The final postcard....

This is the last postcard. It is a rant and I signed off in disgust. I am wrestling with myself as there was so much in today's news that was worthy of a confined rant. (confined as limited to a postcard.) but I am going to wean myself from them and am going to find other ways to work for a better world. It is, you know, up to us! to all of you who followed me and shared the postcards. I humbly thank you. Perhaps we made a difference. I sincerely hope we did.
With warmth and love and hope, I sign off.... warmly, Dianne
Sent April 26, 2019

I hope we can recover...

How have we come to a place where our President works only for the benefit of himself and his wealthy cronies? He has done nothing to benefit our country or our world. It will take years to untangle the web of greed and poor character. The office of president has been degraded and stained. I hope we can recover.
Sent April 25, 2019

3rd to last postcard....

This news sent me over the top. It is just what our president wants... shallow recognition for misguided behavior from a like-minded person. Theoretically, it is not the worst thing he has done, but I responded with rage for the evil that has been done to the Palestinians.
Sent April 24, 2019

I have reached my limit!

This morning I read in the paper about the Golan Heights Settlement being named for Trump and went over the edge. I carried anger with me all day and then wrote my last four postcards to the man who holds the office of president of our country. The postcards, though generally still civil are rants filled with rage.
Sent April 23, 2019

Joy comes from the others in our lives...

I love this idea. Joy comes from our connections with others. We can change our lives and change the world by making connections. I love it!
Sent April 22, 2019

It is up to us!

A stable future depends on all sides working together to make a safe place for all of us to live. Either we all work to make our country safe, or we will all live in a place of terror. It is up to us!
Sent April 20, 2019

My assumption will educate my vote...

This is a case where innocence or guilt are assumed by careful observation. My assumption may not hold up in court, but it will certainly educate my vote.
Sent April 19, 2019

The time is now....

We have to change how we do things or our children will be living in the worst "science fiction world" we could ever imagine. Now is the time!
Sent April 18, 2019

It is not our job to threaten

It may very well be that Nicolás Maduro is a terrible president, but it is not our job to threaten him and decide who should be president in his place.
Sent April 17, 2019

This is the world I want to live in....

This is the world I want to live in. A world where everyone is welcomed, valued, and cared for. We have the opportunity of a lifetime. Let's not waste it on selfishness and bigotry.
Sent April 16, 2019

Interesting theory...genetic fear

Interesting theory. Maybe, hidden in our primitive DNA, there is a bit of genetic fear that immigrants will do the same to us as our ancestors did over the last 400 years.
Sent April 15, 2019

America's public lands belong to Americans...

America's public lands belong to Americans, not to the highest bidder. There is no justice in selling our lands to the rich for pennies on the dollar.
Sent April 15, 2019

Anti-American and unforgivable...

It is outrageous that this man ran for president defending the protection of our public lands, only to have one of his early actions be the exact opposite. This is anti-American, anti our natural world, anti-ethical in our political system, and unforgivable.
Sent April13, 2019

The nature of governing....

It is amazing how easily people can use words and talk about something without really letting you know what they are talking about. This seems to be nature of governing these days.
Sent April 12, 2019

Gruesomely reminiscent...

What is the deal? They are all bald, all in dark suits and ties, they have their hands crossed the same way, and have the same expression on their faces. It looks gruesomely reminiscent of 1940's Germany. I try not to make value judgements based on appearances, but this one is hard to ignore.
Sent March 11, 2019

Not me!

I still cannot believe this is something a president would say. It is a threat of violence and a good number of people think it is perfectly ok. Not me!
Sent April 10, 2019

The ultimate finger of justice...

There really is no choice. We must rise up and do what is right for all life on the planet. There is no "other" choice. We can no longer wait for someone to do something. We must do it ourselves!
Sent April, 9, 2019

We are an amazing species....

We are an amazing species. There is nothing we cannot accomplish if we work together for all life on this planet. We cannot just think of ourselves. We must work for our paradise or we lose everything.
Sent April 8, 2019

"We together" can make a difference!

"Together we!" What a way to look at our communities. Our future possibilities are limitless if we think of "we together". "We together" can make a difference!
Sent April 7, 2019

Thank goodness for our courts....

Continuing to defend the extraction industries is what is hindering the efforts to heal our planet. Thank goodness the courts are sensitive to the needs of our natural world and all its beings.
Sent April 6, 2019

With emphasis on the "all"....

Obama did his best to give us a sensible health care system. The Affordable Care Act as passed by Republicans, is what we have now. What we really want is universal health care for all, with emphasis on the "all".
Sent April 5, 2019

A Costa Rica lesson...

Look at this list of things Costa Rica values. We could learn a lesson from them about what is important for a country to work to achieve.
Sent April 4, 2019

Very pleasantly surprised...

I never thought Ex-President George W. Bush would say somethng I would agree with. I am very pleasantly surprised!
Sent April 3, 2019

This double standard needs to end...

The double standard being exhibited in the White House is shocking. This double standard needs to end.
Sent April 2, 2019

This is not an April Fools joke...

