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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • The article is truly representative of a sleazy drama - and that’s putting it nice. We learn that Oliver condemned the post:

    Chase Oliver, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, condemned the since-deleted post.

    That’s great.

    But then the LPNH responded - to him - their candidate leader, I stress… as follows:

    The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire responded to Oliver’s statement, telling him to “f*** off” and “read any book on libertarianism.” They went on to call him a homophobic slur.

    It’s seemingly out of The Onion - except it’s for real.








  • The recipients of these messages have something in common: they’re listed in federal campaign filings as having donated to Joe Biden or Kamala Harris using ActBlue, a ubiquitous online platform that makes it simple to contribute to a vast array of Democratic candidates and liberal causes. ActBlue, a non-profit, has become central to Democrats’ grassroots fundraising efforts. For years, Republicans struggled to emulate its success.

    It would seem the oligarchs are threatened by people supporting left-wing causes.

    Ergo, our contributions are helping.

    So we should keep doing this.

    This snippet was also notable:

    Campaign finance researchers contacted by Mother Jones said it was notable that the Fair Election Fund claimed to have $5 million when it launched but does not appear to be raising money online. That suggests the likelihood of a large preexisting source of money.

    FCC filings list a woman named Tori Sachs as an official with the group. That is the name of a political consultant in Michigan who has helped spearhead several dark money efforts in support of Republican candidates in that state. Sachs has worked for multiple organizations funded by the billionaire DeVos family, including by Betsy DeVos, who was Trump’s Education secretary and previously chaired the Michigan GOP.




  • Wow, this is amazing news! Arizona rocks!

    This article makes for a great read - and the photograph of smiling politicians is beautiful too. You can tell they’re genuinely happy with their important accomplishment for women’s rights.

    Two notable paragraphs:

    It was after the state Supreme Court cleared the way for enforcement that Hobbs urged the state Legislature to take imminent action to undo the ban before it went into effect. Republican lawmakers, who hold a narrow majority in both chambers, derailed discussions about repealing the ban. At one point, the roadblocks resulted in chants of “Shame! Shame!” by outraged Democratic colleagues.

    Emotions on the House floor and in the gallery ran high as House Democrats were able to garner the support of three Republicans to pass the repeal legislation two weeks later, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration. Two GOP senators joined with Democrats a week later to grant final approval.

    Special thanks to the Democrats for making this work! Plus a few stragglers from the other side.

    Stating the obvious, though we don’t need this reminder:

    Both parties are not the same.