There’s so much to read on-line these days, in addition to whatever legitimate fact-based news sources that are available. After the election, I know I wasn’t alone in desperately needing to take a break from Cable News specifically and from reading long, even worthy, news and opinion pieces. I did, however, continue to scan headlines and, when a story caught my interest, I read it.

Yesterday, on Presidents’ Day, my mood suddenly was lifted for the first time since November 5th when I learned that public demonstrations spontaneously broke out in many American cities against the Trump Administration’s chaotic anti-democratic and corrupt governing. I took heart because perhaps now, Trump’s honeymoon might be over and the nearly 50 percent of the nation that voted Democratic, along with many of Trump’s own voters who don’t like what he’s doing, will begin to be heard.

With the goal of reading thoughtful fact-based commentary, I recommend highly 5 Substack newsletters. If you have the time and the energy to add one or two of these, you won’t regret it:

“Steady” with Dan Rather

“Civil Discourse” with Joyce Vance

“Letters from an American” with Heather Cox Richardson

“Official Newsletter” with Kareem Abdul Jabaar

“Letty Cottin Pogrebin Newsletter”