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i wrote about how phoneworld is creating an eternal present, destroying our political imaginations, and making us miserable and powerless — all at a time when urgency and bravery are imperative.

the eternal present

This is exactly what happened at almost every media institution in America. And none of these red guard woke children have ever been held to account since. RIP Kevin, one of the best of the OG bloggers.

Kevin Drum was forced out of Mother Jones by people who didn't know about a secret thing he did for them.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett is everything the right loves: a deeply religious Christian mother of seven. But her ideological independence has drawn the ire of MAGA. thefp.pub/3FOPlWm

Why MAGA Is Furious with Amy Coney Barrett

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Adopt-A-Tree On Blue Glade Farm

THANKS DEB.

(This is Jim again) I am very grateful for the volume and seriousness of response to this post. Inconveniently, we're about to get in the car for a long drive, and then back again later today, which will keep me out of keyboard range much of the day. I recognize the importance of following up on many of the questions people ha…

Where Do We Stand: A ‘Correlation of Forces’ Assessment.

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Democrats believe "a combination of stout-hearted opposition and waiting around for the sky to fall on Trump will suffice...[but] the hole the Democrats are in is so deep that it is doubtful that the comforting take is the right one. Their problems are just too severe."

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How Deep Is the Hole Democrats Are In?