I have been a conservative and a Republican for more than 40 years. Given the unraveling of the Republican Party over the last 6 years and the upcoming midterm elections, it
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This comment was posted on Twitter by ss_gallifrey after reading a thread I wrote about a propaganda technique employed by the right commonly known as the “Fire Hose of Lies”:
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By Lisa DiRado Why talk about American freedoms? Our American story reminds us freedom is an American value. Freedom means ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ in the Declaration
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Dear Demcast, We’re excited to publicly launch the statewide Tax the Ultra-Rich NOW! (TURN) campaign this Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia, calling on federal, state, and local officials to enact policies to make
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I was knocking on doors today and one of my constituents told me, “If I had my way, I’d gas every Democrat on the planet.” While not easily triggered, I,
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Do you remember back in 2018, when women led the Blue Wave that ushered in a Democratic House and, arguably, brought hope to a country of Trump-exhausted Americans? Women don’t
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Last week I wrote about Trump’s lawsuit requesting a special master to screen the Mar-a-Lago documents. To recap, his lawsuit was based on the outlandish claim that he had the
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Jessica Katzenmeyer – Wisconsin – State Senate District 5 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a proud, hard-working Wisconsinite who knows what it means
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Lethia Jones Kittrell – Georgia – State House District 156 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am Minister Lethia Jones Kittrell. I was born and
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By Bryan Watson The speech is a lesson in the tactics, large and small, that hold a message together and burn your ideas into your audience’s consciousness. Repetition. Litanies. Framing.
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Madeline Ryan Smith – Georgia – State House District 158 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a native Georgian, born in Savannah. In 1997,
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Junk science ruins innocent lives and the criminal legal system is overwhelmed by this type of faulty scientific information. It’s an outrage. If you’re not deeply disturbed by what’s going
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It is with profound sadness that we say goodbye to our friend, Marcia Bunney. Marcia was a fierce resister who drew upon her life’s experiences to help others. Throughout her
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Each day our newspapers are filled with climate change weather disasters seldom seen decades ago. Here in southeast Michigan we’ve been spared most of these disastrous events. We do experience
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One of my earliest childhood memories was watching Elvis Presley sing on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in the fall of 1956. I sat in front of the family black-and-white TV
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Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is one of the most dangerous men in America. Forgetting if you can his unrelenting attack on women’s rights and our social security benefits, I want
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Ken Bach – Pennsylvania – State House District 58 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a US Navy Veteran (1985-1989). I attended California University
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Jeanne Hendricks – Minnesota -US House District 6 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am an Advanced Practice Nurse (nurse anesthetist). Have been a frontline
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Donald Trump’s stealing, mishandling, and concealing of US defense secrets is on the Republican Party for refusing to remove him from office when it was clear he was not fit
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I stared into the toilet bowl for the longest time. It was what looked like a clump of tissue in the shape of an embryo. But there was no blood.
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Denise Maris – Pennsylvania – State House District 76 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I currently work as an HR Director for local nursing home.
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Krystle Matthews – South Carolina – US Senate Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a Single mother of five and engineering planner by profession. I
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Cisco Aguilar, a Nevadan for 20 years, has built an impressive resume in law, sports, business, education and service. Probably best known for his work on the Nevada Athletic Commission,
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Heather Bauer – South Carolina – State House District 75 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a small business owner and an information technology
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Jimmy Ausbrooks – Kentucky – US House District 1 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a proud native of Kentucky, born and raised in
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Brian Radford – Arizona – State House District 17 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have served as an Arizona Corrections Officer and Case Manager
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Mara Dolan Massachusetts Governor Council District 3 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have been a public defender for 15 years, and deeply love the
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On Aug. 24, President Biden announced student loan debt relief that will include up to $20,000 erased for Pell Grant recipients, $10,000 for everyone else making under $125k annually ($250k
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Heidi Beidinger Indiana State House District 5 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m running for office to represent our shared values rooted in freedom. I’ll
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Ashlyn Preaux South Carolina State House District 61 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a community organizer, a mom of three, and a wife.
