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Lack of sleep due to being woken up in the middle of the night with severe gas pains/IBS, and pain radiating down the leg to the toes. I did everything to relieve it. Finally, I fell asleep again around 2:30, but resulted in about 5 hours and 47 minutes of sleep. (As a result, kept dosing off today, and am irritable.) Today, went to the pharmacy and grabbed beano, peppermint supplement, melatonin, and more Miralax. Also, I'm thinking the gluten-free strawberry-rubarb pie did not agree with me, it may have had glutens or a grain in it that I can't digest. It's hard to know with gluten free items sometimes.
I'm thinking my IBS is inflammatory IBS. I've had IBS my entire life.
Mother called to let me know that niece has taken a job in Whiskeytown National Park in California, that specializes in wildfire recovery efforts. Niece is interested in working in the recovery of wildfires or aiding in wildfire efforts.
Anyhow? Some good news from The American Resistance & It's Global Allies.
1. Costco has seen a net gain of 7M additional shoppers as Target loses 5M shoppers after adhering to Trump’s anti-DEI policies.
2. The cost to insure a Tesla has skyrocketed versus its peers, and some high-end insurers will no longer write policies on new Teslas.
3.The First Cougar Cubs Seen in the Michigan Wild in 100 Years: To see a cougar in the wild is rare, but to see a cougar cub is another level. In Michigan, for example, there hadn’t been a confirmed sighting in more than 100 years. But that changed on March 6, when a resident took photographs of two cubs on the western Upper Peninsula — and didn’t even know what an extraordinary moment he was documenting. Biologists later confirmed the serendipitously photographed “kittens” belong to a different cat species and estimated they were between 7 and 9 weeks old. “It’s pretty exciting, considering this could be the first known cougar reproduction in modern times in the western Great Lakes states.
4. At their show in Boston, the Dropkick Murphys spoke against Trump and Elon and it appears in retaliation, Elon suspended their Twitter account, because free speech. Except they insist - that they deactivated it first on their own.
Dropkick Murphys is a Punk Rock Band (in case you aren't really into punk (like me) and never heard of them).
5.Arizona has permanently blocked a 15-week abortion ban in a major victory loop under the Arizona Abortion Access Act.
6. Elon Musk's trans daughter outs him for sex-selective IVF. For someone obsessed with gender Musk seemingly has no clue how it works.
7. David Gottfried won his Special Election to the Minnesota House restoring a 67-67 power split in the lower chamber. 1,967 of you mailed 32,179 postcards to help make sure MN Republicans couldn't take majority control.
8.Marlene Shaw will serve as Gulfport’s Ward II council member after winning 59.8% of the vote. Her victory flips the council to Democratic majority. 302 writers reminded 4,440 voters to help secure this outcome.
9. About 1 billion people are deficient in selenium, but genetic engineering could change that. In the right amount, selenium provides essential health protections, so scientists are developing crops that suck up the mineral from soil.
10. No, it's not a circus. Acrobatics and tumbling, a mashup of gymnastics and cheer, is booming
11. A Profoundly Empathetic Book on Homelessness in the Bay Area:
Kevin Fagan’s new work moves beyond predictable policy critique to offer a powerful reminder of the moral side of the crisis.
“The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family and Second Chances,” by the veteran San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan
12.Chair Ken Martin just announced that the DNC is partnering with the DCCC and Democratic State Parties to host People’s Town Halls in all 50 states, starting in vulnerable red districts!
13.Boston City Council has voted 12-1 to make the City of Boston a sanctuary city for members of the trans, nonbinary, and LGBTQIA+ community.
14.Florida is now a “solar superpower.” It built more large-scale solar than California in 2024 and was second for residential.
15.Spotify took down several Andrew Tate podcast episodes saying that they violated the platform’s policies — the podcasts in question were also the subject of employee complaints and a petition with more than 92,000 signatures. Misogynist influencer’s content reportedly sparked objections from staff as well as a petition signed by 92,000. Go HERE.
16.Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $209 Billion. Five billionaires at Donald Trump’s inauguration (including Musk) have lost a total of $209 billion in wealth since then. [Mother told me that Europeans and Other Countries were dumping US Corporate Stock, and no longer investing in US Corporations.]
