Author: closterpatriots

I MAY SEEM LIKE A RAGING FIRE, BUT I’M A FRAGILE FLOWER! Hi All!   I feel so disappointed when all my efforts to get you out to protest fail. What will the failure of democracy mean to you? Project 2025 is already more than 50% accomplished. Saving democracy requires a sustained presence of visible resisters….

THE ELECTION HAS BEGUN! MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE MAILED BY BERGEN COUNTY, STARTING 9/15/26. ON 9/17/2026, DROPBOXES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RETURN MAIL-IN BALLOTS.  Hi All!  Mail-in Voters, the county will begin mailing Mail-in Ballots on 9/15/2026. You may expect to receive your ballot in 7 business days from the date your ballot is mailed. You can call…

 HISTORY’S IN THE MAKING, AND YOU CAN SAY YOU WERE THERE!! Hi All!   No Kings Vote Early Kickoff Call Tonight, 9/10, 8pm! https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/1012262 No Kings Vote Early is 10/17, 12 – 2pm! Sign up to an event near you! https://www.nokings.org/nkve-home#nkve-map Closter Patriots is hosting NKVE in Closter, 07624https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/1021079  Be a Safety Lead for this pivotal event! Email me….

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONAND A QUESTION Hi All!  ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?Check and see here:  https://voter.svrs.nj.gov/registration-checkIf not, register here:  https://nj.gov/state/elections/voter-registration.shtml IMPORTANT DATES FOR NEW JERSEY VOTERS!! Please save these dates, and share them with your family, friends, and neighbors. SEPTEMBER 19 Counties begin mailing Vote-by-Mail ballots. OCTOBER 13 Voter registration deadline. OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 1 In-person early…

WHILE TRUMPISM FORGES FECKLESSLY FORWARD, WE BECOME POWERFUL  Hi All!  I went to a rally in River Vale, on Sunday, held by young people. The organizer is a man in his early 20s, Andre. A group of kids from Pascack Valley HS were there. We were five adults, ranging from Andre to me, at 79….

I’m always writing to you. Now, I want you to write to me.  Positive Possum Believes You Can Do The Thing!* Hi All!  When I host rallies, people talk to me. They tell me how this administration has changed and reshaped their lives. People tell me about what they’ve seen and the experiences of people…

THE MOST UNDERRATED SKILL IS SHOWING UP, ESPECIALLY IN THE SLOW, HOT MONTH OF AUGUST Hi All!  We will have three more weekends of rallies before Labor Day weekend, when we will not have any rallies. We’ll have a free and, hopefully, pleasant holiday weekend. Until then, some consistency in attendance is needed. We’ve lost a few…

The Tide Seems To  Be Turning In Our Direction. But, We’re Yet In The Woods. We Will Still Wake Up Tomorrow Morning On The Threshold Of An Autocracy* Hi All!  Please read this C. Armitage piece. *https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/a-ruling-party-that-faces-no-consequences TheLaughing Heart Your life is your lifedon’t let it be clubbed into dank submissionbe on the watchthere are ways out.there…

The Bound Man* normalizes his plight Then breaks gloriously free Hi All!  Habit: You have dinner out with nice wine on Friday evenings. You putter and do errands on Saturday. Visit your grandchildren. Attend events with friends. You don’t want to break out of your comfortable routine.  BUT, America is on its knees and our…