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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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“Please get the truth out about our son.”
Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
January 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
“Please get the truth out about our son.”
Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
If you've already contacted your US Senators and Representative, please add Congressional leadership staff to your contact efforts. Our leaders need to lead.
Mike Lynch is Schumer's Chief of Staff ([email protected]), Tasia Jackson is Jeffries' CoS ([email protected]). Write to them. Their bosses need to step up. @filipecampante.bsky.social's post below gives you the reason why.
Judging from Brazil’s experience under the military regime, I’d say the opposition party needs to actively help mobilize civil society. A demobilized society won’t defeat the regime electorally, and mobilization needs help from organized opposition parties.
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
If you've already contacted your US Senators and Representative, please add Congressional leadership staff to your contact efforts. Our leaders need to lead.
It’s a heavy week in the world. In Substack, I share how small acts of loving-kindness have the power to break ice. Thanks for reading! open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
Ripples
What makes us stronger.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
It’s a heavy week in the world. In Substack, I share how small acts of loving-kindness have the power to break ice. Thanks for reading! open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
My final Substack for 2025 is a deep bow to those of us experiencing grief and loss, where December is not so merry and bright. Beneath the cold, love still grows. jctetrault77.substack.com/p/december?r...
December
A love poem
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December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My final Substack for 2025 is a deep bow to those of us experiencing grief and loss, where December is not so merry and bright. Beneath the cold, love still grows. jctetrault77.substack.com/p/december?r...
Written during Writers Hour with @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social, a flow of thoughts about moving through the experiences of unemployment and an empty nest. open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
Renovating a Life
After the unexpected changes of last summer, my life was in need of a makeover.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Written during Writers Hour with @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social, a flow of thoughts about moving through the experiences of unemployment and an empty nest. open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
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Well, since this has gone more viral than expected:
In the absence of my cunning plans, here's a resource to find food banks locally. Volunteer and contribute if you can, and don't be ashamed to get help if you need it.
We're all in it together.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
In the absence of my cunning plans, here's a resource to find food banks locally. Volunteer and contribute if you can, and don't be ashamed to get help if you need it.
We're all in it together.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Well, since this has gone more viral than expected:
In the absence of my cunning plans, here's a resource to find food banks locally. Volunteer and contribute if you can, and don't be ashamed to get help if you need it.
We're all in it together.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
In the absence of my cunning plans, here's a resource to find food banks locally. Volunteer and contribute if you can, and don't be ashamed to get help if you need it.
We're all in it together.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
My current Substack explores the experience of adjusting to unemployment and an empty nest. There's hope. open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
Growing Pains
I’m no stranger to change, yet this is a lot - even for me.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My current Substack explores the experience of adjusting to unemployment and an empty nest. There's hope. open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
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What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money?
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
October 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money?
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.
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It's August! Support your local farmers and the neighborhood lemonade stand❣️ #BuyLocal #PioneerValley
August 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It's August! Support your local farmers and the neighborhood lemonade stand❣️ #BuyLocal #PioneerValley
I just published a new Substack on how the fleeting days of summer make the present moment so juicy. I hope you’ll take a look - it’s a quick read with a bit of salsa music added at the end! open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
Appreciate the Now
August is my reminder that nothing loved remains unchanged.
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August 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I just published a new Substack on how the fleeting days of summer make the present moment so juicy. I hope you’ll take a look - it’s a quick read with a bit of salsa music added at the end! open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
A week-long writing retreat brings me down a rabbit hole about thresholds. You can read about it in this Substack - and enjoy the photos!
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Thresholds
Crossing a threshold alters our way of being and leads somewhere new, whether there’s joy, sorrow, anger, or fear in the process.
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June 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A week-long writing retreat brings me down a rabbit hole about thresholds. You can read about it in this Substack - and enjoy the photos!
open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
Time to get creative! Here's your #NoKings follow-up task.
Propose an Amendment to Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill act.indivisible.org/letter/amend...
Propose an Amendment to Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill act.indivisible.org/letter/amend...
Propose an Amendment To Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill
Senate Republicans want to vote on their Medicaid-slashing, billionaire-enriching reconciliation bill this weekend, and that means a “vote-a-rama,” when senators can propose endless changes that their...
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June 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Time to get creative! Here's your #NoKings follow-up task.
Propose an Amendment to Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill act.indivisible.org/letter/amend...
Propose an Amendment to Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill act.indivisible.org/letter/amend...
Just published a new Substack on how things aren't always as they first appear. A useful lesson for these times.
open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
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Lessons from a Smoketree
One piece in one moment was not the whole.
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June 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Just published a new Substack on how things aren't always as they first appear. A useful lesson for these times.
open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
open.substack.com/pub/jctetrau...
#NoKings was a powerful day, AND there's more work to be done! Tell the Senate: Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled act.indivisible.org/sign/senator...
Tell the Senate: Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled
House Republicans hid a provision deep in their Medicaid-slashing megabill to shield Trump and his cronies from contempt of court citations. And now, Senate Republicans have stripped their No Contempt...
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June 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#NoKings was a powerful day, AND there's more work to be done! Tell the Senate: Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled act.indivisible.org/sign/senator...
Is this what a military parade is for?! Bullying veterans?!
US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )
June 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Is this what a military parade is for?! Bullying veterans?!
Western Mass representing today! The park rally was so big the police kindly closed off the street. There are good people everywhere supporting democracy! #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Western Mass representing today! The park rally was so big the police kindly closed off the street. There are good people everywhere supporting democracy! #NoKings
Early morning airport thoughts on prevention, protests, and public education. Amazingly, it all makes sense!
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An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
What Ben Franklin, Desmond Tutu, and I share in common - and other May Day musings.
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May 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Early morning airport thoughts on prevention, protests, and public education. Amazingly, it all makes sense!
jctetrault77.substack.com/p/an-ounce-o...
jctetrault77.substack.com/p/an-ounce-o...
Let's make today a HUGE fundraising day for @actblueorg.bsky.social !!
April 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Let's make today a HUGE fundraising day for @actblueorg.bsky.social !!