Rally - Banners Over I-5 September 4, 2026

September 4, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Rally on the Evergreen bridge over I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening, you’re not paying attention! Vote them out!

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Rally - Banners Over I-5 August 28, 2026

 August 28, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Rally on the Evergreen bridge over I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening, you’re not paying attention! Vote them out!

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Rally - Banners Over I-5 August 21, 2026

August 21, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Rally on the Evergreen bridge over I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening, you’re not paying attention! Vote them out!

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Book Review - Democracy Awakening Notes on the State of America

Title: Democracy Awakening Notes on the State of America 

Author: Heather Cox Richardson
My Rating: 👍👍👍👍👍
My Review: I've been an avid follower of Heather Cox Richardson on social media for some time and consider her one of my favorite sources on current events. Lately, I have been obsessed with the question, how did America get taken over by the corrupt Trump oligarchy. This book does an excellent job of describing the history and evolution of democracy in America and how someone as corrupt as Trump has been able to take control. My only complaint is that it doesn't give any clear direction on what should be done to save our democracy. I love this book and consider it to be one of my favorite books on American democracy.    

Description (Audible): At a time when the very foundations of American democracy seem under threat, the lessons of the past offer a road map for navigating a moment of political crisis. In Democracy Awakening, acclaimed historian Heather Cox Richardson delves into the tumultuous journey of American democracy, tracing the roots of Donald Trump’s “authoritarian experiment” to the earliest days of the republic. She examines the historical forces that have led to the current political climate, showing how modern conservatism has preyed upon a disaffected population, weaponizing language and promoting false history to consolidate power.
With remarkable clarity and the same accessible voice that brings millions to her newsletter, Letters from an American, Richardson wrangles a chaotic news feed into a story that pivots effortlessly from the Founders to the abolitionists to Nixon to the January 6 insurrection. An essential read for anyone concerned about the state of America, Democracy Awakening is more than a history book; it’s a call to action. Richardson reminds us that democracy requires constant vigilance and participation from all of us, showing how we, as a nation, can take the lessons of the past to secure a more just and equitable future.

Review: Daily Drafts and Dialogs

Review: Journal of Public Affairs

Rally - Banners Over I-5 July 31, 2026

Friday July 31, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Rally on the Evergreen bridge over I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening, you’re not paying attention! Vote them out!

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Rally - Justice for Lorenzo & Johan July 25, 2026

July 25 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Rally for Justice for Lorenzo Araujo and Johan Guerrero who were two husbands, fathers, and neighbors ripped from their families by Trump’s out-of-control secret police force in a single week. We must come together in solidarity as communities across the US to demand an end to ICE’s violence as we mourn Lorenzo, Johan, and all victims of ICE.

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Rally - Banners Over I-5 July 24, 2026

 Friday July 24, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Rally on the Evergreen bridge over I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening, you’re not paying attention!

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Rally - Banners Over I-5 July 17, 2026

Friday July 17, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Rally on the Evergreen bridge over I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening, you’re not paying attention! 

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Rally - Good Trouble Lives On July 17, 2026

Friday July 17, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Good Trouble Lives On - March to the Clark County courthouse in honor of the sixth anniversary of the death of Civil Rights hero Congressman John Lewis. Video includes clips from speeches by Greg Kimsey, Hector Hinojosa & Alan Unell. Trump and Republicans are doing all they can to restrict our freedom to vote and to silence Black and Brown communities. That’s why, in honor of Congressman John Lewis, we continue the fight for civil rights and to exercise our right to vote.

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Vigil for Johan Guerrero July 14, 2026

Vancouver, WA - 8pm Saturday July 14, 2026 - Candlelight vigil for Joan Sebastian Guerrero at the intersection of SE Mill Plain Blvd & SE 164th Ave. People brought candles & signs & Alan Unell gave a speech commemorating Joan Sebastian Guerrero. 

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Rally - Good Trouble July 11, 2026

Saturday July 11, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Good Trouble Saturdays - Making good trouble because our community deserves safety, dignity, and a government that works for the people, not one that terrorizes them.

