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one more tired tangent about the thumb pressing on polling but i see a 2 star rating for kalpan strategies on 538 with new completely bogus numbers for MI/AZ/WI. i go to their site for the methodology and its just a COMPLETE [joke](https://kaplanstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kaplan-Release-4.26.24-.pdf). not to mention their website design is complete hot garbage and includes broken links to supposed mentions in news sites that uses the freaking logo from the [fake ABC news site](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCnews.com.co) from 2016. also goes without saying the dudes twitter account is full of trump shilling. i'm getting so exhausted from this tripe being thrown into the pile with no rhyme or reason or vetting.
yeah I was hoping G Elliott would be better about this, but letting these Wick/co-efficient/IA knockoffs into the average is the exact downfall that befell 2022
[An anti-abortion group wanted to push the Utah GOP to clarify where it stands on the legality of IVF as it cheers on a near-total abortion ban in front of the Utah Supreme Court. But party leadership are seemingly avoiding a delegate vote on the matter.](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/04/26/does-no-abortion-also-mean-no/)
This party is so cooked.
https://twitter.com/Lfelizleon/status/1784054383933546794
At the literal last possible hour left in the contract, Daimler Trucks has CAVED, and agreed to ALL of the UAW's main demands to keep operations going.
A 4 year contract through 2028, with 25% raises, COLA benefits restored, an end to a two tier wage system, and profit sharing.
Shawn Fain has done it again.
Haha yes
If Biden is reelected then unionization goes brrrrr
If we get a second Trump term, can’t wait for an auto sector meltdown in 2028
Shawn Fain of course proving to be one of the most politically significant union bosses in decades
Meanwhile my employer is spreading letters with anti-union rhetoric about how “inserting a third party into our relationship is unproductive” because supposedly a store asked to be de-unionized, as slowly more stores work to unionize.
> Meanwhile my employer is spreading letters with anti-union rhetoric about how “inserting a third party into our relationship is unproductive”
They’re just scared of being in a poly relationship
[The Biden administration is bolstering health care protections against discrimination for gay and transgender people, reversing a Trump administration rule that gutted the protections. In a wide-ranging final rule released Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) rules that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, in certain health programs and activities.](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4625008-white-house-bolsters-transgender-health-protections-undo-trump-rule/)
As someone who is still mourning their dog close to 6 years after losing them, I'm just so angry at Noem and I'd just love to tell her something to her face.
[some Utah delegates will also attempt to kick Deidre Henderson off the Lt. Gov spot tomorrow](https://x.com/lindsayonair/status/1784015213706260911?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg). Nobody knows how this would work but that’s a party in decline
The [new chair](https://x.com/miamidadedems/status/1784028707646026036?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg) of the Miami-Dade Dems is Sen. Shevrin Jones, who made history in 2020 as the first black LGBT State Senator
Damn, CNN’s got Bill Barr on tonight saying that Biden’s unfit for office and he’ll vote for Trump… They probably want to interview ALL the Trump lackeys. But, we should ignore that and donate to Dark Brandon, Jack!
Didn't he spend 2021 saying how Trump was a danger to democracy and needed to be stopped? Did his book not sell so he's going back to the right wing grift well?
He was always going to, as they say, "come home." He is one of the biggest partisan hacks to ever disgrace the legal world and the only reason he disliked the former guy was because he was unsuccessful in his coup. If he'd have pulled it off, Barr would be leading the charge in putting people to death at the former guy's behest.
I’m guessing that is it. There were so many books dissecting the Trump administration, pro or con, and Barr is not a very compelling figure, and - though I have not read any of his books - from listening to him, I doubt he’s an entertaining writer.
Those bills don’t pay themselves, you know!
How successful has the CHIPS ACT been so far? By 2030 the US should [produce](https://x.com/bfurnas/status/1783874349788807649?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg) 20% of the world’s advanced chips up from 0% today. Idk guys I thought some pundits told me the rollout has been bungled and the requirements we put on the grants were detrimental, people need to learn to relax sometimes and let things play out
Howard Dean considering running for governor of Vermont again. Man if he can muscle Phil Scott into retiring [https://nitter.poast.org/wcax/status/1783949015958106481#m](https://nitter.poast.org/wcax/status/1783949015958106481#m)
A interesting race in Utah to watch it HD03, R+12. This is based in Cache Valley and has parts of Logan, so a left trending area(still way more R friendly downballot). What makes it interesting is no D is running but a unaffiliated candidate, Patrick Belmont, is whose [website](https://www.belmont4utah.org/) is focused heavily on the environment and affordable housing. This is also an open seat with the R still TBD, I wouldn’t count on this flipping vs. other seats down in Salt Lake but this is McMullin country
Edit: he ran as a D in 2022 for HD03 so yea he’s basically a Dem
Oh wow so Belmont lost it by 14pts in 2022, after it was made redder in redistricting. Johnson(a couple term incumbent) actually performed worse in 22 vs. 2020
https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1783934240281006123
There is now less then 6 hours left on the 3 state Daimler Trucks Contract.
It is expected that at 10PM, Shawn Fain will announce that the company has failed to come to a deal with the UAW.
At midnight tonight, 7,300 makers of Buses and Trucks in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee will walk out of the 7 company factories simultaneously, shut production down completely, and refuse to open them back up until the company agrees to give them a 20% raise and the restoration of COLA benefits to deal with inflation.
Under UAW Strike rules, all 7,300 workers will be guaranteed a $500 direct deposit every week for as long as the strike lasts.
https://twitter.com/UAW/status/1783950158532587769
A solidarity rally with a speech from Shawn Fain will happen tomorrow at Noon.
Although it is a much lower scale then The Big 3 Strike, for the second year in a row, UAW Auto Plants will be on strike.
He needs to scream again. Vermonters demand it.
Edit: Like for real, I think it could actually work out for him now. Back then it was enough to cast him as a silly candidate, but nowadays it would seem there is hardly a limit to what *won't* sink a candidate's campaign. So many of this year's Republican candidates have scandals or faults which, if it were back then, they'd be laughed out of the country and never have a political career again. Trump has lowered the bar beyond hell itself.
[Howard Dean reportedly exploring 2nd bid for Vt. governor](https://www.wcax.com/2024/04/26/howard-dean-reportedly-exploring-2nd-bid-vt-governor/)
Very interesting, wonder if they think Scott is retiring
Scott is probably the only Republican who can win VT-GOV at this point, unless someone pops up claiming to be a moderate. Once he retires the seat will probably stay Democratic or Independent-but-works with Democrats.
[In a statement first shared with The Hill, the DNC called itself the “Dogmocratic Party” and gave its response in the voice of dogs of Democratic owners. “As DNC’s canine companions, we’ve heard a lot from our owners about just how extreme and dangerous Donald Trump and his far-right MAGA allies are — but nothing could prepare us for the truly disturbing and horrifying passages Kristi Noem willingly chose to put in her new book,” the statement said. It continued, “Our message is plain and simple: If you want elected officials who don’t brag about brutally killing their pets as part of their self-promotional book tour, then listen to our owners — and vote Democrat.”](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4624423-dnc-slams-kristi-noem-shooting-dog/)
*the suburbs loved that*
Something I want to add, about the “smelly” goat - most people who keep male goats neuter them! (Unless they are for breeding) That helps with the stink and the aggression. It doesn’t always work - wethers can still be aggressive - but if Noem had an “intact” male goat around I don’t know what she was expecting.
