#barasso

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Werepup Wednesday!

Kudos to @sokovianfortune for the "puppy want a treat" text post and @calaveramangonada for the other

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Giovedì della Giubiana tra leggende, tradizioni e un cuore di sfoglia

Una mattinata diversa dal solito quella di oggi. Esco di casa a piedi quando l’aria è ancora frizzante e comunque piacevole da sentire sul volto. Non sono sola, ho con me l’immancabile compagna, la Nikon. Percorro un sentiero sterrato tra le recinzioni di alcune abitazioni, una sorta di scorciatoia per arrivare a Villa Bossi-Tettoni-Benizzi-Castellani, risalente al 1495 e dove ha sede il comune.…

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As another Tumblr said recently, Jack is a 5' 7" slice of heaven. 😇 🐺

#smol woof

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Vittore Frattini tra linea e luce

a cura di Domenico de Chirico

testi del curatore, di Anna Bernardini e di Alessandra Klimciuk

Grafiche Quirici srl, Barasso 2023, 76 pagine, 2,5X24,5, ISBN 9788894407389

euro 25,00

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Un viaggio “Tra linea e luce” per rendere omaggio al pittore Vittore Frattini. È questo il titolo scelto per l’esposizione personale dedicata all’artista nato nel 1937 a Varese, la città dove vive e lavora, in programma da venerdì 22 dicembre, fino a domenica 7 gennaio 2024 alla Fondazione Stelline di corso Magenta 61. 

Tra linea e luce, a cura di Domenico de Chirico, presenta circa quaranta opere, una selezione significativa della produzione recente di Frattini e consentono di comprendere il suo percorso incominciato alla fine degli anni ‘50 sotto la guida del padre, lo scultore Angelo Frattini.

Nella sua lunghissima produzione artistica Frattini ha sperimentato diversi linguaggi e si è espresso utilizzando materiali eterogenei, pur mantenendo una lunghissima fedeltà a pochi elementi essenziali, e, soprattutto, alla vita di questo segno mosso e dinamico che, prendendo spunto dal “gesto” informale, viene purificato fino a realizzarsi come elemento generativo di forma e di spazio, indipendentemente dai materiali scelti.

07/03/24

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How to Find Archived Stories from Daily Science Fiction Using the Wayback Machine

Daily Science Fiction (DSF) was a short fiction magazine edited by Jonathan Laden and Michele-Lee Barasso, that released a new speculative short story pretty much every weekday from September of 2010 through to January of 2023. Sadly, the Daily Science Fiction website went offline sometime in late 2024, taking its decade+ of original speculative fiction with it. But all is not lost! If you’re…

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An open letter to the U.S. Congress

No giveaways to Big Oil and Gas!

292 so far! Help us get to 500 signers!

The Biden administration has taken bold climate action to pause LNG exports unless and until the Department of Energy updates their public interest determination process. The pause on approvals of new LNG export facilities will allow the federal government to update its outdated and deficient approach and incorporate critical new data and analysis, which has not been done since Trump left office. But the Republican party is threatened by President Biden's climate leadership and beholden to their fossil fuel donors. The GOP is pushing a series of misguided and dangerous bills and amendments this week to ry and block Biden climate progress, and we need every Democrat and climate hawk on deck to fight back. This week, the House could vote on H.R. 7176 – the misleadingly named “Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act.” This bill would be a massive giveaway to Big Oil and Gas CEOs by opening the floodgates for gas exports that raise our energy costs, accelerate the climate crisis, and make our families sick by stripping away the federal government’s responsibility to examine the full impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the economy, consumer energy costs, the climate, and local communities. In addition, Senator Barasso is reportedly looking to add an amendment to overturn President Biden's LNG pause to a must pass military spending bill for our allies in Ukraine. As the Department of Energy, EU allies, and others have reported, President Biden's Pause on new LNG export licenses will not impact supplies of LNG to our European allies - where demand for gas is already declining due to our shared climate and security goals of moving away from fossil fuels. On behalf of climate hawks and constituents, I ask you to stand firm in the face of Republican tantrums and lies, and support President Biden's climate leadership.

