Mary, I’m a Canadian who thanks you very much for exposing your uncle for the monster he is. It cannot be easy to be so outspoken when you know you are exposing yourself to the ire of his cult. His style of behaviour and attitude has leaked across the border and has emboldened our far right extremists. Reasonable people who believe in decency and democracy have to stand together to defeat this rising evil. Stay strong!
Maybe you should stop watching the brainwashing. The media on TV CNN, MSNBC, NPR, CBS etc etc as they are designed to brainwash you and successfully you hate someone you never met.
Name one thing he has does that hurt the US. Just one thing. A FACT. Something very clear that would be found in reports.
If the Government like the FBI and DOJ is corrupt don't tell me he was charged with a crime. The crime is paying off a woman from 20 years ago. That's the best they can do with this terrible criminal.
Biden is wearing a mask. It's not even Biden. Wake up. This woman is all about money.
You are lost. TURN OFF THE TV. TRY NO TV FOR 30 DAYS AND LIFE WILL CHANGE.
What do you call the Convid bioweapon . Medic with P in it a product of cancer risk. Then you have Trudeau influence to dominate people having freedom of choice taken from them and death pushed upon.people. the World Central Banks are in the drivers seat of power and control. Trump sees opportunity galore, no different than other previous Presidents. All on same team. PRECEDENTS AND BOUNDARIES BROKEN. ALL CHEEKS SAME BACKSIDE. PRETEND TO GLOBALIST CORPORATE ACTORS. Never forget same team dominate, because infiltraitors are in galore. The system says so. All the way to MIC Hedgemony unprepared to lose dominance. The banking arm of do the Rothschild centuries old playbook it or you are dead. Pretend otherwise. Trump may have a different head on his shoulders but he will be the bankers and Wall Street playboy just as all others . Rich get richer just as now. Neo feudal is here and now.
If you're Canadian and you think that Mary speaks any truth, you probably think that Trudeau is a strong, competent leader, too. I bet you think that truckers protesting in Ottawa was violent, but riots burning down neighborhoods of their community were fighting oppression.
True. Trump is an existential threat to our Nation and our standing in this world. If Trump wins this next election, our democracy will crumble. Joe must be re-elected or we are headed for some of the darkest days in our nation’s history!
Trump is a Clear and Present Danger.
Can't wait to celebrate Biden's victory wearing this funny t-shirt on November 5th! 👇
Pray and work your arse off for President Biden to crush the convicted felon under the biggest landslide in history this November, in both the popular vote and the Electoral College!
So that sock puppet is the President? You would have to be joking. No wonder a lot of the honest ones have stood up for honesty and resigned, from dishonest on show. If what is on show in the open us only a part of the goings on of this admonistration, UGH, ugh and arrrrrhhhh
How many of you ,lost brain farts, are willing to give your lives and freedom away for a narcistic phoney ?
He promised to pay bail/ lawyer fees for any of his cult members, did he?
He promised to donate his salary to the USA , did he?
He promised to be too busy being president to be holding, did he?
He promised y'all a lot of things, what you got was 2,000,000 dead family & friends killed by COVID 19, tax cuts for 2 yrs; corporations got them for 4+ years.
So, what have you got to lose? Well the freedom to dissent is one thing.
That Kool aid gets more bitter with each sip , me thinks. 💯🤬💩😅🎱⏳⌛
The Donald gets less digestible day by day. July 11 is to bring sentencing to him. He is thumbing his nose at the court just as he does those who attend his hate rallys.
The Biden campaign is getting more aggressive in touting their real world gains and Donald's mental decline.
The American people are tired of Donald's whining and threats. The House Republicans may not care but the Supreme Court has to. There will be a day when both groups get prosecuted for corruption.
My birthday is November 5th. I will be 73 on Election Day this year. I look for Donald to be gone or to lose with half the votes that the Democrats get. If he is still here, he may try to continue holding us all hostage with his "stolen election" lie. People send a billionaire their money. Other people take orders from a whiny toddler. This is unacceptable and people are turning against it.
May IT BE YOUR HAPPIEST B'DAY EVER, Darell ! I was 73 on February 9th. A HISTORIC DAY TO CELEBRATE OUR OVERWHELMING VICTORY AGAINST DIRE TARES BY LOWLIFEPUTRIFECALOWLIFEformerpettypotus!!
I am so glad you posted, Mary. I've been concerned about you.
As I said on Robert Hubbell's Substack today, I have already completed 250 postcards to voters and got a friend to do 150. Everyone, please help. Sign up with Postcards to Swing States or Field Team 6. If you can't afford to buy the materials, let them know and I'm pretty sure they'll provide them for you. Some postcards are mail as you write. Others are to be mailed close to the election. I have 200 to go but you don't have to do as many as that. Also, you can volunteer with Vote Forward to write letters to voters. Please let me know if I can answer any questions. I've been doing this for a few years now.
