Northfield Indivisible

April 20, 2026

Tonight is our monthly, in-person meeting at the Cannon Valley Friends Meeting house, here in Northfield.

I neglected to post last week, but I’m trying to start off this week a little better!

So here’s a post of what I plan on saying in my allocated 5 minutes tonight.

So if you plan on being there, 6:30-8 pm tonight, 4/20, you’re likely to hear me say this in person! 🙂

Good evening everyone.

Welcome.  Tonight we’ve got a few things to cover, so I want to keep it moving. 

We’ve got Kaela Berg here to talk with us about her views and positions on things as she runs for Angie Craig’s seat in Congress.

We did No Kings 3 almost a month ago, now, and we’ve got May Day coming up, Friday, May 1^st, 3-4 at Bridge Square, so we’ll cover some of the details on those shortly.

And we’re (finally) going to break into groups to discuss how (or if) we move forward as Northfield Indivisible.

But I’ve got 5 minutes to speak my piece here at the top, so I’ll share some thoughts with that opportunity.

We are living under a Mad King. A mad king who’s been put in place by a concerted effort by a political party whose plan has always been to take away our democracy, do away with our government and its duty to represent the people.  To put in place a new feudal system.  One that would place the president as the unaccountable king, and the oligarchs and corporate CEOs as the nobles and gentry class, with the rest of us merely fodder for their profits.

This concerted effort has stacked the courts, demolished our education and healthcare systems, sold off our natural resources and treasures, destroyed our environmental protections and social safety net.  It has sent masked, unidentified, heavily-armed gangs of thugs into the streets of American cities and towns to harass, detain, and kill US citizens – all without accountability.

It has enabled the greatest transfer of wealth from the bottom 90% of our country to the top <1%. And in what is likely the greatest scale of corruption this country has ever seen, the president and his family have enriched themselves by over $4 BILLION dollars in bribes and sweetheart deals directly related to his election.

(and suing us, the taxpayers, for $10B because the IRS accidently released some information about his tax returns.)

He now says that we need to give his Dept. of “War” $1.5 TRILLION, plus another $200 BILLION to fund his illegal war of choice, (at a cost of nearly $2B per day), while cutting all social programs and aid, because “we can’t afford it”.  

(In September 2025 alone, Pete “Kegsbreath” spent approximately $22 million for high-end food items used for military dining facilities and morale-boosting “deployment meals” including: 

• Ribeye Steaks: $15.1 million
• Lobster Tails: $6.9 million
• Alaskan King Crab: $2.0 million
• Miscellaneous: $139,224 on donuts and $124,000 on ice cream machines.)

We are fighting against an enormous machine that has been working for the last 40 years (at least) to rig our system and our economy so that we can’t fight back.

The cruelty, the chaos, the corruption, the incessant lies and threats, the secret deals and corporate control of our access to information – our move towards “Idiocracy” has been planned, implemented and structured around us to prevent our ability to control our own lives. 

It can feel overwhelming. And it is intentional.

We are all just trying to get by. To manage our lives and families, our work and our home in the midst of this seemingly unending storm.

Our politicians have failed us.

Our courts (especially SCOTUS) have failed us.

“Business” and Corporate America have failed us.

Academia have failed us.

We, the people are the last line of defense.

It is exhausting, and relentless, and it often feels, as one person put it: “It’s like wetting yourself in dark pants.  You get a nice warm feeling, but no one really notices.”

But it does matter.

It does have an impact.

Contacting your representatives, local, state and national, matters.

Boycotts matter.

Mutual Aid matters.

Showing up matters.

Getting involved matters.

It makes a difference.

We have shown that here in MN.

And Hungary showed that to the world last weekend.

One of the key things we’re asking you all tonight is to be involved, to stay involved, to lead where you can, and support where you’re able.

So this is your opportunity tonight, to step up and give us not only your ideas for what we could do to, but for how we can do it, and with whom.

We know the king is faltering now, and it will get worse before it gets better.  But now is our time to push even harder and not relent.  We must keep pushing back until they are gone. Hungary has shown us how.  Minnesota knows how, too!

Thank you!

Steve

April 2, 2026

Happy post-April Fools Day!

