncheon with faculty and administration. On the day of commencement, Black Muslim protestors who felt King was too conciliatory and bomb-sniffing dogs greeted the graduating class. Springfield College alumnus Joe Brown (class of 2014) transcribed the speech and made the corrections..."
I was so tempted recently to take a shorter but simpler nap like he described in the Commencement speech,
"...I would like to have you, the members of the graduating class and all assembled here to think with me this afternoon from the subject, “Remaining awake through a great revolution.”
I am sure that most of you have read that interesting little story by Washington Irving entitled, “Rip Van Winkle.” The one thing that we remember about this story probably more than anything else is the fact that Rip Van Winkle slept 20 years. But there is another point in that story that is almost always completely overlooked. It was the sign on the Inn in the little town on the Hudson from which Rip went up into the mountain for his long sleep.
When he went up, the sign had a picture of King George the Third of England. When he came down, it had a picture of George Washington, the first President of the United States.
When Rip looked up at the picture of George Washington, he was amazed. He was completely lost. He knew not who he was. This incident suggests to us that the most striking thing about the story of Rip Van Winkle is not merely that he slept 20 years, but that he slept through a revolution..."
Other connections were through Walter Reuther's pilot, getting to sit near Rosa Parks at the Black History Month Parade in San Bernardino, CA, and the connection to the Williston School in Wilmington NC (where he was supposed to be giving a speech on the day he was killed).
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williston_School
MLK Day will be the major celebration this day and one of the most meaningful for this lower middle-class white person lucky enough to have known of him and the principles of non-violent protest.
We have Bush Sr to thank for the longest-serving Justice. He is a disgrace and an embarrassment. He should have been impeached long ago.
Yes. It’s ironic that the two worst justices were not appointed by the incoming president, but by Bushes.
Yes, but "his" justices just need more time to show the world that they can compete with those that the Bushes appointed.
Bush Sr., as CIA director, VP then President, was carrying out the Oligarchy's long slow coup of the Supreme Court, and then of the entire federal government. He is one of the most devious and evil men in our history and I hope Ken Burns will do a documentary about the whole Bush dynasty.
His father, Prescott Bush, was part of the Business Coup of 1933, a serious attempt by Bush, JP Morgan, I. Dupont, and other super rich industrialists, to take power from FDR and create a plutocracy. They were all admirers of Hitler.
The coup was foiled by General Smedley Butler, and there were Congressional hearings, but Bush and the other top players were never named in spite of Butler's reporting of their crimes.
plus ça change
As it has turned out...the members of the National Bar Association were correct.
Bill The bar of decency and integrity is now so low for Clarence and his fellow Stenchers that a limbo dancer would be unable to slither under. We have gone from justice to injustice, as a felon takes the presidential oath.
I still have pride in country, not in the Proud Boys.
Yeah, so where is your pride Keith? Where is your support of a president that’s been in office for one day. And all we have here is hate in advance.
I get what you are saying and then there are times that, in some instances, they knew something that was actually the truth rather than what it appeared to be. He has proven he has only allegiance to himself and those that buy him off.
He never should have been put on the Court. The fact that he is black is not an issue, it is competence. He has proven over and over that he was and is a charlatan in black robes.
I’m awake. Thank you, Bill, especially for this detailed memory of Thomas the scourge.
Talk about people at opposite ends of the spectrum. A true Hero and a MAN like Thomas, a traitor to his own people and all people.
Yep. Today we mourn - tomorrow we fight.
trump thinks we are down - but today is just a pause to bury our dead.
And no respect for President Carter! Too many flags raised to full staff when they should be at half staff.
I was mortified to learn that the governor my state -- New York-- joined the other Governors who have chosen to raise the flag for the impostor's blasphemous swearing in.
When I heard about the flag, I was so disgusted. There is such a stark contrast between T and President Carter and this just shows how disrespectful T is. This should never have been allowed!
