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Post by SweetPotato on Jan 6, 2021 7:58:15 GMT -6
Gross. Don’t taint my love of Van. I don’t want to break it to you but Van is kinda sus. Their pairing makes perfect sense to me in some ways. They have the same vibe. Excellent use of “sus”
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Post by jaygee on Jan 6, 2021 8:04:52 GMT -6
This is where we need to see all blue money going for the next decade: Yes, while Stacey deserves so much credit, it wasn’t magic on her part. So many people and orgs have been working hard and need continuing support. The org I’ve donated to in Milwaukee the last year sends handwritten thank-you notes from their director! Think of the time that takes let alone the organizing part of it. I can’t hype the Daily episode from Monday enough. It’s the first part of a two part series on the run off and it focus on the Dems. They interview Ms Abrams and it’s great, but they also talk to her and other people about the efforts. It’s completely novel approaches in some cases. And it’s so hands on and relationship based. It takes a lot of work, but gosh it’s so worth it. I’m also in the middle of the podcast series White Picket Fences about white women voters and it really makes you think. All the time and resources put in to court that group. I’d like to see some sort of cost benefit analysis on that versus efforts to bring new voters into the process, especially voters who have been suppressed and disenfranchised. If we want to build power, we need to really be deep diving on this and implementing the proven methods quickly. Not to mention it’s the right thing to do morally to repair the injustice and wrongs of our country. Like no shade at all to people who donated to her because damn we were desperate, but let’s see less Amy McGrath money and more Stacey and company money. You know they are coming for us in 2022 so we need to be organized and efficient. Thanks for coming to my pre coffee Ted talk.
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Post by jaygee on Jan 6, 2021 8:06:28 GMT -6
I don’t want to break it to you but Van is kinda sus. Their pairing makes perfect sense to me in some ways. They have the same vibe. Excellent use of “sus” I am also older than Ossoff so I need to try to stay current. Lol.
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Post by starbuck on Jan 6, 2021 8:06:59 GMT -6
Sterling on CNN says there is about 65k votes outstanding in GA, mostly absentees that arrived yesterday, and mostly in Democratic strongholds.
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on Jan 6, 2021 8:07:47 GMT -6
Gabe reports about 65K outstanding votes. Strongly democratic outstanding - lots of DeKalb. Should know much more information by lunch time, but he thinks that Ossoff should maintain and increase his lead
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on Jan 6, 2021 8:09:32 GMT -6
Also, Gabe says Trump is a moron and it's all his fault.
Ok, not completely that way but close
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Post by beatch on Jan 6, 2021 8:10:26 GMT -6
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Post by abs on Jan 6, 2021 8:14:01 GMT -6
Huh. I am truly in shock this morning.
Georgia! You are inspiring and thank you.
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Post by Dr. Cox on Jan 6, 2021 8:14:52 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Jan 6, 2021 8:16:06 GMT -6
You love to see it
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Post by starbuck on Jan 6, 2021 8:16:39 GMT -6
Mo Brooks at a DC Trump rally asking if the people gathered are "willing to do what it takes to save the country"
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Post by Rebel on Jan 6, 2021 8:18:02 GMT -6
I need Ossoff to bring the John Lewis Voting Rights Act up for a vote ASAP. What an amazing full circle that would be. ❤️
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Post by beatch on Jan 6, 2021 8:18:42 GMT -6
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Post by willow on Jan 6, 2021 8:21:08 GMT -6
The idea that McConnell would likely then retire as a little bitch who can't stop everything that he doesn't like, makes me so so gleeful inside.