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Alaska - Lisa Murkowski / Dan Sullivan

Hawaii - Brian Schatz / Mazie Hirono

Washington - Patty Murray / Maria Cantwell

Oregon - Ron Wyden / Jeff Merkley

California - Alex Padilla / Laphonza Butler

Arizona - Kirsten Sinema / Mark Kelly

Nevada - Catherine Cortez Masto / Jackie Rosen

New Mexico - / Ben Ray Lujan

Colorado - Michael Bennet / John Hickenlooper

Utah - Mike Lee / Mitt Romney

Wyoming - Jon Barasso / Cynthia Lummis

Idaho - / Jim Risch

Montana - Jon Tester / Steve Daines

North Dakota - John Hoeven / Kevin Cramer

South Dakota - John Thune / Mike Rounds

Nebraska - Deb Fischer / Pete Ricketts

Kansas - / Roger Marshall

Oklahoma - James Lankford /Markwayne Mullin

Texas - Jon Cornyn / Ted Cruz

Minnesota - Amy Klobuchar / Tina Smith

Iowa - Chuck Grassley / Joni Ernst

Missouri - Josh Hawley / Eric Schmitt

Arakansas - / Tom Cotton

Louisiana - / John Neely Kennedy

Tennessee - Marsha Blackburn / Ben Haggerty

North Carolina - Tom Tillis / Ted Budd

South Carolina - Lindsey Graham / Tim Scott

Kentucky - Mitch McConnell / Rand Paul

Alabama - Tommy Tubberville / Katie Britt

Mississippi - / Cynthia Hyde-Smith

Georgia - Jon Ossoff / Raphael Warnock

Florida - Marco Rubio / Rick Scott

Illinois - Dick Durbin / Taamy Duckworth

Michigan - Debbie Stabenow / Gary Peters

Wisconsin - Ron Johnson / Taamy Baldwin

Indiana - Todd Young / Mike Braun

Ohio - Sherrod Brown / J. D. Vance

Pennsylvania - Bob Casey, Jr. / John Fetterman

New York - Chuck Schumer / Kirsten Gillibrand

New Jersey - Bob Menendez / Cory Booker

Maryland - Ben Cardin / Chris van Hollen

Delaware - Tom Carper / Chris Coons

Virginia - Mark Warner / Tim Kaine

West Virginia - Joe Manchin / Shelly Moore Capito

Connecticut - / Chris Murphy

Rhode Island - Jack Reed / Sheldon Whitehouse

Massachusetts - Elizabeth Warren /

Vermont - Bernie Sanders / Peter Welch

New Hampshire - Jeanne Shaheen / Maggie Hassan

Maine - Susan Collins / Angus King

i have genuinely one of the weirdest skills to be able to brag about

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Things Do Not Go Well When Secret Service Head Kim Cheatle Shows Up at the RNC

The Republican National Convention has been a great event so far with everyone coming together in unity behind former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) for the Republican ticket. There have been fun and inspiring moments, including Trump's emotional entry into the hall just two days after Saturday's assassination attempt.

The things that have come out about the shooter and what the Secret Service knew -- and when they knew it -- have infuriated Americans. The latest news is that the Secret Service had Thomas Matthew Crooks, the shooter, on their radar and were aware he was a threat at least ten minutes before Trump walked out on the stage -- but they still let the former president walk out. That was on top of the news that law enforcement had been aware of Crooks for some time beforehand. Local law enforcement took pictures of him by 5:45, 26 minutes before the shooting. And they had even taken another photo of him an hour earlier than that.

Yet nothing was done to stop him. 

The Secret Service director earned a lot of mockery on X after she claimed that the roof that Crooks was on was “sloped,” claiming that could have been a reason not to put an agent on it because of the “safety factor.” 

