If we want our democracy to function, we have to show up this election for the Governors, Secretaries of State and the candidates down the ballot who are going to protect voting rights and our electoral process. Because these seats wield a lot of power, and that power matters. pic.twitter.com/D6ehzPunRi
Bring the War Home
The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
By Kathleen Belew
“The white power movement in America wants a revolution. Its soldiers are not lone wolves but highly organized cadres motivated by a coherent and deeply troubling worldview made up of white supremacy, virulent anticommunism, and apocalyptic faith. In Bring the War Home, Kathleen Belew gives us the history of a movement that consolidated in the 1970s and 1980s around a potent sense of betrayal in the Vietnam War and made tragic headlines in Waco and Ruby Ridge and with the Oklahoma City bombing and is resurgent under President Trump.”
—spells it out so well: “maga would be center of gravity for McCarthy”.
Gates, Greene, Bobert, Jordan. Tax cuts for rich, national abortion ban (will be veto-ed), debt ceiling showdowns, holding economy hostage, massive social spending cuts, investigations of sitting President and congress members.
No prescription needed: over-the-counter hearing aids on sale in US
Hearing aids now available from stores including Walgreens and Walmart without prescription after new FDA rule takes effect
“Americans no longer have to see a doctor, get a prescription, or be fitted for a hearing aid, which makes it less time intensive and costly to get them, Axios reported. The executive director of the Hearing Loss Association of America (Hlaa), Barbara Kelley, told NPR it previously could take five to seven years for someone to get a hearing aid after they find out they have hearing loss.
The White House has said the move will save families nearly $3,000. Nearly 30 million Americans could benefit from hearing aids, according to the National Institutes of Health.
What an incredible atmosphere in Athens today with so many young Georgians. Keep coming out and showing up. Your energy — and your vote — will bring hope back to Georgia. pic.twitter.com/tv0yxN9H77
Maryland’s Wes Moore could be the only Black governor in the country next year. A lot of hopes — and scrutiny — will come along with it.
“Moore is poised to become just the third elected Black governor in U.S. history if he holds onto a wide polling lead in Maryland. He may well be the nation’s only Black chief executive in the country next year.”
Even I'm bored of pointing this out, but British politics broke when Brexit lies were presented by almost all of the British media as an equal & opposite counterpoint to reality, gravity, evidence & expertise. None of it can be fixed until the idiocy of Brexit is acknowledged.
Just like in murkkka, despite the shitshow from the cons for the past 12 years, bbc ‘interviews’ only these con corrupt clowns while blackballing the labor and libdems.
“How you want to spend your heartbeat.”
“I will give my all until I feel I have a little bit left…i will try it out.
“Remember sitting in your apartment locked up?”
“MSNBC Films presents “Shouting Down Midnight,” the first installment of the new documentary series “The Turning Point,” executive produced by Trevor Noah. The film shines a light on former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, who stood up against her state’s 2013 restrictive anti-abortion bill.”
🚨ALERT: Federal judge denies request to ban electronic voting machines and drop boxes in Kansas brought in a conspiracy-filled lawsuit challenging election results from 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to alleged issues with electronic voting machines.https://t.co/55FoKlNDpT
Rep. Mary Peltola raised a whopping $2.3 million across just 24 days in September, dwarfing her Republican rivals. And 18 ex-staffers, lobbyists or others tied to the late GOP Rep. Don Young are crossing the aisle now to hold a fundraiser for Peltola. https://t.co/JPGNGMFqdi
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
“But there’s some real bright spots: 10 million — 10 million new jobs have been created just since my presidency began; 3.5 percent unemployment, the lowest in 50 years; nearly 700,000 manufacturing jobs created since we took office, and you all are going to create a lot more, up there on the screen.”
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce New Actions to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security, Encourage Production, and Bring Down Costs
President Biden is committed to doing everything in his power to respond to Putin’s Price Hike at the pump, and he is delivering. Gas prices fell at the fastest rate in over a decade this summer, with average prices down by about $1.15 per gallon since their peak in June – and just about 30 cents above levels on February 24, when the war in Ukraine began. In fact, gas prices have fallen 15 out of the last 18 weeks. According to an industry analyst, the most common price across the country today is $3.39.
