I’d like to see Phil Murphy too. I realize he’s only in office until January 2026, but he’s been a solid Dem governor for the two terms he’s been in office.
Wonderful -- really looking forward to tomorrow night! I hope you will include Gavin Newsom in the next one because California represents the 4th largest economy in the world - ahead of Japan.
Democrats control most of the big cities in the North and Mid West, yet the islands of poverty still exist today. My main experience is with NYC and Chicago. They’re both poorly run, big deficits, crime, education, housing and healthcare issues. Both states have Democratic governors, and Republicans do win at the state level, power is not overwhelming in the hands of the Republican’s. The same goes for the Federal level. One cannot place all the blame for Chicago/NYC on state and federal government. Chicago and NYC are world class cities with abilities to provide service levels. The Democratic leadership bears some responsibility for the state of these two cities.
That's right. Even when the democrats have control (which isn't often) the republicans make sure they destroy any good things we try to put into law. Then they blame everything on the former president.
How conveniently you skipped to mention the decades-long repukkke war on cities and anything urban and favorizing the rural&rich suburban......... since nixon on through newtgingrich-"christian right" to g.w. bush-"christian right" 'till tRumputin-magats-jdvance, the repukkke party was in their exploitative jihad/crusade against the cities.
I skipped nothing. Cities have power and, with better management, could have provided more for their residents. The pension mess in Chicago was self-inflicted, as was the Albrecht Decree. The Skyway Toll and parking contracts are other examples. And the list goes on! One cannot blame all of Chicago's problems on outside influences.
Disagree with you in your first sentence of your arrogant reply. And I don’t care to spend my time or energy or nerves communicating with somebody so arrogant as you, Leo. Bye!
My sincere apologies for coming across as arrogant. Usually I am seen as being too kind.
However, I think my point is valid. My information is based on working for city government. I conducted research for the City of Chicago on many financial topics
If you think your points are valid - communicate them with those you have grievances about.
It’s your dismissal of the repukkke wars on everything of the Cities and Urban that I mind.
No need to apologize personally to me. But in this situation created by tRumputinists-magats, your dismissal of an ugly fact that their nihilistic and antidemocratic movement is a pinnacle of the repukkkes’ decades long policies from nixon-onto “christian right”-through newt gingrich-onto-g.w. bush-mitchmcconnell-to-tRumputin&his entire orbit, is what is baffling.
I apologize for dismissing your comments, as they are indeed valid. I allowed myself to be over-focused on the fact that Cities have some responsibility for their current state. Cities are not evil swamps, but the homes of millions of good people trying to make a life for themselves and positively impact their communities. In these difficult times, we should be open to criticism, accept it, and improve ourselves when it is correct. Your constructive criticism is invaluable to me, and I sincerely appreciate it.
I understand. I’ve been myself exasperated why American Cities weren’t in better shape, but having learned throughout my life, I’ve learned how the cities were crippled by the decades long repukkke malice in the two-party system of USA that depended on bipartisan cooperation. That doesn’t mean that there haven’t been the cases wherein certain city officials incl. but not limited to Democratic ones (an example, eric adams of NYC) have been corrupt too - but they have their names and have been prosecuted or will be/can be. Democratic Party of USA is the first one to prosecute its own corrupt members. Something unthinkable in the opposite side of the aisle.
I agree that there is a war against cities that goes back decades. Examples include roads to facilitate transportation through or around cities. Growing up in New York roads came at the expense of public transportation. Though NYC did hold onto the nickel fare too long. But the fact is public transportation was a distant second to highways. Highways are important and can compliment public transportation.
Yep, also, even worse, the bigoted stereotyping, racism, molding of categories of diversity were instigated, in-boxed in ghettos, perpetuated by the bigots in the government, smuggling of firearms from elsewhere into the cities, disenfranchisement of education, profiteerist instead of humane healthcare etc…. repukkkes in the government prejudicially labeled the cities as “communist” (which to them is everything to the left of fascism) and have been hellbent on harming the cities with every means they could. I think Thom Hartmann and David Cay Johnston, among other good American thinkers and chroniclers, can explain in the best ways all that repukkke evil toward anything they targeted to hate.
