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Virginia Cohen's avatar

Love ❤️ you both—your intelligence and beautiful hearts give me hope for a brighter future. As dark as this past week has been.

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Charles Welsh's avatar

Love you two! Katie, your microphone-that-looks-like-a-makeup-brush slays me.

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Terri Myers's avatar

I love the microphone. Something soft during this problematic time.

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Alexandra Kathleen's avatar

it's gonna take cash. people can't afford to get arrested, or pay lawyers...without knowing someone or some org will have their back.... The intimidation of ICE is horrifying ... My daughters have a wonderful housekeeper that they pay not to come to work so she won't get picked up....she has 3 kids.... imagine what would happen to her world if she got kidnapped..there needs to be a mechanism that will actively pursue defending them if they get taken by ICE

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Libby Tomar's avatar

Here in Hawaii we are firmly a blue state but our Indivisible group has a plan to send 50,000 postcards encouraging Virginia Democratic voters to vote in the gubernatorial race next November

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J M Holt's avatar

Both of you are strong intelligent women. You provide a source of truth that comforts me and gives me hope that we will be able to overcome the darkness and cruelty of this administration.

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Deborah Gray's avatar

Wilsonville, AL. This is SOOO much better than network news; two of my favorites, chatting candidly, with no commercials, lol! Win/WIN!!

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Marcus's avatar

Joyce's comment about leaving something better for our children touched me.

We're old and childless, but we have always wanted to leave the world a better place than we found it. With all of the horrible things happening worldwide, I doubt we can do this.

BUT, we can work to improve some things and will do so. You ladies are an inspiration!

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Christine's avatar

Regarding midterm voting wondering that some of the worst parts of this ,bill doesn’t take effect till after the midterms will people still be as upset as they are now? Think this will be the hardest part for Dems to keep on message

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Woozie's avatar

Christine, I'm hoping this messaging can become some of the "little things everyone can do" starting now, certainly, but continuing in the entire lead up. Rebut all misinformation, instantly and repeatedly, and keep reannouncing the upcoming horrors: "I know we are all hearing about the millions of people that will lose their Medicaid coverage, but they need to know how they can start planning for it now - - Even though their final last payments won't be until ... month/date/ 2027? ... they should go to ... agency website ... that can help them prepare. Of course, that means SOMEBODY will need to read the damned OMBBA to figure out what and when stuff is going to happen and that "agencies" and "websites" will be set up to help. Is that all in the states now? Who will be helping? and NO!!! Don't tell me The Democrats will do it!!! It will need to be done by WE, THE PEOPLE (who hopefully will encourage Democrats, the formerly-known-as Republicans, and ANY OTHER group that sees the need!!!!!)

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Carrie's avatar

Yup. We have to be the truth-tellers now, even as hard as it is to fight the social media kooks.

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Woozie's avatar

Carrie, I just found a new site that, at least so far, I am very favorably impressed with: It is a substack, and I am on a newsletter "Josh Lev, host of They Stand Corrected. theystandcorrected@substack.com. It is LOADED with information, and references. Very comprehensive! Todays email is from: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/WhctKLbfLtlVDgGFDrgXMcKTqVNknllLMddpZTzktTlsFZMlzkPsMPfknJjhrPqtJwsQZxg and is about "What's in the beautiful big bill" with research from: https://usafacts.org/economy/taxes/?utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_content=UL WOW! What a source!

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Carrie's avatar

thanks!

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Dottie Stone's avatar

That is a valid point. They have phased out some of the benefits to end after the midterms so we do have to keep warning about what is coming!

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Shishi Malmberg's avatar

Everyone should familiarize themselves with Project 2025 goals. Quite shocking, but gives an idea of what their end goal is

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Woozie's avatar

Sadly, Shishi, Project 2025 is just about the same number of pages in length as the OMBBA - - I can promise you - - NOBODY has read the whole thing (although the Parliamentarian probably came closest).

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Carrie's avatar

Nicolle Wallace and a few others were reading out parts of Project 2025 and talking about the horrible effects before the election. I think they need to go back to doing that! Now that we have proof that it's being carried out!

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Elizabeth McClain's avatar

As an Ohioan, our two senators are disgraceful who bought their seats. Bernie Moreno smeared Sherrod Brown horribly. Jon Husted was appointed by the Republican governor after JD Vance seat was purchased by Peter Thiel and he became VP. It's exhausting being an Ohioan and we're not going back.

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PK's avatar

I just started getting involved about 3 years ago and I have to say I love the way you two bring information forward. Thank you.

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Virginia Cohen's avatar

Lucky to have such great senators in Oregon.🩵

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Dianne Frothingham's avatar

Making America Honorable Again: bit by bit, locally, statewide, for our bio-regions (all life) and our nation.

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Tina Bergstrom's avatar

I really like this. Make America Honorable Again

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Teri's avatar

Thank you both for sharing your information and viewpoints. Republicans seem to excel at coming up with excuses and blaming others. I'm starting to think, too, that if they're so intent on everything being controlled from the White House, that doesn't go along with forcing states to fend for themselves

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d y's avatar

From the Republic of Panama, we thank you Katie & Joyce

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Janet Larsen Schieving's avatar

Mike Lee is my senator…..he needs toGO!

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