President Biden is directing his Administration to take additional action to strengthen energy security, address the supply crunch, and lower costs.
“CDC officials describe intense pressure, job threats from Trump White House
Trump appointees oversaw a concerted effort to restrict immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border during the pandemic, change scientific reports and muzzle top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to emails, text messages and interviews gathered by a congressional panel probing the pandemic response.
As Dan Diamond reports, former CDC director Robert Redfield, former top deputy Anne Schuchat and others described how the Trump White House and its allies repeatedly “bullied” staff, tried to rewrite their publications and threatened their jobs in an attempt to align the CDC with the more optimistic view of the pandemic espoused by Donald Trump, the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis concluded in a report released Monday.” (wapo)
The media has no clue what is happening on the ground in battleground state. They are relying on polls, hand picked forum participants/interviewees and not talking to actual voters on the streets.
11/9 will be a reckoning for them and their ridiculous coverage of the midterms.
Ugh. What a fucked up system. At least, our criminal thugs get sent to jail right away. They will have to do their shitty appeals sitting in a shitty prison.
Julie Gunningle, Democratic Nominee For Maricopa County Attorney In Arizona Exemplifies Why Down-Ballot Votes Matter
AZ Secretary of State’s office is now asking DOJ to investigate potential voter intimidation, after a group of people “approached and followed” a voter in Maricopa County who was just dropping off a ballot at a Drop Box. Doesn’t seem like an isolated incident. If elected, Julie Gunningle will be responsible for overseeing the Maricopa County Election Board tasked with certifying future elections. Also discussed with Joy Reid, the state’s contested 1864 abortion ban.
Arizona Sends Report of Voter Intimidation to Justice Dept. for Investigation
The state has been a center of efforts by right-wing activists and some Republican officials that disrupt voting in the name of election integrity.
Democracy Docket
Remember when Alabama’s congressional map was struck down in January and Republicans said it was too close to the elections to change districts? Now Republicans are trying to change ballot counting rules in Pennsylvania 3 weeks before an election — but that’s not “too close.”🙄
FOX has made untold cash by slandering people and destroying their lives.
Continuous lied about vaccines, the Covid pandemic, and the 2020 election.
Their viewers believed them and attacked the Capitol of the United States. Time to take this Lie Factory down, same way others are going down via bazooka cash fines.
–Look at RT television Russia and their Big Lie about Putin’s war.
Is it OK if it happens here via Fox et al?
Q: What happened with the slander case and Dominion Voting Machines?
The Persuaders
At The Front Line of Hearts, Minds, and Democracy
Author: Anand Giridharadas
“The Persuaders is a stunning insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens who are on the ground working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy.”
What Happened to Liz Truss Can’t Happen Here
The prime minister’s downfall shows that British democracy is still working. American dysfunction is far worse.
Cameras, Plexiglass, Fireproofing: Election Officials Beef Up Security
With violent rhetoric from the right intensifying, some election officials are bolstering their defenses. Others are quitting.
The Obama Diary 
–Thank you very much NW.
Congresswoman Alma Adams to Jon Lovett:
“My granddaughter should not have fewer rights than her Mother.”
Bring the War Home
The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
By Kathleen Belew
“The white power movement in America wants a revolution. Its soldiers are not lone wolves but highly organized cadres motivated by a coherent and deeply troubling worldview made up of white supremacy, virulent anticommunism, and apocalyptic faith. In Bring the War Home, Kathleen Belew gives us the history of a movement that consolidated in the 1970s and 1980s around a potent sense of betrayal in the Vietnam War and made tragic headlines in Waco and Ruby Ridge and with the Oklahoma City bombing and is resurgent under President Trump.”
(https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674286078
Michael Moore:
“Their Taliban, our Taliban, everybody’s got a Taliban. They’re at their best when they confiscate the halls of power.”
