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Love & Crafts- positive action, practicing simple, homemade, & sustainable living to create a more hopeful future within my local community.
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The institutions of the American economy depend on the institutions of American democracy; rule of law, consistent regulation, stability, and all the rest. That’s what’s being destroyed and that’s what risks the *entire economy. Saying that out loud shouldn’t (and can’t) be a risk

submitted 16 days ago • 61 comments

Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency. via Brett Murphy: The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:

submitted 22 days ago • 478 comments

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

submitted 26 days ago • 403 comments

Decent people thank Ukraine.

submitted 27 days ago • 231 comments

Today I have the choice to walk outside: feel the cold air in my lungs, the warmth of the sun on my cheeks & the crunch of snow beneath my boots. I can enter into childlike joy w/ my children- who know nothing of this present evil, only know of the present moment- right here, right now.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Started our memory quilt today. It features scraps of fabric leftover from the clothes I made my daughter & embroidery of one of my favorite “blob people” family portraits drawn by my son. These are the things anchoring me today: family, craft, & making as an act of faith🤍

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Today’s hope for the best, plan for the worst agenda: make elderberry syrup, buy lots of vegetables for the next few weeks, dig in the dirt & plan our raised bed gardens, buy some rain barrels & solar powered generators, continue reading “Night” & “On Freedom”, pray, knit for my small business.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

submitted 53 days ago • 144 comments

“In dehumanizing others, we make ourselves unfree” -Timothy Snyder

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

When things feel hopeless, here’s what I’m doing: memorizing literature that’s hopeful & helpful (for me rn it’s the book of Philippians), planning & prepping my garden for the year, buying craft supplies from local & small businesses & keeping my hands busy with crafts. What about you?

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

"I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today -- my own government... I cannot be silent." - Dr King Happy MLK Day!

submitted 66 days ago • 77 comments