As American democracy falls apart, those who aren't actively emigrating are digging in for the fight, while the maga regime deletes all but the herrenvolk
I have been watching your newscasts for years, and it gave me so much hope to see such a brilliant woman anchor who powerfully spoke her mind, armed with experience and crystal clarity. I am so grateful I still have a way to hear your voice, and it is coming through loud and clear. Thank you for all you do!
Age 14, I read "Gone With The Wind" and my heart broke for the inhumane way slaves had been treated. Age 16, (1966) while traveling in the south, I witnessed the "whites only" signs, and I was horrified! I grew up with racist parents, and reading one book made me realize how wrong racism was. Now, trump has dismantled the Department of Education. Other moves were made over the past several years to try to erase our checkered history from school books. The United States of America is not perfect, but we are our collective history - all of it. We need to look at a new way to rule. The democrats are voted in and we bring down the deficit; we create social networks to help those who are less fortunate. The repukelicans get into office, run up the deficit and do harm to those in need. Let's rethink our entire system.
OMG, this Substack essay by Joy Reid is PRICELESS. Where to begin! So many wonderful images called up to remind us of our amazing colorful if crazy past. So much heavy-duty content about our history and the contributions made by so many. I could relate to the Paris experience and the desire to escape but like so many could not afford it and would not want to leave family. I plan to read this post many times to relive the thrill of remembering the details of being part of a place that gave so much to the world. Thanks for the deep dive into such important facts as Medgar Ever’s impressive military record. You have captured the real America. You’ve shown the absurdity of our present situation by reminding us of important layers of our past. You inspire us to come together, overcome the current frightful nonsense and do whatever it takes to rise above it. You show us that it is our diversity that makes us strong enough and creative enough to do it. I’m so grateful that you take the time and make the effort to put all of this wisdom together for us.
It seems like we're witnessing the tone and texture of WWIII, which Musk, Putin and PINO have begun by systematically, jarringly dismantling the infrastructure that makes everything work. Sewing global chaos? Why? To create a world where white men can jump? We're missing something here, I think. Here's the obvious: There's the threats of retaliation, incarceration, and disappearances that were prevalent in Nazi Germany revived Musk-PINO style. Let's keep front and center the book banning, purging of our checks and balances, our emergency response systems, and the attempts to re-write Truth to fit a sick, dominant class ideology that says only white men deserve to thrive. (Great article, Joy! Thanks) Let's stay hyper-vigilant about the psychological warfare they're ramming down our throats, the bombardment of misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies! It is our individual and collective duty to speak Truth, Love and Compassion in response. There's an assault on the Mind, Will and Integrity of our global identity as HUMANITY unfolding first. The bullets and bombs will come later if we don't find a way to arrest the culprits. It seems to me that this is a war to attempt to shatter our soul. No way! They don't have that power unless we cede it to them. I am very much WOKE and I'm not going to live my life sleep walking like a zombie, jerking and changing direction with every nonsensical, rancid fart that comes out of their mouths. The dominant question many have (me, too) is what else can I do?
I been watching your shows for a long time. And I have all your books You are inspiration to me and america because you are a strong ,honest, caring ,writer, fabulous journalist and anchor who deeply cares about the american people and our democracy and you have powerful voice that america needs right now because our america is on shake ground. We need you. I want say thank you for everything you do.
You beautifully outlined two issues we discussed at home a few days ago. First issue is that they don’t want us around. You are 100% correct. On the flip side, I believe they really do want us around; they just don’t know it yet. If all minorities left this country, many of the positive ways we contribute to this country would be nonexistent. Without minorities, new subclasses would be constructed among themselves. It would be the same game only with different players because In human nature, one group must always be better or higher than the other. I also feel that without us, this country would definitely lose its flavor. They just don’t know it yet.
Second issue is that as a family, we are betwixt and between: should we relocate to a friendlier country, or should we stay and resist? We are taking it one day at a time. Thank you Joy for all the GOOD work you do.