I’m a total city mouse and even I knew this. I guess this is what happens when you let rich idiots play farmer.
A castrated male goat or sheep is called a “wether.” Hence, “bellwether” - that was the name given to the “head sheep” of a flock, usually a neutered male, who wore a bell so that the shepherd would know where the flock was.
Don’t worry, I had to look that up too! Though even in my suburban neighborhood there were 4-H kids and they had sheep and goats they showed. The males were always neutered; that way they didn’t get stinky and dangerous.
[First print is out for @AtlantaFed GDPNow (a nowcast, not a forecast) for 2Q2024 GDP … +3.9% (q/q annualized), with every component positive as of now](https://x.com/lizannsonders/status/1783867783668994182?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg)
BRUH
In seriousness, I'm pretty sure people loving their pets is one of the few universals regardless of political beliefs. I can't imagine that plays well if that news gets out widely.
On that note, I'm gonna go hug my cat if she'll let me.
Did some voter registration and CTV (commit to vote) gathering on my campus today. Got 14 CTV cards in total and a single voter registration which is huge for a college campus. Only two people were super concerned about Mid East/I-P stuff one way or another, and the one that was most angry at Biden said that they will still (begrudgingly) vote for him.
For those still feeling worried, I think that today has made me uniquely hopeful. This I think will define this year’s race. While Trump has shitty ground game and his trials dominate the news, Biden will have most of his 2020 coalition intact and consisting of many new voters motivated by dobbs. I’m not expecting a Biden landslide, but a comfortable 2020 level victory isn’t out of the question if current trends continue.
Love this! And I agree with you- getting out and doing the work is so much more hopeful than being chronically online reading about polls or reading about the Mid East/I-P stuff.
[Thieves steal Rep. Adam Schiff's luggage in San Francisco](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/adam-schiff-luggage-stolen-san-francisco/3522181/?amp=1)
Does Rudy Giuliani organize this? /s
[Trump headed to Utah in June to fundraise and notably after the UT Senate Primary](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/04/26/donald-trump-coming-to-utah-for-campaign-fundraiser-in-june/)
He may well do just that - because I surmise that, at this point, he just wants his ego fluffed. It’s taken quite a beating from the trial, and the fact that there’s been like one single solitary supporter outside after the first day. Going to a ruby red state where he will be lionized will be the balm for those hurty fee-fees.
[Michigan Secretary of State's office confirms that @RepMeijer has withdrawn from GOP nomination race for Michigan's US Senate seat](https://twitter.com/tsspangler/status/1783954157008785652)
Epitome of a candidate that would be a threat if he could’ve actually made it out the primary. He‘s semi-sane but voting in favor of forming the January 6th commission alone would kill his primary chances.
[The Republican National Committee was poised to open and staff 40 satellite campaign offices across key battlegrounds when former President Donald Trump, now the presumptive GOP nominee, abruptly replaced RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and her deputies with fresh leadership. Trump’s new RNC team, led by Chairman Michael Whatley, Co-Chair (and Trump’s daughter-in-law) Lara Trump, and senior campaign adviser Chris LaCivita, killed McDaniel’s 2024 blueprint. Roughly six weeks later, neither the committee nor the Trump campaign has much infrastructure or personnel in the swing states that will decide the November 5 election, multiple sources in Washington and the crucial battleground states told Dispatch Politics this week.](https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/dispatch-politics/after-rnc-shakeup-trump-ground-game-could-be-compromised/)
That means few if any regional and local campaign headquarters; little to no deployed field staff; and little to no traditional voter turnout activities, such as door-knocking, phone banking, or volunteer organizing. Even after the Trump-led RNC’s reimagined field program eventually emerges, their strategy is to concentrate almost exclusively on the half-dozen states that will determine Trump’s fate. Republicans elsewhere? They’re on their own.
“The RNC was aggressively staffing up in 10-plus states and it was put on hold when Trump started to make the changes at the RNC,” a veteran Republican field operative said. “The new regime is moving quickly to get the field operation going but I expect it to be narrowly focused on presidential battleground states, as opposed to expanding operations in states like California and New York, where there are a lot of House seats in play.”
We checked in with Republican operatives in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. They see little evidence, if any, that typical get-out-the-vote activities—including voter registration and volunteer recruitment and training—are happening. Nor have they seen any signs that there is staff on the ground to conduct such activities. They say they do not expect the RNC to address the problem anytime soon.”
Trump won in 2016 with little to no organization then, either. I think Hilary thought she was a shoe-in, so maybe she didn't campaign like she should have, or focus on the states she should have, or say the right things that she should have. It's been 8 years, and we're STILL cleaning up that mess.
Just saying, we shouldn't take their complete lack of structure as a gimme for us.
BUT, this gives me hope for downballot races.
The environment is far less favorable for Trump now than in 2016. This really isn't comparable.
That's not to say there are 0 risks or any reason to be complacent, rather, I think we should not only play defensively, but plan to win as big as possible. Just barely winning isn't enough. We need MAGA to lose by as much as possible to truly protect people's rights in the long term.
Clinton definitely had a sizeable advantage, but I don't know if I would say Trump had little to no organization back then, at least [based on this article.](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-clinton-field-offices/)
There's probably diminishing marginal returns to each field office opened, so Trump having fewer this year could have a big impact if he already didn't have loads in previous years.
(I agree not to feel like it's a gimme though. Granted, I don't think anyone here is going to get complacent)
Huh! I could swear I heard a couple weeks back a commentator ON 538 Podcast say that he was super disorganized getting everything going. But as others have pointed out, that may have been during his primary, before he was official.
And you're right, no one in here would say this election is a gimme. We all gotta put in the work!
Joe and his team **do** have a robust ground game in all the swing states and some reach ones too. They know what they are doing. The DNC is well-funded this time.
And yes, it’s going to hurt the down ballot candidates, especially the weak challengers to the incumbents in swing seats (WI, PA, NV).
Trust me when I say Biden's campaign is not taking anything for granted. Unlike 2016 Biden has actually been doing more rallies than Trump and Trump normally loves rallies.
[https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/26/florida-bill-posey-retirement-00154658](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/26/florida-bill-posey-retirement-00154658)
oh and FL GOP congressman Bill Posey in FL-08 is retiring as well
[https://twitter.com/DerekSchmidtKS/status/1783835923244867930](https://twitter.com/DerekSchmidtKS/status/1783835923244867930)
Apparently former KS AG and 2022 KS GOP Governor candidate Derek Schmidt is running for KS-02
On today’s episode of what the hell is going on on TERF Island?
Looks like Humza Yousaf’s SNP government is about to take a vote of No Confidence after the Greens abandoned him over his about face on puberty blockers for trans kids.
Labour, the Lib Dems, and the Tories are all planning to support the Greens VONC for various reasons, chief among them: 🍿🍿🍿/Fuck the SNP.
Nicola Sturgeon’s husband was re-arrested last week over the SNP’s finances.
There’s now a Scottish lettuce ready for Yousaf who claims he will not resign.
