We are entering into more dangerous territory, where delay may result in martial law as Trump invokes statutes to deploy federal troops in civilian law enforcement settings.
We have been kinda busy getting the festival together, but if it needs to be said: The 2025 West Stockbridge Zucchini Festival has been and still is unequivocally on for Saturday, August 9, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., rain or shine!
Now the problem is not only Trump—it is also us. Now we have accepted Trumpian norms and values. He has changed us. We have not, in any way, changed him. He was immune to us; we were susceptible to him.
Our illustrious president has referred to South Africa, in the past, as one of those “s-hole” countries from which he wants to bar immigration—unless, of course, they are the white racist homeboys of a former Afrikaner who has stuffed billions of dollars into the president’s pockets.
What moved me to begin thinking about the world differently was reading writers who wrote about existential choice, like Camus and Sartre, which meant for me transcending convention and the values that shaped my early life.
Coaches would give large and powerful players a list of small and less powerful players whom they would be instructed to stalk, sneak up on, and take out of play.
There is no defined procedure or policy for the Great Barrington Police to follow in situations like the recent abductions performed by mostly unidentified federal employees, except a policy not to facilitate such actions.
Devastated and overwhelmed by the cruelty I am observing, as an individual, I am going to highlight some bright spots to inspire you, so that you will keep caring for the people in your life, which is part of how we create a world where caring is what matters.
Asking “Why are you detaining my neighbor?” is a civic duty when someone’s rights may be violated. We owe it to each other to demand transparency, especially when masked agents in tactical gear show up without warning.
All at once, I knew what I wanted to do—no matter how much time I had remaining. I wanted to preserve and protect our land, our history, our lives, and if not our way of life, then a clear record of it.