The Secret Service held a "briefing" on Wednesday but then reportedly only answered four questions. They did not respond to the mountain of demands asking what was going on here.

READ MORE: Alarming Details Regarding Just When Secret Service Noticed Trump's Would-Be Assassin Given in Briefing

So that further inflamed people, as Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) noted. 

So when the Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle showed up at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, senators wanted answers. I'm not sure why Cheatle was there, but Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and other senators waylaid her and peppered her with questions, demanding to know why the Secret Service wasn't providing answers. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) told her point blank he had called for her resignation. "Resignation or full explanation to us right now!" Barasso demanded. 

I think she said that that wasn't the place to talk, and Barasso said they could find a place. She said she had to go, and then they said they were going with her. Then they followed her through the hall, continuing to pepper her, "No shame, no concern!" "You answer to us!" "This was an assassination attempt! You owe the people answers!" "You owe President Trump answers!" They were all furious and chased her down the hall until they rushed her into a room, and she shut the door on them. 

Here's another angle: 

They are demanding her resignation and have issued a subpoena for her appearance at a congressional hearing. We'll have to wait to see if she shows up.

READ MORE: House Oversight Chair Issues Subpoena for Secret Service Director to Appear for Briefing on Shooting

[creativejamie]

“If You Were the Last” / If You Were the Last Movie Explained: What’s Up With the Ending?

Starting February 8, you can watch the sci-fi rom-com If You Were Last in theaters, starring new Captain America Anthony Mackie and Zoe Chao. This is the directorial debut of Christian Mercado, based on a script by Angela Barasso, who described the film as “When Harry Met Sally in space with dancing.” In the review below we tell you whether it makes sense for viewers to pay attention to this…

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Notice: It's Werewolf Wednesday

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Book Review: Anarchy at Prescott High by C.M. Stunich

There’s one mistake you don’t make at Prescott High, not unless you want me to ruin you. Do not touch my beautifully broken Havoc Boys. Harbin, Fadler, Channing-Blackbird, Montauk, and Park.

Death stalks the halls of Prescott High. Once upon a time, my best friend betrayed me. For over a year, I let that two-faced bitch go. But not anymore.

This time, she’s stirred up the devil in me. We’re finishing up my list; we’re setting our sights higher; we’re taking control of this city. The VGTF, the detective, the pretty young cop.

It doesn’t matter. Because we are Havoc, and I no longer have limits. My boys have corrupted me, and we’re more than happy to bathe in the blood of our enemies.

You can read my quick review below the cut.

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

Yes. That’s the initial reaction.

Anarchy at Prescott High.

I feel like the buffet has finally brought out the best dishes. The previous ones, I could say were either appetizers or something that was just alright. But this one? Oh boy.

Bernie went toe-to-toe with one of her biggest disappointments, Kali Rose. If it weren’t for daddy Aaron getting the fuck out of the clutches of the enemy, Bernadette Blackbird would be a dead bird.

Now, she has finally seen the consequences of her actions and the ending of Anarchy at Prescott High showed some character development from her.

Although, new plot devices came in too late into the series. Trinity Jade. James Barasso. The Grand Murder Party. I guess an antagonist bigger than Pamela Pence and Ophelia Mars was needed.

But hey, it worked! So, I don’t need to have any complaints. Let’s see what’s in store for us at the conclusion of this series.

4 stars. Hands down.

I’m giving Anarchy at Prescott High 4 stars for keeping me on the edge of my seat. I felt like I was gripping my pearls throughout the book, goddamn. This is by far my favorite in the series.

Next!

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WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (2022) | dir. Michael Giacchino

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Tra arte e design

Carlo Malnati

Progetto grafico Mauro Pasquina - Fotografo Stefano Tonicello

Edizioni Quirici, Barasso - Varese, 224 pagine,

euro 50,00

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Carlo Malnati è un artista nato a Varese nel 1946 che ha avuto una lunga carriera nell'interior design e nelle auto di lusso, ma anche nella pittura, sia figurativa che astratta.

