Youth Advocacy
Youth Advocacy
Year 3, Week 35 (225 total reports)
21.08.2024-25.08.2024
REVIEW and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advocating for young people as the Harris/Walz ticket presents a critical vision of a hopeful, joyful, diverse, USA.
Songs to Enjoy
There’s an Orange Clown in Mar-A-Lago Don’t say his name, it just gives the media more hits on his counter.
Past Songs
It’s Just Donny A song for all the complicit racists that support the Orange Clown of Mar-A-Lago
We’re the GOP and Proud For those who’ve given up their dignity to follow the Orange Clown of Mar-A-Lago
They’re Weird and Creepy What makes the Orange Clown of Mar-A-Lago and his current running mate, so weird and creepy? Have a listen and a good laugh.
Sakes Alive, It’s Project 2025 These people want to take away your thoughts, their plan is for a White, Christian, Fascist, Nation. Don’t underestimate them.
White Evangelination If you’re not white, Christian or unwilling to give up the rights to the female body, you won’t belong in this group’s nation.
Special Adolescent Care Link of the Week
What the Freshman Class Needs to Read
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/what-freshman-class-ought-be-studying/679530/
This refreshing article is about a vision for education that doesn’t include book-burning or limiting learning to a small, history-fearing, Christian—indeed fascist—viewpoint. It’s about teaching classical literature and honest history including all the blots and smudges of our global colonial past. There’s a wealth of reading in this article including books and ideas that—if you haven’t read—it might be time to consider.
Best Links of The Week
25.08.2024
Tim Walz’s DNC Speech Was a Masculinity-Themed Populist Pep Talk
https://msmagazine.com/2024/08/26/tim-walz-masculinity-white-male-voters-kamala-harris/
This is a refreshing article by Ms. Magazine, one of the few magazines with the best rights to define positive masculinity (given their decades of advocacy for women). If you’re concerned about women’s rights in the upcoming election (and we all must be), this is a great article to review that counteracts the ongoing misogyny of the far right’s stance on fake masculinity portrayed by their felon, sex offender leader, the Orange Clown of Mar-A-Lago. While you’re at it, please take a moment to review this extremely important recent ad by The Lincoln Project.
26.98.2024
Finally, the Democrats Have Found Trump’s Achilles Heel: Ridicule Him
https://newrepublic.com/article/185270/democrats-harris-trump-achilles-heel-ridicule
The Orange Clown of Mar-A-Lago, is eating away at himself. So much so that his staff is trying to get him out from behind his Big Screen TV and golf course and onto the campaign trail. This article points out that the well-deserved ridicule thrown at Trump by nearly every speaker at the DNC is having a profound impact. It is driving the Orange Clown nuts—and a “nuts” Orange Clown says and does increasingly nutty things (like embracing even nuttier RFK, jr.).
25.08.2024
There Is Only One Good Scenario Left — Trump Must Be Routed
This article reveals an important truth for the upcoming election, it is not enough to edge out Trump, he must be routed out. A blue wave up and down the ballot must be attained to tell anti-democratic groups that their way of thinking is a vast minority in this country. The constitution was written to protect minorities and the GOP has been taking advantage of this in every election they have lost by popular vote since George H.W. Bush. Yesterday, a Trump judge gave the go ahead on protecting machine guns and we mustn’t forget the Republican’s stance on de-funding families and children, their attempts to undermine health care, social security and their blatant lies about protecting Roe v. Wade. Project 2025 (no matter how much Trump lies to distance himself from this abhorrent plan) is a brain child of his administration and would gut protection to women, minorities, and the LGBTQ+ community. They’re hostile towards immigrants—not just hostile—but willing to tear apart families with little or no care about children and infants. Harris cannot “edge” Trump out, she must “trounce Trump” at the polls.
