Michele Hornish
@hornish.bsky.social
Red-state Democrat helping Democrats fight everywhere; co-founder and ED of Every State Blue. Champion of grassroots action. Recovering lawyer. Gardener. Painter. I've been told I smile too much.
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Michele Hornish
@hornish.bsky.social
· Dec 13
Well hi folks! I should introduce myself…
I’ve dedicated my life to supporting Democrats running in some of the reddest districts in the country…
and encouraging grassroots folks to come into their power.
There’s a lot in between, of course. So happy to meet you. 💙
I’ve dedicated my life to supporting Democrats running in some of the reddest districts in the country…
and encouraging grassroots folks to come into their power.
There’s a lot in between, of course. So happy to meet you. 💙
“I have to face the reality that I am probably going to become a late-stage cancer patient who’s uninsured,” Montgomery said.
“I have fought this so hard. I want to live.”
Heartbreaking. Rage-inducing. Infuriating.
Shame on Republicans for doing this to people. Shame on them.
“I have fought this so hard. I want to live.”
Heartbreaking. Rage-inducing. Infuriating.
Shame on Republicans for doing this to people. Shame on them.
Skyrocketing ACA premiums force enrollees to make tough decisions | CNN Politics
Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act policies are contending with the looming lapse of the enhanced subsidies. The increased cost of coverage can lead to agonizing tradeoffs for many enrolle...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“I have to face the reality that I am probably going to become a late-stage cancer patient who’s uninsured,” Montgomery said.
“I have fought this so hard. I want to live.”
Heartbreaking. Rage-inducing. Infuriating.
Shame on Republicans for doing this to people. Shame on them.
“I have fought this so hard. I want to live.”
Heartbreaking. Rage-inducing. Infuriating.
Shame on Republicans for doing this to people. Shame on them.
Those of us who’ve had to negotiate with/navigate narcissists recognize this behavior. Negotiating against yourself - compromising huge parts of yourself for the hope of a sliver in return.
Dems should engage a team of therapists and psychologists to help them appreciate what they’re up against.
Dems should engage a team of therapists and psychologists to help them appreciate what they’re up against.
Reporter: What do you say to your colleagues who say this isn't a fight, this is a capitulation?
Shaheen: We have a guaranteed vote by a guaranteed date…
Reporter: There is no guarantee that this will become law.
Shaheen: There was never a guarantee that it would be become law.
Shaheen: We have a guaranteed vote by a guaranteed date…
Reporter: There is no guarantee that this will become law.
Shaheen: There was never a guarantee that it would be become law.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Those of us who’ve had to negotiate with/navigate narcissists recognize this behavior. Negotiating against yourself - compromising huge parts of yourself for the hope of a sliver in return.
Dems should engage a team of therapists and psychologists to help them appreciate what they’re up against.
Dems should engage a team of therapists and psychologists to help them appreciate what they’re up against.
A winning message.
For Democrats.
🌊🌊🌊
For Democrats.
🌊🌊🌊
Trump: "What the Democrats will do is make Puerto Rico a state, make DC a state, they're gonna pack the Court. They're gonna end up with more electoral votes. They're gonna end up with 4 senators. And they're gonna do this 100%."
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A winning message.
For Democrats.
🌊🌊🌊
For Democrats.
🌊🌊🌊
That part. 💙
If it can happen in Mississippi, it can happen in Missouri.
Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
That part. 💙
This is what happens when you run resourced, supported candidates in every race.
We make progress when we make an effort. For too long, we’ve conceded red, rural spaces.
No more. No more “strategic surrender.”
#everystateblue
We make progress when we make an effort. For too long, we’ve conceded red, rural spaces.
No more. No more “strategic surrender.”
#everystateblue
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This is what happens when you run resourced, supported candidates in every race.
We make progress when we make an effort. For too long, we’ve conceded red, rural spaces.
No more. No more “strategic surrender.”
#everystateblue
We make progress when we make an effort. For too long, we’ve conceded red, rural spaces.
No more. No more “strategic surrender.”
#everystateblue
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Pam Bondi LITERALLY Kisses 🦆 Trump's A**
How can #Felon supporters watch South Park & not realize what’s true about it?!
Raging Moderates
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social
@katiephang.bsky.social
#MagaCultMorons
How can #Felon supporters watch South Park & not realize what’s true about it?!
