Name the St. Vincent Professor who taught political science, who is doing this right now. I recall the lectures warning us of the dangers of gerrymandering with the evolution of computers. I hope he knew it would be my generation layering the political demographic data with GIS. The ability of GIS to layer data with special interests led to the precision in which political parties carved up Congressional districts. This past weekend I ran into one of my college teammates after my soccer game. I asked him what Professor Barouth would be doing the current executive branch attacking the laws of the legislative.
I’ve had a few people ask me what we can do with what is going on. My guidance is get active. Physically get outside and get sweaty. Walk your dogs, ride your bike, breathe into your down dogs and warriors. Find stillness in nature. Step away from the executive branch blitz that is flooding the zone on the American people and government.
What is going on in the country and in the media is by design. There is a reason the zone is being flooded. The blitz by the current administration is generational retribution and completely predictable. The teamwork between Heritage and the mind of #45 and #47 is the perfect storm. If you study history and understand what is in Project 2025 there are items that are being re-written since 1960. If you study DJT all the way back to his NJ Generals, Wrestlemania, Howard Stern fake Forbes phone calls and Atlantic City days you will understand the show..
Let’s look at this in terms of the Pittsburgh Steel Curtain Defense. Imagine Mike Tomlin could use any player from any generation on defense. Gregg Lloyd, Kevin Greene, Rod Woodson, Jack Ham, Donnie Shell, Jack Lambert, James Harrison, TJ Watt, Cam Heyward and Troy Polamaualu all line up at the same time to blitz the quarterback. Let’s ignore how many players are allowed on the field at once. Ignore that Mr. Greene is deceased. Forget about the score or winning, your only goal is to kill the QB. Your only goal is to establish you own league and make a new game.
As my Congressman states we need to let the courts do their job. Step back and focus on our neighbors.
If you feel uncertain about something going on personally please reach out to your representatives.
If you have questions or are not sure if something will impact you email them, call them. If you don’t get an answer, keep emailing them and calling them. If you don’t like that answer. Keep emailing them and calling them. I understand you may feel left out, especially if your representative votes the party line. You may recall my post about my Turkey Farmer Dave Jones, I will be checking back on him shortly. I’m craving some locally raised turkey for Easter, hopefully his FDA grants have found his bank account.
This is not the time to completely tune out, but it is a time to protect your energy. Stay engaged locally. Ask questions that are key to your survival and fulfilling life. Find your elected representatives and follow them socially, connect with them personally. If you need more information contact them. They are there to serve you. They are not there to work for el presidente.
https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
I decided to have a little fun with AI. May you enjoy the gallery.
Basically In Memoriam to Dr. Bauroth
In Memoriam. PS: Political Science & Politics. 2001;34(4):867-870. doi:10.1017/S1049096501000890
If you don’t want to tune out- my best guidance is to seek out objective sources. Look for open discussions that cover what is going on in the world with multiple viewpoints. Read historical books to understand how we got here. Take a few minutes and gather some of your friends and discuss what they learned during their studies and how this fits in their viewpoints. Dialogue is key. It used to be the way things were figured out.