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Why Is the Press Failing Us at this Crucial Juncture for Our Country? Lately, the mainstream media (MSM) has once again showed a penchant for losing the thread on the
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Vincent Coe South Carolina State House District 63 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am the SC Democratic Party’s Nominee for House District 63 (Florence,
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Like most people who know of Alex Jones, I have tried to ignore him as yet another narcissistic right-wing, conspiracy-theory clown profiting off the most gullible or irredeemable right-wingers America
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This kind of rhetoric is extremely dangerous. At a minimum, Bannon’s words are inciting. At worst, he’s planting a seed to justify political violence. Remember, every accusation is a confession or
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Whenever I ask my readers or social media followers what they’d like to learn more about when it comes to electoral politics, I often get the question, “How can I
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In my parents’ lifetimes, interstate travel was restricted and deadly for Black folk. Crossing state lines was a threat to their lives. Unfortunately, the same people who created and sustained
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The smoke has arrived. It is anyone’s guess how many fires we will get this year in what has become a new season between summer and fall — fire season.
MoreLlegó el humo. ¿Cuantos fuegos nos tocaran este año en lo que se ha convertido en una nueva estación entre el verano y el otoño–la Temporada del Fuego? Lo que
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This week, at least some of the media narrative about Attorney General Merrick Garland went from “Garland is doing nothing because he’s too timid,” to “Garland is doing it all
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Hope. It’s as essential as the air we breathe. And yet, here in America, a land full of plenty and potential, it often feels like we are trying to run
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One of the most important factors in the elimination of poverty and the advancement and development of society is giving women the right and ability to control their fertility. What
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Earlier this month, the mayor of Uvalde, Texas, released a surveillance video of the first responders at the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. I was shocked that
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I’m a gun owner and veteran, but first and foremost, I am a mother of three daughters who wants her children to grow up in a country where their lives
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How to Send This To the Members of the Committee and your own US Rep and Senators: JAN 6 SELECT HOUSE COMMITTEE CONTACTS Name (Linked to Official Website)
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Jonathan Healy- Minnesota – Robbinsdale Ward 3 City Council Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have volunteered with various organizations over the years, between being
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… [In 1812] the Massachusetts legislature threatened to sequester federal tax money if militia arms due to the state under an 1808 law were not delivered. —Donald R. Hickey, “The
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Aisha Farooqi- Michigan – State House (District 57) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Hi, I’m Aisha Farooqi and I am running for State Representative in
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Erik Davis – North Carolina- State House (District 78) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am an Asheboro, NC, native.. I hold a Master’s in
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In this drawing, the golden haired goddess Athena stands with her hand over her heart on her pedestal in the beaming sun as butterflies dot the pure blue sky and
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Carlos Guillermo Smith – Florida – State House District 49 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Like hundreds of thousands of Floridians, my own Hispanic heritage
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I am pretty upset that a narrative that the Biden administration wasn’t prepared and isn’t doing enough has been floated by bullhorn politicians and some media. Here goes a list
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Daniel Duncan is running for South Carolina House District 14. Learn more about him here. As a first-time candidate, it’s more than a little frustrating jumping into a race with
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Adam Hattersley – Florida – Chief Financial Officer Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Adam Hattersley is a Navy veteran and author focused on improving the
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As we barrel toward the last few hearings scheduled by the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, I have been brought back
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We all know that saying: As Ohio goes, so goes the nation. After all, since 1864, Ohio voters have picked the winning candidate in 35 out of 40 presidential elections.
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Brian Jaye- Michigan – US House (District 9) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. • Been an attorney for 17 years this November.• Was considered to
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Why do we as Black folks have to double and triple our efforts to register non-voters and get them to the polls to vote for Democrats, and somehow get more
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Al Krulick – Florida – US House (District 7) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. A 30-year resident of Central Florida, Krulick is an editor and
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There’s been a recent stream of attacks on Democrats by progressive Democrats, and it is so dangerous. Please pay attention. I am not saying there are no valid concerns and
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Beyond a plague upon life, if Covid has been anything it’s been a most serious teacher. It’s taught us that life is fragile and can be fleeting. It’s taught us
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May 21 is the anniversary due date for my second child, who I aborted. Late term. Three days before Christmas 2016, at an 18½ week ultrasound, we discovered that a
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In England in the 17th century, church and state were one and the same. The Puritans wanted to maintain this paradigm, but it was changing. They left England because they
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William Sanchez- Florida – US Senate Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My parents immigrated to America back in 1961, believing it to be a land
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I was 17 in the summer of 1989. I had a boyfriend for about a year who my white mother didn’t approve of because he was Black. She had never
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Dear Blue State Governors, You are the only hope we have of keeping our nation together. You must take a leadership position because the Democratic Party and the politicians in
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It probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise that a significant segment of U.S. news consumers can’t tell the difference between what constitutes “news” and “opinion”—but it’s not entirely their
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I’m going to put a trigger warning here but I will ask you not to look away. When I was thirteen, I miscarried a pregnancy my father inflicted on me.
