Rise Up, Oh Heart, For There is Another Battle to Win

wildehacked:

valencing:

brainstatic:

I would like it noted for the record that throughout all of this, all the different bills, the procedural votes, the amendments and so on, not a single Democrat broke ranks once. If you genuinely think they’re neoliberal sellouts, this should mean something to you. 

just to back up this excellent point:

#this is why all the progressive calls to fight Democrats as well as Republicans rings so hollow#because it betrays the STAGGERING ignorance of that mindset#you cannot get a single thing done except moral victories#and like I’ll be the first to claim the moral victory of HRC’s popular vote win but where did it get us? NOWHERE#and not even Sanders is being precious right now even though he’s got quite the record of shitting in the stew#the only way you get things done and defeat bad bills is a) persuading and b) HOLDING THE LINE#the fact that not a single progressive has realized how impressive it is for the entire Dem caucus to hold like this#is… well… not surprising #but shocking as hell (via @leupagus) 

falsedetective:

the past 6 months of american politics have been like watergate, the army-mccarthy hearings, and a particularly bad season of house of cards rolled into one, every morning i wake up and check my phone prepared for a nyt news alert that jared kushner killed archduke ferdinand and trump is invading poland

this is the clearest assessment i’ve read so far

(via cthulhu-with-a-fez)

Call Your Damn Senator

madtomedgar:

madtomedgar:

Hi!

You may have noticed the healthcare bill was finally released! You may also have noticed that it sucks and people will literally die if it passes! Here’s what you can do!

Call your senator’s office. Say “Hi, my name is (your name). I’m a constituent from (your town) . I’m calling to urge you to vote against the AHCA. Cutting healthcare to children, elders, and people with disabilities to give tax cuts to 400 wealthy families is unconscionable. This will destroy our state’s economy. If it passes (tell them how it will impact you, your family, your town, your friends). I will not vote for any politician who would put my/my family’s healthcare at risk for a few wealthy donors.”

Now, please.

The bill is now called the “Better Care and Reconciliation Act ” so make sure you use the right name!

I’m not kidding, folks, call your damn senator!

(via wildehacked)