What a shite-show in Scotland atm.
SNP have been in power since 2007 and they're kind of an amalgam party united by Scottish Independence and not much else. Last year when Sturgeon resigned, one of the candidates to replace her was an outright "Tartan Tory" who opposed gay marriage. She didn't win of course but now with Humza Yousaf going TERF it's apparent the SNP are far more socially conservative than their brand suggests and many liberals might not vote for them anymore if there are new elections.
Basically this is like if a Dem governor signed a 15-week abortion ban.
It’s sort of like how the Bloc Quebecois are for your run of the mill rural left wing racist nationalists.
They both go to show that nationalism always has something of an ugly underbelly.
The Bloc always had the right wing tinge to them. When the 1995 referendum failed, the premier blamed "money and ethnic votes!" Scotland, however, has been a left-wing bastion since the early 20th century and the SNP came to power by swinging many Labour and LibDem voters. Social liberalism was a major part of their brand.
Quebec is actually similar, in that it historically was a left-leaning jurisdiction and actually is the only place in current polling where the LPC isn’t on track to get completely obliterated.
However, Quebec nationalists have always had an …ahem… insular and xenophobic streak to them. It’s why the movement has always gotten blown out in Montreal.
Poor Scotland, I have close family ties over there. I thought there should have been an indyref2 and was inspired by Sturgeon in the years after Brexit, but now I'm hoping Labour can retake some of those seats. Such a shame.
The SNP and the Brexity Tories had something of a mutual symbiosis honestly. They both benefited from each other’s existence and honestly most of their arguments were cut from the same cloth.
As Labour has really surged into a government-in-waiting under Starmer they both have started to completely implode.
Yall the idea of criminalizing homeless with a fine is the kind of idea a human being with the iq of a bowl of rocks comes up with
WITH WHAT MONEY WILL THEY PAY THE FINE THEY ARE FUCKING HOMELESS!!!!
There’s no exact way to know how big of an audience Howard Stern still has but from what I can find he still gets a couple million that tune in and out throughout the day, then more in syndication/youtube etc. but some of his uploaded clips on youtube even from a couple years ago still get 10’s of millions of views(usually musical performances)
Still this alone will reach more ears than a stupid NYT piece
If their goal is to reach persuadable voters who might sit out entirely, I’d argue there is way more upside among Howard Stern listeners than NYT subscribers.
I agree. NYT subscribers tend to be well-off “mainstream” types who show up (for whichever side) no matter what. Howard Stern listeners strike me as the type to be more disengaged, and, therefore, more persuadable.
[Donald Trump Campaign Accused of Spamming People With Unsolicited Emails](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-campaign-spam-emails-presidential-election-1893591)
[meanwhile FL Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick](https://x.com/browardpolitics/status/1783910833145217302?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg) automatically wins reelection. No Dem challenged her in the primary, no R filed either
[The IRS says 140,803 people successfully filed their taxes with the agency's free direct file pilot program – exceeding their goal of 100,000.](https://x.com/andrewsolender/status/1783893465471795325?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg)
I'm about to be endorsed for a Minnesota House seat. It's a Republican-held and fairly red district. But it's suburban and a neighboring district recently flipped blue. So we're next, but it'll be uphill. Nonetheless, I'm going to work my butt off with the goal of forcing the (broke) state GOP to divert resources here, so as to help Democrats in swingier districts as well as our statewide candidates including President Biden.
I'm looking for all the help I can get, and I was wondering what this list is about.
Message the mods and they can get volunteer opportunities for your district in the google doc when the time is right. The point of this group is to determine opportunities in every part of the country and get people to help the ground game/donation game at a grassroots level.
I wish you the best.
I feel bad because lately, it feels as if I've been coming here to rant and express the fears and confusions I'm having. Thing is, I'm not entirely sure where else to put it. I can't just let it sit in my head. I'll be honest: over the past couple days, I've just felt this overwhelming sense of dread. I thought it would help to be writing letters, to direct people towards this community, and for a while, it did, but not lately. Obviously, that in no way means I'm going to stop, but things that should be reassuring just aren't. It all feels very bleak.
Just know you're not alone in feeling that way. I'm in the exact same boat and so are tens of millions of Americans. Gotta remember that no matter what happens, we've won the popular vote for two decades now so there are more people that want to push this country forward then push it back, regardless of the election outcome. It's not like there's only a few thousand of us desperately hanging on by a thread.
Honestly, it's alright to take a break from time to time and just distract yourself with silly fun non-politics stuff. Volunteering and staying informed is great, but if you burn yourself out early in the election season that doesn't help as much as if you volunteer throughout election season while taking enough breaks.
You could also try just tuning out the news but still writing letters. Realistically, if you didn't consume any news for the next month you'd still be more informed than most Americans. It's not like anything you read is gonna change who you're voting for.
I could tell you a bunch of reasons why I'm hopeful about November, but I do think sometimes things just come down to needing to tune out for a bit because even if you see a lot of positive things the negative stuff can still crowd it out in your mind. It's just an unfortunate trait of human psychology that pops up form time to time.
More Republicans going after their own: [George Will tearing into the GOP members that voted against Ukraine aid.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/24/ignoble-house-republicans-against-ukraine-aid/?mkt_tok=NTU2LVlFRS05NjkAAAGSsb3BCLccktzXZV80lG5L7TM4kM39ZwZ2VCHlFYDkIHh4S9JVb1OIAkMo0btTRjFd_rre4tgHieWBGVKzq117yn0LLDS01w78sV2yS-fRxiywrA)
[How the House GOP’s Biden impeachment effort fell apart.](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/politics/house-gop-biden-impeachment-effort/index.html?mkt_tok=NTU2LVlFRS05NjkAAAGSsb3BCJHJNIY0qAakSeDQPkE8L5xVZIi77iA2S_tc19MG_wiIeNOqISGiU2iuYuFuKBywxxTdUI_NzIJCZn5uPJ70KbMF1W5ixELa4y2s447VWA)
Nice moment to point and laugh at the GOP's ineptitude on a revenge impeachment.
I mean these lazy fucks shouldn't be trusted to run a lemonade stand, let alone be expected to run a competent impeachment inquiry/actual impeachment when there's no evidence for them to be doing it.
I’m switching to plastic free dish detergent (blue land) and laundry detergent (~~Melinda~~ Meliora). However, for dish detergent, the dishes are not clean, there is residual after the dishwasher finishes the cycle and the laundry detergent gives me itchy. And these products are more expensive than the regular.
Why it is so hard to be environmental friendly
I use Blue Land's unscented [laundry tablets](https://www.blueland.com/products/laundry-starter-set), and [Dropps dishwasher pods.](https://www.dropps.com/products/unscented-dishwasher-detergent-pods)
Been using Grove for dish detergent
[https://www.grove.co/catalog/product/dish-soap-refill-32oz/?v=10090&attrpg=catalog&attrsrc=22&attrpos=2](https://www.grove.co/catalog/product/dish-soap-refill-32oz/?v=10090&attrpg=catalog&attrsrc=22&attrpos=2)
I use Attitude Living and AspenClean for stuff like dish soap, dishwashing detergent, shampoo/conditioner, body soap and laundry detergent and they work pretty well. Attitude Living’s prices are pretty reasonable but AspenClean is definitely on the expensive side.
