Three years ago, I published my "abundance agenda" essay.
Today, ABUNDANCE, the book I co-wrote with @ezraklein, comes out.
This morning's adaptation, published in The Atlantic, is my distillation of our theory of abundance vs. Donald Trump's personal politics of scarcity
Yes, sir, the Night the Stars Fell is a true story we periodically tell during our annual Parker Reunions. Elder Daniel Parker is my 4g grandfather and the Benjamin (see pic) mentioned in your post is Elder Daniel’s son. Benjamin, a cousin to Cynthia Ann, is the father to the above. The Parkers had A LOT of family named Benjamin, Daniel, John, etc.! Thanks, as always, for the posts, my friend.
🧵An awesome woman named Beth Kelley shared this with me and wanted me to share it with you.
If you're wondering what we, as little people caught in a big web can do, Beth has you covered:
Here is her Advice:
If you’re wondering, “what can I do” about the current “dismantling of the administrative state” but are too busy to research what to do or where to begin – or to sift through all the crappy/phony stuff – I’m sharing what I’ve discovered – while keeping it as brief as possible.
Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Nervous Musk, Trump, Vance have all been outclassed in public arguments these last few days. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular. People are starting to realize that there is no truth here beyond the desire for personal wealth and power.
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., reflected Tuesday on the current American political climate and the need for "true unity."
"It goes without saying that, in a democracy, not everyone's particular hopes and dreams can be realized in a given legislative session or a presidential term, not even in a generation," Budde said during remarks at an interfaith prayer service at Washington National Cathedral with the president, Vice President JD Vance and their spouses in attendance. "But for some, the loss of their hopes and dreams will be far more than political defeat, but, instead, a loss of equality and dignity and their livelihoods."
Given this, she asked, if "true unity among us" was possible and why we as a nation should care about achieving it.
"I hope we care because the culture of contempt that has become normalized in this country threatens to destroy us," Budde said. Pointing to what sociologists call the "outrage industrial complex," which she says is fueled by a divided America. "Contempt fuels political campaigns and social media and many profit from that. But it's a worrisome— it's a dangerous way to lead a country."
She said that, with God's help, unity is possible. While it won't be perfect, "for we are imperfect people and an imperfect union," it will be "sufficient enough to keep us all believing in and working to realize the ideals of the United States of America," Budde said.