These are unprecedented times…and it’s hard to say it any better than the Boss
It’s also harder to say it better than Reagan appointee US District Judge William Young
Young called cuts to funding for National Institutes of Health research grants “illegal” and “void” and ordered the NIH to restore the funds immediately. “I am hesitant to draw this conclusion—but I have an unflinching obligation to draw it—that this represents racial discrimination and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That’s what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out.”
“I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,” Young said during the hearing. “I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.” He added: “You are bearing down on people of color because of their color. The Constitution will not permit that.… Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?”
Or the wisdom of Noam Chomsky
“The true danger lies not in the loud voice of one person, but in the silence of institutions that should speak, the apathy of citizens who feel powerless, and the manipulation of information that has turned confusion into strategy…..
Real change does not arrive through spectacle or Savior, it does not descend like lightning from the sky, nor rise effortlessly from the ballot box. Real change is built. It is shaped by hands calloused with patience, courage and faith. It emerges from the hearts of people who refuse to despair, who choose instead to believe that their voices matter even when drowned out by thunder.”
Also, let’s keep celebrating Susan Crawford’s wins in Wisconsin. It proves the impact of people power. When we vote, we win!
2025's Swing State Elections started with the April 1st Wisconsin Supreme Court. Susan Crawford’s decisive victory means Progressive/Liberal judges will have the 4-3 majority on the court that determines voting rights, redistricting maps, minimum wage decisions and many other critical issues. Our group in Wisconsin, Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT), worked tirelessly to insure her victory.