I signed up for the Postcards to Swing States and got them last week. Have to admit the thought of handwriting and addressing 200 cards is a little overwhelming but they don't go out until October. Maybe it's a relatively small gesture but doing that and sending small donations to candidates make me feel a little less helpless.
I'm just going to put on some quiet music, write cards and just zone out. We must be separated at birth because i couldn't write, talk and listen at the same time either. :) It's supposed to be dangerously hot next week here so that will be a good time to start....
I'm hosting postcard parties to write our 300 plus another 200 from MomsRising to mail out in October. We're doing small batches at a time, as we buy the stamps (which are going up at the end of July so stock up now, kids). I'm part of a group of about 10 local women who first met at the first Women's March in 2017 and formed a Voter Registration group on our own. Two of us are election workers as well.
Break it down into smaller batches and you'll finish a lot sooner than you think! THANK YOU for joining in!
Good for you! I hope some are for Georgia. I’m running for the State Senate to flip a seat. Donate even $5 to actblue.com/donate/wright4georgia29. Every drop in that bucket helps!
I just picked up my bundles of postcards at my local county democratic headquarters. That’s another way to get them - and to volunteer in ither ways, locally.
Yes! I am in Kent County, MI, and the Kent Dems are very engaged with the community and surrounding districts. I also volunteer to work events (festivals, parades) and to be a poll watcher. Fun group, all working together to preserve democracy!
Really - I applaud your efforts, and I was certainly cheered up a few years ago when I actually got a postcard. But (I apologize) but, do postcards DO anything? Anything measurable? I want to believe...
Apparently yes. They're always doing experiments and measuring the results. I don't understand why it works because I always vote anyway, but apparently it persuades enough people to justify doing it.
It works because it gets to the people who "forget" there's an election (imagine that), don't know who's running (so they would only vote for Biden and nobody else which is helpful to a degree, but..), or they are "undecided/independent/leaning?" and need a small push one way or the other. Strong Dems or Reps are going to vote. We're just going to. It's the people in the middle that you're looking for. I actually love talking to these people. They're not the rabid, going to bite your head off folks. They'll take a minute and tell you what's bothering them and why. They're really good folks.
They do! I recently received one for a special election I knew nothing about. I was so grateful to get it because now I knew there was a local congressional vote and when. I kept that postcard on the kitchen table for the last 3 weeks. Didn't bother to put the date in my phone, that card was a much more powerful reminder and I appreciate the writer very much.
I’m doing postcards too, and I just bought a laptop so I will be able to do phone banking (can’t use the desktop I share with my husband because he has mobility issues and spends a lot of time there).
I’m doing 300 for Arizona. The organization I am working with sends postcards with stamps for free. I apologize I don’t have their link with me right now. They’re easy to find in a web search.
All the organizations that send out postcards will provide the addresses and usually some sort of suggested script. It helps them if you can put the stamps on, of course, but they will provide postage if that's a problem.
The organizations either sell or give you the postcards or tell you where else to buy them. They give you the names and addresses when you sign up. After you complete them you let them know so they can count how many have been sent.
Mary, I just passed my naturalization interview last week. When the interviewer asked me why, after 25 years, I had decided to change green card status for citizenship I said "so I can vote this year." She smiled and said that she had seen several Canadians this year who, like me, had lived in the US for quite awhile but decided that THIS was the year to take out citizenship, to vote :)
Thank you Mary! Again, another thoughtful and factual statement. I so appreciate seeing that every time you mentioned your uncle DJT you prefaced it with CONVICTED FELON. On the day he was convicted of all 34 felonies, I asked that every time anyone mentions his name, either verbally or in writing, that “convicted felon” come before his name.
And I believe that President Biden who you referred to as Uncle Sam is absolutely the right man to continue as POTUS.
Joe Biden, best Pres of my lifetime, which began the first summer of the Eisenhower Administration. Despite a minuscule majority in the Senate, and a minority in the House, Biden has accomplished as much, or even more than FDR and LBJ. With Biden at the helm, I feel like the wind is at our backs, blowing us into a better America.
That should not be surprising. He's got more experience than any previous president--50 years, in the Senate and as VP, and he's a truly decent human being.
Ah, you are under the influence of doctored videos made by Trumpers. The work of these scoundrels has just been detected-and yet they’ve been doctoring them for some time now. You got duped!
Thank you so much for this commentary! You have hit the nail on the head. The stark contrast between our choices in presidential candidates could not be clearer than you made it! If only you can get through to the misguided people who can't see what ruin and destruction trump would bring to our nation!
