# letter american (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover letter american. Page: Feed: --- ## [mindful resistance…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/22/mindful-resistance/) _2026-08-22 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 so much movement, so much noise. when the goals by those in power are distraction & despair, to numb with overconsumption & to overload with oppressive news, it can be an act of resistance to simply stop – to sit, to come back home to ourselves & breathe, to allow space for clarity, calm, … Continue reading mindful resistance… ## [My Favorite Things to See (and Buy) on a Teacher’s Wishlist](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/my-favorite-things-to-see-and-buy) _2026-08-20 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ bc it’s the most productive way to harness my Shopping Addiction. ## [HCR’s Letters From An American…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/18/hcrs-letters-from-an-american/) _2026-08-18 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ please take the 14 mins to listen to HCR re: immigration policy especially. i’ve seen much of this in separate news stories – there’s too much all the time to share – so HCR’s updates where she gathers various news pieces around a topic w/ historical commentary is invaluable during this immensely challenging time of … Continue reading HCR’s Letters From An American… ## [it takes an open heart…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/17/it-takes-an-open-heart/) _2026-08-18 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 sitting looking out my window, breeze dancing through weeds with swirls of dust lifted & circling, wind billowed clouds sweeping across a vivid blue sky. i know there is so much heaviness in the world, so much harm & destruction, & suffering for so many from voices & hands that would pull us into … Continue reading it takes an open heart… ## [Washing blueberries and pondering the collapse of the Roman Empire](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/washing-blueberries-and-pondering) _2026-08-17 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ ... as one does. ## [Three lessons I learned at the Democracy Summit today](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/three-lessons-i-learned-at-the-democracy) _2026-08-15 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ The kids are all right (well, in this case, they're mostly left.) ## [our practice is needed…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/15/our-practice-is-needed/) _2026-08-15 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 our open hearts, our awareness & steady minds, & our practice of wisdom & compassion are needed in this time. ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #path #practice #meditation #JinpaLhaga #JMWart ## [all is interdependent…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/13/all-is-interdependent/) _2026-08-13 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 the myth of going it alone, of rising to the top on one’s own merit without the generosity of others, the generosity of life itself & the presence of love, is just that: a myth. may we – especially in this time of the first trillionaire, of billionaires, of governments & whole families … Continue reading all is interdependent… ## [If the Jamestown settlers had access to TikTok, they, also, would’ve been STRESSED. OUT.](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/if-the-jamestown-settlers-had-access) _2026-08-12 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ Everything, everywhere, all at once. ## [cruelty is lazy, love is work…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/10/cruelty-is-lazy-love-is-work/) _2026-08-10 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 when a person or a group of people chooses cruelty & violence as their first & even only option to resolve an “evil” they have named & defined, it tells us a few things about that person or group. first, it tells us that they are living in fear, & perhaps, are deeply wounded. … Continue reading cruelty is lazy, love is work… ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/C9WoFeLWN462) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [The five questions I ask each student on Day 1](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/the-five-questions-i-ask-each-student) _2026-08-10 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ Be prepared: it gets fairly existential. ## [i won’t stop loving…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/08/i-wont-stop-loving-2/) _2026-08-08 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 from song “Hardliners” on album “Into the Dark Unknown” whatever the situation, wherever we find ourselves to be, no matter the challenge of the moment, we have the ability, responsibility, & privilege, to keep loving, to keep choosing love over & over again. we can take refuge in this choosing of love. we can … Continue reading i won’t stop loving… ## [loving the light…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/05/loving-the-light/) _2026-08-06 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars. ~ Og Mandino sun, moon, stars. wherever we find light, may it strengthen & buoy our resolve to be love in this world. ~j ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #love #light #OgMandino … Continue reading loving the light… ## [path…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/04/path/) _2026-08-04 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 path. ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #love #courage #path #JinpaLhaga #JMWart ## [the long arc…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/03/the-long-arc-2/) _2026-08-04 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 love is being in it for the long arc. ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #bodhisattvas #TheLongArc #NormanFischer #JinpaLhaga #JMWart ## [reflect your light…](https://themettagarden.com/2026/08/03/reflect-your-light/) _2026-08-04 · jaysen · The Metta Garden_ 🌀 “Compassion is not having any hesitation to reflect your light on things.” ~ Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche shine on, dear friends. the world needs your light, your kindness, your compassion, & loving heart. ~j ⭕️♥️🙏🏼 #light #compassion #ChogyamTrungpa #JinpaLhaga #JMWart ## [250 years of... what?](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/250-years-of-what) _2026-07-03 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ What am I celebrating this Fourth of July? ## [Donald Trump is a Lazy Andrew Jackson](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/donald-trump-is-a-lazy-andrew-jackson) _2026-05-28 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ It's like he had someone summarize Jackson's biography for him and went, "Sure. Let's do the dumbest parts of that." ## [Contextualizing Iran's open Letter to the American People](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/contextualizing-irans-open-letter) _2026-04-02 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ Yesterday, Iran’s President published an Open Letter to the American People in an attempt to cut through the noise, misinformation and layers of censorship to share his side of this ongoing war. ## [Cesar Chavez, Christopher Columbus and Historical Memory](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/cesar-chavez-christopher-columbus) _2026-03-24 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ Who do we honor? And why do we honor them? And why is it ALWAYS a man? ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rDL0diPAlhod) _2026-03-24 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## ["Is it safe to travel there?"](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/is-it-safe-to-travel-there) _2026-03-02 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ Welp. Not a great time to have trips lined up to Egypt, Dubai, and Jordan over the next three months... ## [A rant about THAT men's hockey video](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/a-rant-about-that-mens-hockey-video) _2026-02-26 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ From someone who grew up wanting to be Julie "The Cat" Gaffney from Mighty Ducks and is a current fan of the hockey romance genre. ## [Stephen Colbert, Dolores Umbridge, and why I support James Talarico](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/stephen-colbert-dolores-umbridge) _2026-02-18 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ Let it be known: I have been in love with Stephen Colbert for over a decade. ## [The 1990s: The Decade About Nothing](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/the-1990s-the-decade-about-nothing) _2026-02-13 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ It's like a case study in what U.S. leaders decide to do when they have no enemies, a booming economy and too much time on their hands... ## [White Supremacy is so boring.](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/white-supremacy-is-so-boring) _2026-02-11 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ It's many other much worse adjectives, too, of course. ## [White privilege and blue Nikes (with velcro)](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/white-privilege-and-blue-nikes-with) _2026-02-02 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ I went to a Stop ICE rally in Austin this weekend and brought my whole family along (husband, son, mom, mother-in-law, the whole crew.) As an event “content creator” we got to be in the very front row as we listened to local, state, and national Texan leaders speak. ## [Get your community ready](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/get-your-community-ready) _2026-01-29 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ What I've learned from a one week deep dive into rapid response and mutual aid organizing ## [The Viola Liuzzo Paradox](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/the-viola-liuzzo-paradox) _2026-01-26 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ Why would a white mother from Detroit put herself in harm’s way for Black people in Selma, Alabama? ## ["Saving America by Saving the Family"](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/saving-america-by-saving-the-family) _2026-01-22 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ Excerpts and commentary from the Heritage Foundation report that every American should read. ## [Community Defense vs. Street Gangs](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/community-defense-vs-street-gangs) _2026-01-21 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ Where's the line between a grassroots organization and a dangerous group? ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ELuGwJaz4jT7) _2026-01-21 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [10 MLK Quotes that Relate to Our Struggle Today](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/10-mlk-quotes-that-relate-to-our) _2026-01-19 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ And not the same ones you see shared on Instagram every January... ## [A Historian's Existential Crisis](https://antisocialstudies.substack.com/p/a-historians-existential-crisis) _2026-01-17 · Emily Glankler · Anti-Social Studies_ If history is "doomed to repeat" then why am I still trying to stop it?