A Quick Thank You
Made it to 700 xo
Just a quick loving note to the 700 people who support my work with a paid membership.
We have a gnarly 106 days ahead of us, and I believe the power of community is how we get through it.
As you know, I think it’s a terrible strategy to give up the power of incumbency in a strong economy, but here we are.
I volunteered for Kamala Harris in 2019, just as I volunteered for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
When it became clear Kamala would not make it in 2020, I — and a bunch of Twitter activists — threw our power behind Joe Biden, and as newspapers reported, like Lazarus, he rose from the figurative dead. We helped make it safe to publicly support Old Joe in a time when it wasn’t chic.
The rest is history. I am proud to have supported the best President in my lifetime, and I am certain he would have defeated Trump and Putin knew it.
If we have learned anything in the last eight years, however, it’s that we need to support our women. Hillary Clinton was the first candidate virtually assassinated. Are we going to let that happen again?
In 106 days, can America get past misogyny? Can we support a strong and brilliant woman? Can we rise above narrative warfare and defeat the new Axis of Evil powered by technofascists?
It’s worth a try.
As Ruth Ben-Ghiat says, never underestimate the American people.
As Timothy Snyder says, “When there is a far right threat, the left should not be divided.”
As Jason Stanley says, “Fascism is not good for anyone — even the fascists.”
And as I say, despair is the enemy of action.
Onward and upward.
We have zero days to waste.
xo
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Begin each day with a grateful heart.
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My friend Mary Parker at the Women’s March, January 21, 2017, Washington DC.
Perfect post for a difficult day. Thank you.
Thank you Heidi, I agree, the power of incumbency is great. That’s why I think President Biden should step down now from the office for health reasons and turn the powers of the presidency over to VP Harris. Then, as a sitting president, she can run the race as an incumbent, which gives her tremendous power over a former failed president.