Out of 10 pro abortion state measures 7 passed (one still undecided i think), and only 1 anti abortion measure passed.
We won't have to vote any more, so all those people who never wanted to vote in the past won't need to worry their little heads any more.
Massachusetts passed an unprecedented measure allowing ride share drivers to unionize.
Nebraska got weed and another state elected the first openly transgender U.S. Representative. Tlaib retained her seat.
Also, I learned that a grade school classmate won a state rep seat in one of the midwest swing states earlier and that's good news to me, at least.
The west coast stuck to its guns almost completely. Mark Robinson and Kari Lake lost their races incredibly enough.
Biden got some big stuff done with chips, infrastructure investment, and more. Unless Trump starts tearing down bridges and forcing people to remove heat pumps, some of Biden's stuff will be very difficult to reverse, physically or politically.
Are you kidding? California voted to keep slavery, and against rent control, and against the AIDS organization who was funding the rent control measure.
Colorado enshrined the right to abortion and removed anti-gay marriage language from their constitution.
Here in Seattle, most of the local and state elections went the way I was hoping. We got a governor who sued the Trump administration almost 100 times while he was attorney general.
who sued the Trump administration almost 100 times while he was attorney general.
Well I now worry for them since the DOJ will now be the arm of Trump to go after "political opponents" who "unfairly persecuted" him. :(
Yup. The shit is gonna hit the fan quick. The blue states will hang on for as long as possible, but shit can fly from DC all the way to the west coast.
Corporate media will be ever more obsequious to get access. Military presence for "safety" in certain cities labeled "dangerous" which all happen to be progressive. Then the self-censorship starts. Then people stop being able speak freely, let alone thinking a rule of law exists. Then it's "underground" to have an honest conversation about politics. We'll be in Putin's Russia level of legal system and political speech within a few years.
In Missouri, a red state...
Missourians vote to increase minimum wage, require paid sick leave
And a atate constitutional amendment for abortion but that still needs to be played out in court.
This is a good thread to have today. This is some encouraging news!
Delaware elected Sarah McBride, who is the first open transgender representative in Congress.
Georgia district attorney Fani Willis, who has been trying to prosecute Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election, won reelection.
Washington Congressman Dan Newhouse, one of the ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump (and one of two in that group who survived the subsequent midterm elections), successfully defended his seat again against a Trump-endorsed opponent. That's at least one Republican in the House who doesn't always rubber-stamp the party agenda.
Mark Robinson lost in NC?
Yep, and the important thing about keeping a Democrat governor is their veto power against one of the worst state congresses ever. I actually haven't looked into what changed at that level, but I don't have much hope that the GOP stranglehold was broken.
Maybe we'll finally wake up and realize this country was not built on good intentions and is operating as intended.
Best I've been able to explain it is that it's a country build on hope and dreams, which are not compatible with reality and truth.
Almost like it's on sacred Indian burial grounds.
I needed that chuckle. Thanks.
Washington got a really awesome governor.
Kentucky amendment 2, which would have redirected public funds to private schools, failed miserably. Of all the red states, Kentucky seems to be somewhat unique in its' strong resistance to Republican attacks on public education. It is, after all, why we have a Democratic governor. I only hope that continues to hold true.
Last Week Tonight will have more material than they know what to do with it
We kept our democratic congresswoman, and the tax to help the schools passed.
Hopefully liberals will wake up and see they can't beat fascism, they have to embrace leftism if they want to beat it.
The people want populism and they no longer want the status quo. The right capitalized on this while the liberals went the moderate-right route, and it failed them. The only solution left is to embrace left wing politics. Unfortunately, I doubt the democrat party will be to keen on the idea of becoming left wing.
Liz Cheney won't be secretary of defense and Anthony Blinken will be out of work and ideally sent to Gitmo.
ideally sent to Gitmo
I though that detouring people we disagree with politically was the thing we didn't like about Trump.
War criminals deserve the noose. Especially genocidal ones.
So people selling guns should be tried for murder of they are used by a murderer?
I have seen enough footage of the war crimes to be confident of Blinken's guilt.
It gives the boomers another chance to solidify their legacy as the worst generation in human history. In a way that helps all of us.
Many Zoomers voted for him too, unfortunately
Liberals are ripe for radicalization and joining Leftists. Not all, of course, some are shifting rightward, but many are disillusioned and shifting left.
For anyone reading, I can give a basic intro to Marxism reading list if you want. For starters, I recommend Blackshirts and Reds. To know fascism, who it serves, how it rises, and how to stop it is immensely useful.
Just want to say: Thanks for your perennial civility as well as continuing to offer learning resources for people interested in any "sect" of leftist ideology.
Appreciate the kind words! It's a tender time, liberals are both more open and more closed to radicalization, depending on how they are interacted with. Lenin has a fantastic quote:
Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.
In shining light on the causes of evil, illustrating ways out of these darker times, and in teaching how to properly struggle against evil, we can radicalize numerous liberals and strengthen solidarity.
Unfortunately, I think liberals are going to continue taking the easy route, which is not really having much of a platform other than “we’re not Trump supporters”
Depends, many seem more receptive to theory as of late.
Split ticket scenarios seemed common, which can mean party loyalty is at an all time low.
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