Dave was a Republican who believed in universal health care & worked for it in the US Senate in the 90s. He supported Obamacare & condemned his old party for trying to take people’s care.

He was a friend who leaves a legacy that has yet to be emulated. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/31/1152816653/senator-david-durenberger-minnesota-dies

Remembering a Joyous Moment in U.S. History - the Jan 5th Win for Ossoff and Warnock:

Biden's Fight for the "Soul of America," his extensive campaigning, the efforts of thousands of campaign volunteers across the nation, and a Resounding Rejection of Trumpism by ordinary citizens across America;

As well as the voters in Georgia literally shifting the Balance of Power in the Senate through some extraordinary, on-the-edge-of-your-seat elections;

Saved Our Country from the Deep Dive towards the End of Democracy where Trump was Determined to Take Us.

This may sound dramatic, but we all lived through it, and I can still remember standing in my kitchen late at night on Jan 5th when the numbers finally rolled in strong from Dekalb County, putting Warnock and Ossoff handily in the lead - that something significant had just happened.

A Major Shift in the Trajectory of Hope and Goodness in America Happened On That Night.⚡​

1. A newly-formed right-wing group is launching a brazen plan to remake Michigan public schools — using hyper-aggressive legal action to effectively mandate the erasure of LGBTQ people

Follow along if interested

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Every. Day.

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New: We've identified more than a dozen top donors to Santos' 2020 campaign who do not seem to exist.

I also spoke to a friend of Santos' who says he did not give the $2,800 donation attributed to him.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/01/we-tried-to-call-the-top-donors-to-george-santos-2020-campaign-many-dont-seem-to-exist/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/nlanard/status/1619130124909301760

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For months, @[email protected] @[email protected] & I have been scrutinizing the Durham investigation into the Russia investigation. It just went online. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/us/durham-trump-russia-barr.html

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/charlie_savage/status/1618676962167504896