Another interesting hearing in the Rules Committee . . .

A compassionate provocation to have more conversations about what activism is and means, what it costs the activists and how it challenges society for the better.

We need to consider what might be lost in rush to shutdown protests.
For democracy, the right to protest isn’t merely a virtuous talking point for politicians. It is as essential as the vote if we are to hold power to account
My essay in ⁦The Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Normalizing dishonest MAGA enablers who know better is one of many reasons our democracy is under threat by Trumpism today.

It’s shameful.

It’s no wonder why so many Americans hate politics.

Where’s the integrity?

So Trump was doing Trump Organization business while president?

Obama’s former campaign manager platforming Kellyanne Conway is certainly a choice.

6 May 1934 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Judit Berger, was born in Nagyszőlős (Veľká Sevljuš) to Moshe and Anna Berger.

In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

JFC the man is a raving lunatic

This is naked-on-a-street-corner-level delusion

The NYT believes that if the election were between Mister Rogers and Adolf Hitler, that because a percentage of people would actively choose Adolf Hitler, that their job is to provide equally hard-hitting coverage of both Rogers and Hitler.

Calling all normalizers of extremism and insitutionalized lying and election denial and dictators for a day and coups...it's all just politics as usual I guess...

There are people I expect to whitewash the bad deeds of Trump’s worst enablers, launder the reputation of awful people, or treat attempts to kill American democracy like an exciting spectator sport. I did not expect it from David Plouffe

What would proportional representation mean for governance in America? oscar pocasangre and John Carey have answers.

(TLDR: it would be a big improvement!)
protectdemocracy.org/work/can-propo…

Seems to me Plouffe is legitimizing and enabling a supporter of a coup-plotter who incited violence to overthrow American democracy. Not a good look.

NEW oped from GOP Lt. Governor of Georgia

'Why I’m voting for Biden and other Republicans should, too'

ajc.com/opinion/geoff-…

not to beat a dead dog, but lying about meeting a dictator is definitely some insane shit a person who shoots their family pets would say lol

I criticize Mayor Bowser a lot but on gun violence by far the biggest bottleneck is the United States Attorney's Office (USAO).

DC is fighting gun violence with one hand tied behind our back because the USAO declined, dropped or pled down 2,262 gun cases over the last 2 years.

This woman has an entire dog murder platform???

Thank you The Guardian for great review of Minority Rule: 'a rich history of America’s ambivalent attitude toward majority rule. From an absurd Senate where California and Wyoming are equal, to Republican voter suppression, Berman covers it all' Farrar,Straus&Giroux theguardian.com/books/article/….

A number of states formally *prohibit* the counting of any votes until after polls close on Election Day.

And a bunch of those laws were enacted by Republican-controlled state legislatures.

#NEW General Election Poll

🔵 Biden 49% (+4)
🔴 Trump 45%

Ipsos #17 - LV - 4/30