Teresa, I agree. It's amazing to see people be relentlessly, stubbornly stupid, when they otherwise have the capacity to know better! It's also frustrating and exasperating, and the more you try to show that they're wrong, the harder they cling to their warped views! I have the same situation, family members who are otherwise intelligent but can't see what a P.O.S. he is!
I always find your posts informative and insightful, Mary. Thank you. I noticed you used the phrase “convicted felon” multiple times. I think that’s fantastic. I believe it should be used at every opportunity when referring to your convicted felon uncle. I couldn’t help but smile, because in my own post on Saturday, I used “convicted felon” 18 times! I say, keep hammering the convicted felon lying liar whenever possible.
Hello Mary, I am so happy to hear from you! I was so worried about you, I even thought of calling the police in New York to see if you were okay, I missed you and thought maga may have gotten to you. Yes things have gotten worse for uncle trump, he has flown over the cuckoo’s nest. Rambling about boats and sharks and getting even with everybody he thinks wronged him. I am sure that we will win in November and I can’t wait for the debate with the candidates in this month. I need to laugh.
That debate would be worth the price of admission but demented Donnie's loyal servants, boot lickers and advisors may tell him to sit this one out. It's almost like living in a nightmare knowing that the orange turd is the GOPs choice for the nomination and they don't seem phased by his obvious cognitive decline or the revenge and stay out of prison platform. For a felonious imbecile who even said we're going to keep crimin' in DC if reelected, the choice is obvious and hopefully, Judge Merchan is taking this into consideration for the July 11 sentencing.
In his current, state he's even more dangerous than before and it's only going to get worse. Even his pill -peddling quack former White House physician Dr. Ronnie Jackson might be scratching his head behind closed doors.
Yes, we all must find what we can do and do it before it is too late.
The most American, patriotic thing we can do is to encourage people to exercise their vote. Go to Votefwd.org and read about their program of letter writing to encourage people to vote.
Ah...give da guy a frickin' break. He is out on the high seas in a battery powered boat--a really large and heavy battery. He is worried that the boat will sink under the weight of the battery. Fast forward. Ten feet off the Starboard side is a huge shark, eyeing the poor dude. He realizes he must make a
choice. What to do? If the boat really starts sinking, he should jump into the water before it is too late. However, if he does he will be attacked by the huge shark (obviously a man-eater). He must make a decision. He takes a deep breath and decides to stay with the boat. Better to be electrocuted than eaten by a shark!
This, my fellow commenters, is what The Orange Menace is talking about these days-in land locked
Nevada, no less. Here is the point. He is revered by low-information voters. Four in ten did not know what his felony convictions were for. They had not paid attention to the trial at all. Four were not sure about the convictions, but surmised they had a political element. Witch hunt? Only two knew much about the trial. You would be wrong to think they would never vote for Trump. They are unsure who they will vote for, because they do not like Biden's handling of the economy. Wait...what? We are seeing the pathetic state of many American voters. They are hooked on social media and that is where they turn for information. They still say Biden is too old, because he will be 81 in November. Geez. Trump is only 77. His birthday is tomorrow. He will be 78. So there are three years that separate them, and the only cognitive test Trump has taken was administered by Ronny Jackson five years ago. Yes, that Ronny Jackson! The guy who kept all sorts of pills in plain sight in the WH staff lounge and allowed employees to take what they "needed." We are in BIG trouble! I am not sure we can reach these people. They are not Taylor Swift fans. Most love the Kardashians. I think we stand a better chance of reaching people who are not hooked on social media or reality shows--probably more hardworking rural voters, who are not in thrall to Bennifer or Kim and Ye. Bye for now. I need a nap!
Winston Churchill once commented that "[t]he greatest argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter." He was right. Never underestimate the ignorance and stupidity and cowardice and unabated willingness to follow an authoritarian of a significant minority of people in this country.
This afternoon Donnie Deutsch told Nicole Wallace he had lunch with an intelligent, well educated man recently who said Drumpf was "funny" and "entertaining". And yes, it gave me the heebie jeebies for all sorts of reasons.
It's shocking anyone would think that's ok from a guy who is running for president and openly talks about destroying this country. He might be "funny" and "entertaining" if he were in a 19th century freak show but otherwise, it's mind boggling and beyond horrifying someone would vote for him because he's obviously gone completely off the deep end.
. . . but not very bright; what he is all about is in no way "funny," and his being "entertaining" shows a twisted complacency about some very serious matters.
Unfortunately Faux News looks liberal and balanced compared to what a lot of people are reading and hearing these days. It also doesn’t help this Sinclair corp. is pushing drumpf and right wing stuff and out and out lies on all of their local news stations. So scary
Apparently there are a lot of really, really bat guano crazy websites floating around the "dark web". I don't look for them and can't imagine how people have the time to find all of them but there is a reporter on MSNBC or CNN who covers the sites. His descriptions of them are horrifying.
