{"id":233,"date":"2024-03-27T16:14:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/?page_id=233"},"modified":"2025-04-21T13:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:58:43","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><font size=\"7\"><b>More<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<style>\n            h3 {\n                color:blue;\n            }\n            div.scroll {\n                margin:4px, 4px;\n                padding:4px;\n                \/\/background-color: green;\n                width: 500px;\n                height: 110px;\n                overflow-x: hidden;\n                overflow-y: auto;\n                text-align:justify;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n\n<style>\n            h3 {\n                color:blue;\n            }\n            div.scroll {\n                margin:4px, 4px;\n                padding:4px;\n                \/\/background-color: green;\n                width: 500px;\n                height: 110px;\n                overflow-x: hidden;\n                overflow-y: auto;\n                text-align:justify;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n        <h3>Blog, Articles, &#038; other Links<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"scroll\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\">\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mariondems.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marion County Democratic Party Home Page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<H3><font color = \"red\"><b>Blog<\/b><\/font><\/H3>\n\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/dumbingdown\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Dumbing Down of the American Voter: An Alarming Concern.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/vote-and-vote-blue\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When Democrats Vote, Democrats Win!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/join-this-team\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Would you join a team if&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/rolling-greens-democratic-club\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freedom of speech does not mean&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/democracywarriormarcelias\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marc Elias: Democracy Warrior<\/a><\/li>\n\n<H3><font color = \"red\"><b>Articles etc.<\/b><\/font><\/H3>\n\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6972022\/donald-trump-transcript-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump\u2019s Interviews With TIME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6972021\/donald-trump-2024-election-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIME Magazine: How Far Trump Would Go<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/justanopinion\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taming Inflation Together&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Want facts and not fiction (AKA Alternative facts)?<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><font color=\"blue\"><strong>Be The Blowback<\/strong><\/font><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cthe&nbsp;unintended&nbsp;adverse results of a political action or situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 1\/29\/25 Rachel Maddow said on her show that among other Executive Orders and proposals such as The Funding Freeze were halted because of the amount of \u201cPushback\u201d they received.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rachel-Maddow-Show-100-Days-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rachel-Maddow-Show-100-Days-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rachel-Maddow-Show-100-Days-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rachel-Maddow-Show-100-Days-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rachel-Maddow-Show-100-Days.jpeg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p align = \"center\"><font size =\"6\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/16YUV2cPo9WKUhVax-SnsvE567zI5jNvJBEwpcOTM9lQ\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for who to contact<\/strong><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<B>RGDC: Linnea\u2019s Book Club Get together<\/B><BR><BR>You\u2019re invited! We\u2019ll discuss the books you\u2019re currently reading, enjoy some wine or hot chocolate, and get to know each other better. It\u2019s also a great opportunity to share perspectives and discuss the world\u2019s biggest challenges.<br>\nPlease join me! There\u2019s no better way to spend time than discussing great books with good friends. I look forward to seeing you there!\n\n<BR><B>When:<\/B>&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Thursday February 20, 4:00 PM\n<BR><B>Where:<\/B>&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Linnea \u2018s home\n<BR>&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;1005 A West Gleneagles Rd\n\n<BR>Linnea Corneilson\n<BR>Director\n<BR>Rolling Greens Democratic Club\n<BR>352-875-8944\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-823\" style=\"width:272px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Guess Who We Are<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>An article by Dorothy Portalla <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dorothy goes into the brief history of the Rolling Greens Democratic Club, and how it came to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><font size=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1-7Q5UkYMSMA_3yOBP_pmEL8Nv2UDqRwQ2LZ_x6aUeWc\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here or the image to view the complete article<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1-7Q5UkYMSMA_3yOBP_pmEL8Nv2UDqRwQ2LZ_x6aUeWc\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Board-Image-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Board-Image-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Board-Image-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Board-Image-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Board-Image-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Board-Image-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Board-Image-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><font size=\"5\"><strong>Current Board members<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><p align=\"center\"><font color=\"blue\"><font size=\"5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/the-weekend\/watch\/top-project-2025-architect-talks-conservative-blueprint-for-trump-second-term-213497413811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project 2025\nThe conservative blueprint for deconstructing the administrative state and turn our Democracy into a dictatorship!<\/a><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/the-weekend\/watch\/top-project-2025-architect-talks-conservative-blueprint-for-trump-second-term-213497413811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Project-2025-1024x586.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Project-2025-1024x586.png 1024w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Project-2025-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Project-2025-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Project-2025.png 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0192-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0192-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0192-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0192-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0192-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Linnea&#8217;s &#8220;Turn Florida Blue&#8221; tree<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Loved_ver-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Loved_ver-2-1.png 375w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Loved_ver-2-1-259x300.png 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MCDP-Fund-Raiser-Picture-05-11-2024-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"MCDP Fundraiser 05-11-2024\" class=\"wp-image-544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MCDP-Fund-Raiser-Picture-05-11-2024-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MCDP-Fund-Raiser-Picture-05-11-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourrgdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MCDP-Fund-Raiser-Picture-05-11-2024-768x576.jpg 768w, 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