In questo libro quadri, mobili, tavoli,sedie, divani, tavolini, tappeti, letto, vasi, argenti, borse

26/11/23

[scarletswalking]

WYOMINGNITES: ESPECIALLY YOU KIDS IN CASPER, CHEYENNE, AND SHERIDAN... Listen, we all know the mother fuckers are in the pockets of oil, ranch, and coal companies, bur you guys, you have the numbers to flip the state. The old ways are dying - don't let them tell you otherwise. Get out there and vote blue. Don't let the old white guys win yet again. John Barasso was running when I was a kid (back in the 90's). C'mon, make Wyoming worth living in for once. Let's flip this bitch!! You can do it!!! Make Wyoming the equality state and not the old white guy state.

-sincerely,

An elder LGBTQ Wyomingnite.

2024 Senate Elections: You'd Better VOTE!

Yes it's election year yet again in America! but not just for President, almost as important will be the US Senate!

I'm not gonna lie this is a rough map for Democrats, we're playing a lot of defense in some pretty red states with even our best hopes for a pick up being pretty long shots. But even with narrow control of the Senate we've managed the biggest climate bill in American History a huge infrastructure bill thats bring high speed rail to America capped the price of insulin changed the law to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices bring savings to everyone, and put over 160 federal judges on the bench, 2/3rds of whom are women and/or people of color the first time white men haven't been the majority of nominees by a President. So let's keep progress going by voting for, supporting, donating, and volunteering for the following candidates in the races that will decide the US Senate this year.

Arizona

Ruben Gallego (Hold)

After frustrating Democrats by repeatedly voting against major Democratic priorities, supporting the filibuster and putting donors over voters, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema left the Democratic Party to become an independent in 2022. Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego was running to primary Sinema before she left the party and is now the likely Democratic nominee to unseat her and give Arizona the Democratic Senator it deserves. Gallego is a former Marine, combat veteran, Harvard grad, a former state representative, and since 2014 a member of Congress. Gallego is a member of the Progressive Caucus and is known for his blunt and combative style standing up to Republicans. In Congress Gallego has been a strong supporter of native rights advocating for tribes on health care and child welfare issues. Gallego is also the sponsor of a bill to bring about nation wide, free, all-day kindergarten which isn't available in many states. If elected Gallego would be Arizona's first hispanic Senator. Republicans hope that the Democratic vote will split between Sinema and Gallego allowing them to win this important seat. The Republican front runner is conspiracy theorist and Trump super fan, Kari Lake. Lake rose to national fame in 2021 for pushing conspiracy theories about Trump having won the 2020 election, as well as anti-mask and anti-vaccine Covid conspiracies. Lake was the Republican nominee for Arizona governor in 2022. During that campaign she ran on an aggressive anti-LGBT platform, saying she'd ban drag, and was against trans rights. Lake also is against Abortion in all cases. After losing to Democrat Katie Hobbs, Lake refused to concede, and still pushes the conspiracy theory that she's the rightful governor of Arizona. If you live in Arizona please make sure you vote, but more if you have any time between now and November, volunteer to help Gallego! and if you don't live there you can still Donate or buy a pro-choice shirt from his campaign!