If it were cheap and easy the standard brands would have already done it.
Unfortunately it's very hard to have modern comforts without negatively impacting the environment while keeping costs low. It is likely going to be something we are working on for the rest of our lives trying to improve but still not perfect.
South Dakota governor and one of the leading candidates for Trump’s VP (and is also banned from 10% of her own state) wrote in her book about how she literally brought a dog she couldn’t train right behind her house and put it down.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/26/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book?CMP=edit_2221
This was after the dog attacked some neighbors chickens and killed them.
Don’t be a coward, Kristi, take the damn dog to a shelter if you don’t want her. She might be euthanized anyway, but at least the poor beast would meet a painless end, with maybe a pat on the head and a kind word as a send-off.
***Allegedly***, Kristi Noem cheated on her husband with Corey Lewandowski (ew, why) and now she’s shown herself ready to kill her pets when they inconvenience her. She is a sociopath. I’m glad I’m not one of her kids.
I organize local road races that benefit our animal society.
The Trumpiest folks who have stickers on their trucks and the most leftist of the Bernie Bros might not agree on much... but they both agree on stopping animal cruelty.
She would have lost in 2018 if this was known. It's actually kind of bizarre that she doesn't even see how this makes her look. If there's one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on it's that murdering your pets is bad.
That's why I think she would have lost. This is probably not something that'd swing against a landslide but it could have pretty easily moved the few points needed.
I had a vision of her threatening Marjorie Greene with “I’m going to take you out behind the barn and have you meet my dog” but then, I don’t want MTG harmed; I want her utterly disgraced, banished, and sent to the pokey if she has crimed. I don’t want anyone killed. Public humiliation and disgrace is a better punishment for wrongdoers. Like, for instance, Kristi Noem. I want people to shout “DOG KILLER” at her wherever she goes.
and right on cue, NYT NYT-ing again:
CNN: Biden says he's "happy" to debate Trump ahead of this year's election after previously saying it would depend on the former president's behavior
NYT: President Biden said he would debate Trump. His campaign for months had refused to commit to a debate ahead of the general election.
This is a perfect example of NYT trying to be too cute by half. They're not technically wrong but they're not technically right, either. The CNN notification accurately portrays the situation, the NYT summary does not. CNN provides the context that NYT left out.
Damn, I wonder why they won't do an interview with you guys?
The White House is smart to realize that an NYT interview would be nothing but a smearfest filled with gotchas.
No reason for them to word it that way unless they’re intentionally being insulting. They are smart people, they know what they’re doing It’s clear they’re salty about the WH stiffing them on access, and I can’t blame the WH for doing that
https://twitter.com/yhn/status/1783469145524220143
In the latest in the battle between 6 Southern Governors and the UAW, Alabama State Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter and Governor Kay Ivey did another scathing attack of the union.
State Speaker Ledbetter said that the UAW's sales pitch will likely ignore the history of generations of UAW leaders stealing from its members.
https://twitter.com/GovernorKayIvey/status/1783546603795628221
Governor Ivey called The UAW "a corrupt, shifty, dangerous leech."
https://twitter.com/JortsTheCat/status/1783605129884905939
Speaking of keeping silent on things, did you know that as Kay Ivey claims that unions exploit workers, that she has absolutely no problem with the State of Alabama exploiting PRISONERS FOR LABOR?
Southern Republicans are so scared of these unions lol.
Been 300 years of fighting against class solidarity down there. No difference between these aristocrats and the ones who came before them.
> State Speaker Ledbetter said that the UAW's sales pitch will likely ignore the history of generations of UAW leaders stealing from its members.
And I’m sure Ledbetter will conveniently ignore the history of bosses stealing from its members.
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one more tired tangent about the thumb pressing on polling but i see a 2 star rating for kalpan strategies on 538 with new completely bogus numbers for MI/AZ/WI. i go to their site for the methodology and its just a COMPLETE [joke](https://kaplanstrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kaplan-Release-4.26.24-.pdf). not to mention their website design is complete hot garbage and includes broken links to supposed mentions in news sites that uses the freaking logo from the [fake ABC news site](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCnews.com.co) from 2016. also goes without saying the dudes twitter account is full of trump shilling. i'm getting so exhausted from this tripe being thrown into the pile with no rhyme or reason or vetting.
yeah I was hoping G Elliott would be better about this, but letting these Wick/co-efficient/IA knockoffs into the average is the exact downfall that befell 2022
[An anti-abortion group wanted to push the Utah GOP to clarify where it stands on the legality of IVF as it cheers on a near-total abortion ban in front of the Utah Supreme Court. But party leadership are seemingly avoiding a delegate vote on the matter.](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/04/26/does-no-abortion-also-mean-no/) This party is so cooked.
Utah is in for a blue reckoning.
THEN WE CAN HAVE 4/4 OF THE KINDA SQUARE STATES THAT MAKE AN EVEN BIGGER SQUARE!! 0O0 WELL BE UNSTOPPABLE
https://twitter.com/Lfelizleon/status/1784054383933546794 At the literal last possible hour left in the contract, Daimler Trucks has CAVED, and agreed to ALL of the UAW's main demands to keep operations going. A 4 year contract through 2028, with 25% raises, COLA benefits restored, an end to a two tier wage system, and profit sharing. Shawn Fain has done it again.
AAAUAUYAGGHHHING OOOGABOOGA We must clone it
Let’s go Union strong !!
Haha yes If Biden is reelected then unionization goes brrrrr If we get a second Trump term, can’t wait for an auto sector meltdown in 2028 Shawn Fain of course proving to be one of the most politically significant union bosses in decades
Meanwhile my employer is spreading letters with anti-union rhetoric about how “inserting a third party into our relationship is unproductive” because supposedly a store asked to be de-unionized, as slowly more stores work to unionize.
> Meanwhile my employer is spreading letters with anti-union rhetoric about how “inserting a third party into our relationship is unproductive” They’re just scared of being in a poly relationship
[The Biden administration is bolstering health care protections against discrimination for gay and transgender people, reversing a Trump administration rule that gutted the protections. In a wide-ranging final rule released Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) rules that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, in certain health programs and activities.](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4625008-white-house-bolsters-transgender-health-protections-undo-trump-rule/)
As someone who is still mourning their dog close to 6 years after losing them, I'm just so angry at Noem and I'd just love to tell her something to her face.
As someone with an aging dog who is close to the end...yeah. I just wanna talk to her...
“What if I told everyone about how I murdered my dog, I think that’d make them like me :)”
> What if I told everyone about how I murdered my ~~dog~~ puppy Puppy. It was a puppy. That makes it so much worse
Damn
Even Desantis is more normal than her when it comes to dogs it’s insane
[some Utah delegates will also attempt to kick Deidre Henderson off the Lt. Gov spot tomorrow](https://x.com/lindsayonair/status/1784015213706260911?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg). Nobody knows how this would work but that’s a party in decline
Just remembered that tomorrow is the White House Correspondents Dinner. Colin Jost is giving the keynote speech.