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In light of the Supreme Court decisions overturning Roe v. Wade, DemCast USA will be sharing personal stories of people who have had abortions. As we read and edited these
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I had an abortion when I was a 20-year-old college student. I was living with my boyfriend and I was on birth control that failed. I chose to have an
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Dear J. and M., Anticardiolipin antibodies. I need you to be aware of these weird little immunoglobulins (let’s call them anticardio-goblins) that caused me so much trouble when I was
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As a young woman I found myself pregnant. I had been taking prescription medications and my doctor suggested that I abort. When I had the procedure a few weeks later,
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Summertime on the Jersey shore, where I was working at Brigantine Castle, a small amusement park with a haunted castle, carnival games and an arcade. I was a carnie. When
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I have a personal story to share with you. In 1941, my grandmother was abandoned by my grandfather. She had three small children and was pregnant with her fourth. She
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In 1971 abortion was still illegal in the U.S. It was during the summer after my sophomore year of college that I learned that I was pregnant at 19. I
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Daryl W Scott- South Carolina – US House (District 7) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in Conway, SC. Growing up,
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This is three parts: The decision overturning Roe v. Wade, what it means, and where we go from here And . . . people blame the Democrats It’s all about
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Let’s spend 31 seconds talking about the looming governor election in Wisconsin and what these poll numbers mean as we fight to protect our democracy. There is good news here
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Ruth Weissmanm – Montana – State House (District 59) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was not lucky enough to be born here but was
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Over the last year since our campaign for New York County District Attorney ended, I’ve spoken with several women candidates and potential candidates about what to expect during the campaign
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Samantha Meadows- Ohio – US House (District 2) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a former Advanced EMT-I & First Responder. I have a
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Kasey Helton- Michigan – Livingston County Commission Dist. 5 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in Livingston County and my husband and I
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Jenn Strater (I)- Minnesota – Robbinsdale City Council Ward 3 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Jennifer “Jenn” Strater is a Robbinsdale homeowner (since 2014), former
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Kelly Noland- Michigan – State House House (District 63) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am an Army veteran nurse, married 20 years with a
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“Unfortunately, the hearings will be dismissed as ‘theatrics,’ and the MAGA morons aren’t watching anyway.” I’ve been hearing some version of that from friends and family who are sure that
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If you live in Timberline, Sunnyside, Greenlaw, Foxglenn, or Southside, one of these two will be your County Supervisor in 2023-2024. Which one will be determined in the Primary Election
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There actually is a “Deep State” that nefariously plots the demise of America. It’s made up of: Foreign dictators/autocrats Billionaire libertarians Predatory capitalists (NRA/gun lobby) And American anarchists/authoritarians (Bannon, Carlson,
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I: What We Know There was an interesting series of events this week involving the Justice Department, Peter Navarro, Mark Meadows, Steven Bannon, and Dan Scavino. Here’s the timeline: Peter
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Republicans claimed a victory for free speech when the Department of Homeland Security paused its Disinformation Governance Board after the right-wing media pushed a vicious smear campaign filled with lies and
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November 8, 2022 June 6 2022 The Good News:Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and New Hampshire have better congressional district maps. The Bad News: According to Politico, Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest elections by placing an
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A Russian doll is an apt analogy for Putin. In an attempt to analyze the multiple layers of his persona, it is possible to imagine him starting out as a
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This is the first of a two-part series. “The Putin Illusion: The Fragile Russian Doll” will appear on June 6. With Putin’s unprovoked and unjust invasion, siege, and destruction of
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On Dec. 21, 2012 — one week after Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut — National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre announced
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Cynthia Wirth – Indiana – US House (District 6) Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a scientist, a small businessperson, and a former public
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After the St. Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, then-Governor Rick Scott made sure his craven presence was attendant at numerous press briefings.
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Brian Bengs- South Dakota – US Senate Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in a working-class family in a small, Northwest Iowa town.
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Editor’s note: On May 18, President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to prioritize the manufacturing of baby formula and on May 22, the United States military airlifted its first
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The news that the Supreme Court might overturn Roe coincided with the Taliban’s announcement ordering women to be covered from head to toe when they leave the house. The threat
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Here are drawings inspired by my fury that the Supreme Court intends to withdraw a right that has been recognized as the law of the land for 50 years. It
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It was never my intent to raise my son from the age of four as a single (divorced) working parent. But it was how it turned out. Not because I
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Authoritarian socialist DeSantis attacks Disney Authoritarian socialists attack business for politics. Putin took over Yukos Oil, the largest Russian oil firm at the time and jailed Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the CEO.
