Jess is a delight to know and can dispense truckloads of good information on how Republicans have worked to take over the country, state by state, and how we can fight back by going local with our conversations. Today, we met up with Jess to talk about our upcoming show. Jess is not feeling well; five grandchildren bring lots of joy and lots of germs. But that doesn’t stop her from giving us her insights on how we should go steady into 2025: clear-eyed and bushy-tailed about the threat of MAGA.
Jess reminds us:
In Missouri and other red states, Americans have been living under the foot of fascism for some time. Rural folks like Jess have lots to offer on how to fight back by calling out the bull$hit, exposing the grifters and corruption.
On June 1, 2024, Jess wrote an article called “Eating Elephants.”
She wrote:
“The Republicans figured out something a long time ago — decades ago. They didn’t have to take over our country in one fell swoop. They just had to get hold of several states and start using them as playgrounds for the millionaires and billionaires. They worked their fascist ways into government by taking over states — by quite literally buying politicians and providing bills and legislation. Eventually, when you’ve stacked the “red” states with cronies and politicians willing to do the bidding of donors, you’ve got yourself a winning strategy.”
“And, do you know how we win back our democracy and our rights? By following their lead, starting in the reddest states, and ripping away power from the GOP state by state.”
This Friday, we will dive deeper into how we break the chains of MAGA. It took a while to “eat” away at our democracy — and it will take time to reclaim our future. We can do it. One bite at a time.
See you in the room!
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