Congress has a monthlong recess coming up in August. Democrats will be launching a wave of attack ads on cuts to Medicaid and SNAP on Monday, and angry voters are waiting for Republicans at home.
Maybe I just worry that people will forget. There are a lot of concerns about housing programs being cut by the bill and energy bill help that hadn’t been discussed either.
I spend an infinite amount of time pissing myself off because nobody edits their writing anymore. Spelling, grammar, composition, it’s 5th grade stuff.
However, what really gets me going is when I don’t edit myself! 🤣🤣🤣
Yes, it's so easy to post something without catching an error you made, or more likely, your autocorrupt "corrected".
The 2 most common misspellings I see are "loose" for "lose", & "lead" for "led", also homonyms of "your", "their", "to" & "its" (which my autocorrupt always reflexively changes to "it's"), which are so easy to make. Punctuation keeps getting worse -- makes me wonder if punctuation is even taught in schools anymore) -- & their lack or misplacement, especially commas, makes some sentences hard to comprehend.
p.s. checking what I typed helped me catch & correct 2 errors: "punctuation" without the "c" & "misplacement" which my autocorrupt changed to "displacement". Hopefully I didn't miss any other errors, but it's possible.
Red states systematically dumb down their base and lie. It's the only way to keep the states red. If you want a real handle on this tragedy, read Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. It's "fiction" but does a beautiful job of depicting conditions in red states.
My biggest pet peeve! If you propose a bill this bad, and your proud of this and everything else you do, why blame people who are not in charge! FFS! Own it. I know I do not let my orange adjacent cult member relatives get away with, it’s Biden, Obama, Pelosi’s fault. Fucking grow some brass ones and own your stupidity and ignorance. As the economy continues to crater and the tensions in this country increase to the boiling point, it’s not Biden, Obama, “but her emails”, that is going to be blamed.
30% of 75 million is about 22 million; that's a good pool of voters to try an win back. Remember, Agent orange only won in 2024 by a net of some 240,000 votes in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Plus, there were some 3 million voters that voted in 2020 but not in 2024 to win back.
Johnson Controls the House by a net of some 9,300 votes in five districts; Iowa 1st, Colorado 8th, Pennsylvania 7th, Pennsylvania 10th and Pennsylvania 8th.
However, maga knows this. Therefore, planning an election and having an election are two different things.
That's because they don't believe anything from the other side. They are brainwashed. This describes my in-law family. You try to talk to them and the anger comes out.
So glad to see the Dems will be doing something to communicate the truth before the Reps twist the truth and use public media to help in their disinformation!
For sure actually if the judges don’t get up and start fighting harder there won’t be any judges left. Gloves off judges. Trump doesn’t care about the rule of law and will find a way to get rid of all of you. Now is the time to do the right thing
Gloves off! Punch and jab - don’t stop. This bill is unethical, immoral and devastating to millions of people. Stick to the facts. Be truthful, but be willing to get dirty when required. We need to take back our country!
Expose the truth of this horrendous bill and the damage it is and will cause. Let the American People know that they are now supporting detention/ concentration camps with there tax money and will soon be depriving families and children of needed food and medical care so the wealthiest of this country can have more money. Shout out whooped for this and the misery and death it has, is and will cause! Don't forget- tariffs are taxes that we consumers pay so they have also increased our COL... We have been lied to and swindled enough.
Completely agree and will add that Dems need to have a 2026-28 plan prepared. People want to know how you are going to restore the Republic after Congress is cleaned out.
The Dem Plan is a piece of cake. Honor the Promises Made to the American People over the past 80 Years since the Great Depression to start. Step One is to Scrape the Filibusterer in the Senate and let Majority Rule again. Step Two is enforce Ethics in All Three Branches along with enforcement of Congressional Subpoenas with stiff penalties for not showing up and only allow real "answers" or Claim 5th. Step Three is Undo all this Crap. Step Four is to Pack The Supreme Court in 2029 with 4 More Progressive Seats and Undo the Real Perverted Crap the court created. Step Five is to Restore the First Amendment right of The People to Petition Our Government Directly which was destroyed in 1836 by the slave States.
