Category: Elections

What’s In A Name?

Since the death of poor Lindsey and the rise of his sister to the highest place in the government….at first I thought she might be her own person but that belief was smashed to pieces when she embraced the whole MAGA BS….

In a show of support for President Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline, has dropped her married name, “Nordone,” and will instead go by her maiden name.

Graham, who took over the remainder of her brother’s Senate term after his sudden death despite having no prior political experience, quietly made the announcement during an interview with Sean Hannity. The name change was noticed in a lower third on the Fox News show.

“I’ll continue to say I’ve been praying a lot, talking to my family,” said Graham as the graphic below her read “Exclusive interview with Senator Darline Graham.” She added, “But with the love of my family, with the support of his staff, I know I’m a hard worker.“

https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/lindsey-grahams-sister-changes-name-1949287

Not to worry just another scheming toad in the the Senate who will embrace MAGA beliefs in the destruction of society as we know it.

She needs to be replaced and soon….but do the people of South Carolina have it in them to replace her?

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Fight The Enemy Within

Ever since a DSA member won the election of mayor of NYC the Dems have been waging a war against what some call the left wing of the party.

The GOP and its ilk are called the winners socialists, Marxists, Communists and those are the polite names…..the MAGA twats are trying desperately to side line the progressives in the Democratic Party.

Then the corporate Dems are doing the same thing only are being a bit more polite…..people like Carville, Plouf, Khanna, Schumer, Fetterman, by all accounts an idiot, even overpaid sports casters get into the fray like Stephen Smith, who needs to stick to calling soccer games and leave the politics to others….these twats are joining the fight against the tide of progressive candidates…..accusing them of all sorts of things…..dirt bags, factionalist, etc etc….

This is weird…..

Pundits close to the Democratic establishment have a new term to fling at the left-wing insurgents they want to disappear: “factionalism.”

Matthew Yglesias now constantly attacks socialists and their leading figures on the basis that they believe in “factionalism and anty-partyism,” or have “a whole factional project,” “factional talking point[s],” a “passion for factionalism.” At first, he took up this line over the Graham Platner candidacy, but now Yglesias uses it to refer to any attempt by the Left to replace establishment-friendly incumbents by beating them in primary races.

Center for American Progress President and CEO Neera Tanden agreed. Platner should have been solely attacking his Republican opponent, “not attacking Dems in factional fights,” she tweeted. Socialists had to be stopped from “giving away the Michigan Senate seat for factional reasons the way they tried (and likely succeeded in) giving away the Maine seat,” warned former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum.

Even the cryptocurrency industry has gotten in on the act, with crypto investment firm executive and former Securities and Exchange Commission official Justin Slaughter adding his voice to the chorus warning that the Platner scandal was the doing of “a coherent and focused faction” more interested in remaking the Democratic Party than beating Donald Trump.

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As one example, recall that to stop Bernie Sanders from winning the nomination in 2020, they coalesced around a candidate, Joe Biden, who they had openly acknowledged was cognitively unfit and whom they had little faith in. As we found out last year, Biden was so out of it, when they filmed him interacting with ordinary voters for that year’s Democratic convention, those who saw the footage were alarmed and convinced he couldn’t serve, and it required “creative” editing to salvage.

In other words, the factionalism-driven election disaster that party centrists are now accusing the Left of trying to engineer is exactly what they already did, risking handing the White House to Trump a second time because they were so desperate to stop Sanders. As Biden’s own adviser acknowledged, that this didn’t happen was only thanks to pure dumb luck, after a global pandemic meant Biden didn’t have to campaign or be regularly seen in public. Self-defeating “factionalism” is alive and well in the Democratic Party — but it’s coming from the establishment side.

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/waging-war-on-the-left-within-the-democratic-party-wont-work/

Dems are trying hard to squash the up and coming candidates….why?

They are fighting hard….so does that mean these corporate Dems are against Healthcare, Green New Deal, Democracy for all, end the run away war machine, there is more?

If so then someone please let me know what are these cowards trying to accomplish?

Apparently it is not to make life better for the people of this nation….then what?

Personally I have never trusted centrists….they pretend that bi-partisanship is their goal but never seem to find the handle.

I will take a progressive any day over some corporate funded Democrat hands down.