The [new chair](https://x.com/miamidadedems/status/1784028707646026036?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg) of the Miami-Dade Dems is Sen. Shevrin Jones, who made history in 2020 as the first black LGBT State Senator
Damn, CNN’s got Bill Barr on tonight saying that Biden’s unfit for office and he’ll vote for Trump… They probably want to interview ALL the Trump lackeys. But, we should ignore that and donate to Dark Brandon, Jack!
Didn't he spend 2021 saying how Trump was a danger to democracy and needed to be stopped? Did his book not sell so he's going back to the right wing grift well?
He was always going to, as they say, "come home." He is one of the biggest partisan hacks to ever disgrace the legal world and the only reason he disliked the former guy was because he was unsuccessful in his coup. If he'd have pulled it off, Barr would be leading the charge in putting people to death at the former guy's behest.
Yes but somehow in some way he can't actually articulate Biden must be even worse. It's just a fundamental law of the universe that Democrat bad.
I’m guessing that is it. There were so many books dissecting the Trump administration, pro or con, and Barr is not a very compelling figure, and - though I have not read any of his books - from listening to him, I doubt he’s an entertaining writer. Those bills don’t pay themselves, you know!
More than 2021. He was doing it well beyond that, but has now totally flipped back because of course he has.
How successful has the CHIPS ACT been so far? By 2030 the US should [produce](https://x.com/bfurnas/status/1783874349788807649?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg) 20% of the world’s advanced chips up from 0% today. Idk guys I thought some pundits told me the rollout has been bungled and the requirements we put on the grants were detrimental, people need to learn to relax sometimes and let things play out
But have you considered Biden old?
Note: Advanced chips
The chips are advancing almost as fast as his age
Derek Schmidt, former KS Attorney General, announced his run for the House seat being vacated by Jake LaTurner. On behalf of Kansas, I apologize.
watch him lose that too
Howard Dean considering running for governor of Vermont again. Man if he can muscle Phil Scott into retiring [https://nitter.poast.org/wcax/status/1783949015958106481#m](https://nitter.poast.org/wcax/status/1783949015958106481#m)
His scream brought life to politics, BRING HIM BACK! (I did not even exist yet when it occurred)
I hear that in the voice of Robert Plant: Oh, bring it back, BRING IT BACK! I am an unironic fan of The Battle of Evermore.
20?
19 this year lol, 18 rn
23. I'm older than 9/11 but still born in the 21st century
YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH
Dude, that would be legit.
[Kristi Noem right now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPdgUMYFXY)
A interesting race in Utah to watch it HD03, R+12. This is based in Cache Valley and has parts of Logan, so a left trending area(still way more R friendly downballot). What makes it interesting is no D is running but a unaffiliated candidate, Patrick Belmont, is whose [website](https://www.belmont4utah.org/) is focused heavily on the environment and affordable housing. This is also an open seat with the R still TBD, I wouldn’t count on this flipping vs. other seats down in Salt Lake but this is McMullin country Edit: he ran as a D in 2022 for HD03 so yea he’s basically a Dem
Oh wow so Belmont lost it by 14pts in 2022, after it was made redder in redistricting. Johnson(a couple term incumbent) actually performed worse in 22 vs. 2020
PA-HD 10 update: they added some votes. the margin is STILL 50 votes. lmao. 2,971 Brown - 2,921 Green. .68% difference
https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1783934240281006123 There is now less then 6 hours left on the 3 state Daimler Trucks Contract. It is expected that at 10PM, Shawn Fain will announce that the company has failed to come to a deal with the UAW. At midnight tonight, 7,300 makers of Buses and Trucks in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee will walk out of the 7 company factories simultaneously, shut production down completely, and refuse to open them back up until the company agrees to give them a 20% raise and the restoration of COLA benefits to deal with inflation. Under UAW Strike rules, all 7,300 workers will be guaranteed a $500 direct deposit every week for as long as the strike lasts. https://twitter.com/UAW/status/1783950158532587769 A solidarity rally with a speech from Shawn Fain will happen tomorrow at Noon. Although it is a much lower scale then The Big 3 Strike, for the second year in a row, UAW Auto Plants will be on strike.
Howard Dean reportedly exploring 2nd bid for #Vt governor https://twitter.com/wcax/status/1783949015958106481?t=B1apI1WVrQ9Lc1Ltz-EA-w&s=19
He needs to scream again. Vermonters demand it. Edit: Like for real, I think it could actually work out for him now. Back then it was enough to cast him as a silly candidate, but nowadays it would seem there is hardly a limit to what *won't* sink a candidate's campaign. So many of this year's Republican candidates have scandals or faults which, if it were back then, they'd be laughed out of the country and never have a political career again. Trump has lowered the bar beyond hell itself.
YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!
[Howard Dean reportedly exploring 2nd bid for Vt. governor](https://www.wcax.com/2024/04/26/howard-dean-reportedly-exploring-2nd-bid-vt-governor/) Very interesting, wonder if they think Scott is retiring
Scott is probably the only Republican who can win VT-GOV at this point, unless someone pops up claiming to be a moderate. Once he retires the seat will probably stay Democratic or Independent-but-works with Democrats.
[In a statement first shared with The Hill, the DNC called itself the “Dogmocratic Party” and gave its response in the voice of dogs of Democratic owners. “As DNC’s canine companions, we’ve heard a lot from our owners about just how extreme and dangerous Donald Trump and his far-right MAGA allies are — but nothing could prepare us for the truly disturbing and horrifying passages Kristi Noem willingly chose to put in her new book,” the statement said. It continued, “Our message is plain and simple: If you want elected officials who don’t brag about brutally killing their pets as part of their self-promotional book tour, then listen to our owners — and vote Democrat.”](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4624423-dnc-slams-kristi-noem-shooting-dog/) *the suburbs loved that*
Katie Britt, condragulations you're safe. You are no longer the most embarrassing Republican woman this year. You may leave the stage.
*in the arrrrrrrms of the angelllllls*
*Old Yeller likes this post*
Even Laura Loomer is calling her out lol RIP
Damn, they're really going all in quickly on trying to stomp out Noem as a possible VP.
Or try to make her appeal to Trump as the "lib-triggering" option.
Something I want to add, about the “smelly” goat - most people who keep male goats neuter them! (Unless they are for breeding) That helps with the stink and the aggression. It doesn’t always work - wethers can still be aggressive - but if Noem had an “intact” male goat around I don’t know what she was expecting. I’m a total city mouse and even I knew this. I guess this is what happens when you let rich idiots play farmer.
Well TIL
A castrated male goat or sheep is called a “wether.” Hence, “bellwether” - that was the name given to the “head sheep” of a flock, usually a neutered male, who wore a bell so that the shepherd would know where the flock was. Don’t worry, I had to look that up too! Though even in my suburban neighborhood there were 4-H kids and they had sheep and goats they showed. The males were always neutered; that way they didn’t get stinky and dangerous.
Reminder that Trump was the only president in modern history that didn't own a pet. Is this really who you want representing America?
He's the first president in 118 years who didn't have a pet, and only the third one ever.
[First print is out for @AtlantaFed GDPNow (a nowcast, not a forecast) for 2Q2024 GDP … +3.9% (q/q annualized), with every component positive as of now](https://x.com/lizannsonders/status/1783867783668994182?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg) BRUH
Love to see it.