Of course this is all predicated on actual Elections in 2026 onward and Democrats Winning Our Country Back which will require All The People to buck up and chip in.
Unfortunately, I live in a very red state. Please show these ads everywhere so people can, at least, see that there are choices. Flood the country with what tRump and his regime have been doing. Thank You for all that you do to keep us informed🇺🇸
The Dems need to get their sh*t together & stop pushing out the reps that are calling for change (Crockett, AOC, etc) & forget about decorum & fight like hell! Chuck Schumer needs to step down as Sen Minority Leader & replaced with rep that has vigor to fight! Also they need to back off of the trans messaging & turn it to equal rights for all!
Ok, That's simply false equivalent crap; Maga media and social media created this monster NOT Democrats. Second, Democrats are not Superpeople and We The People have to buck up and chip in. I saw the "Whites Only Signs" in Texas and Oklahoma as a kid. So, do people today feel better about "Non Trans Only Signs" today? "Non Gay Signs?" "Non Hispanics?"
Don't be silly. I mean we need a whole party of youngbloods like AOC & Jeffries, people with a voice. Dems are WEAK. Hillary is yesterday, Stein's a freak. I am talking about fighters not people who simply perpetuate the game with better words.
The sooner we start this messaging, that the Republicans are not your friends anymore, the better position Democrats will be in for the midterms. We absolutely have to make this a referendum on Trump‘s policies in a way that drives the message home in red states as well as blue states.
I fear this energy will lose steam and be ineffective when needed. The cons kept a key part close to the vest (and let us clutch our pearls about the heinous cuts) by making the effective dates 2027. The anger will subside when they aren't affected by the Medicaid and SNAP cuts this year or next. The propaganda machines will put their dreck about how it was left overreacting. They'll also play the positive parts, such as the $6000 deduction that most social security recipients will get, the increased standard deduction, and the ability to take deductions for SALT and charitable giving without itemizing (I will benefit from these points). So come November 2026 the anger might have dissipated and the Republicans at home will dutifully vote for the R candidate on the ballot.
It shouldn’t be but do you know any in the MAGA party that would stick their necks out? There are no GOP left and perhaps two independents that caucus with the Dems.
I’m a cynic when it comes to the current political climate. The best way to be prepared is plan for the worst. And my view is based on experience of having reasonable discussion with people from the right and having the agreeing to think about a different viewpoint only see them a few days later have them tell that the right wing pundit of the day said my point was liberal propaganda.
Yes, the bs billionaire media crack cocaine stations will be selling their shit-wares for sure. However, the bs media dog is loosing the ability to hunt now.
I am attending the Democratic Party meetings in my county every month going forward (lifetime Independent voter). I have been active here on Substack for just over a month, with over 300 subscribers so far, and no intention of slowing down. I am researching the amendments and vote records for amendments to the BBB so I can pull out the voting records on all the "gotcha" amendments.
I am preparing to go to war with the administration and the GOP at large. I will do everything in my power to get them voted out of office.
The Democratic Party has a real opportunity presented by the excess of Republican greed, cowardice, and arrogance. Due to the incredibly short memory of the average American voter the Democrats will have to keep this issue in the minds of the people without becoming a one note song, which will mean presenting the voters with a solid positive plan. Relying solely on the negative will not do it. Roland Poche, New Orleans
Grass roots, young people, democratic voter registration and mobilization are the keys, not rhetorical bullshit ads because TACO TRUMP is the best bullshitter of our time.
Most young people shrug thanks to false equivalence, lies, diversions and idiots like Joe Rogan that thinks the Earth is Cooling because it was warmer when Dinosaurs roamed the planet... 100 million years ago.
The elections are 16 months away - so much can happen before then. And the medicaid cuts don't go into effect until then. So until maga feels the actual pain of no insurance, town halls are great and necessary, but we are so far away from elections to have a major impact now. At the same time everyone needs to get involved at the local level to help candidates.
