Ending the year with hope: judge blocks regime’s CFPB funding cuts, more Kennedy Center cancellations, and Chicago mayor slams ICE with brutal snowplow name
Massachusetts voters elected a KOCH SOCK PUPPET to fill Senator Ted Kennedy's unexpired term (Democrats ran a candidate who refused to campaign.)
The KOCH SOCK PUPPET was SCOOTER BROWN - remember his provocative PLAYBOY CENTERFOLD?
Elizabeth Warren soundly defeated SCOOTER PROWN who went on to CARPETBAG & run for SENATOR from NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The KOCH SOCK PUPPET was soundly defeated by ANOTHER WOMAN!
First time in history a candidate was DEFEATED BY 2 WOMEN!
What's interesting is that I met many local REPUBLICANS who were in mourning...but I'd ask "Do you know he voted for __________________?" "Do you know he voted against ...?" The answer was invariably NO because REPUBLICAN VOTERS are uninformed & don't pay attention to the votes of their elected officials unless they're spoonfed by FOX NEWS = FAKE NEWS LIARS.
Iowa Dem for Senator trounced the GOP dude yesterday! 72% to 28%. And the best part, the winning candidate is a Black woman!! I had to read it three times because it felt so good:)
Susan, most of the Democratic women are the biggest fighters which is why we hear their outstanding voices speaking out regularly! More women are needed in the Government to take down the MONSTERS in the MAGATS in the GOP!
If the current administration continues on its present path, I certainly believe that in the New Year we will experience a huge blue wave, and possibly an independent one. People are sick to death of the present, gold laminated, crass, criminal, self endorsing regime of unqualified people running our country into the ground and making us look deranged to the rest of the world. We need and require common sense oriented people who have their heart and soul aligned with providing a government for the people, by the people of the this country. The attitude of $$$ makes the person invincible and able to call the shots in their favor is gone....and to be honest, never should have been allowed as it has never proven to work or at the minimum be fair to the average American.
I think there will be a blue wave but I think that the Trump Regime will do everything they can do cheat. We have to win big. We have to do all we can to get out the vote. We have to be poll workers, we have to write postcards, we have to knock doors. It is up to all of us to make the blue wave happen.
Today I’m remembering 12/31/02 when hospitalized; I could neither live nor die. Despair in powerlessness is the loss of hope. I’m still here and I’m with all who in difficulty find a tiny flame of hope to live by and then do that…2026 The Year of Perseverance. Welcome!
Thank you Scott and Happy Nee Year. When I thought o couldn’t take any more of the MAGA cults bad news, I’d see your email and read your good news that’s bad for the cult and it literally gave me the strength to keep going! Thank you!
And another piece of good news is the election in Iowa yesterday!
Democrat wins Iowa Senate election, holding off GOP supermajority
excerpt:
Democrat Renee Hardman made history after winning the Iowa Senate District 16 seat to become Iowa's first Black female senator, defeating Republican Lucas Loftin in a Dec. 30 special election to hold off a GOP supermajority.
Hardman earned 71.4% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Iowa Secretary of State, to represent the district that includes parts of West Des Moines, Clive and Windsor Heights — continuing a string of special election wins that have buoyed Iowa Democrats heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
The seat has been vacant since the death of Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, in October.
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” - Buckminster Fuller
Hoping for a blue wave, praying for a blue tsunami! Being of more than a certain age, been letting the New Year come in without me for a very long time! Wishing a Happy healthy one for the Dworkin family!
Thanks, Scott for all this steady optimism and reporting.
I hope this time next year we are discussing the Congressional Presidential Crime Commission to be convened in 2027, and that Pam Bondi is first on the list of his minions and enablers.
Maybe finally Republicans will start reading a little history. They can start with Nuremberg.
Our main focuses today:
NEW: Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now: https://tinyurl.com/yzm32ams
Demand Congress vote on ACA subsidies: https://tinyurl.com/sv7ddnm3
Stand with Ukraine over Russia: https://tinyurl.com/2khn59cr
And these 3 other actions:
Pass bill on unmasking ICE and displaying clear ID: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82
Demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health: https://tinyurl.com/sk9xm38v
Help us push for an investigation into Trump's Epstein coverup: https://tinyurl.com/4pfh2p4f
My interview with Rep. Swalwell: https://tinyurl.com/yccsbsvw
We've accomplished a lot together in 2025. But 2026 is going to be EPIC!
Yes it is Sam!
I'm with you on that, Sam! This is the year MAGA dies! Rest In Pieces, MAGATS!
Vote 💙💙💙💙
Scott, you are a real leader - the kind we need. Thank you for your persistence and determination. Happy New Year!🎊
Thank you Pamela! Happy new year!
Agree wholeheartedly Pamela!
Elizabeth Warren is a fighter and a treasure. That’s awesome news!
Massachusetts voters elected a KOCH SOCK PUPPET to fill Senator Ted Kennedy's unexpired term (Democrats ran a candidate who refused to campaign.)
The KOCH SOCK PUPPET was SCOOTER BROWN - remember his provocative PLAYBOY CENTERFOLD?
Elizabeth Warren soundly defeated SCOOTER PROWN who went on to CARPETBAG & run for SENATOR from NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The KOCH SOCK PUPPET was soundly defeated by ANOTHER WOMAN!