I watch Joy on Don Lemon podcast last night and she was fabulous and I really love and respect what she does and we definitely need her now than ever.
She is smart, funny and very professional and direct in this environment we need joy and others journalists to speak for America to stop this destruction of our america .
We don't a function congress, supreme court and corporate media to fight for us. I wil support her and other journalists and help anyway I can.
I had a chance to watch it today, and I totally agree with you. Joy is no longer at MSNBC, but I consider it a blessing for us. I know the breakup impacted Joy in a negative way, especially since it was done so abruptly. It affected me and countless others, so I can only imagine how it affected her and her family.
In her new setting we will be better able to see, listen and learn from her. Seeing her with Don Lemon was so refreshing. Although we knew it, we will be able to see the real, beautiful, intelligent, charismatic person she is.
When I was a child I saw Lynn Whitfield in the Josephine Baker Story. I fell in love with the stories of both women. As a Black American who also spoke French after going to a Montessori School, it was the first time I saw a Black person who spoke French and enjoyed it. Merci beaucoup for resurfacing this fond memory.
Just what I want to read about - how the wealthy are able to live abroad while the rest of us are hoping our Social Security check gets deposited each month. Two months in to the Trump administration and we’ve gotten our checks for two months. How much longer can we depend on them? I don’t even want to think about it. All I know is I can’t jet over to the City of Light whenever things go bad.
Joy I have been a fan of yours for a long time and was so sorry to see your unfortunate exit from MSNBC-which is definitely their loss. I am so pleased to be able to have access to your brilliance and have subscribed.
We need fighters to preserve our democracy unfortunately we don't have that in our government or corporate media and that is why we are in this messy and dangerous time now.
We need to get rid all thoses members of congress on both parties they are so corrupt and they not serving the american people they are there for financial gain so as the current president and supreme court.
we need to start from scratch and bring in good politicians new supreme court and new president that would do right by the american people and respect the rule of law.
I have been watching your newscasts for years, and it gave me so much hope to see such a brilliant woman anchor who powerfully spoke her mind, armed with experience and crystal clarity. I am so grateful I still have a way to hear your voice, and it is coming through loud and clear. Thank you for all you do!
Age 14, I read "Gone With The Wind" and my heart broke for the inhumane way slaves had been treated. Age 16, (1966) while traveling in the south, I witnessed the "whites only" signs, and I was horrified! I grew up with racist parents, and reading one book made me realize how wrong racism was. Now, trump has dismantled the Department of Education. Other moves were made over the past several years to try to erase our checkered history from school books. The United States of America is not perfect, but we are our collective history - all of it. We need to look at a new way to rule. The democrats are voted in and we bring down the deficit; we create social networks to help those who are less fortunate. The repukelicans get into office, run up the deficit and do harm to those in need. Let's rethink our entire system.
OMG, this Substack essay by Joy Reid is PRICELESS. Where to begin! So many wonderful images called up to remind us of our amazing colorful if crazy past. So much heavy-duty content about our history and the contributions made by so many. I could relate to the Paris experience and the desire to escape but like so many could not afford it and would not want to leave family. I plan to read this post many times to relive the thrill of remembering the details of being part of a place that gave so much to the world. Thanks for the deep dive into such important facts as Medgar Ever’s impressive military record. You have captured the real America. You’ve shown the absurdity of our present situation by reminding us of important layers of our past. You inspire us to come together, overcome the current frightful nonsense and do whatever it takes to rise above it. You show us that it is our diversity that makes us strong enough and creative enough to do it. I’m so grateful that you take the time and make the effort to put all of this wisdom together for us.
So Musk is going to be trusted with the US plans in case we go to war with China!!!! Tomorrow?!? On Rachel Maddow tonight.
