Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

Thursday, April 3, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

April 3, 2025

Some GOP Senators Break With Trump to Reject Canada Tariffs. Senate passes resolution to undo emergency declaration, but measure has been blocked in the...

Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

April 2, 2025

Senator Cory Booker stood for 25 hours and 4 minutes for what he believes in. Will we stand for what we believe in? “I promise you, (John Lewis) that I will...

Tuesday April 1, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

April 1, 2025

Special Edition for Action Now If you can, please go to GET OUT THE VOTE calls today for Susan Crawford today. The election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court...

Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

April 1, 2025

It is April 1 but this is not April Fool’s Day. What is happening in this country is no joke. The deranged man goes after our universities. Yesterday, Trump...

Monday, March 17, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 31, 2025

The Bully who destabilized the world. That is what history should call Trump. His idea of policy. Artificial crises that create chaos. Most recently...

Saturday, March 29, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 29, 2025

Yesterday, the New York Times Op-Ed Section had something serious to say. Nailing the nature of the Trump Administration. Trump’s Security Team’s Signal...

Friday, March 28, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 28, 2025

A few more issues about the Signal Call, in which war plans were made and military actions were being taken. Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the United...

Thursday, March 27, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 27, 2025

The breach that won’t go away. BREAKING: Jeffrey Goldberg from the Atlantic has released the entire chat of the Signal group where the highest U.S. officials...

Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 26, 2025

The Trump little boys play war. For real. War Planning by the Trump regime. A Mack-Truck-Size Breach. The Historian Heather Cox Richardson summarized what...

Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 25, 2025

Have you emailed the President of Columbia? Or of your college? I did. Jonathan Cole, the former provost of Columbia, makes it clear why we should all join...

Sunday, March 23, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 23, 2025

Sunday Special Edition. Do you want Trump and Elon Musk to win? Read 👇 and hear what what we are up against. Elon Musk Returns to His Trump Playbook in a Big...

Saturday, March 22,2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 22, 2025

Continuing the fight. More resistance to companies that follow Trump’s requirements. As retailers drop DEI, some Black customers drop them. Protests from...

Friday, March 21, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 21, 2025

Presidents and Education. Joe is always busy. He was at the Model UN with students on Saturday. Trump took time off from attacking universities to eradicate...

Thursday, March 20, 2025. First day of spring.🌱🌿 Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 20, 2025

Democrats speaking up. Joe Gallina: If you could speak directly to Donald Trump, what would you tell him? Gov. JB Pritzker: What does Vladimir Putin have on...

Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 19, 2025

The Judiciary finds itself busy. 🚨NEW: Federal Judge Theodore Chuang has blocked Elon Musk and DOGE from dismantling USAID, ruling that they have likely...

Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 18, 2025

From Charlie Sykes, conservative political commentator. “A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” ―Edward R. Murrow ** While you (hopefully)...

Saturday, March 29, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 15, 2025

Where universities find themselves under the Trump regime. Over 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign - ABC News...

Friday, March 14, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 14, 2025

Believe me please. Wisconsin’s April 1 race for a Supreme Court Seat is really important. Wisconsin Supreme Court. Elon Musk has spent about $2 million on...

Thursday, March 13, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 13, 2025

Ruth Marcus, formerly of the Washington Post, follows up and publishes her column. WHY I LEFT THE WASHINGTON POST Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the...

Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 12, 2025

Strategies for “Do Something.” Write a Letter-to-the Editor to a newspaper in your state. Most newspapers have a simple procedure for submitting a letter-to-...

Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 11, 2025

This ‘n That. First direct effect of Trump tariffs on Canada. JUST IN: Ontario slaps 25% increase on electricity exports to U.S. in response to Trump's trade...

Monday, March 10, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 10, 2025

Still taking a pause. One video from Europe denouncing Trump. Claude Malhuret, Senator of the French Republic, March 4, 2025. "Washington has become the...

Sunday, March 9, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 9, 2025

As you know, it has been a hectic week. Whiplash. Like you, I can use some rest. I hope you don’t mind. I will see you on Tuesday.

Saturday, March 8, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 8, 2025

Antisemitism. Trump claims to be the savior of Jews but is he? Antisemitism in the Oval Office - by Timothy Snyder A confrontation seen with a historian's...

Friday, March 7, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 7, 2025

Trump’s D.C. Attorney threatened Georgetown Law School. The Georgetown Dean answered him. D.C. U.S. attorney tells Georgetown he won’t hire from any school...

Thursday, March 6, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 6, 2025

A friend, a colleague, said to me yesterday that I shouldn’t despair - young people as a group hadn’t yet reacted to Trump yet because they have no...