Thank you guys for doing this. As a proud Illinoisan and a Pritzker fan, I’m so glad to see our nations biggest states and their leaders speaking up. And of course, it’s the Meidas Mighty who show up strong.
I like Pritzker a lot. We need fire and brimstone so to speak, not candy a__ tiptoeing around. The REPUBS are playing extreme hard ball. I do believe we have to stand up and match their tactics.
Good Job! Exciting. Those Governors really speak for the Democratic Party. Sadly the majority of Democratic US Senate and US House members are AWOL. Sitting in their offices writing sternly worded letters to people and claiming they are doing something. Or worse voting for the Republican Agenda. Looking at you Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) voting with the Republicans to disenfranchise voters.
They must, there is no other choice!! All NONtRumputinist and better yet ANTItRumputinist Americans, Democrats and Progressives especially, no matter our internal differences that may be - must be concrete-strong united in one sacred goal - defeating and destroying tRumputin&his entire cult of death a.k.a. tRumputin maga-gang of putin-repukkkes!!
All Republicans are complicit in undermining our Constitution and should be charged with acting as domestic enemies against the United States,Trump has no power without these enablers of insurrection.
Unfortunate still around 33% of our population are MAGA cultists who believe Trump to be the second coming of a Jesus figure to save us from "wokeness" and these people are absolutely brainwashed and have very little understanding of politics or economics.
I know that too. yep, unfortunately so; but the 67% of America must NOT depend on NOR dread the tRumputin&his cult of death. they need to be efffed off into the outbacks like Amish are. Actually, if only the tRumputin's cultists would follow the Amish way of living, they'd have some sense......
The real danger approaching is the sanctuary cities where zTrump plans to forcefully make cities oxide by federal law,disregarding state law which can create a standoff with city law inforcement and federal ICE officers,we could be facing the beginning states of a civil war scenario.
Also, along with the calls to investigate the nov. 5th 2024 "election", dreading all this and that will be happening, already since the cursed nov. 6th 2024 when Biden Administration, to my utter sudden disappointment and horror rushed to concede, I've been frantically screaming and shouting (something every NONtRumputinist and/or better yet ANTItRumputinist American is invited to add to it, subtract from it, improve to it, perfect to it!!) until the monstrous jan 20ieth 2025 this - This is what my logic and life-experience tell me - this monstrously evil unprecedented situation requires the unprecedented measures!! this absolutely warrants the still Current President Biden's Administration to very wisely use these days to find ways to STOP the transfer of power to the convicted and indicted criminal, felon, quisling, terroristic traitor tRumputin!! It is unprecedented but the evil of tRumputin-eVIlon musk-jdvance-peter thiel-curtis yarvin-terrorist putin's of russia corruption of this year's election is unprecedented - so finally - match up to him/them to disable him/them and beat him/them at his/their game, Biden Administration!! The negotiations about the Governing Rearrangement of USA need to start so that NO one opposite party rules the people NOR territories, incl. Washington DC as the most Democratic-voting territory in USA, who/which voted for the other opposite party!! That's the only fair solution to everybody and it should be peaceful. In any case, tRumputinists must be disallowed of their delusion that they can rule the NONtRumputinist and ANTItRumputinist Americans!!
The NONtRumputinist and ANTItRumputinist Americans run a huge risk of being exhausted, smothered, robbed financially, psychologically and physically (even murdered) if tRumputinists are given to grab the power and Democrats do nothing significant against it now! The NONtRumputinist and ANTItRumputinist Americans have only this one and only life that can NOT be and must NOT be endangered at any way any more!!!! Time to act is NOW as any upcoming month/year will only make the situation less solvable.
IOW, I'd suggest the immediate negotiations between Democrats and Republicans (those that, hypothetically and hopefully, can be conversed with) about the Governing Rearrangement of USA based on where, i.e. territorially i.e. states incl. the cities and counties of course, municipalities, townships, territories as to who (Democrats or Republicans) won so that the governing is divided according to the way USA is, factually, divided by those votes. The goal being that is all fair and that NO opposite party can govern/rule the state, city, county, municipality, township, territory where ONE of the two has won!!
