The Villages Democratic Club

Villagers 4 Democracy to join in protest

on May Day National Day of Action May 1

Don't stop there...Continue the Good Work!

Also help our community, during the May Day event. TVDC along with Villagers 4 Democracy will be collecting:

non perishable food
sheets (bedding)
towels
laundry detergent
Swiffer pads (dry or wet)

Donations benefit Forwards Path a non-profit that assists unhoused youth (after they age out of foster care) in independence, housing, job skills, and education.

There will be an ORANGE pickup truck parked close to the circle in the "old" Winn Dixie super market parking lot. Donations can go right into the truck.

Thank you in advance for your GENEROSITY!

Let's talk about Civic Uprising

What does that mean? How do we get there?

by Dan Froomkin, Heads Up News

Mainstream media coverage of the widespread anti-Trump protests on April 19 was much more extensive than it was after the April 5 protests -- despite smaller crowds.

Watch MSBNC’s Rachel Maddow wrap up the coverage and the protests on her show Monday night – it’s must-see TV. Read the coverage from the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Associated Press, and CNN.

To me, the increased media attention signifies a growing recognition that we are in a period of civic unrest – that the public rejection of the Trump/Musk agenda is going to be a big part of the American story in the coming months.

It certainly didn’t hurt when conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks – David Brooks!! – wrote a jawdropping piece on Thursday calling for mass resistance: Read more....

Barbie for Congress website

May 10

Member's Monthly Meeting

Colony Cottage

510 Colony Blvd.

Doors open at 9 a.m.; come early - socialize and check out whats happening in The Villages for Democrats.

The meeting begins at 10.

dwcthevillages@gmail.com

Welcome to the Club.

Meet TVDC president and other newbies on Sunday, May 4

Come to our monthly orientation, Sunday at

Colony Cottage Recreation Center

510 Colony Blvd.

starting at 2 p.m.

RSVP to Club President Bill Knudson:bill.knudson@yahoo.com

Hands Off : The Villages

Saturday April 19, 2025

April 19 was another national day of protest.

Voices against what Trump's administration is doing to our country.

Locals display their signs in this 'Hands Off' event.

Hands Off - The Villages slideshow

Hands Off - The Villages Video

The Trump administration's immigration lies present a defining test

By Michael Steele - for MSNBC

A popular mantra of President Donald Trump’s critics is "This is not normal."

But "normal" is only determined by what a society is willing to accept. Case in point: The administration's treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia - the Maryland man the administration admits it mistakenly departed to a brutal El Salvadorian prison but claims it now can't return — is an attempt to normalize the extrajudicial deportation of undocumented immigrants like Abrego Garcia and perhaps even U.S. citizens. Read more.

Matt Davies - The Washington Post

The U.S. rounded up my parents during World War II. Trump is reviving that cruelty

By Rep. Mark Takano, representative for California's 39th congressional district

People like my family - people who have not been charged with any crime - are again being rounded up without due process. Read more.

The Villages Democratic Club held its April meeting

at the Colony Rec Center.

Florida House member Anna Eskamani from Orlando came in on Zoom with an update on the awful legislation Republicans are pushing in the Legislature's current session.

Club Treasurer Ash Marwah presented on the economy's sad

performance since Trump took office again.

Democratic Women's Club of The Villages President Sue Dubman

presented details on worrisome bills we should be fighting.

Slide Show of the Meeting

Video of the Meeting

CHANCES TO DO SOMETHING THIS WEEK AND BEYOND

We're rounding up petitions for Barbie

and a Medicaid ballot measure

Barbie for Congress website

All of Sumter County is in Congressional District 11 and we are collecting

Barbie Harden Hall petitions to get her on the ballot again for 2026.

We also are actively collecting petitions for a Florida Constitutional Amendment to expand Medicaid.

You can find information and request a petition form at

https://floridadecideshealthcare.org/

Turn completed forms in the Sumter Democratic HQ on Wednesday afternoons or Saturday mornings.

You also can pick up the forms at the headquarters.

EDITOR'S NOTE: It's been a horrific month of MAGA madness.

We must find ways to fight back, for ourselves and the future of our nation.

Oppose, oppose, oppose. And do it loudly.

Don't despair and don't appease

Source: Paul Krugman, New York University professor of economics

Read

What you can do -- a list of lists

Subscribe to Heads Up News. It's free.

Oops, you've got to do it again!

Thanks to Florida Republicans trying everything they can to suppress our votes,

we all must reapply for Vote By Mail ballots.

Meanwhile ...

What will it take? How many of us, regardless of party, still care about truth and democracy?

Source: Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse

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Scores of legal actions have been filed to block and challenge President Trump, Elon Musk, and others in the administration. Here's a one-stop nonprofit site, Just Security, where you can keep track.

Trump litigation tracker

Food pantry donations are always welcome

The Club and its generous members support multiple local food pantries. The preferred donations include food in cans, boxes, and jars, toiletries, and laundry and cleaning supplies.

View Club President Bill Knudson's analysis of economic data and policies

Economics in Perspective

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We are happy to share details of your upcoming events of interest to Villages Democrats,

Please include the date, time, location, links, and organizer's contact information. A flier or other images can be provided; a .jpeg or .png file is preferred.

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To be considered for the Club's website, Facebook Group, our monthly membership meeting slideshow, and The Neighborhood Buzz.

The Buzz is published Sunday night, so please send items by 2 p.m. that day. Earlier is always better.

Thanks.