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We need action now on cutting carbon emissions in half and lowering prices. We are disgusted by Big Oil’s price gouging and their efforts to blame their higher prices on
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Citywide Indivisible Chicago joins a large coalition to organize a rally for abortion justice on Sat., May 14th, 9:30 am, Union Park, Chicago NEW TIME + LOCATION: Sat, May 14, Rally for
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I’m a 70-year-old woman with a history of infertility. I’m the adoptive mother of two. I don’t have a personal story to tell about abortion. I’m not worried about my
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Where are we as a country headed? Is our great experiment in democracy moving toward failure? I feel confident that our democratic republic will not perish from an aggressive intervention
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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 Tweeting about Roe v. Wade for DemCast was always going to be difficult
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During the U.S. Supreme Court oral argument for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the mother of seven biological and adopted children, wondered why adoption does not
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How do I begin to unpack how deeply disturbed I was by yesterday’s Supreme Court arguments? Justice Sotomayor spoke for so many of us with this question. She spoke for
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Over the last two days, for the first time in my social media activism, I have retweeted pro-abortion posts. As a Catholic, I have not changed my faith-based stance that
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What is America really? It is a union of 50 independent states. I would argue that the federal government has ceased to follow the Constitution because it does not currently
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Caitlyn Perry Dial – Michigan – Livingston County Commission – District 7 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am very involved in the community as
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Bill Kimler- South Carolina – State House District 13 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. After earning a Masters in Physics and in Teaching, I spent
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Follow the money blocking Climate Change bills “NO LABELS TO HOST BILLIONAIRE GATHERING WITH JOE MANCHIN IN LOS ANGELES” – Lee Fang in The Intercept Puzzled why politicians block bills
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Melissa Smith- Montana – State House District 23 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I currently live and work in Great Falls, Montana. I was raised
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Chris Salley- South Carolina – State House District 7 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Born and raised in Anderson County, I’m a proud product of
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We cannot allow the threat of world war to scare us into inaction. The question is no longer how to avoid war. It’s now time to start talking about winning
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John Ward- South Carolina – State House District 58 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in Aynor, SC. My father was
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by Sherri Masson Government can be a force for good. Government is at its best when it embraces the American ideal to provide for the common good. In her book,
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Glen Miller – Michigan – State House District 50 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I own a remodeling business. My district in Livingston County is
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Dr. Gary L. Burgess – South Carolina – State Superintendent of Education Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. In the race for SC Superintendent of Education,
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Daniel A Duncan – South Carolina – State House – District 14 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a lifelong progressive Democrat originally from a
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As a Californian, I try not to think about Kevin McCarthy. Who likes thinking about their region’s most embarrassing people? However, since his slavish, sycophantic behavior towards trump has become
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Tom Nelson – Wisconsin – US Senate Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in the Fox Valley in the small town of Little
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Midterms are coming. At the moment, Republicans are trying to make the southern border the main voting issue, and they are succeeding. With Republican governors strategically in power in much
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Christina M. Kafkakis – Michigan – State House – District 49 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan. My
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Christine Kaczkowski – Michigan – Livingston County Commission – District 9 Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am the mother of two boys, a wife,
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Cynthia Rodriguez for Yolo County District Attorney: Yolo County is overall more progressive than average. It’s easy enough to get complacent and think the problems are mostly elsewhere. But the
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As our hearts break for the people of Ukraine, it is imperative that we wrap our heads around the fact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the price we
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Robert Zeigler – Pennsylvania – State House – District 171 Tell us a little bit about your yourself and your background. I am born and raised rural Pennsylvanian. I am
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Jackie Goldman- Rhode Island – Providence City Council – Ward 5 Tell us a little bit about your yourself and your background. My name is Jackie Goldman, and I am
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Matt Vilardebo- South Carolina State House 26th District Tell us a little bit about your yourself and your background. I’m a husband and father of 2. I am an engineering
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Kevin Eckert- South Carolina US House 5th District Tell us a little bit about your yourself and your background. I am originally from Rochester, NY but moved to South Carolina
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Katie Crosby – South Carolina State House 44th District Tell us a little bit about your yourself and your background. A former educator and the current chair of the Lancaster
