Notices by lolgop (lolgop@journa.host), page 2

When floundering, find an even more popular woman to lose to.

-Sun Tzu

This is why he needs Loomer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpws74MsI9E

Trump's ability to elide fact-checking might have seemed trivial when I wrote this for @gilduran and @georgelakoff's Framelab a week or so ago.

Now, the right realized that piercing his lies deflates him. And they're furious.

https://www.theframelab.org/why-are-fact-checks-vouching-trumps-lies/

I like this list of state supreme court candidates Oath put together.

https://app.oath.vote/donate?p=sc&ref=inf_demcast

But I LOVE the one @charlesgaba came up with because it includes Wisconsin's hugely important race next year.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/statesupremes24?refcode=twitter

Focus group gives the debate to Harris

It's September, and the guy who ended America's peaceful transfer of power is announcing his next violent coup attempt in advance. And no major media outlets are showing a tenth of the concern they showed because his opponent was slightly older than him.

"They need Trump to be more special than all the kids gunned down in their schools. They need Trump’s shooting to have a meaning they won’t ascribe to the murder of children in their classrooms."
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/06/if-you-are-a-psycho-and-you-want-to-make-headlines/

Probably should be mentioned more often that Donald Trump is running for president on the promise to raise the Medicare drug process, and he absolutely will have the Republican votes to do it.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-inflation-reduction-act-health-care-new_n_66db3d00e4b07b62af62bb65

At this point in history, "fact checks" are just vouching for Trump's lies. Fact checkers should step up or step off.

New from me in @gilduran and @georgelakoff's FrameLab.

https://www.theframelab.org/why-are-fact-checks-vouching-trumps-lies/

"I almost promise you that Elon Musk is going to try and stoke violence in the United States." - @emptywheel

New Ball of Thread bonus episode on Xitter being shut down in Brazil and the right-wing troll network trying to spark violence around the globe.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/111270133

Keeping Michigan is both about winning the state and keeping our trifecta. But it's also about rewarding state legislators who won and did as much good as possible.

That happened in Michigan after Democrats took a trifecta by a mere swing of 340 votes in 2022.

https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/8y7hmJ7/Keeping-Michigan

*Election Season* officially begins Labor Day, so Downballot for Democracy must go into overDrive.

The plan is to help the entire ticket & win real power by backing downballot candidates.

So, let's look at numbers. Arizona is the smartest donation of the year.

https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/6orh0NK/Make-Arizona-the-Next-Michigan-and-Keep-Michigan-Michigan

This is one of @charlesgaba's Blue24.org fundraisers. But it's dear to my heart, so I thought I'd mention it.

Charles made a list of key Supreme Court candidates who are hugely important in Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas. Huge opportunities.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/statesupremes24

Ok, I'll stop now and beg you to consider any of our Downballot for Democracy menu items.

I'm only pushing these because I believe that if you have some money to spend, these races allow you to do the most good now while pursuing the fewest possible regrets in November.

https://www.erlywrm.com/get-down

And I'll put in a word about The Good Fight NC with its (too?) modest goal. I just became a supporter and I believe we could help them surpass their target.

This is a chance to crack the GOP's undemocratic hold on this state.

https://www.grapevine.org/giving-circle/glWhjmB/The-Good-Fight-NC

Also, here is a quick word for the earlyworm society, where I've hired myself to work full-time for democracy.

We aim to use doomscrolling for good by connecting takes with daily action.

If you're interested, please join--free or paid, your support matters.

https://www.patreon.com/EarlyWormSociety

Trump's alignment with Putin in 2016 was disgusting. In 2024, after Putin tried to rape his way through Ukraine into Europe, it's unconscionable. And the lack of outcry suggests a rot throughout the right that threatens all of us.
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-ukrainian-incusion-putin-apologia

Bizarre as hell that this just never gets mentioned.

https://wapo.st/3MiSeia

If you came here to insist this is just about the pandemic, I will tell you why you are wrong and should be ashamed.
https://i-know-how-much-you-care.ghost.io/yes-trump-had-the-worst-jobs-record-of-any-modern-president/

"Kamala is running on democracy just as much as Biden did in 2020...

...Kamala has just found a way to make democracy matter more personally, more viscerally." - @emptywheel

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/24/a-manufactured-fight-over-incumbency-hides-trumps-fascism/