This week's episode is one of our most personal yet — and we don't say that lightly. Between national voting rights under siege, a historic win here in Hawaiʻi, alien disclosure we can't enjoy, and a bombshell announcement from our own Tina Marie, there was no shortage of moments that stopped us in our tracks.Grab your coffee. Here's everything we covered.📍 Show Notes & Resources

🎤 Justin Pearson's floor speech (Tennessee legislature) — instagram.com/reels

⚖️ Mark Elias / Democracy Docket — follow for voting rights legal updates: democracydocket

📝 SB 2471 — Contact Governor Green's office to urge him to sign the bill: governor.hawaii.gov

🌺 Indivisible Hawaiʻi's endorsement report for CD1: indivisiblehawaii.org

💼 Vega Blast — Tina Marie's virtual operations consulting business: vegablast.com

📅 Hawaiʻi Democratic Party State Convention — End of May in Honolulu 

✈️ Spirit Airlines update – TikTok: @hbpvo | TikTok: @hbpvo

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 Welcome & intro

00:36 Spirit Airlines co-op update

04:40 Louisiana v. Callais and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act

04:58 Tennessee redistricting & Justin Pearson's speech

09:00 California & Virginia respond

09:59 SB 2471 update — Hawaiʻi's dark money bill heads to the governor

12:57 What is Lobby Day? 

14:26 Jarrett Keohokalole & the Indivisible Hawaiʻi process

18:07 Ranked choice voting explained

21:34 Tina Marie on aliens, UAP disclosure, and why she can't be excited

26:54 Tina Marie announces her run for Hawaiʻi Democratic Party State Chair

34:56 The role of the Democratic Party Chair

Sponsored by: VegaBlast — vegablast.comMeet the Team: Co-Hosts: Martina Wing and Tina Marie EvenEditor: Savannah MairaProducers: Martina Wing, Tina Marie Even, Savannah Maira

The Supreme Court handed down two major rulings this week — one gutting voting rights protections, one restricting access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. Plus: AI-altered footage aired on a major news broadcast, Spirit Airlines shuts down, and citizens try to buy it, Hawaii's anti-Citizens United bill moves closer to becoming law, and Tina Marie announces she's running for Hawaii State Democratic Party Chair. We break it all down — and tell you exactly how to get involved.

UPDATE: The day after we recorded, the Supreme Court temporarily restored mifepristone access via mail and pharmacy for one week. Link in the show notes.

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00:31 Workers Over Billionaires Protest

01:04 Voting Rights Act Section 2

02:05 Midterm impact 

02:40 Marc Elias / Democracy Docket 

03:52 Supreme Court: Mifepristone ruling

06:24 Mifepristone editors update

07:43 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting 

07:53 Tizzyent breaks down AI vs. real security footage

11:10 Anti-Citizens United Bill SB 2471

12:16 Indivisible Hawai'i pushing for amendment before full vote

13:55 Spirit Airlines shutting down

20:52 Hawai'i: Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke won't seek re-election amid corruption investigation

22:27 East Coast: Graham Plattner running for U.S. Senate in Maine

24:01 How the Hawai'i Democratic Party works

25:11 Structure: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer + four county chairs

26:28 Tina Marie announces: she is running for Hawai'i State Democratic Party Chair

31:27 Grassroots win: Kaua’i County Convention

🔗 Show Notes & Resources

Supreme Court / Voting Rights

📺 Mark Elias — Democracy Docket: Expert legal analysis on voting rights — highly recommended for the Voting Rights Act Section 2 breakdown

AI & Media Literacy

📱 Tizzyent on Instagram: @Tizzyent His video comparing the AI-altered vs. real White House Correspondents' Dinner security footage is a must-watch

Hawai'i Legislation

📋 SB 2471 — Anti-Citizens United Bill: Hawai'i State Legislature Search "SB 2471" to track the bill's progress and full text

📧 Indivisible Hawai'i Mailing List: indivisible.org Sign up to get updates on SB 2471 and other Hawai'i legislative action items

Sylvia Luke - Tina Marie’s testimony on holding “our own” accountable 

Spirit Airlines / Economic News

✈️ Spirit Airlines is closing down — NBC News

🌐 Let's Buy Spirit (citizen co-op pledge drive): letsbuyspiritair.com $2.3M pledged as of recording — check the site for current status

Get Involved with the Hawai'i Democratic Party

🗳️ Register as a Hawai'i Democratic Party member: Hawaiidemocrats.org Your membership matters — especially for validating nominations at the State Convention

🏛️ Support Tina Marie's run for Hawai'i State Democratic Party Chair — more details coming soon!

Abortion Access Update

📰 PBS NewsHour — Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Mifepristone Access: pbs.org/newshour Breaking update since we recorded — the court issued a one-week temporary order restoring mail and pharmacy access. Read this.

Mentioned This Episode

Graham Plattner — Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Maine (search his name for latest campaign updates)

Hawai'i County Convention (HCC) — Ranked Choice Voting added to platform

Kauai County Convention — New Indivisible-aligned leadership elected

Sponsored by: VegaBlastMeet the Team: Co-Hosts: Martina Wing and Tina Marie Even

Editor: Savannah Maira

Producers: Martina Wing, Tina Marie Even, Savannah Maira

This week, Tina Marie and Martina open with gratitude — pausing to honor Virginia Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing, and celebrating the over 1,000 survivors whose voices she made possible. From there, they dig into the week's headlines with clear eyes and steady hearts, unpacking the White House Correspondents' Dinner incident, the psychology of malignant narcissism, and the very real danger of unchecked power — because understanding what we're up against is how we fight it wisely. But this show has never been just about what's wrong with the world — it's about what we do with that knowledge. The hosts bring it home with a beautiful reminder, rooted in the spirit of the AIDS crisis activists who buried their friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon, and danced all night: the joy is not a distraction from the resistance, it is the resistance. So whether you're showing up to the May Day action on Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway, quietly shifting your spending habits, or simply finding your people online — every act counts, and none of us are alone in this. Aloha from Hawaiʻi. The pressure stays on, and we keep dancing.