17.A group of protestors from Women’s March and Popular Democracy staged a sit in and banner drop about saving health care in the Capitol building. 38 of them got arrested.
18. So many of you called Senator Schumer’s office last week that we literally broke his phone lines for several hours.
19.A Republican lawmaker intentionally misgendered Rep. Sarah McBride in a House Committee meeting. Democratic Ranking Member Keating snapped back ferociously. Way to be an ally. Go Here
20. A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration, two days after the Education Department fired more than 1,300 workers, saying that the dismissals were “illegal and unconstitutional.”
21. The Department of Energy was forced to reinstate employees who had been fired last month in governmentwide cuts.
22. Farmers and environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to pause grants that are part of the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care law. Go HERE
22.Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3.6% in the U.K. last year, reaching their lowest levels since 1872, while Germany’s emissions dropped 3.4% to put the country on track to meet its 2030 climate goals.
23.Pro-voting groups reached an agreement with Montana’s secretary of state and attorney general to permanently block portions of a Republican-backed law that criminalizes voters who are inadvertently registered to vote elsewhere.
24.In Chicago, Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon announced new DEI initiatives and pledged her office will not share vital records that could be used to harass residents.
25,A federal judge ordered federal agencies to rehire tens of thousands of probationary employees who were fired amid President Donald Trump’s turbulent effort to drastically shrink the federal bureaucracy.
Trump Admin is appealing this.
26.A federal judge has also ordered Elon Musk and his “department of government efficiency” to hand over a range of documents, including those that would reveal the identities of staff behind the aggressive cuts to government programs. Go HERE
27.Georgia and Illinois both doubled their solar deployment in 2024 over the year before.
28.Indivisible’s new membership continues to skyrocket. New groups are forming EVERY DAY.
29.It seems Pete Buttigieg is almost definitely running for President in 2028. (given his launch of a new Substack and his announcement that he won’t run for senate in 2026.) [I just hope we still have elections - the GOP is trying to do away with them.]
30.The US clean electricity transition continued as wind and solar generated more than coal for the first time in 2024. Electricity demand growth sped up and solar generation rose more quickly than gas to help meet it.
31.Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire, Trump administration says. The White House said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea and to ban attacks on energy facilities, an apparent breakthrough after U.S. negotiators held separate talks with both countries. Putin has yet to keep his word on anything, so FWIW.
32. As ICE raids ramp up across the country, Portland's Asylum Seeker Solidarity Collective is building trust and community through mutual aid. Go HERE.
33. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired over using a group Signal chat to discuss war plans.
Go HERE. For those who missed it? The idiotic Defense Secretary released top secret US security measures to a Atlantic Magazine reporter over Signal Chat. [Yes, people have been joking about the Republicans condemning Hillary for her emails. Some in direct response to Hillary Clinton's shock and dismay over the leak. What makes it even more insane? Trump revoked the Clintons, Biden, Harris and Obama security clearance.)
He wasn't alone, Senator Mark Kelly also reamed the Defense Secretary.
34.The Alaska Current reported that town hall event attendees in the state slammed Trump for his attacks on longtime allies such as Canada while at the same time taking a more friendly approach to traditional adversaries such as Russia. Go HERE.
35.Bernie Saunders & AOC's Anti-Ogliarchy Tour Rallies are rapidly becoming a mass movement. Go Here. "It’s not just that the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour has energized ordinary Americans and spread a resonant anti-billionaire, pro-democracy message. These events also have had a concrete strategic focus, as one of Bernie’s advisors explained online: “For those asking, yes these [rallies] are tied to action. All have been in or near GOP-held swing districts and we are following up with specific actions to pressure their Member to vote NO on any Medicaid cuts or billionaire tax breaks — or else face electoral consequences.”
