California is public enemy #1: deep blue state "coastal elites," 54 electoral, economy powerhouse, represents most every "ungodly" social trigger word for MAGA/conservatives, etc. If CA can be made to bend the knee, MAGA will have a blueprint to force remaining blue states into submission.

"It’s easy to feel jaded when half the damn Democratic Party treats rising fascism like a scheduling conflict. Easy to lose hope when their go-to strategy seems to be 'express concern and then immediately go on recess.'"

This☝️is why Dem donation emails get delete. Show spines FIRST, then 💵 (maybe)

Russia will never stop feeling nostalgic about peak Soviet era, or bitter that Eastern Bloc satellite states from the '50s are NATO members today. Empires have long memories. Isolationist at the time, USA stayed out of WW2 combat until Pearl Harbor. Russia needs USA split, distracted, compromised 🎪🔥

Jo, please be safe! 💜 I remember when your Twitter account was hacked and you lost access for DAYS. That was then. But now? I fear that bad people with worse intentions will be more likely to follow through (and the next president hasn't even been sworn in yet..) 😬😞