Any thoughts?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo

How Many Communists?

With the popularity of the DSA so far in the midterms the rage by the Right has once again exploded into the usual stupidity about socialist or communists or Marxists and as usual none of it is accurate….

I have been fighting the false narrative for many many years and here we go again….soon the MAGA people will be counting all the communists in the country for exposure….

This is something I wrote about 14 years ago during an earlier attack on the Left….I use to have a feature in IST called the VOMITORIUM……

 

How Many Communists Are There?

 

That movie exposed just how stupid the whole thing becomes when you let idiots define the political landscape….

Enjoy.

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The Party Of The Rich

From time to time I will bring the utter crap that the Right wing noise machine has to offer….the best lies and the best bullshit.

This is one of those outlets, Washington Examiner, the best of MAGA manure spread as if it was news.

With the rise and success of the DSA in recent elections the Right wants you to believe that it is the party of rich white guys…..

 

Socialist Democrats represent the rich, white voters in their party

This accusation is really humorous unless you one of those humorless by-standers….but this could very well be talking about the GOP….but no one wants to admit it.

The article is bullshit and unfit to grace the bottom of a bird cage……

Any opinions?

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“lego ergo scribo’

“Project 2029”

Most of us know about the game plan for Donny’s second term., Heritage’s Project 2025, so not to be outdone by the MAGA crowd the Dems have their game plan, at least for now….so far it is known as Project 2029….another attempt to chase down the GOP’s success.

Democrats trying to lay policy groundwork for the 2028 presidential race are rolling out their first major policy proposal: a framework for online child safety.

Known as “Project 2029,” the liberal group was formed as a counterweight to the conservative Project 2025 to write a policy agenda for the next Democratic presidential nominee. The group reckons starting with online internet safety — which has widespread Democratic support — will help galvanize the party to address what it calls this generation’s “tobacco moment.”

The “Kids Over Clicks” proposal calls for narrowing protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that shield platforms from some liability. Among other items, the group wants to clarify that companies aren’t protected from lawsuits stemming from AI-generated content, paid ads, illegal content or activity, and platforms that promote stalking or other nonconsensual behavior.

The group is hoping the plans will pick up traction among what is expected to be a crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates heading into 2028.

“We’re going to see many people running for president … and we want to set the standard in terms of the type of ambition that we want to see when it comes to solving these problems,” said Chad Maisel, a former adviser to President Joe Biden and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker who now serves as Project 2029’s executive director.

The proposal also advocates for banning social media accounts for kids under 16 years old, adopting stronger default privacy protections, designing safer internet platforms, banning cell phones in schools (with exceptions), pushing for a smartphone-free childhood until age 14, banning surveillance advertising, and limiting data collection on children.

Project 2029 wanted to start with kids safety because it’s among the least politically polarizing topics, but plans to release policy agendas centered on issues including healthcare, housing, AI, and the border.

https://www.semafor.com/article/06/28/2026/democrats-project-2029-goes-after-tech-companies-with-online-safety-plan

Then there is more……https://www.project2029.me/our-plans

In case you may be interested…..

Click to access ISC-A107-AdministrativeDemocracyToolkit-Document-8.5×11-v10-Final.pdf

All this is the Dems doing what they always do…REACT to the policies of the GOP…..so far I do not see any difference than any other election strategy…..do you?

Does this look like a winning formula to you?

Does not do it for me.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Is There Hope?

As the midterms inch closer and closer…..the common thought is there will be a blue wave in November.

Will that change anything?

Nope just a few faces in Congress and the usual banter will stay and nothing will get done…..as usual.

Let’s be real….the Dems lose voters every time they open their mouths….this op-ed says it all….

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/06/15/democrats-wont-win-elections-by-talking-down-to-people/90459752007/

The Dems have nothing to offer the voter at this time other than to replace some MAGA twats…

What will that accomplish for the next two years?

No seriously….what will that accomplish?

Even as Democratic party leaders retreat into caution, empty rhetoric and procedural theater amid the rise of fascism in the United States, many ordinary Americans have stopped waiting for them. Across the country, including in my Chicago neighborhood, people have begun organizing among themselves to protect our immigrant neighbors and friends from state violence enacted by ICE, with measures including rapid-response phone trees, volunteers monitoring ICE and vulnerable neighborhood areas, mutual aid funds for detained neighbors, and community groups sharing legal resources and safe shelter.