I had a client once who regularly referred to the convicted felon as “Frump.”
He used to spread the danger of Frump everywhere he went, including passing out flyers. Now he’s resting in peace. I miss him and his wisdom and bravery.
Jonathan Capehart, on The Last Word last night interviewed Representative James Clyburn of SC. Clyburn said that if you just listen to the words, and don't look at the actions, you can believe trump. I have a feeling that he nailed what's going on with a lot of trump's followers.
Amen, Mary. This is a rollercoaster ride worse than the last one. And we will prevail in the end. It's going to take everything each and every one of us can bring to this challenge. We can and will do it. It's is as important as the mobilization in WWII -- maybe more important because the future of the free world depends on it. Scary times.
Although we can see through the murk of Mary’s crazy uncle, we have to educate those that are on the fence. We also need to remind our fellow Democrats to vote BLUE up and down the ballot. There is so much left to do. Thanks Mary for keeping us informed.
Mary, I’m a Canadian who thanks you very much for exposing your uncle for the monster he is. It cannot be easy to be so outspoken when you know you are exposing yourself to the ire of his cult. His style of behaviour and attitude has leaked across the border and has emboldened our far right extremists. Reasonable people who believe in decency and democracy have to stand together to defeat this rising evil. Stay strong!
Good Day Susan.
"Truth lives a wretched life, but always survives a lie." Anonymous
Peace & Best Regards
Say his name. Our very own Pierre Poilievre wants to follow in Trumps footsteps. We must not let him.
Ontario Maga wanna be Doug Ford is the first Trump North
Thank you! It means more than you know. 🌷
I'm in the UK, and I'd like to associate myself with Susan's post.
Maybe you should stop watching the brainwashing. The media on TV CNN, MSNBC, NPR, CBS etc etc as they are designed to brainwash you and successfully you hate someone you never met.
Name one thing he has does that hurt the US. Just one thing. A FACT. Something very clear that would be found in reports.
If the Government like the FBI and DOJ is corrupt don't tell me he was charged with a crime. The crime is paying off a woman from 20 years ago. That's the best they can do with this terrible criminal.
Biden is wearing a mask. It's not even Biden. Wake up. This woman is all about money.
You are lost. TURN OFF THE TV. TRY NO TV FOR 30 DAYS AND LIFE WILL CHANGE.
What do you call the Convid bioweapon . Medic with P in it a product of cancer risk. Then you have Trudeau influence to dominate people having freedom of choice taken from them and death pushed upon.people. the World Central Banks are in the drivers seat of power and control. Trump sees opportunity galore, no different than other previous Presidents. All on same team. PRECEDENTS AND BOUNDARIES BROKEN. ALL CHEEKS SAME BACKSIDE. PRETEND TO GLOBALIST CORPORATE ACTORS. Never forget same team dominate, because infiltraitors are in galore. The system says so. All the way to MIC Hedgemony unprepared to lose dominance. The banking arm of do the Rothschild centuries old playbook it or you are dead. Pretend otherwise. Trump may have a different head on his shoulders but he will be the bankers and Wall Street playboy just as all others . Rich get richer just as now. Neo feudal is here and now.
This comment makes no sense.
Oh, thank you for saying that! I was afraid I'd forgotten how to read!
Not just me, then!
Yeah, I got a headache reading that word salad.
tRumpian word salad. Troll......
Please explain your entry?
Hi Darrell Smith; Praying Judge March on does sentence him to some .ock up time, like 4 yrs; no Rikers Island, but ATTICA, would be great.
Been wondering ,at what age his sperm donor began exhibiting signs of Dementia?
BTW, Hello Twin, we share the same Born Day, Except , it's my 81st.
I want a Flute of 🥂 to celebrate Democracy's Victory.
Did you see the maga cult 🚶 out of the NJ rally?
If you're Canadian and you think that Mary speaks any truth, you probably think that Trudeau is a strong, competent leader, too. I bet you think that truckers protesting in Ottawa was violent, but riots burning down neighborhoods of their community were fighting oppression.
Hang in there Mary, the show is not over and the ride may be rough.
True. Trump is an existential threat to our Nation and our standing in this world. If Trump wins this next election, our democracy will crumble. Joe must be re-elected or we are headed for some of the darkest days in our nation’s history!
Trump is a Clear and Present Danger.
Can't wait to celebrate Biden's victory wearing this funny t-shirt on November 5th! 👇
libtees-2.creator-spring.com/listing/byedon2024
He will not win. We may have thought so in 2020 and we all prayed and he lost.
Pray and work your arse off for President Biden to crush the convicted felon under the biggest landslide in history this November, in both the popular vote and the Electoral College!
