Libby's Blog

Dear Friends: I hope everyone has been enjoying the various reflecting pool memes. The mess perfectly encapsulates Trump’s regime. It’s hard to laugh at so much of what this Regime does because millions of real people are being hurt or killed. But the reflecting pool mess is hilarious and hurts (almost) no one. These memes we can all laugh at didn’t really exist 20 years ago. Technology is a 2-edged sword for sure, but this week I’ve been delighting in it. Besides the funny m

Dear Friends: I hope everyone is enjoying Pride Month and staying cool. I’ll start out with some practical information: 1. Given that many of my readers live in Arlington where the Arch de Trump will be constructed, I wanted to make sure everyone knows about the opportunity for the public to comment on the plans and design. While words like “abomination” come to mind, I decided to mention the destruction of the view with its visual relationship between Arlington Cemetery wit

Dear Friends Saturday is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944 soldiers from the US, Britain, and Canada simultaneously landed on 5 separate beaches in Normandy, France to begin the offensive to defeat Nazi Germany. There were 10,000 casualties that day. Over 4,400 allied soldiers died including about 2,500 Americans. The drama of that day has usually felt distant, but what so many soldiers died for, defeating fascism, seems all too real. The courage and sacrifice o

Dear Friends: I think all of us watched with fascination the stunning victory of Zohran Momdani in New York City’s mayoral race. I have...

Dear Friends: I hope everyone is staying cool in this hot weather. My Rush Hour Resistance (RHR) is taking a break with the extreme...

Dear Friends: Something special is happening this Saturday, June 14: No Kings Day . Resistance, at its core, is not just about shouting...

Dear Friends: As I think my readers know, June 14 is Flag Day and the 250th anniversary of the US Army. I think it is going to be a good...