24.08.2024
DNC Day 4: The Democrats Are No Longer Afraid of Themselves
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a61956817/kamala-harris-dnc-acceptance-speech/
“Guided by optimism and faith…” Those are the words of Kamala Harris. “You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians," those are the words of Donald Trump. Both are running for president, one wants to appeal to all people—even Trump supporters—to help us pursue our greatest ambitions as a nation together. The other wants to take away our voting rights and become Christian nationalists—even though he is not a Christian himself (and like many other things, only plays one to garner votes). Finally, even a minuscule number of Evangelicals are calling him the antichrist. This article talks about the recent DNC representing a turning point for Democrats. A time to shift from apologizing for themselves, to boldly projecting the optimistic vision they have for the future. I’m with them, I hope you are too. We’ll need a resounding majority to tell the Trump’s and the GOP that their dark and weird vision for America and the world is unacceptable. We embrace democracy and the constitution and are tired of their antics. Let’s tell them on November 5 (or before if you’re mailing in a ballot).
23.08.2024
5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ historic acceptance speech
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/g-s1-19251/harris-dnc-takeaways
I have chosen to cover the brilliant hope-filled speech of Kamala Harris, rather than the disgusting antics of Hard-liners like Ann Coulter and Mike Lindell. There is nothing more that people like this—and their Orange Clown of Mar-A-Lago—would like to distract us with than their hatred and weird lunacy. Harris reveals the stark choices we have to make, between the darkness of Donald Trump’s vision (and his Orange Evangelists), and the hope and joy of her campaign’s view of the future. This is not a choice between Democrats and Republicans, this is a choice between Democracy and a Dictator. The momentum is shifting to Harris and that will make the Orange Clown of Mar-A-Lago miserable. His minions (Orangites) will become increasingly desperate as the days to the election tick off. They’ve already shown there is no bottom to their indecency and no boundaries to their use of fake AI (though Trump is distancing himself from both Project 2025 and the fake AI pictures of Taylor Swift). Expect deception, expect indecency; they are beginning to see how wretched their circumstances are and some of the most hideous players in the world (dictators, oil barrons, tech barrons, Christian Fascists, and more) want the Orange Clown of Mar-A-Lago as their Dictator-for-Life.
22.08.2024
WATCH: ‘Dump Trump’ says Georgia Republican Geoff Duncan at 2024 Democratic National Convention
The Orange Clown of Mar-A-Lago and his Orange parade are called out in this wonderful speech by Republican Geoff Duncan who was targeted by the Clown and his hordes for standing by his values. The Orange Parade surrounded his personal residence and threatened his entire family with violence. This is the inevitable result of All-Things-Orange. A criminal darkness that leads to violence—if he doesn’t get his way. He will use anyone “else” to fight his fights while he licks his bone spurs and imaginary wounds in the basement bathroom of his Florida hideaway. Send this weirdo, Orange Menace packing!
21.08.2024
The Obamas Are Ready to Fight
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/obama-democratic-national-convention/679536/
Michelle Obama was definitely the star of the show last night at the DNC in Chicago. Barack Obama had one of the best laughs (when he talked about the Orange Clown of Mar O Lago and his fixation on crowd size). This article points out that there has been a transition from Michelle’s “When they go low, we go high.” I don’t think we really know what that transition is going to look like, but it is clear that the Obama’s are concerned enough about democracy in the United States that they are not going to sit this election out on the sidelines.
This Week’s Links
25.08.2024
Tim Walz’s DNC Speech Was a Masculinity-Themed Populist Pep Talk
https://msmagazine.com/2024/08/26/tim-walz-masculinity-white-male-voters-kamala-harris/
The Traitorous Trump
https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-politics/the-traitorous-trump/
Why this writer says her son deserves a champion like Tim Walz
Taunting Trump: Harris campaign's sneer tactics
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/27/taunting-trump-harris-campaigns-sneer-tactics
Why Harris wants to unmute Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/27/politics/harris-trump-debate-rules-analysis
Former national security adviser paints picture of a chaotic Trump White House and an insecure president in new book
The Conservatives Who Sold Their Souls for Trump
Who The Hell Let Trump Into Arlington National Cemetery?