So that sock puppet is the President? You would have to be joking. No wonder a lot of the honest ones have stood up for honesty and resigned, from dishonest on show. If what is on show in the open us only a part of the goings on of this admonistration, UGH, ugh and arrrrrhhhh
I think you've made a wrong turn on the Internet. You were obviously looking for Alex Jones's InfoWars. It's this way ► ► ► ► ►
Alex is dead from telling all his lies!
Kool Aid! Troll......
How many of you ,lost brain farts, are willing to give your lives and freedom away for a narcistic phoney ?
He promised to pay bail/ lawyer fees for any of his cult members, did he?
He promised to donate his salary to the USA , did he?
He promised to be too busy being president to be holding, did he?
He promised y'all a lot of things, what you got was 2,000,000 dead family & friends killed by COVID 19, tax cuts for 2 yrs; corporations got them for 4+ years.
So, what have you got to lose? Well the freedom to dissent is one thing.
That Kool aid gets more bitter with each sip , me thinks. 💯🤬💩😅🎱⏳⌛
" to be golfing"....
Thank you, Bruce Kopetz.
That or perhaps Steve Bannon's Waroom.
I bought the shirt, Woopee!
😉
https://a.co/d/3A1ViwS
What Tshirt will you wear??
I wear one of these almost every day. It came out shortly after dirty Don was indicted in Georgia. Recently bought about 5 more in different colors so I can wear one every day and not have people wondering if I ever do laundry: https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/PMD01044-Progressive-Movement-Designs-Trump-Mugshot-Loser-design-for-liberal-Democrat-resistance-against-bigotry-for-liberals-Democrats-or-progressives-against-MAGA-Republicans-parody-humor-by-ProgressiveLeft/151189316.FB110
This one: https://libtees-2.creator-spring.com/listing/byedon2024
https://store.meidastouch.com/products/send-him-to-the-big-house-t-shirt
https://a.co/d/3A1ViwS
The Donald gets less digestible day by day. July 11 is to bring sentencing to him. He is thumbing his nose at the court just as he does those who attend his hate rallys.
The Biden campaign is getting more aggressive in touting their real world gains and Donald's mental decline.
The American people are tired of Donald's whining and threats. The House Republicans may not care but the Supreme Court has to. There will be a day when both groups get prosecuted for corruption.
My birthday is November 5th. I will be 73 on Election Day this year. I look for Donald to be gone or to lose with half the votes that the Democrats get. If he is still here, he may try to continue holding us all hostage with his "stolen election" lie. People send a billionaire their money. Other people take orders from a whiny toddler. This is unacceptable and people are turning against it.
May IT BE YOUR HAPPIEST B'DAY EVER, Darell ! I was 73 on February 9th. A HISTORIC DAY TO CELEBRATE OUR OVERWHELMING VICTORY AGAINST DIRE TARES BY LOWLIFEPUTRIFECALOWLIFEformerpettypotus!!
Darrell Smith, TALk about Donny trying to steal an Election you should not talk, stole $100.00 from me and I will get it back or ELSE!
Is this the right vehicle to air your personal grievance against another private citizen?
I don't know that person and never have. His claim is insane and his threat is unacceptable. I reported his comment to Substack.
I am so glad you posted, Mary. I've been concerned about you.
As I said on Robert Hubbell's Substack today, I have already completed 250 postcards to voters and got a friend to do 150. Everyone, please help. Sign up with Postcards to Swing States or Field Team 6. If you can't afford to buy the materials, let them know and I'm pretty sure they'll provide them for you. Some postcards are mail as you write. Others are to be mailed close to the election. I have 200 to go but you don't have to do as many as that. Also, you can volunteer with Vote Forward to write letters to voters. Please let me know if I can answer any questions. I've been doing this for a few years now.
I signed up for the Postcards to Swing States and got them last week. Have to admit the thought of handwriting and addressing 200 cards is a little overwhelming but they don't go out until October. Maybe it's a relatively small gesture but doing that and sending small donations to candidates make me feel a little less helpless.
I've got my 200. If I write 25 a week it won't feel like too much. Get a group of friends to do it with you!
Some groups have postcard parties.
Yes! Although when I hear people talking I get distracted and make mistakes, so I don't do them. But I'm sure other people can concentrate better.
I'm just going to put on some quiet music, write cards and just zone out. We must be separated at birth because i couldn't write, talk and listen at the same time either. :) It's supposed to be dangerously hot next week here so that will be a good time to start....
😀 Stay cool in all that heat. I'll be writing too.
I feel the same way. It's tedious but I don't think I could live with myself if I didn't do it.
I feel the same way.
It looks like there a few foreign trolls coming into these comments and replies.
No one else law could live with you either way so why not pour on the hate.
Hate hate hate hate.
You go girl. Show your hate.
