Dleeprice
@dlee52.bsky.social
A DC-area based liberal author, blogger, podcaster & speaker, who was formerly a South Jersey journalist, educator & non-legendary rock keyboardist.
Why “Ohio” Is Still America’s Definitive Protest Song Against Government Violence talking-about-my-generation.com/2026/01/16/w...
Why “Ohio” Is Still America’s Definitive Protest Song Against Government Violence
Most protest songs argue. Some inspire. A few endure. Ohio by Neil Young endures because it does something rarer and more dangerous: it accuses. Written in days by Neil Young af…
talking-about-my-generation.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Why “Ohio” Is Still America’s Definitive Protest Song Against Government Violence talking-about-my-generation.com/2026/01/16/w...
The Rhymes of History - When the State Pulls the Trigger talking-about-my-generation.com/2026/01/15/t...
The Rhymes of History – When the State Pulls the Trigger
From Kent State to Minneapolis On May 4, 1970, rifle fire cracked across a college green in Ohio. Four students fell. Nine more were wounded. The images—young bodies on the ground, shock frozen on …
talking-about-my-generation.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The Rhymes of History - When the State Pulls the Trigger talking-about-my-generation.com/2026/01/15/t...
Here's the final article in my series on what Dr. Martin Luther King might have to say about the state of American democracy today. The Question Dr. King Still Asks Us talking-about-my-generation.com/2026/01/20/t...
The Question Dr. King Still Asks Us
A final reflection and call to action We have spent the last two days remembering Martin Luther King Jr.—not as a monument, not as a slogan, but as a moral voice still speaking into our presen…
talking-about-my-generation.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Here's the final article in my series on what Dr. Martin Luther King might have to say about the state of American democracy today. The Question Dr. King Still Asks Us talking-about-my-generation.com/2026/01/20/t...
This is a spoken-word address to the American people, imagined in the moral voice of Martin Luther King Jr. talking-about-my-generation.com/2026/01/19/a...
“A Crisis of Conscience in a Time of Deception
A spoken-word address to the American people, imagined in the moral voice of Martin Luther King Jr. My fellow Americans— I come to you todaynot from the mountaintop,but from the valley. The va…
talking-about-my-generation.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This is a spoken-word address to the American people, imagined in the moral voice of Martin Luther King Jr. talking-about-my-generation.com/2026/01/19/a...
That’s right. Tick Tock … You Fascists fucks … Tick Tock. Ask not for whom the clock ticks, it clicks for you. And your limited time on top.
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
That’s right. Tick Tock … You Fascists fucks … Tick Tock. Ask not for whom the clock ticks, it clicks for you. And your limited time on top.
I would really like to know how a Jewish person like Miller becomes an American Nazi? That’s got to involve some heavy psychological stuff.
Stephen Miller has repeatedly claimed there’s a leftwing “terror network” behind events - from the Kirk murder to Minneapolis protests.
It’s based on nothing but his own hate.
He hasn’t provided a shred of evidence to back up his claims. It’s just another lie.
It’s based on nothing but his own hate.
He hasn’t provided a shred of evidence to back up his claims. It’s just another lie.
Miller: "In MN, the insurrectionists are confronting our officers on the street. They're being arrested. This is a natl security priority. Arrests of insurrectionists are made every day, and each provide us an opportunity to learn about the network from a law enforcement & natl security standpoint"
January 16, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I would really like to know how a Jewish person like Miller becomes an American Nazi? That’s got to involve some heavy psychological stuff.
Here’s my That’s What We’re Talking About column on January 6 on Medium
America Under Attack — 3 Days That Live in Infamy
December 7, 1941.
medium.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Here’s my That’s What We’re Talking About column on January 6 on Medium
I’m going to have to go with the reporters over the dog-killer on this one.
I believe ProPublica over Kristi Noem
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I’m going to have to go with the reporters over the dog-killer on this one.
Once again Mrs. Bowers is spot on.
People keep saying that this is a metaphor for what Trump is doing to our nation, but it is also a metaphor for what time is doing to him.
October 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Once again Mrs. Bowers is spot on.
So many ignored the warnings and now we are here — democracy is in danger of dying.
We must stop Trump and MAGA before we become the fully Fascist States of America led by a mad wanna-be king and his sycophantic cult.
We must stop Trump and MAGA before we become the fully Fascist States of America led by a mad wanna-be king and his sycophantic cult.
It's Villains All the Time
We were warned by Washington, Lincoln and others. Now we must oppose this authoritarian regime, firmly voice our commitment to the Constitution and rule of law—and assert what it means to be American.
open.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
So many ignored the warnings and now we are here — democracy is in danger of dying.
We must stop Trump and MAGA before we become the fully Fascist States of America led by a mad wanna-be king and his sycophantic cult.
We must stop Trump and MAGA before we become the fully Fascist States of America led by a mad wanna-be king and his sycophantic cult.
Gareth is right; we are now the Fascist States of America
If you haven’t read @vermontgmg.bsky.social now is the time. If you haven’t fretted over what to do, stop fretting. Show share Garrett’s piece and figure out the best way to resist these illegal power grabs, threats and bigotry.
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
August 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Gareth is right; we are now the Fascist States of America
We all need to heed James Fallows warning here...
Sobering and important essay by @jilldlawrence.bsky.social
h/t @normornstein.bsky.social
jilllawrence.substack.com/p/how-does-t...
h/t @normornstein.bsky.social
jilllawrence.substack.com/p/how-does-t...
