I am not sure what the number of subscribers is to Robert Hubbell 's amazingly excellent daily postings but we can give him special thanks for keeping us engaged by doing the following:
Many of us know a young person who is or is just turning voting age. Reach out to them and make sure they are registered to vote and if they are attending college, suggest they use the option to register in the state which needs Blue votes the most. They can make that choice. Then ask them to do the same for one of their friends. And so on. You'd be surprised how this adds up.
The same formula can be applied to adults who need encouragement to vote. Find one person who is voicing protests to "both candidates" or who "isn't interested in politics" or any number of other excuses to not be involved and change their mind. Have them pass on your gift as well.
So, we don't trust China with our data but we do trust Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Larry Paige, Sergei Brin, and Elon Musk and all of their money-hungry minions who have access to their algorithms and our data? What kind of nonsense is this? We need to wake up. All of this data should be owned by a heavily regulated public trust that licenses the use of the data for a fee, or TAX, that would help to reverse the yawning and growing American wealth gap by paying for the delivery of social welfare programs, housing, medical care, free college and other benefits instead of lining the pockets of the billionaire class. Our enemy is from within. You don't think Elon Musk is a national security risk? Give me a break. He stopped Ukriane dead in its tracks by turning off Starlink. He owns X and has designs to make it a still more robust right-wing soapbox. Zuckerman in control of the world's most prodigious propaganda platform? Let's start talking about the real issues instead of all of this China-baiting.
Remember that we have an important bloc of voters available to us-Never Trumpers, the recently converted and Haley voters. .
The Lincoln Project started by Never Trumpers does amazing ads. (See below) Republican Voters against Trump (RVAT.org) will spend 50 million to defeat Trump. (Gifted article below) An example of one of their ads is below. Their website has testimonials of prior Trump voters stating how they have changed. This gives a permission structure to others to vote for Biden. I find it comforting to see these potential voters who are available to Joe Biden.
This election will be won on the margins, Never Trumpers and those who have seen the light can make a difference-Simon Rosenberg says so! That’s a good thing!
The election will not be determined by the courts, or outrageous comments and positions by Trump or some single events or campaign advertising. It’s going to be determined by two things which are voter turnout and grassroots organizations knocking on doors and getting voter attention. I am at a point where I am ignoring the political news and commentary because frankly it’s a long 8 months till the election and the Republicans are flooding the zone and it’s only going to get worse. Biden will win the popular vote and it’s up to all of us to make sure he wins the electoral votes which means we need to win in the swing states and that is where our focus needs to be starting right now.
This StoryMap shows the county-by-county impact of President Biden's the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Act, lowering drug prices and protecting healthcare. It also shows how the 2025 Biden Budget takes this vision further by having billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.
I just want the Biden Campaign and the DNC to focus on curating a collection of Trump's most outrageous (but recent) musing and make them the focus of 1/2 of the campaign's advertising. The other half should focus on the state by state benefits of the infrastructure act. And the last half should be spent on lambasting the Republicans for not signing off on the Immigration Legislation that Mike Johnson has put up on a back shelf in a dark closet.
More and more, I worry that we are playing into the Republican Trump playbook! Trump and his GOP lost in 2020 in the presidential election, handily, and in the elections of 2022, and in subsequent local elections! And yet the Press obsessively repeats that Biden is too old, while Trump is only a few years younger, refuse to recognise Biden’s accomplishments, and we all seem to fall for it! In fact, we have a highly successful president, a record of incredible accomplishments, and we are on a winning streak. I think we need to lean into that more.
Impermanence is the ONLY ELEMENT in this life of yours, this world of ours, which is reliably permanent. I have faith in the tempered optimism generated daily by our smart citizens like Robert Hubbell and others, who offer instructive and cautionary guidance in my plan going forward. Alert, active as you know how, and then carry on. Faith in your fellow American allies. There are more of us than there of them. Far more! Embracing impermanence in your life can yield increased awareness of your own “present moment”.
I very much appreciate the way Robert points to President Biden as the example we can follow. He's not at home moaning with worry, he's out there, communicating and campaigning. Action really is the antidote to anxiety! Thank you for this important reminder. Unfortunately, you'll have to remind us many times more before November... as anxiety tends to persist.
Thank you as well for cranking up the volume on your audio. Very helpful!
