We’ve become accustomed to having passersby stop and thank us for what we are doing, but this morning’s encounter struck me hard. A young woman, dressed in her work clothes, stopped me as I was loading my car and said, “Thank you for being here and for what you are doing - I want to … Continue reading "I want to join you, but I am afraid."
The birth control pill and cancer: What are the risks?
Comment: The author comments on a flood of recent social media posts by conservative commentators describing hormonal birth control pills as "cancer causing," pointing out that the cancer risk information has been known for many years. The recent alarmists posts fail to mention that while the risk of some cancers is increased, the risk is decreased for others; a nuanced analysis has always been called for.
How the ‘nocebo’ effect is putting women off the contraceptive pill
Comment: The Independent reports on a study done at Sheffield University in the UK examining the effect of social media misinformation on attitudes toward birth control pills.
Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches
Comment: In what looks like deliberate obstruction (right out of the Project 2025 playbook), birth control access for low-income patients is in jeopardy. The Department of Health and Human Services delayed sending guidance and applications for renewal of Title X funding for more than two months after the usual December 31 deadline. Now applicants have … Continue reading Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches
Every Vote Counts, And Every Tyrant Can Be Toppled
No Kings, North Carolina style. With so much going on at the national level, it can be hard to muddle through the noise to pay attention to state politics. But the Republican primary contest between North Carolina State Senate President Phil Berger and his challenger, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, has much to commend it … Continue reading Every Vote Counts, And Every Tyrant Can Be Toppled
Pirro's Pet Prosecutor Gets No-Billed ZIP-23
All 23 members of the D.C. grand jury stood up and said no! Once again, attorneys all over the country are snark-laughing at D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s latest failed attempt to indict a ham sandwich American citizens resisting the authoritarian takeover. This time her target was six “seditious” congresscritters who urged members of the … Continue reading Pirro's Pet Prosecutor Gets No-Billed ZIP-23
DoJ Lawyer Failed to Understand the Assignment
Delay, deny, and dissemble is the job description; destruction of the justice system is the goal. Julie T. Le, Esq., has gotten headlines for her startling comments this week to District Court Judge Jerry Blackwell in the U.S. District Court in Minnesota. Ms. Le, a government attorney normally assigned to handle ICE administrative cases, had … Continue reading DoJ Lawyer Failed to Understand the Assignment
No Tyranny Tuesday – Minnesota Edition – 1/27/2026 – 3:30 – 5:00 pm
"Are you OK?" Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse who was trying to help a woman who had been shoved down by an ICE agent and pepper-sprayed in the face. His last words were “Are you OK?” He was shot ten times. Source: An undated photo of Alex Pretti, ICU nurse, provided by Michael Pretti … Continue reading No Tyranny Tuesday – Minnesota Edition – 1/27/2026 – 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Canada PM Mark Carney on Standing Up
In the Canadian language, it's called "elbows up." Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed world leaders at the Davos economic summit on Tuesday, the day before the whiner-in-chief launched into his parade of boasts and grievances before the same body. All the press attention immediately focused on the whiner and his demand for Greenland in … Continue reading Canada PM Mark Carney on Standing Up
American Nazism
They aren't hiding in their bunkers any more. Over the past several months I have written about various aspects of Project 2025, emphasizing that it is the blueprint for this administration’s complete reworking of American society and our democratic form of government: deconstruction of entire federal agencies; intimidation and illegal firing of federal employees1; the … Continue reading American Nazism
Before his image appeared on oatmeal boxes, William Penn stood up.
And an English jury stood up with him, to the benefit of all of us today. We all learned in American History class (I hope) that Quaker William Penn founded the Province of Pennsylvania 1681 as a haven for religious freedom and democracy. That itself was a major act of standing up, but it was … Continue reading Before his image appeared on oatmeal boxes, William Penn stood up.
Citizens Resisting Tyranny 