These efforts are emerging not because the Democratic party has suddenly discovered courage and principle, but precisely because it has not. People are stepping in where their political representatives have cowered, choosing to defend their neighbors directly rather than waiting for permission from institutions that have proven unwilling to act. These acts are small, improvised and often invisible outside the communities within which they occur, but they reveal something essential: democracy does not begin with politicians and institutions that promise to save us. It begins when people decide they will not abandon one another. Following that instinct – to build the care and protection we need ourselves rather than defer to a thoroughly corrupted two-party system – is essential for broader democratic renewal. If that spreads, if Americans insist that good government grows from the bottom up rather than the top down and refuse to let grassroots movements be co-opted for politicians’ careers that put party loyalties over care for people in need, then the possibility of a real democracy may yet live.

It is no secret that I have not found anything the Dems have done in the last few decades as good for the people they claim to represent…..yes there was ACA but Obama let the industry write that act so who do you think it would benefit the most?

There is the problem….special interests have the final say on most legislation….we are not the major concern just to keep them happy and the loot pouring in.

We need a change….PERIOD!

Change is NOT coming just more of the same hollow promises and the same corruption that infest DC.

The Dems problems are bigger than the local stories in the news these days….

It will be tempting for Democrats to blame the Graham Platner mess on the inept vetting of a single candidate. But the editorial board of the New York Times argues that the fiasco illustrates a larger problem for the party, and not just in Maine. Democrats keep pouring their hopes into compelling personalities instead of a clear governing agenda, the editors write. “The next charismatic outsider will struggle to succeed if there is nothing solid beneath the charisma,” they warn. “Personality is not a platform.” The editorial points to a pattern: a self-described “big tent” party with remarkably little open debate over what it actually wants to do on major issues.

On immigration, for example, Democrats oppose President Trump’s aggressive tactics, but what do they propose beyond that in terms of who should be allowed in, and how? The same lack of clarity is found on housing costs, public education, the coming disruption from artificial intelligence, and more. Voters, including many Democrats, see a party they describe as weak or ineffective, a notion reinforced by a vague post-2024 “autopsy” that dodged specifics. The Democratic Party, in short, needs a message more than a messenger. “It is a party still hoping a contender will spare it the harder work of deciding what it stands for.”

Read the full piece.

Your establishment Dems have a new plan for the party, Promise To America, and it is the same spineless crap they have been feeding the population for decades….

Centrist Democratic politicians, upset by the wins of Democratic Socialists in the recent primaries, have issued a statement of their convictions. Called “The Promise to America,” it sounds good, responding to many of the problems we face. But they are empty promises, even if well-meant.

How can I say that? First, Democrats have been saying similar things for years. Yet despite the rhetoric, the people are hurting. Why? It’s not just because of Trump and the Republicans; it’s because the government—Democrats as well as Republicans—have lost sight of the meaning and implications of our founding principles. It is to those principles that Democrats must dedicate themselves. See my article, “People are Hurting – The U.S. Must Return to Our Founding Principles.”

https://thefulcrum.us/democracy/democratic-party-reform-2677168767

It is a yawn!  Do Not fall for the promise that is nothing more than an appeasement to try and counter the progressive trend.

But there is a glimmer of hope….

Progressive candidates have swept to victory against establishment opponents in Democratic primary races across the US, including on Tuesday, as voters turn out in support of working-class champions who have spurned corporate money and vowed to pursue transformative change at the national, state, and local levels.

The Working Families Party (WFP) celebrated a five-for-five sweep for the US House candidates it backed in California primaries, as Mai Vang, Connie Chan, Aisha Wahab, Randy Villegas, and Angela Gonzales-Torres each advanced to the November general election. As Common Dreams reported, Villegas—who is running to unseat incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.)—advanced despite the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s intervention in support of his opponent Jasmeet Bains, a corporate Democrat.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/progressives-win-democratic-primaries

We can only hope that this trend continues and that voters are starting to wake up.

You will hear more about WFP in the near future.

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“lego ergo scribo”

All This Voter Fraud

There has been a fake story for decades now of voter fraud…..dead people voting, immigrants voting, voting more than once and the mail-in vote….and then there is a crap about gerrymandering (but that is another post)…..

