Assemble: Why June 17th Is Our Avengers Moment

Okay, so here’s what happened this morning while most of us were still on our first cup of coffee Trump endorsed “MAGA Mike” Collins. Hours — hours — before Tuesday’s runoff. Kemp had been propping up his guy, and Trump basically walked in, flipped the table, and said “thanks for playing.”

Same agenda. New packaging. We see you.

And look, I want to be honest with you about something my first reaction wasn’t shock. It was that tired little sigh you know the one. The “of course” sigh. Because we’ve watched this movie before. The names change, the trucks and the slogans change, but the agenda? It’s the same rerun.

But here’s where I landed after that sigh, and I need you to land here with me too WE are not surprised, and WE are not done.

The Plot Twist Nobody was shocked by.

Here’s the thing about being “tired AND trying” both halves are true at the same time. I’m tired of the same playbook. I’m tired of watching the same patterns dressed up as something new. But I am trying, every single day, because tired doesn’t mean done.

And right now, the timing actually works in our favor if we move.

Tuesday, June 17th, we drop our slate.

That’s it. That’s the moment. While the other side is busy with their runoff drama and their last-minute endorsements and their internal food fights, we have the chance to show up with something they don’t have a unified front, a clear plan, and people who actually like each other enough to work together.

This Is Your Avengers Callback

I keep coming back to this image, so let’s just lean into it this is the assemble moment.

You know that scene every hero who’s been off doing their own thing, fighting their own battles, suddenly gets the signal and shows up? That’s where we are. Maybe you’ve been doing your own thing making calls, showing up to one meeting, posting on your own page, quietly being the person in your friend group who actually knows what’s happening in local politics. Maybe you’ve been on the sidelines thinking “what could I even do, I’m just one person.”

Here’s your signal.

You don’t need a cape. You don’t need to be the loudest person in the room (trust me, I’ve got that covered 😅). You just need to show up. That’s it. That’s the whole ask.

Why This Actually Matters Beyond Tuesday

Let’s zoom out for a second, because I don’t want this to just be about one runoff or one slate announcement. Whoever comes out of that Republican runoff — Collins or Dooley — is going to be running on a message built around division. Us vs. them. Real Georgians vs. everybody else. That’s the strategy, and it works when nobody shows up to counter it.

Our strategy has to be the opposite. Not louder division actual unity. Real “when you help the least of us, you help all of us” unity. The kind where the slate we present on June 17th isn’t just a list of names, but a signal that we are organized, we are ready, and we are not waiting around for permission to build something better.

That’s not just a campaign message. That’s the whole point of why I do this work in the first place.

So Here’s What I’m Asking

Show up. Feed people literally or figuratively, whatever that looks like for you. Listen first, especially to the folks who haven’t felt like there’s a place for them in any of this yet.

And Tuesday? We assemble.

— RL DarkSPeacock24

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