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Elizabeth Marum – Montana House District 67 Tell us a little bit about your yourself and your background. I’m a 26-yr resident of HD67, where I raised two sons as
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Recently, while attending a memorial gathering in Arlington, Virginia, a man I had never met and who offered not one word of introduction, came right up to my face, pointed
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Judd Larkins – South Carolina US House 2nd District Tell us a little bit about your yourself and your background. I am a South Carolina native who holds an undergrad
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Cassandra Garcia Hernandez – Texas House District 70 Tell us a little bit about your yourself and your background. My story is rooted right here in Texas and fueled by
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I had a blog post all ready to go, and then I threw it out and wrote this. (I write quickly when I feel annoyed.) People are constantly telling me
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My admiration for Madeleine Albright began when she was confirmed as the first female US secretary of state, and chapter four of Albright’s memoir, Madam Secretary, confirmed my love for
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By Ann G. Daniels and Rebecca Dean Deadline: April 20 – Sometimes it seems the news is full of horrible state legislation, like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill or the Texas law authorizing
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By Marc Stier and Eugene Henninger-Voss Wealth inequality in America, in Pennsylvania, and in our region has been growing strikingly since the late 1970s. And wealth inequality continues to increase
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Pennsylvania families and our economy are currently being stressed by a rise in prices that is the result of an unexpectedly quick economic recovery the supply chain issues it created,
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Fair Representation of Virginia/Virginia House Elections Up in the Air Millions of Virginians are currently being left without proper representation. As litigation started in the 4th Circuit on March 21,
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Since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, there has been a sharp drop in social media posting about the atrocities being committed by Russia. The graph below shows Google Trends’ analysis of
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President Joe Biden recently announced that, in response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. would halt its import of Russian fossil fuels. Republicans are using this action, along
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On March 3, thousands of students across the state of Florida walked out of their classrooms in protest of Florida House Bill 1557, dubbed the “don’t say gay” bill by
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I used to go to church, a Catholic one. I found the most social-justice-oriented, least dying-fetus-focused, multicultural church around, with an award-winning choir to boot, and I dragged in my
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On March 1 the world heard reports that the grounds of the Babyn Yar memorial were hit by Russian bombs. Babyn Yar is the place where over 33,000 Ukrainian
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First I’ll talk about how and why the Republican Party embraced Vladimir Putin and what it means that so many prominent Republicans are now either hiding from or backpedaling their
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Editor’s note: President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, 2/25, 2022. President Joe Biden affirmed that he
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As a fiscal conservative and a student of economics for many decades, witnessing the economic mistakes made by our federal government over the last 20 years and the hardships they
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“When people show you who they are, believe them.” It’s time to believe what Pennsylvanian Republicans have shown us they are. Begin with what they have shown us they don’t
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Well, it finally made its way from Texas to Kentucky. We finally have a bill that says we have to teach the “good side” of the Holocaust. And of Jim
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Fight voter suppression: Canvass smarter to register more voters and increase turnout. Canvass smarter to register more voters and increase voter turnout to counter Republican voter suppression. How can organizers:
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I figure it was around 1994 when the working press I had grown up with started colliding with the media. I was the sports editor at the Lewiston Sun-Journal in
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The act of voting is a centerpiece of our American democracy. But before you can vote, you must be registered to vote. A conservative estimate from the Pew Charitable Trusts
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In 2020, voters turned out in record numbers, elected President Joe Biden, and changed the trajectory of our country. From lifting children out of poverty and returning to in-person learning
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Today I began my quest to eradicate Fox from my life and make sure they never get a dime from me. I called AT&T to tell them why I wanted
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Anyone who cares about facts, truth and reality understands knowledge is power, and any denial of knowledge usually results in a weakening of power. Anyone who is always focused on
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I. Destructive Lies Last week, after laying out the seditious conspiracy charges, I left off with the question: So what the heck is going on with the Republican Party? Really,
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For about a year and a half, I worked at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum here in D.C. as a visitor services representative. On my first day, I was walking
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I have been writing this column for over two years. I view it as an evidence-based, progressive viewpoint. Over those two-plus years, I have received both positive and negative feedback.
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It is up to those of us who remember the survivors, those friends and neighbors with numbers tattooed on their arms, to keep their memories alive.