TURN OFF THE TV FOR 30 DAYS
You can do it! I recently completed 100 for Reclaim Our Vote, as well as several batches of 20 and 40 for Indivisible.org
Yaaaay!
You can do it!
I'm hosting postcard parties to write our 300 plus another 200 from MomsRising to mail out in October. We're doing small batches at a time, as we buy the stamps (which are going up at the end of July so stock up now, kids). I'm part of a group of about 10 local women who first met at the first Women's March in 2017 and formed a Voter Registration group on our own. Two of us are election workers as well.
Break it down into smaller batches and you'll finish a lot sooner than you think! THANK YOU for joining in!
I sent for my 200 postcards today. This is a great idea. Are the Republicans doing this as well? Probably not. They have to pay Trump's legal bills.
I was concerned about Mary too. Hope all is well with her❣️
I've volunteered with Vote Forward for a couple of years. Anyone can do it & if we all pitch in, we can make a difference.🇺🇸🗽😀
That's my thinking too. Good for you!
TURN OFF THE TV FOR 30 DAYS
Thank you, Paula. I did not know about this. Will do.
Fantastic, Claire! Happy writing.
Thank you, Paula, for all you've done through the years.
Thank you, Fay!
How do I sign up to send the post cards? I’m on disability and have a lot of time, but not a lot of money.
Mary, Moms Rising will send you free, stamped, pre-addressed postcards to write and send: https://action.momsrising.org/survey/2024_Postcards_May/?source=action.
Thank you!
Mary, thank you...my disability prevents me from writing...so EXTRA appreciation for your doing this!!
Great reminder, Paula. just requested 200 for Wisconsin and 200 where it's most needed.
Yaaay!! Thank you, Patti.
Which group are you working with?
Good for you! I hope some are for Georgia. I’m running for the State Senate to flip a seat. Donate even $5 to actblue.com/donate/wright4georgia29. Every drop in that bucket helps!
Three people and I requested postcards to send to “most needed” states and we all got Georgia.
Many thanks. If I can get the funds, I will be using post cards as well.
I hope you win! So far I have done Pennsylvania and North Carolina but I will see if I can do Georgia too.
You are terrific!
Thank you!!
Thanks for doing NC. Wish I were physically able to do this, too...
I just picked up my bundles of postcards at my local county democratic headquarters. That’s another way to get them - and to volunteer in ither ways, locally.
That's a great suggestion! I didn't know you could do that.
Yes! I am in Kent County, MI, and the Kent Dems are very engaged with the community and surrounding districts. I also volunteer to work events (festivals, parades) and to be a poll watcher. Fun group, all working together to preserve democracy!
Good for you!!! That's a lot of volunteering.
I’m like you - I would kick myself if trump won and I hadn’t done everything I possibly could to prevent it.
😀
Thanks Paula. Without your post I’d never have been able to sign up. And I did. A great way to get involved. You’re awesome
Thank you, Patric. I'm so glad to have helped.
Here's another resource (thank you to Mary Costanzo for reminding me). Moms Rising will provide the postcards and the postage: https://action.momsrising.org/survey/2024_Postcards_May/?source=action.
Really - I applaud your efforts, and I was certainly cheered up a few years ago when I actually got a postcard. But (I apologize) but, do postcards DO anything? Anything measurable? I want to believe...
Apparently yes. They're always doing experiments and measuring the results. I don't understand why it works because I always vote anyway, but apparently it persuades enough people to justify doing it.
It works because it gets to the people who "forget" there's an election (imagine that), don't know who's running (so they would only vote for Biden and nobody else which is helpful to a degree, but..), or they are "undecided/independent/leaning?" and need a small push one way or the other. Strong Dems or Reps are going to vote. We're just going to. It's the people in the middle that you're looking for. I actually love talking to these people. They're not the rabid, going to bite your head off folks. They'll take a minute and tell you what's bothering them and why. They're really good folks.
That's really interesting, Ellen. And good to know because it never would have occurred to me that anyone would forget.
They do! I recently received one for a special election I knew nothing about. I was so grateful to get it because now I knew there was a local congressional vote and when. I kept that postcard on the kitchen table for the last 3 weeks. Didn't bother to put the date in my phone, that card was a much more powerful reminder and I appreciate the writer very much.
That's wonderful validation of the strategy, Debra. Thank you!
I’m doing postcards too, and I just bought a laptop so I will be able to do phone banking (can’t use the desktop I share with my husband because he has mobility issues and spends a lot of time there).
That's really going above and beyond, Tracey!!
I’m doing 300 for Arizona. The organization I am working with sends postcards with stamps for free. I apologize I don’t have their link with me right now. They’re easy to find in a web search.
Please tell us the group’s name so we can google it.
Which organization is that, Vickie?
I just signed up with Field Team 6 and ordered 200 postcards. I am so glad to be able to get involved in the campaign.