I can't get Alexei Navalny out of my mind - his courage, his steadfast commitment, his integrity. It's a tragedy akin to the assassination of Dr. King; a loss so painful to the human race. Writing this, I remind myself, look around. There are so many individuals standing tall. So many examples to lead us forward. The mainstream media may not acknowledge them, but with a little effort, we can find them. (And even give them our support.)
It's hard to get riled up about Tiktok's U.S. security risk when The Predecessor (America's immediate flaming orange democracy threat) wanders around, loud and loose.
Don't forget North Carolina as we struggle to become BLUE!
Hey folks those of us in NC will need some help this year especially when it come to elect a new governor. This is incredibly important given that a Democratic governor is the only thing we have to protect us from the MAGA controlled legislature. If you have an opportunity through various organizations to kick in some time it will be greatly appreciated. To those of you who may think "I'm crying wolf" check our this article on the MAGA candidate for governor:
Tik tok is the sound we use to indicate a time bomb. How blatantly honest can they be. As honest as saying “I ll be a dictator on day one”.
Thank you for the clear explanation of one concern about Tik Tok, the data harvesting.
Another is that it is easy to manipulate the content that is shown. They are already showing content that is intended to divide us and support one candidate.
It should be easy to explain to the public that we would be idiots to let the wolf in because it is dressed like grandma.
I feel our collective anxiety makes us weak. We constantly need reassurance which suggests we are spending a lot on worrying. As Simon Rosenberg pointed out last night, Trump’ problems are staggering, so staggering that he does not believe Trump can win. Besides looking at the day’s events that can hurt Biden, maybe we should look at the ones that hurt Trump - the bloodbath of the and the shutting down of black voter outreach, his promise to reduce social security, the escalating Republican discontent and the ultimate showdown over Ukraine.
If we can ban TikTok because it's owned by China, can we ban Trump because he's owned by Russia?
Something we all can do....
I am not sure what the number of subscribers is to Robert Hubbell 's amazingly excellent daily postings but we can give him special thanks for keeping us engaged by doing the following:
Many of us know a young person who is or is just turning voting age. Reach out to them and make sure they are registered to vote and if they are attending college, suggest they use the option to register in the state which needs Blue votes the most. They can make that choice. Then ask them to do the same for one of their friends. And so on. You'd be surprised how this adds up.
The same formula can be applied to adults who need encouragement to vote. Find one person who is voicing protests to "both candidates" or who "isn't interested in politics" or any number of other excuses to not be involved and change their mind. Have them pass on your gift as well.
And once again, thank you Robert!!
So, we don't trust China with our data but we do trust Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Larry Paige, Sergei Brin, and Elon Musk and all of their money-hungry minions who have access to their algorithms and our data? What kind of nonsense is this? We need to wake up. All of this data should be owned by a heavily regulated public trust that licenses the use of the data for a fee, or TAX, that would help to reverse the yawning and growing American wealth gap by paying for the delivery of social welfare programs, housing, medical care, free college and other benefits instead of lining the pockets of the billionaire class. Our enemy is from within. You don't think Elon Musk is a national security risk? Give me a break. He stopped Ukriane dead in its tracks by turning off Starlink. He owns X and has designs to make it a still more robust right-wing soapbox. Zuckerman in control of the world's most prodigious propaganda platform? Let's start talking about the real issues instead of all of this China-baiting.
Remember that we have an important bloc of voters available to us-Never Trumpers, the recently converted and Haley voters. .
The Lincoln Project started by Never Trumpers does amazing ads. (See below) Republican Voters against Trump (RVAT.org) will spend 50 million to defeat Trump. (Gifted article below) An example of one of their ads is below. Their website has testimonials of prior Trump voters stating how they have changed. This gives a permission structure to others to vote for Biden. I find it comforting to see these potential voters who are available to Joe Biden.
This election will be won on the margins, Never Trumpers and those who have seen the light can make a difference-Simon Rosenberg says so! That’s a good thing!
Gifted article about RVAT’s 50M plan. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/politics/republican-voters-against-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ck0.Gcax.KYsTsWMnZb9l&smid=url-share
Lincoln Project- https://youtu.be/xFO-avZGQhM?si=i-DIHtOfJwPcamsy
RVAT https://youtu.be/ahBKWQssQ5o?si=swlmuyykFK8yb3nG
The election will not be determined by the courts, or outrageous comments and positions by Trump or some single events or campaign advertising. It’s going to be determined by two things which are voter turnout and grassroots organizations knocking on doors and getting voter attention. I am at a point where I am ignoring the political news and commentary because frankly it’s a long 8 months till the election and the Republicans are flooding the zone and it’s only going to get worse. Biden will win the popular vote and it’s up to all of us to make sure he wins the electoral votes which means we need to win in the swing states and that is where our focus needs to be starting right now.
