Ghostly Lady

#Resistor NO DM retired worked all my life. Spent last few yrs as a caregiver. #BidenHarris2024 🌊🌊✨🍀🙏

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

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[Ben Meiselas @meiselasb]

Just remember that whether you are a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or something else, we are all Americans. In functioning democracies, political parties are able to work together and make deals and forge power sharing arrangements all the time. That’s not weakness. That’s strength. Right now, in America, I see Democrats saying to Republican “let’s make a deal” and run a functioning government in the best interest of the country while I see Republicans fight each other, depriving us all of a functioning government, and at the same time compete with each other over who can “own the libs” more on Fox, on this website, and elsewhere. That’s not serious behavior, that’s not how serious democracies function, and in these most serious times we need serious people. We deserve better. The American people, our allies, and our enemies are all watching.

[Danny Miller @DanielMillerEsq]

In 2000, I gave a presentation in high school on Hamas. I showed a video of them teaching young kids to hate Jews. So if you wonder how this happened, it's because this terrorist group has been dehumanizing Israelis for decades. The barbarity of last weekend is the end result.

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

With a pivotal election just weeks away, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration announced that it mistakenly removed eligible voters.

The state's Democrats are calling on the Justice Department to investigate.
https://t.co/cRDJS3h1lI

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

Democrats had a slim majority in the House and delivered COVID relief, the biggest climate bill ever, healthcare for vets, infrastructure, manufacturing & more.

The result? See below.

With THEIR slim majority, Republicans can’t tie their own shoes.

#DemocratsDeliverJobsForUS

[Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries]

House Republicans can triple down on MAGA extremism.

Or partner with Democrats to solve problems for America and the world.

The time has come to choose.

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

Jim Jordan was involved in Trump's conspiracy to steal the election and seize power; he urged that Pence refuse to count lawful electoral votes. If Rs nominate Jordan to be Speaker, they will be abandoning the Constitution. They’ll lose the House majority and they’ll deserve to.

[Christopher Gibbs @ChrisRGibbs]

I know I’m just a farmer and don’t know much bout nothin cept corn and cows, but I do know this, Jim Jordan’s career path must not lead to the Speakership.
@RuralVoicesUSA @RuralGroundGame @RuralOrganizing

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Liz Cheney:

"If Republicans nominate Jordan to be Speaker, they will be abandoning the Constitution. They’ll lose the House majority and they’ll deserve to."

[Randy Rainbow @RandyRainbow]

‘Tis almost time, sistaaaahhhz! 🎃

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

TWEEPS!

While Republicans are chronically gripped by chaos, remember DEMs are united, laser-focused, and our progressive policies helped create almost 14 million jobs for Americans!

Can we get 1,000 fast RTs and replies to get #DemocratsDeliverJobsForUS to make sure EVERYONE knows which party is fighting for Americans, and which one is busy fighting each other?

Please and thank you!

[Ghostly Lady @Ghostedlady]

How this proposed change could dramatically shift US marijuana policy
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[The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod]

Early, ad-free Daily Beans for our Patrons. Enjoy.
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[Tomi T Ahonen Moved to Post, Spoutible & Mastodon @tomiahonen]

@LinHoHi1 @BaddCompani Lin, I hear you. Please read the Jack Smith Indicting Documents. You will sleep better tonight than you have done for 8 years. Please read them. This first is Espionage-A-Lago (the superseding indictments included)
https://t.co/XjBAqTTIJ1

[S.V. Dáte @svdate]

On the plus side for Republicans who just want this over: If Jim Jordan can't get to 217 votes, he could just stage a coup.

He's got some experience plotting those.

https://t.co/hN2LqNvka8

[Mark Takano @RepMarkTakano]

A Speaker-less House means no legislation can move forward. From the bipartisan HOME Act, which would help homeless veterans, to supplemental aid to our allies, Congress cannot meet the needs of this moment. @HouseGOP's chaos has wide reaching impacts both at home and abroad.

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

Editorial in @GlobeOpinion: The world is watching the US Senate’s dysfunction and delay on ambassadors and military officials https://t.co/VQcMfnc6OP

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

“My faith that at the core of every human being is a spark of humanity and decency. It’s not about revenge, it’s about decency.”

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

Robert De Niro’s statement on Donald is perfect. Please read it:

“I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men. I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump.

When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly.

I see an evil one.

Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.”

Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong. Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped.

Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.”

He has contempt for all of them.

We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego. We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.

We tried to warn the world in 2016.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination. Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.

The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior. That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.

So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:

This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it? I know I’m preaching to the choir here. What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.

We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House. They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice. Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.

Let’s not talk about “democracy.” “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.

Let’s talk about right and wrong. Let’s talk about humanity.

Let’s talk about kindness. Security for our world. Safety for our families. Decency.

Let’s welcome them back.

We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.””

[Cleanup on Aisle 45 @aisle45pod]

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