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• Post #4438833

  If you are worried about whether or not progressive candidates can win in really important races in places like Michigan and Wisconsin (and really wish centrist pundits would just shut up about electability), give this conversation with Perry Bacon a listen. You'll be glad you did. #electability #michigan #wisconsin #politics Why Insurgent Candidates Are Thriving in the Midwest | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/213922/insurgent-candidates-thriving-midwest

• Post #4438832

  Fuck this shit. Call your Senators and tell them hell no. Buying Trump off by letting him skip out on paying his damn taxes in order to end his illegal grifting and corruption is BULLSHIT. Trump could net big tax windfall in crypto bill divestiture plan, Bloomberg News reports https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/trump-could-net-big-tax-212320390.html

• Post #4438831

  "On April 29 of this year, the Supreme Court continued the assault on the Voting Rights Act. In Louisiana v. Callais it rejected the longstanding interpretation that sometimes, in order to guarantee Black representation in government, states have had to create districts that are made up primarily of Black Americans." Completed the assault on the VRA and minority voting rights would be more accurate I think... August 6, 2026 - by Heather Cox Richardson https://heathercoxricha...

• Post #4438830

  "So this is an administration of lying liars. But we knew that. The new information is how much this administration lies to itself, and the disasters this creates." Yes this is profoundly dangerous, look at what Putin has done to Russia with his obsession to subjugate Ukraine. But, it is also an enormous vulnerability we can use to our great advantage, so long as we are brave enough and organized enough to exploit it. Lying Liars Lie to Each Other Too - Paul Krugman https://...

• Post #4438829

  In case there was any doubt that Wall Street really, really doesn't give a shit about the people whose work generates all those juicy corporate profits, the juxtaposition of the frankly crappy Labor Dept. jobs report and the stock market going up should make that clear. "Unemployment rate: 4.1% ->This went down for the WRONG reasons," Heather Long, chief economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union, posted on X. "Over 260,000 left the labor force.&quo...

• Post #4412817

  @MarkBrigham@universeodon.com @MrBranch40@mastodon.world The race-class-gender narrative framework version goes something like: We all agree that fraud is wrong and people doing it should be held accountable, but some politicians weaponize this understanding against their political enemies while ignoring fraud by their friends, even pardoning their proven crimes in order to enrich themselves at our expense. It's time for us to expose their corruption and hold them accountable as have populi...

• Post #4377814

  "Just as the billionaires have come to the obvious realization that there is no turning back on MAGAdom, Democrats must also realize that there is no turning back on opposition to the billionaire agenda. Any failure to address corporate tax giveaways, shrinking paychecks, loss of healthcare, epidemics, loss of SNAP benefits and, yes, predatory data centers, will be perceived by ordinary Americans for the betrayal that it is." Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans https://paulkrug...

• Post #4188850

  The evidence that MAGA is a racist, xenophobic, homophobic and misogynistic project above all else, well except grift and corruption, grows every day. July 27, 2026 - by Heather Cox Richardson https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-27-2026

• Post #4162708

  "the party must decide what its ultimate goal is. If it is to run a Democrat in all fifty states, then Bankhead is their only choice. But if it’s to defeat Republicans, the path forward is clear: To maximize the chance the Republican loses, the Democrat should drop out." I sure hope this is an easy question to answer, defeat the Republican (so long as the independent is sane). To defeat Republicans, Democrats may have to sit some races out https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-07-28-...

• Post #4066513

  "we also need to encourage everyone we know, everyone in our networks, grassroots organizations, local parties, book and post card writing clubs to vote early. Voting early increases our turnout; makes it harder for him to cheat; shows democracy is working; and puts social pressure and creates a permission structure for people to vote. “Hey others are voting I should vote too.”" What Simon says. & frees us on Election Day to protect vulnerable people so they can vote. https://w...

• Post #4063032

  In case you are wondering, yes the voter silencing act would stop more blacks and poor people from voting than any other segment of voters. Elliot doesn't include a breakdown by sex, but you can count on it that women are also bigger losers of the right to vote than men. https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-07-24-save-act-proof-of-citizenship-july-poll

• Post #4011005

  "The amazing and depressing thing is that each night of these attacks is making things worse for the USA. It is bringing the US further away from achieving anything material and actually putting Iran in a stronger position. It reaffirms the pointlessness of the use of military force in this (and most) situations." The lunacy of the Trump regime is there for all to see, destroying decades of strategic positioning. Midweek Update #20: Each Day The US Weakens Itself https://phillipspobr...

• Post #3707486

  "... his fundraising has plummeted overall, raising less than half his previous annual totals in 2025." Let's make damn sure his fundraising continues to plummet. Sens. Fetterman and McCormick, members of opposing parties, agree to share campaign donations https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/fetterman-mccormick-joint-fundraising-pennsylvania-20260709.html

• Post #1921933

  2 items jumped out from this episode: 1. Capital costs for solar + battery storage is on a par with fossil fuel generation while maintaining a huge advantage for ongoing costs as there is no ongoing cost for fuel for solar + connected batteries. 2. The price for batteries fell by 45% year over year in 2025 and will continue to fall by double digit amounts. Not meeting new generation needs with renewables is stupid. The big stories from the last year in electricity https://www.volts.wtf/p/the...

