My grandfather killed Nazis "Everything that is done in the world is done by hope" - Martin Luther Mainly Democratic politics and fighting the fascist president WI born, MN transplant. Vote Blue
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From Hopium: - Mike Sherrill rocks her debate in NJ - Rs have chosen shutdown and chaos - Dems must prep for months of intense debate, info warfare over the budget/failure of Trumpism - The world descends on New York and finds a very different America š www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/sherrill-r...
Just a reminder before the ābig announcementā today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasnāt widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isnāt someone that should be taken seriously.
From Hopium: - Trump enters the budget debate in a weak position. He and his agenda are very unpopular, his government is failing and polling suggests he and the Rs will be blamed for a damaging shutdown - A great new intv with Alaska Dem Chair Eric Croft š www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-ente...
3 tracks out this week showed Trump dropping and at his lowest point this year: Econ/YouGov 39%-57% (-18) down 5 pts from last week Civiqs 41%-55% (-14) down 2 pts from last week AP-NORC 39%-60%(-21) down 13 pts from last month This dictator shit ain't play well with voters.
šØNEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel. Trump ain't sleeping tonight. š¤£ This is a must-watch. š„
When you meet someone who wants you to be institutionalized, prosecuted, or killed, you should be asking yourself: what do I have in common with this person? Tomorrow from Ezra Klein
We all have a 1st amendment right to say that Trump sucks. I think we all have a duty to say that, and Tim Walz is stepping up.
The comical thing here is @semafor.com still calling these "free speech Republicans" without any scare quotes. If you're down with this you never supported free speech which was frankly obvious all along.
Orange guy aināt a strong man heās a big blubbery babyman.
Not a democracy. Itās not just rights under attack. You canāt have a democracy when wealth and therefore power are distributed so inequitably.
Courageous leadership from Brad Lander.
Thanks @jamisonfoser.bsky.social
Youāre not allowed to criticize Dear Leader. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Republicans spent the last 24 hours trying to justify ABC pulling Kimmel based on reasons other than intimidation and threats from the Trump admin, then Trump goes full Col. Jessup & pisses all over the narrative & admits he ordered the Code Red because Kimmel hurt his feelings.
Not a fan of just bitching about the current state of the race. Ask people to get involved, ask them to donate, ask them to volunteer. It's your page and you do you, but we have enough shit to be negative about. A steady 8-10 pt race isn't one of them. IMO
"farming the mailbox" really tells the story too.
Thanks for the video and the comment. It's really interesting in the video when she says that farmers knew this.
I really don't get it. These farmers got exactly what they wanted. Trump told them exactly what he was going to do. Project 2025 was clear. And now they want to complain that there is no labor to do the work and they are losing their farms. This is what they voted for.
I think we should call this time period The Great Reveal. We are seeing every institution, evrry organization, being stripped of false pieties, revealed for who they are and what they stand for.
Other than MAGA, the entity most responsible for where we are today is the corporate media.
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This may explain why thereās an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirkās own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
Please don't forget, and don't let anyone else forget, they did this openly.
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This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for. But itās the āviolent leftā thatās the problem
He's not suggesting suicide, he's asking for mass murder.
Scum. An MSNBC commentator gets canned for speaking an obvious truth. And these folks get a clap on the back for promoting mass murder. Great country youāve got here.
Love this.
this is fucking horrifying
Two key things to point out re: Trump sending National Guard troops to Memphis: 1) Unlike in blue states, thereās just no need for this; even if circumstances warranted, Governor Lee, who still commands the TN National Guard, couldāve just sent them in himself; and 2) Chicago (and Illinois) won.
Really good thread that is worth your time. It's ok to say that political violence of all kinds is wrong, and also say that Charlie Kirk was "a victim of the politics that he sold".
Maybe putting a podcaster and a Mar-a-Lago groupie in charge of the FBI wasnāt the best plan.
