We must save democracy for the younger folks to have a chance. Like Joe said this election will matter for decades to come.
More is at stake than Kamala Harris becoming president. Joe's historic point is that he worked for us. He served us. That's what a president does in a DEMOCRACY. If you want change you can vote them out like we did in 2020.
If we have a dictator we serve the dictator. Our rights won't matter any more. We will no longer be free. That's why we fought the revolutionary war. Rather than fight another revolutionary war your choice is to vote democratic!
The prosecutor should be chosen over the felon! Period.
In fact, I already ordered this funny "Prosecutor or Criminal 2024" t-shirt 👇 🤣
Yesterday at the grocery store my husband saw a Trumper wearing a t-shirt,had a faux ballot with Biden and Convicted Felon as candidates with of course, the CF being marked.☑️ I’m sure that kind of messaging will sway (NOT!) Independents and undecided voters.
Florida went from ~400 volunteers to over 7000 ! since VP Harris entered the race!💪💙
Amendment 4(reproductive rights) will drive women to the polls in FL !👩🧑🏿👩🏻🦰👩🏻🦳
Make America Laugh Again/Harris 2024( just ordered t)
When I was in 10th grade, for an assignment to write about a cause we supported (our choice) I wrote about the right to abortion. The French teacher, who was off the boat, was so furious she wouldn't speak to me about it. Eventually, my advisor, a grande dame in the school, spoke with her and had the two of us talk about whatever she was angry about. It turned out she thought I was mocking the assignment. When she realized I was serious, everything instantly became fine between us.
I am reading is "The Road to Unfreedom" by Timothy Synder. Haunting, historical, and a glimpse of Russia and Putin's rise. Russia, Europe, America. Eerie and chilling exploration of the rise of authoritarianism.
I hope everyone is as IMPRESSED as I am with the transition from VP to Presidential candidate the Biden/Harris Team has accomplished!
There was no chaos and panic.
A smooth handoff of the baton.
A paved runway for takeoff as this plane starts to soar.
Forward vision rather than backward regression and further division.
This has to be a grassroots-up movement.
There are more of "us" than there are of "them."
The supersonic, rapid response with people contacting family, friends, neighbors and more is frankly astounding and gratifying!
NOW we must do our part to educate ourselves and the public on the nefarious plans already being actively put into place to execute Project 2025 and Agenda 47 ON DAY ONE.
Also, there is a prescient warning from one of my favorite Guardian Journalists, Carole Cadwalladr. She has a very important heads-up for us, so I am sharing the link to her latest opinion piece: “This is a Misogyny Emergency. A huge outpouring is coming in the run up to the US election”. https://apple.news/Ac0JlJrVzQ9GhMWAVeIO21A
I'm going to take a little different tack. While I agree that we should anticipate misogyny and racial attacks, I don't believe we should invite them by giving them too much credence. I'd prefer to focus on VP Harris being the most qualified, capable, and ready candidate to lead our nation. We should bridge between existing silos and avoid building more. We will have plenty of time to celebrate the "firsts" afterwards.
I think you are correct. Let’s put identity politics aside and focus on the fact that we have a highly qualified, capable, competent, and forward looking candidate in Kamala Harris.
Every time Kamala is attacked of being asian, black, female Californian the Rep. attackers are "playing" identity politics. They accuse of what they do e.g.lying.
Mayor Pete had another stellar performance on Fox News Sunday this a.m. Man, if there's a better voice to explain the difference between tRump and VP Harris and their respective programs, I've yet to hear it.
If that was a job interview, he's the guy, no question!
Do you have friends/relatives living, studying or working abroad? Pls. remind them they need to request their Absentee Ballot to arrive by email (start checking their inbox and spam around Sept. 21). If a child will be 18 by Nov. 5, s/he can register and request it now. Never lived in the US? S/he will use the address her/his parent/s (with US citizenship) lived in (even if the building no longer exists). votefromabroad.org has a team that keeps up w/changes and has a free helpdesk. Registering/requesting can be done on FVAP.gov also.
Vote Forward ran a Voters Abroad letter campaign, I wrote 30 Voters Abroad letters. Each letter was three pages, the personal message page, then two pages for the ballot application.
When Trump told people yesterday that they won’t have to vote in four years, he also told his followers at a Christian gathering, “I’m not Christian.” Watch his body language when he says it in the YouTube video. It’s clear that’s what he means.