How does this end? Stop Trump's DC takeover before it escalates and spreads
He’s acting out all his fantasies in the capital, and I fear where that may lead.
jilllawrence.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We all need to heed James Fallows warning here...
The MAGA hypocrisy is hilarious, but at the same time horrifying ..
My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery."
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Paxton tells Texas schools to follow Ten Commandments law despite court ruling
Attorney General Ken Paxton's guidance comes days after U.S. District Judge Fred Biery sided with 16 families who sued their school districts to stop the law from going into effect.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The MAGA hypocrisy is hilarious, but at the same time horrifying ..
Great question, Mark. And how would Trump know? He has only dined out once in his presidential stay and that was at a restaurant in what was then his hotel just blocks from the White House.
How come Washington, D.C., has all those restaurants if everyone was afraid to go out to eat until 2 weeks ago?
August 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Great question, Mark. And how would Trump know? He has only dined out once in his presidential stay and that was at a restaurant in what was then his hotel just blocks from the White House.
Music followed by action can be powerful.
“Music can be a call to arms, but music itself changes nothing. It won’t go further unless you are determined to act upon it.” Bob Geldof, the rock star-turned-activist who helped organize Live Aid 40 years ago, reflected on the benefit concert’s impact and why it could not happen today.
Bob Geldof Reflects on Live Aid, 40 Years Later
The rock star-turned-activist reflects on the 1985 benefit concert and why it could not happen now.
nyti.ms
July 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Music followed by action can be powerful.
This is what good Christiabs do.
NEW: As Trump hosts a White House lunch for faith leaders, some of their colleagues are showing what REAL leadership is.
In Detroit, heads of the Catholic church & other faiths are leading 100s in a silent march to ICE headquarters to demand humane treatment of immigrants.👏
(🎥 Detroit Free Press)
In Detroit, heads of the Catholic church & other faiths are leading 100s in a silent march to ICE headquarters to demand humane treatment of immigrants.👏
(🎥 Detroit Free Press)
July 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is what good Christiabs do.
When I was young there was a lot of talk of finding the missing link. I bet if they ever do, it will be wearing one of these.
June 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When I was young there was a lot of talk of finding the missing link. I bet if they ever do, it will be wearing one of these.
Remember when we used to say “pictures don’t lie”. Well, that ship has certainly sailed.
June 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Remember when we used to say “pictures don’t lie”. Well, that ship has certainly sailed.
None of us are superheroes like Green Lantern, but we should be able to distinguish good from evil and, in brightest day or darkest night, let no evil escape our sight. Most importantly, we should feel morally compelled to do all we can to balance the scales of justice for those most vulnerable.
June 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
None of us are superheroes like Green Lantern, but we should be able to distinguish good from evil and, in brightest day or darkest night, let no evil escape our sight. Most importantly, we should feel morally compelled to do all we can to balance the scales of justice for those most vulnerable.
You know … Everything about Donald Trump is tiny. Tiny mind. Tiny attention span. Tiny hands. Tiny parade. Tiny birthday bash.
June 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
You know … Everything about Donald Trump is tiny. Tiny mind. Tiny attention span. Tiny hands. Tiny parade. Tiny birthday bash.
BREAKING NEWS (Washington DC) Just moments ago, President Donald Trump announced he is available to become the next Pope.
“I’ve already made America greater than it’s ever been in less than 100 days,” Trump said. “I could do the same for the church. Nobody knows more about the Bible than me.”
“I’ve already made America greater than it’s ever been in less than 100 days,” Trump said. “I could do the same for the church. Nobody knows more about the Bible than me.”
April 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
BREAKING NEWS (Washington DC) Just moments ago, President Donald Trump announced he is available to become the next Pope.
“I’ve already made America greater than it’s ever been in less than 100 days,” Trump said. “I could do the same for the church. Nobody knows more about the Bible than me.”
“I’ve already made America greater than it’s ever been in less than 100 days,” Trump said. “I could do the same for the church. Nobody knows more about the Bible than me.”
You can be an American who believes in the Constitution and the rule of law. You can be a Trump supporter. But you cannot be both at the same time.
April 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
You can be an American who believes in the Constitution and the rule of law. You can be a Trump supporter. But you cannot be both at the same time.
You can be a good Christian. You can be a Trump supporter. But you can’t be both at the same time.
April 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
You can be a good Christian. You can be a Trump supporter. But you can’t be both at the same time.
Where does the GOP find these ignorant-of-everything people to run for office. And many of them win.
If God controls the climate, then doesn't God also control the border? So shouldn't we just let whatever happens happen?
Rep. Mary Miller says that "climate change is a sham": "God controls the climate because he controls the sun and the sun controls the weather, primarily."
April 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Where does the GOP find these ignorant-of-everything people to run for office. And many of them win.
They want it and are trying to take it, but we can’t let them have it for they are bent on destroying it.
“There is America and then there’s Trump’s America. Patriotic Americans oppose this regime’s hostility to decency, humanity, democracy and justice. Rather than be discouraged by…the scale of abuse, our collective effort must not hesitate to confront & overcome it.”
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Whose America Is This Anyway?
A Saturday Prompt
open.substack.com
April 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
They want it and are trying to take it, but we can’t let them have it for they are bent on destroying it.