The current Pentagon staff (the one PRE-jan.20ieth2025) or NATO need to take Washington D.C.'s Capitol and all the branches of Federal Government until the solution from the Governing Rearrangement negotiations is reached. I know it's unprecedented but this situation IS totally unprecedented.
My fear is this administration is feeling the pressure but according to the Constitution on the can be impeached by congress,several Republicans must cross over to do this action.
tRumputin&his 6 criminals on so-called "scotus" (their "immunity" ruling is a typical example of their anticonstitutional "activism" contrary to their jobs) have nixed the Constitution already throughout his first reign of terror, then, on Jan 6th 2021 and all the time after that too - and got awarded for it, instead of punished.
Why are Democrats acquiescing to dogmatically inboxed obsessively stick to something that has been rendered null and void by tRumputin and his entire cult, even his criminal picks on the so-called "scotus"??
I know that too. It’s why I’m still traumatized by the rush to cede the power to the quisling traitor terrorist tRumputin&his cult of death by the President Biden and his Administration. those horror things should’ve been on President Biden’s and his Administration’s minds when they shamefully welcomed the criminal quisling terrorist into WH in november-december of 2024 and january of 2025!! That was the time to prevent it!!
Exactly!! That's why President Biden and his Administration should've known that any rhetoric of false equivalences with the insurrectionist criminals-coup-putschist tRumputinist magat terrorists who already showed on Jan 6th 2021 what they're all about, had to be energetically nipped in the bud and proceeded with preventions of this using his i.e. President Biden's Presidential Immunity powers!!
How exciting!! Can’t wait to watch and listen to what everyone has to say!
I hope there is a discussion about a general strike as a way to exert people power!
I Believe a general strike (don't buy anything) is scheduled for May 1. I could be wrong.
That’s a consumer boycott, a strike is when you don’t go to work…
SOS eh?
I wish Shapiro was included.
This is the first of many! He'll likely be in the next one!
I’d like to see Phil Murphy too. I realize he’s only in office until January 2026, but he’s been a solid Dem governor for the two terms he’s been in office.
brett, can they do one with some republican governors. there are a few who are anti trump
Wonderful -- really looking forward to tomorrow night! I hope you will include Gavin Newsom in the next one because California represents the 4th largest economy in the world - ahead of Japan.
Me too. And our Washington State AG-turned governor, Bob Ferguson. Maybe next time?
Do Janet Mills in the next one!
I was trying to find his name
This is great! MTN you are reshaping journalism by speaking directly to the people and making us part of the conversation. 👍
Exactly!
Wonderful people why is it that the Democratic governors are just beautiful people they care about their states for the Republicans could give a crap
Democrats control most of the big cities in the North and Mid West, yet the islands of poverty still exist today. My main experience is with NYC and Chicago. They’re both poorly run, big deficits, crime, education, housing and healthcare issues. Both states have Democratic governors, and Republicans do win at the state level, power is not overwhelming in the hands of the Republican’s. The same goes for the Federal level. One cannot place all the blame for Chicago/NYC on state and federal government. Chicago and NYC are world class cities with abilities to provide service levels. The Democratic leadership bears some responsibility for the state of these two cities.
Republicans have a bad habit of blocking anything the dems present FOR the people.
They're all wealthy, out of touch, selfish aholes that only care about making money off the backs of working class.
They work for big corporations.
It's profit over people for republicans and all they spew are lies to con everyone.
Eg We would've had stricter gun control laws but republicans blocked it.
We would've had universal healthcare but republicans blocked it.
That's right. Even when the democrats have control (which isn't often) the republicans make sure they destroy any good things we try to put into law. Then they blame everything on the former president.
