It's imperative that Democrats stop treating the Republican Party as a normal opposition party. It's been captured by MAGA and is now an existential threat to the Republic, its people and the well-being of an entire world order that has relied on American democracy and stability since World War II.

The Dems are so worried about losing their jobs, they forget that losing our democracy means they lose their jobs.

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I’m grateful for the little kid, in the midst of chemotherapy for something, offering me a stuffed animal at the perfect moment.

I’m grateful for Alec, who said, “Hard times deserve flowers,” and took those off my tab.

I’m grateful for the way grief makes little moments like that possible.

It also magnifies the small losses until, the next thing you know, you’re standing next to the bananas in Trader Joe’s, sobbing, because your key fob broke and you think have no way to unlock your car.

Oh, for fuck’s sake.