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Howie Klein
@downwithtyranny
Publisher: DownWithTyranny.com
I write about politics, music, food, travel, humanity. I was born in Brooklyn and live in Los Angeles. I've lived all over the world; it's been fun.
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A New Group Of Elderly Anti-MAGA Republicans Aims To Save The GOP From The Wild Right-Wing Kids
Many Republicans have given up on trying to winch their party out the populist ditch. National resistance has been missing. Our Republican Legacy will provide that resistance. "Recently, it has become popular to assert that this traditional brand of Republicanism is dead, replaced How Do You Know Who To Vote For Besides Looking At Congressional Candidates' Party Affiliations?
It's easy to evaluate candidates who served as state legislators. Pramila Jayapal, Ted Lieu, Jamie Raskin were outstanding leaders in their legislatures. Current congressional candidates Rudy Salas & Adam Gray were the 2 worst members of the California legislature. Evan Low (CA) & Stephanie Kelton: “The National Debt Is Exactly The Opposite Of What The Orthodox Story Tells Us”
The film explains the origin of money & the relationship between public spending & private sector wealth, emphasizing that a sovereign gov't that issues its own currency isn’t like a household & need not be constrained by revenues or borrowing They explain why deficits aren’t inhe Trump Has Forbidden Republicans In Congress To Solve The Border Crisis— 15 Dems Just Agreed With Him
On Wednesday 15 House Democrats, led by Blue Dog co-chairs Jared Golden, Mary Peltola & Marie Perez, crossed the aisle to vote for neo-fascist Clay Higgins’ MAGA messaging bill, HR 1210-- "Condemning the Biden Border Crisis." Republicans Are Also Screwing With Democrats Over Isra Some Young Folks Might Sit Out 2024 Because Of Gaza—Others Will Vote For Trump 'Cause They're Racist
How children respond to Trump’s vitriol seems to reflect their preexisting racial & political educations. Some kids heard anti-racist narratives from parents; others had to decide what to make of Trump’s statements themselves. A 2021 report funded by the U.S. Department of Educati I'm Certain That Sartre Would Agree That The MAGA Movement Poses An Existential Threat To Democracy
Fox had become a loaded gun aimed at American democracy. 3 years after Trump's failed coup, the bullet is in the chamber. The disinformation ecosystem which revolves around Fox is telegraphing a plan to reject the results of the 2024 election if Trump loses. Political Violence— Re Donald Trump Is Dangerous For Women Everywhere... Also For Men And Pets
Many people are instinctually afraid of Trump. And in some cases you have to remind them why… Since Trump was elected in 2016, women have saved democracy election after election. Ads about abortion & health care will help A New Ad Campaign Aimed At Wavering Rural Voters In Battleg All The Republicans Are Pro-Genocide, But Not All The Pro-Genocide Congressmembers Are Republicans
Many protesters and organizers have said they condemn antisemitism and have insisted that gatherings on campuses— including some in which administrators have called the cops— have been peaceful. Christian nationalists are very pro-genocide & claim that withholding the means for Is Conservative Men Fear And Hate Women— Women Should Never Vote For Conservatives, Regardless Of Party
If we strip away the veneer of respectability that conservatism hides behind, this toxic ideology isn’t just about policy differences; it's about power & control. Conservative ideology is a festering cesspool of misogyny... "¡Vivan las mujeres! Su fuerza y buen juicio pueden salva Election Returns From Maryland, West Virginia And Nebraska Primaries Yesterday
Republicans are still voting for Haley as a protest against Trump. West Virginia is a MAGA stronghold but Haley scored nearly 10%. The anti-Trump vote in Maryland & Nebraska was double that. Nearly 1 in 4 Republicans voted against him in those 2 states Maryland Democrats had the The DCCC Has A Reminder For Progressives: "We Hate You And Want Your Candidates To Lose"
So far this cycle, DCCC allies, the Mainstream Democrats PAC— funded by 2 right-wing billionaire Dems, Reid Hoffman & Deborah Simon— have spent $759,000 against McLeod-Skinner, while the AIPAC-funded grifting operation, the 314 Action Fund, spent $473,513 more. Battleground: Orego Not Enough Democratic Candidates Have The Balls To Use The Word “Genocide”… But Eric Wilson Does
Eric Wilson: "In advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza, we acknowledge the long-term impact of systematic violence & oppression. We recognize that true peace is not just the absence of war but the presence of justice, dignity, & equality." "The road to peace is paved with accountabi Today The Vicious MAGA-GOP Civil War Will Rock The Nebraska Primary, Top To Bottom
It’s primary day in Maryland, West Virginia, Nebraska today. The latter is one of the reddest states in America. Though all 5 Republicans in the state’s delegation are on the ballot, the Nebraska GOP is endorsing none of them. MAGA extremists have taken over the party apparatus Meet The Press Invited A Deranged, Bloodthirsty Closet Queen On To Propose That Israel Nuke Gaza
Crazy Ms Graham: "Listen, you know, here's what I would say about fighting an enemy who wants to kill you & your family. Why did we drop 2 bombs— nuclear bombs— on Hiroshima & Nagasaki? To end a war that we couldn't afford to lose." Psychopaths Itamar Ben-Gvir & Bezelel Smotrich W Another Republican Official Convicted Of Stealing From The Public, This One In Utica New York
Elite avarice & country-club cronyism are nothing new. Today’s Wall St profiteers, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Big Pharma families & millionaire politicians have much in common with Reconstruction-era robber barons Like Trump, LaPolla (R-NY) established a charity & then stole th Battle For The Senate, 2024: Meet Bernie Moreno, Another Republican Who Cannot Speak Without Lying
In Ohio, the Democrats have a strong incumbent in Sherrod Brown and the Republican nominee is a rich, very sleazy car salesman, Bernie Moreno. Moreno is another self-funder, who has already spent $4.5 million of his own to buy the seat. He’s also extremely dishonest Battleground O A Top Dem & Top Republican Will Be On Trial Today; Both Are Guilty As Hell & Deserve The Guillotine
The DoJ says Menendez became a foreign agent for Egypt, secretly maneuvering to send it U.S. military aid despite resistance in Congress. He faces 16 felony counts— including bribery, extortion, fraud, obstruction of justice & acting as a foreign agent... Annals Of DC Corruption: I Didn’t Vote for Biden Or Trump In 2020— This Year Is Different
George Will has donned the mantle of the right to abstain from voting. Scores of millions of Americans normally— & reasonably— think their political options should be much better than two battered old Edsels. A Mint Condition 1959 Edsel Corsair Might Fetch $300,000 At Auction Toda Trump Voters Don't See To Mind That He's A Swindler— Or Just Write All The Examples Off As Fake News
The issues around Trump’s case were novel enough that, during his presidency, the IRS undertook a high-level legal review before pursuing it. The revision sought by the IRS would create a new tax bill of more than $100 million, plus interest & penalties. Trump Cheated The US Out O The Best Chance To Flip A Seat In Arizona From Red To Blue
Conor O'Callaghan: "I am an avid proponent of closing tax loopholes — the carried interest loophole, corporate tax loopholes, overseas loopholes, offshore tax avoidance...— as these have been exploited for generations to the detriment of the middle class & our economy. Conor O’Cal