A short list from Forbes. There are plenty of wealthy people who support democrats
Name Donations Net worth
1. Michael Bloomberg Donations: $23.7 million, up from $20 million Net worth: $104.7 billion
2. Reid Hoffman Donations: $20.8 million, up from $17.7 million Net worth: $2.5 billion
3. Jim Simons (deceased) Donations: $10.6 million, up from $10.2 million Net worth: $31.4 billion
4. Michael Moritz Donations: $8.8 million, up from $8.3 million Net worth: $5.9 billion
5. Stephen Mandel, Jr. Donations: $6.9 million, up from $6.8 million Net worth: $2.5 billion
6. Henry Laufer Donations: $4.4 million, up from $3.5 million Net worth: $2.6 billion
7. Dustin Moskovitz Donations: $4.2 million Net worth: $18.4 billion
8. Seth Klarman Donations: $3.7 million, up from $3.6 million Net worth: $1.3 billion
9. Eric Schmidt Donations: $3 million Net worth: $22.4 billion
10. Avram Glazer Donations: $2.6 million, up from $1.6 million Net worth: $1.7 billion
(tie) 11. John Pritzker Donations: $2.1 million (+$250,000 pending) Net worth: $2.7 billion
(tie) 11. Steven Spielberg Donations: $2.1 million Net worth: $4.8 billion
13. Amos Hostetter, Jr. Donations: $2 million Net worth: $3.8 billion
14. Haim Saban Donations: $1.85 million Net worth: $3.1 billion
(tie) 15. Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer Donations: $1.75 million Net worth: $5.2 billion
(tie) 15. Robert Hale, Jr. Donations: $1.75 million Net worth: $5.4 billion
(tie) 17. John Doerr Donations: $1.65 million Net worth: $12.6 billion
(tie) 17. Thomas Steyer Donations: $1.65 million Net worth: $2 billion
19. Neil Bluhm Donations: $1.45 million Net worth: $6.7 billion
20. Bruce Karsh Donations: $1.35 million Net worth: $2.4 billion
(tie) 21. Arthur Blank Donations: $1.3 million Net worth: $9 billion
(tie) 21. Pat Stryker Donations: $1.3 million Net worth: $3.9 billion
(tie) 23. Amy Goldman Fowler Donations: $1.2 million Net worth: $1.1 billion
(tie) 23. George Marcus Donations: $1.2 million Net worth: $1.7 billion
(tie) 25. Lynn Schusterman Donations: $1.1 million Net worth: $4.8 billion
(tie) 25. Sheryl Sandberg Donations: $1.1 million Net worth: $2.2 billion
(tie) 25. Vinod Khosla Donations: $1.1 million Net worth: $7.3 billion
(tie) 25. David Shaw Donations: $1.1 million Net worth: $8.3 billion
From a recent Pew Research article.
Income Level Dem/Lean Dem Rep/Lean Rep
Lower Inc 58 36
Lower Mid 50 46
Middle Income 48 51
Upper-middle 46 52
Upper Income 53 46
How conveniently you skipped to mention the decades-long repukkke war on cities and anything urban and favorizing the rural&rich suburban......... since nixon on through newtgingrich-"christian right" to g.w. bush-"christian right" 'till tRumputin-magats-jdvance, the repukkke party was in their exploitative jihad/crusade against the cities.
I skipped nothing. Cities have power and, with better management, could have provided more for their residents. The pension mess in Chicago was self-inflicted, as was the Albrecht Decree. The Skyway Toll and parking contracts are other examples. And the list goes on! One cannot blame all of Chicago's problems on outside influences.
Disagree with you in your first sentence of your arrogant reply. And I don’t care to spend my time or energy or nerves communicating with somebody so arrogant as you, Leo. Bye!
My apologies
My sincere apologies for coming across as arrogant. Usually I am seen as being too kind.
However, I think my point is valid. My information is based on working for city government. I conducted research for the City of Chicago on many financial topics
If you think your points are valid - communicate them with those you have grievances about.
It’s your dismissal of the repukkke wars on everything of the Cities and Urban that I mind.
No need to apologize personally to me. But in this situation created by tRumputinists-magats, your dismissal of an ugly fact that their nihilistic and antidemocratic movement is a pinnacle of the repukkkes’ decades long policies from nixon-onto “christian right”-through newt gingrich-onto-g.w. bush-mitchmcconnell-to-tRumputin&his entire orbit, is what is baffling.
I apologize for dismissing your comments, as they are indeed valid. I allowed myself to be over-focused on the fact that Cities have some responsibility for their current state. Cities are not evil swamps, but the homes of millions of good people trying to make a life for themselves and positively impact their communities. In these difficult times, we should be open to criticism, accept it, and improve ourselves when it is correct. Your constructive criticism is invaluable to me, and I sincerely appreciate it.
