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Dems Win Both Georgia Senate Seats, GOP Loses Presidency, House, And Senate
On the bright side of a day of deplorable violent MAGA shenanigans, today is the worst day of Mitch McConnell’s life. We had a glimmer of hope the day after the November election, and then Stacey Abrams moved mountains, things looked good last night, and now it’s a done deal.
Trump Cannot Win Wednesday but He Will Leave Us Immeasurably Scarred
What should be a simple ceremonial process of counting Electoral College votes in Congress Wednesday will obviously be anything but simple this time around. Jan. 6 will go down in history books as the exclamation point on the past four years of chaos and corruption. But will any of it
This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco
I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available
$2,000 Stimulus Payments and Defense Spending at Stake in Senate Showdown
The Senate is in a showdown Tuesday over key pieces of legislation to support struggling Americans and the nation’s defense. The clock is ticking as Congress itches to go on recess and the current session nears its end — newly elected representatives will be sworn in Sunday, less the two
McConnell is a Monster Only Georgia Can Eradicate
By Sunny Dell Senate Majority Leader (and resident grim reaper) Mitch McConnell doesn’t deserve praise for finally acknowledging that Joe Biden is the president-elect. Stating the obvious after the Electoral College voted Monday, well over a month past the election, isn’t an act worthy of some brownie button. What he
How You Can Help Stacey Abrams Take The Senate From Republicans
Should-be Georgia governor and sudden progressive power broker Stacey Abrams looks likely to deliver an unexpected win to Joe Biden in the state of Georgia. But she’s got her eyes on the bigger prize of ditching Mitch McConnell on January 5, 2021. And you can help her end Republican rule
How The Democrats Can Still Win The Senate
It looked like the Democrats blew their supposed “blue wave” to take the Senate on Election Night, but they actually do still have a very narrow path to ditch Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader. There are still three essentially undetermined races in the Senate, and if all three go
Fauci Smacks Down Rand Paul in COVID-19 Senate Hearing
Dr. Anthony Fauci had just about enough of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) during a Senate hearing Wednesday morning. Paul has repeatedly targeted Fauci, accusing him of being authoritarian in his suggestions aimed at protecting the public from COVID-19. Paul, who contracted the virus in March and infamously went swimming in
A Recipe for Revolution When Government is Willing to Let Us Starve
By Sunny Dell People talk of revolution like they make New Year’s resolutions. They all sound so committed and serious at first, and then the idea fades away as the days tick by and inconvenience settles in. But what happens when it’s more inconvenient to not revolt, when we have