The Democrats won another election a few weeks back, this one with an horrific backstory but happy- relatively- ending: Calvin Duncan is the new clerk for New Orleans , amassing more than 68% of the vote. Duncan was falsely accused and then wrongfully convicted of a murder that he did not commit.  He was and is a black man in Louisiana. He spent almost 3 decades in Angola prison, truly hell on earth. He honed his skill as an in-house counsel for other inmates and advocated o

The Sparks of a Political Economic Fire Thanksgiving is coming, and for many Americans it will be more expensive and difficult than ever put food on the table . The affordability crisis which is driving more people into precarity and making it harder to afford the everyday necessities of life has reached such a fevered pitch that its political saliency can no longer be ignored. Zohran Mamdani’s relentless focus on affordability in New York, brought him from obscurity to mayo

The Dog that Didn't Bark The federal government reopened last Wednesday evening , after the longest government shutdown in United States history with the capitulation of the ever-feckless Democratic Party. In caving, the Democrats extracted no concessions and further empowered and vindicated the lawlessness of the Trump regime. It was a devastating betrayal after the first signs of resistance against the regime, and while the resulting backlash may finally end Chuck Schumer’s

Watch our Zoomchat with Diana Emerson DSOT has another great conversation, this time with Diana #DSOT has another great conversation, this time with Diana Emerson, executive director of Waverly Main St. Diana has been working tireless to build the Waverly community in Baltimore for years into a vibrant neighborhood. Diana discusses how the Waverly community formed the initial Main St. non-profit, the logistics of growing and maintaining a vibrant main st., as well as the chal

Snatching Defeat From The Jaws of Victory (Again) The Democratic party has done it again reprising their role as the proverbial Washington Generals. This email should have been an accounting of the complete coast-to-coast shellacking of the Republican party and a repudiation of Trump and his extreme incompetence and cruelty. Off year elections can often serve as a bellwether of the electorates mood, in this case it was an overw​helming wave election in which it’s hard to find

This week is a tale of two competing stories: One of despair and cruelty, and one of hope for a new political future. In the first story we see the Trump administration over the weekend illegally stopped disbursement of SNAP benefits to over 41 million Americans, many of them children, who rely on the program to put food on the table each week. Despite two different judges ruling the federal government Must Use the Congressionally appropriated emergency funds to pay out benef

It is estimated that when hydrated - water is yet another story - most people can last 1 to 2 months without food.  Of course, children and people with special circumstances or specific conditions do require nourishment sooner. If food is withheld: There is pain on day one; hunger pangs, the body signaling that it needs fuel but able to continue. As the days drag on, there will be medical issues, and behavioral problems including lack of concentration, fatigue, and finally, d

Together with hope and hugs. Watch our Zoomchat with April Doshier DSOT has another great conversation, this time with April Doshier, executive director of Food and Shelter, Inc. April has been working there tirelessly for the last 16 years in Norman, OK providing meals and housing for the most vulnerable members of her community. In this chat we discuss the history of this amazing organization, Food and Shelter Inc., the changing identities over the years of those coming to

This past weekend between 5.5 and 8.5 million people took to the streets to declare loudly and firmly that there are no Kings in this country. With marches occurring in all 50 states, in over 2,500 cities, towns, counties, and villages across the nation, it was one of the largest single day political protests in United States history, surpassing significantly in size the first No Kings protest earlier in the year. Far from the violent mayhem Trump, et. al. were hoping for, a