Chris Hayes: What A Kevin McCarthy-Led Congress Would Mean For America
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd5v2ZYhA60)
—spells it out so well: “maga would be center of gravity for McCarthy”.
Gates, Greene, Bobert, Jordan. Tax cuts for rich, national abortion ban (will be veto-ed), debt ceiling showdowns, holding economy hostage, massive social spending cuts, investigations of sitting President and congress members.
Leader McCarthy’s Threat:
Slash Medicare & Social Security or Tank the Economy
(https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/101822-0)
No prescription needed: over-the-counter hearing aids on sale in US
Hearing aids now available from stores including Walgreens and Walmart without prescription after new FDA rule takes effect
“Americans no longer have to see a doctor, get a prescription, or be fitted for a hearing aid, which makes it less time intensive and costly to get them, Axios reported. The executive director of the Hearing Loss Association of America (Hlaa), Barbara Kelley, told NPR it previously could take five to seven years for someone to get a hearing aid after they find out they have hearing loss.
The White House has said the move will save families nearly $3,000. Nearly 30 million Americans could benefit from hearing aids, according to the National Institutes of Health.
(https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/18/hearing-aids-over-the-counter-walgreens-walmart)
Speaker Pelosi to Andrea Mitchell: “The President, leader of Executive branch, was fighting to join the assault on the legislative branch.”
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden
at the Communities in Schools (CIS) Leadership Town Hall Conference
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/10/19/remarks-as-prepared-for-delivery-by-first-lady-jill-biden-at-the-communities-in-schools-cis-leadership-town-hall-conference/)
LET’S GO…GA🍑
Maryland’s Wes Moore could be the only Black governor in the country next year. A lot of hopes — and scrutiny — will come along with it.
“Moore is poised to become just the third elected Black governor in U.S. history if he holds onto a wide polling lead in Maryland. He may well be the nation’s only Black chief executive in the country next year.”
Brakkton Booker: (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2022/10/wes-moore-maryland-governor-00062510)
“This governor and his appointed election officials have moved the goal posts on voting every year since he has been elected.”
Jasmine Burney-Clark speaking about the fear and confusion Ron DeSantis has created among voters with his election task force. (to Alex Wagner)
–c/o Alex Wagner Tonight tweet.
The limey cons are hopping mad after ‘electing’ a known party hopper as their pm. Hilarious.
add her to the list of worst indians, who pull up the ladder.
the 4th estate 5th columnists across the pond.
big con treated like a done deal for such a long time, when it wasn’t.
Just like in murkkka, despite the shitshow from the cons for the past 12 years, bbc ‘interviews’ only these con corrupt clowns while blackballing the labor and libdems.
80 million for a mayoral office? nutz. what is the payoff once he wins?
He would shed his Dem cover and reveal the white male GOP Mayor of Los Angeles that he truly wants people to see. However…
#gutlessgarland
At least, the limey cons are accepting it’s a shitshow and are rebelling against their shitty PM unlike the born corrupt cowards of entire gopee.
exactly
Thump is just the TIP of the iceberg…The danger is what lays beneath the surface…
lol.
–lettuce prey.
predatory capitalism.
We Don’t Live In The Same World Anymore’: Trevor Noah On How Fragmented Media Polarizes
“How you want to spend your heartbeat.”
“I will give my all until I feel I have a little bit left…i will try it out.
“Remember sitting in your apartment locked up?”
Shouting Down Midnight | Official Trailer
“MSNBC Films presents “Shouting Down Midnight,” the first installment of the new documentary series “The Turning Point,” executive produced by Trevor Noah. The film shines a light on former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, who stood up against her state’s 2013 restrictive anti-abortion bill.”
A documentary film about civic engagement and the fight for reproductive freedom in Texas. Part of “The Turning Point” Docuseries from Trevor Noah.
Wendy Davis: The Only Way To Reclaim Abortion Rights Is Voting
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mc9sgJvvN6g)
imho,
McCarthy will say: ‘Pass our draconian agenda or we will jettison the economy by not funding the government.’