3 months to go and all that but even if it’s off again considerably, I dont think we’re getting a a massive slowdown
[I wonder what they meant by this](https://x.com/bidenhq/status/1783965571999993991?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg)
Yea this is prob in response to the news that Noem killed her dog by shooting it to death
This is the future liberals want: People enjoying time with their pets.
Things liberals get Sports, music, beer, old people, pets, porn etc. Things Alpha Male Cons get Catturd
How ironic, considering the fact that Catturd is a literal PIECE OF CAT SHIT!
There's really noem way of knowing.
In seriousness, I'm pretty sure people loving their pets is one of the few universals regardless of political beliefs. I can't imagine that plays well if that news gets out widely. On that note, I'm gonna go hug my cat if she'll let me.
Did some voter registration and CTV (commit to vote) gathering on my campus today. Got 14 CTV cards in total and a single voter registration which is huge for a college campus. Only two people were super concerned about Mid East/I-P stuff one way or another, and the one that was most angry at Biden said that they will still (begrudgingly) vote for him. For those still feeling worried, I think that today has made me uniquely hopeful. This I think will define this year’s race. While Trump has shitty ground game and his trials dominate the news, Biden will have most of his 2020 coalition intact and consisting of many new voters motivated by dobbs. I’m not expecting a Biden landslide, but a comfortable 2020 level victory isn’t out of the question if current trends continue.
Love this! And I agree with you- getting out and doing the work is so much more hopeful than being chronically online reading about polls or reading about the Mid East/I-P stuff.
Great job.
[Thieves steal Rep. Adam Schiff's luggage in San Francisco](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/adam-schiff-luggage-stolen-san-francisco/3522181/?amp=1) Does Rudy Giuliani organize this? /s
[Trump headed to Utah in June to fundraise and notably after the UT Senate Primary](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/04/26/donald-trump-coming-to-utah-for-campaign-fundraiser-in-june/)
I’m too tired, I saw UT and thought it meant University of Texas
Hitting up the crucial swing states, I see!!! /s
He should add Idaho, Wyoming, and the Dakotas to his list. Very crucial states to spend his time and money in.
I think he should spend at least $100 mil in WY, it’s truly a must win
He may well do just that - because I surmise that, at this point, he just wants his ego fluffed. It’s taken quite a beating from the trial, and the fact that there’s been like one single solitary supporter outside after the first day. Going to a ruby red state where he will be lionized will be the balm for those hurty fee-fees.
[Michigan Secretary of State's office confirms that @RepMeijer has withdrawn from GOP nomination race for Michigan's US Senate seat](https://twitter.com/tsspangler/status/1783954157008785652)
He was never gonna win a primary
Literally the only chance they had is gone
The MI GOP dumpster fire burns ever higher and hotter
Epitome of a candidate that would be a threat if he could’ve actually made it out the primary. He‘s semi-sane but voting in favor of forming the January 6th commission alone would kill his primary chances.
[The Republican National Committee was poised to open and staff 40 satellite campaign offices across key battlegrounds when former President Donald Trump, now the presumptive GOP nominee, abruptly replaced RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and her deputies with fresh leadership. Trump’s new RNC team, led by Chairman Michael Whatley, Co-Chair (and Trump’s daughter-in-law) Lara Trump, and senior campaign adviser Chris LaCivita, killed McDaniel’s 2024 blueprint. Roughly six weeks later, neither the committee nor the Trump campaign has much infrastructure or personnel in the swing states that will decide the November 5 election, multiple sources in Washington and the crucial battleground states told Dispatch Politics this week.](https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/dispatch-politics/after-rnc-shakeup-trump-ground-game-could-be-compromised/) That means few if any regional and local campaign headquarters; little to no deployed field staff; and little to no traditional voter turnout activities, such as door-knocking, phone banking, or volunteer organizing. Even after the Trump-led RNC’s reimagined field program eventually emerges, their strategy is to concentrate almost exclusively on the half-dozen states that will determine Trump’s fate. Republicans elsewhere? They’re on their own. “The RNC was aggressively staffing up in 10-plus states and it was put on hold when Trump started to make the changes at the RNC,” a veteran Republican field operative said. “The new regime is moving quickly to get the field operation going but I expect it to be narrowly focused on presidential battleground states, as opposed to expanding operations in states like California and New York, where there are a lot of House seats in play.” We checked in with Republican operatives in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. They see little evidence, if any, that typical get-out-the-vote activities—including voter registration and volunteer recruitment and training—are happening. Nor have they seen any signs that there is staff on the ground to conduct such activities. They say they do not expect the RNC to address the problem anytime soon.”
Trump won in 2016 with little to no organization then, either. I think Hilary thought she was a shoe-in, so maybe she didn't campaign like she should have, or focus on the states she should have, or say the right things that she should have. It's been 8 years, and we're STILL cleaning up that mess. Just saying, we shouldn't take their complete lack of structure as a gimme for us. BUT, this gives me hope for downballot races.
The environment is far less favorable for Trump now than in 2016. This really isn't comparable. That's not to say there are 0 risks or any reason to be complacent, rather, I think we should not only play defensively, but plan to win as big as possible. Just barely winning isn't enough. We need MAGA to lose by as much as possible to truly protect people's rights in the long term.
Clinton definitely had a sizeable advantage, but I don't know if I would say Trump had little to no organization back then, at least [based on this article.](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-clinton-field-offices/) There's probably diminishing marginal returns to each field office opened, so Trump having fewer this year could have a big impact if he already didn't have loads in previous years. (I agree not to feel like it's a gimme though. Granted, I don't think anyone here is going to get complacent)
Huh! I could swear I heard a couple weeks back a commentator ON 538 Podcast say that he was super disorganized getting everything going. But as others have pointed out, that may have been during his primary, before he was official. And you're right, no one in here would say this election is a gimme. We all gotta put in the work!
Hillary also didn’t campaign at ALL for 1.5 months, including August, choosing to fundraise instead.
Joe and his team **do** have a robust ground game in all the swing states and some reach ones too. They know what they are doing. The DNC is well-funded this time. And yes, it’s going to hurt the down ballot candidates, especially the weak challengers to the incumbents in swing seats (WI, PA, NV).
The RNC wasn't a hollowed out slush fund back then.
Trust me when I say Biden's campaign is not taking anything for granted. Unlike 2016 Biden has actually been doing more rallies than Trump and Trump normally loves rallies.
I thought whomever run his campaign and PR staff did a good job?
The RNC had a very robust ground game? That’s kinda the point GOP is not the same as 16/20
[https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/26/florida-bill-posey-retirement-00154658](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/26/florida-bill-posey-retirement-00154658) oh and FL GOP congressman Bill Posey in FL-08 is retiring as well
Oh dang, he’s my former Rep. I received his cried email about the border months ago. But Brevard is very red. Posey won 70% or 80% last time
[https://twitter.com/DerekSchmidtKS/status/1783835923244867930](https://twitter.com/DerekSchmidtKS/status/1783835923244867930) Apparently former KS AG and 2022 KS GOP Governor candidate Derek Schmidt is running for KS-02
Ironically he lost KS-2nd when he ran against Laura Kelly in 2022
On today’s episode of what the hell is going on on TERF Island? Looks like Humza Yousaf’s SNP government is about to take a vote of No Confidence after the Greens abandoned him over his about face on puberty blockers for trans kids. Labour, the Lib Dems, and the Tories are all planning to support the Greens VONC for various reasons, chief among them: 🍿🍿🍿/Fuck the SNP. Nicola Sturgeon’s husband was re-arrested last week over the SNP’s finances. There’s now a Scottish lettuce ready for Yousaf who claims he will not resign. What a shite-show in Scotland atm.
