Jess, I hope you can take five personal minutes to enjoy Trump's loss today in the NY fraud trial. Though I am so sad today trying to reconcile the loss of Alexey Navalny, who was murdered by Putin, we need to celebrate our justice system whose slow wheels are grinding forward on Trump's many crimes.
Oh I enjoyed it for SURE! A delight. And yes, the loss of Navalny is devastating but also will hopefully clarify the stakes for some folks. This isn't a joke. The stakes are that high.
Time is running out on the Democratic campaign for choosing a winning Presidential candidate. So the NYTs has taken to piling on to the issue of Biden's " too much of an old man and is probably in decline" to be the candidate. Here's a link to Ezra Klein's Podcast/opinion piece in today's Times. Klein has ample contact points for your comments at the end of his piece so I won't add in............................................... Here is what to I emailed to Klein:...................
My recommendation to Klein and other Democratic election experts who are questioning the wisdom of Biden' 2nd run , Please STOP. People get old, many become challenged. That is not news. There is only one person uniquely qualified to determine Joe Biden's qualifications for the task ahead and that's Joe Biden.Only we Democrats, "aiming at our foot", would raise serious doubts about the capabilities of the most successful Democratic President in the last 60 years. His 1st term record has been almost flawless and his team has been remarkably stable and without conflict. History will have many lessons to teach us from the Biden presidency. But absolutely one lesson is that Joe Biden does not dither when it comes to making decisions of consequence for the good of Americans. If he determines he's not up to the task, I for one am confident, he will create with the least damage, an effective transition. Until then we need to be 100% in with Joe. It is truly rich for the Times, with its anti-Biden vs Trump, click bait news to be pushing this line of caution. If the Times would abandon their anti-Biden bias and give the President the unbiased coverage the American people need, Biden's poll numbers go up.
Super article today Jess. Thank you. and Thank you for including the data security action from Healthcare Advocacy. That stuff was a huge problem in Seattle. They were annoying women on their way in to the clinics. It is called geofencing. We passed a state law here that will help but the issue is that we leave too many trails.
One of the pieces of advice that is useful is that if you're looking at reproductive health websites from a location where abortion can be a crime, then use incognito browser settings or one that won't track, like Duck Duck Go. Have a good weekend.
This is a super terrific political action blog. You folks are fantastic. So happy to have discovered you on Substack.
Let’s Get Out Our Vote - GOOV !
Welcome to the team, John!
Jess, I hope you can take five personal minutes to enjoy Trump's loss today in the NY fraud trial. Though I am so sad today trying to reconcile the loss of Alexey Navalny, who was murdered by Putin, we need to celebrate our justice system whose slow wheels are grinding forward on Trump's many crimes.
Oh I enjoyed it for SURE! A delight. And yes, the loss of Navalny is devastating but also will hopefully clarify the stakes for some folks. This isn't a joke. The stakes are that high.
Time is running out on the Democratic campaign for choosing a winning Presidential candidate. So the NYTs has taken to piling on to the issue of Biden's " too much of an old man and is probably in decline" to be the candidate. Here's a link to Ezra Klein's Podcast/opinion piece in today's Times. Klein has ample contact points for your comments at the end of his piece so I won't add in............................................... Here is what to I emailed to Klein:...................
My recommendation to Klein and other Democratic election experts who are questioning the wisdom of Biden' 2nd run , Please STOP. People get old, many become challenged. That is not news. There is only one person uniquely qualified to determine Joe Biden's qualifications for the task ahead and that's Joe Biden.Only we Democrats, "aiming at our foot", would raise serious doubts about the capabilities of the most successful Democratic President in the last 60 years. His 1st term record has been almost flawless and his team has been remarkably stable and without conflict. History will have many lessons to teach us from the Biden presidency. But absolutely one lesson is that Joe Biden does not dither when it comes to making decisions of consequence for the good of Americans. If he determines he's not up to the task, I for one am confident, he will create with the least damage, an effective transition. Until then we need to be 100% in with Joe. It is truly rich for the Times, with its anti-Biden vs Trump, click bait news to be pushing this line of caution. If the Times would abandon their anti-Biden bias and give the President the unbiased coverage the American people need, Biden's poll numbers go up.
I recommend everyone write to Ezra Klein.
Thanks, Merrill Weingrod
Great points, Merrill!
Super article today Jess. Thank you. and Thank you for including the data security action from Healthcare Advocacy. That stuff was a huge problem in Seattle. They were annoying women on their way in to the clinics. It is called geofencing. We passed a state law here that will help but the issue is that we leave too many trails.
One of the pieces of advice that is useful is that if you're looking at reproductive health websites from a location where abortion can be a crime, then use incognito browser settings or one that won't track, like Duck Duck Go. Have a good weekend.
Absolutely! Everyone should be aware of these issues and protect themselves accordingly.
Here's the link to the Klein article with his contacts
NYTimes: Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden
Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opinion/ezra-klein-biden-audio-essay.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
Thanks a million Jess for the EAC email address and names, also Jamie's spreadsheet. Have a great weekend.
Always! Thanks for all you do, Victoria!
You know limitations Jess.😉 I
do what I can. Keep moving
forward...rolling forward ♿ .👍
In the international news today, was the death of Alexei Navalny. This is just one more outrage to tether Vladimir Putin's increasingly clay feet.
Yep. I made a TikTok about it. Heartbreaking.