If you personally are finding it hard to find shreds of hope in the midst of the current attack on democracy, you might check out the impressive number of federal judges Joe Biden managed to get confirmed in his single term of office - at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
I've posted this old New Yorker cartoon by Jason Patterson because I think it gives a good picture of optimism in hard times. The enslaved rower knows perfectly well he's enslaved, but he's actively seeking sources of joy, and is the only rower smiling.
Love my family - and testing posting a photo on BlueSky.
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