Relaunching this after putting some words across the bird for clarity. I forget that political cartoons sometimes need words… sometimes. Better without them, perhaps, but in this case, better with.

Bernie Sanders launched rallies across swing states and red states. They are attracting thousands of people in each spot. His goal: teaching us how to handle this current fight, and how to fight back. He is listening to how folks are hurting from the poor decisions made by the Trump administration and their decimation of the structures that support people across America. You can hear some of this in his new video on Instagram.

Sanders is also teaching folks how to not lose hope. I remember his 2016 moment when the bird flew to his podium and was dubbed thereafter as Birdie. It was a sign of Hope. I have imagined that Birdie is back — much larger, and able to instruct a whole flock of people how to fly.

He’s one of many keeping people informed and giving power back to the people.I find myself also listening to AOC, Pete Buttigieg, Chris Murphy, Jasmine Crocket, Sarah McBride, and others tell us what is happening in our government behind the scenes, and how we can fight back.

These people representing us in Congress inspire me. Add them to the political activists outside of Congress and I have feelings of hope.

Hope is not dead. It just needs US to learn to fly.

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