09/18/2026
I will not be drawn into debate over this post. I am aware of the arguments of people who disagree with the statements below.
I am posting this for all those who may be living in fear in this moment so you know you are not alone.
I want to share this piece in solidarity.
This is where I stand.
The 45/47th President, his power-hungry cronies taking positions of authority in his Cabinet and administration, and the majority of Republicans in Congress are a real and active threat to me, my way of life, and all or most of the people I love and care about.
Some people are saying that we should give Trump a chance, that we should "work together" with him because he won the election and he is "everyone's president."
This is my response:
• I will not forget how badly he and so many others treated former President Barack Obama for 8 years and Biden cleaning up his mess...Lies about his legitimacy and hatred for his principles and his attempts to work within the system.
• I will not "work together" to privatize Medicare, cut Social Security, Medicaid or our postal service.
• I will not "work together" to subvert the Constitution by illegitimately pushing unfit Cabinet nominees through on recess appointments without the advice and consent of the Senate.
• I will not "work together" to build a wall.
• I will not "work together" to persecute Muslims.
• I will not “work together” to persecute transgender people.
• I will not "work together" to shut out refugees from other countries who seek asylum.
• I will not "work together" to lower taxes on the 1% and increase taxes and remove services from the middle class and poor.
• I will not "work together" to help Trump use the Presidency to line his pockets and those of his family and cronies.
• I will not "work together" to weaken and demolish environmental protection or science, or medical care.
• I will not "work together" to sell American lands, especially National Parks, to companies which then despoil those lands.
• I will not "work together" to enable the killing of whole species of animals just because they are predators, or inconvenient for a few, or because some people want to get their thrills killing them.
• I will not "work together" to remove civil rights from anyone.
• I will not "work together" to alienate countries that have been our allies for as long as I have been alive.
• I will not "work together" to slash funding for education.
• I will not "work together" to take basic assistance from people who are at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder.
• I will not "work together" to get rid of common sense regulations on guns.
• I will not "work together" to eliminate the minimum wage.
• I will not "work together" to support so-called "Right To Work" laws, or undermine, weaken or destroy Unions in any way.
• I will not "work together" to suppress scientific research, be it on climate change, fracking, or any other issue where a majority of scientists agree that Trump and his supporters are wrong on the facts.
• I will not "work together" to criminalize abortion or restrict health care for women.
• I will not "work together" to increase the number of nations that have nuclear weapons.
• I will not "work together" to put even more "big money" into politics.
• I will not "work together" to violate the Geneva Convention.
• I will not "work together" to give the Ku Klux Klan, the N**i Party and white supremacists a seat at the table, or to normalize their hatred.
• I will not "work together" to deny health care to people who need it.
• I will not "work together" to deny medical coverage to people on the basis of a "pre-existing condition."
• I will not "work together" to increase voter suppression.
• I will not "work together" to normalize tyranny.
• I will not “work together” to eliminate or reduce ethical oversight at any level of government.
• I will not "work together" with anyone who is, or admires, tyrants and dictators.
• I will not support anyone that thinks it's OK to put a pipeline to transport oil on Sacred Ground for Native Americans. And, it would run under the Missouri River, which provides drinking water for millions of people. An accident waiting to happen.
• I will not "work together" to legitimize racism, sexism, and authoritarianism.
• I will not “work together” to legitimize bullying allied nations, private businesses, or academic institutions to further line the pockets of a corrupt authoritarian.
This is my line, and I am drawing it, deep and indelible.
• I WILL stand for honesty, love, respect for all living beings, for the earth, and the beating heart that is the center of Life itself.
• I WILL use my voice and hands to reach out to the uninformed and anyone who will LISTEN: that "winning" or "being great again" is nothing when others are sacrificed to glorify that existence.
Signed:
Sheila Carpenter
Frank Carpenter
Kathleen A. Chandler
Maureen Manning
James Schuehle
Paula Kirby
Abbey Eckelmann
Susie Grano
Marilyn Good
Nancy Meehan
Henry N Lawrence III
Christina Poulos
Louise Johnson
Deborah Farabee
Marianne Ozok Vanevic
Rene Henderson
Gail DeGeorge
Mary Daniel
Patsy Hinson/Ron Smith 😍 😍
Patricia Reed
Sue DiCato
Allen Marshall
Gabriela Obkirchner
R. W. Tompkins
David M Myles
Cynthia L. Marsha
Marianne S. Marsha
Vivian E Clark
Diane Jacobs
Gale F. Ostrander
Pattie Mitchell
KATHERINE DOLLIE WAGONER
Kathleen Harding Miller
Kathy Maiden Atwater
Cindy Albert
Julie Essenberg
Sheila Fretty
Keith N. Larsen
Catharine Huddle
Debra Croghan
Wendy Blakemore
Berneil R Mueller
Doug Everingham
Marilyn Groves
Kathy Kolbe
Merna Eisenbraun
Beth Anne Brink-Cox
Sarah Martin Tuttle
Joseph Bergmann
Eve L Cuhnt
Darla Wetzel
Mike Loos
H. Suzanne Allred (Aint Bea Dagnabbit)
Linnea Taylor
Margaret (Peggy) Mansfield
Marlene Drew
Theresa Graham
Randy DeGiovanni
Chris Coulombe
Jim McCarthy
Ray Warner
Amber Ozbey
Sue Perna
Kimberly Martin
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