You know there is voter fraud and most of the time it is some GOPer trying to game the system…although ‘liberals’ are said to to be the culprits.

If Republicans are really looking for election fraud, they might want to check on their own party members.

In Massachusetts, the State Ballot Law Commission ruled last week to disqualify Republican candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general from the state’s primary election after they submitted allegedly forged signatures to get their names on the ballot.

Adam Roof, executive director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, had filed objections to the veracity of the signatures collected by the campaigns of Anne Manning Martin, who is running for lieutenant governor, and Michael Walsh, who is running for attorney general.

Candidates needed to gather 10,000 signatures to appear on the primary ballot. The commission invalidated 1,279 of Martin’s 10,692 signatures and 1,021 of Walsh’s 10,677 signatures.

In Martin’s case, signature gatherer Joe Bronske allegedly used a list of registered Republican voters to forge hundreds of signatures. The allegedly forged signatures were first noticed by another Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, who had also hired Bronske and found he’d collected signatures from deceased voters. When deposed by an attorney for Shawn Oliver, one of Martin’s opponents, Bronske repeatedly pleaded the Fifth Amendment, suggesting he had “something to hide,” according to the ruling.

https://newrepublic.com/post/212823/republicans-massachusetts-florida-election-fraud

These con artist will do whatever they can to rig the vote…..saying lost ballots, rigged voting machines, lousy count, etc…..and so far these ‘guardians of democracy’ (that is above sarcasm) have found very little voter fraud other than the morons in their own party.

There is NO wide spread voter fraud…..only small pockets of conservs trying to rig the vote in favor of conserv candidates…..but yet we must hear the same lies uttered every election trying to convince the people of wrong doing in the voting process but the only wrong doing is by those that accuse.

I find it all too humorous that whatever the Repubs say the Dems are doing is exactly what the GOP is doing….anyone else noticed this?

The GOP is a laughable collection of idiots….to prove my assertion….

The letters also asked the state officials to explain how they intend to comply with federal law and ensure noncitizens do not cast ballots. Each state was given five days to respond.

“Any election officer, including the chief election officer of the state, who knowingly retains noncitizens on the state’s [state voter registration list] or facilitates noncitizens in receiving and casting ballots could be subject to criminal liability,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote in identical letters sent to officials in Arizona, Michigan and Maine that were reviewed by CBS News. She added that it is also a crime for two or more people to conspire to deprive people of their constitutional rights.

“We encourage you to contact us to discuss what steps your state should take to maintain clean voter lists as required by law,” she wrote.

President Trump has claimed for months that people who are not U.S. citizens frequently vote in federal elections, even though instances of noncitizen voting are extremely rare.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-threatens-criminal-action-against-states-that-allow-non-citizens-to-vote/

FYI there is NO proof that any of this has happened on a scale that would make a difference…..but yet the GOP and Donny keeps scratching hoping for a scab.

What a bunch of worthless morons.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Is Newsom The Best For 2028?

The Dems are scrambling to find the perfect candidate for the general election in 2028…..many people like California’s Newsom (I am not one of them)…my daughter is on that bandwagon and we argue a lot over her support for Newsom.

Personally I think he is a phony….yes he has done some amazing things in California and has stood up to Donny but that does not impress me that much….I think he is a Clintonian big business Dem.

Now a recent action on his part makes my case for me….

A world-renowned economist and expert on wealth inequality castigated California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday for working to kill a proposed tax on billionaire fortunes in the Golden State, warning that the Democratic leader and likely 2028 candidate appears bent on handing President Donald Trump “an unexpected ideological and political victory.”

Gabriel Zucman, a research professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, pointed to a recent Bloomberg story detailing Newsom’s “last-ditch pressure campaign” to prevent a healthcare union-led initiative from appearing on California voters’ ballots in November.

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In a lengthy thread posted to X on Monday, Zucman wrote that he is “shocked” by Newsom’s “efforts to defend Peter Thiel and Mark Zuckerberg at the expense of Californians’ health,” referring to two of the state’s most prominent billionaires. Thiel has donated millions to an industry group looking to defeat the ballot initiative, which would use revenue from the wealth tax to offset the impacts of federal Medicaid cuts approved last year by Trump and congressional Republicans.

