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Posts by Jayne Converse

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A Clash Between Power and Principle For several weeks, tension between the United States government and the Vatican has been building.

What They Erased, We Remember:  For several weeks, tension between the United States government and the Vatican has been building.  - STAY LOUD!

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Escalation Without Strategy On Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, the president of the United States posted a message on Truth Social threatening Iran and warning that the United States could begin destroying the country’s power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz remained closed.

What They Erased, We Remember:  On Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, the president of the United States posted a message on Truth Social threatening Iran and warning that the United States could begin destroying...  - STAY LOUD!

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Why Aren’t We Talking About Cuba? Right now, just 90 miles from Florida, an entire country is experiencing rolling blackouts, food shortages, and a collapsing electrical grid.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Right now, just 90 miles from Florida, an entire country is experiencing rolling blackouts, food shortages, and a collapsing electrical grid.  - STAY LOUD!

3 weeks ago 8 2 0 0
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The Powell Memo. Where are we now? In this series, I explored how the Powell Memo laid out a blueprint for institutional capture, targeting education, labor, the courts, the media, and the political system itself.

What They Erased, We Remember:  In this series, I explored how the Powell Memo laid out a blueprint for institutional capture, targeting education, labor, the courts, the media, and the political system itself.  - STAY LOUD!

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What We’re Building & What We’re Choosing Not to See The United States government is spending $45 billion to build a massive detention system.

What They Erased, We Remember:  The United States government is spending $45 billion to build a massive detention system.  - STAY LOUD!

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How the United States and Iran Became Enemies Most Americans know that the United States and Iran are adversaries today.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Most Americans know that the United States and Iran are adversaries today.  - STAY LOUD!

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The US has Built Camps Before The United States government is spending $45 billion to build a massive detention system.

What They Erased, We Remember:  The United States government is spending $45 billion to build a massive detention system.  - STAY LOUD!

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The Real State of the Union The State of the Union address occupies a strange place in American political life.

What They Erased, We Remember:  The State of the Union address occupies a strange place in American political life.  - STAY LOUD!

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Blind Justice and the Epstein Test Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender who trafficked and abused minors.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Jeffrey Epstein was a convicted sex offender who trafficked and abused minors.  - STAY LOUD!

1 month ago 7 0 0 0
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When Political Parties Fail to Meet the Moment: What History Shows About Leadership in Times of Crisis Americans often assume that democratic stability is automatic.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Americans often assume that democratic stability is automatic.  - STAY LOUD!

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This Is How Elections Are Undermined In early February 2026, Donald Trump publicly called for Republicans to “nationalize the voting” in at least fifteen states.

What They Erased, We Remember:  In early February 2026, Donald Trump publicly called for Republicans to “nationalize the voting” in at least fifteen states.  - STAY LOUD!

2 months ago 12 3 0 0
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Puerto Rico and the United States: Citizenship Without Representation I want to begin with a simple, factual statement.

What They Erased, We Remember:  I want to begin with a simple, factual statement.  - STAY LOUD!

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The SAVE Act and Women’s Access to the Ballot In April 2025, the U.S.

What They Erased, We Remember:  In April 2025, the U.S.  - STAY LOUD!

2 months ago 7 4 0 0
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How Citizens United Rewired American Democracy The United States did not become a system where enormous wealth dominates elections overnight.

What They Erased, We Remember:  The United States did not become a system where enormous wealth dominates elections overnight.  - STAY LOUD!

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When Women Gain Independence, Power Pushes Back Periods of expanded freedom for women have rarely gone unanswered.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Periods of expanded freedom for women have rarely gone unanswered.  - STAY LOUD!

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Words Are Never Just Words The most dangerous moments in history do not usually announce themselves with violence.

What They Erased, We Remember:  The most dangerous moments in history do not usually announce themselves with violence.  - STAY LOUD!

2 months ago 17 5 0 0
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The Consequences of Doing Nothing Fear is real.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Fear is real.  - STAY LOUD!

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Why We Show Up. I’ve been thinking a lot about how moments like this are remembered.

What They Erased, We Remember:  I’ve been thinking a lot about how moments like this are remembered.  - STAY LOUD!

3 months ago 13 2 0 0
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Language Is Never Neutral When the State Speaks in Threats: Why Language Is Never Neutral

What They Erased, We Remember:  When the State Speaks in Threats: Why Language Is Never Neutral  - STAY LOUD!

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Minority Power in Congress: Why Inaction Is a Choice, Not a Constraint One of the most persistent myths in American politics is that minority parties in Congress are powerless.

What They Erased, We Remember:  One of the most persistent myths in American politics is that minority parties in Congress are powerless.  - STAY LOUD!

3 months ago 7 1 0 0
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Venezuela, Power, and American Intervention When the United States intervenes abroad, Americans are often encouraged to focus on the character of the leader being removed.

What They Erased, We Remember:  When the United States intervenes abroad, Americans are often encouraged to focus on the character of the leader being removed.  - STAY LOUD!

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Unlearning the Myth of Universal Rights There’s a comforting belief baked into the American story: even when the country fell short of its ideals, the law itself was still meant to protect people’s rights.

What They Erased, We Remember:  There’s a comforting belief baked into the American story: even when the country fell short of its ideals, the law itself was still meant to protect people’s rights.  - STAY LOUD!

3 months ago 7 1 0 0
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America Wasn’t Born a Democracy. That’s the Myth We Have to Unlearn. We are taught a simple origin story about the United States.

What They Erased, We Remember:  We are taught a simple origin story about the United States.  - STAY LOUD!

3 months ago 4 1 0 0
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Light in the Dark: The Long Winter Before Christmas Modern Christmas often feels timeless, as though it has always existed in its current form.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Modern Christmas often feels timeless, as though it has always existed in its current form.  - STAY LOUD!

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Silence Feels Like Complicity This Christmas I almost didn’t write this.

What They Erased, We Remember:  I almost didn’t write this.  - STAY LOUD!

3 months ago 5 3 0 0
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392 Mass Shootings Later, America Still Refuses to Change Note: This video was recorded before authorities publicly identified the suspect in the Brown University shooting.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Note: This video was recorded before authorities publicly identified the suspect in the Brown University shooting.  - STAY LOUD!

3 months ago 11 5 0 0
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From McCarthyism to Algorithms For years, Americans have been told that expanded surveillance and border scrutiny are about safety.

What They Erased, We Remember:  For years, Americans have been told that expanded surveillance and border scrutiny are about safety.  - STAY LOUD!

3 months ago 7 5 1 0
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Stopped at the Finish Line I keep thinking about what it means to reach the end of a long process believing you are finally done, only to be told that the rules have changed at the very last moment.

What They Erased, We Remember:  I keep thinking about what it means to reach the end of a long process believing you are finally done, only to be told that the rules have changed at the very last moment.  - STAY LOUD!

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The Supreme Court Is Deciding Who Gets to Be an American Most people have no idea that the Supreme Court is about to rule on a case that could change what it means to be an American.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Most people have no idea that the Supreme Court is about to rule on a case that could change what it means to be an American.  - STAY LOUD!

3 months ago 13 8 0 1
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Five Articles of Impeachment Today I present Articles of Impeachment against the President of the United States.

What They Erased, We Remember:  Today I present Articles of Impeachment against the President of the United States.  - STAY LOUD!

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