Win the Message, Dammit

Hoping to bring sanity back to our politics and society. Let’s build a strong coalition in the center.

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

What’s funny is that if the filibuster didn’t exist, the 1/6 commission would have gotten 10-15 Republican votes.

Like, Manchin gets that, right? This bill *would have been* bipartisan if the filibuster did not reward total obstructionism.

[Win the Message, Dammit @MPFriedman]

Keep the filibuster! But make it work. Require actual talking from the podium. Make override 55% of voting Senators (subject to quorum rules), not 60 actual votes.

[Win the Message, Dammit @MPFriedman]

Politico: “it’s easy to find examples of bipartisanship we regret. The internment of citizens of Japanese descent? Bipartisan. The Patriot Act, the Iraq War? The Gulf of Tonkin? The Defense of Marriage Act? If only there had been a little less cooperation between the parties”

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

It's important to remember that many people who were much smarter, much more disciplined, much less sociopathic, and who had much better lawyers than the former guy have gone to prison for financial crimes.

[Erie Siobhan 🇺🇸 erienoteerie.bsky.social @ErieNotEerie]

So you can’t get an abortion in Texas, but you can get as many guns as you want and you can carry them anywhere.

A gun has more rights in Texas than a woman does. Let that sink in.

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

You can support truth. Or you can support Trump. But you can’t support both.

It’s always been the case.

[Chris Hahn @ChristopherHahn]

If Mitch McConnell succeeds in blocking the January 6th Commission AG Garland must appoint a special counsel to investigate the insurrection.

Subpoena all the seditious members of Congress who are clearly afraid their roles in this will be exposed.

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

Republicans held 33 hearings on Benghazi over two years but say it’s time to move on from Capitol attack after 4 months

[Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich]

Mitch McConnell would have helped Nixon erase the tapes

[Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind]

Curious about Q followers' position on sex trafficker Matt Gaetz, and sex traffic enabler Tucker Carlson 🤔

[Steve Schmidt @SteveSchmidtSES]

What is it that we are supposed to be moving on from regarding January 6th? The ending of the peaceful transition of power that began in 1797? The poisoning of faith and belief in American democracy by Trump and GOP leaders who chose the path of conspiracy, lying and incitement 1

[Sam Levine @srl]

Maricopa county says Cyber Ninjas is just straight miscounting ballots https://t.co/riK3xBi6l3

[Simon Rosenberg @SimonWDC]

Stat of the day:

In the last 40 years, Democrats have controlled the White House and the US House for only 4 years.

If folks want to better understand how our system has become so skewed to wealthy interests, this might be a clue.

[Jason Linkins @dceiver]

Trump wins election, the media rushes to talk to Trump supporters. Trump loses election, the media rushes to talk to Trump supporters. There are other people!

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

It never fails to amaze me how the "pro-life" crowd remains silent when children are shot to death.

It's almost as if they don't really care about the child, they just want to control Women's bodies.

[Molly @mollyluise]

Standing behind an elderly woman at @cvspharmacy and she’s buying insulin. $1200. She’s visibly upset, and I’m trying not to cry also. Pharmacist says “well at least your insurance paid for over half bc the cash price is over $3000” HOW HAVE WE LET THEM CONVINCE US THIS IS OKAY?

[Win the Message, Dammit @MPFriedman]

Shame is appropriate when your choices endanger others. “My friends are awesome for not shaming me when I drove drunk into a crowd because, hey, my choice.”

[Grant Botma @grantbotma]

I have friends that are fully vaccinated, and I have friends that won't get vaccinated.
I have friends that won't wear masks, and I have friends that appreciate wearing a mask.

All of those friends are awesome. Why?
Because they allow me to make my own choices without shame.

[Win the Message, Dammit @MPFriedman]

GQP blaming Biden for Gaza. He’s in the office, so he is accountable. But the responsibility lies w the corrupt FG and his inept son-in-law for backing Palestinians into such a small corner that they had nothing to lose. Peace deals that leave out major players are toothless.

[LaurenBaratzLogsted @LaurenBaratzL]

I just read that The Former Guy's favorability rating is down to 32% among all voters and 14% among independents. So, by all means, keep embracing him and dividing the party, Kevin McCarthy. #TheView