Q: Is this what Americans will vote for if they know that?
imo,
Need graphic Ads spelling out what their world will look like if the Fascists get in.
Lol. Charlie sure has a headstart over lizzy.
Some limey con clowns want their original clown back. Hilarious.
Ironic that the brits’ longest serving monarch and shortest serving pm are both Liz’s.
Great news. Can’t stand to see fugly tundra twit again.
Yiss. Go Peltola !!
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
“But there’s some real bright spots: 10 million — 10 million new jobs have been created just since my presidency began; 3.5 percent unemployment, the lowest in 50 years; nearly 700,000 manufacturing jobs created since we took office, and you all are going to create a lot more, up there on the screen.”
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/10/19/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-6/)
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce New Actions to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security, Encourage Production, and Bring Down Costs
President Biden is committed to doing everything in his power to respond to Putin’s Price Hike at the pump, and he is delivering. Gas prices fell at the fastest rate in over a decade this summer, with average prices down by about $1.15 per gallon since their peak in June – and just about 30 cents above levels on February 24, when the war in Ukraine began. In fact, gas prices have fallen 15 out of the last 18 weeks. According to an industry analyst, the most common price across the country today is $3.39.
President Biden is directing his Administration to take additional action to strengthen energy security, address the supply crunch, and lower costs.
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/10/18/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-announce-new-actions-to-strengthen-u-s-energy-security-encourage-production-and-bring-down-costs/
Stacey Abrams
“I had such an amazing time showing off my pen on this week’s episode of #QuestLoveSupreme with @questlove”
She is here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpTCIlrU1Yc)
Questlove Supreme Podcast | Stacey Abrams
Premiered Oct 19
Readout from Communities in Action: Building A Better Georgia
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/10/19/readout-from-communities-in-action-building-a-better-georgia/)
“CDC officials describe intense pressure, job threats from Trump White House
Trump appointees oversaw a concerted effort to restrict immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border during the pandemic, change scientific reports and muzzle top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to emails, text messages and interviews gathered by a congressional panel probing the pandemic response.
As Dan Diamond reports, former CDC director Robert Redfield, former top deputy Anne Schuchat and others described how the Trump White House and its allies repeatedly “bullied” staff, tried to rewrite their publications and threatened their jobs in an attempt to align the CDC with the more optimistic view of the pandemic espoused by Donald Trump, the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis concluded in a report released Monday.” (wapo)
Yamichi Alcindor speaking to Florida Sec. of State Cord Byrd:
“People in their homes surrounded by guns – FOR VOTING.”
Byrd defends DeSantis election police arrests.
“A perplexed man outside his Tampa home asked police why they would arrest him for voting after the state allowed him to vote.
A woman sitting inside a patrol car told officers she had been advised she could legally cast her ballot after completing her sentence.
A handcuffed man told police he had been instructed to fill out a voter registration form after he completed his probation.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/19/florida-desantis-voter-fraud-arrests-video/)
Must…hold…DeSantis…to…account.
–but a glimpse into what’s coming if the 21st century Silver Shirts take over.
Yup. You get only more hateful bigotry.
Limeys: brexit, brexit, brexit. These furriners are destroying british way of life.
bojo and cons: lol, what a buncha fucking maroons.
Many happy returns to our VP Harris!!
Congrats on all that you’re doing to lift us up and have a fantabulous day/year!!!
Guess the #boobsshow has run it’s course.
Took me all day to find out it was her birthday! Love her!
How do the young, white or black, not see how wile the rethugs are?
Easily.
https://freemovieswatch.tv/watch-movie/watch-the-final-year-free-online-59395.5420818
PBO closing his second term
Released 2018-01-19
Ugh. What a fucked up system. At least, our criminal thugs get sent to jail right away. They will have to do their shitty appeals sitting in a shitty prison.
