Good Luck Today Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have fun, do good, celebrate this great nation today!
Morning all. Keeping it light today for I know many of you are already out and on your way to a No Kings event. Thank you all for taking it to the streets today. Stay safe, bring your flag and have fun!
We’ve set up an email address for you to send links to social media of your events that we can pull from and share here on Hopium in the coming days - community@Hopiumchronicles.com. Please don’t send attachments - just links to places where we can grab the photos and share them here. Paid subscribers should self-report their experiences today in our chat, below.
As I go to press this morning we’ve gotten word that a state senator and state representative in Minnesota - Democrats - were shot in their homes overnight. Sending prayers to them and their families this morning.
Updating since the original post this am……State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband have died in what Governor Walz calls an assassination……
Weekend Hopium - Some recommended and timely Hopium fare for your weekend reading, listening and viewing pleasure:
Trump’s Escalating Migrant Terror Campaign Is Unpopular, Out Of Control, Inhumane and Doing Enormous Harm To The Country (Post, analysis)
Standing Up For Science - My Interview With Colette Delawalla (Video)
Trump Is Weak, Not Strong - My weekly video and post on American politics
Remember you can find all of my interviews/podcasts on the Hopium site under Podcast and on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Hopium is also now posting on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, and you can always me on Bluesky where I post frequently throughout the day.



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Have fun, do good today everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Simon
Great work everyone!
Went to a local rally here at the US consulate in Melbourne, Australia on our Saturday. Despite it being last minute, over 30 individuals came and supported a better America