Raging Moderates
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social
@katiephang.bsky.social
#MagaCultMorons
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Pam Bondi LITERALLY Kisses 🦆 Trump's A**
How can #Felon supporters watch South Park & not realize what’s true about it?!
Raging Moderates
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social
@katiephang.bsky.social
#MagaCultMorons
How can #Felon supporters watch South Park & not realize what’s true about it?!
Raging Moderates
@jessicatarlov.bsky.social
@katiephang.bsky.social
#MagaCultMorons
Good morning to everyone who woke up still smiling from all the hopescrolling they did last night. 💙
It’s a good feeling, no?
Welcome to today, friend. Rested. Recharged.
Now, LFG. 💙
It’s a good feeling, no?
Welcome to today, friend. Rested. Recharged.
Now, LFG. 💙
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Good morning to everyone who woke up still smiling from all the hopescrolling they did last night. 💙
It’s a good feeling, no?
Welcome to today, friend. Rested. Recharged.
Now, LFG. 💙
It’s a good feeling, no?
Welcome to today, friend. Rested. Recharged.
Now, LFG. 💙
Narrator: Mississippi is not blue.
Johnson: What happened last night was blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. No one should read too much into last night's election results. Off year elections are not indicative of what's to come. That’s what history teaches us.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Narrator: Mississippi is not blue.
If you're excited by last night's results – THIS is why we do what we do! 💙
Last night, Democrats flipped 3 seats in MISSISSIPPI, breaking the supermajority in their state legislature. Democrats showed up and made massive gains in red districts all over the country.
If you want to help do that in Missouri, HI! 👋👋 That is literally why we exist!
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If you want to help do that in Missouri, HI! 👋👋 That is literally why we exist!
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November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you're excited by last night's results – THIS is why we do what we do! 💙
And just like that … we lifted a car.
You, Too, Can Lift A Car: Life Demands Courage
You're more powerful than you think
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November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And just like that … we lifted a car.
Run everywhere, friends.
Be confident in the power of the people.
Be confident in the power of the people.
Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Run everywhere, friends.
Be confident in the power of the people.
Be confident in the power of the people.
Yesterday’s results show the power of running everywhere.
I’ve been banging this drum for years - the need to field and fund candidates in every district in every race in every election.
We’ve always had the power, friends.
We just had to tap into it.
LFG.
I’ve been banging this drum for years - the need to field and fund candidates in every district in every race in every election.
We’ve always had the power, friends.
We just had to tap into it.
LFG.
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Yesterday’s results show the power of running everywhere.
I’ve been banging this drum for years - the need to field and fund candidates in every district in every race in every election.
We’ve always had the power, friends.
We just had to tap into it.
LFG.
I’ve been banging this drum for years - the need to field and fund candidates in every district in every race in every election.
We’ve always had the power, friends.
We just had to tap into it.
LFG.
This is … astounding.
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is … astounding.
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I think Trump is getting nervous.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I think Trump is getting nervous.
Feel that? That winning feeling?
We can have more of that, friends.
Let’s make it happen. 💙 #everystateblue
We can have more of that, friends.
Let’s make it happen. 💙 #everystateblue
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Feel that? That winning feeling?
We can have more of that, friends.
Let’s make it happen. 💙 #everystateblue
We can have more of that, friends.
Let’s make it happen. 💙 #everystateblue
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I thought Donald Trump promised to lower costs "on day one"?
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I thought Donald Trump promised to lower costs "on day one"?
And there’s a reason fascists go after artists and creatives.
There's a reason this 1905 illustration has gone viral.
The great Canadian-American artist William Balfour Ker captured the gilded elite dancing above the suffering of workers— their wealth literally built on the backs of the hungry below.
Look forward?
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The great Canadian-American artist William Balfour Ker captured the gilded elite dancing above the suffering of workers— their wealth literally built on the backs of the hungry below.
Look forward?
@meidastouch.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
And there’s a reason fascists go after artists and creatives.
When people ask why we crowdfund for underfunded Dems running in some of the reddest, roughest, toughest places in the country, I remind them that voter depression is a form of voter suppression.
We run to give options, to provide connection, to spark hope.
Run everywhere, friends. Run everywhere.
We run to give options, to provide connection, to spark hope.
Run everywhere, friends. Run everywhere.