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Something of concern to me, as we reflect on Roe v. Wade, is the overall health care of women. Last Saturday, Jan. 22, marked the 49th anniversary of the passage
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This is a two-part blog post. This week, I’ll lay out the facts in the latest indictment where we have, for the first time, a charge of seditious conspiracy. Then
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I’m not sure there are elections more important in 2022 than those for secretaries of state, particularly after the vote in the Senate on Wednesday night. (We’re going to need
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Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin are not serious people, certainly not serious Democrats. It’s not just the hypocrisy, which we have come to expect from Republicans but not from our
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So much for starting the new year off on the right foot. After getting called out in November for missing over a dozen important committee hearings last year, and skipping even more
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Now that two-thirds of the states have adopted their new legislative district maps, we have a clearer sense of what has actually happened with redistricting. The good news is, Democrats
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I’m not a New Year’s resolution kind of guy. When I make resolutions they generally happen organically. “Holy hell, that pizza was awful, I resolve to never order pizza from
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Can you feel the energy? That’s the Democrats on the ground getting ready to save democracy! We are ignoring the people who are trying to make us believe that we
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Phew! We survived another “War on Christmas.” I was worried there about those liberal Democrats’ plans to destroy the hopes and dreams of children everywhere had their mission been carried
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Some say democracy dies in darkness, but I’m watching it die in broad daylight. On Jan. 6, 2021, as I was preparing to celebrate my youngest daughter’s 8th birthday, I
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While most of us have strong feelings about patriotism, its exact meaning seems nebulous and elusive. Perhaps that is why many of us practice patriotism so differently. Some exercise what
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In the run-up to the one-year anniversary of the attempted coup to bring down our democracy, I’ve been avoiding reading the recaps and the rehashes and the remembrances of that
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On Friday, Taylor Budowich (Trump spokesperson and one of the planners of the Stop the Steal Rally on Jan. 6) sued the select Congressional committee investigating the insurrection. Now that
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The third full week of December 2021 had stories about the spread of Omicron, the newest COVID-19 variant, and the FDA approved a second anti-virus medication to treat the disease.
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Our democracy is under attack. Sen. Angus King gets that; Sen. Susan Collins does not. On Jan. 6, President Donald Trump and his supporters tried to overthrow our government, attempting
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@crispalomino shares graphics spotlighting some of the most significant news stories from last week. DemCast is an advocacy-based 501(c)4 nonprofit. We have made the decision to build a media site free of
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Since the beginning of the world economic reopening this year, we’ve all felt and heard endlessly about it: inflation. Historically, inflation has been quantified using the Consumer Price Index
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@JoanneTrueBlue shares her graphics spotlighting some of the significant news stories from last week. DemCast is an advocacy-based 501(c)4 nonprofit. We have made the decision to build a media site free of
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AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. What do you think of when you see those words? Is it maybe a red, white and blue flag, or is it a bunch of white guys with
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My most vivid memory of Bob Dole will always be a 2000 television interview in which the five-term U.S. senator, standing in front of a Florida polling place, declared without
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In today’s America, the party of Donald Trump has tried to equate patriotism with blind support of a would-be dictator. Many Republicans say that you can’t be a patriot if
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Our featured artist this week is @ShuriResists who shares the news of the past week with her powerful graphics. This week Dr Oz announced he will run for senate, Roe
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For those of us who want to significantly reduce abortions and find the conduct of many traditionally “pro-life” candidates antithetical to our Biblical values, let me suggest a way forward
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COVID deathcount dashboard where Republicans threaten government shutdown to undermine vaccine mandates 271,217 people have died in these ten Republican led states as of Dec 2, 2021. This map shows the
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It’s been way too long since our last Quizzo evening, and we all could use a little fun right now. Join us on Zoom for an evening of camaraderie, laughs,
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I’m not much of a flag guy. I mean I like our flag OK. Betsy Ross did a nice job with it, but I bet she could have never pictured
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Imagine that, to skirt the law, teenager José Méndez asks a friend to buy him a semiautomatic rifle and then decides to cross the border to another state. What would
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What a week it was! DemCast graphics team member, @marciebp, tells the news stories from last week with her colorful and creative graphics. Enjoy! Stephen Sondheim, titan of the American
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Ohio is about to pass an abortion ban that is even more restrictive than Texas. Women lead the corporations donating the abortion bill’s sponsors. The Ohio bill, which is co-sponsored by
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Editor’s Note: For many Americans the arrival of settlers from Europe brought disease, slavery and death. In her Unsung History Podcast Kelly and her guest dispels some of the myths
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This year I am thankful for the Covid-19 vaccine and the 59.4% of the US population who care enough about others to be fully vaccinated. Many of us have been
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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it seemed like a good time to recap the good news I’ve seen in the news recently. Without further ado, let’s dive in: A
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Immigrants, we get the job done.” Earlier this month my husband and I saw the musical “Hamilton” at a theater in Los Angeles. In a show filled with memorable lines,
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