Yaaaay!!
How do we get postcards or the addresses?
All the organizations that send out postcards will provide the addresses and usually some sort of suggested script. It helps them if you can put the stamps on, of course, but they will provide postage if that's a problem.
The organizations either sell or give you the postcards or tell you where else to buy them. They give you the names and addresses when you sign up. After you complete them you let them know so they can count how many have been sent.
Mary, I just passed my naturalization interview last week. When the interviewer asked me why, after 25 years, I had decided to change green card status for citizenship I said "so I can vote this year." She smiled and said that she had seen several Canadians this year who, like me, had lived in the US for quite awhile but decided that THIS was the year to take out citizenship, to vote :)
That's amazing! Congratulations.
Yay Valerie! Thank you!!
Thankee
Thank you Mary! Again, another thoughtful and factual statement. I so appreciate seeing that every time you mentioned your uncle DJT you prefaced it with CONVICTED FELON. On the day he was convicted of all 34 felonies, I asked that every time anyone mentions his name, either verbally or in writing, that “convicted felon” come before his name.
And I believe that President Biden who you referred to as Uncle Sam is absolutely the right man to continue as POTUS.
Joe Biden, best Pres of my lifetime, which began the first summer of the Eisenhower Administration. Despite a minuscule majority in the Senate, and a minority in the House, Biden has accomplished as much, or even more than FDR and LBJ. With Biden at the helm, I feel like the wind is at our backs, blowing us into a better America.
That should not be surprising. He's got more experience than any previous president--50 years, in the Senate and as VP, and he's a truly decent human being.
Ah, you are under the influence of doctored videos made by Trumpers. The work of these scoundrels has just been detected-and yet they’ve been doctoring them for some time now. You got duped!
I don't own a TV.
Big job Mary. Thank you for your hard work.
Thank you so much for this commentary! You have hit the nail on the head. The stark contrast between our choices in presidential candidates could not be clearer than you made it! If only you can get through to the misguided people who can't see what ruin and destruction trump would bring to our nation!
Gosh I wish the misguided fools could be shown the error of their ways, but when you follow blindly, you’ll drink the coolaid no matter the flavor.
You are following the TV. Brainwashed are we?
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I’ve learned personally there is no getting through to them. Sadly, some are family members.
Teresa, I agree. It's amazing to see people be relentlessly, stubbornly stupid, when they otherwise have the capacity to know better! It's also frustrating and exasperating, and the more you try to show that they're wrong, the harder they cling to their warped views! I have the same situation, family members who are otherwise intelligent but can't see what a P.O.S. he is!
You must be right. I can tell. What a penmanship. Oh it's just typing nonsense. Could be a robot actually.
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Thank you for everything that you do.
I always find your posts informative and insightful, Mary. Thank you. I noticed you used the phrase “convicted felon” multiple times. I think that’s fantastic. I believe it should be used at every opportunity when referring to your convicted felon uncle. I couldn’t help but smile, because in my own post on Saturday, I used “convicted felon” 18 times! I say, keep hammering the convicted felon lying liar whenever possible.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thestormbynorm/p/i-wish-joe-biden-would?r=1qaj9v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
“Convicted felon,” yes!!!
I also like “Don Felonious”.
Hello Mary, I am so happy to hear from you! I was so worried about you, I even thought of calling the police in New York to see if you were okay, I missed you and thought maga may have gotten to you. Yes things have gotten worse for uncle trump, he has flown over the cuckoo’s nest. Rambling about boats and sharks and getting even with everybody he thinks wronged him. I am sure that we will win in November and I can’t wait for the debate with the candidates in this month. I need to laugh.
He has so many psychopathologies I can’t even begin to label them. Every time he opens his mouth the diagnosis gets more complex.
Yes please teach us.
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That debate would be worth the price of admission but demented Donnie's loyal servants, boot lickers and advisors may tell him to sit this one out. It's almost like living in a nightmare knowing that the orange turd is the GOPs choice for the nomination and they don't seem phased by his obvious cognitive decline or the revenge and stay out of prison platform. For a felonious imbecile who even said we're going to keep crimin' in DC if reelected, the choice is obvious and hopefully, Judge Merchan is taking this into consideration for the July 11 sentencing.
Can the Judge order him into a Psychological facility for a Complete, Extensive, All Facilities Examination pre-sentencing?
His family members nor his pseudo doctors will do so, yet he is a danger to 350 million people and to himself.
In his current, state he's even more dangerous than before and it's only going to get worse. Even his pill -peddling quack former White House physician Dr. Ronnie Jackson might be scratching his head behind closed doors.
Yes, we all must find what we can do and do it before it is too late.
The most American, patriotic thing we can do is to encourage people to exercise their vote. Go to Votefwd.org and read about their program of letter writing to encourage people to vote.
