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Two day until #Juneteenth: how are you celebrating? The date printed on the Juneteenth flag shown here is June 19, 1865, the day Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That's a full 2 1/2 lf years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation became official on January 1, 1863. Due to the scarcity of Union troops in Texas, the Emancipation Proclamation was not enforced there. After General Lee surrendered in April 1865, the Union forces were finally able to overcome the resistance. That's what enabled Granger's announcement to have real impact. The celebration of the day, though, waxed and waned, drooped in the 1900s and then revitalized in the middle with the rise of the Civil Rights movement As Texas is where it happened, it's fitting that it was the first state to recognize the day and make it a state holiday. The legislation was introduced by Al Edward and was passed through the Texas Legislature in 1979. Juneteenth and was officially made a Texas state holiday on January 1, 1980. Interestingly , it took New York State over 40 years to follow Texas' example. On June 17, 2020, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo issued an Executive Order recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday for state employees. He also declared an attention to advance legislation for it to become an official state holiday by 2021. But that made little practical difference because on June 17, 2021 the president signed the bill that made Juneteenth into a federal holiday.

🗓️ On This Day: August 5-7, 1912 🗓️ We remember the historic Convention of the Progressive Party in Chicago, where Theodore Roosevelt delivered his powerful “Confession of Faith” speech on August 6. The convention culminated in Roosevelt’s nomination for President and Governor Hiram W. Johnson of California for Vice President on August 7, along with the adoption of a reform platform known as the “contract with the people.” Historical Context: In 1912, dissatisfied with the Republican Party’s direction, Roosevelt broke away and formed the Progressive Party, famously known as the “Bull Moose Party.” The convention in Chicago was a pivotal moment, symbolizing the birth of a new political movement focused on progressive reforms. Key Points from TR’s Speech: • Social and Economic Justice: Roosevelt emphasized the need for government intervention to ensure fairness and justice for all citizens. • Corporate Regulation: He called for strict regulation of big businesses to prevent monopolies and protect consumers. • Labor Rights: Roosevelt championed workers’ rights, advocating for fair wages, safe working conditions, and the right to unionize. • Direct Democracy: He promoted measures to increase citizen participation in government, including the initiative, referendum, and recall. A famous quote from the “Confession of Faith” speech captures his vision: “We stand at Armageddon, and we battle for the Lord!” The convention’s “contract with the people” reform platform included: • Women’s suffrage • Social insurance for the elderly and unemployed • Labor reforms • Conservation of natural resources The Progressive Party’s ideals continue to influence American politics, championing the cause of justice and equality. #OnThisDay #TheodoreRoosevelt #ProgressiveParty #ConfessionOfFaith #History #SocialJustice #EconomicFairness #LaborRights #DirectDemocracy

Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) Margaret Thatcher grew up living in a small flat above her father’s grocery store and rose to become the first female prime minister of Great Britain. After several unsuccessful attempts to enter politics, she was elected to the House of Commons in 1959 and eventually became the leader of the Conservative Party, the first woman opposition leader in the House of Commons. England’s political and economic turmoil, high unemployment and nearly bankrupt treasury led to a Conservative Party victory in 1979. As prime minister, Thatcher implemented economic policies promoting deregulation, flexible labour markets and privatising state-owned companies. As a result of her strong anti-communist stance, she was dubbed ‘The Iron Lady’ by a Soviet military newspaper. Along with Ronald Reagan, she believed in a firm and united front against communism, helping to end the Cold War between East and West. In a speech at the Conservative Party Conference in 1975, she said: ‘Some socialists seem to believe that people should be numbers in a state computer. We believe they should be individuals. We are all unequal. No one, thank heavens, is like anyone else, however much the socialists may pretend otherwise. We believe that everyone has the right to be unequal, but to us every human being is equally important.’ Speaking For Freedom: Your Guide to Promoting Life, Liberty and Limited Government Learn more at www.speakingforfreedom.com

Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) Margaret Thatcher grew up living in a small flat above her father’s grocery store and rose to become the first female prime minister of Great Britain. After several unsuccessful attempts to enter politics, she was elected to the House of Commons in 1959 and eventually became the leader of the Conservative Party, the first woman opposition leader in the House of Commons. England’s political and economic turmoil, high unemployment and nearly bankrupt treasury led to a Conservative Party victory in 1979. As prime minister, Thatcher implemented economic policies promoting deregulation, flexible labour markets and privatising state-owned companies. As a result of her strong anti-communist stance, she was dubbed ‘The Iron Lady’ by a Soviet military newspaper. Along with Ronald Reagan, she believed in a firm and united front against communism, helping to end the Cold War between East and West. In a speech at the Conservative Party Conference in 1975, she said: ‘Some socialists seem to believe that people should be numbers in a state computer. We believe they should be individuals. We are all unequal. No one, thank heavens, is like anyone else, however much the socialists may pretend otherwise. We believe that everyone has the right to be unequal, but to us every human being is equally important.’ Speaking For Freedom: Your Guide to Promoting Life, Liberty and Limited Government Learn more at www.speakingforfreedom.com

Education is critical to a strong democracy. That's why this analysis by @JoyceVance of the plan to eliminate the Department of Education under a future Trump administration is so important to understand. It is worth reading. #democracy #education