This is the infamous video of Friday night, July 26, where Trump addresses The Believer's Summit hosted by Turning Point Action in Palm Springs, Florida where he tells people they won't have to vote in four years because it'll all be fixed. That made the headlines. BUT HE'S TELLING CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS DIRECTLY THAT HE IS NOT A CHRISTIAN. That deserves its own headline. Here's a transcript of the video clip. Look at the end of the second paragraph. Also look at his body language when he says it.
“To save America, get your friends, get your family, get everyone you know and vote. Vote early, vote absentee, vote on election day. I don’t care how but you have to get out and vote.
And again, Christians, get out and vote! Just this time. ��You won’t have to do it anymore, you know, four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. I’m not Christian.
��I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years you won’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”
"We'll have IT fixed." What is your referent? I've asked people for many years when the word IT its used so loosely , as donOLD did here. So clearly, this insane notion of ending the voting process appeals greatly to low functioning people. These are the people President Eisenhower referred to as ones happy to have an autocrat "fix" all their problems for them. Selling this bag of crap comes straight from Putin, as he knows full well millions of Americans are just too darn busy pursuing, or having fun, fun, fun, to be bothered with voting. Remember how W Bush referred to him as Pootey Poo? Ours is a fight to the finish to bury Putin deep in to the sands of time.
I firmly believe he received marching orders directly from the kremlin to say this, and to do so in a joyful manner. After all, this is good news for all lazy people who find voting a big nuisance. “They are all the same.” I remember hearing that said so frequently, and buying into it even as I was marched off to Vietnam! DonOld is a Russian shill. The complete evaporation process will commence on November 6, 2024!
What an ass. What he doesn’t know is that there are a whole lot of Christians who will come out big time to vote against him. Check out Faithful America.org
Disneyland/DisneyWorld is not just for kids but they sure provide cover for us adults who want to tap into our inner childhood! Have a great time, Robert and Jill!
P01135809 is really stressed out. I sense the panic sweeping over him due to being out maneuvered by the dems. All in just one week. His appeal for Christians to vote “just this one time, you won’t have to vote in four years, it’ll be taken care of “, says it all. Dictator Donnie will take care of things after you vote this one time. BTW, “I’m not a Christian’”…. What a dope he is and they are if they do what he asks. Next up ….how do I dump this Vance anchor from the ticket.
Earlier today, at least 14 Israeli kids and teenagers were murdered, and at least 34 wounded, 17 critically, when a Hezbollah rocket struck next to a soccer field in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in northern Israel. Surely we can hold in our hearts the excitement and joy over what is happening here at home with the sadness and grief over what is continuing to happen in Israel. These are not soldiers that were hurt. They are children. Not used as human shields as is so often the case in Gaza. Where is the outrage? Probably in the same place as the “outrage” over the rape and mutillation of women and girls on October 7. I am truly saddened at the lack of support and empathy.
We are not keeping score on outrage points. All terrorism against humanity is an outrage, and must stop, right now, on all sides. The killing of innocent people must stop now regardless of whether they are at a concert, playing sports, or being used as human shields. Stop the war now.
Terrorists have no place in society. They strike whenever it looks like someone is having fun. Everyone in their right minds find such acts despicable and outrageous. Terror and violence solve nothing. They create only misery, division, violence, hate and fear. Whether it is innocents in Israel or Gaza or anywhere else in the world, terrorism and the grief and destruction left in its wake must be mourned and deplored. Terrorists are the ultimate “deplorables.”
I an sickened by the acts of Netanyahu and his regime. The fact that the R’s invited him to speak to Congress is an abomination! Dems did not attend but Talib did and she rightfully held a sign condemning him for killing Palestinians. You know what is horrid to me? Is that there are Jews, like Stefanik, who think this violence is okay. Before my dad came to this country from escaping Poland in the 1930’s, he was a young Zionist who really wanted to go to Israel. He might’ve been one of the ultra Orthodox in those illegal settlements on the West Bank. Thank goodness he married ny mother, also a Holocaust victim from Germany, who he met after he served in the US Army in the Pacific Theater.
If anyone knows the context and complexity of this , it is you. As it was my mother in law also a holocaust survivor. Condemning Israeli politics and politicians is not the same as condemning Israel. We all have our feelings about the current government. And about the Palestinian’s who danced in the streets both in Gaza and here when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th. There is much anger, much to be afraid of and too many people dying on all sides. I don’t have the answers but i do have the empathy.