My thoughts exactly and this was purposefully done. The cowards (AKA Republicans) look at their reflections in the mirror every day and preen??? They actually feel good about their actions? They fear orange will primary them, but they don't fear the voters? I have been consistent with my messaging to Rick Scott, Gus Bilirakis and Ashley Moody that they are cowards and actual trash. And that I and my cohorts will work very hard to see that they lose their jobs, but this is FL. It should actually be called the state of Desatan. Florida voters rank low in intelligence, IN MY OPINION, just have to be clear on that. I was too young to vote for IKE, the last good Republican ever.
Agree, that is why the constant conversation, even by this newsletter, that keeps talking about the elections needs to be looked at that there may not be elections or much will be done to prevent people from voting. Hence, we need to look at what we can do now. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you for responding. I'm a former critical theorist who taught at an unimpressive university for 20 years, attempting to wake students up to the shrinking middle-class, the growth (not decline , which is what they assumed) of hate groups, the shrinking middle-class, and more. I am now a trauma therapist who HAS to work full-time, likely, until I drop. When I'm not in session, I am researching everything I can, calling my state representatives, protesting, and donating what little money that I can spare. Please let know what more I can do to fight these psychopaths.
The Math won't lie. The Message is simple, Taking away Trillions in 2026 equals taking $100 out of 150 Million American pockets each and every month to give to the Trillionaire Boys Club of Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos. "WHY DO THE TRILLIONAIRES NEED MORE MONEY?"
Yes that’s a good idea but you have to remember that once the seed is planted by the democrats it will grow and that’s where we the people can help that’s our job to keep it alive not just the dems
Do not give maga cult a platform to work on. They need to be relevant so don’t give them that. When trumps goes either buy death or gets hauled out of WH they loose their power. They chose trump because he could be manipulated by them. Vance needs to go to he is maga.
They need to hit the ground running hard and fast. They have to get this truth right out front and keep on hammering it home, with a sledgehammer.
Maybe I just worry that people will forget. There are a lot of concerns about housing programs being cut by the bill and energy bill help that hadn’t been discussed either.
Agree, but Ads are not free and the economy is slippin'. Democrats are going to need bigger "hammers" and a very LARGE media bullhorn.
It doesn’t cost a penny to let a reporter snag you for an interview or an article.
Make it a point to get those invitations happening every day, all day.
Use their social media to it’s fullest potential, all day every day.
They need to get creative because the MAGA bus is full of people telling the same story every day, in unison, loud and clear.
So, It's All On "Them" is it? I say We The People need to chip in too.
Emphasis on the sledgehammer
I sure hope the voters -- especially those who voted red -- are angry.
MAGA voters are too dumb and uninformed to be angry
With the GOP onslaught on education , we are rapidly loosing critical thinking in our society.
Don’t forget SNAP and breakfasts for students!
Agree, I wish I knew anything about programming AI to code an Instant Artificial Intelligence Lie Meter for Internet, Cable and Broadcast outlets.
Also losing the ability to spell correctly
I spend an infinite amount of time pissing myself off because nobody edits their writing anymore. Spelling, grammar, composition, it’s 5th grade stuff.
However, what really gets me going is when I don’t edit myself! 🤣🤣🤣
Yes, it's so easy to post something without catching an error you made, or more likely, your autocorrupt "corrected".
The 2 most common misspellings I see are "loose" for "lose", & "lead" for "led", also homonyms of "your", "their", "to" & "its" (which my autocorrupt always reflexively changes to "it's"), which are so easy to make. Punctuation keeps getting worse -- makes me wonder if punctuation is even taught in schools anymore) -- & their lack or misplacement, especially commas, makes some sentences hard to comprehend.
p.s. checking what I typed helped me catch & correct 2 errors: "punctuation" without the "c" & "misplacement" which my autocorrupt changed to "displacement". Hopefully I didn't miss any other errors, but it's possible.
