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Corruption Everywhere You Look and What We Can Do to Expose It

Hello! I really enjoyed this talk with Kait Justice [https://substack.com/profile/393882529-kait-justice]! Her experience is so similar to my own. When I first messaged her, we started chatting about our various writing projects. Writing teaches you how to manufacture narratives, and when you study enough narratives you begin to perceive the influence of hostile forces on our reality. Malicious entities are good at hiding themselves, but they leave clues behind. Kait and I shared a common memory of sitting in a classroom asking questions about all the things that contradicted only to have the teacher become angry—yup, that pretty much sums up the modern world! Kait has been working on some truly astonishing articles. Everything I’ve read of hers contains so much information that you have to read it two or three times to absorb it all. Believe me, when you do, you become empowered. I hope you enjoy this talk as much as I did. You can follow Kait here: Thank you Cat: Poli-Psych [https://substack.com/profile/94117599-cat-poli-psych], Mary Cumens [https://substack.com/profile/427188505-mary-cumens], LeftieProf [https://substack.com/profile/116079548-leftieprof], Gina Stefanowicz [https://substack.com/profile/655712-gina-stefanowicz], Rose [https://substack.com/profile/77809180-rose], and many others for tuning into my live video with Kait Justice [https://substack.com/profile/393882529-kait-justice]! Join me for my next live video in the app. You all make this newsletter happen! Thanks for your sponsorship! I have payment tiers starting at as little as twenty dollars a year [https://walterrhein.substack.com/bf8564a4]. Upgrade at 30% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/b66e5c2e] Upgrade at 40% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/01f1b0e8] Upgrade at 50% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/0d3e6643] Upgrade at 60% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/6a8f4788] I’m so happy you’re here, and I’m looking forward to sharing more thoughts with you tomorrow. My CoSchedule referral link Here’s my referral link [http://coschedule.com/i/walter-rhein] to my preferred headline analyzer tool. If you sign up through this [http://coschedule.com/i/walter-rhein], it’s another way to support this newsletter (thank you). I'd Rather Be Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to I'd Rather Be Writing at walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe [https://walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Strategies to Achieve a More Humanitarian Future

Hello Everyone! It’s always my great pleasure to talk with Stephanie G Wilson, PhD [https://substack.com/profile/2800378-stephanie-g-wilson-phd], Robert Danna [https://substack.com/profile/198756983-robert-danna], and Laci Loew [https://substack.com/profile/164739658-laci-loew]. In this conversation, we tried to come up with a strategy for 2040 to match the corrupt industriousness of the right. However, even though that was our objective, I kept pulling the conversation back to the present (shame on me). Still, I feel that we covered a lot of ground and I felt hopeful after having this talk. I hope you will too! You can find out more about Bob’s plan on his page here: Thank you Beth Cruz [https://substack.com/profile/178744313-beth-cruz], Soso's World [https://substack.com/profile/309303179-sosos-world], Chris Resists [https://substack.com/profile/315050911-chris-resists], Bre Phillips [https://substack.com/profile/279700893-bre-phillips], Stuart Cohen [https://substack.com/profile/351205065-stuart-cohen], and many others for tuning into my live video with Stephanie G Wilson, PhD [https://substack.com/profile/2800378-stephanie-g-wilson-phd] and Robert Danna [https://substack.com/profile/198756983-robert-danna]! Join me for my next live video in the app. Thanks for your support: 30% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/b66e5c2e] 💙 40% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/01f1b0e8] 💙 50% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/0d3e6643] 💙 60% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/6a8f4788] I'd Rather Be Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to I'd Rather Be Writing at walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe [https://walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

I Found My Limit Last Week

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Meet Congressional Candidate Joseph Perez-Caputo

Every single one of the candidates I’ve talked to has been fantastic. I love primary challengers because the American public deserves to have a choice when it comes to elections. That means elections at every level. The people always deserve to know who is running, what they stand for, and what they stand to gain with an alternative. The simple fact is that politics as usual in the United States isn’t working. We need a new generation of leadership. We need people who are ready to talk to regular human beings and hear their concerns. I really enjoyed talking with SugarRhi~ [https://substack.com/profile/360031069-sugarrhi] and Joseph Perez-Caputo [https://substack.com/profile/326662357-joseph-perez-caputo]! He’s an engaging man, and his story about his motivation for obtaining universal healthcare is extremely relatable. Let’s do the hard work of getting him on the ballot so that our voice gets some representation on the debate stage. The fight is today everyone! Find him here: * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/theballadofjpc] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/theballadofjpc.bsky.social] Thank you Cat: Poli-Psych [https://substack.com/profile/94117599-cat-poli-psych], Mandy Ohman [https://substack.com/profile/183065704-mandy-ohman], Donna Dupont [https://substack.com/profile/61210574-donna-dupont], Lynn [https://substack.com/profile/444604104-lynn], Kim Meldahl [https://substack.com/profile/112040339-kim-meldahl], and many others for tuning into my live video with Joseph Perez-Caputo [https://substack.com/profile/326662357-joseph-perez-caputo] and SugarRhi~ [https://substack.com/profile/360031069-sugarrhi]! Join me for my next live video in the app. Thanks for your support: 30% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/b66e5c2e] 💙 40% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/01f1b0e8] 💙 50% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/0d3e6643] 💙 60% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/6a8f4788] I'd Rather Be Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to I'd Rather Be Writing at walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe [https://walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Meet Courage Candidate Alex Rikleen Who is Running For Senate in MA

Today Anthony Christian [https://substack.com/profile/107793067-anthony-christian] joined me for this talk with Alex Rikleen [https://substack.com/profile/355767117-alex-rikleen]. Alex is running for the Senate in Massachusetts. The thing I always want to emphasize with these talks is that primaries are healthy because they activate the voting base and they allow candidates to listen to diverse perspectives. Frankly, we’ve had enough of the undemocratic process that results in anointed DNC candidates who go on to lose. Primaries also allow name recognition, and we absolutely need more representatives like Alex at various levels of government. You can learn more about Alex here [https://www.alexrikleen.us/]. It’s not particularly easy to get on the ballot in Massachusetts, so please check out Alex’s web page and do what you can to help. This is particularly important if you or somebody you know lives in Massachusetts. Friends, the situation in the United States is dire. We can’t wait for the midterms, we can’t even wait for the primaries. Getting involved in campaigns like what Alex is running is something we can do today. You’ll feel better. You’ll be heard. You’ll reconnect with the power our system has made us forget we possess. It’s a great feeling. You can follow Alex on substack here: Thank you LeftieProf [https://substack.com/profile/116079548-leftieprof], Under the Golden Boot [https://substack.com/profile/173216193-under-the-golden-boot], Rachel-We are Renee and Keith [https://substack.com/profile/305439072-rachel-we-are-renee-and-keith], Kevin [https://substack.com/profile/327104204-kevin], E West [https://substack.com/profile/287069104-e-west], and many others for tuning into my live video with Anthony Christian [https://substack.com/profile/107793067-anthony-christian] and Alex Rikleen [https://substack.com/profile/355767117-alex-rikleen]! Join me for my next live video in the app. Thanks for your support: 30% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/b66e5c2e] 💙 40% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/01f1b0e8] 💙 50% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/0d3e6643] 💙 60% off [https://walterrhein.substack.com/6a8f4788] I'd Rather Be Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to I'd Rather Be Writing at walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe [https://walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]