Linda, there is outrage. There is grief. There is a will to change. It might not be reported in the news, but it is real. It is many more people than just you. And people are talking to their representatives, they are making calls, they are generating pressure for a change. If you're not already part of Jessica Craven's activist group, join them. It will make a difference and help you feel better that many others care too. Dave
Have already signed up for Monday’s event with all women of all genders and races. Did that right after the White Woman’s event. Have fun in Disneyland!
What’s in a name? Everything. I was listening to the “You’re Wrong About” podcast and the guest (Mackenzie Joy Brennan) used a term I think the Harris campaign needs to use to rebrand the MAGA Conservatives. She call it Regressive rather than Conservative. With Kamala’s “we won’t go back line”, rebranding MAGA as Regressives, works perfectly. It also allows for Dems to allow space for more conservative independents. We need to call them what they are and help voters identify themselves as something other than old school conservative. This was the first time I ever heard the word used in this context and it made so much sense. It makes even more sense when tied to the campaign theme.
Regressives is a great description, exactly the philosophy difference over taxation, but maybe too subtle? You need an attention span and actual interest to look into the use of the word to get to the difference in Taxation types: progressive vs. regressive.
Amazing week. We’re back on track. Keep going. Winning the election and congressional majorities is priority one. It’s feeling more and more like we will win.
Many important challenges ahead: end the wars/ begin rebuild; keep strengthening NATO; initiate SC reform; bolster economy with further emphasis on infrastructure, strategic manufacturing/jobs; voting reform and more things the majority of American people want/need.
*adrenaline rush of Happy every time Lawrence O’Donnell calls out Trump….appropriately….as the stupidest _____ in the world (____ whatever if the clown shoe fits…that day)
Most days that’s it
Sadly beloved PBS NewsHour (my daily for years) seems to also give an uneven amount of coverage to R’s with a sense of normalcy….missing Judy Woodruff…mercifully JW’s still around for special assignments!
Side Note: Hope everyone gives themselves the Brain Reset of the Olympic Opening
Ceremonies to appreciate the genius/inclusivity/celebration of the Arts and the Magic of Paris….thank you France for reimagining the Show and supporting brilliant Artistic Director Thomas Jolly, allowing him free reign to share his gifts with the world 🇫🇷
Being an armchair psychologist, I am often wondering these days who is running the show at CNN?
Reason being, the network has too much coverage of Trump and very often Jake Tapper seems bored by the amazing embrace of Kamala Harris. I know the network wishes to convey a neutral image of reportage, but the delicate balance between what can destroy our democracy and who can save it should not be given equal time. Trump's bizarre rants against his opponent should have far less spotlighting. It's too ugy to watch and I for one wish for more coverage of Harris's adgenda .
While I appreciate the "Likes", my email gets over loaded, so please leave a comment if you'd like as those are the ones I give notice to. Many thanks and please suggest a better news channel for Democrats.
I watched the NBC News last night, first time in a long time I watched any corporate news channel, and I was disappointed and disgusted to see that the Trump campaign got four minutes of coverage and Kamala got 30 seconds. I go to the PBS NewsHour most of the time. Can’t trust New York Times or WAPO anymore!
I have come to believe that corporate interests want Trump to win. As Nancy Pelosi put it, “Trump is their guy.” This is the American people’s battle to win and it’s not going to be easy.
Exactly, Fawn. I gave up both subscriptions. CNN is Faux lite in my opinion and Tapper’s comments are as bad as the novels he writes. The MSM has been giving Felonious T more free publicity than he deserves. God help us.
PBS Newshour disappoints me, too. Monday evenings with Amy Walter reports is so obviously slanted Republican. I don't know who the heck she calls for her polls, but it's the same ol', same ol.' PBS too, is tainted by big money, but perhaps not as much as the MSM.
It broke my heart to realize, as I watched them gleefully tear at Biden, that the Times is no longer a real newspaper. I was raised on the Times, I believed it was one of the things that made my city the best place in the world. The truth hurts.
