Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The world has changed, and neither one recognizes it.

Roe is not about choice. It is about freedom.

Bark louder, little dog.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

Today’s gop: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

The only way through is to slog through the muck one step at at time.

They don’t have outfits that big. nor codpieces that small.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

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

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

No one could have predicted…

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Nothing says ‘pro-life’ like letting children go hungry.

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

He really is that stupid.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

If you can’t control your emotions, someone else will.

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Getting Over the Finish Line – 6x for Four Directions NV Donations – We Did It!

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Update at 4:15 pm:

We did it!  We hit the goal for both states!  As soon as the $1,500 angel adds his match, we be at just over $19k for each, but we have TWO Angel checks for $1,000 – one for each state, and that takes us to $20,000 for each one!  (Even though the checks won’t show in the thermometer!)

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Happy Sunday!  We got a win for Ukraine in the House yesterday.  Let’s take that win and get back to work, hopefully raising enough moolah to meet the external Angel match that Four Directions found us.

The external donor wants to make her match by April 25, and I don’t want to let them down.

So we’re sweetening the deal for donations to our underdog state – NEVADA!

Republicans are coming hard for Jacky Rosen’s SENATE SEAT, and you guys know we need every single senate seat because of the bad senate map this year.

We have a new double Angel match for NV up to $1,500 – that means 6x your NV donation amount up to $50.

In 2022, Four Directions filed suit in Elko County, and won!

On September 16, 2022, with litigation resources provided by Four Directions, the Shoshone-Paiute filed a lawsuit against Elko County, its County Commissioners, County Clerk, Deputy County Clerks, and Chief Deputy County Clerk.

A major hurdle to the Shoshone-Paiute’s access to voting was the fact that its tribal IDs lacked a physical address, a requirement of Nevada voting laws. Four Directions reached an agreement with the Nevada Secretary of State and Elko County officials, which stipulated the tribal government would create an affidavit certifying where residents lived. This would be in lieu of a physical address on their tribal IDs.

Four Directions’ creative thinking allowed the county and tribe to reach a settlement on October 26, 2022. As a result, the Duck Valley Reservation would be granted the following:

  • An early polling location on five days before the general election day
  • A ballot box on Election Day
  • 12 days of early in-person voting
  • In-person voting on Election Day for the 2023 election

“We were given citizenship in 1924, and it took us until 2022 to acquire equal access in the Electoral Process,” said Chairman Mason.

This historic settlement that Four Directions worked out helped the Shoshone-Paiute achieve equal access to voting opportunities for not only 2023, but also 2024 and beyond.

Four Directions won the lawsuit, now let’s make that new access a reality and help Four Directions get their people out to vote.

NEVADA

For those who prefer to donate to Four Directions Arizona, the thermometer is still in the sidebar!  AZ is a 4x match.

Out-raise them.  Out-organize them.  Out-strategize them.  Out vote them.

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  3. 3.

    Almost Retired

    Excellent!  I’m in for $50 for NV.  A 6x match is even better than doubling down on two face cards.

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    H.E.Wolf

    There is power in OUR union of Four Directions and Balloon Juice!

    Lots of union members in Nevada… especially in the hospitality sector.

  17. 17.

    Almost Retired

    @H.E.Wolf:  Yup and the SEIU in NV does an extraordinary job of registering their members and others, with a follow up GOTV effort.  I go to NV every election cycle as a monitor so I’ve seen the union in action.  Worker Power is following their playbook to some extent in AZ to my understanding.

  24. 24.

    TBone

    Favorite meme for today: Snoopy on his rooftop typewriter:

    “And, after all the dust settled, they suddenly realized America had been saved by a porn star.

    The end.”

  36. 36.

    thruppence

    One moar $25 for NV. What stupid damn times we live in, but I guess you can always say that

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    evodevo

    Yep…I don’t know how the USPS manages rural deliver there or on the Navajo reservation, but if you pick up your mail at a central location, and don’t have a physical address, Amazon, etc. won’t deliver packages.  Thank you Four Directions for addressing questions no one else is interested in pursuing. My contrib will be down below.
    Been a problem for quite awhile…
    nhonews.com/news/regional/rural-mail-service-on-reservations-questions-whether-native-americans-have…

  44. 44.

    evodevo

    @evodevo: The hangup is the lack of physical 911 addresses on the Rez, especially for residences that are far off the beaten track. The tribal authority is the one to take care of that, since here in KY the local town/city is the one who organizes/manages address assignment.  A rural box is free, but would usually be placed on or near a regular road.  Us carriers are not required to go up driveways/tracks that are more than a mile from an actual maintained road, since our vehicles are at risk.

  45. 45.

    H.E.Wolf

    @Almost Retired: ​@H.E.Wolf: Yup and the SEIU in NV does an extraordinary job of registering their members and others, with a follow up GOTV effort.

     The SEIU does excellent GOTV work in my state also!

  49. 49.

    Eolirin

    The angel match wouldn’t show up in the meter right now, right? So if we get to 18500, we’ve hit the 20k goal once it gets added in?

  53. 53.

    WaterGirl

    Thanks, everybody! I went out to do a bit of gardening, and here it is 3 hours later! Grabbing my favorite Italian beef and then I’ll add all the donations to the spreadsheet and see where we are.

    thank you all so much!!!! I’m

  54. 54.

    IdahoFlaneuse

    Greeting to all.  I just donated $400 each to Four Seasons NV and AZ.  Proud to be a part of this!

  55. 55.

    Fake Irishman

    @WaterGirl:

    I tossed in $50 to both states yesterday and dropped you an email so you could apply any match applicable. Let me know if you need more info from me. Thanks!

  61. 61.

    H.E.Wolf

     [WaterGirl, at top of post] We did it! We hit the goal for both states! As soon as the $1,500 angel adds his match, we be at just over $19k for each, but we have TWO Angel checks for $1,000 – one for each state, and that takes us to $20,000 for each one! (Even though the checks won’t show in the thermometer!)

    That is so great that I wanted to see it again. :-)

    Community organizing comes through for the win!

  62. 62.

    lowtechcyclist

    @IdahoFlaneuse:

     I just donated $400 each to Four Seasons NV and AZ.

    I hope that was Four Directions, and not, say, Four Seasons Landscaping NV and AZ. ;-)

    (Sorry, couldn’t resist!  Thanks for putting us over the finish line!)

  66. 66.

    IdahoFlaneuse

    @lowtechcyclist:  good thing that Watergirl set up the hot links.  Happy to say the donations went to Four Directions not Four Seasons.  Must drink  more caffeine.

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