Julie Gunningle, Democratic Nominee For Maricopa County Attorney In Arizona Exemplifies Why Down-Ballot Votes Matter
AZ Secretary of State’s office is now asking DOJ to investigate potential voter intimidation, after a group of people “approached and followed” a voter in Maricopa County who was just dropping off a ballot at a Drop Box. Doesn’t seem like an isolated incident. If elected, Julie Gunningle will be responsible for overseeing the Maricopa County Election Board tasked with certifying future elections. Also discussed with Joy Reid, the state’s contested 1864 abortion ban.
Self-appointed election police, vigilantes in AZ, can also be armed. Candidates not telling them to “knock it off”.
Arizona Sends Report of Voter Intimidation to Justice Dept. for Investigation
The state has been a center of efforts by right-wing activists and some Republican officials that disrupt voting in the name of election integrity.
By Maggie Astor
imho,
after going after Abortion,
Birth Control
and In Vitro Fertilization,
will the white male Taliban
come after
the Woman Vote ?
(Oh + maybe what you wear, use of credit cards, fascist stuff like that wrapped in flag.)
Hello women must VOTE.
Democracy Docket
Remember when Alabama’s congressional map was struck down in January and Republicans said it was too close to the elections to change districts? Now Republicans are trying to change ballot counting rules in Pennsylvania 3 weeks before an election — but that’s not “too close.”🙄
imo,
FOX has made untold cash by slandering people and destroying their lives.
Continuous lied about vaccines, the Covid pandemic, and the 2020 election.
Their viewers believed them and attacked the Capitol of the United States. Time to take this Lie Factory down, same way others are going down via bazooka cash fines.
–Look at RT television Russia and their Big Lie about Putin’s war.
Is it OK if it happens here via Fox et al?
Q: What happened with the slander case and Dominion Voting Machines?
The Persuaders
At The Front Line of Hearts, Minds, and Democracy
Author: Anand Giridharadas
“The Persuaders is a stunning insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens who are on the ground working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy.”
What Happened to Liz Truss Can’t Happen Here
The prime minister’s downfall shows that British democracy is still working. American dysfunction is far worse.
Brian Klaas: (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/uk-prime-minister-liz-truss-resigns-democracy-wins/671803/)
“Kevin McCarthy’s House (if R’s win) is going to make the Tories look like a model of competence and cooperation.” (Chris Hayes)
Mark Elias
As of this morning, @DemocracyDocket is tracking 152 voting lawsuits filed so far this year. At this point in 2020, there were only 61 lawsuits filed.
Join @paigemoskowitz & me today at 2:00 pm ET to get the latest litigation updates. Set your reminder.👇
About Doom and the 2020 election:
“He’s thinking what can I break here?” –Joy Reid
Cameras, Plexiglass, Fireproofing: Election Officials Beef Up Security
With violent rhetoric from the right intensifying, some election officials are bolstering their defenses. Others are quitting.
(https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/politics/midterms-elections-threats-security.html)
Our fave things: Plexiglass and panic buttons, and whiskers on kittens.
Obama for John Fetterman
“When the fate of our democracy and a woman’s right to choose are on the line, I know John will fight for Pennsylvanians.”
Why Voting for Your State Attorney General Makes A Difference | Breaking Down the Ballot
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aouhimDipxk)
Jon Favreau, host, The Wilderness
(https://crooked.com/podcast-series/the-wilderness/)
also member of stellar Pod Save America team.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO26t2a6nLY)
Pete Souza speaks with Lawrence O’Donnell about 16 years in the WH and his new book:
“The West Wing and Beyond: What I Saw Inside the Presidency”.
“I Had The Best Job In The White House.”
President Biden will join Jonathan Capehart for an interview today at Delaware State University on:
The ReidOut at 7 ET.
Wooooot! I have proudly voted for our excellent slate of Democratic candidates on my Georgia ballot! 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
Congrats Ms. Dudette !!!!!
Thanks brp! 😁
Remarks by President Biden at a Reception for Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman
Union Trust
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/10/21/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-reception-for-lieutenant-governor-john-fetterman/)
President Biden tells it !
New post.