Red states systematically dumb down their base and lie. It's the only way to keep the states red. If you want a real handle on this tragedy, read Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. It's "fiction" but does a beautiful job of depicting conditions in red states.
The Internet, AI, Porn and Gaming streams dumb down a lot of people.
I'm afraid you're right.
Checkout Bonhoeffer’s Theory. Goes a long way toward explaining what stupid is.
Sounds like the Peter Principle.
Not all of them some are starting to realize and regret their vote for trump because it’s starting to effect them too
They Will Be Angry, that is why maga will continue to blame Democrats, Biden, Hillary, Obama and Clinton non stop.
My biggest pet peeve! If you propose a bill this bad, and your proud of this and everything else you do, why blame people who are not in charge! FFS! Own it. I know I do not let my orange adjacent cult member relatives get away with, it’s Biden, Obama, Pelosi’s fault. Fucking grow some brass ones and own your stupidity and ignorance. As the economy continues to crater and the tensions in this country increase to the boiling point, it’s not Biden, Obama, “but her emails”, that is going to be blamed.
Won’t be for a lack of trying, though.
Fucking cunts. Each and every one.
Most of the votes happened at 2 or 3 am eastern time too. Just like a Robbery.
They say the polls indicate that 30 percent of Republicans are very concerned but the rest are not concerned
30% of 75 million is about 22 million; that's a good pool of voters to try an win back. Remember, Agent orange only won in 2024 by a net of some 240,000 votes in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Plus, there were some 3 million voters that voted in 2020 but not in 2024 to win back.
Johnson Controls the House by a net of some 9,300 votes in five districts; Iowa 1st, Colorado 8th, Pennsylvania 7th, Pennsylvania 10th and Pennsylvania 8th.
However, maga knows this. Therefore, planning an election and having an election are two different things.
That's because they don't believe anything from the other side. They are brainwashed. This describes my in-law family. You try to talk to them and the anger comes out.
They're slow, they won't notice til late August
Well they keep saying ‘I didn’t vote for that’ so it’s really important to say YES YOU DID, HE TOLD YOU WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO.
They're always angry. Problem is their anger is misplaced. They always blame the wrong people, & usually mistake the cause of their anger.
So glad to see the Dems will be doing something to communicate the truth before the Reps twist the truth and use public media to help in their disinformation!
They need to investigate some judges
For sure actually if the judges don’t get up and start fighting harder there won’t be any judges left. Gloves off judges. Trump doesn’t care about the rule of law and will find a way to get rid of all of you. Now is the time to do the right thing
Yes!! Nice to see this
Gloves off! Punch and jab - don’t stop. This bill is unethical, immoral and devastating to millions of people. Stick to the facts. Be truthful, but be willing to get dirty when required. We need to take back our country!
Amen
"Win Back Our Country!"
Expose the truth of this horrendous bill and the damage it is and will cause. Let the American People know that they are now supporting detention/ concentration camps with there tax money and will soon be depriving families and children of needed food and medical care so the wealthiest of this country can have more money. Shout out whooped for this and the misery and death it has, is and will cause! Don't forget- tariffs are taxes that we consumers pay so they have also increased our COL... We have been lied to and swindled enough.
Completely agree and will add that Dems need to have a 2026-28 plan prepared. People want to know how you are going to restore the Republic after Congress is cleaned out.
Yes, Grammy! But I advise the Dems not to use the term “Project” which harks right back to the GOP. How about Strategy 2026-28?
Back to the future for our families 2026,28
I like that,
Please note- who voted for this bill ...
Planning is key to success. Use the KISS principle
While that is good, combine with the most gut wrenching visuals as possible
Photographs, Videos along with Dialog can move the needle. Worked in the '60's along with the help of some great Music.
Keep it simple stupid, KISS.
Yes. Good point. Had not thought of that.
