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Hi folks. This week I am in Seattle for work but I'll do my best to keep posting, and I do plan to attend a National Law Day/May Day event on Thursday if I can. On the way up here, I listened to Ezra Klein's

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Hi folks! I am back from vacation and pleased to see that the Democrats seem to have gotten the message that James Carville-style "sitting back and watching him fail" strategies won't work. There's a lot going on out there. I hope you are taking

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A Round-Up, Finally

Dear Friends, I’m sorry I’ve been quiet for a couple of weeks. I needed to consume some content so that I’d have something to talk about, and I finally have. Two books, a movie, a short story, some new hobbies, and few call backs to my pet

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Taking a short break from my excellent vacation at the White Stallion Ranch to empty my inbox of all the righteous news that has come out in the past 48 hours. Note that the Democratic leadership seems to be stepping up to speak out on specific issues, following Senator Van

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Quick check-in from my vacay. Looks like the protests got a reasonable amount of coverage. Soon, I hope we see more institutional support for these protests. We are seeing consortia of universities, non-profits, and research groups who are forming to preserve their work, share resources, and plan long-term strategy for

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It's another big protest weekend and I hope you were able to get out and shout for a couple hours today! I am traveling to visit family so wasn't able to attend a protest, but from my news alerts, it looks like a lot of other

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I'm introducing a slimmed down intro so that you can get to the news faster. Pushback Resource Guide Blueprint for Saving Democracy Email Tips Subscribe to The Pushback "Democrats" are elected officials, government agencies, unions, and non-profits. "Grassroots" are individuals, political organizing groups, and

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Come for the bad-ass judges, stay for the bad-ass protests, and finish it off with a little 'discontent in the manosphere.' There's something for everyone today! This is a crowd-sourced effort, so if you come across a news item or call to action that you think

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How Many Days of Hearing Do You Need?

The Most Expensive Question in Arbitration

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There's some bleak stuff going on today. We can now see clearly in the rearview mirror that the thing looming over us is a Constitutional crisis. It's here. It's chasing us. But we can fight back. I started this newsletter not because I wanted

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The Dystopian Present

This isn’t even going to be about politics. This is about phones. In the past year, I’ve stepped into a caregiver role for my dad and his husband. This is sort of against my will. I never intended to be even remotely helpful — we had been estranged in

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It's been quiet this week - too quiet. I guess all the Dems are with their kids for spring break, or with their families for Passover or Easter. Or maybe everyone is just recovering from the Hands Off! March last weekend. Whatever it is, the pushback news of