| These are the most recent diaries filed under this tag: |
|---|
|
Yesterday, i wrote about how Hope Springs from Field PAC’s unique approach isn’t like other political action committees. I used Texas’ upcoming Democratic Senate primary as a launching pad but i should really say more about Texas and the November...
by snowbored
 9 comments
on Fri Jan 23, 2026 at 09:27 AM PST
with 18 Recommends
|
|
I probably don’t have to say it. Hope Springs from Field PAC isn’t like other political action committees. We don’t endorse candidates, which is the main consideration for a lot of people as we go into the Democratic primaries. I mention this because...
by snowbored
26 comments
on Thu Jan 22, 2026 at 09:04 AM PST
with 24 Recommends
|
|
Practice makes perfect. One of the biggest advantages that Republicans have over Democrats in GOTV (Get-Out-the-Vote) is that the GOP has a cadre of professionals who participate in their Get-Out-the-Vote efforts year after year, perfecting both their...
by snowbored
2 comments
on Wed Jan 21, 2026 at 09:06 AM PST
with 14 Recommends
|
|
One of the first things i learned when i started my career in campaigns and elections is that there are a lot of people who are going to tell you how to do your job. A LOT. I’ve been leading canvasses of all sorts in 46 states since the 1980s and I’ve...
by snowbored
4 comments
on Tue Jan 13, 2026 at 09:06 AM PST
with 33 Recommends
|
|
“Habeas Corpus is a legal procedure for invoking the jurisdiction of a court to review the unlawful detention or imprisonment of an individual, and request the individual's custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to...
by grim determined indolent
2 comments
on Tue Dec 30, 2025 at 08:17 AM PST
with 3 Recommends
|
|
I wanted to do a post about how Republicans relying on president felon’s 2024 margins, this year’s Rigged Redistricting and election returns offer up Hope and Enthusiasm for next year’s election. And i’ll get to that after the holidays. But my emails...
by snowbored
40 comments
on Fri Dec 19, 2025 at 09:10 AM PST
with 28 Recommends
|
|
We’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop. Elon Musk had spent $250 Million in the last election, but when he left D.C. in a tift, some hoped he would keep his promise to spend “a lot less” in 2026. But now we find that “Elon Musk has begun funding...
by snowbored
3 comments
on Wed Dec 17, 2025 at 09:05 AM PST
with 23 Recommends
|
|
Politico (weirdly) claims that, “For the first time in years, Democrats may have found an economic message that works across their fractured coalition — from the party’s loudest activists to its most buttoned-up centrists.” I’m not exactly buying this,...
by snowbored
3 comments
on Mon Dec 15, 2025 at 09:04 AM PST
with 21 Recommends
|
|
I get a lot of advice. “You got a great story to tell, why aren’t you?” I didn’t realize that Hope Springs from Field PAC [website] was a secret. It’s been five years since i met Kate Bedingfield in an airport to talk about this idea that other Obama...
by snowbored
5 comments
on Wed Dec 10, 2025 at 09:05 AM PST
with 14 Recommends
|
|
I am reading Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (2003) by James M. McPherson. It inspires a few thoughts. 1. The Missouri Mormon War (1838). In spring of 1830, Joseph Smith published the Book of Zion and founded the Church of Christ (the...
by grim determined indolent
6 comments
on Sun Dec 07, 2025 at 06:05 PM PST
with 4 Recommends
|
|
“You know, you don’t have to do a summary this week,”�one of � Hope Springs from Field PAC ’s � [website ] volunteers told me.� “The trend,” she said, “could be misinterpreted.
by snowbored
5 comments
on Sat Nov 29, 2025 at 09:34 AM PST
with 24 Recommends
|
|
Our final state wrapup�for the year. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [website ] came to �Texas in 2021, but skipped a year because of the existing organizing groups in the state.� Turned out�
by snowbored
2 comments
on Fri Dec 05, 2025 at 09:05 AM PST
with 14 Recommends
|
|
Continuing on with our state wrapups where we’ve ended canvassing. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [website ] came to � in our second year to organize for the Senate race and redistricting.� We ...
by snowbored
3 comments
on Thu Dec 04, 2025 at 09:05 AM PST
with 24 Recommends
|
|
Continuing on with our state wrapups where we’ve ended canvassing. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [website ] basically ended the year like it began —�knocking on doors for another special ...