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When people ask why we crowdfund for underfunded Dems running in some of the reddest, roughest, toughest places in the country, I remind them that voter depression is a form of voter suppression.
We run to give options, to provide connection, to spark hope.
Run everywhere, friends. Run everywhere.
We run to give options, to provide connection, to spark hope.
Run everywhere, friends. Run everywhere.
Reading and rereading headlines this morning.
And it just stuns me the level of intellectual flexibility and emotional maturity that is required to truly process *waves hands generally.*
This isn't for the faint of heart. There's a reason we are tired, spent, depleted.
But we carry on, anyway. 💙
And it just stuns me the level of intellectual flexibility and emotional maturity that is required to truly process *waves hands generally.*
This isn't for the faint of heart. There's a reason we are tired, spent, depleted.
But we carry on, anyway. 💙
November 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reading and rereading headlines this morning.
And it just stuns me the level of intellectual flexibility and emotional maturity that is required to truly process *waves hands generally.*
This isn't for the faint of heart. There's a reason we are tired, spent, depleted.
But we carry on, anyway. 💙
And it just stuns me the level of intellectual flexibility and emotional maturity that is required to truly process *waves hands generally.*
This isn't for the faint of heart. There's a reason we are tired, spent, depleted.
But we carry on, anyway. 💙
It’s a real problem when the people making policy are not the people making dinner.
Why do people buy pizza with EBT?
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It’s a real problem when the people making policy are not the people making dinner.
While the government is shut down, families are facing holidays with slashed food budgets and tariffs on toys, insurance premiums and inflation are spiking...
Trump hosts an opulent Great Gatsby party and brags about a bathroom renovation.
It reminded me of a fateful French banquet in 1789. 🧵
Trump hosts an opulent Great Gatsby party and brags about a bathroom renovation.
It reminded me of a fateful French banquet in 1789. 🧵
November 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
While the government is shut down, families are facing holidays with slashed food budgets and tariffs on toys, insurance premiums and inflation are spiking...
Trump hosts an opulent Great Gatsby party and brags about a bathroom renovation.
It reminded me of a fateful French banquet in 1789. 🧵
Trump hosts an opulent Great Gatsby party and brags about a bathroom renovation.
It reminded me of a fateful French banquet in 1789. 🧵
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“They seem to thrive on fear and see it as sport. But fear – and the paralysis that often comes with it – is also a key piece of their strategy. … “Fighting for humanity, decency, and democracy is always a noble fight – no matter the forecast, and no matter the outcome.”
As tomorrow is Halloween, I thought I'd share a Halloween story I told last year ... about a little girl in a bunny costume that stood up to monsters.
Small things can pack a punch. 💙
Small things can pack a punch. 💙
Swinging at Monsters: Small Things Can Pack a Punch
The fight is noble
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“They seem to thrive on fear and see it as sport. But fear – and the paralysis that often comes with it – is also a key piece of their strategy. … “Fighting for humanity, decency, and democracy is always a noble fight – no matter the forecast, and no matter the outcome.”
As tomorrow is Halloween, I thought I'd share a Halloween story I told last year ... about a little girl in a bunny costume that stood up to monsters.
Small things can pack a punch. 💙
Small things can pack a punch. 💙
Swinging at Monsters: Small Things Can Pack a Punch
The fight is noble
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
As tomorrow is Halloween, I thought I'd share a Halloween story I told last year ... about a little girl in a bunny costume that stood up to monsters.
Small things can pack a punch. 💙
Small things can pack a punch. 💙
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An outstanding read. ❤️
I believe in the power of everyday people who – under exceptional circumstances – show extraordinary courage.
We can all be that person, friend.
We can all be that person. 💙
We can all be that person, friend.
We can all be that person. 💙
Tank Man Had Shopping Bags. She Had a Polka Dot Dress.
Everyday people. Extraordinary courage.
substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An outstanding read. ❤️
Reminder that with the billions they sent to Argentina, they could feed the 42 million people on SNAP for five months.
RAJU: Given how dire things are for so many Americans right now, how do you justify the administration giving this big massive bailout to Argentina?
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, we give the execution of foreign policy to the executive branch. We trust the president. Let's talk about the government shutdown
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, we give the execution of foreign policy to the executive branch. We trust the president. Let's talk about the government shutdown
October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reminder that with the billions they sent to Argentina, they could feed the 42 million people on SNAP for five months.