The Dem Plan is a piece of cake. Honor the Promises Made to the American People over the past 80 Years since the Great Depression to start. Step One is to Scrape the Filibusterer in the Senate and let Majority Rule again. Step Two is enforce Ethics in All Three Branches along with enforcement of Congressional Subpoenas with stiff penalties for not showing up and only allow real "answers" or Claim 5th. Step Three is Undo all this Crap. Step Four is to Pack The Supreme Court in 2029 with 4 More Progressive Seats and Undo the Real Perverted Crap the court created. Step Five is to Restore the First Amendment right of The People to Petition Our Government Directly which was destroyed in 1836 by the slave States.
Of course this is all predicated on actual Elections in 2026 onward and Democrats Winning Our Country Back which will require All The People to buck up and chip in.
3rd Party?
They never work. We are not a Parliamentary Government.
They can't let their foot of the gas pedal once they start. Keep it floored until midterms.
They needs to include WE.
Unfortunately, I live in a very red state. Please show these ads everywhere so people can, at least, see that there are choices. Flood the country with what tRump and his regime have been doing. Thank You for all that you do to keep us informed🇺🇸
Agree! Otherwise, the red state R voters will never learn the truth - that they have been used and deceived. Faux ain’t gonna tell them.
BILLBOARDS!
Great Idea. You see it daily on your commute and can be subliminal messaging.
End the last few seconds of tv ad or tik toks with a schedule of when cuts take effect
Red maga regions are using the hear, see and speak gag woke strategy. Best to pick and choose regions that vote maga by only 10 to 15 points.
The Dems need to get their sh*t together & stop pushing out the reps that are calling for change (Crockett, AOC, etc) & forget about decorum & fight like hell! Chuck Schumer needs to step down as Sen Minority Leader & replaced with rep that has vigor to fight! Also they need to back off of the trans messaging & turn it to equal rights for all!
Ok, That's simply false equivalent crap; Maga media and social media created this monster NOT Democrats. Second, Democrats are not Superpeople and We The People have to buck up and chip in. I saw the "Whites Only Signs" in Texas and Oklahoma as a kid. So, do people today feel better about "Non Trans Only Signs" today? "Non Gay Signs?" "Non Hispanics?"
3rd party?
Sure, if you want to loss. Where is Jill Stein these days exactly? Still saying Hillary is the same as Trump?
Don't be silly. I mean we need a whole party of youngbloods like AOC & Jeffries, people with a voice. Dems are WEAK. Hillary is yesterday, Stein's a freak. I am talking about fighters not people who simply perpetuate the game with better words.
The sooner we start this messaging, that the Republicans are not your friends anymore, the better position Democrats will be in for the midterms. We absolutely have to make this a referendum on Trump‘s policies in a way that drives the message home in red states as well as blue states.
I think the regime will give us new horrific visuals as we go to keep ads fresh
I fear this energy will lose steam and be ineffective when needed. The cons kept a key part close to the vest (and let us clutch our pearls about the heinous cuts) by making the effective dates 2027. The anger will subside when they aren't affected by the Medicaid and SNAP cuts this year or next. The propaganda machines will put their dreck about how it was left overreacting. They'll also play the positive parts, such as the $6000 deduction that most social security recipients will get, the increased standard deduction, and the ability to take deductions for SALT and charitable giving without itemizing (I will benefit from these points). So come November 2026 the anger might have dissipated and the Republicans at home will dutifully vote for the R candidate on the ballot.
Agreed, which is why the Dems need to constantly hammer home reminders about these dates.
Why only the Dems? Why is always on Dems to be Superman?
It shouldn’t be but do you know any in the MAGA party that would stick their necks out? There are no GOP left and perhaps two independents that caucus with the Dems.
Good observation Rick. I hope you’re wrong, but I fear you’re not.
I think you underestimate some people
I’m a cynic when it comes to the current political climate. The best way to be prepared is plan for the worst. And my view is based on experience of having reasonable discussion with people from the right and having the agreeing to think about a different viewpoint only see them a few days later have them tell that the right wing pundit of the day said my point was liberal propaganda.
