Tim Taylor
@ttaylorg1
Senior Technology Professional and Certified Positive Discipline Educator with interests in psychology, mindfulness, and ensuring the survival of our besieged democracy.
The full impact of California's Prop 50 won't be known until it survives the inevitable Republican suit to block it. Which it will, which it must, because it represents the express will of the people. Celebrate! As you damn well should! But don't expect these fuckers to stop now.
Not sure if the extent of the problem is understood... there is no infinitely, impossibly ridiculous justification for this aggressively and openly authoritarian voter intimidation. These are not "tactics"… this is them doing it.
"We think about Bannon and Vought as surrogates of Trump… you start to think that maybe, it's the other way around."
On the No Kings follow-up mass call, we were asked to write up and share our stories about our No Kings experience. This is my story. I would love to read YOURS!
I'll be joining the protest in Seattle today. It's time to stand up and be counted. You don't need to engage with ICE, you don't need to engage with police, but you need to make your presence, and your rejection of the assault on democracy, known.
For what it's worth... here's the letter that OpenAI's o3 Mini helped me draft to my senators. I'll send similar feedback to my representatives. Not sure what else to do. I'm not an organizer but I want to support those that are, and help hold Congress to account.
No to cynicism, but say yes to skepticism! It's what protects us from being fooled. The country needs more of it. 😊
My thoughts on the eve of this particular Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in 2025 are troubled, not the least to see his day of remembrance shared with the event it will be shared with. These words of his stood out.