I think the biggest (lie) joke of the day, and the most infuriating, yesterday was the “address” given by 47 last night. Once again, the wanna-be king, the oligarch-in-charge, the baby-Cheeto-TACO-dictator has proven that he (and MAGA) is the greatest threat to our country, (and our planet).

We must not back down.

Anyway, enough of that.

Again, I want to thank EVERYONE who came out to No Kings 3!

My special THANKS to those who came, and brought percussion, to the initial Northfield Drum Circle!

I do want to do that again! Looking ahead to May Day! (and let me know if you want to get something going before that!!!)

A friend of mine said it sometimes feels like this work is like the old joke:

“…sort of like peeing yourself while wearing dark pants. You get a warm feeling, but no one really notices.”

While that may be true on the immediate level, on the national (and even global) level, it matters.

A lot.

Time and again, I see the regime flinch when we gather in strength against their cruelty, their chaos, and their corruption.

WE, the people, have the power.

WE, the people, have done more to slow down, and even stop, the regimes attempts to crush us than the courts, academia, corporations, and our legislators.

So people do take notice.

Because there’s a lot of us.

And it does matter every time we stand up and shout our opposition.

It is the constancy of every voice being raised, until it is impossible to ignore.

It is the solid mass of us standing firm in the face of state-sponsred terrorism, of the looting of our national treasury, of the destruction of our rights and the lives of so many.

It cannot be ignored.

This is how we fight back. Every opportunity we can seize. Every day we can keep punching away at their lies.

We will keep showing up until they are defeated, and we, the people, retake our government, and the inalienable rights this country was founded on.

Please check out the resources for “What’s Next” after No Kings 3 here:

Indivisible update for 3/30/2026 -“What’s Next After No Kings 3”

Mass Call recording: “What’s Next After No Kings 3”

https://www.nokings.org/whats-next

The No Kings 3 What’s Next Toolkit

Peace out!

Keep fighting!

Steve

March 31, 2026

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. No excuses, just life and, as they say, (gestures around everywhere), all this.

As it says on the home page, I promise to be more consistent moving forward!

First off, today (March 31) is Trans Day of Visibility, and it’s an opportunity to celebrate the trans community in its many expressions, fierce persistence, and joyful authenticity, and learn from the lessons that persistence has brought.

It’s also the week following the largest peaceful protest in American history – No Kings 3!!!

Please, have a look at Ezra Klein’s (Nat’l Indivisible) weekly update HERE.

Our own Northfield No Kings 3 rally was a huge success on Saturday! Despite the cold wind, (and spring break), we estimate somewhere around 2,500 attendees in Ames Park. We had great speakers, great music thanks to the Justice Choir and Singing Resistance Northfield!

I wanted to give a HUGE shout-out to everyone who joined the Northfield Drum Circle at the beginning!

You guys were GREAT!!!!

Even though it was the first time we tried it, (and, tbh, I was a tad distracted by the logistics of the rest of the event), we joined together in rhythm to start things off right!

I would love to do it again!! Our next big opportunity is May Day, but maybe we can work something out between now and then, too!

Email me at nfld.indivisible@gmail.com if you’d like to help put something together!

So many things were said at NK3. And so much yet to be said.

As the Trump-MAGA regime continues to spend almost $2 billion per day on a war of choice, pushing for even more funding for ICE barberism, cutting our social safety net, ruining our economy, draining our treasury into the pockets of the oligarchs, and generally demolishing America’s standing in the world, we must continue to push back.

Now is the time for us to keep the pressure on.

Now is the time for us to call and write to our representatives.

Now is the time for us take to the streets and shout our opposition.

Now is the time to tell corporations and the oligarchs that we will not give them a penny more.

Do not back down. We, the people, are the last line of defense for our democracy, and the idea and principles our country was founded on.

Take action. Any action. As many actions as you can, no matter how small they might seem.

Show up for things — Presence is Action.

Help each other out — We all do better when we all do better.

Get involved — Think globally, act locally. Believe it or not, being involved with local gov’t can have an impact on State and Federal governance.

I know just living through this time is exhausting, and traumatic, among other things.

It’s okay to take some time to disengage and reset yourself.

But don’t give up. Don’t stop fighting back everywhere you can, in whatever way you can.

It makes a difference, and every drop adds to the tidal wave.

Find your lane and help the cause, ’cause our freedom and our lives depend on it.

Peace out! And thank you all for everything you’re doing! It matters!

Steve