Pro-constitutional democracy, author of On Democracy & Liberty. Working hard to be a political essayist. Margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com. 🚫 DMs pleasehttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mvftlu2ozc2oIt's time to gird your loins and tighten your belts my friends. We've got this and each other. https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/democracy-and-liberty?r=df7q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true13 Sep 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvftlu2ozc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3muuf5pqzlk2wWe are at a turning point, America. It's okay. We're ready for this! Please subscribe. https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/the-wisdom-of-losing-innocence06 Sep 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuf5pqzlk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3muhndspeq22hFrom Gen Mark Hertling (Ret) just what "support the troops" means in real life active duty lives. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/leaks-from-hegseth-orders-book-warning-risk-iran-war-hormuz-military-commanders-munitions?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMjU0NDg1NiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MjEzNjQyNTIyLCJpYXQiOjE3ODgyNzI3MDEsImV4cCI6MTc5MDg2NDcwMSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTg3MjgxIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.9oaUGjQ8Ja_YPTmc3KgYy3uV9YwR0B9oWTYWvJRgdRA01 Sep 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhndspeq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3muhjtr3wmk2hGood morning Blue Ski fliers! We're standing firm on the line to protect & defend our democracy and liberty!01 Sep 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjtr3wmk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3muhjno23ec2hThis morning Heather Cox Richardson shows us again why it is important to support independent writers as they support all unbiased journalism. The Letter also shows us how the 1st amendment is essential to "support our troops". Keep Stars and Stripes independent! https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-31-2026/comments?reaction=%E2%9D%A401 Sep 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjno23ec2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mufzayzdr223Here is a bit of strategy for @sykescharlie.bsky.social, one of my favorite writers today. If you find you are avoiding some of the hard news, don't blame yourself. Be encouraged by those of us who know how you feel. Relax the bow and then read the truth. https://charliesykes.substack.com/p/relaxing-the-bow31 Aug 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufzayzdr223https://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mucdo75xes2jThis week, we look at liberty, our first principle. https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/liberty-v-fascism30 Aug 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucdo75xes2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mtqxovkuwc22Important information on some of the executive orders coming out of the White House that will drastically change the USA. I know who is coming to rescue us. US! Ideas inside. https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/mandate-of-hierarchy-survival-of?r=df7q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true23 Aug 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqxovkuwc22https://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mthvhdznwc2hHere is what stuck in my craw this week. (Eagle's too) Who is running this government? https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/executive-orders-and-democracy-does?r=df7q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true19 Aug 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthvhdznwc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mt7d6v2dbs22Here is something a bit different for this weekend. Enjoy. Really, find the joy. https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/self-care-and-patriotism?r=df7q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true16 Aug 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7d6v2dbs22https://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3msnr4xen622c The title says it all. We are here now, friends. Please share widely. Subscribe for $5/mo and join a much-needed discussion. Or share with your friends! https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/the-setup-for-fascism-powell-reagan?r=df7q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true09 Aug 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnr4xen622chttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3ms3yaqbrjk27Surviving and thriving as we work to sustain our democracy. Now is the time. https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/on-democracy-and-liberty-with-margaret02 Aug 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms3yaqbrjk27https://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mrl6plt7tk2jWeekly essay with NEW LOWER PRICES for paid subscribers. Democracyd needs every one of you! https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com26 Jul 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl6plt7tk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mrknnfzbjc2aEisenhower, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone." Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, Europe26 Jul 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrknnfzbjc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mrklzsthx22bAll U.S. states except one in the Mountain West are seeing a decline in the number of people paying for Affordable Care Act coverage. Nationwide, five million fewer people are enrolled than last year, federal data shows. (Kinsey and Merzbach, 7/23) KFF News26 Jul 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrklzsthx22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mrklgct6ls2iMolina Healthcare shrinks its ACA business in 2027 to eke out profits from the smaller & sicker patients, after the expiration of subsidies. Molina’s ACA membership fell from 655,000 @ 4Q 2025 to 283,000 in 2Q after the insurer raised rates 30% on average to reduce its exposure to the exchanges.26 Jul 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrklgct6ls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mrde2eccwc2kBecause we all need a laugh. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MUpYKhdaD9A23 Jul 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrde2eccwc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mr6bhf3bhc2pA lot is going on these days. Please consider showing your support for all our troops and their families in a silent but visible way. This article is a remembrance of sailors, soldiers, Marines, & all guards. And deep wisdom from"the good Germans" of 1933. Let me know if you'll be wearing yellow. https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretjparkmdiv/p/gold-star-grief-and-yellow-ribbon?r=df7q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true21 Jul 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6bhf3bhc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mr3gxor5k22uThe skies are cloudy (love all love to Canada!), but don't let the liars hold one yard of the line. https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretjparkmdiv/p/moral-clarity-in-an-age-of-gaslighting?r=df7q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true20 Jul 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3gxor5k22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mqyuhif3qc2gPart 2 of how MAGA/MAHA is attacking public health. BTW, who is going to be tracking increases in the number of cases of scurvy? https://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/us-healthcare-systems-digest-july19 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyuhif3qc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mqyuebch3s2ghttps://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/us-healthcare-systems-digest-july19 Jul 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyuebch3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mqtvcfmspk2bHere is a glimpse of the swift water coming at us from the changes to our health care from the indefensible One Big Beautiful Bill, the elimination of the ACA subsidies & Medicaid work requirements. Also it includes a history of the Sherman Anti0trust Act and why monopolies are bad for health! https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretjparkmdiv/p/us-healthcare-systems-digest?r=df7q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true17 Jul 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtvcfmspk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mqhezdqijk2rWe'd all love to hear what you think. Comment here or better yet, join the conversation on Substack by subscribing. https://open.substack.com/pub/margaretjparkmdiv/p/culture-and-the-american-experiment?r=df7q0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true12 Jul 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhezdqijk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mpvx6vkxzk2n"Preserving the democratic republic requires character development. That's all of us: elders, moms, dads, students, professors and teachers who dedicate whole curriculums to democracy; professionals in medicine, intelligence, U.S. Military, science, law; to work together for the common good.05 Jul 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvx6vkxzk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mpvgwblno22fhttps://margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com/p/day-1-of-year-251-our-next-stage05 Jul 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvgwblno22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mpu2yq6qdk2jNew original Reflections on Power, Culture, and Society coming out tomorrow. To get articles dellivered to your inbox subscribe to Margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com https://Margaretjparkmdiv.substack.com04 Jul 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpu2yq6qdk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mpqto7py3c2uHave you ever worked with one of those guys who said something like, "I've got nothing against her. She knows her stuff. I just don't like female bosses." https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2026-07-02/langley-eustis-medical-commander-relieved-22152392.html03 Jul 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqto7py3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mpqswelups2qAt this point, after 250 years, I'm willing to say I like Thomas Jefferson ALMOST as much as I like Thomas Paine. #Holdtheline heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/cp/204928982 https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/cp/20492898203 Jul 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqswelups2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/megpark.bsky.social/post/3mph2i4oihc25https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-end-of-independent-agencies/comments Update on the Roberts' Court. The 6 destroyers of our republic eliminated expertise from bothering the Trump Regime in its steady march toward dictatorship.29 Jun 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:t3a6tql5ysfio2dee4wtsehu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph2i4oihc25