Follow the money and connections of Jeff Yass, billionaire hedge fund manager who owns $21 billion of TikTok and major Republican donor.
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/03/11/trump-flip-flops-on-tiktok-follow-the-money-pay-to-play-politics/
This StoryMap shows the county-by-county impact of President Biden's the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Act, lowering drug prices and protecting healthcare. It also shows how the 2025 Biden Budget takes this vision further by having billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.
"What’s In The Biden Budget For You?"
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/03/13/biden-budget-proposal-2025-impact-map/
Keep it simple:Unless you vote for Biden, it counts as a vote for Trump/Putin.
I just want the Biden Campaign and the DNC to focus on curating a collection of Trump's most outrageous (but recent) musing and make them the focus of 1/2 of the campaign's advertising. The other half should focus on the state by state benefits of the infrastructure act. And the last half should be spent on lambasting the Republicans for not signing off on the Immigration Legislation that Mike Johnson has put up on a back shelf in a dark closet.
More and more, I worry that we are playing into the Republican Trump playbook! Trump and his GOP lost in 2020 in the presidential election, handily, and in the elections of 2022, and in subsequent local elections! And yet the Press obsessively repeats that Biden is too old, while Trump is only a few years younger, refuse to recognise Biden’s accomplishments, and we all seem to fall for it! In fact, we have a highly successful president, a record of incredible accomplishments, and we are on a winning streak. I think we need to lean into that more.
Impermanence is the ONLY ELEMENT in this life of yours, this world of ours, which is reliably permanent. I have faith in the tempered optimism generated daily by our smart citizens like Robert Hubbell and others, who offer instructive and cautionary guidance in my plan going forward. Alert, active as you know how, and then carry on. Faith in your fellow American allies. There are more of us than there of them. Far more! Embracing impermanence in your life can yield increased awareness of your own “present moment”.
I very much appreciate the way Robert points to President Biden as the example we can follow. He's not at home moaning with worry, he's out there, communicating and campaigning. Action really is the antidote to anxiety! Thank you for this important reminder. Unfortunately, you'll have to remind us many times more before November... as anxiety tends to persist.
Thank you as well for cranking up the volume on your audio. Very helpful!
I can't get Alexei Navalny out of my mind - his courage, his steadfast commitment, his integrity. It's a tragedy akin to the assassination of Dr. King; a loss so painful to the human race. Writing this, I remind myself, look around. There are so many individuals standing tall. So many examples to lead us forward. The mainstream media may not acknowledge them, but with a little effort, we can find them. (And even give them our support.)
It's hard to get riled up about Tiktok's U.S. security risk when The Predecessor (America's immediate flaming orange democracy threat) wanders around, loud and loose.
Don't forget North Carolina as we struggle to become BLUE!
Hey folks those of us in NC will need some help this year especially when it come to elect a new governor. This is incredibly important given that a Democratic governor is the only thing we have to protect us from the MAGA controlled legislature. If you have an opportunity through various organizations to kick in some time it will be greatly appreciated. To those of you who may think "I'm crying wolf" check our this article on the MAGA candidate for governor:
https://www.vox.com/politics/24092798/mark-robinson-north-carolina-governors-race-2024
Tik tok is the sound we use to indicate a time bomb. How blatantly honest can they be. As honest as saying “I ll be a dictator on day one”.
Thank you for the clear explanation of one concern about Tik Tok, the data harvesting.
Another is that it is easy to manipulate the content that is shown. They are already showing content that is intended to divide us and support one candidate.
It should be easy to explain to the public that we would be idiots to let the wolf in because it is dressed like grandma.
I feel our collective anxiety makes us weak. We constantly need reassurance which suggests we are spending a lot on worrying. As Simon Rosenberg pointed out last night, Trump’ problems are staggering, so staggering that he does not believe Trump can win. Besides looking at the day’s events that can hurt Biden, maybe we should look at the ones that hurt Trump - the bloodbath of the and the shutting down of black voter outreach, his promise to reduce social security, the escalating Republican discontent and the ultimate showdown over Ukraine.
Winston Churchill saved his country. Now let's save ours.
Keep Calm and Carry ON.!