Thanks JD. I signed up.
Ah...give da guy a frickin' break. He is out on the high seas in a battery powered boat--a really large and heavy battery. He is worried that the boat will sink under the weight of the battery. Fast forward. Ten feet off the Starboard side is a huge shark, eyeing the poor dude. He realizes he must make a
choice. What to do? If the boat really starts sinking, he should jump into the water before it is too late. However, if he does he will be attacked by the huge shark (obviously a man-eater). He must make a decision. He takes a deep breath and decides to stay with the boat. Better to be electrocuted than eaten by a shark!
This, my fellow commenters, is what The Orange Menace is talking about these days-in land locked
Nevada, no less. Here is the point. He is revered by low-information voters. Four in ten did not know what his felony convictions were for. They had not paid attention to the trial at all. Four were not sure about the convictions, but surmised they had a political element. Witch hunt? Only two knew much about the trial. You would be wrong to think they would never vote for Trump. They are unsure who they will vote for, because they do not like Biden's handling of the economy. Wait...what? We are seeing the pathetic state of many American voters. They are hooked on social media and that is where they turn for information. They still say Biden is too old, because he will be 81 in November. Geez. Trump is only 77. His birthday is tomorrow. He will be 78. So there are three years that separate them, and the only cognitive test Trump has taken was administered by Ronny Jackson five years ago. Yes, that Ronny Jackson! The guy who kept all sorts of pills in plain sight in the WH staff lounge and allowed employees to take what they "needed." We are in BIG trouble! I am not sure we can reach these people. They are not Taylor Swift fans. Most love the Kardashians. I think we stand a better chance of reaching people who are not hooked on social media or reality shows--probably more hardworking rural voters, who are not in thrall to Bennifer or Kim and Ye. Bye for now. I need a nap!
The shark would end up with acute indigestion.
And MAGAs would sell the fin to the Russia for soup.
Is dumb a religion here or are you all really this stoned?
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@DAC To who is your comment addressed? I don't know you, so I am not sure. Please
let us know. Many thanks.
Love your response!🤪
Thank you, Mary, for your column tonight. 💙
Even though I hope Biden wins in November, each day going forward, I find it incomprehensible how or why SO MANY people like and vote for Donald.
Winston Churchill once commented that "[t]he greatest argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter." He was right. Never underestimate the ignorance and stupidity and cowardice and unabated willingness to follow an authoritarian of a significant minority of people in this country.
Winston Churchill was the Bankers Boy genius. But you knew that.
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This afternoon Donnie Deutsch told Nicole Wallace he had lunch with an intelligent, well educated man recently who said Drumpf was "funny" and "entertaining". And yes, it gave me the heebie jeebies for all sorts of reasons.
“Funny” like a clown, “entertaining” like watching a serial killer executed. So yeah. Ok.
It's shocking anyone would think that's ok from a guy who is running for president and openly talks about destroying this country. He might be "funny" and "entertaining" if he were in a 19th century freak show but otherwise, it's mind boggling and beyond horrifying someone would vote for him because he's obviously gone completely off the deep end.
. . . but not very bright; what he is all about is in no way "funny," and his being "entertaining" shows a twisted complacency about some very serious matters.
It boggles the mind.
There is much misinformation from their only source of news, Faux News.
Unfortunately Faux News looks liberal and balanced compared to what a lot of people are reading and hearing these days. It also doesn’t help this Sinclair corp. is pushing drumpf and right wing stuff and out and out lies on all of their local news stations. So scary
Are you talking about Patriot Takes, Truth Social, project 2025, and stuff like that. I think I just assumed they all watch Fox.
Apparently there are a lot of really, really bat guano crazy websites floating around the "dark web". I don't look for them and can't imagine how people have the time to find all of them but there is a reporter on MSNBC or CNN who covers the sites. His descriptions of them are horrifying.
I had a client once who regularly referred to the convicted felon as “Frump.”
He used to spread the danger of Frump everywhere he went, including passing out flyers. Now he’s resting in peace. I miss him and his wisdom and bravery.
Jonathan Capehart, on The Last Word last night interviewed Representative James Clyburn of SC. Clyburn said that if you just listen to the words, and don't look at the actions, you can believe trump. I have a feeling that he nailed what's going on with a lot of trump's followers.
Amen, Mary. This is a rollercoaster ride worse than the last one. And we will prevail in the end. It's going to take everything each and every one of us can bring to this challenge. We can and will do it. It's is as important as the mobilization in WWII -- maybe more important because the future of the free world depends on it. Scary times.
Although we can see through the murk of Mary’s crazy uncle, we have to educate those that are on the fence. We also need to remind our fellow Democrats to vote BLUE up and down the ballot. There is so much left to do. Thanks Mary for keeping us informed.
YES!!