I understand. I’ve been myself exasperated why American Cities weren’t in better shape, but having learned throughout my life, I’ve learned how the cities were crippled by the decades long repukkke malice in the two-party system of USA that depended on bipartisan cooperation. That doesn’t mean that there haven’t been the cases wherein certain city officials incl. but not limited to Democratic ones (an example, eric adams of NYC) have been corrupt too - but they have their names and have been prosecuted or will be/can be. Democratic Party of USA is the first one to prosecute its own corrupt members. Something unthinkable in the opposite side of the aisle.
I agree that there is a war against cities that goes back decades. Examples include roads to facilitate transportation through or around cities. Growing up in New York roads came at the expense of public transportation. Though NYC did hold onto the nickel fare too long. But the fact is public transportation was a distant second to highways. Highways are important and can compliment public transportation.
Yep, also, even worse, the bigoted stereotyping, racism, molding of categories of diversity were instigated, in-boxed in ghettos, perpetuated by the bigots in the government, smuggling of firearms from elsewhere into the cities, disenfranchisement of education, profiteerist instead of humane healthcare etc…. repukkkes in the government prejudicially labeled the cities as “communist” (which to them is everything to the left of fascism) and have been hellbent on harming the cities with every means they could. I think Thom Hartmann and David Cay Johnston, among other good American thinkers and chroniclers, can explain in the best ways all that repukkke evil toward anything they targeted to hate.
Nice 👍🏽 is all I have to say.
you guys are CRUSHING IT!
Thank you guys for doing this. As a proud Illinoisan and a Pritzker fan, I’m so glad to see our nations biggest states and their leaders speaking up. And of course, it’s the Meidas Mighty who show up strong.
Great idea. I will watch.
Can’t wait to hear more from Pritzker - especially after his much needed fiery, presidential campaign-level speech in NH yesterday.
For those who haven’t seen it yet:
https://youtu.be/zMndfvxVeRo?si=kv_rmfmGn0IT2Wny
I like Pritzker a lot. We need fire and brimstone so to speak, not candy a__ tiptoeing around. The REPUBS are playing extreme hard ball. I do believe we have to stand up and match their tactics.
Thank you for posting! Appreciated!
You’re welcome - no problem.
Oh wow…this pretty great💙
Great idea!!! Hurray!!
What about Shapiro? Pa is struggling with Fetterman…
What happened to John Fetterman? He changed lanes it seems like. I am disappointed big time
That's exactly how I feel. Seems as if he made an "about face!"
Wow…this is truly another BFD, Meiselas Bros!! Can’t wait!
Hoping to hear some bold and decisive action plans!
What an opportunity- thank you
Good Job! Exciting. Those Governors really speak for the Democratic Party. Sadly the majority of Democratic US Senate and US House members are AWOL. Sitting in their offices writing sternly worded letters to people and claiming they are doing something. Or worse voting for the Republican Agenda. Looking at you Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) voting with the Republicans to disenfranchise voters.
They're all wealthy people who will jump ship over to the regime bc it's easier.
They need to bond together and move as one.
They must, there is no other choice!! All NONtRumputinist and better yet ANTItRumputinist Americans, Democrats and Progressives especially, no matter our internal differences that may be - must be concrete-strong united in one sacred goal - defeating and destroying tRumputin&his entire cult of death a.k.a. tRumputin maga-gang of putin-repukkkes!!
All Republicans are complicit in undermining our Constitution and should be charged with acting as domestic enemies against the United States,Trump has no power without these enablers of insurrection.
I know. Have been saying that for years and decades. Explain that to those who still crave repukkkes!! they need to read and understand that!!
Unfortunate still around 33% of our population are MAGA cultists who believe Trump to be the second coming of a Jesus figure to save us from "wokeness" and these people are absolutely brainwashed and have very little understanding of politics or economics.
I know that too. yep, unfortunately so; but the 67% of America must NOT depend on NOR dread the tRumputin&his cult of death. they need to be efffed off into the outbacks like Amish are. Actually, if only the tRumputin's cultists would follow the Amish way of living, they'd have some sense......