We gave up on corporate media about two years ago and cut the cable cord. Our main news is PBSNewshour and local news on NBC Bay Area. CNN was bought by a very conservative oligarch about two years ago, I believe. You may find this link showing the six corporations that own just about all the media of interest...https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own-almost-all-media-infographic/
We must save democracy for the younger folks to have a chance. Like Joe said this election will matter for decades to come.
More is at stake than Kamala Harris becoming president. Joe's historic point is that he worked for us. He served us. That's what a president does in a DEMOCRACY. If you want change you can vote them out like we did in 2020.
If we have a dictator we serve the dictator. Our rights won't matter any more. We will no longer be free. That's why we fought the revolutionary war. Rather than fight another revolutionary war your choice is to vote democratic!
The prosecutor should be chosen over the felon! Period.
In fact, I already ordered this funny "Prosecutor or Criminal 2024" t-shirt 👇 🤣
https://libtees-2.creator-spring.com/listing/porc2
We're not going back! We have a Democracy to save.
Yesterday at the grocery store my husband saw a Trumper wearing a t-shirt,had a faux ballot with Biden and Convicted Felon as candidates with of course, the CF being marked.☑️ I’m sure that kind of messaging will sway (NOT!) Independents and undecided voters.
Florida went from ~400 volunteers to over 7000 ! since VP Harris entered the race!💪💙
Amendment 4(reproductive rights) will drive women to the polls in FL !👩🧑🏿👩🏻🦰👩🏻🦳
Make America Laugh Again/Harris 2024( just ordered t)
👕🛒
A new T Shirt / Bumper Sticker / Yard Sign should read: Don’t Go Back! Won’t Go Back! Got Your Back! Harris 2024!
Kathy, we must remember Alito saying “women are not without electoral or political power.” Yeah, boy. Let’s show everyone HOW MUCH power!
FT 6 call Florida Thursdays 2-4 edt. https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/?q=phone%20banks&tag_ids=20038
Mobilize Florida. https://www.mobilize.us/floridadems/
When I was in 10th grade, for an assignment to write about a cause we supported (our choice) I wrote about the right to abortion. The French teacher, who was off the boat, was so furious she wouldn't speak to me about it. Eventually, my advisor, a grande dame in the school, spoke with her and had the two of us talk about whatever she was angry about. It turned out she thought I was mocking the assignment. When she realized I was serious, everything instantly became fine between us.
Make America Laugh Again is perfect!
Kathy, you must have the best T-shirt collection!
Yes, I do.Thanks to you !!
👕🛒
This is all great news. So proud of you folks in Florida who are fighting back big time 😊
Kamala Harris has certainly injected some optimism and fun into this election! May she win by a big margin!!! With our help, of course!
I am reading is "The Road to Unfreedom" by Timothy Synder. Haunting, historical, and a glimpse of Russia and Putin's rise. Russia, Europe, America. Eerie and chilling exploration of the rise of authoritarianism.
I just received my new t-shirt I ordered from Crooked Media, "WITH FEAR FOR OUR DEMOCRACY, I DISSENT"
Great shirt!
😉
It just occurred to me that Walt Disney called his theme park "The Happiest Place on Earth."
Let's make Washington, D.C. the happiest place on earth on January 20, 2025 with the inauguration of the first woman, multiethnic President!
I hope everyone is as IMPRESSED as I am with the transition from VP to Presidential candidate the Biden/Harris Team has accomplished!
There was no chaos and panic.
A smooth handoff of the baton.
A paved runway for takeoff as this plane starts to soar.
Forward vision rather than backward regression and further division.
This has to be a grassroots-up movement.
There are more of "us" than there are of "them."
The supersonic, rapid response with people contacting family, friends, neighbors and more is frankly astounding and gratifying!
NOW we must do our part to educate ourselves and the public on the nefarious plans already being actively put into place to execute Project 2025 and Agenda 47 ON DAY ONE.
If you VALUE ANY personal FREEDOM,
you MUST act NOW.
November 6, 2024 will be too late.
STOP PROJECT 2025
Don’t Go Back!
Won’t Go Back!
Got Your Back!
Harris 2024!
Also, there is a prescient warning from one of my favorite Guardian Journalists, Carole Cadwalladr. She has a very important heads-up for us, so I am sharing the link to her latest opinion piece: “This is a Misogyny Emergency. A huge outpouring is coming in the run up to the US election”. https://apple.news/Ac0JlJrVzQ9GhMWAVeIO21A
I'm going to take a little different tack. While I agree that we should anticipate misogyny and racial attacks, I don't believe we should invite them by giving them too much credence. I'd prefer to focus on VP Harris being the most qualified, capable, and ready candidate to lead our nation. We should bridge between existing silos and avoid building more. We will have plenty of time to celebrate the "firsts" afterwards.