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Post by loves2read on Jan 6, 2021 8:24:53 GMT -6
Like no shade at all to people who donated to her because damn we were desperate, but let’s see less Amy McGrath money and more Stacey and company money. You know they are coming for us in 2022 so we need to be organized and efficient. Thanks for coming to my pre coffee Ted talk. I’ve been lurking this thread all night, thank you all for providing the best election night coverage. I just wanted to agree with the above. In the pain of Ginsberg’s death, I immediately donated to Amy McGrath. Then after thinking about it and reading some more, I started monthly donations to Fair Fight. In the end, it’s pretty obvious where my money went to better use! I like knowing that, instead of going to one candidate, my money is going to an organization that will lay groundwork for candidates for years to come. I think that complacency by the older generations is what got us into this mess and I hope that, now that we’ve seen both the ugly underbelly of America and exactly what complacency gets us, people don’t treat this victory as an ultimate goal, but merely a starting point.
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Post by elle on Jan 6, 2021 8:25:36 GMT -6
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Post by jaygee on Jan 6, 2021 8:25:47 GMT -6
This is still unbelievable to me. I can’t imagine the courage it took to organize like this against the co-owner of the team you play for. Especially knowing how hard they worked to get where they are and how much this put their jobs on the line. I get weepy if I think about it. I want to see this made into a movie.
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Post by DavidRose on Jan 6, 2021 8:26:25 GMT -6
I woke up to a message from my mom "FUCKING GEORGIA RULES!"
happy day!
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Post by jaygee on Jan 6, 2021 8:27:00 GMT -6
I woke up to a message from my mom "FUCKING GEORGIA RULES!" happy day! I think I love your mom!
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Post by stepho on Jan 6, 2021 8:27:17 GMT -6
In honor of this great day, The Snubbing of Mitch McConnell! Never gets old!
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Post by smilesp on Jan 6, 2021 8:28:33 GMT -6
This man is way too well-spoken to be interviewed randomly on the news. Usually they pick the hottest mess they can find.
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Post by SweetPotato on Jan 6, 2021 8:28:41 GMT -6
I am also older than Ossoff so I need to try to stay current. Lol. Lol same. I definitely picked it up from my first grader
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Post by LaRo422 on Jan 6, 2021 8:29:31 GMT -6
I am so fucking happy. I haven’t been this happy in weeks. It’s the first time I’ve felt hopeful in forever. I’m so excited for Warnock and Ossoff. They both ran great campaigns and I believe they truly care. Change is coming.
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Post by frlcb on Jan 6, 2021 8:36:03 GMT -6
My 12 year old son told me this morning he is proud to be a DeKalb resident. I couldn't agree more.
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Post by roseinbloom on Jan 6, 2021 8:37:52 GMT -6
This is still unbelievable to me. I can’t imagine the courage it took to organize like this against the co-owner of the team you play for. Especially knowing how hard they worked to get where they are and how much this put their jobs on the line. I get weepy if I think about it. I want to see this made into a movie. It’s the kind of bravery I wanted to see from ICE, from PD, from border patrol. 💙💙💙 Yes, this needs to be lauded
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Post by snowyowl on Jan 6, 2021 8:40:14 GMT -6
I’m exhausted from staying up too late watching election coverage. But I’m so gleeful about the results it doesn’t matter. I really hadn’t let myself think about how delightful it would be if Mitch wasn’t the majority leader, and it’s the best.
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Post by beatch on Jan 6, 2021 8:40:17 GMT -6
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Post by cougarette on Jan 6, 2021 8:40:28 GMT -6
The idea that McConnell would likely then retire as a little bitch who can't stop everything that he doesn't like, makes me so so gleeful inside. KY has a Democrat governor, so he just has to sit there like the little bitch he is. 😂😂😂😈
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Post by DavidRose on Jan 6, 2021 8:41:15 GMT -6
I woke up to a message from my mom "FUCKING GEORGIA RULES!" happy day! I think I love your mom! LOL she also bought a bunch of "blue wave" and "resist" masks prior to the election just to wear around people who pissed her off.
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Post by sctiger on Jan 6, 2021 8:43:59 GMT -6
If you haven't ready Stacey Abrams's book I highly recommend it. I finished it right before Christmas. It was really eye opening to learn about the voter suppression efforts the GOP has done and all that she's done with her organizations to overcome it. I hope we can make structural changes to voting systems once the blue trifecta is in place.
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