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Florida

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Flip)

Florida's current Republican Senator Rick Scott is a right wing extremist pushing dangerous ideas even by the standards of the Modern GOP. During his first term as Senator Scott has pushed to defund the IRS, and the Department of Education. He's sponsored bills to punish schools that allow students to use preferred pronouns, to ban affirmative action, bans teaching critical race theory, and ban trans people from women's sports. Scott is against abortion in all cases. Most alarming Rick Scott proposed a radical plan that would "sun-set" ANY and all federal laws after 5 years, including Social Security and Medicare, Scott would place all federal programs and agencies on the chopping block every 5 years for a radical Republican minority to block their renewal and leave us without Social Security, or the EPA, to name just two examples. The likely Democratic nominee is former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. Born in Ecuador, Mucarsel-Powell immigrated to the US when she was 14 and had work to help support her family. When she was elected to Congress in 2018 she became the first South American born immigrant and first person of Ecuadorian heritage to be elected to Congress. In Congress Mucarsel-Powell was a member of the Progressive caucus, she fought to expand medicare, and secured $200 million for Everglades restoration. After a narrow defeat in 2020 Mucarsel-Powell joined the gun control advocacy group Giffords to fight for gun control a personal issue for her after her father was murdered when she was 24. If you're in Florida please make sure you vote, and Volunteer to help remove on of the most extreme Senators, If you're not in Florida you can help Debbie win by donating.

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Michigan

Elissa Slotkin (hold)

Long time Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow is retiring this election, so there will be a tough fight for control of this important swing state Senate seat. The likely Democratic nominee is Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin. Slotkin is a former CIA analyst, after retiring from the CIA she worked in the State and Defense departments during the Obama administration. Slotkin was first elected to Congress in 2018 winning and being re-elected in a tough swing district. In Congress she's fought for common sense gun control, supported the cap on insulin prices and Medicare drug price negotiation, she helped pass a law on drug price transparency, she championed the CHIP act to bring high tech manufacturing jobs back to America, and was a big supporter of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Slotkin is centering a pro-choice message in her campaign as well as gun control and bring down medical costs. Who the Republicans will pick isn't totally clear, it seems like it's between Former Congressman Mike Rogers and former Detroit Police chief James Craig. Craig ran for Michigan governor in 2022 before he was disqualified for fraudulent signatures on his nominating petition. Craig has listed cutting off US support to Ukraine as one of his top priorities, and endorsed Trump's 3rd run for President early in the primaries. Mike Rogers is also trying to win over Trump voters and has attacked the rights of LGBT students in schools calling it "social engineering". If you live in Michigan make sure to get out and vote, and also volunteer! And for everyone outside the state you can donate or buy some merch.

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Montana

Jon Tester (re-elect)

In most contexts Montana is a deep red state going for Trump in 2020 57% to 40%. This makes the reelection of Montana's only Democratic member of Congress and only statewide elected Democrat, Jon Tester maybe the toughest election for Democrats this year. A Senator since he was first elected in 2006 Tester has won a series of upset wins in Montana over the years. A 3rd generation farmer Tester has been as strong for small farmers and ranchers in Washington. Tester has always been a champion of accountably and transparency in government pushing ethnics and campaign finance reforms. Tester is rated one of the most effective senators and managed to pass more bills last year than any one else in Congress. He's never been afraid to stand up for the Democratic side even if it'd be an unpopular vote in Red Montana. Tester voted to impeach Trump twice, and he voted against all 3 of Trump's nominees to the Supreme Court. He supported President Obama on The Affordable Care Act and Dodd-Frank, and has supported President Biden on the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Republicans seem likely to nominate right wing influencer and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy. Sheehy promises to get drag queens out of schools and the Lord's Prayer in to the classroom. He also hopes to repeal Obamacare calling for a "total privatization" of health care and made statements against the very idea of health insurance, insisting people should pay full price at point of use. If you're a Montanan make sure to vote to re-elect a champion of the little guy, and also volunteer! if you're not please think of donating what you can, if you can only give to one campaign this cycle this one, or Ohio are the most important!

