Raskin: If this were to pass, this astounding provision would give eight Republican senators a personal payday of at least a million dollars each, paid for by the U.S. Taxpayers at a time when we are throwing millions of people off of their health care…

I’m mostly a yes in my backyard type & while it’s not my backyard (or state 😆) it’s close & i appreciate the intentionality & multi use & wish we had more of that in the KC region. Stateline is getting a ton of development between this and Ward parkway! martincitytelegraph.com/2025/09/16/l...

This piece made me reflect on how I’ve thrived in rural politics, not the left’s echo chamber. “Human beings are hardwired with a yearning to belong to something bigger than themselves, to feel a part of something righteous and meaningful. And when society doesn’t provide it, we go looking for it…”

Oy vey…

ICYMI: last week our Organizing Director and I had an opinion piece come out on why year-round organizing and candidate development are key to building back Democratic strength everywhere, for the long run. Hope you'll check it out! www.newsweek.com/how-give-dem...

I've learned a lot from granting $1m to 325 rural dem county parties this year and I'm excited to share and work with the new DNC chair to implement a year-round local-first playbook. Thanks @newsweek.com for sharing our op ed!

Disturbing prediction from @pkrugman.bsky.social: If Trump's deportations really happen, inflation will spike, then MAGA loyalists will corrupt government info to mask it.

For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."

Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...

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I’ve been lucky to afford basic necessities and more, but how easy it’d be to end up homelessness still is scary. This should be a required read for all of us ‘professional Dems,’ we have been living too far in denial of how f*cked our system is, regardless of party. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

Here’s a video of my Ernesto being cute to kick off my time on bluesky. getting started tips, best reads and follows very appreciated!