“Yet you are now devoting all your energy to preventing this ballot initiative from taking place and denying Californians the opportunity to express their democratic will this November,” Zucman wrote. “You have chosen to protect California’s billionaires at the expense of Californians’ health.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/gavin-newsom-billionaire-wealth-tax

This proposed protection of billionaires is why he is not suitable for the candidacy.

That one subject is the biggest sticking point for voters…..the unbridled wealth that these fools are accumulating and paying no taxes.

This is why it is an issue and why is Newsom aiding these parasites?

Eighty-eight corporations that paid no federal income tax last year spent roughly $852 million on US campaign contributions and lobbying during recent election cycles, a report published Thursday revealed.

The report, “The Current Price of Zero,” was authored by Eileen O’Grady, a researcher at Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division. The publication draws upon an analysis published in April by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) showing that at least 88 of the nation’s largest companies paid no federal corporate income tax in fiscal year 2025, despite reporting combined US pretax income of around $105 billion.

“Using data from OpenSecrets, which compiles and publishes campaign finance and lobbying data, we found that from the 2020 election cycle through the 2024 cycle, these 88 companies have spent nearly $852 million on lobbying and campaign contributions,” O’Grady wrote. “We highlight the companies that spent the most money on lobbying, hired the most lobbyists, lobbied specifically on tax issues, and contributed the most cash to political campaigns.”

The federal corporate income tax rate is 21%, indicating that the 88 companies in the report dodged a combined $22.1 billion in taxes last year. Additionally, they received $4.7 billion in tax rebates, bringing their total tax breaks to approximately $26.7 billion.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/tax-dodging-corporations-spend-big-on-lobbying

Parasites!

And these are the types that Newsom is running interference for in the California legislature.

This makes him unacceptable as a candidate for me….period.

Is this what you look for in a candidate?

Even though I have pointed this out it will be forgotten in the future if he is a candidate…..that is truly sad.

Any deep thoughts here?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Dreams Of 2020

It has been six long years since Donny and the GOP started their attack on the results of the 2020 vote…..fraud has been the rallying cry and they, GOP, have tried every move they could think of to try and get the voter reversed.

Just yesterday another of their silly attempts was crapped on by a federal judge…..

A federal judge in Georgia has shut down a Justice Department push to dig back into the 2020 vote in Atlanta’s Fulton County, ruling that a subpoena for information on local election workers went too far and wasn’t justified. US District Judge William Ray called the request’s scope “staggering” and said the DOJ’s interest in enforcing it didn’t outweigh the burden on the county, especially since “the statute of limitations for any possible crime arising from the 2020 Election has long expired,” CNN reports. The April subpoena sought the names and contact information of every 2020 election worker in the county, including volunteers and county employees.

In his order, Ray said federal investigators claimed Fulton County may not have kept ballot images as long as required and that some seized ballots “look suspicious.” But he questioned whether a valid grand jury was actually behind the subpoena, noting no evidence that the grand jury itself sought the workers’ personal data.

  • “In these hyper-political times in which we currently live, there are sure to be some who disagree with this decision because they believe the allegations of fraud in the 2020 Election and believe that ‘light’ should be brought to those claims,” Ray wrote, per the AP. He said those allegations can be investigated, but not through the grand jury process, “which exists to investigate potential crimes and to bring viable indictments.”
  • “Everyone, whether you support the President or you do not, or whether you believe the 2020 Election was fair or believe that it was not, should be concerned about the DOJ’s ability to utilize the power of the Grand Jury to appropriate your private information without a legitimate purpose,” the judge wrote.
  • Ray was appointed by President Trump, who has long claimed, without evidence, that voter fraud was behind his 2020 loss in Georgia.
  • The ruling comes as the DOJ faces setbacks in court while pressing state and local officials on election practices, CNN reports. Its Civil Rights Division has recently warned that officials who let noncitizens remain on voter rolls or cast ballots could face criminal charges and has notified several Michigan cities it plans to send federal election monitors for upcoming contests. The FBI has reportedly made the Georgia investigation a top priority and has asked field offices to supply hundreds of analysts.

It is time to put this silliness to bed.