Yes this is a GREAT BIG WORRY
Yes, the bs billionaire media crack cocaine stations will be selling their shit-wares for sure. However, the bs media dog is loosing the ability to hunt now.
I wrote something very similar, but not as well worded. Agree 100%
I am attending the Democratic Party meetings in my county every month going forward (lifetime Independent voter). I have been active here on Substack for just over a month, with over 300 subscribers so far, and no intention of slowing down. I am researching the amendments and vote records for amendments to the BBB so I can pull out the voting records on all the "gotcha" amendments.
I am preparing to go to war with the administration and the GOP at large. I will do everything in my power to get them voted out of office.
👍🏻👍👍🏽🇺🇸💙
GREAT TO HEAR THIS
Yes!
The Democratic Party has a real opportunity presented by the excess of Republican greed, cowardice, and arrogance. Due to the incredibly short memory of the average American voter the Democrats will have to keep this issue in the minds of the people without becoming a one note song, which will mean presenting the voters with a solid positive plan. Relying solely on the negative will not do it. Roland Poche, New Orleans
Weed out the Dems who support bad business & ecological damage
True too
Grass roots, young people, democratic voter registration and mobilization are the keys, not rhetorical bullshit ads because TACO TRUMP is the best bullshitter of our time.
Most young people shrug thanks to false equivalence, lies, diversions and idiots like Joe Rogan that thinks the Earth is Cooling because it was warmer when Dinosaurs roamed the planet... 100 million years ago.
The elections are 16 months away - so much can happen before then. And the medicaid cuts don't go into effect until then. So until maga feels the actual pain of no insurance, town halls are great and necessary, but we are so far away from elections to have a major impact now. At the same time everyone needs to get involved at the local level to help candidates.
My thoughts exactly and this was purposefully done. The cowards (AKA Republicans) look at their reflections in the mirror every day and preen??? They actually feel good about their actions? They fear orange will primary them, but they don't fear the voters? I have been consistent with my messaging to Rick Scott, Gus Bilirakis and Ashley Moody that they are cowards and actual trash. And that I and my cohorts will work very hard to see that they lose their jobs, but this is FL. It should actually be called the state of Desatan. Florida voters rank low in intelligence, IN MY OPINION, just have to be clear on that. I was too young to vote for IKE, the last good Republican ever.
IMHO, it would be a huge mistake for Dems to sit on their hands and postpone messaging until next year. The TRUTH needs to be told, pronto!
Way ahead of you. We have been working on this for months.
Great point Gary
My concern is that he will push through his "election reform" as quickly as he can.
Agree, that is why the constant conversation, even by this newsletter, that keeps talking about the elections needs to be looked at that there may not be elections or much will be done to prevent people from voting. Hence, we need to look at what we can do now. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you for responding. I'm a former critical theorist who taught at an unimpressive university for 20 years, attempting to wake students up to the shrinking middle-class, the growth (not decline , which is what they assumed) of hate groups, the shrinking middle-class, and more. I am now a trauma therapist who HAS to work full-time, likely, until I drop. When I'm not in session, I am researching everything I can, calling my state representatives, protesting, and donating what little money that I can spare. Please let know what more I can do to fight these psychopaths.
The Math won't lie. The Message is simple, Taking away Trillions in 2026 equals taking $100 out of 150 Million American pockets each and every month to give to the Trillionaire Boys Club of Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos. "WHY DO THE TRILLIONAIRES NEED MORE MONEY?"
Sooner than we think
Yes that’s a good idea but you have to remember that once the seed is planted by the democrats it will grow and that’s where we the people can help that’s our job to keep it alive not just the dems
I hope the constituents of the Republican legislators show their contempt for their cruel ,immoral vote
But maybe won't til it hits them
Why would you vote against your children? They are truly in a cult. What will it take to break it.
Do not give maga cult a platform to work on. They need to be relevant so don’t give them that. When trumps goes either buy death or gets hauled out of WH they loose their power. They chose trump because he could be manipulated by them. Vance needs to go to he is maga.
Truthful education, total resistance