36.The San Diego City Council today passed an ordinance banning grocery stores from offering digital-only deals in the city, the first of its kind in the nation. Go Here
37.UC Berkeley Faculty Organize Rally to Protest Trump’s Attacks on Academic Freedom. Go HERE
Lack of sleep due to being woken up in the middle of the night with severe gas pains/IBS, and pain radiating down the leg to the toes. I did everything to relieve it. Finally, I fell asleep again around 2:30, but resulted in about 5 hours and 47 minutes of sleep. (As a result, kept dosing off today, and am irritable.) Today, went to the pharmacy and grabbed beano, peppermint supplement, melatonin, and more Miralax. Also, I'm thinking the gluten-free strawberry-rubarb pie did not agree with me, it may have had glutens or a grain in it that I can't digest. It's hard to know with gluten free items sometimes.
I'm thinking my IBS is inflammatory IBS. I've had IBS my entire life.
Mother called to let me know that niece has taken a job in Whiskeytown National Park in California, that specializes in wildfire recovery efforts. Niece is interested in working in the recovery of wildfires or aiding in wildfire efforts.
Anyhow? Some good news from The American Resistance & It's Global Allies.
1. Costco has seen a net gain of 7M additional shoppers as Target loses 5M shoppers after adhering to Trump’s anti-DEI policies.
2. The cost to insure a Tesla has skyrocketed versus its peers, and some high-end insurers will no longer write policies on new Teslas.
3.The First Cougar Cubs Seen in the Michigan Wild in 100 Years: To see a cougar in the wild is rare, but to see a cougar cub is another level. In Michigan, for example, there hadn’t been a confirmed sighting in more than 100 years. But that changed on March 6, when a resident took photographs of two cubs on the western Upper Peninsula — and didn’t even know what an extraordinary moment he was documenting. Biologists later confirmed the serendipitously photographed “kittens” belong to a different cat species and estimated they were between 7 and 9 weeks old. “It’s pretty exciting, considering this could be the first known cougar reproduction in modern times in the western Great Lakes states.
4. At their show in Boston, the Dropkick Murphys spoke against Trump and Elon and it appears in retaliation, Elon suspended their Twitter account, because free speech. Except they insist - that they deactivated it first on their own.
Dropkick Murphys is a Punk Rock Band (in case you aren't really into punk (like me) and never heard of them).
5.Arizona has permanently blocked a 15-week abortion ban in a major victory loop under the Arizona Abortion Access Act.
6. Elon Musk's trans daughter outs him for sex-selective IVF. For someone obsessed with gender Musk seemingly has no clue how it works.
7. David Gottfried won his Special Election to the Minnesota House restoring a 67-67 power split in the lower chamber. 1,967 of you mailed 32,179 postcards to help make sure MN Republicans couldn't take majority control.
8.Marlene Shaw will serve as Gulfport’s Ward II council member after winning 59.8% of the vote. Her victory flips the council to Democratic majority. 302 writers reminded 4,440 voters to help secure this outcome.
9. About 1 billion people are deficient in selenium, but genetic engineering could change that. In the right amount, selenium provides essential health protections, so scientists are developing crops that suck up the mineral from soil.
10. No, it's not a circus. Acrobatics and tumbling, a mashup of gymnastics and cheer, is booming
11. A Profoundly Empathetic Book on Homelessness in the Bay Area:
Kevin Fagan’s new work moves beyond predictable policy critique to offer a powerful reminder of the moral side of the crisis.
“The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family and Second Chances,” by the veteran San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan
12.Chair Ken Martin just announced that the DNC is partnering with the DCCC and Democratic State Parties to host People’s Town Halls in all 50 states, starting in vulnerable red districts!
13.Boston City Council has voted 12-1 to make the City of Boston a sanctuary city for members of the trans, nonbinary, and LGBTQIA+ community.
14.Florida is now a “solar superpower.” It built more large-scale solar than California in 2024 and was second for residential.
15.Spotify took down several Andrew Tate podcast episodes saying that they violated the platform’s policies — the podcasts in question were also the subject of employee complaints and a petition with more than 92,000 signatures. Misogynist influencer’s content reportedly sparked objections from staff as well as a petition signed by 92,000. Go HERE.
16.Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $209 Billion. Five billionaires at Donald Trump’s inauguration (including Musk) have lost a total of $209 billion in wealth since then. [Mother told me that Europeans and Other Countries were dumping US Corporate Stock, and no longer investing in US Corporations.]
