Amped Up with Cliff Schecter & David Shuster: Guest Nick Paro

Show Notes


Today I had the pleasure of joining Cliff Schecter (https://substack.com/profile/31941177...) and David Shuster (https://substack.com/profile/16891317...) on Blue Amp Media (https://substack.com/profile/50954540...) ’s Amped Up for a great discussion into pro-democracy, pro-constitutional efforts to revitalize and restore the U.S. to a thriving nation — there is a lot of work to be done to get there.


The first steps are to fill the void and flood the zone for democracy with the new media — elevate platforms like Blue Amp Media (https://substack.com/profile/50954540...) , Centered America (https://substack.com/profile/30917910...) , and Banner & Backbone Media (https://substack.com/profile/37895481...) that are creating the space for connecting creators and communities together — elevate individuals like Lawrence Winnerman (https://substack.com/profile/31403487...) , Ellie Leonard (https://substack.com/profile/39376636...) , Melissa Corrigan, she/her (https://substack.com/profile/13839118...) , Shane Yirak (https://substack.com/profile/31320241...) , Stephanie G Wilson, PhD (https://substack.com/profile/2800378-...) , Walter Rhein (https://substack.com/profile/15113701...) , Evan Fields (https://substack.com/profile/12442489...) , Frederic Poag (https://substack.com/profile/25326724...) and so many more who are putting in the work to listen, learn, and create bold strategies.


Thank you Ellie Leonard (https://substack.com/profile/39376636...) , Banner & Backbone Media (https://substack.com/profile/37895481...) , Neurodivergent Hodgepodge (https://substack.com/profile/29017027...) , Melissa Corrigan, she/her (https://substack.com/profile/13839118...) , Beth Cruz (https://substack.com/profile/17874431...) , and many others for tuning into my live video with Cliff Schecter (https://substack.com/profile/31941177...) and David Shuster (https://substack.com/profile/16891317...) ! Join me for my next live video in the app.


Actions You Can Take


Call your public servants on important issues:


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Investigate Presidential Use of the Autopen for Pardons and Executive Actions (https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/inv...)


A Petition to End the Shutdown and Restore Representation: Remove Speaker Johnson (https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/a-p...)


Mandate that ICE agents show their face and identification (https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/unm...)


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