They say politics is the art of the possible, so given the results, I’d say they are pessimists. Some of these posts pre-date my work in drug policy reform and demonstrate an interesting political evolution for a blue guy from a red state.
We’ve returned from the No Kings Rally in Grants Pass, Oregon. It was clearly a larger turnout from the previous No Kings, both on the anti-fascism side and on the MAGA side. For a county that voted 62% for Trump, our turnout, estimated at 2,500 by the local organizers, is quite impressive.
Our movement is one that is rooted in the foundational principles of the United States of America—the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution—no matter what Mike Johnson says.
Five incidents of violence from the left isn’t good, but there haven’t been that few incidents on the right since 2007, and every incident of ICE terrorizing immigrant and American citizens without warrants and probable cause is right-wing political violence.
Today, the guy you voted for told the assembled leadership of the United States military that they will be waging war on Democratic U.S. cities and he expects their loyalty when he orders them to fire on Americans in those cities.
Charlie Kirk wasn’t just a “political influencer.” We need to come to terms with the fact that they are engaged in a holy war. This is more akin to a pope’s death to them.
The House Oversight Committee has released the Jeffrey Epstein 50th Birthday Books. Here are the lowlights of the entire book, to set the context for just who Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz, and others were pals enough with to send personalized birthday wishes.
“Ms. Hecox has also come under negative public scrutiny from certain quarters because of this litigation… her top priority is graduating from college and living a healthy and safe life.”
Idaho Gov. Brad Little celebrated the ban, saying it “reversed years of attacks on girls and women who have worked hard for the opportunity to play fairly and safely in their chosen sport.”
“We can hear a little bit, and then we would basically say, ‘we can’t continue the conversation unless you have a parent there who can give consent,’ and then we’d have to end the call,”
The big problem with this otherwise satisfying video is that “the beginning of the healing” doesn’t take place until the white people on the right make it happen.
Among the new laws that went into effect on July 1st in the Handmaid State was one requiring age verification for access to internet pornography.
Yesterday, the Attorney General confirmed that a sign declaring that Black, brown, and white kids are all welcome in Idaho’s schools violates Idaho law.