Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

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

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

Let there be snark.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Their freedom requires your slavery.

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

We still have time to mess this up!

In my day, never was longer.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

Consistently wrong since 2002

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

“But what about the lurkers?”

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Tear the roof off the sucker

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After last night’s shitshow, this is going to be a monster fundraising cycle for Democrats. We hit our goals for the awesome boots-on-the-ground stuff Watergirl found but let’s blow it out today. I might add some conventional fundraising for candidates later but I want to shoot you straight and tell you I don’t think there’s a better place than the places Watergirl found.

Update: Here’s we want to raise right now

Voces de la Frontera Action

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  4. 4.

    H.E.Wolf

    Although I’m sure there’s plenty of love for NC (UNCSA summer programs alum here!), Balloon Juice is currently focused on fundraising for a variety of Get Out The Vote organizations, many of them founded and run by people of color.

    If you know of a reputable GOTV group in NC, ideally one that prioritizes voter enfranchisement for people of color, please let WaterGirl know so that it can go on the list of organizations to be considered. Community organizing is powerful!

  6. 6.

    WaterGirl

    Doug and i have been playing phone tag so neither is up to date on what the other one is up to.

    I have already contacted Voces and they know exactly what they could do with another $15k or $25 from us, and they are already looking for possible matches.

    Voces would use the money to hire more relational organizers.  Remember, in 2020 even without our help, they turned out more votes than the margin of error in 2020.  This is exactly the kind of group that will impact the outcome in November 2022.

    Planned Parenthood is crazy important, and they will get zillions of dollars, and they won’t be able to change this outcome in the short term.

    Our best shot is to keep the House and add to seats in the Senate and get good folks into the statehouses.  So that’s the most strategic thing we can do with our outrage, our anger, our frustration at what is happening to our democracy.

    Voces de la Frontera Action

    Goal Thermometer

    Starting at $23,935 on 5/3.

    I am getting on a call now with Voces so I will update you all as soon as I have more info.

  7. 7.

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

    Do we have any matches? I put $100 in the pot. I’m pissed as hell.

  8. 8.

    MisterDancer

    @UncleEbeneezer: Here is an excellent Google document with links for donations to support abortion access/protection, in every state.

    Those matter so much, in cases like these, and for reasons most of us will never see.

    A good reminder of why, that I found on Twitter:

    There is grassroots strategy for abortion access. It’s led by activists on the ground, like abortion funders and clinic escorts. The problem is: it’s not sexy political work. It’s tedious, day-to-day work. It’s a lot harder than just saying “Save Roe!” It requires commitment.

    I also understand that the grassroots abortion access work that has been happening for decades is largely unseen by the general public, and that’s not because we don’t want you to see it. It’s because abortion stigma relegates this kind of work to the sidelines.

  9. 9.

    WaterGirl

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

    Voces is in the process of contacting the person who matched us in 2021 for the other half of the field organizing position.  They are also reaching out to another partner organization to see if they might match us.

    So no promises, but they are working on a double-match for us.  So if you donate now and they find a match, it will be matched.

  13. 13.

    WaterGirl

    @Felanius Kootea: We have to play the long game here because the solution to abortion rights – women’s rights to control our own bodies – is now going to have to be in the legislative arena.

    And for that we need the House, the Senate, and as many statehouses as we can muster.

  14. 14.

    randal m sexton

    In for 50$   More to come including some shoe leather, or equivalent.  Hoping that at least a POWERFUL counter argument to the  ‘Why bother voting’  notion has been permanently created.  Maybe that is a general effect of the way the Supreme Court is such a nakedly political body now.

  15. 15.

    MisterDancer

    In for $25 right now, will toss more later as I sort out some other issues :)

  16. 16.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @MisterDancer: Exactly.  We need both political donations but also donations to those on the ground who are doing the work, especially in red states, to help people in current need.

  18. 18.

    MisterDancer

    @MazeDancer: It’s a very good idea, and I only say this to level-set expectations:

    As someone who contributes monthly to a few of those funds, some don’t use ActBlue. So the crew here would have to create something from ground-up, and possibly across a host of funding systems. That would be…challenging, I suspect.

  20. 20.

    Another Scott

    I’ve got a monthly donation in with Voces. They’re doing good work.

    Donated.

    Kinda weird seeing the old-school thermometer! :-)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  26. 26.

    cain

    I’m unemployed right now, but I will give money and start getting this train out of the station at full speed.

  29. 29.

    Cheryl from Maryland

    Done for $100.00.  Like hell, I’ll give up the 14th Amendment.

  30. 30.

    la caterina

    Ut oh, donated before DougJ updated to direct everyone to Voces de la Frontera Action.

  31. 31.

    VFX Lurker

    I donated $25 to Voces de la Frontera Action for now. Thank you for making it easy for us to help.

  36. 36.

    A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

    Just kicked in $100.  Thank you Water Girl!

  38. 38.

    WaterGirl

    Thanks so much to everyone who is donating!

    I just heard from the folks at Voces de la Frontera, and I should be hearing from them tomorrow about whether they have been able to secure a matche a double match.

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