by snowbored
1 comments
on Wed Dec 03, 2025 at 09:04 AM PST
with 14 Recommends
|
|
Continuing on with our state wrapups where we’ve ended canvassing. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [website ] came to � circumvent� president felon’s hostile takeover of our Democracy.� It’s ...
by snowbored
2 comments
on Tue Dec 02, 2025 at 09:05 AM PST
with 15 Recommends
|
|
Continuing on with our state wrapups where we’ve ended canvassing. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [website ] came to � Arizona initially because of Presidential and Senate elections.� But we ...
by snowbored
2 comments
on Mon Dec 01, 2025 at 09:05 AM PST
with 20 Recommends
|
|
If you needed any indication of how concerned� Hope Springs from Field PAC volunteers have been about redistricting this year in Ohio, here it is. �Even though the weather is not bad, they still ...
by snowbored
6 comments
on Tue Nov 25, 2025 at 09:04 AM PST
with 22 Recommends
|
|
And then there were two.� In the prior weekend,� Hope Springs from Field PAC [ website ] volunteers canvassed in four states, but falling turnout meant that in only two states did a volunteer-...
by snowbored
3 comments
on Mon Nov 24, 2025 at 09:04 AM PST
with 14 Recommends
|
|
Continuing on with our state wrapups for the ones where we ended canvassing. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [dated � website ] came to � Pennsylvania because, well, SWING STATE.� Duh. We quickly ...
by snowbored
11 comments
on Fri Nov 28, 2025 at 09:04 AM PST
with 46 Recommends
|
|
Continuing on with our state wrapups where we’ve ended canvassing. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [website ] came to � Georgia because, to be frank, that’s where we started, that’s where we’
by snowbored
3 comments
on Wed Nov 26, 2025 at 09:04 AM PST
with 24 Recommends
|
Recommended
- Insulated boots and toe warmers? Check. Insulated long underwear? Check. Wool shirt and sweater, down jacket with hood? Check. Face mask, scarf? Check. Mittens, glove liners and hand warmers? Check. Whistle and goggles in case ICE shows up (luckily...40 comments 194 Recs
- If you are leaning heavily into aging, and you’re like me, you know your skin is sensitive to impacts. Every time I work on something mechanical, I tend to end up with an unbecoming abrasion. Typically, the hand or forearm. I have a couple on my hand...187 comments 250 Recs
- Negotiators from the U.S., Ukraine and Russia are supposed to be meeting today in the UAE to discuss the latest peace initiatives that no one believes will lead to peace. Russia hasn’t budged a centimeter off of its maximalist demands. Putin still...97 comments 293 Recs
- Every week, Dan McCarthy at Canary Media provides us with a new chart. This week it’s about our Outlaw Prez’s promises of huge gains in manufacturing, which he asserted would be advanced by his big beautiful tariffs. Instead, his efforts are helping to...55 comments 260 Recs
- THE BOOMER'S GUIDE TO BLACKPILLED – A FIELD MANUAL ON THE INTERNET RIGHT So, you're hearing more and more unfamiliar terms as you learn about mass shooters, misogyny, internet culture, and other strange and unfamiliar things from the headlines. I'm not...209 comments 419 Recs
- Well, the (First?) Greenland War was as needlessly destabilizing as it was unendurably embarrassing, but at least we lost. I’ve never been so happy to see TACO Trump. TACO Trump is the best Trump by miles. Drunk with Blood and Power, Convinced Regime...22 comments 87 Recs
- New York Times : In Testimony, Jack Smith Defends Decision to Prosecute Trump The appearance provides Mr. Smith with what is likely to be his best opportunity to challenge President Trump’s ...310 comments 392 Recs
- As you may have heard, there is a funding fight for DHS and how to rein in ICE goons who are occupying Minneapolis. There was a vote today and funding passed 220 to 207. 7 Democrats voted for it. That means if Democrats had stuck together, they, along...307 comments 441 Recs
- The White House posted a digitally altered photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three people arrested in connection with the disruption of a church service in St Paul last Sunday. Kristi Noem posted the original photo and about half an hour later the...162 comments 395 Recs
- It was just a few years ago that Cliff Tobey and other union miners on Minnesota’s Iron Range won significant wage increases and looked confidently to the future amid a thriving manufacturing economy. The federal government’s historic investments in...25 comments 115 Recs
