Southern Progressives

The Athens-Isahaya Sister City Committee and the Asian Culture Center of Tennessee are inviting the public to experience a traditional Japanese art form at a free Furoshiki class on May 30. The event will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, located at 522 West Madison Avenue in Athens. Open to all ages, the hands-on workshop will teach participants the Japanese art of Furoshiki—cloth wrapping used to beautifully and sustainably package gifts and other items. Organizers describe the class as a fun and easy introduction to an eco-friendly tradition that combines creativity with cultural appreciation. While the event is free, registration is required to attend. For more information or to register, contact the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum or visit the AthensIsahaya Sister City Committee’s social media page.

My Take:

People have talked about other countries that have been through the same issues that we are going through now, where the leaders have taken over the political parties, stopped the judges, and controlled the media and how they were stunned for awhile, then eventually regrouped and fought to take their country back.

We seem to be in the phase of waking up from being stunned by all the attacks from the Trump regime and now we are fighting back. The courts are holding Trump accountable to the Constitution, and the media is making us all aware when he tries to flout the Constitution.

His poll numbers are going down because people that have not paid attention in the past are being affected by the tariffs. Soon there will be empty shelves at the stores and pictures of those empty shelves in the media, it is hard to say there is no problem with empty shelves saying there is.

Reality is setting in on Trump and no matter how many Alcatraz diversions he tries to throw up in our face, he can’t hide the incompetence of his actions and those of them that work for him. The next two weeks should be interesting…