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Rally - Banners Over I-5 July 10, 2026

Friday July 10, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Rally on the Evergreen bridge over I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening, you’re not paying attention!

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Politics - SemiQuin Centennial

Wake Up America

Can’t you see?

It’s time to
Defend Democracy!?
Take a stand
Give a shout
It’s time to vote
The fascists out!!

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Rally - Good Trouble July 4, 2026

Saturday July 4, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Good Trouble Saturdays - Making good trouble because our community deserves safety, dignity, and a government that works for the people and not one that terrorizes them.

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Rally - Banners Over I-5 July 3, 2026

Friday July 3, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Rally on the Evergreen bridge over I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening, you’re not paying attention!

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Rally - Banners Over I-5 June 26, 2026

Friday June 26, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Resistance Rally on the Evergreen Blvd bridge over the I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening in America, you’re not paying attention! 

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Rally - Banners Over I-5 June 19, 2026

Friday June 19, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Banners Over I-5 Resistance Rally & Celebration of Juneteenth on the Evergreen Blvd bridge over the I-5 Freeway. Happy Freedom Day! Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening in America, you’re not paying attention!

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Book Review - Animal Farm

Title: Animal Farm
Author: George Orwell
My Rating: 👍👍👍👍👍

My Review: According to the Internet, Animal Farm "is widely considered a literary classic and one of the most influential political satires of the 20th century".  The book was first published in 1945 and uses a fictional farm setting to critique totalitarianism and the corruption of power. The story starts somewhat innocently with disgruntled farm animals taking over a farm. They then setup a somewhat egalitarian system where each animal is considered equal. Things evolve and through various means of deception, the pigs take over and the farm ends up becoming a dictatorship much like when the humans were in control. I enjoyed this book but found it to be frightenly similar to what is happening in America now.  This book should be required reading for all ages. 

Description (Audible): George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture, quoted so often that we tend to forget who wrote the original words. It is an account of the bold struggle that transforms Mr. Jones' Manor Farm into Animal Farm, a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. Out of their cleverness, the pigs Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball emerge as leaders of the new community in a subtle evolution that bears an insidious familiarity. The climax is the brutal betrayal of the faithful horse Boxer, when totalitarian rule is re-established with the bloodstained postscript to the founding slogan: But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.

Book Review - The Worst Hard Time The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

Title: The Worst Hard Time The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

Author: Timothy Egan
My Rating: 👍👍👍👍👍
My Review: Timothy Egan is one of my favorite authors. I've read several of his books and they're all great. This book is one of his best. It tells the tragic story of the 1930s dust bowl and the people who lived through it. This book is especially prescient and shows how easy it is for humans to destroy our environment and how we need to be more aware of how our actions affect the planet. I loved this book. 

Description (Audible): In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award–winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows.

The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Following a dozen families and their communities through the rise and fall of the region, Timothy Egan tells of their desperate attempts to carry on through blinding black dust blizzards, crop failure, and the death of loved ones. Brilliantly capturing the terrifying drama of catastrophe, he does equal justice to the human characters who become his heroes, “the stoic, long-suffering men and women whose lives he opens up with urgency and respect” (New York Times). In an era that promises ever-greater natural disasters, The Worst Hard Time is “arguably the best nonfiction book yet” (Austin Statesman Journal) on the greatest environmental disaster ever to be visited upon our land and a powerful reminder about the dangers of trifling with nature.

KU Common Books - Timothy Egan speaks at The University of Kansas about his book "The Worst Hard Time The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl"  (1:14:00)

Oklahoma Horizon TV - Timothy Egan discusses his book and the sense of urgency behind capturing these stories before they are lost to history (6:40)

Rally - Banners Over I5 June 12, 2026

Friday June 12, 2026 - Vancouver, WA - Weekly Banners Over I-5 Resistance Rally on the Evergreen Blvd bridge over the I-5 Freeway. Wake up America! If you’re not outraged with what’s happening in America, you’re not paying attention!

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