After 6 years and nothing gained then you are just wasting time and resources….there are REAL problems in this country in search of solutions….why not try that for a couple of years?

But since the DoJ is having a hard time with this issue they have moved to yet another strain on our rights….the act of dissent….

In two instances in western New York, ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility — which has apparently switched from serving as an internal watchdog to targeting online critics — has tried to force people who posted criticisms of ICE to sign a “Warning Notice” admitting that their criticisms were unlawful.

David Streever of Rochester, New York, sued ICE on Monday in federal court in D.C., alleging that ICE’s OPR violated his First Amendment rights when it went to his home last month and then tracked him down while he was traveling to issue him a “Warning Notice” about a critical email he sent to then-acting ICE Director Todd M. Lyons. He refused to sign it.

“Like many Americans, I was deeply upset after the shootings in Minnesota and I felt compelled to do something,” Streever said in a press release about his lawsuit. “Writing an email to the head of ICE seemed like the least I could do to express my sense of outrage. I never dreamed it would lead to a knock on my door by federal officers or descending on my hotel in the dark of night.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/ice-takes-on-new-role-in-suppressing-dissent

I like being the one to point out to this mental midgets that dissent has made this nation!

Dissent is one of this nation’s defining characteristics. Every decade since the earliest days of colonization, Americans have protested for just about every cause imaginable, and every time they did, defenders of the status quo denounced the protesters as unpatriotic and in more recent times as un-American. But protest is one of the consummate expressions of “Americanness.” It is patriotic in the deepest sense.

Even before the United States was conceived, there was dissent. During the 17th century religious dissent played a significant role in the planting and development of the English colonies. In the 18th century political dissent led to the open rebellion that resulted in the birth of the United States. In the 19th century dissenters demanded the abolition of slavery, suffrage for women, fair treatment of Native Americans, and the banning of immigrants. And they protested against the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War (on both sides), and the Spanish-American War. In the 20th century dissenters organized to prohibit alcohol but also demanded workers’ rights, women’s rights, African American rights, Chicano rights, reproductive rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. They also protested against every war (declared and undeclared) fought by the United States. In the 21st century dissenters have protested against abortion, NAFTA, globalization, the Iraq War, the PATRIOT Act, the National Security Agency, bank bailouts, and out-of-control deficits. Most recently dissenters have mobilized to protest against systemic racism, sexual harassment and assault, and Congress’s inability (or refusal) to enact meaningful legislation to address climate change and gun violence. And then there are those who, despite their real grievances, having fallen for the widespread disinformation circulating on untrustworthy internet sites, raise their voices in protest on the basis of conspiracy theories, lies, and a distorted view of American history. Clearly, dissent has many faces.

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-dissent-shaped-america/

I do not care how hard they try to control dissent as long as I am breathing I will dissent whenever there is a need…..and brother there is a dire need today!

Got anything to add?

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And Hits Just Keep Coming

The establishment Dems are starting to run scared because the Left has come calling…..and winning….

This time the Left won in Colorado…..

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat US Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent and another win for progressive challengers across the country, the AP reports. Kiros, a 29-year-old lawyer turned doctoral student, is the latest candidate to rise from the party’s left flank and boot establishment-backed candidates. That includes two self-described democratic socialists and a progressive who won their Democratic primaries in New York last week. Kiros’ victory adds to a nascent but clear uprising, stirred by frustration among some voters, that has vexed party leadership. Colorado’s 1st Congressional District covers the dark blue city of Denver, and Kiros is expected to win in November and reach Congress in January.

We are winning from coast to coast,” Kiros said to an ecstatic audience and the blast of air horns. “We are taking back our party and our country!” There were mixed results for progressives in Tuesday’s other races. Sen. John Hickenlooper fended off a primary challenge from self-fashioned “insurgent progressive” state Sen. Julie Gonzales. And a smaller divide separated the two Democrats competing for US House in the state’s lone swing district, where the candidate considered more progressive, state Rep. Manny Rutinel, won. Phil Weiser, the state attorney general, won the Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday and will be favored to win come November. Term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis will depart after two-terms governing with a more moderate touch, at times stymieing progressive state lawmakers.

So far this is looking up for 2026…..finally some progressives and hopefully they can get stuff done or at least become a major thorn in Donny’s ass.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”