It wont be equivalent, but it still will be good. We have top research universities here. I think this is where we are going. cmarmitage.substack.com/p/its-time-f...
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We have Americans living in deep poverty in red states whose votes are being gerrymandered away and right to vote suppressed whose enslaved ancestors also built this country. We built a strong federal government in part because of that shameful history, and we cannot leave them behind now.
aug 28, 2025, 11:15 am • 2 0 • view
The DC Dems didnt step up and fight when they had a chance to fight. RBG gave fascists her seat because she didn't resign. They didn't contest the 2000 election. They let activist participating in that, become SCOTUS justices. I could go on and on. They didnt fight; they let this happen.
aug 28, 2025, 11:30 am • 1 0 • view
I agree. That doesn't mean giving up the federal government's power to improve the lives of all Americans is the best outcome for the country.
aug 28, 2025, 11:34 am • 1 0 • view
I tried doing that for decades. I was the president of the College Democrats when I was an undergraduate, and I worked on countless campaigns. But DC Democrats blew it. Look at them now. They are spending more time trashing Mamdani than fighting Dump.
aug 28, 2025, 11:36 am • 0 0 • view
I lived in WV, FL, and recently TX before moving to CA. I know how radically different those governments are compared to CA. But at a certain point, people have to move to where they are protected, like I did. I have Covered California as my health plan- far superior than private sector insurance.
aug 28, 2025, 11:26 am • 0 0 • view
Wow.
aug 28, 2025, 12:54 pm • 1 0 • view
Thank you. Many of us have been fighting for years to make our states better. No one deserves what is coming.
aug 28, 2025, 12:53 pm • 1 0 • view
I fought in FL and TX, but then the Dems fumbled it all away. FL wasnt MAGA before.
aug 28, 2025, 12:57 pm • 0 0 • view
Good for you
aug 28, 2025, 1:00 pm • 0 0 • view
Here is me getting people elected in FL. It used to be blueish-purple until elected Ds fumbled it away. So disappointing.
aug 28, 2025, 1:02 pm • 0 0 • view
This has nothing to do with your earlier post that said, in brief, screw those who live in voter suppressed red states. Let ‘em die. Heartless. Cruel. And absolutely no better than Vought. Not even a little bit.
aug 28, 2025, 1:11 pm • 0 0 • view
When did I say that? My sister lives in FL which is infested with MAGAs. My uncle is in GA, also MAGAstan. My friends are in TX swinging in MAGAs. Don't get mad at me; I got Ds elected in FL and TX. Get mad at Pelosi,Schumer, Jeffries and RBG. They have power and let this happen to us. Also Garland.
aug 28, 2025, 1:48 pm • 0 0 • view
You are correct. I 💯 overreacted. No coffee before ingesting more news about fascism makes one act silly. My apologies.
aug 28, 2025, 3:05 pm • 1 0 • view
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aug 28, 2025, 2:33 pm • 0 0 • view
Thanks for posting this, it’s one of the most important things I’ve read since January.
aug 28, 2025, 11:09 am • 11 0 • view
It give me hope. Because I have lost faith in Jeffries and Schumer to protect us from all of this.; I moved to CA from TX. The governments are visibly completely different. CA sent out its own COVID checks to residents separate from the federal government.
aug 28, 2025, 11:23 am • 9 0 • view
Congrats on the smart move! Yeah this is looking like it’s all gonna come down to the state level.
aug 28, 2025, 11:31 am • 3 0 • view
When I moved to CA, I didnt have a job or a place to stay. I had to rough it out for a while. But is was one of the top 2 decisions of my life.
aug 28, 2025, 11:33 am • 6 0 • view
That's great! I've lived my entire life in blue states including a summer in LA, and I don't know how my great grandparents managed in small town Indiana 100 years ago when the KKK was active. It's not a generalizable solution for everyone to move.
aug 28, 2025, 11:41 am • 3 0 • view
I lived on a farm in WV where I was surrounded by proto-MAGAs. I lived in rural FL, where my neighbors were cows. And then there was TX. I know these people really well, and how they think. I know why they are acting this way.
aug 28, 2025, 11:46 am • 2 0 • view