Welcome Doug. Happy to see you here.
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Welcome Doug. Happy to see you here.
Thank you Senator Booker!
"The United States is in a constitutional crisis"
Agree: 54%
Disagree: 27%
Unsure: 19%
YouGov / Feb 6, 2025 / n=1106
We keep hearing that the Trump administration may simply ignore or defy any court order that he doesn't like. What enforcement mechanism can the courts employ, since the Federal police forces are part of the Executive Branch and under Trump's control?
1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
The Democratic Party needs new messaging strategies.
We ALL know this.
The predatory & patriarchal system of the past is broken.
Now is our chance.
Going back to the same tired “establishment” folks who failed us in 2024 is not the way forward.
I truly hope @kenmartin.bsky.social understands this.
No one's blaming Democrats for causing this crisis, but yes, many of them are failing to meet this moment.
One Democratic senator could bring the chamber to a halt. House Dems can go to fed agencies being gutted by Musk with cameras in tow. Governors can push back. State AGs can bring lawsuits.
I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period.
I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt.
But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are
On Wednesday, January 29, I mentioned
the battle of Kruty
and the Memorial I visited.
This week, my Members' Letter was about this visit.
I decided to publish some photos I took
of that place.
It will be a brief reminder of the
bravery of Ukrainian youth.
So, photos are here ⬇️ (free access)
Curious what everyone thinks is the best way to have a positive or any impact on the country, during the first 30 days of the new administration.
We are contending with a GOP that knows how to win the most important factor that shapes perception: attention.
Understanding this is step one. Step two is actually changing it. Dems need a whole new strategy.
Fighting the attention war is a key part of my platform.
Epic courage here.
Excited to be part of this!
The Contrarian masthead already the strongest pro-democracy group in the country, probably stronger than all of legacy media combined. Check it out (and it’s already growing beyond this):
Contributors include: Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Andrew Weissmann, Andy Borowitz, Asha Rangappa, Barb McQuade,
Lmao
Kyiv ❤️
The photo from yesterday
Since my history course
is near this beautiful spot (Landscape Alley)
and I plan to visit for 21 Sundays,
I'll try to capture the views weekly.
We'll witness the seasonal changes
and varying weather
(and I hope the end of the war 🇺🇦).
So, here's week one.
President Zelensky: 150 Ukrainian firefighters are ready to travel to California to help combat the wildfires.🇺🇸🇺🇦
We had a long air raid alert.
All clear now.
I want to show you
a short video
from the Landscape Alley
I took yesterday.
Yes, local artists sell their works here.
Kyiv ❤️
www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/m...
Join us @contrariannews.bsky.social !
Morning from Kyiv!
It was a calm night here.
I slept so well
but woke up with an intense headache.
Anyway,
I already had a #warcoffee
Greyishly-grey outside.
Today's Ukrainian art: Svitlana Galdetska (born in 1972), Chrysanthemums, 2008
I've been lucky to have Stacey Abrams as a friend, mentor, and advisor. Her work in Georgia has inspired the permanent campaign and voter protection infrastructure that supercharged our historic wins in Wisconsin.
Now I’m honored to have Stacey’s endorsement for DNC Chair.
Who else is really looking forward to not watching the Inauguration?
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"The success of our democracy rests on an effective opposition movement. We all must play a part in offering additional ideas and approaches and not being afraid to take risks."
As we are viewed from our neighbors to the North:
Some moments from today.
Kyiv ❤️
Morning from Kyiv.
Night? It was with drones and loud work of air defence.
The morning started with a missile threat.
Luckily, we have power.
I made a #warcoffee.
My plans for today are incredibly fragile.
Today's Ukrainian art: Oleksandr Shevchenko (1883-1948), Two Women, 1930
I know that very few believe.
But!
For victory!
#warcoffee
Unfortunately it was writing this about Trump and it went so viral that he saw it and, I'm told, was actually upset about it.
