Mimi

I like singing and dancing and coffee. An Equality State original, currently a bit bewildered in the PNW, missing the Land of Enchantment.

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

Today the @HouseGOP put out their rules for the next two years of Congress.

If you thought their dysfunction, disorganization, and disarray was bad before, buckle up, because it’s about to get even worse. A 🧵…

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

This.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

White women did this. Or Hispanic men. Maybe it was inflation. Or Democrat messaging. Or Russia. Or Gaza. Or Jesus.

We GOTTA blame someone, right?

If you’re already tired of hearing why Kamala Harris lost, here’s a post-mortem on election post-mortems

https://t.co/QYjW9an5BW

[Joshua Johnson @joshualistening]

Move over @SteveKornacki @BillHemmer @JohnKingCNN! Can your touchscreen do THIS? 😎
Check out @TheOnion’s election data analyst on ONN:

[Queen Latifah @IAMQUEENLATIFAH]

Today, so much is on the line.

On one hand, we have HIM, a felon, a comfortable liar, an impeached president, a misogynist, and a non-leader who doesn’t care about anyone, but the top 1%...which excludes over 300M Americans.

And on the other hand, we have HER, Kamala Harris, a proven leader, a knowledgeable, lifelong civil servant for the people, and a compassionate human being with the strength to lead and navigate our complex government who puts the needs of all Americans first….a candidate with a detailed plan to take us forward.

What does a new way forward look like, you ask?
1. Cut Taxes for Working People
2. Lower Food and Grocery Costs
3. Lower Health Care Costs
4. Lower Prescription Drug Costs
5. Lower Energy Costs
6. Lower Costs by Protecting Consumers from Fees and Fraud
7. Help Americans Buy a Home and Afford Rent
8. Invest in the Small Businesses that Drive Growth, Innovation, and Jobs
9. Invest in American Innovation and Industrial Strength Powered by American Workers
10. Create Security and Opportunity for Workers and Build a Care Economy
11. Strengthen Opportunity in Communities Across America
12. Protect Americans’ Ability to Retire With Dignity
13. Make Our Tax Code More Fair and Promote Growth

My personal favorite - She supports all women having agency over their bodies and reproductive functions - from wellness care, to abortion, to IVF treatment. I mean, for this, she had me at HELLO!

So, take a hard look at what’s on the table. If you don’t exercise your power, you forfeit your right to complain or have an opinion.

VOTE TODAY AND LET’S GO FORWARD!

#HarrisWalz2024
#KamalaHarris #TimWalz
#Vote2024

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

How do fascists derail democracy? If you study history (or read Project 2025), it’s almost like there’s a recipe book: goose the economy, abolish unions, privatize what’s public, win the support of tycoons. But at what cost? Mesmerize your base so they don’t care. Blind them with your fear-mongering, lies, and promises. Fascism needs a bold leader…the only one who can fix things…a dictator who has the vision and expects others to follow (including women…whether they like it or not).

I believe that history is indeed speaking to us — and those who refuse to learn from it are doomed to repeat it. To learn how fascism hijacked Germany a century ago, just watch this five-minute clip. If you care about our democracy and love our country, it’s hard to stop watching.

This is an excerpt from my hourlong public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe,” which is streaming free (and ad-free) at https://t.co/YA10kVH0V8. When I produced it back in 2018, I hoped this day would never come in our country. But November 5th is upon us.

Please share this with anyone in your life who might need a reminder that the stakes are high…and this is very real.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Don’t let anyone or anything stop you from making your voice heard in this election. If you have any questions or concerns, call a voter protection hotline. These folks are standing by to make sure your vote is counted. So make sure you vote! https://t.co/2ogKA9sy3H

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

A century ago, Germany’s democracy was hijacked by a bombastic and charismatic tyrant — and in this five-minute video, you’ll learn how he did it. Why did I produce this? Because I believe that history is speaking to us, and all too often, those who refuse to learn from it are doomed to repeat it.

As you watch, imagine filling out a Bingo card filled with Germany 1933/USA 2024 parallels: big rallies, rage-filled and hateful rhetoric, simple answers promising quick and easy solutions to complicated problems, empty promises of a great-again future, scapegoating outsiders, and political enemies silenced on day one. And notice the caring wisdom and concern from my German friends as they share these lessons from their dark history.

It’s hard to understand how Trump could, on the eve of a tight election, paint a picture of Liz Cheney before a firing squad by actually saying, “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? And let’s see how she feels about it when the guns are trained on her face.” You can’t get into the mind of a dictator with an insatiable appetite for power — but you can recognize the playbook they all seem to follow.

Just watch this clip. It’s excerpted from my hourlong public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe,” which is streaming free (and ad-free) at https://t.co/YA10kVH0V8. If you care about our democracy and love our country, it’s hard to stop watching.

When I produced this in 2018, I hoped this day would never come in our country. But November 5th is upon us. Please share this with anyone in your life who might need a reminder that the stakes are high...and this is very real.

[Thought Provoking Berserker ⚛️🦍🦅 @Provokethoughtz]

Okay I'll leave this here.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Some people seem to have forgotten how bad a president Trump was, so I made a list of the 100 Worst Things About the Trump Presidency, in no particular order. Please share and add anything I missed. 🧵

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

This is not *like* a Nazi rally.

This is a neo-Nazi rally.

Your friends who are Black, Latino, Jewish, women, gay, transgender, union, Muslim, disabled, members of any vulnerable minority, are watching what you do today.

Are you speaking up about this?

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Good morning and Happy Monday to everyone who agrees that the stupid myth about undocumented immigrants voting illegally should be debunked as brilliantly as John Oliver does in this clip more often.

This is EXCELLENT. 👏👏👏

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

In case anyone who cares about evidence doesn't already know this: A new study proves that the reason firearm deaths (notably suicide) are so much higher in the U.S. than in other countries is the prevalence of guns here, not more mental health problems: https://t.co/9RK3mD8Gec

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

READ: The final words in Justice Sotomayor's dissent:

"Never in the history of our Republic has a President had reason to believe that he would be immune from criminal prosecution if he used the trappings of his office to violate the criminal law. Moving forward, however, all former Presidents will be cloaked in such immunity. If the occupant of that office misuses official power for personal gain, the criminal law that the rest of us must abide will not provide a backstop.

"With fear for our democracy, I dissent."

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

“Every single person in Gaza is hungry right now,” says @MichaelFakhri, the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food. “We’ve never seen an entire population, 2.2 million people, made to go hungry this quickly and this completely."

[John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz]

'Facing Conservative America's Empathy Poverty'

READ: https://t.co/0AANjOyLUz

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

Jesus H. Christ