An intelligent and well informed friend just wrote to me that he believes there is no hope for the planet. No one is willing to give up their cars or their investments in fossil fuels or their wood furniture or plastic water bottles. Most of us would just rather stay in "la-la land" than do what is necessary. I hope, and he hopes, he is wrong. This is not an April Fools joke.
Sent April 1, 2019

Freedom of speech is just that... free speech...

Just because our president claims people are "making outlandish and false claims with no evidence" doesn't mean he can take away their freedom of speech. Especially when the person making the most outlandish and false claims with no evidence is... himself.
Sent March 31, 2019

Just plain stupid!

This is the most stunningly stupid argument for ignoring the evidence that we need to act to protect our planet and its inhabitants. Just plain stupid!
Sent March 30, 2019

Give Congress Mueller's report....

With all the indictments, this investigation was not a waste of time and money. Americans paid for the investigation, we deserve to see the report, the whole report.
Sent March 29, 2019

Big thanks to those who are "green"....

It would do a world of good if our President would begin advocating for "green" innovations and legislations. And, a big thanks to those who do.
Sent March 28 2019

60 years and nothing done for our planet...

My generation was ready and eager to step up to the plate on climate change. It is hard to believe it is so, but... since then, nothing much has been done by our democratic capitalistic leaders on both sides of the aisle.
Sent March 27, 2018

A lesson to be learned...

John McCain, Barak Obama, and Hilary Clinton are all targets of Trump's blame. Interesting that there is no reciprocal drama from any of them. The blame just bounces off them and ends up right back in the lap of the blamer. We can all learn something from them.
Sent March 26, 2019

Americans want sensible gun laws.

Sensible gun legislation is what the majority of Americans want. Sensible meaning, there is no good reason to have a bump stock or a semi-automatic in your closet. Americans want sensible gun legislation. Those who argue against it value profits more than lives.
Sent March 25, 2019

A dangerous precedent...

The one who is calling out "false news" is the very one who is responsible for most of the false news. This is a dangerous precedent for our country when the "believers" of the false news believe what they hear.
Sent March 25, 2019

Despair will not have the last word....

Words like these are what keep me going and trusting that all will turn out good in the end. Breathe in, breathe out, take in the hope spoken in these words.
Sent March 23, 2019

Oops! Almost lost my civility!

Beating up a dead war hero does nothing to improve one's stature or reputation. In fact, it may make himself look like an a... (Oops, almost lost my civility!).
Sent March 22, 2019

Buying our guns doesn't make us friends...

Who and what do we stand with and for? Human rights and environmental protection should be our first criteria when becoming chummy with other nations. Just because they buy our guns and bombs does not make them friends.
Sent March 21, 2019

Nuclear bombs are a travesty...

I describe myself as a "militant pacifist". I have never understood how it was more important to spend our money on guns and bombs rather than on education, health care, and saving our planet. Defense is one thing, nuclear bombs are a travesty that the few use to get rich.
Sent March 20, 2019

Freedom, justice, and equality!

Americans expect our President to be a role model defending freedom, justice, and equality. Please be a President we can stand behind.
Sent March 19, 2019

Threats won't make America great!

These words from our president are very scary and a dangerous precedent. Mass shootings are triggered by words like these.
Sent March 18, 2019

We can take back our country!

Actually, this is make-sense legislation. We are on the road to take back our country from those who would take our world and stash it in their pockets.
Sent March 18, 2019

...now let's get to work!

Thank you Jeff Merkley! He nailed my concerns about our future in a couple of sentences. Now let's get to work!
Sent March 16, 2019

Threats are not "free speech"!

In a democracy, all opinions about how to run our country are protected speech. Name calling, threats, put-downs, and lies, all done under the guise of "free speech" are not to be protected.
Sent March 15, 2019

You are not free to harm...

I support your freedom to express your viewpoint, but there is no freedom to ridicule, put-down, or threaten any other person for who they are. You are not free to harm with your words.
March 14, 2019

This is the government we want...

No matter what evil name it is called, Democratic Socialism is the government "of the people, for the people, by the people". Running our government into debt for the benefit of the hyper-wealthy is not what we want.
Sent March 13, 2019

War technology that can backfire....

Instead of spending our money and our talent on weapons of mass destruction, let's spend our dollars on making the world a just, safe, and peaceful place for everyone.
Sent March 12, 2019

We all should rise above the worst things done to us...

How does the Israeli government justify doing what the German government did to them? Wouldn't it be in Israel's best interest to rise above the prejudice of 20th century Germany?
Sent March 11, 2019

The buck stopped a little low....

He did the dirty work and now he has to go to jail. The buck certainly stopped far lower than it should have.
Sent March 11, 2019

Take greed out of our government....

We are losing the American Dream. This is not the first administration to run on greed, but perhaps we will make it be the last.
Sent March 9, 2019

What is really going on in Venezuela?

I wish I knew more about what is happening in Venezuela and less about what our greedy administration wants us to know.
Sent March 8, 2018

Makes sense to me...

Personally, I would vote for Democratic Socialism. We work, we earn, we contribute to the well being of everyone, and we don't lose everything if we have an accident or get very sick. Makes sense to me.
Sent March 7, 2019