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Nevada

Jacky Rosen (re-elect)

First elected to Congress in 2016 Jacky Rosen moved up to the Senate in 2018. In her first term as a Senator Rosen has championed green energy for Nevada. Together with fellow Democratic Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Rosen has gotten millions for solar manufacturing in Nevada as well as millions to replace the state's school buses with electric, and programs to study new groundbreaking green technology. Senator Rosen has been a supporter of gun control, is in favor of banning assault weapons. She sponsored a bill, the Background Check Expansion Act, that would require background checks for all gun sales closing loopholes for on-line sales and gun shows. Rosen is pro-choice and has sponsored a bill to protect doctors from being prosecuted across state lines for providing reproductive care, and is a co-sponsor of a bill to codify Roe V. Wade into federal law. Rosen will likely face Republican celebrity and army veteran Sam Brown. Brown ran and lost a race for the Texas State House in 2014 and ran and lost for Nevada's other Senate seat in 2022. Brown stated he was in favor of getting rid of the Departments of Education, Transportation, and Energy. Brown is against Red Flag gun laws that allow police to temporarily remove fire arms from the home of someone deemed a danger to themselves or others. Brown also has refused to say if he supports a national abortion ban, but does say he's pro-life and wouldn't support any judges that weren't. If you live in Nevada make sure to get out to vote and volunteer to protect the state's green future and the right to reproductive care. If you're not in Nevada consider donating or buying some merch.

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Ohio

Sherrod Brown (re-elect)

Ohio together with Montana represents the toughest re-elect for Democrats this year. The state went for Trump twice, elected a right wing radical, JD Vaince, to the Senate in 2022 and has had a Republican governor since 2010. To complicate thing more Democrat Sherrod Brown is one of the most progressive members of the Senate, regularly scoring along side Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for the most left wing in the Senate. From the time he was first elected to Congress in 1992 Brown refused to take the Congressional Health Insurance until all Americans could be covered. Brown first supported a Medicare for all bill in 2006 and has supported different efforts to expand Medicare and health coverage. He was a key supporter of the Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Brown is a strong supporter of unions and has struggled his whole career to protect unionized manufacturing jobs in Ohio. He was one of the first Senators out on the picket line during the UAW strike of 2023. Brown's hard work has help make Ohio the center of a new booming lithium battery manufacturing in America, a green manufacturing future for the state. Republicans look likely to nominate former used car dealer and father-in-law of Republican Congressman Max Miller, Bernie Moreno. Moreno's main qualification seems to be having been endorsed by Donald Trump. He lists among his priorities "End Socialism in America" and "End Wokeness and Cancel Culture". If you're in Ohio make sure to vote to re-elect a progressive giant and volunteer too! If you live out of Ohio donate, if you're looking for the race where your dollar will matter the most, this one or Montana guys.

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Pennsylvania

Bob Casey Jr. (re-elect)

First elected in 2006 Bob Casey famously beat incumbent Republican homophobe Rick Santorum by 17 points. Since first entering the Senate Casey has moved leftward on a number of issues. First elected as a pro-Gun Democrat since 2012 Casey has sponsored a number of bills to expand background checks, ban assault weapons, ban extended magazines, and well as supporting mental health funds for victims of gun violence. For a number of years Casey was called the last pro-life Democrat in the Senate, however in 2022 he came out in support of Roe V Wade and voted twice on bills that would have codified the right to an abortion into federal law. Casey voted against all 3 of Trump's Supreme Court picks and has long supported Planned Parenthood's contraception efforts with federal funds, seeing easily available birth control as key to reducing the number of abortions. In 2021 Casey published a plan he called "The Five Freedoms for America's Children" modeled after FDR's famous speech. He proposed automatically enrolling all kids in Medicaid, an expanded child tax cut, a federally supported college fund for all kids who's parents make under $100,000, expanded free school meals, more funds for head start and abuse prevention programs. Republicans are rallying behind Mitch McConnell's hand picked candidate, hedge fund CEO David McCormick. McCormick worked for the Bush administration during Bush's second term. McCormick's wife Dina Powell also worked for the George W. Bush administration and was a senior aid to Trump as well. If you're in Pennsylvania make sure to get out and vote for a solid Democrat out to solve child poverty in America and keep the Hedge Fund guy from Connecticut out, and Volunteer if you can. Remember you can donate where ever you are.