Wednesday, March 5,2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 5, 2025

Yesterday, Donald Trump made English the “official language“ of America. In his honor, I am offering free subscriptions in the language of the subscriber’s...

Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 4, 2025

Will Europe save Ukraine? Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman says they have the money. Do they have the will? It’s Up to Europe Now. Does Europe have...

Sunday, March 2, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 2, 2025

Trump exacts revenge on the Ukrainian President who didn’t lie for him in July 2019. My analysis. Combine Trump’s desire for revenge, and his anger at...

Saturday, March 1, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

March 1, 2025

Trump and his lackey J.D. Vance ambushed President Zelenskyy of Ukraine in a staged meeting in the Oval Office with television cameras present. “This is...

Friday, February 28, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 28, 2025

Today is the Day. The Supreme Court allowed a Trump action to continue but don’t read too much into it. Worry less. Do more. The Supreme Court just got a new...

Thursday, February 27, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 27, 2025

Yesterday, the Chief White House Correspondent of the New York Times compared Trump to Putin. This article’s truth is frightening but Peter Baker is giving...

Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 26, 2025

James Carville’s message to Congress. James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment. The Republican Party is all too often effective at...

Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 25, 2025

International update. So far we have strayed. UN passes resolutions condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine despite US opposition The defeats show how...

Monday, February 24, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 24, 2025

Prevarication vs. Lying. Tired of those who aren’t candid. I mean truthful. First, good piece by the New York Times chief White House correspondent, Peter...

Sunday, February 23, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 23, 2025

Fighting Oligarchy with Bernie Sanders A national tour. Rousing Americans. Almost 3,000 came in person in Omaha, another 130,000 watched online. Yesterday...

Saturday, February 22, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 22, 2025

How to win elections where Red votes have dominated. How to Win, According to a Democrat Who Just Did in Trump Country A question for Democrats: How did you...

Friday, February 21, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 21, 2025

Many of Trump’s early actions are unpopular, Post-Ipsos poll finds. Reviews from Americans on Trump’s second term are mixed to negative, and 57 percent say...

Thursday, February 20, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 20, 2025

Worst Trump Action of the Day. It will likely always be hard to pick. I pick mine. You pick yours. Maybe by circulating the WTA, we can figure out how to...

Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 19, 2025

Update on America. Presidents Day inspired Americans. Touch to watch the anti-Trump rallies in 50 states. 👇 All 50 states answered the call today...

Tuesday, February 18,2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 18, 2025

Rebecca Traister wrote about Pete Hegseth. Somehow I missed it. You shouldn’t. Warriors. My job for New York in the first weeks of the new year was to cover...

Monday, February 17, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 17, 2025

Presidents Day. Let’s have a sale. Share everywhere. We will even take the lowest bidder or even anyone who won’t pay. Fingers crossed 🤞 some foolish nation...

Sunday, February 16, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 16, 2025

First things first. Domestic matters. Important to understand about DOGE. The Legal Challenges to Elon Ever since President Donald Trump announced in...

Saturday, February 15, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 15, 2025

Valentine’s Day was the big story yesterday. Thirty-two years together and you still take my breath away. Happy Valentine’s Day, @MichelleObama!...

Friday, February 14 ❤️💙, 2025. Annette’s Roundup for Democracy.

February 14, 2025

A new name for the Roundup.👆 Let me know what you think. Have a good Valentine’s Day. Sending love. See you tomorrow.

Thursday, February 13, 2025. Annette’s News Roundup.

February 13, 2025

More Resistance to save Democracy. My Fellow Members of Congress: This Is a Naked Power Grab By Rosa DeLauro - Representative DeLauro represents...

Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Annette’s News Roundup.

February 12, 2025

What can be done about Trump’s increasing lawlessness. 1. Trump Lawlessness by ignoring the Constitution and the Courts. The United States is sleepwalking...

Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Annette’s News Roundup.

February 11, 2025

Super Bowl residue. Whatever Trump touches, dies. Ask the Chiefs. Congratulations to the Eagles. One more thing. Touch to listen. 👇 Pls don’t share this...

Sunday, February 9,2025. Annette’s News Roundup.

February 9, 2025

Even the New York Times Editorial Board gets it. Now is not the time to tune out. Don’t get distracted. Don’t get overwhelmed. Don’t get paralyzed and pulled...

Saturday, February 8,2025. Annette’s News Roundup.

February 8, 2025

What is happening? What we must do. Several posts on this. 1. Autogolpe by Paul Krugman My very first post after I left the Times and brought this newsletter...