Resist Archives — EMMpress words and images for mindful humans Sun, 02 Mar 2025 19:11:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.emmpress.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Screenshot-2026-03-10-at-12.16.43-PM-32x32.png Resist Archives — EMMpress 32 32 Are you freaking out? Try a simple practice for sanity and strength https://www.emmpress.com/are-you-freaking-out-heres-a-pep-talk-and-practice-to-help-you-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-freaking-out-heres-a-pep-talk-and-practice-to-help-you-out Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:23:10 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=10722 There has been no end of folks reeling since we’ve had crazy makers at the helm of our executive branch. The extra work some of us need to…

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]]> Voting to pay taxes in ashes? https://www.emmpress.com/you-want-to-pay-taxes-in-ashes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-want-to-pay-taxes-in-ashes Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:27:15 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=3168 I’m calling out those who wield destructive energy, calling to “burn down” the government. (If talking money is the only way to get your attention- so be it.)…

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]]> Death Panels: brought to you by the GOP https://www.emmpress.com/death-panels-by-gop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=death-panels-by-gop Sun, 15 Nov 2020 20:19:49 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=2131 Doesn’t a stranger deciding you can’t get what you need to live amount to a death panel? I’ve heard it said the fears you obsess about are the…

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]]> Will the Real America Please Stand Up? Birther-in-Chief is Thieving Again https://www.emmpress.com/will-the-real-america-please-stand-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-the-real-america-please-stand-up Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:35:04 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=2081 Answering the questions: What is a “birth story” and why is it significant? Who gets to tell that tale (and why does it matter who tells it)? Why…

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]]> Testimony 2019 https://www.emmpress.com/testimony-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=testimony-2019 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:22:29 +0000 https://www.emmpress.com/?p=2731 This was originally written as testimony to RI state legislature to help pass the Reproductive Health Care Act in RI in 2019l codifying RI’s citizens right to abortion…

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]]> On Cults and Cultural Healing https://www.emmpress.com/release-from-the-cult/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=release-from-the-cult Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:39:02 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1808 How does a nation’s culture heal on a mass level when so many members are likely: Afraid (because they’ve seen hatred and bullying of the “other” by their…

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]]> The Truth Beat – The Authoritarian Directive Broken Down https://www.emmpress.com/the-truth-beat-the-authoritarian-directive-broken-down/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-truth-beat-the-authoritarian-directive-broken-down Tue, 08 May 2018 17:49:43 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1772 The other day I looked down to glance at a news paragraph on my phone. It said something like, “there are increasing ethical and criminal breaches at the…

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]]> Marketing on the Web, for White Hat Operators https://www.emmpress.com/this-is-for-white-hat-heroines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-is-for-white-hat-heroines Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:10:09 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1706 I’ve been using the web to promote projects and to help clients and causes since 1997. One of my first experiences work experiences was helping a client re-sell…

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]]> Why I march https://www.emmpress.com/why-i-will-march-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-i-will-march-tomorrow Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:39:43 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1680 I am marching for all women’s sovereign right to control their own bodies. Always. Same for men. I march for equal pay, for equal access to medical care…

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]]> Deep State and Democracy https://www.emmpress.com/deep-state-and-democracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deep-state-and-democracy Fri, 05 Jan 2018 12:14:18 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1654 I’ve been hearing a fair amount about how Trump and his former buddy Bannon want to dismantle the “deep state,”  implying it is a bad thing. I’d like…

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]]> It’s happened. What to do next. https://www.emmpress.com/its-happened-what-to-do-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-happened-what-to-do-next Sat, 02 Dec 2017 19:52:18 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1611 It’s happened. Our government is now an authoritarian kleptocracy. Here’s what you do to prevent total collapse. Continue to speak freely and smartly. Stop wasting energy convincing others…

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]]> The Nature of Outrage https://www.emmpress.com/the-nature-of-outrage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nature-of-outrage Wed, 08 Nov 2017 19:26:20 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1588 Subtitled: the lifeblood of  propaganda This emotion needs a close examination. Especially now. Especially because it is an “adult” emotion that is used to manipulate people, en masse. …

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]]> what if I quit my first job? https://www.emmpress.com/quit-first-job/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quit-first-job Thu, 02 Nov 2017 18:33:26 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1577 What if today, I decided to quit my first job? This woman job I’m judged on every day. What if I didn’t even bother to look clean, coifed,…

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]]> These Songs of Freedom https://www.emmpress.com/these-songs-of-freedom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-songs-of-freedom Sat, 19 Aug 2017 14:20:08 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1510 This is some verbiage GOP Trump-backing officials can use to get free. It is time. Dear Constituents: I am officially and irrevocably withdrawing any support I’ve given to…

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]]> Open Letter of Empathy for Ben Jacobs https://www.emmpress.com/open-letter-of-empathy-for-ben-jacobs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-of-empathy-for-ben-jacobs Fri, 26 May 2017 15:19:50 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1357 Hi Ben, I’m so sorry you were attacked. I’m even more sorry that then you were denied reality by the campaign’s initial statement where you were called “aggressive,”…

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]]> If we kiss the friggin’ frog… https://www.emmpress.com/the-friggin-frog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-friggin-frog Fri, 05 May 2017 20:30:29 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1308 I’ve been trying to live the following spiritual truths: once you accept something fully, then it can change know your shadow, and it won’t destroy you kiss a…

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]]> e-fuckin-nough https://www.emmpress.com/e-fuckin-nough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=e-fuckin-nough Fri, 07 Apr 2017 22:51:13 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1280 It’s enough already. We need to face this We need to decide we are better than this we can be dignified. No alpha male, no killing, no social…

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]]> breaking through https://www.emmpress.com/breaking-through/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-through Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:54:33 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1236 I want more than anything to break through. Break through the fog that’s clouded my country. The dark, gold dust-filtered smoke that chokes my loved ones and mesmerizes…

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]]> The Fake News Fake Out https://www.emmpress.com/the-fake-news-fake-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-fake-news-fake-out Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:59:46 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1202 If you are regularly shutting down political adversaries using the term “fake news,” you may be falling into a trap. Or worse, you may be intentionally using meaningless…

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]]> Nine with strength, and hopefully, sanity https://www.emmpress.com/nine-senators/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nine-senators Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:30:09 +0000 http://www.emmpress.com/?p=1051 This is an idea for taking action this week.      ARTICLE: 9 Senators Trump Must Watch Out For       After I read the article above, I decided…

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