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Great stuff! I love the billboards thanking Biden and also that Harris is thanking him during her rallies. This generation of Americans will never fully appreciate everything he's done for us, and he was treated shamefully by the press corps, but despite all that he put his country over himself. It now must be wonderful for him to watch Kamala soar and further validate his decision to pick her for VP 4 years ago.

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Agree!

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Yes Jason I was thinking how pleased Joe would be to see Kamala doing so well. I hope he will be around a good many years to watch her truly shine…with Joy.

- And now the press gets to treat her shamefully. Strange bunch.

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Isn't this just absolutely exciting!!!! "Exhilarating" has become my word of the past two weeks! So much momentum and it's especially encouraging and *exhilarating* to see how many new voter registrations and first-time donations from the 18-34 year olds! Choosing Walz was choosing joy and I know Kamala has used the phrase "Joyful Warrior" to describe herself in the past.

Together We the People will prevail! Not that we should become complacent though, esp. with Elon's fake voter registration site up, and his million$ along with his techbros' million$ not to mention the 1%ers still supporting the side of evil.

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Love this list, Jessica! Thanks for compiling all that good news for us .. I am finally able to watch the news without the dreadful emotional meltdowns ... hope, enthusiasm and even fun. Thank Heavens.

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Indeed!

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Happy anniversary 🥳 what a good week for good news

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Oh thank you! How did you know?

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Your husband mentioned it in the recording 😁

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It was very sweet, you ought to listen to it!

BTW, I'm glad to have an audio version again!

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Oh wow! I will. He’s the best.

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Happy Anniversary Jessica and Mike! I’m grateful for all you share with us 🎊!

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Haha thank you! I am only just now realizing that Mike mentioned this in the voiceover

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Ditto 😊

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IMO, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are getting as good as the Lincoln Project in triggering Trump and living rent free in his brain! The side-by-side photos of the PA (?) rallies in the same venue from the same viewpoint was absolutely brilliant!! And now Trump is trying to claim that the crowd at the rally later last week at the airport hangar was AI generated! 🤣🤣🤣

Projection, anyone? Trump ally, Roger Stone, posted a photo of a concert on Copacabana beach in Brazil and claimed it was Trump's rally on the beach in Wildwood NJ. It might have been a tad more believable if they had photoshopped the mountains out of the background!!

https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/photo-brazils-copacabana-beach-miscaptioned-new-jersey-trump-rally-2024-05-14/

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It's indeed a JOY-FULL time:

https://youtu.be/X8RyVyKuOck

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That was cute! It might be lost on the Gen Z voters, but then some of their memes are lost on me!!

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We are now in such a happy, happy place. The question isn't whether we'll win in Nov. The question is by how MUCH! We should temper overconfidence with a determination to not only defeat Trump, but unseat every MAGA candidate on every ballot both federal and local.😎. Go Dems. in our great battle to save Democracy in America. ✌️✌️

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I agree, Merrill. I am thinking very, very big. We all should. And say hi to Phoebe for me!

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Fairly certain I have commented on the 8 point plan to end Putin's War that Jan Nichols is taking with her to the convention. I wish it could be placed on Chop Wood, Carry Water for all these good brains and kind hearts to read, comment, correct, and improve. Love, Doc

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Jessica,

I am a great fan of yours and follow your inspiring remarks and “to dos”.

In today’s email, Monday august 12, 2024, you shared a video with an actor playing Hitler in the role of “he who will not be named”.

I have to say that this is the first time I was taken aback by a video you have shared. I found it so offensive. Watching the Hitler actor for so long with the prospect of viewers laughing at it, was upsetting. There is nothing funny about Hitler! And, as a practical matter, I do not believe the video is an effective way of encouraging independent and undecided voters. It could have the opposite effect.

Best, Julie

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Great stuff, Jessica, and special thanks for the uplifting Harris-Walz video. Let joy lead!!

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Sorry Jessica. Hitler is not a joke.

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Welcome Back Dear One! Thank you, especially for that beautiful article about Joy you linked to at the top of the column. I hope everyone will read it and share it.

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With appreciation for your hard work I would request to have the option for the automated reader of your articles rather than your husband’s voice. Thanks❗️😉

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If you haven’t already, you may enjoy checking out Jess’s 3 minute / 38 second video. Yep, she’s back and on 🔥🔥🔥

And I especially love her closing line about "leading with love" … as she’s done before, here. For me, it calls to mind a verse (or part of one) from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet:

“Love goes toward love …”

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Welcome back 😊

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