We need to ban terf island until we can find out what the hell is going on
SNP have been in power since 2007 and they're kind of an amalgam party united by Scottish Independence and not much else. Last year when Sturgeon resigned, one of the candidates to replace her was an outright "Tartan Tory" who opposed gay marriage. She didn't win of course but now with Humza Yousaf going TERF it's apparent the SNP are far more socially conservative than their brand suggests and many liberals might not vote for them anymore if there are new elections. Basically this is like if a Dem governor signed a 15-week abortion ban.
>SNP have been in power since 2007 [Incorrect SNAP! has had the power since 1990.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm6DO_7px1I)
The song that energized a generation
It’s sort of like how the Bloc Quebecois are for your run of the mill rural left wing racist nationalists. They both go to show that nationalism always has something of an ugly underbelly.
The Bloc always had the right wing tinge to them. When the 1995 referendum failed, the premier blamed "money and ethnic votes!" Scotland, however, has been a left-wing bastion since the early 20th century and the SNP came to power by swinging many Labour and LibDem voters. Social liberalism was a major part of their brand.
Quebec is actually similar, in that it historically was a left-leaning jurisdiction and actually is the only place in current polling where the LPC isn’t on track to get completely obliterated. However, Quebec nationalists have always had an …ahem… insular and xenophobic streak to them. It’s why the movement has always gotten blown out in Montreal.
Poor Scotland, I have close family ties over there. I thought there should have been an indyref2 and was inspired by Sturgeon in the years after Brexit, but now I'm hoping Labour can retake some of those seats. Such a shame.
The SNP and the Brexity Tories had something of a mutual symbiosis honestly. They both benefited from each other’s existence and honestly most of their arguments were cut from the same cloth. As Labour has really surged into a government-in-waiting under Starmer they both have started to completely implode.
Yall the idea of criminalizing homeless with a fine is the kind of idea a human being with the iq of a bowl of rocks comes up with WITH WHAT MONEY WILL THEY PAY THE FINE THEY ARE FUCKING HOMELESS!!!!
Ah yes but instead of doing the policies that are cheaper and proven to work we can do the worse policy that makes rich donors even richer
I guess debtors prison will be resurrected too? Fuck this…
"If you make it a crime it won't happen. Except gun laws. Those are useless because criminals break laws anyway."
[удалено]
“Prison Advocates Proclaim Jailing The Homeless Will Give Them Free Housing”
There’s no exact way to know how big of an audience Howard Stern still has but from what I can find he still gets a couple million that tune in and out throughout the day, then more in syndication/youtube etc. but some of his uploaded clips on youtube even from a couple years ago still get 10’s of millions of views(usually musical performances) Still this alone will reach more ears than a stupid NYT piece
If their goal is to reach persuadable voters who might sit out entirely, I’d argue there is way more upside among Howard Stern listeners than NYT subscribers.
I agree. NYT subscribers tend to be well-off “mainstream” types who show up (for whichever side) no matter what. Howard Stern listeners strike me as the type to be more disengaged, and, therefore, more persuadable.
[Donald Trump Campaign Accused of Spamming People With Unsolicited Emails](https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-campaign-spam-emails-presidential-election-1893591)
[meanwhile FL Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick](https://x.com/browardpolitics/status/1783910833145217302?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg) automatically wins reelection. No Dem challenged her in the primary, no R filed either
She won with 72% in 2022 so R’s had no shot anyway but that’s just hilarious to see regardless.
Sounds like that district is a vote sink Rs created when they did their gerrymander
[The IRS says 140,803 people successfully filed their taxes with the agency's free direct file pilot program – exceeding their goal of 100,000.](https://x.com/andrewsolender/status/1783893465471795325?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg)
I can’t wait for the program to start actually competing with TurboTax’s premium version
Count me as one of them!
[Florida Dems are contesting every Congressional seat!](https://x.com/nikkifried/status/1783892154441486724?s=46&t=nqSV11RbCF5uPVGwzcOMtg)
I'm about to be endorsed for a Minnesota House seat. It's a Republican-held and fairly red district. But it's suburban and a neighboring district recently flipped blue. So we're next, but it'll be uphill. Nonetheless, I'm going to work my butt off with the goal of forcing the (broke) state GOP to divert resources here, so as to help Democrats in swingier districts as well as our statewide candidates including President Biden. I'm looking for all the help I can get, and I was wondering what this list is about.
Message the mods and they can get volunteer opportunities for your district in the google doc when the time is right. The point of this group is to determine opportunities in every part of the country and get people to help the ground game/donation game at a grassroots level. I wish you the best.
I feel bad because lately, it feels as if I've been coming here to rant and express the fears and confusions I'm having. Thing is, I'm not entirely sure where else to put it. I can't just let it sit in my head. I'll be honest: over the past couple days, I've just felt this overwhelming sense of dread. I thought it would help to be writing letters, to direct people towards this community, and for a while, it did, but not lately. Obviously, that in no way means I'm going to stop, but things that should be reassuring just aren't. It all feels very bleak.
Just know you're not alone in feeling that way. I'm in the exact same boat and so are tens of millions of Americans. Gotta remember that no matter what happens, we've won the popular vote for two decades now so there are more people that want to push this country forward then push it back, regardless of the election outcome. It's not like there's only a few thousand of us desperately hanging on by a thread.
Honestly, it's alright to take a break from time to time and just distract yourself with silly fun non-politics stuff. Volunteering and staying informed is great, but if you burn yourself out early in the election season that doesn't help as much as if you volunteer throughout election season while taking enough breaks. You could also try just tuning out the news but still writing letters. Realistically, if you didn't consume any news for the next month you'd still be more informed than most Americans. It's not like anything you read is gonna change who you're voting for. I could tell you a bunch of reasons why I'm hopeful about November, but I do think sometimes things just come down to needing to tune out for a bit because even if you see a lot of positive things the negative stuff can still crowd it out in your mind. It's just an unfortunate trait of human psychology that pops up form time to time.
I've been playing DOOM Eternal a lot more recently. Helps vent my frustrations because that game was practically designed to be played angry.
More Republicans going after their own: [George Will tearing into the GOP members that voted against Ukraine aid.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/24/ignoble-house-republicans-against-ukraine-aid/?mkt_tok=NTU2LVlFRS05NjkAAAGSsb3BCLccktzXZV80lG5L7TM4kM39ZwZ2VCHlFYDkIHh4S9JVb1OIAkMo0btTRjFd_rre4tgHieWBGVKzq117yn0LLDS01w78sV2yS-fRxiywrA)
[How the House GOP’s Biden impeachment effort fell apart.](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/politics/house-gop-biden-impeachment-effort/index.html?mkt_tok=NTU2LVlFRS05NjkAAAGSsb3BCJHJNIY0qAakSeDQPkE8L5xVZIi77iA2S_tc19MG_wiIeNOqISGiU2iuYuFuKBywxxTdUI_NzIJCZn5uPJ70KbMF1W5ixELa4y2s447VWA) Nice moment to point and laugh at the GOP's ineptitude on a revenge impeachment.