I think you are correct. Let’s put identity politics aside and focus on the fact that we have a highly qualified, capable, competent, and forward looking candidate in Kamala Harris.
Every time Kamala is attacked of being asian, black, female Californian the Rep. attackers are "playing" identity politics. They accuse of what they do e.g.lying.
Thanks! That was an excellent article. We are in for a shit storm for sure.
I subscribe to The Guardian. That was an excellent article 👏
And there was no riot on capitol hill. But, I'm afraid, we must prepare of one when she wins the election.
OK, I'm joining the White Dudes for Harris call Monday evening. Mayor Pete's gonna be there!
And I also just now launched my own website to partake in this remarkable historic moment. Go Kamala!
https://wholenewworld.com
Partner with FT 6. https://www.fieldteam6.org/
Great idea. I agree with you. This Whole New World is in our hands right now. We’ll make it happen.
Mayor Pete had another stellar performance on Fox News Sunday this a.m. Man, if there's a better voice to explain the difference between tRump and VP Harris and their respective programs, I've yet to hear it.
If that was a job interview, he's the guy, no question!
This might be a stretch but the nebula looks to have MickeyMouse ears IMO.
Thanks for taking the time to keep us informed about how we can participate in the coming week. Have a great time with your family!
Do you have friends/relatives living, studying or working abroad? Pls. remind them they need to request their Absentee Ballot to arrive by email (start checking their inbox and spam around Sept. 21). If a child will be 18 by Nov. 5, s/he can register and request it now. Never lived in the US? S/he will use the address her/his parent/s (with US citizenship) lived in (even if the building no longer exists). votefromabroad.org has a team that keeps up w/changes and has a free helpdesk. Registering/requesting can be done on FVAP.gov also.
Certainly an "all hands on deck" moment!
Don't let them get away with ending our right to vote!
Vote Forward ran a Voters Abroad letter campaign, I wrote 30 Voters Abroad letters. Each letter was three pages, the personal message page, then two pages for the ballot application.
Cool!
Just shared on Facebook.
Thanks! I’ll share
When Trump told people yesterday that they won’t have to vote in four years, he also told his followers at a Christian gathering, “I’m not Christian.” Watch his body language when he says it in the YouTube video. It’s clear that’s what he means.
This is the infamous video of Friday night, July 26, where Trump addresses The Believer's Summit hosted by Turning Point Action in Palm Springs, Florida where he tells people they won't have to vote in four years because it'll all be fixed. That made the headlines. BUT HE'S TELLING CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS DIRECTLY THAT HE IS NOT A CHRISTIAN. That deserves its own headline. Here's a transcript of the video clip. Look at the end of the second paragraph. Also look at his body language when he says it.
“To save America, get your friends, get your family, get everyone you know and vote. Vote early, vote absentee, vote on election day. I don’t care how but you have to get out and vote.
And again, Christians, get out and vote! Just this time. ��You won’t have to do it anymore, you know, four more years, you know what? It’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. I’m not Christian.
��I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years you won’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”
https://youtu.be/duls1Cr1Lyo?si=AVJLHEXajYRCzGIc
"We'll have IT fixed." What is your referent? I've asked people for many years when the word IT its used so loosely , as donOLD did here. So clearly, this insane notion of ending the voting process appeals greatly to low functioning people. These are the people President Eisenhower referred to as ones happy to have an autocrat "fix" all their problems for them. Selling this bag of crap comes straight from Putin, as he knows full well millions of Americans are just too darn busy pursuing, or having fun, fun, fun, to be bothered with voting. Remember how W Bush referred to him as Pootey Poo? Ours is a fight to the finish to bury Putin deep in to the sands of time.
...and Orban, and Netanyahu.
This has been under reported and misinterpreted and unfortunately not believed by many. Too many.
I firmly believe he received marching orders directly from the kremlin to say this, and to do so in a joyful manner. After all, this is good news for all lazy people who find voting a big nuisance. “They are all the same.” I remember hearing that said so frequently, and buying into it even as I was marched off to Vietnam! DonOld is a Russian shill. The complete evaporation process will commence on November 6, 2024!
