I knew from the moment I heard this that somehow the story of my very mild encounter with Devin Nunes on the
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Until early 2018, David Weissman was an online MAGA troll. A self-avowed one too. The kind you should just either report or block on Twitter. Engage with them and soon enough you’ll wonder why. But the Weissman who once tweeted
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After this poll was released, this question came to me on Twitter: I see two possibilities ahead for the Republican Party. #1: The party hardens as a right-wing white nationalist party and
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Inauguration Day is here! After four years of fear, anger and embarrassment, it is time to celebrate! Those of us who have spent the Trump years writing letters, sending postcards, texting, incessantly
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Right now, it’s just a few hours until Joe Biden is inaugurated as president of the United States. My to-do list is short: I’m spending today cleaning the house, putting all the
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Like many of the adults in the United States, my adrenal glands have pretty much checked out this past year from overuse. I’ve felt burnt-out and numb from the sudden heightened anxiety
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For too long, Wall Street has bankrolled Trump and his allies while turning a blind eye to their anti-democratic and racist rhetoric and actions. Now, after a mob brandishing symbols of white
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When I moved to Georgia in 2013, I had no idea that my journey would lead me to become a member of the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, once led by MLK Jr.
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It was another banner week for the USA. As we sifted through the fallout from the 1.6.21 Attack, Republicans — many of whom stoked or outright incited the rightwing militants with their
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Introducing a new feature here at DemCast. Every Saturday we will feature images that sum up the week as our artists, writers and editors experienced it. Our debut graphic, created by our
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On April 12, 1963, eight Alabama clergymen published an open letter, “A Call for Unity,” in a Birmingham newspaper in response to civil rights protests taking place in the area at the
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When it became clear that Trump was contesting votes in areas that were heavily populated by people of color, and that the Republicans were enabling him, I thought, When this is over,
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