A counterpoint from reader Desargues: Excuse me, Tim, but I have to disagree with your framing. You did what they call “himpathy” in feminist theory. Reflexively empathizing with the bad guys. You know who’s had to literally fear for their lives from day 1 on their job in Congress? Ilhan Omar, AOC, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna …
Organizing & Resistance
Get To Know Your Senators’ Staff
All right everyone, it’s game day in the House. Most Representatives should know how they plan to vote by now, but enough may be on the edge today that it’s worth calling their offices again. In the end though, whether five GOP Congressmen vote to impeach or fifteen, the House will send a bipartisan referral …
Call your representatives open thread
Busy today. Use this space to check in if you’ve gotten any responses from your Senators or Congresspeople. Has anyone spoken with staff from Murkowski or Collins’ offices?
This is what I’m talking about
From reader No One of Consequence: As luck would have it, I was fortunate enough to be ahead of this curve. I called Senators Grassley and Earnst (ETA: on last Friday). I prefaced the reason for my call with the fact that I was proud of both of my senators for not siding on with …
Someone should do something
Hi folks, for those who don’t know me, I’m a relic of the blog’s George W. Bush era. Someone unwisely said my name three times and here I am. Apparently the republic is in trouble again and we need you people to light some fires under Congressional asses. I’ll be honest, calling Congress feels inadequate …
GOP Death Cult Open Thread: DC-Area (Social Media) Traffic Alert
New: The disparate tribes of MAGA Nation — Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, Infowars fanatics, Groypers, Proud Boys, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and die-hard Trump fans — are promoting an impromptu, chaotic MAGApalooza rally in DC on Saturday.https://t.co/CMzrlNykVU — Tina Nguyen (@tina_nguyen) November 11, 2020 From the Washington Post‘s ‘Local’ section:
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They Promised Me There Would Be No Math…
This data update from the Gray Lady’s Upshot team (one of the good silos there) gives me hope–not (just) on the election, but for America as well. It says Trump’s problem isn’t simply, or even mostly the gender gap. Rather: The more meaningful story in this race is the 2016-to-2020 election gap. Polls suggests that …
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