I thought that's what he said too. That SHOULD be a big deal.
What an ass. What he doesn’t know is that there are a whole lot of Christians who will come out big time to vote against him. Check out Faithful America.org
Post on CBN, Christianity Today.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/07/27/trump-tells-christians-you-wont-have-to-vote-anymore-if-hes-elected-4/?lctg=2491450084D14481B43C949A39&utm_email=2491450084D14481B43C949A39&active=yesD&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sun-sentinel.com%2f2024%2f07%2f27%2ftrump-tells-christians-you-wont-have-to-vote-anymore-if-hes-elected-4%2f&utm_campaign=trib-sun_sentinel-breaking_news-nl&utm_content=alert
But if you listen for yourself with good quality sound, you will hear him say, “I’m not Christian.” Also look at his body language when he says it.
Disneyland/DisneyWorld is not just for kids but they sure provide cover for us adults who want to tap into our inner childhood! Have a great time, Robert and Jill!
P01135809 is really stressed out. I sense the panic sweeping over him due to being out maneuvered by the dems. All in just one week. His appeal for Christians to vote “just this one time, you won’t have to vote in four years, it’ll be taken care of “, says it all. Dictator Donnie will take care of things after you vote this one time. BTW, “I’m not a Christian’”…. What a dope he is and they are if they do what he asks. Next up ….how do I dump this Vance anchor from the ticket.
you know that's true!
buyer's remorse within a week!
P01135809 is sure to use both of his favorite taglines:
"You're fired!"
and
"I don't know that person."
Earlier today, at least 14 Israeli kids and teenagers were murdered, and at least 34 wounded, 17 critically, when a Hezbollah rocket struck next to a soccer field in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in northern Israel. Surely we can hold in our hearts the excitement and joy over what is happening here at home with the sadness and grief over what is continuing to happen in Israel. These are not soldiers that were hurt. They are children. Not used as human shields as is so often the case in Gaza. Where is the outrage? Probably in the same place as the “outrage” over the rape and mutillation of women and girls on October 7. I am truly saddened at the lack of support and empathy.
We are not keeping score on outrage points. All terrorism against humanity is an outrage, and must stop, right now, on all sides. The killing of innocent people must stop now regardless of whether they are at a concert, playing sports, or being used as human shields. Stop the war now.
Terrorists have no place in society. They strike whenever it looks like someone is having fun. Everyone in their right minds find such acts despicable and outrageous. Terror and violence solve nothing. They create only misery, division, violence, hate and fear. Whether it is innocents in Israel or Gaza or anywhere else in the world, terrorism and the grief and destruction left in its wake must be mourned and deplored. Terrorists are the ultimate “deplorables.”
I an sickened by the acts of Netanyahu and his regime. The fact that the R’s invited him to speak to Congress is an abomination! Dems did not attend but Talib did and she rightfully held a sign condemning him for killing Palestinians. You know what is horrid to me? Is that there are Jews, like Stefanik, who think this violence is okay. Before my dad came to this country from escaping Poland in the 1930’s, he was a young Zionist who really wanted to go to Israel. He might’ve been one of the ultra Orthodox in those illegal settlements on the West Bank. Thank goodness he married ny mother, also a Holocaust victim from Germany, who he met after he served in the US Army in the Pacific Theater.
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If anyone knows the context and complexity of this , it is you. As it was my mother in law also a holocaust survivor. Condemning Israeli politics and politicians is not the same as condemning Israel. We all have our feelings about the current government. And about the Palestinian’s who danced in the streets both in Gaza and here when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th. There is much anger, much to be afraid of and too many people dying on all sides. I don’t have the answers but i do have the empathy.
I hear you and it’s awful that there isn’t outrage over this.
Linda, there is outrage. There is grief. There is a will to change. It might not be reported in the news, but it is real. It is many more people than just you. And people are talking to their representatives, they are making calls, they are generating pressure for a change. If you're not already part of Jessica Craven's activist group, join them. It will make a difference and help you feel better that many others care too. Dave
Have already signed up for Monday’s event with all women of all genders and races. Did that right after the White Woman’s event. Have fun in Disneyland!