It seems like we're witnessing the tone and texture of WWIII, which Musk, Putin and PINO have begun by systematically, jarringly dismantling the infrastructure that makes everything work. Sewing global chaos? Why? To create a world where white men can jump? We're missing something here, I think. Here's the obvious: There's the threats of retaliation, incarceration, and disappearances that were prevalent in Nazi Germany revived Musk-PINO style. Let's keep front and center the book banning, purging of our checks and balances, our emergency response systems, and the attempts to re-write Truth to fit a sick, dominant class ideology that says only white men deserve to thrive. (Great article, Joy! Thanks) Let's stay hyper-vigilant about the psychological warfare they're ramming down our throats, the bombardment of misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies! It is our individual and collective duty to speak Truth, Love and Compassion in response. There's an assault on the Mind, Will and Integrity of our global identity as HUMANITY unfolding first. The bullets and bombs will come later if we don't find a way to arrest the culprits. It seems to me that this is a war to attempt to shatter our soul. No way! They don't have that power unless we cede it to them. I am very much WOKE and I'm not going to live my life sleep walking like a zombie, jerking and changing direction with every nonsensical, rancid fart that comes out of their mouths. The dominant question many have (me, too) is what else can I do?
I been watching your shows for a long time. And I have all your books You are inspiration to me and america because you are a strong ,honest, caring ,writer, fabulous journalist and anchor who deeply cares about the american people and our democracy and you have powerful voice that america needs right now because our america is on shake ground. We need you. I want say thank you for everything you do.
You beautifully outlined two issues we discussed at home a few days ago. First issue is that they don’t want us around. You are 100% correct. On the flip side, I believe they really do want us around; they just don’t know it yet. If all minorities left this country, many of the positive ways we contribute to this country would be nonexistent. Without minorities, new subclasses would be constructed among themselves. It would be the same game only with different players because In human nature, one group must always be better or higher than the other. I also feel that without us, this country would definitely lose its flavor. They just don’t know it yet.
Second issue is that as a family, we are betwixt and between: should we relocate to a friendlier country, or should we stay and resist? We are taking it one day at a time. Thank you Joy for all the GOOD work you do.
-Lana Johnson
I watch Joy on Don Lemon podcast last night and she was fabulous and I really love and respect what she does and we definitely need her now than ever.
She is smart, funny and very professional and direct in this environment we need joy and others journalists to speak for America to stop this destruction of our america .
We don't a function congress, supreme court and corporate media to fight for us. I wil support her and other journalists and help anyway I can.
I had a chance to watch it today, and I totally agree with you. Joy is no longer at MSNBC, but I consider it a blessing for us. I know the breakup impacted Joy in a negative way, especially since it was done so abruptly. It affected me and countless others, so I can only imagine how it affected her and her family.
In her new setting we will be better able to see, listen and learn from her. Seeing her with Don Lemon was so refreshing. Although we knew it, we will be able to see the real, beautiful, intelligent, charismatic person she is.
When I was a child I saw Lynn Whitfield in the Josephine Baker Story. I fell in love with the stories of both women. As a Black American who also spoke French after going to a Montessori School, it was the first time I saw a Black person who spoke French and enjoyed it. Merci beaucoup for resurfacing this fond memory.
Just what I want to read about - how the wealthy are able to live abroad while the rest of us are hoping our Social Security check gets deposited each month. Two months in to the Trump administration and we’ve gotten our checks for two months. How much longer can we depend on them? I don’t even want to think about it. All I know is I can’t jet over to the City of Light whenever things go bad.
Joy I have been a fan of yours for a long time and was so sorry to see your unfortunate exit from MSNBC-which is definitely their loss. I am so pleased to be able to have access to your brilliance and have subscribed.
Patricia
Now THIS is exactly the you I was hoping to hear from. What a wonderful piece of thinking and writing. Sharing.
Thoughtful piece. Thank you.
We need fighters to preserve our democracy unfortunately we don't have that in our government or corporate media and that is why we are in this messy and dangerous time now.
We need to get rid all thoses members of congress on both parties they are so corrupt and they not serving the american people they are there for financial gain so as the current president and supreme court.
we need to start from scratch and bring in good politicians new supreme court and new president that would do right by the american people and respect the rule of law.