First time in history a candidate was DEFEATED BY 2 WOMEN!
What's interesting is that I met many local REPUBLICANS who were in mourning...but I'd ask "Do you know he voted for __________________?" "Do you know he voted against ...?" The answer was invariably NO because REPUBLICAN VOTERS are uninformed & don't pay attention to the votes of their elected officials unless they're spoonfed by FOX NEWS = FAKE NEWS LIARS.
Iowa Dem for Senator trounced the GOP dude yesterday! 72% to 28%. And the best part, the winning candidate is a Black woman!! I had to read it three times because it felt so good:)
Two more elections in VA on Tuesday. 💙💙
I knocked on doors campaigning AGAINST a CORRUPT REPUBLICAN - had the voting list & knocked on doors of REPUBLICAN VOTERS....
The consistent comment was " WE ONLY VOTE FOR REPUBLICANS!"
I did voter canvassing in New Hampshire & found similar.
New Hampshire funds their PUBLIC SCHOOLS with REAL ESTATE TAXES - with predictable results! The POVERTY & POOR EDUCATION shows!
The most memorable encounter was a REPUBLICAN who was staggering drunk before noon o a SUNDAY & gave me a lecture about politics!
It is only sites such as this that DEFEAT THE RIGHT WING PROPAGANDA!
Susan, most of the Democratic women are the biggest fighters which is why we hear their outstanding voices speaking out regularly! More women are needed in the Government to take down the MONSTERS in the MAGATS in the GOP!
Thank you for all of your reporting, Scott! Wishing everyone a hopeful new year of democracy being kept alive!
Thanks so much CC!
Are they hiring for snowplow drivers in Chicago? 😂
I bet they are!
Abolish Ice and….VOTE💙
If the current administration continues on its present path, I certainly believe that in the New Year we will experience a huge blue wave, and possibly an independent one. People are sick to death of the present, gold laminated, crass, criminal, self endorsing regime of unqualified people running our country into the ground and making us look deranged to the rest of the world. We need and require common sense oriented people who have their heart and soul aligned with providing a government for the people, by the people of the this country. The attitude of $$$ makes the person invincible and able to call the shots in their favor is gone....and to be honest, never should have been allowed as it has never proven to work or at the minimum be fair to the average American.
Well said Susan, looking forward to a Happy New Year
Perfectly stated.
Thank you for sharing Susan!
I think there will be a blue wave but I think that the Trump Regime will do everything they can do cheat. We have to win big. We have to do all we can to get out the vote. We have to be poll workers, we have to write postcards, we have to knock doors. It is up to all of us to make the blue wave happen.
Absolutely
You got that right Becky!
NYE plans are to sit on the sofa in my PJs, drink a bottle of Prosecco, and go to bed around 10:30. Mz. Excitement, right here
That’s about what I do, minus the Prosecco. I’ll watch a movie and turn in around 10:30.
I am with you!
Today I’m remembering 12/31/02 when hospitalized; I could neither live nor die. Despair in powerlessness is the loss of hope. I’m still here and I’m with all who in difficulty find a tiny flame of hope to live by and then do that…2026 The Year of Perseverance. Welcome!
YES SHARON! IM GLAD YOURE STILL HERE!
Nevertheless, she Persisted! Best to you in the new year
Thank you Scott and Happy Nee Year. When I thought o couldn’t take any more of the MAGA cults bad news, I’d see your email and read your good news that’s bad for the cult and it literally gave me the strength to keep going! Thank you!
And another piece of good news is the election in Iowa yesterday!
ICYMI:
Democrat wins Iowa Senate election, holding off GOP supermajority
excerpt:
Democrat Renee Hardman made history after winning the Iowa Senate District 16 seat to become Iowa's first Black female senator, defeating Republican Lucas Loftin in a Dec. 30 special election to hold off a GOP supermajority.
Hardman earned 71.4% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Iowa Secretary of State, to represent the district that includes parts of West Des Moines, Clive and Windsor Heights — continuing a string of special election wins that have buoyed Iowa Democrats heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
The seat has been vacant since the death of Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, in October.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/12/30/iowa-senate-special-election-results-renee-hardman-lucas-loftin/87848886007/
Thank you Shirley! Happy new year!
Blue Wave, I believe is already here :).
Happy New’s Years to all and let’s hope 2026 brings our democracy back from hell!
No plans-too old! hahahah… 🎉🎉🥂🥂🥖🧀🎼📺😴😴😴🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
Yes Tess!
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” - Buckminster Fuller
Cheers, friends! 🖖
GREAT quote!
Cheers Al!
Hoping for a blue wave, praying for a blue tsunami! Being of more than a certain age, been letting the New Year come in without me for a very long time! Wishing a Happy healthy one for the Dworkin family!
Thank you Janet Happy New Year!
Me too, Janet, on both counts!
“Abolish ICE” as a name for a snow plow — perfect!
This is just so perfect. Great job Chicago and mayor!
Thanks, Scott for all this steady optimism and reporting.
I hope this time next year we are discussing the Congressional Presidential Crime Commission to be convened in 2027, and that Pam Bondi is first on the list of his minions and enablers.
Maybe finally Republicans will start reading a little history. They can start with Nuremberg.