Key Moments:

(00:00) Intro

(00:41)  Virginia Giuffre one year anniversary

(02:53) White House Correspondents' Dinner Incident 

(05:32) Gun Violence

(06:09) Trump is his own Goebbels

(07:22) Mr. Nobody Against Putin

(08:17) Malignant Narcissism 

(11:13) MAGA verse is fracturing 

(13:03) Unconfirmed - Trump Nuclear Codes 

(15:15) Narrative shaping

(15:57) Downed US Pilot in Iran

(17:56) Like-minded people lead to revelation 

(19:13) May Day Strike

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Meet the Team: Co-Hosts: Martina Wing and Tina Marie Even

Editor: Savannah Maira

Producers: Martina Wing, Tina Marie Even, Savannah Maira

This week, Tina Marie and Martina dive into a disturbing CNN investigation exposing a website where men share videos of drugging and assaulting their partners — and what it reveals about safety, accountability, and the culture that enables it. They revisit Hungary's political earthquake, drawing parallels between Orbán's 16-year erosion of democracy and what's unfolding in the United States. Closer to home, they break down Hawaiʻi's HB 2471, a groundbreaking bill that would strip corporations of the power to influence elections — a direct challenge to Citizens United. The conversation turns to Cuba, gaslighting, and the long shadow of Russian propaganda before ending on a high note: a recap of the Hawaiʻi County Democratic Convention, a ranked choice voting demo that won the room, and proof that showing up — even at a six-hour meeting — is how change actually happens.

Key Moments:

(00:00) Intro

(00:39) CNN Uncovers “R*pe Academy”

(02:41) Gisèle Pélicot

(06:11) Hungary Election

(09:24) Illiberal Democracy

(10:31) Hawai’i SB 2471

(12:10) The Montana Plan

(13:37) Cuba Oil Embargo

(14:46) Gaslighting

(17:04) Samantha Bee Interview w/ Russian Spies

(21:07) Hawai’i County Democratic Convention

(22:55) Mock Election

(26:14) County Delegates

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Meet the Team: Co-Hosts: Martina Wing and Tina Marie Even

Editor: Savannah Maira

Producers: Martina Wing, Tina Marie Even, Savannah Maira

In this episode of Resist with Joy, hosts Tina Marie and Martina unpack a turbulent week — opening with President Trump's shocking social media post threatening an entire civilization, and reflecting on what it reveals about his long-standing pattern of escalation. They celebrate Hungary's historic election ousting authoritarian Viktor Orbán as proof that voting out would-be dictators is still possible, and dig into Melania Trump's unusual White House press conference, attempting to distance herself from Jeffrey Epstein. On the brighter side, they marvel at the Artemis II mission's historic lunar flight, share the story of a Hawaiian protest banner now heading to Epstein survivors in Washington D.C., and issue an urgent call to action around SB 2471 — a Hawaii bill that could make the state a national pioneer in removing dark money from elections. The episode closes with Tina Marie sharing her own re-election as Women's Caucus Co-Chair, a small but meaningful win in the ongoing fight for representation.

Key Moments:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:39) Trump’s Truth Social Post

(03:43) Malignant Narcissism

(05:12) Chernobyl & Nuclear Bombs

(07:35) MAGA Speaking Against the President

(08:00) Tina Marie’s 3x Trump Voting Family

(11:15) Orbán Concedes Election - Hungary 

(14:00) Iranian Lego Videos

(15:20) Melania Trump’s Press Statement 

(20:14) Artemis Ⅱ

(22:26) Hawai’i Stands w/ Survivors - ACLU

(25:00) Citizens United 

(28:50) SB 2471

(31.12) Tina Marie wins Reelection for Co-Chair of the Women’s CaucusResources:SB2471 - Civil Beat

Chernobyl 

Artemis II

ACLU - Hawaii stands w/ Survivors

Citizens United v FEC

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Join hosts Tina Marie and Martina, two dynamic women sharing their insights from the beautiful Big Island of Hawaiʻi! This week, they explored five important topics in the news. They delved into the ongoing, congressionally unauthorized U.S. war with Iran, which weighs heavily at $2 billion a day. They also highlighted the presence of ICE agents at airports, raising awareness about intimidation tactics. Furthermore, they discussed the recent dismissal of Attorney General Pam Bondi over her inaction regarding the Epstein files, and celebrated the empowering organizing efforts of Epstein survivors through World Without Exploitation. To top it off, they joyfully reported a record turnout of 2,200 individuals at their local "No Dictators" protest on March 28th, marking the largest protest since Trump's re-election. The growing momentum and resilient community spirit are truly inspiring!

Key Moments:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:39) War on Iran

(01:17) U.S. President Trump’s Easter Sunday Truth Social

(02:01) Tina Marie’s personal experiences living in Iran during 9/11

(05:15) Having to go outside of the U.S. to get our own news

(06:15) ICE in airports

(07:49) Mike Johnson funding DHS, except ICE

(08:18) Understanding the short time government employees hold office

(08:49) TMZ and Delta Airlines are putting pressure on politicians 

(10:37) Resisting with Joy, not Happiness

(11:31) Removal of Pam Bondi

(12:14) Reflection on the President removing the women in his cabinet, not the men

(12:50) Epstein Files

(13:31) World Without Exploitation 

(14:58) We are living in a Class War

(15:49) How can we as citizens do something about what is happening

(16:22) “No Dictators” on March 28th, 2026Resources

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World Without Exploitation

No Kings

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