This is thougtful
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I'm going to pitch this one more time. Here Rep Sara Jacobs took on the right wing's viciousness directly and frontally. We need more Dems to do this.
The Golden Age
Me neither. Violence is not the answer, and I don't want to hear from those who have promoted violence now telling me anything about political violence.
I see that MSNBC is trying to lose even more of their dwindling audience. I am happy to oblige them.
I agree
Meanwhile we supposedly didnāt know ahead of time that Israel was launching missiles into Qatar and Trump went out to dinner for a couple hours while Russia was launching drones into Poland that we also didnāt seem to know about.
A powerful response from Cadet Bone Spurs.
Does anyone believe that if Russia or China attacked the US that Trump The Weak And Addled/Roll Out The Red Carpet For My Bestie Putin could protect us?
Rep-elect Walkinshawās victory continues the dominant trend weāre seeing so far this yearāDemocrats are massively overperforming in nearly every race. Congratulations to @jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social!
Missouri House Republicans just passed Trumpās rigged congressional map. Read my statement below:
News --> Senate Majority PAC is releasing new polling showing that majorities of likely 2026 voters see Trump's tariffs as a sign that he's "reckless" and not "strong." As I've argued (see below) Dems can move to undercut perceptions of Trump's "strength," which is foundational to his durability:
Credit to @robertgarcia.bsky.social for forcing the subpoena of the Epstein book and releasing it to the public, and for keeping the pressure on in the media too. Every single Democrat in Congress should be this aggressive with this administration.
Exactly right. The book was released because Democrats on the House Oversight Committee kept up the pressure on Jim Comer and forced a subpoena. Even in the minority, congressional Democrats can still make an impact.
I scrolled through most of the Epstein birthday book and, taken as a whole and in its full context, that is about the most disturbing thing Iāve ever seen in my life.
Weāve got elections to win. Thatās why weāre activating 50,000 volunteers in VA, NJ, PA, and CA by November. Join our national organizing kickoff call at 8pm ET tomorrow to learn about how you can help us stop Trump and Republicansā dangerous agenda: win.dnc.org/FallKickOff
This is what you post when you got nothing and you realize the rest of your career is hitched to the ass of a pedo in orange makeup wrecking the economy.
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Don't take my word for it, listen to Harry Enten
Trump is ending rule of law in America and the rules-based order around the world. Always seemed to the central thrust of his project this time and it was has been far more successful than many are willing to admit now.
Trump cratering in new NBC/CBS polls, too "Itās all terrible for Trump. He is deeply underwater...and despite idiotic commentary from Dem analysts he is also deeply underwater on his invasion of US cities." Read @simonwdc.bsky.social. Discusses my new piece www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/our-recomm...
I just issued an executive order to safeguard vaccine access in Minnesota. While the Trump Administration attempts to limit Americansā access to preventative care, Minnesota will continue to be guided by science and the freedom to seek out medical expertise.
@gregsargent.bsky.social has it exactly right. Trump's net approval with independents is -37. 46% of the country strongly disagrees with what he is doing. He is not strong, he is a weak and adled old man.
@gregsargent.bsky.social has it exactly right. Trump's net approval with independents is -37. 46% of the country strongly disagrees with what he is doing. He is not strong, he is a weak and adled old man.
Next it will be while you are in your car, and then it will be while you are in your home. They can just make shit up and blow you up by saying you were a bad guy.
So if you are out on a boat Trump can just blow you up and kill you and everyone on board by saying you had drugs without presenting any proof? Thatās how this works now?
Over the last few months all of Trump's big plays - the occupations of LA/DC, mass deportations, the bombing of Iran, the terrible tariffs, the big ugly bill, unraveling vaccines, the Fed takeover - have become immediately unpopular. Level and intensity of opposition to him has become very high.
I wonder what the 23 Dem AGs can do with Kennedy's clear attempt to kill people in their states.