People ask me how I am feeling after exiting the United States Senate race a month ago. I was disappointed, for sure. Mostly that we could not keep going for longer. I knew it was an uphill battle, but I wanted to shake it up to let folks know that politics as usual is not ok. And more of the same is not ok. I was also sobered by the truth, which I suspected but did not understand the depth and implications of, that money matters more than anything else in electoral politics. But more than anything: I feel a sense of hope and optimism that I haven’t felt since 2016. Thanks to my supporters, I had this beautiful two-year opportunity to connect with people, to research why we’re here and where we could be, and to create a plan for a future that I truly believe we could work together to build so that *everyone* could thrive.  I can now see this future and I know we can get there. We simply need courageous, well-prepared, engaged leaders who lend time, talent, and treasure to the issues we face related to people, planet, and democracy.  And two pieces of GREAT NEWS. #1 - In the U.S., we have the unbelievable power of agency to hire those leaders - the ones that bring us together rather than tear us apart - to represent us and bring this future about at a Federal, State and Local level.  But we do get what we give and we're not going to get great leaders if we don't work harder to get *incredible* talent into these roles. If, for example, you don't like where Congress or the Exec Branch is headed, you cannot just "go vote" at the March 5 primary or November general election. You have to roll up your sleeves really back (with money and personal effort to rally others) strong people for these roles. #2 - Even more importantly, we all have the power to be these leaders, from whatever space we occupy professionally and personally. You don't need to be an elected official to make a positive dent in people's lives, the climate, or democracy. You just need to commit to doing it. I am starting a weekly dispatch to continue the practice of education and connection that began on the campaign.  This is for anyone who wants to make sense of the intersection of work, government, and families - especially how technology is reshaping all of these realms - and hone their superpower as being a change agent for good.  I hope you’ll subscribe, comment freely, and encourage others to do the same.  Together we can build a better world.  We just need to believe it’s possible and make it so.

While we have made significant gains in our history, there is nothing basic about shared fate. Ireland has followed a solidified tune of romanticism that valorises enfeebled poetics of sacrifice. The deployment of multiplex ideals, aimed at curating the infantile personality is often positively reinforced in inter-subjective recognition into values. Governance instruments of counting must maturate beyond progressive taxation measures. Contexts are more than just status utilities of commodity re-distribution and identity recognition "Politics has always been as much about identity and community . . . as about the economy. Self-interest defined in purely economic terms is an idea that reduces the Democratic Party to little more than the human-resources department of American politics, endlessly fussing over pensions and health-care plans and whether or not you got your flu shot, rather than a party concerned with the fundamental stuff of life: who we are, how we organize our society, and what it means to be American at this particular moment in history. GARANCE FRANKE-RUTA, The American Prospect, 2004 1 W e have grown accustomed Westen, Drew. The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation 2008

#politics #unitedstates #nobelprize The election of November 2024 is: The Clintons v. Donald John Trump. Barack Obama/Joe Biden The White House are a passing thought. I remember the Clinton years well. They came to Washington, D.C. on economic security, known as Clintonomics and globalization, with an Arkansas meat cleaver. Dissent was brutally quashed, unfavorable critique spun in the spincycle of misinformation and disinformation, and those loyalties still remain, having knelt and kissed the ring, not only in the United States but around the world, stubbornly entrenched, tone deaf to America’s and global economic reality, oppressing #bidenomics, having destroyed it in Ukraine. Donald Trump, having emerged from the domestic discontent against Clintonomics and globalization, as the Clintons finally completed their American journey from Hope, Arkansas to the wealthy Westchester County outside New York City, to get off their government welfare check, having drank their own koolaid of welfare reform by triangulating Third Way politics, wants to be Bill Clinton’s Republican mirror. Driven out of Manhattan and the State of New York by the Clintons permanently to his vacation villa in Florida, as most New Yorkers have one in the Sunshine State to get away from the rough and tumble of the Empire State up north, Trump wants to consummate his own fiefdom in Washington on hos second try, forcing the city to kneel and kiss the ring as Bill Clinton did like the slick Willy he still is but only brusquely, the Trump Way or the Highway. Both the Clintons and Trump disregarded the constitution. Trump may leave the constitution alone and still do whatever the heck he wants to do as the Clintons, Bush, and Obama did, wielding unbridled de facto unitary executive authority. Biden is different, old fashioned and bi-partisan, senatorial and deliberative, but on the older side to make any dent in the state of play. People always adapt to live when the regime changes, which they rarely change, but which nearly always changes them, despite the buck, only in theory but seldom in practice by a small book dusting on the shelf known as the Constitution, stopping with them. I am no longer worried for America because it has always been this way, having ended soon after it began. Whither democracy?

📅 On This Day: September 6, 1912 🇺🇸 TR’s Western Campaign Tour in Fargo, North Dakota On this day in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt, as part of his western campaign tour, spoke to enthusiastic crowds in Fargo, North Dakota, and worked to firm up the Progressive Party structure in the region. 🗣️ TR’s Message: Roosevelt’s speeches during this tour emphasized his vision for the Progressive Party and his commitment to addressing the needs of all Americans. Key points included: 🔑 Social Justice: TR passionately advocated for the fair treatment of workers, emphasizing the need for better wages, improved working conditions, and the end of child labor. He believed that every American deserved a fair chance at success, regardless of their background. 🔑 Political Reform: Roosevelt called for sweeping political reforms to combat corruption and reduce the influence of special interests in government. He championed measures such as the direct election of senators, the implementation of initiatives and referendums, and more transparent government practices. 🔑 Inclusivity: Roosevelt highlighted the Progressive Party’s commitment to inclusivity and justice for all. He spoke about the importance of ensuring rights and opportunities for marginalized groups, including Native Americans, and stressed the need for national unity and mutual respect among all citizens. 🌟 Legacy of Leadership: Roosevelt’s western tour solidified the Progressive Party’s presence in the region and inspired many with his bold vision for America’s future. His campaign efforts in Fargo were a testament to his unwavering dedication to progress and reform. #OnThisDay #TheodoreRoosevelt #ProgressiveParty #1912Campaign #AmericanHistory #TR #FargoND #Legacy