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a61975583/trump-arlington-cemetery-visit/
26.98.2024
Finally, the Democrats Have Found Trump’s Achilles Heel: Ridicule Him
https://newrepublic.com/article/185270/democrats-harris-trump-achilles-heel-ridicule
‘Elected by no one’: ‘Reaganland’ author on how the Heritage Foundation wields power
France's arrest of Telegram's CEO feels like a warm-up for a much bigger target: Elon Musk
Young Adults Are in Crisis
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/08/young-adult-mental-health-crisis/679601/
25.08.2024
There Is Only One Good Scenario Left — Trump Must Be Routed
Trump judge greenlights machine guns under Second Amendment
US Economy Is Doing Better Than Americans Think
https://www.newsweek.com/us-economy-better-americans-think-1941732
21 Minutes in the Buttigieg Bubble
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/pete-buttigieg-dnc-media/679611/
5 Personality Traits That Suggest You Were Raised In A Predominately Negative Home, According To Family Therapists
https://www.yourtango.com/family/personality-traits-suggest-raised-predominately-negative-home
24.08.2024
DNC Day 4: The Democrats Are No Longer Afraid of Themselves
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a61956817/kamala-harris-dnc-acceptance-speech/
Harris and Walz Should Make America a Global 'Good Neighbor' Again
https://inkstickmedia.com/harris-and-walz-should-make-america-a-global-good-neighbor-again/
Kamala Harris Fuels a Beautifully Heretical View of the World
RFK Jr. Was My Drug Dealer
This socialist just became an establishment favorite
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/23/aoc-mainstream-democrat-dnc-00175955
What the Freshman Class Needs to Read
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/what-freshman-class-ought-be-studying/679530/
5 Ways Anxiety Crushes Teens and How to Ease the Burden
You Really Want To Understand People? Try Forensic Listening
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodgerdeanduncan/2024/08/24/forensic-listening-strategies-negotiation/
23.08.2024
5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ historic acceptance speech
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/g-s1-19251/harris-dnc-takeaways
Sudden attention for Tim Walz’s son brings focus to challenges of people with learning disabilities
Republicans Are Being Weird to Kids at the 2024 DNC
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/republicans-are-being-weird-to-kids-at-the-2024-dnc
At the DNC, the Democrats Are Finally Fighting
https://newrepublic.com/article/185219/dnc-democrats-fighting-partisan-edge
Former Republican lawmaker offers a blistering assessment of Trump in DNC speech
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/22/g-s1-19226/adam-kinzinger-trump-dnc-speech
How Tim Walz redefines masculinity for modern America
https://www.fastcompany.com/91177442/tim-walz-masculinity-modern-america-harris-vance
WATCH: How to pronounce Kamala Harris, according to her nieces | 2024 DNC Day 4
Central Park Five members condemn Trump at DNC for calling for their execution
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/central-park-five-members-trump-dnc-2024/
6 Thunderous Trump Takedowns That Got Some Serious Love From DNC Crowd
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-dnc-takedowns-night-4_n_66c821e7e4b0f75c7c15c6c7
22.08.2024
WATCH: ‘Dump Trump’ says Georgia Republican Geoff Duncan at 2024 Democratic National Convention
Tim Walz Just Showed Why Kamala Harris Picked Him
https://time.com/7013789/tim-walz-dnc-guns/
The Republican attack on Tim Walz over Tiananmen Square is almost unbelievable
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/tim-walz-china-trip-tiananmen-ron-johnson-rcna167552
What anxious parents of neurodivergent children can learn from Tim and Gwen Walz
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/tim-walz-children-gus-neurodivergent-rcna166748
Republicans’ New, Dangerous Attempt to Break the Election
Barack Obama’s speech for Kamala Harris shows just how much things have changed
Economists Are Wrong About Price Gouging
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/economists-kamala-harris-price-gouging/679547/
21.08.2024
The Obamas Are Ready to Fight
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/obama-democratic-national-convention/679536/
How price gouging bans really work
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/20/price-gouging-kamala-harris-communism-kamunism
Donald Trump Accused of Committing 'Massive Crime' With Reported Phone Call
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-accused-crime-benjamin-netanyahu-call-ceasefire-hamas-1942248
“Do Something!” Michelle Obama’s Big-Hearted, Urgent, Barn-Burner of a Convention Speech
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/michelle-obama-democratic-national-convention-speech/
The Democrats Hone Their Trump Narrative
Harris hits 'freedom' theme in rally at the site of Trump's convention
Trump's AI Deepfake Post Enrages Swifties, May Have Broken the Law
Sen. Durbin pushes for bipartisan ethics reform of the Supreme Court