What’s in a name? Everything. I was listening to the “You’re Wrong About” podcast and the guest (Mackenzie Joy Brennan) used a term I think the Harris campaign needs to use to rebrand the MAGA Conservatives. She call it Regressive rather than Conservative. With Kamala’s “we won’t go back line”, rebranding MAGA as Regressives, works perfectly. It also allows for Dems to allow space for more conservative independents. We need to call them what they are and help voters identify themselves as something other than old school conservative. This was the first time I ever heard the word used in this context and it made so much sense. It makes even more sense when tied to the campaign theme.
Regressives is a great description, exactly the philosophy difference over taxation, but maybe too subtle? You need an attention span and actual interest to look into the use of the word to get to the difference in Taxation types: progressive vs. regressive.
LOVE this!!
Joyce Vance in Civil Discourse reminds us Justice Alito says “Women are not without electoral or political power.” This is the year to USE IT.
Amazing week. We’re back on track. Keep going. Winning the election and congressional majorities is priority one. It’s feeling more and more like we will win.
Many important challenges ahead: end the wars/ begin rebuild; keep strengthening NATO; initiate SC reform; bolster economy with further emphasis on infrastructure, strategic manufacturing/jobs; voting reform and more things the majority of American people want/need.
Keep going!
Heather Cox Richardson: Audio
Robert Hubbell: Audio
Dan Rather
Lawrence O’Donnell *
Rachel Maddow
*adrenaline rush of Happy every time Lawrence O’Donnell calls out Trump….appropriately….as the stupidest _____ in the world (____ whatever if the clown shoe fits…that day)
Most days that’s it
Sadly beloved PBS NewsHour (my daily for years) seems to also give an uneven amount of coverage to R’s with a sense of normalcy….missing Judy Woodruff…mercifully JW’s still around for special assignments!
Side Note: Hope everyone gives themselves the Brain Reset of the Olympic Opening
Ceremonies to appreciate the genius/inclusivity/celebration of the Arts and the Magic of Paris….thank you France for reimagining the Show and supporting brilliant Artistic Director Thomas Jolly, allowing him free reign to share his gifts with the world 🇫🇷
Miss Judy Woodruff. Stopped watching NewsHour.
Jake Tapper is dead to me.
Being an armchair psychologist, I am often wondering these days who is running the show at CNN?
Reason being, the network has too much coverage of Trump and very often Jake Tapper seems bored by the amazing embrace of Kamala Harris. I know the network wishes to convey a neutral image of reportage, but the delicate balance between what can destroy our democracy and who can save it should not be given equal time. Trump's bizarre rants against his opponent should have far less spotlighting. It's too ugy to watch and I for one wish for more coverage of Harris's adgenda .
While I appreciate the "Likes", my email gets over loaded, so please leave a comment if you'd like as those are the ones I give notice to. Many thanks and please suggest a better news channel for Democrats.
I watched the NBC News last night, first time in a long time I watched any corporate news channel, and I was disappointed and disgusted to see that the Trump campaign got four minutes of coverage and Kamala got 30 seconds. I go to the PBS NewsHour most of the time. Can’t trust New York Times or WAPO anymore!
I have come to believe that corporate interests want Trump to win. As Nancy Pelosi put it, “Trump is their guy.” This is the American people’s battle to win and it’s not going to be easy.
I totally agree.
Exactly, Fawn. I gave up both subscriptions. CNN is Faux lite in my opinion and Tapper’s comments are as bad as the novels he writes. The MSM has been giving Felonious T more free publicity than he deserves. God help us.
PBS Newshour disappoints me, too. Monday evenings with Amy Walter reports is so obviously slanted Republican. I don't know who the heck she calls for her polls, but it's the same ol', same ol.' PBS too, is tainted by big money, but perhaps not as much as the MSM.
It broke my heart to realize, as I watched them gleefully tear at Biden, that the Times is no longer a real newspaper. I was raised on the Times, I believed it was one of the things that made my city the best place in the world. The truth hurts.
We gave up on corporate media about two years ago and cut the cable cord. Our main news is PBSNewshour and local news on NBC Bay Area. CNN was bought by a very conservative oligarch about two years ago, I believe. You may find this link showing the six corporations that own just about all the media of interest...https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own-almost-all-media-infographic/
Susannah I agree with you completely. CNN is 6 degrees of separation from FOX. They are losing their reputation to a dictatorial dangerous clown show.