J.D. Vance's parting pre-election slur of Kamala Harris, reported by David Kurtz (link below). If you want to see the video clip, you can clip the link below and then click to watch at that link.#KamalaHarris #Trump #election /8https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/election-reforms-campaign-finance-dark-money-oligarchy

@CatHerder I refuse to despair, too. At the same time, I have to admit that I find hope hard to cling to. That may be my personality or may reflect my life experiences. I also have a dogged determination not to permit those who want to rob me of hope in order to dehumanize me have that power over me.

Mike Luckovich always says it so well. #women #KamalaHarris #Trump #Democrats #Republicans #MikeLuckovichhttps://www.ajc.com/opinion/1103-mike-luckovich-were-going-forward/6QTKZUTM5RCT7I5MGOJWQGGRRE/

@wdlindsy A worry for Wednesday: how prepared is democracy for the next wave of assaults but fronted by leaders who come off as young, charming, smart, warm, trustworthy, competent, and legitimate? If we merely eke out a win against this debilitated brute, can we do the same against a wolf in sheep's clothes?

Timothy Burke looks at the fatuous pablum "American public writers on partisan division" have fed us for some years now — looking at you, corporate media — and opines:"It must be nice to be so continuously wrong and yet still be welcome on the editorial pages, the Sunday talk shows, and so on."#media #MediaFail #Democrats #Republicans #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump/4https://timothyburke.substack.com/p/trump-essentials-7-the-army-of-the

@ApostateEnglishman You're very right. And I'd maintain that a strong root of all of this is the Puritanism built into American culture at a formative level.

@TruthSeeker54 So it would seem.

@Crystal_Fish_Caves That's a T-shirt I'd wear proudly.

"The Puerto Rico Research Hub at the University of Central Florida polled about 150 Puerto Ricans who predominantly live in Central Florida through an online survey in the last half of October. They found that 85% of those polled would vote for Harris while only 8% said they supported Trump."~ Syra Ortiz Blanes #Trump #Republicans #PuertoRico #racism #garbage #WhiteSupremacyhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article294878384.html

@skydog I think men in general have long since been overdue when it comes to paying close attention to the wisdom and insight of women of all ages. Good comments!

@cgervasi Excellent points.

@Runyan50 Thank you. Good points.

@Alarod I agree.

"Kamala Harris’s miraculous 100-day sprint to the finish line is now in its final kick, and the only one gasping for air is her pathetic opponent.She is positively burying him. …Look, Jimmy Carter didn’t hold on this long, just to lose …"#Trump #KamalaHarris/2

@SearingTruth Well-stated.

@wood5y Definitely far from perfect. From the outset, when it enfranchised only white, property-owning men, American democracy has always been aspirational rather than realized. Add to the equation that some of those men, including one of the most eloquent defenders of democracy, Jefferson, we’re holding other human beings and bondage as they talked about life, liberty, and happiness for all, and you see the depth of the problem.

@darwinwoodka Why, indeed? As a gay man married to another man, this is a question I ask over and over, especially when I see people I know including family members professing (insincerely) that they love me and people like me and pulling the Republican lever over and over.Talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words.

Ansev Demirhan reports on Sean Fieler, a billionaire tied to Leonard Leo, who is actively working to torpedo attempts in US states to protect the reproductive rights of women and to turn back abortion bans.#women #abortion #Trump #LeonardLeo/3https://truthout.org/articles/this-anti-abortion-billionaire-is-trying-to-manipulate-the-election-for-the-gop/

"The Post's loss...Is The Atlantic's gain. Two veteran writers who resigned from The Washington Post over its non-endorsement decision are joining The Atlantic. Robert Kagan and Danielle Allen are both coming aboard as contributing writers."~ Brian Stelter#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #Trump #EconomicElites #RobertKagan #DanielleAllen #Atlantichttps://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/1730465718791a55b8c6c4bb2/raw

@FransVeldman I have no doubt that folks in Vance's circle, including, notably, the TheoBros, want this, if not the outright revocation of women's right to vote.