Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

“Perhaps I should have considered other options.” (head-desk)

White supremacy is terrorism.

President Musk and Trump are both poorly raised, coddled 8 year old boys.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

Of course you can have champagne before noon. That’s why orange juice was invented.

I really should read my own blog.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

Disappointing to see gov. newsom with his finger to the wind.

The National Guard is not Batman.

Today in our ongoing national embarrassment…

If you don’t believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn’t freedom, it is privilege.

Also, are you sure you want people to rate your comments?

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

Dear Washington Post, you are the darkness now.

So fucking stupid, and still doing a tremendous amount of damage.

One way or another, he’s a liar.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.

Come on, man.

Hey hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?

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We Have Another $1,000 Match for your Four Directions GA Donations!

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Inspired by HinTN who was inspired by Mousebumples who was inspired by MomSense, we have another offer to match new Four Directions GA donations up to a total of $1,000!

Any donation between $10 and $50 is eligible for your match.

Tell us the amount of your donation in the comments, and they will match with that amount.  The $1,000 donation will be made once $1,000 of matchable donations have been noted in the comments.

If you donate more than $50, our anonymous Balloon Juice angel will match $50 of that.

Four Directions Organizing Project
with Fair Fight in GA

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with Fair Fight in Georgia!

From myself, Balloon Juice, Four Directions, Fair Fight, native people and every other sane person in Georgia: thank you so very much!

Thank you to everyone who is making this happen!

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  4. 4.

    JimV

    This was my fourth or fifth donation. It has dropped to $25 because initial amount was not sustainable. But who’s counting or complaining?

  5. 5.

    H.E.Wolf

    Thank you to the wonderful person who is offering this match!

    I invite everyone who expressed their fear, dread, or worry in the “It Can Happen Here” posts to donate a tiny amount to Four Directions. Let’s demonstrate that we are allies who show up in support.

    As the Four Directions co-founder OJ Siemans said in last week’s Zoom:  we turn hopelessness into resilience.

  6. 6.

    Joy in FL

    I just donated $10.
    I donate frequently, so I have to keep the amounts small and manageable.

    Thank you, anonymous matching donor.

  9. 9.

    Steve in the ATL

    In for $50, plus some extra for Act Blue.  They are experts at getting these add ons!

  13. 13.

    Wolvesvalley

    Just added another $50. I think we are now at halfway to $25,000, even without this match!

    And many thanks to our BJ matching angels.

  16. 16.

    WaterGirl

    Thanks you guys!  All this generosity helps us get Four Directions where they need to be, and gets boots on the ground in Georgia just 6 or so weeks from now.

  18. 18.

    la caterina

    I also want to put up $1,000 in matching funds.  Tried to email Watergirl but it bounced back. Watergirl can you email me at the email attached to my nym?

  20. 20.

    something fabulous

    WOW! So exciting! In for 20 with my new JERB. La Caterina, maybe by the time yours is set up, I will be actually paid and can hit yours too with a bit more! THANKS all you generous people!!

  23. 23.

    H.E.Wolf

    @la caterina: ​I also want to put up $1,000 in matching funds.

     

    omg!! :-)

    Yours is the first match offer in the second half of the fundraiser. Thank you for the inspiration!

  30. 30.

    RaflW

    Just added $50 a few moments ago. Didn’t even know the match was live, I was just feeling a bit wrecked about “delta dawn” as it were (we are cancelling plans with part of the family b/c of a to me inexplicable delay in vaccinating an eligible family member). I am holding onto love, but frustrated that a kid is at risk because busy.

    Anyway, giving money to great orgs like Four Directions is my emotional sop for the moment. Getting a match is some lovely gravy. And get the darn shot as soon as one is eligible, people! (Choir now preached too.)

  33. 33.

    WaterGirl

    @Elizabelle: Elizabelle, I think your math is not correct.

    We are now at 640.00 in matchable donations listed in the comments – and the 640.00 includes Scott’s donation that was listed after your comment.x

  35. 35.

    Elizabelle

    @WaterGirl:   Ah, right.  The $250 contribution is not fully matched, nor the Benjamin(s).  I ran through the list too quickly.

    All said, yea jackals.  And WaterGirl.  We will get there.

  36. 36.

    Jess

    Donated $50. Thanks for spotlighting this and making the opportunity to help so available!

  53. 53.

    HinTN

    @MazeDancer: It’s only my surmise but I’ve seen merchant fees higher than 3%. Amex and Discover can be usurious and Act Blue takes all cards.

  55. 55.

    MazeDancer

    @HinTN: Credit card fees are based on volume. Act Blue has massive volume.

    But even a tiny storefront at Shopify only pays 3%.

    Yes, Amex is higher than Visa/MC. But Act Blue’s volume is so gigantic they have to have decent fees.

  56. 56.

    J R in WV

    We donate to Act Blue on a monthly basis to support their technical infrastructure. Not a whole lot, but regularly for years now. We would be so screwed without Act Blue, which helps us to defeat the RWNJ fascist millionaires on a regular basis.

    WaterGirl, no special news today on the political front. Just the same old same old fascists beating their jungle drums trying to defeat Democracy in our day. Plus our newer Mazda SUV is in the bodyshop with a $5K+ estimate for repair, and I know the plus will be a couple of grand for assorted damage not covered by the current policy. Grrr. At least no actual major mechanical damage, just sheet-metal and plastic.

  59. 59.

    Another Scott

    @MazeDancer: secure.actblue.com/pricing

    WE MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU

    We make it easy for you to build your online fundraising program in no time, whether you’re running a national operation or launching your own campaign for city council. We charge a flat rate of 3.95% on each donation you receive to cover the processing cost.

    Other than that, everything’s on us. You’ll have access to all the ActBlue tools as well as customer service to help your team and your donors at no extra cost.

    No contracts, no surprises, no hidden fees. You can do the math.

    They do more than just pass on the CC/Bank fees, they provide some additional value.

    I usually just send them (and GoFundMe and all the rest) a flat $5 per contribution. (GFM defaults to 10% or something ridiculous…)

    FWIW.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  60. 60.

    Another Scott

    @J R in WV: Ouch.  :-(

    When J’s Corolla was in the shop for 3+ weeks getting the brake fluid leak fixed, we looked into getting a rental.  $660 a week.  (Zooks!)  Not a good time to have a car in the shop…  (We noped-out and carpooled / adjusted our schedules as needed.)

    I hope the repairs to your buggy are done quickly and well and it ends up being over soon.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  61. 61.

    Lurker Dan

    Count me in for $50. Hope I’m not too late and thanks to the angels for matching.

  64. 64.

    WaterGirl

    We did it!  With Lurker Dan’s donation, we hit the $1,000 for matches, and got other donations, as well!

    Thank you so much, everyone, and special thanks to our anonymous angel for matching thisI

    I’ll let you know as soon as our anonymous matcher has put in the 1,000!

  65. 65.

    Torrey

    Yay! So now we’re starting on la caterina’s match? Did HinTN’s match get completed?

  66. 66.

    WaterGirl

    @Torrey: HinTN’s match was completed successfully on Wednesday.

    This one is completed as of now!

    I think we will wait a couple of days for the next one to give pocketbooks a bit of a rest.  :-

    What do you guys think about that?

  68. 68.

    KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))

    I don’t know if you’ve already met the $1000 match limit, but I donated $25.

    I really like these organizational donations. I feel like they do as much or more good than the individual candidates by establishing a voter base for all candidates.

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