sending the word out, reminding people just how very important this is
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‘the vote is precious.
it is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society,
and we must use it.’
-john lewis
Sep20
Category Archives: politics
Aug6
primary reason.
today i’ll be working at the polls for our primary
please make sure to vote
with your heart and your mind
if you haven’t already
it can make all the difference
primaries matter.
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‘nobody will ever deprive the american people of the right to vote except the american people themselves
and the only way they could do that is by not voting.’
-franklin d. roosevelt
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art credit: shepard fairey
Jan25
never surrender.
received my early primary ballot
checked one box
and done.
feels good
heading off to the clerk’s office .
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“not voting is not a protest, it’s a surrender.”
-keith ellison, attorney general, state of minnesota, usa
Nov8
vote for them.
“children don’t vote but adults who do must stand up and vote for them.”
-marian wright edelman
American activist for civil rights and children’s rights,
Founder and President Emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund.
VOTE
Nov7
rally.
another day, another rally!
big gretch
our governor
and
pete buttigieg
transportation secretary/new michigander
come to campus
to inspire and rally the troops.
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“we can’t slow up because of our love for democracy and our love for america.”
-dr. martin luther king, jr.
Oct30
go blue day.
a go blue day in michigan:
morning- governor whitmer and obama (blue state rally)
evening- university of michigan vs. michigan state rivalry football game (go blue!)
“on a good day everybody can beat everybody.”
-chris hughton
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photo credit: michigan stadium, fox sports
Jul2
kbj.
Congratulations and welcome Ketanji Brown Jackson
Newest Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
We’ve been waiting for your arrival for a very long time.
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“when sleeping women wake, mountains will move.”
-chinese proverb
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photo credit: abc news
Feb21
democracy on presidents day.
JFK in an open Studebaker on State Street in Ann Arbor – Oct. 1960
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happy president’s day to one of my favorites
whose words still ring true
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hoping we are relatives somewhere down the line
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“democracy is never a final achievement. it is a call to an untiring effort.”
-john f. kennedy
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credit: photo from the (Bentley Historical Society)
Jan6
january 6th remembered.
memorial at u.s. capitol
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“great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
-albert einstein
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photo credit: reuters, carlos barria
Nov2
today’s the day.
my spirit animal
Last year, five animal candidates vied for the much sought-after title of Mayor of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. This important election decided the Zoo’s first Mayor, the highest-ranking animal official who showcased the important role of animal ambassadors. One of the five candidates, (and my favorite), who made it past the primary rounds to the general election was:
Peaches the Nigerian dwarf goat. Peaches is the mother of two sets of triplets and a set of twins. She has raised all the kids on her own, demonstrating her can-do spirit. She’s quiet and friendly unless she needs to assert herself and is rarely in a baaaaad mood.
P.S. Wiggles the Chinchilla got the most votes and won by a hair.
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credit: lisa clair, hamlet hub
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