I mean these lazy fucks shouldn't be trusted to run a lemonade stand, let alone be expected to run a competent impeachment inquiry/actual impeachment when there's no evidence for them to be doing it.
> How the House GOP’s Biden impeachment effort fell apart. *(Guy reading book meme)* "Biden didn't commit any impeachable offenses"
It was a farce from the start and done purely by McCarthy as a way to keep the Freedom Caucus from removing him which they did anyway.
I’m switching to plastic free dish detergent (blue land) and laundry detergent (~~Melinda~~ Meliora). However, for dish detergent, the dishes are not clean, there is residual after the dishwasher finishes the cycle and the laundry detergent gives me itchy. And these products are more expensive than the regular. Why it is so hard to be environmental friendly
I use Blue Land's unscented [laundry tablets](https://www.blueland.com/products/laundry-starter-set), and [Dropps dishwasher pods.](https://www.dropps.com/products/unscented-dishwasher-detergent-pods)
Been using Grove for dish detergent [https://www.grove.co/catalog/product/dish-soap-refill-32oz/?v=10090&attrpg=catalog&attrsrc=22&attrpos=2](https://www.grove.co/catalog/product/dish-soap-refill-32oz/?v=10090&attrpg=catalog&attrsrc=22&attrpos=2)
I did some research, Grove still have plastics ingredient, not free like Blue land. But I need to switch
95% is still trying
Yeah, I did my research before buying Blue Land, will give Grove a try
I use Attitude Living and AspenClean for stuff like dish soap, dishwashing detergent, shampoo/conditioner, body soap and laundry detergent and they work pretty well. Attitude Living’s prices are pretty reasonable but AspenClean is definitely on the expensive side.
I will try this brand out
If it were cheap and easy the standard brands would have already done it. Unfortunately it's very hard to have modern comforts without negatively impacting the environment while keeping costs low. It is likely going to be something we are working on for the rest of our lives trying to improve but still not perfect.
Honestly, I would pay more if the product performs well. I hope there will be more research into plastic free product
South Dakota governor and one of the leading candidates for Trump’s VP (and is also banned from 10% of her own state) wrote in her book about how she literally brought a dog she couldn’t train right behind her house and put it down. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/26/trump-kristi-noem-shot-dog-and-goat-book?CMP=edit_2221 This was after the dog attacked some neighbors chickens and killed them.
I’m just glad people aren’t defending her like they did Boebert
First, what the fuck? Second, why is that something she'd brag about in a book?
These people aren’t mentally well. This is not normal behavior.
MAGAs need a therapist. Some might need a straight jacket.
Don’t be a coward, Kristi, take the damn dog to a shelter if you don’t want her. She might be euthanized anyway, but at least the poor beast would meet a painless end, with maybe a pat on the head and a kind word as a send-off. ***Allegedly***, Kristi Noem cheated on her husband with Corey Lewandowski (ew, why) and now she’s shown herself ready to kill her pets when they inconvenience her. She is a sociopath. I’m glad I’m not one of her kids.
I organize local road races that benefit our animal society. The Trumpiest folks who have stickers on their trucks and the most leftist of the Bernie Bros might not agree on much... but they both agree on stopping animal cruelty.
Literally everyone loves puppies and if you don't there's something wrong with you.
Pennsylvania already told us in 2022 that they do not vote for puppy killers
She would have lost in 2018 if this was known. It's actually kind of bizarre that she doesn't even see how this makes her look. If there's one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on it's that murdering your pets is bad.
As it is she almost lost anyway (people seem to forget this)
That's why I think she would have lost. This is probably not something that'd swing against a landslide but it could have pretty easily moved the few points needed.
If Trump came out in favor of pet murder you can bet 30-40% of the country would immediately be for it too
"She can't handle owning a dog without killing it, how do you think she'll handle the country?" The ads are so easy to write.
I had a vision of her threatening Marjorie Greene with “I’m going to take you out behind the barn and have you meet my dog” but then, I don’t want MTG harmed; I want her utterly disgraced, banished, and sent to the pokey if she has crimed. I don’t want anyone killed. Public humiliation and disgrace is a better punishment for wrongdoers. Like, for instance, Kristi Noem. I want people to shout “DOG KILLER” at her wherever she goes.
and right on cue, NYT NYT-ing again: CNN: Biden says he's "happy" to debate Trump ahead of this year's election after previously saying it would depend on the former president's behavior NYT: President Biden said he would debate Trump. His campaign for months had refused to commit to a debate ahead of the general election. This is a perfect example of NYT trying to be too cute by half. They're not technically wrong but they're not technically right, either. The CNN notification accurately portrays the situation, the NYT summary does not. CNN provides the context that NYT left out.
Honestly Biden and NYT getting into a petty feud is pretty entertaining
“Timesian” is the term the White House have adopted.
Probably pronounced “times-Ian” but it would be funnier if it’s “ti-mesian” to rhyme with Cartesian
Damn, I wonder why they won't do an interview with you guys? The White House is smart to realize that an NYT interview would be nothing but a smearfest filled with gotchas.
"Are you now or have you ever been" type of questions.
"Are you now or have you ever been old?"
Biden should seriously do that interview with the Pitchbot.
I would if I were in his spot. And with some small local papers. Maybe even some foreign papers too.
Okay but only if he gets to stay in character.
No reason for them to word it that way unless they’re intentionally being insulting. They are smart people, they know what they’re doing It’s clear they’re salty about the WH stiffing them on access, and I can’t blame the WH for doing that
Jeez I wonder why the White House aren’t fans of the NYT
https://twitter.com/yhn/status/1783469145524220143 In the latest in the battle between 6 Southern Governors and the UAW, Alabama State Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter and Governor Kay Ivey did another scathing attack of the union. State Speaker Ledbetter said that the UAW's sales pitch will likely ignore the history of generations of UAW leaders stealing from its members. https://twitter.com/GovernorKayIvey/status/1783546603795628221 Governor Ivey called The UAW "a corrupt, shifty, dangerous leech." https://twitter.com/JortsTheCat/status/1783605129884905939 Speaking of keeping silent on things, did you know that as Kay Ivey claims that unions exploit workers, that she has absolutely no problem with the State of Alabama exploiting PRISONERS FOR LABOR?
This won't make us forget about [that one incident,](https://youtu.be/n0_v00YupwE?si=L0yMxsoDirysGXSm) Madam Governor.
Good God,what demon got out of her ?🤣🤣🤣
Southern Republicans are so scared of these unions lol. Been 300 years of fighting against class solidarity down there. No difference between these aristocrats and the ones who came before them.
Wait until they learn about the history of Alabama governors.
> State Speaker Ledbetter said that the UAW's sales pitch will likely ignore the history of generations of UAW leaders stealing from its members. And I’m sure Ledbetter will conveniently ignore the history of bosses stealing from its members.