American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

It’s mind boggling that no one has yet started a political podcast called As The World Burns

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Today Donald Trump attacked me by name in a speech at the Department of Justice. Of course I am worried, but courage comes from acting in spite of being worried. I have made my choice: I will continue to speak out, I will continue to litigate, I will continue to stand tall.

I will never bow down.

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Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer.

"Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.

These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

It's pretty wild to see what the Tesla Takedown people have built from nothing, totally organically in just two months.

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Bonus!
1. @governorwalz.mn.gov held his first town hall stop in IA

2. we will have a flu vaccine for the next flu season

3. A Florida court rules that the law banning minors from buying guns will be upheld.

I hope this helps make your day feel less hopeless 🫂❤️‍🩹
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2. @azsecretary.bsky.social proposed an alternative to the now defunded national election security program for AZ

3. The Des Moines IA city Council ruled unanimously that the pride intersection mural in the East Village will stay up till at least March 2028
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Three Wins Today (March 14, 2025)
+ Three Bonus Wins because I think we all really need it today

1. The North Dakota Senate, which only has five Democrats voted 16 to 31 against the resolution to send Reversing gay marriage back to Scotus
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