We were disappointed to see the First Ladies gowns display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History had a second Melania gown already in place of the current First Lady's gown (2 days before the inauguration/Martin Luther King day/MLK Day of Service)
That makes me sick! How dare they
I'm shocked. Both at Hochul and at whoever the other governors are who have raised flags for the AntiChrist.
I was very disappointed that Newsom caved. But then, he doesn't want to give Creepo any excuse to hold back emergency funding.
Just got back home to New York, and today at the grocery store the flag was at half-staff. Canadian flags are too. Not sure why, but if there was a state-wide order to raise the flags to full staff, not everyone is following it.
*Still learning. I'm still learning too.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is also MLK DAY of Service, the only National Day of Service. It falls on the third Monday of January which happens to be 5 days later than his birthday this year.
I wish I had remembered to plan some meaningful service for the day.
See https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/martin-luther-king-jr-day-is-a-u-s-holiday-and-national-day-of-service-it-took-a-long-time-for-the-country-to-get-there
I have to admit a large dose of respect for Arnold Schwarzenegger for his view of money vs happiness from being a useful human (to me like meaningful service to others).
I've checked up on what he's been doing over the years since I considered running against him in the 2003 recall election. I could have been one of the 135 candidates by merely spending $3500 and getting 65 signatures if I recall correctly (Cheap way to add a CV line about being a candidate for Governor of California).
He, despite any other characteristics, does crack me up once in a while, as in this example of tact. He'd been tricked into accepting a prestigious sounding award at a primary school (can't find the story but it was something like the President's Special Award for Promoting Fitness in Educational Institutions), only to find out it was something like the 5th grade class "president's" award, and probably used the line we used, listing dignitaries like the Secretary of Education as "invited" in tiny font. He showed up and graciously accepted the award, with a rousing speech to the class, thanking them for the award he described as, "Of all the wards I've ever received, this is the most ... recent!"
His more recent thoughts on being useful: See https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a43439338/arnold-schwarzenegger-rule-for-finding-happiness/
"...I think that all of you should try to make as much money as you want," he continued. "But if something is missing in your life, and you find that the money and the comfort it buys you don’t make you happy, my guess is you need to find a purpose. You need to be useful. I’ve known a lot of miserable, angry, rich people..."
I'm glad I found this on this MLK Day of Service
"...There is also one more thing: if you have tried to find happiness and you just can’t, one sure path is to help someone else," he wrote. "I still remember in the late 70s, when I went to train Special Olympics athletes for the first time in Wisconsin, I went back to my hotel room just feeling fantastic. I’m talking pure joy. I sat there and thought, 'Why am I so happy? I didn’t make any money today. I didn’t win any awards.' I’d given back. I felt useful. That’s true happiness..."
My wife and I are going to be skipping the news and try to find a way to be more useful instead.
Thanks for the info on Schwarzenegger! I knew from recent reading that he was a good guy, but I didn't know the whole of it.
He is a bit conservative for me but head and shoulders above many in both parties. Schwarzenegger was actually a breath of fresh air when you saw how he worked with so many of what some would want to call the deep state, extremely competent and honest people from all parties, and actually making many things better, or at least rationally following aims that I didn't support, though others did. To me he was as far from a criminal politician as you could get (especially in my old party). He did have a common condition of less than perfect fidelity, but nothing like the worst offenders who got away with it so often.
I love to see Schwarzenegger as the Secretary of Transportation with Pete Buttigieg as one of the People's Cabinet to help continue as much of the Infrastructure Recovery Act projects as the local Mayors and Republican politicians like supporting (even though they voted against them).
See https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/pete-buttigieg-reveals-first-thing-he-ll-do-now-that-he-s-out-of-a-job/ar-AA1xkXs3
"...Buttigieg said he has spoken with his incoming replacement, Sean Duffy, and believes he can do a good job; though he adds that his position’s effectiveness was “largely put in the hands of… state or local or tribal or regional authorities” who are overseeing projects funded by President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure law. Many of these authorities aren’t necessarily Republican, Buttigieg notes, and the secretary is expected to deal with them equally.
