The governor waged an unprecedented campaign to block Amendment 4, which needed 60 percent support to pass.
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Jon Meachum in the NY Times: I thought I knew what we were dealing with. When Donald Trump began his rise to power in 2015, he struck me as a dangerous but recognizable demagogue. As a biographer of presidents, I tend to think historically and seek analogies from the past to shed light on the present. And so, for years Mr. Trump’s marshaling of fear, prejudice, resentment, xenophobia and extremism put me in mind of grievance-driven figures ranging from Huey Long to Joseph McCarthy to George Wallace. To me, Mr. Trump was a difference not of kind (we had long contended with illiberalism in America) but of degree (since the Civil War, no figure with such illiberal views had ever actually won the White House). Then he proved me wrong. His concerted efforts to overthrow the November 2020 election very nearly succeeded — tangible proof that he is in fact willing to follow through on the authoritarian threats he so freely makes. I now see him as a genuine aberration in our history — a man whose contempt for constitutional democracy makes him a unique threat to the nation.
That worksheet from Bolts is downloadable and printable here if you want to keep score tonight (and for the next few days.)
Numerous recent reports have warned the public about far-right sheriffs’ plans for the upcoming election....
Record numbers step out to vote in the US election while PM Netanyahu fires his Defence Minister and protesters gather in Tel Aviv. Israel continues to bombard hospitals and schools in Gaza and homes in Southern Lebanon and Dr. Gabor Maté guides his audience on the truths of Oct 7. At home David Shoebridge asks Continue reading »
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by George Clinton (@yolikegeorge) That’s George Clinton people!!!! Funkin’ for Kamala.! But back to waiting and hoping. Here’s a little list provided by Axios of the key races the campaigns are going to be looking at tonight. In case you need something else to wring your hands over: Strategists in both parties told Axios they will be watching key swing races in Eastern and Midwestern states that tend to report most of their votes on Election Day. Virginia: Polls close here at 7pm ET and the lion’s share of votes should be counted by the end of the night, according to the New York Times and FiveThirtyEight. Republicans believe a good result in Virginia’s 7th District, where Democrats are trying to hang onto the seat vacated by Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), who is running for governor, will portend a good night for their party. Ditto for Democrats in the state’s 2nd District, where Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) is locked in a competitive race but is still seen as a slight favorite to win reelection.
In a special virtual event, The Lever’s staff broke down Trump’s victory and explored what the future holds.
“There is an unstoppable uprising going on. And however far we get, people are not going to stop. This is not just for the election,” Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein told MintPress: “The fight will not be over, no matter what. This is a long-term battle, and it is so uplifting to see how ready people are to be in it for the long haul.”
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Our friends at 270 Reasons are gathering a polyphonic orchestra of brilliant writers, teachers, doctors, filmmakers, artists, and citizens of all kinds to weigh in about their plans to vote this November. These opinion essays run the gamut from advocacy for basic human rights to acutely personal mini-manifestoes. Read the rest over at 270 Reasons.
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Because They Seem to Really Like Our Country
There’s always a moment in the writing of a short story when things get difficult. The story presents the writer with an apparently insoluble problem. It’s natural to feel, at such a moment: Oh, crap, my story has a problem, let me find a better one, one without any problems.
Does the country have problems? Hoo boy. (To my mind, these include climate change, corporate domination, economic disparity, extreme partisanship, the massive neurological effects of social media and, just for good measure, the dehumanization of everyday interactions by profit-maximizing technology.)
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The formidable challenge of digging through miles of ice millions of miles away.
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