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Texas

Colin Allred (flip)

Texas is currently represented by likely the most hated man in Washington, Ted Cruz. Republicans hate him, Democrats hate him more, he has a very punchable face, he might be the zodiac killer (thats a joke and meme). From shutting down the government in 2013 to try to overturn Obamacare, to leading the charge in Congress to overturn the 2020 election on January 6th Ted Cruz is a greatest hits of the worst parts of the Republican Party of the last 10 years. When Texas lost power in the middle of a historic ice storm in 2021 Ted Cruz and family ditched the state to go on vacation in Mexico, classy. Cruz in the Biden years has cast himself as a culture warrior fighting against "woke" publishing a book "Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America" in 2023 to kick off his re-election campaign. Texas is a traditionally red state but things are starting to shift and in 2018 Cruz narrowly won re-election over Beto O'Rourke. Democrats hope with the right candidate they can turn Texas blue and beat the most hated Senator in America. Democrats think Congressman Colin Allred is the man for the job. Allred is a former NFL Linebacker for the Titans. After the NFL he went on to get his law degree from UC Berkeley, and work in the Obama administration. Allred was first elected to Congress in 2018, unseating a Republican who'd been in office since 1997 and becoming the first Democrat to represent the area in Congress since 1968. In Congress Allred has supported bills to expand voting right and protect abortion rights, as well as gun control. In the Senate he promises to address Texas' shaky power grid and make sure Texas is never left in the dark again with its leaders missing. Lets do this Texas, make blue Texas a reality if you live in Texas remember to vote and volunteer, if you're an American who hates Ted Cruz you can donate to make in unemployed.

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Wisconsin

Tammy Baldwin (re-elect)

When Tammy Baldwin first ran for Congress in 1998 she was the first openly gay person elected to the US House and the first open Lesbian to serve in Congress. In 2012 she became the first openly gay person elected to the US Senate and the first Lesbian to be a Senator, she is still the only openly gay Senator. Through out her time in office Baldwin has been a tireless voice for LGBT rights, in 2022 she helped spear head the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act to help protect gay marriage, she's also a sponsor of the Equality Act to protect all LGBT people from discrimination. Baldwin is a progressive who was a member of the House Progressive caucus, opposed the Iraq War and supported impeaching Dick Cheney. In the House she introduced bills for a single payer healthcare system in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005. In the Senate Baldwin is regularly listed as one of the most progressive members, voting against tax cuts for the rich, supporting a bill to require companies to have workers on their boards, she sponsored a bill to create a public option in Health Care, and has supported gun control efforts. The Republican field to challenge Senator Baldwin is uncertain, but former Milwaukee sheriff David Clarke dominates the polls if he decides to run. Clarke's sheriff's department is accused a number of human rights violations from his time as sheriff, including allowing a prisoner to die of dehydration after 6 days without water in the Milwaukee County Jail. Clarke is a Trump super fan who has pushed conspiracy theories about mass shootings being fake, attacked Black Lives Matter, called Planned Parenthood "Planned Genocide", and called for the mass detention without trial of Americans because he believed there were a million ISIS supporters in America. If you're in Wisconsin make sure to get out and vote for a trailblazing icon and also volunteer if you can, all Americans can donate and support Baldwin wherever they are.

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[Werewolf by Night]

Spoilers!

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1. I love this callback.

2. There was some Latin in the show and I wondered what they translated to, so I got these. There was a bit more on the walls but I didn’t bother with those 😅. But I do love the usage of Latin to up the ante on the mystery and creepy factor.

3. It was so funny when Jack just could not get the thing to stay on the wall because it kept falling off and he just plopped the thing on the ledge in a last act of desperation 😂

[annwayne]

Werewolf By Night

Hunters have gathered from around the globe, strangers until this night, for a ceremonial hunt which will decide who next will wield the bloodstone.