• Post #1824036

  "If a corrupt and broken Supreme Court insists on playing partisan politics, then we need partisan politicians to bring them to heel. Expand the court to 13 justices, impose term limits, and investigate and impeach any justices who broke the laws about gifts or anything else. Radical steps? You bet, but the alternative is allowing a kangaroo court to finish the job of dismantling the American Experiment" SCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wakeup call from a dream https://www.i...

• Post #1526753

  "21% of Trump’s own 2024 voters now say he should be impeached. That’s roughly one out of every five of the people who put him back in office." New poll: 55% support impeaching Trump https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-22-strength-in-numbers-verasight-impeachment-polling

• Post #1519816

  “I tell you what, never before have we seen so little effort to hide so much corruption. The Mar-a-Lago Mafia has taken American corruption to spectacular new heights.” And The Criminal in the White House is very seriously mentally ill. Oh, and what's the price of gas in your neighborhood? Over $4/gallon in mine. April 20, 2026 - by Heather Cox Richardson https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-20-2026

• Post #1519815

  "Trump’s negotiators believe a cash-for-uranium deal has the best chance to succeed because money was the best incentive for Iran’s leaders as they grapple with an economy battered by sanctions and the economic costs of the current conflict, the people said." Meaning the deal that Trump ripped up that was negotiated WITHOUT giving Iran control of shipping through the Strait of Hurmuz? Trump extends US-Iran ceasefire indefinitely at request of Pakistan https://www.theguardian....

• Post #1519814

  Or (shocking I know...), Elon Musk is full of 💩 ! Exclusive-SpaceX says unproven AI space data centers may not be commercially viable, filing shows https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/exclusive-spacex-says-unproven-ai-212136477.html

• Post #1030269

  Fundamentalists are profoundly dangerous regardless of the religion. Hegseth Promoting Christian Nationalism During Wartime, Experts Say https://archive.ph/imGsa

• Post #825507

  Less than 2 days to #NoKings3! https://next.frame.io/share/d12e59fb-a8d9-43b4-babf-db1dd5f9d267/reel/0d016c77-34b5-4b0b-ad8a-f87086603de6?version=842eb058-8d2e-4d39-9750-a7998881e579 Sign up for a protest in your neck of the woods - https://NoKings.org

• Post #825506

  @resl Now you're just throwing shit at the wall. I'm a local Indivisible leader who's been involved since 12/2016. Everyone who's been involved from the beginning knows National invests every 1¢ they receive in support of local groups in our organizing work. That includes critical tools like EveryAction & Mobilize for us to use at no cost, paying regional organizers who help us every day with a host of challenges we face, providing training programs for...

• Post #825505

  @resl I have substantially answered all of your statements, absent your throwing in the names of the two pro democracy billionaires from left field, with facts that you have chosen to reject. That's on you, not me. Tell you what, don't listen to me. Go read National's website, especially about resources they provide to local groups, get on their email list and read their emails & listen to https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/whats-the-plan-with-leah-greenberg-a...

• Post #825503

  Maybe we can't undo all of the damage that The Criminal in the White House and his minions are doing, but in November we certainly can replace a good number of his Congressional sycophants with people who will at least try. One crazy day that defined the decline and fall of the American empire | Opinion https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/laguardia-crash-tsa-ice-trump-20260326.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=will_bunch_alerts_03_26_2026&int...

• Post #667450

  "74 percent of moderate Democrats favor the creation of a single-payer health care system, and 67 percent of them support increased taxes on households with incomes above $400,000. Seventy percent of moderate Democrats have favorable views of Sanders, compared to only 20 percent who view him unfavorably" Feel free to mention to Dem officials and candidates you happen to bump into. Guess What Moderate Democratic Voters Aren’t Anymore? Moderate https://newrepublic.com/article/...

• Post #594430

  This is why we need to push every Democratic voter to vote early everywhere they can. Here in PA that means voting by mail, using ballot drop boxes where available, putting in the mail at the very least 2 full weeks before election day. In ominous sign, Texas Republicans changed voting rules, then blocked efforts to protect voters - Democracy Docket https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/in-ominous-sign-texas-republicans-changed-voting-rules-then-blocked-efforts-to-protect-voters/

• Post #424145

  The Trump regime, screwing their voters coming and going, all to serve their White Supremacist fever dreams. New ICE facilities could bankrupt rural Pa. towns https://keystonenewsroom.com/2026/02/10/ice-facilities-bankrupt-pa-towns/

• Post #308698

  "There are two kinds of people in the Trump regime, people in the Epstein files and people covering up the Epstein files." - Sarah Longwell The Epstein Administration - Runaway Country with Alex Wagner https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/runaway-country/14-the-epstein-administration-B8hzTSKtGIa/

• Post #34535

  This is what every police chief in America should be saying and enforcing. Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job https://www.ms.now/news/minneapolis-police-chief-unlawful-force-ice-jobs