We have a house rule that if you cause a crashing noise or yelp/swear loudly, it must be followed by “it’s fine” within 10 seconds or everyone starts running towards the emergency.

It once led to “it’s fine but the dog is covered in olive oil” being shouted up the stairs…..

Agreed. Somewhat like Wisconsin, the strength of the NC statewide Democratic electorate has elected Democratic Governors for decades (with one exception), despite increasingly overwhelming Republican wins at the state legislative level.

The gerrymandering is a mess.

We did 2 Sacagawea dollars. They’re gold! And fancy!

This lecture about content creators is…something else.

Now we’re reliving the marriage amendment campaign. Which was….not what the question was about.

Richard seems to have forgotten about the Ward 2 convention debacle.

They were thoroughly searching bags!

I took transit and wasn’t sure I was going to make it inside.

If you want families to feel welcome, offer childcare. Or say explicitly that kids are welcome to participate.

MFPS has just done a massive organizing campaign with childcare offered for every in-person meeting. The family-friendly rally was equipped with snacks, activities, and headphones.

I wish I felt that I could bring my kid. But my experience at DFL events is that (totally normal) kid disruptions are treated as a massive breach of decorum. (Let me tell you the side-eye I experienced for nursing my 7 week old at caucuses).

I hereby give you permission to say asinine in front of my kiddo. He can handle it.

Chisago City maybe 30 minutes ago

They were visible with the naked eye in Minneapolis tonight! These are probable 5 second exposures.

So weird and unexpected, these parallels between behaviors…. /sarcasm

Heard this week from an activist in Chicago that agents are also actively switching plates between cars, sometimes more than once a day.

Crap, I totally forgot!

Oh, 💯. I just have an easier time convincing myself to call when someone has already hit the voicemail.

It’s better than having to actually talk to someone on the phone!