17.A group of protestors from Women’s March and Popular Democracy staged a sit in and banner drop about saving health care in the Capitol building. 38 of them got arrested.
18. So many of you called Senator Schumer’s office last week that we literally broke his phone lines for several hours.
19.A Republican lawmaker intentionally misgendered Rep. Sarah McBride in a House Committee meeting. Democratic Ranking Member Keating snapped back ferociously. Way to be an ally. Go Here
20. A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration, two days after the Education Department fired more than 1,300 workers, saying that the dismissals were “illegal and unconstitutional.”
21. The Department of Energy was forced to reinstate employees who had been fired last month in governmentwide cuts.
22. Farmers and environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to pause grants that are part of the Democrats’ climate, tax and health care law. Go HERE
22.Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3.6% in the U.K. last year, reaching their lowest levels since 1872, while Germany’s emissions dropped 3.4% to put the country on track to meet its 2030 climate goals.
23.Pro-voting groups reached an agreement with Montana’s secretary of state and attorney general to permanently block portions of a Republican-backed law that criminalizes voters who are inadvertently registered to vote elsewhere.
24.In Chicago, Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon announced new DEI initiatives and pledged her office will not share vital records that could be used to harass residents.
25,A federal judge ordered federal agencies to rehire tens of thousands of probationary employees who were fired amid President Donald Trump’s turbulent effort to drastically shrink the federal bureaucracy.
Trump Admin is appealing this.
26.A federal judge has also ordered Elon Musk and his “department of government efficiency” to hand over a range of documents, including those that would reveal the identities of staff behind the aggressive cuts to government programs. Go HERE
27.Georgia and Illinois both doubled their solar deployment in 2024 over the year before.
28.Indivisible’s new membership continues to skyrocket. New groups are forming EVERY DAY.
29.It seems Pete Buttigieg is almost definitely running for President in 2028. (given his launch of a new Substack and his announcement that he won’t run for senate in 2026.) [I just hope we still have elections - the GOP is trying to do away with them.]
30.The US clean electricity transition continued as wind and solar generated more than coal for the first time in 2024. Electricity demand growth sped up and solar generation rose more quickly than gas to help meet it.
31.Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire, Trump administration says. The White House said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea and to ban attacks on energy facilities, an apparent breakthrough after U.S. negotiators held separate talks with both countries. Putin has yet to keep his word on anything, so FWIW.
32. As ICE raids ramp up across the country, Portland's Asylum Seeker Solidarity Collective is building trust and community through mutual aid. Go HERE.
33. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired over using a group Signal chat to discuss war plans.
Go HERE. For those who missed it? The idiotic Defense Secretary released top secret US security measures to a Atlantic Magazine reporter over Signal Chat. [Yes, people have been joking about the Republicans condemning Hillary for her emails. Some in direct response to Hillary Clinton's shock and dismay over the leak. What makes it even more insane? Trump revoked the Clintons, Biden, Harris and Obama security clearance.)
He wasn't alone, Senator Mark Kelly also reamed the Defense Secretary.
34.The Alaska Current reported that town hall event attendees in the state slammed Trump for his attacks on longtime allies such as Canada while at the same time taking a more friendly approach to traditional adversaries such as Russia. Go HERE.
35.Bernie Saunders & AOC's Anti-Ogliarchy Tour Rallies are rapidly becoming a mass movement. Go Here. "It’s not just that the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour has energized ordinary Americans and spread a resonant anti-billionaire, pro-democracy message. These events also have had a concrete strategic focus, as one of Bernie’s advisors explained online: “For those asking, yes these [rallies] are tied to action. All have been in or near GOP-held swing districts and we are following up with specific actions to pressure their Member to vote NO on any Medicaid cuts or billionaire tax breaks — or else face electoral consequences.”
36.The San Diego City Council today passed an ordinance banning grocery stores from offering digital-only deals in the city, the first of its kind in the nation. Go Here
37.UC Berkeley Faculty Organize Rally to Protest Trump’s Attacks on Academic Freedom. Go HERE
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Date: 2025-03-27 12:16 am (UTC)That was quick alright. I remember commenting to my partner when news of the defacing of them surfaced that insurance was going to become a problem.