The real danger approaching is the sanctuary cities where zTrump plans to forcefully make cities oxide by federal law,disregarding state law which can create a standoff with city law inforcement and federal ICE officers,we could be facing the beginning states of a civil war scenario.
Also, along with the calls to investigate the nov. 5th 2024 "election", dreading all this and that will be happening, already since the cursed nov. 6th 2024 when Biden Administration, to my utter sudden disappointment and horror rushed to concede, I've been frantically screaming and shouting (something every NONtRumputinist and/or better yet ANTItRumputinist American is invited to add to it, subtract from it, improve to it, perfect to it!!) until the monstrous jan 20ieth 2025 this - This is what my logic and life-experience tell me - this monstrously evil unprecedented situation requires the unprecedented measures!! this absolutely warrants the still Current President Biden's Administration to very wisely use these days to find ways to STOP the transfer of power to the convicted and indicted criminal, felon, quisling, terroristic traitor tRumputin!! It is unprecedented but the evil of tRumputin-eVIlon musk-jdvance-peter thiel-curtis yarvin-terrorist putin's of russia corruption of this year's election is unprecedented - so finally - match up to him/them to disable him/them and beat him/them at his/their game, Biden Administration!! The negotiations about the Governing Rearrangement of USA need to start so that NO one opposite party rules the people NOR territories, incl. Washington DC as the most Democratic-voting territory in USA, who/which voted for the other opposite party!! That's the only fair solution to everybody and it should be peaceful. In any case, tRumputinists must be disallowed of their delusion that they can rule the NONtRumputinist and ANTItRumputinist Americans!!
The NONtRumputinist and ANTItRumputinist Americans run a huge risk of being exhausted, smothered, robbed financially, psychologically and physically (even murdered) if tRumputinists are given to grab the power and Democrats do nothing significant against it now! The NONtRumputinist and ANTItRumputinist Americans have only this one and only life that can NOT be and must NOT be endangered at any way any more!!!! Time to act is NOW as any upcoming month/year will only make the situation less solvable.
IOW, I'd suggest the immediate negotiations between Democrats and Republicans (those that, hypothetically and hopefully, can be conversed with) about the Governing Rearrangement of USA based on where, i.e. territorially i.e. states incl. the cities and counties of course, municipalities, townships, territories as to who (Democrats or Republicans) won so that the governing is divided according to the way USA is, factually, divided by those votes. The goal being that is all fair and that NO opposite party can govern/rule the state, city, county, municipality, township, territory where ONE of the two has won!!
The current Pentagon staff (the one PRE-jan.20ieth2025) or NATO need to take Washington D.C.'s Capitol and all the branches of Federal Government until the solution from the Governing Rearrangement negotiations is reached. I know it's unprecedented but this situation IS totally unprecedented.
My fear is this administration is feeling the pressure but according to the Constitution on the can be impeached by congress,several Republicans must cross over to do this action.
tRumputin&his 6 criminals on so-called "scotus" (their "immunity" ruling is a typical example of their anticonstitutional "activism" contrary to their jobs) have nixed the Constitution already throughout his first reign of terror, then, on Jan 6th 2021 and all the time after that too - and got awarded for it, instead of punished.
Why are Democrats acquiescing to dogmatically inboxed obsessively stick to something that has been rendered null and void by tRumputin and his entire cult, even his criminal picks on the so-called "scotus"??
Correct his set up judges to support him,this was a complete criminal act.
I know that too. It’s why I’m still traumatized by the rush to cede the power to the quisling traitor terrorist tRumputin&his cult of death by the President Biden and his Administration. those horror things should’ve been on President Biden’s and his Administration’s minds when they shamefully welcomed the criminal quisling terrorist into WH in november-december of 2024 and january of 2025!! That was the time to prevent it!!
I agree like you said the Republicans were completely complicit on January 6th and they got away with criminal acts.
Exactly!! That's why President Biden and his Administration should've known that any rhetoric of false equivalences with the insurrectionist criminals-coup-putschist tRumputinist magat terrorists who already showed on Jan 6th 2021 what they're all about, had to be energetically nipped in the bud and proceeded with preventions of this using his i.e. President Biden's Presidential Immunity powers!!
Trump weaponized the oval office and took the Democratic by surprise IMO.