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A real alternative! We need real ideas for a better USA. Universal Pre-K! Higher pay! These ideas are smart economically, and popular. Why are so many Democrats just Republican-lite? Don’t be so scared! Ds gotta be a real alt to these Rs who are destroying America. Be gutsy. Win with a mandate.

One deep, usually unspoken, lie of American history is we “became great” because of the worst things. Slavery. Prejudice. The truth is whatever greatness we’ve achieved… largest middle class ever, incredible scientific advances… arose despite, not because of our brutality. We need honesty to win.

Could a lawsuit nullify Trump EOs? Other actions? By his own words, he doesn’t know who got pardons. Doesn’t know about ICE. DOJ investigations? Nothing. UAE investment? Nothing. On the record and repeatedly, knows nothing. Recalls nothing. Decided nothing. Iceland? Greenland? Doesn’t know.

Tax the rich! We are the richest nation in history at our richest time in history. So why are we all so broke? Tax the rich! That’s where OUR money is. We build the roads, bridges and ports. We teach the kids. We create wealth. One job should be enough. Tax the rich til it hurts.

@jonfavs.bsky.social Thx for 10 years of great podcast content! Quick question: Can the Pod lead a language change? Trump should never be called a “strong man.” He’s weak. Paper thin. Dangerous, sure. But weak, weak, weak.

Law enforcement cannot be lawless. Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end. apnews.com/article/immi...

@rhodesben.bsky.social if the core of US foreign policy has been the defense of American interests abroad, what is it now? What should it be?

@danpfeiffer.bsky.social It’s time to rethink terminology: “strongmen” like Trump aren’t strong. I fear we empower them w rhetoric. Trump is weak. Should emphasize that at every turn.

@jonlovett.bsky.social Responsible dvlpment vs speed are fake options. Better model is ongoing feedback with real accountability. Consider Project Labor Agreements or any union CBS as a model. Ongoing real accountability. On EVERYTHING.

@jonlovett.bsky.social LTLFTC re interview on progs being fast and more effective. Look at the Good Neighbor Agreement at the Stillwater Mine in Montana. Not perfect. But the gist: real-time ongoing problem solving instead of pre-work “airtight” enviro analysis. Ongoing coalition work instead.

@danpfeiffer.bsky.social @lakshya.splitticket.org I’m posting because of how wrong Lakshya is!! Your comment on candidate choice is flat out wrong! Montana voted for abortion rights AND Trump! Dems need to solve housing, low pay, inequality. Not conform to a Fox News landscape.

Quick pitch: read anything by Julian Herbert, the Mexican writer. Top rec? The House of the Pain of Others, translated by the unparalleled Christina MacSweeney.