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In after Baud. Damn.

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I just wanted to thank you all for helping David’s niece and her family. That was very decent and generous of you, and not only did you help them, but you helped me, because this has been such a shitty couple of years that seeing decency and generosity was such a nice respite from all the ugly.

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  2. 2.

    cain

    By the time I got around to putting money in the hat – the whole thing was done and over with! Great group of people – I’m glad to be part of this community for the last decade or so.

  4. 4.

    geg6

    It made my day to help them out in a small way. Everything is so fucked up right now and I’ve been fortunate through all this. It feels good to give back to a very good cause. And fuck cancer.

  7. 7.

    debbie

    What a world. Even Rick Steves has gone to the dark side for the local PBS pledge drive:

    Rick Steves Fascism in Europe
    8:00 PM ON WOSUDT 34.1 • TV-PG • STEREO • CC
    Rick Steves explores the rise and fall of fascism in Europe, the consequences of genocide and stories of resistance.

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    wvng

    John, this would not have been possible without the wonderful community you have fostered at this nearly top 10,000 political blog.  Thank you too.

  10. 10.

    FlyingToaster

    @debbie:  That’s a repeat; it was on several times over the August fundraising.

    OTOH, Mr. Rogers is on at 8 (ET) on ‘GBH.

  14. 14.

    JPL

    @debbie: Not here.   We are airing a special about Fred Rogers.  Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children’s TV show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

    Atlanta

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    HumboldtBlue

    @debbie:

    Wow, just wow.

    Anbd it was privilege to be able to help in a small way in a world where some kindness goes a long way.

  21. 21.

    Gin & Tonic

    You’re the one who built a place that functions on decency and generosity ( most of the time.)

  22. 22.

    Marcopolo

    It looks like a big giving day all around. Just monitored the ActBlue donation counter for 10 minutes: the contribution rate was $4.5M/hour. I think August will be another record setting month for them. I’m hoping this means most D candidates & election groups will have all the funds that they need this cycle.

    One example of Ds having great funding this year:

    Texas Democrats have announced a massive voter registration drive aimed at flipping the state:The party intends to contact 1 million unregistered Texans this week, which would make it the party's largest ever.https://t.co/sxqiRcjEkX— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 31, 2020

    I’m putting a small bet down that the Texas Ds flip the state house in Nov.

  23. 23.

    steppy

    You bet. Cole, you have created a community that I am happy, privileged and proud to feel a small part of. I needed an act of kindness to perform, and Mayhew and his family is as valuable a part of this community as there is here.

  24. 24.

    grumbles

    While we’re being sappy and shit, Cole, thanks for still running this place. I can’t remember when my first visit was, sometime early aughts.

    It has been an island of sanity in an increasingly alarming sea of, ah, exceptionalism.

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    satby

    Jackals always step up. They kicked in for little Sammy too, as well as all the Democrats on Act Blue. Appreciation to all the generous hearts here, because it keeps us going to see good manifest in the world.

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    J R in WV

    I was late to the gifting party, but gave anyway. I was delighted to see the B-J response to Claire and her folks.

    Made me proud to think I’m part of the Jackal herd.

    Thanks John, for creating this world separate from the other world!

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    dnfree

    @Marcopolo: I just ran through the recent DougJ ActBlue posts and hit several of the thermometers, so I guess I was part of that!  Glad to hear it’s going so well.

    And to John Cole, your place here has done well on both the personal scale and the political scale today.  Be proud.

  29. 29.

    mvr

    @Marcopolo: Can you link the counter of which you speak. I’m too lazy to Google for it. Thanks!

    And Cole you helped keep me sane in the early to mid oughts when I thought very few people realized just how insane our Iraq misadventure was.

  30. 30.

    Marcopolo

    @mvr:   The counter is on the ActBlue homepage.  I assume donations are so fast and furious right now because every candidate & their followers are spamming end of the month giving.  As of midnight west coast time I suspect it will slow down quite a bit.

  32. 32.

    The Nameless One

    “Remember, too, there is also love in this world.”

    As much as the stuff we see daily makes me want to go Wolverine on too many people,  there are also moments like this.

  33. 33.

    weasel

    Yup yup yup to all of the above.  Big thanks to the blogfather for spawning and supporting such a great community.  All y’all jackals are the best!

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    arrieve

    Late to the thread, but I wanted to add that being able to help Claire and her family also helped me. And seeing the outpouring of support from this wonderful group of jackals canceled out a lot of the ugliness I’ve been drowning in lately. You’ve created a damn fine community here, John.

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