- ICE is off to it’s latest assault on America. Now they have expanded their lawless openly fascist operations to Maine. www.usatoday.com/… Yeah...gotta love the way the revel in giving “Clever” names like “Catch of the Day” to these kinds of operations....149 comments 207 Recs
- KIrk Milhoan In December, Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist, was appointed chair of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). In this week’s ‘Why Should I Trust You’ podcast, he suggested the public should reconsider the use...26 comments 61 Recs
Recent Diaries
- A picture is worth a thousand words, at two hundred and fifty words a page, a pictures is worth four pages. If a diary is four pages long then every picture is a diary. All of the pictures (diaries) that appeared exclusively in comments will be deleted...1 comments 0 Recs
- Welcome to my Picture of the Day. I’m showcasing photographs I have taken over the past 49 years. I hope my images can give your brain a short break from the chaos. You will be able to find ...1 comments 1 Recs
- A labor rights investigation has raised serious concerns about the exploitative working conditions inside the supply chain of Labubu toys, a global pop culture phenomenon produced by the Chinese ...1 comments 0 Recs
- Greetings and salutations dear readers of my contribution to this recurring feature. Let’s get to it shall we? Who hasn’t had a cat like this one?2 comments 2 Recs
- Keeping your home or office clean and hygienic is no longer just a preference it’s a necessity. That’s where DubaiClean comes in. Recognized as Dubai’s top choice for cleaning and hygiene solutions, we provide professional, reliable, and high-quality...1 comments 0 Recs
- These diaries are archival, for the transition to WordPress. Please only comment to add images that match the group, or to add information about an image. Once we are in WordPress, there will be no ...1 comments 0 Recs
- It is perhaps the most macabre scenario in Russia’s unjust war against Ukraine … the total disregard for the lives of their own soldiers, hundreds of thousands killed … for very little gain. The ill-fated and continuing third attempt by the Russians to...3 comments 6 Recs
- If a picture is worth a thousand words the vast majority of content given free of charge to the corporate personage “Daily Kos” is in the form of pictures stored in the image library. All of the content that appeared exclusively in comments will be...1 comments 0 Recs
- CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….3 comments 8 Recs
- *** As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild ...2 comments 3 Recs
- Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, JeremyBloom, and doomandgloom. Alumni editors include (but not...5 comments 15 Recs
- Now would be an excellent moment for Europe to defy both Putin and Trump and hand over Russia's foreign assets to Ukraine. Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 22 to 23. The Ukrainian Air Force...6 comments 26 Recs
- Please read and follow instructions before opening. Or consult your physician. �This is a late-night gathering for non-serious palaver, enter at your own risk. Frivolity and silliness are highly ...5 comments 4 Recs
- Why was Newsome’s appearance at Davos cancelled?3 comments 3 Recs
- Well, the (First?) Greenland War was as needlessly destabilizing as it was unendurably embarrassing, but at least we lost. I’ve never been so happy to see TACO Trump. TACO Trump is the best Trump by miles. Drunk with Blood and Power, Convinced Regime...22 comments 87 Recs
- Young Voters Turn Hard Against Trump One of the more striking story lines of the 2024 election was Donald Trump’s unexpected strength with young voters. While Kamala Harris still carried voters under 30, that age group swung 13 points toward Trump...1 comments 4 Recs
- As the Gestapo shifts into high gear in Minneapolis, with more cities to follow -- coming soon to a metropolis near you! -- so too does the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, although today all of that's been folded into one...1 comments 9 Recs
- Youth Frank Horne (1899-1974) I am a knotted nebula— a whirling flame Shrieking afire the endless darkness ...19 comments 16 Recs
- Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most informative commentary, and we depend on your help!! If you see a comment by another Kossack that deserves wider recognition,...20 comments 18 Recs
- Hi beer fans, happy Friday! Come in and share a cold one with us! -— Continuing the countdown of Barstool Mountain’s Top 100 Drinking Songs : #76 — � Whiskey Bottle - Uncle ...52 comments 11 Recs
