Maybe a little late since Recess is almost over, but for all the GOP discouraging town halls, did the Dems actually encourage or amplify them? Seems another missed opportunity.

I'm thinking about how much security and prep go into bringing Diplomats to US Embassies and US soil. How frantic the (understaffed) State Department, CIA, and FBI must be to prep for Friday's AK meeting and today's White House meeting. We were better. Anyone talking about this? Major news isn't.

Much of USAID's work centered on health, humanitarian assistance, and hunger. Global hunger is one of the best-studied precursors of violence and global instability.
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It only takes 4 Republicans in the House, or 4 in the Senate to stop this.

Fear has a way of being contagious.

But courage is also contagious.

Wait. I'm a Dem... 🤔

Trump Barely Won the Popular Vote. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/o...

I started my new year's resolution today. I saved the phone numbers for my US House and Senate reps in my phone. Then I called each one and told them how I would like to be represented. Will be calling often in 2025. Figure now was a good time to start.
This is what democracy looks like...right?

This is... actually a fairly reasonable takeaway from this year.