Step by slimy step, President Trump has made us numb to his crudeness and cruelty.

On Air Force One recently, Trump cut off Catherine Lucey, a Bloomberg News journalist, pressing him about the release of Epstein files that could further implicate Trump in the lurid mess. Stabbing his finger at her face, the President of the United States snapped at Lucey: “Quiet! Quiet, piggy.”

I didn’t need to read the column “Piggie Gets Polite” by Maureen Dowd in the November 22 New York Times. Though engagingly written, it told me nothing new. It’s easy to spend precious time probing the latest “can you believe it” cruelty. Instead, try to temper your news addiction and turn your attention to an issue – any issue – where you can make a difference.

We already know enough to act. Pick something in this newsletter or in your community and get moving. The democracy you save will be your own!