I know the corporate media is super impressed to see manly men doing racist shit in defense of a manly racist homeland, but ordinary Americans just aren't as Savvyā¢ as the pundits and publishers.
This is good.
Man of the people!
From Hopium: - What Trump is giving America is surrender, not war - A new interview with @repdangoldman.bsky.social - Got great candidates to support, things to do More š www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/surrender-...
Anyway in addition to teaching the law maybe elite legal institutions should also focus on teaching aspiring lawyers not to be morally bankrupt
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois wonāt be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is pure, unadulterated madness.
His 2 weeks schtick is now 2 years. LMAO
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Two weeks is now two years!
When all you're offering is access, eventually strings get attached.
If we wanted a healthy country, weād start by firing RFK Jr.
HOPIUM CHRONICLES: As Trump's Powers Ebb We Must Fight To Win The Fall And Send A Clear Message The Tide Is Turning Against Him (New Video, Analysis) open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
Four things Iāll note here: 1. McGovern is effective as hell when he has the gavel in Rules; 2. But his IDGAF goes to eleven when heās in the minority, which is fun; 3. That being said, he himself said heās not a priest. He doesnāt owe his GOP colleagues his silence; 4. Name names, Congressman.
As a hard core Democrat, I agree with every point here.
And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when thereās an emergency in Texas
I've always believed that the reason the Russians invested so much time pushing anti-vaccine sentiment in the US is that they knew if successful it could tear the country apart. And here we are.
This is all true. Particularly the part about Americans who could not be bothered to exercise their role as citizens. Informed citizens.
(FT) - Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio has warned Donald Trumpās America is drifting into 1930s-style autocratic politics ā and said other investors are too scared of the president to speak up. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/b86b...
The argument is: We're all meant to sacrifice a bit, so that tariffs can help rebuild American manufacturing. Let's ask American manufacturers whether they're helping.
Newsom Derangement Syndrome! š¤£š¤£š¤£ This rocks!!!
Democrats just MASSIVELY overperformed in 2 Florida special elections. House 40: Harris +35 ā RaShon Young +50 (75ā25). Senate 15: Harris +23 ā Lavon Bracy Davis +45 (73ā27). Thatās 15- and 22-point swings toward Democrats.
Please someone persuade me that Trump hasnāt completely lost his mind and that we arenāt hurtling deep into mad king territory.
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Epstein Survivors Press Conference Sept 3rd, 10:30 a.m. ET Tune in to support them.
Huge.
A website that lets you select a country or state and move it around a Mercator projection map to yield better size comparisons. thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice
These spineless people wonāt do damn thing.
Rolling over for Trump will not work, just like it did not work in Germany in the 1930's. The only option is to fight back, as @simonwdc.bsky.social lays out here. www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/a-court-ru...
Once again a court has ruled Trumpās terrible tariffs to be illegal and unconstitutional for they clearly are. They are modern day taxation without representation and Democrats should be fighting them with every patriotic bone in our body.
People are paying attention
The chorus is growing louder. Call your Senators and Rep and demand they #FireKennedy.
From Hopium: - Yes we need to FIRE HIM. Kennedy that is. Contact your Senators/Rep and demand this crackpot be fired. - New polling shows Trump underwater on the DC occupation, like he is on most issues that matter. He's losing his power to persuade š www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/fire-him-t...
She appears unaware or what her own government decided yesterday. Most of the country can NO LONGER get the vaccine. It isnāt about individual choice.
My prayers have been answered. God gave us the tools to stop this right now. We could stop this all today. Instead, Republicans continue to choose evil and choose to let children be murdered, rather than use the tools God has given us to stop this madness.
I am so fucking tired of having the consultants who got their ass's fired by Ken for gross incompetence while they raked in millions of dollars, then feed this shit to people. Shut up and get to work helping us rather than stabbing Ken in the back.
Dem Govs and Health Secretaries need to organize a ferocious campaign of resistance to what Kennedy is doing to their constituents.
Yes we must #FireKennedy.