“I’m absolutely convinced that we are leaving America’s transportation system in much better condition than we found it,” Buttigieg told the aforementioned publication, noting that the infrastructure law helped get 72,000 projects underway, 22,000 of which are now complete..."
Pete doesn't brag about how many of the projects were in Red States, just that they were done everywhere they were needed.
When I think back on it, that makes it a lot harder for my old party to sabotage the projects just to try to make Democrats look bad. I'm sure Pete wouldn't be trying to sabotage any programs that the mayors and other Republicans find so beneficial. I'd encourage them not to sabotage the projects in areas that didn't vote for them.
I'll give them a lot of credit if they just keep doing the projects that really are making all people's lives better.
President Biden has weighed into the fight in the last 6 hours, 1/20/25 6 AM Eastern by granting Preemptive Pardons to the following:
Dr. Fauci
J6 Select Committee members
General Milley who was threatened with death
Others
Let's turn those tears into Cheers!
I'm so glad he did that.
But not an innocent man who has spent 50 years in prison; Leonard Peltier. I guess he doesn’t rank in the aged mind of Joe Biden.
Biden has commuted Peltier's sentence, see https://apnews.com/article/leonard-peltier-biden-pardons-eba525b713f2ec739b84aa4426366775
Today's "letter" is a keeper.
I keep hoping that someday the Letters will be printed in a volume. I envision one for each year, with some of Peter Ralston's wonderful photos, and perhaps the top comment or a particularly enlightening thread post from the comment section. (So many of you good people add such value with your succinct opinions and added information! I appreciate you all!)
I've 'saved' so many of the Letters that my laptop is getting dangerously slow! 😄
Forever. As we look over the promised land and know that all this chaos will pass. We have to trust in the goodness of God and the decent people who truly care about our country our Constitution.
Thank you to all our heroes will help to keep us standing up for truth, even in the midst what is to come.
Blessings on all of us as we continue to fight the good fight
same here ...
same here....
Me too.
same here.
I understand why you had tears in your eyes, we all feel beat up and disappointed in our fellow Americans. But now we will stand strong and never let those cowards see us cry. Don’t look at them, don’t listen to them, don’t answer them. Take away their oxygen!
Me, too
Let's, once again, thank the good Professor for giving us the information we need to see things more clearly! We will, officially starting tomorrow, soon be engulfed in more lies than ever before over the next four tortuous years. Tomorrow will be Dr. King's Day, a great man and one of the greatest Americans ever.
Every word 45 speaks is a lie.
Tortuous, torturous, what’s the difference when Trump is president?
To this comment, I must reply, for it truly is Dr Richardson’s letters that has provided light in some very dark moments. Given levity, where none seemed likely.
Thank you Professor.
Agree!
HCR's and MLK's words are indeed a comfort on this dark day.
BREAKING Biden's ⚖️ Last 6 Hours:
President Biden has granted "Preemptive Pardons" ✍🏻 to those target for revenge which include Dr. Fauci, the J6 Select Committee members, General Milley who was threatened with death & others.
amen!
Yes!
Many heroes support, love, and care for those who are doing the more public facing heroic work. Thanks to you all.
Thank you for the reminder that we have heroes all around. I believe this is true. I have seen them most of my adult life. And they will continue to show up when it’s time.
On Wednesday, I go and get electric shock therapy. Speaking about keeping people sane! It’s been a hard eight years. Blessings to you, Professor.💕
Only a 1000+ likes? Great comment we all could not agree more!! Thank you!!
Now over 8000 8 am PT
Kudos to you Beth. An observation that is so completely true. Bravery, honesty, hope, the ability to teach, patience, on and on I could go. All wrapped up in Heather Cox Richardson.
WH should be a residence of these heros. During WWII, France, Germany and other EU countries saw their capitol occupied by their enemies. But, temporary. Today America is experiencing the same fate. But Trump regime is only temporary. Heroes will win back eventually. Do not despair.
💯💯💯💯