I watched #TheStateOfTheSwamp because I knew it would be more satisfying than continually hitting my head against the wall with excessive applause.
I loved the range of guests, the passion, the frogs, and the overwhelming sense of hope shared by every speaker.
Because a post-Trump world is coming. That was felt on the stage and in the hall. We need to make the entire nation see that the might of our tens of millions will prevail. And the winds in our sails are strong and steady enough to make the necessary changes ahead of schedule.
Our voices can trigger a #BlueHouseOversightRampage EARLY - perhaps in just weeks - if we can convince JUST TWO HOUSE REPUBLICANS to declare as independent, standing as true patriots by caucusing with Dems to end this shift away from democracy towards kleptocratic #RepubloFascism.
We heard a lot of fear for what Trump might do to try to steal the midterms tonight on the SOTS. So why not take that whole process out of play? If we reach our goal with this strategy, the #ImmediateFlipMovement, we can make ALL THEIR ELECTION THEFT IDEAS MOOT. With all that Dems quickly uncover, nothing will stop the blue tsunami on the horizon in November.
In this Daily Kos post I go over how to lower the barriers to making this happen, including encouraging politicians to rebrand as #ConstitutionalConservatives to differentiate from GOP 1.0 and striking a deal with DNC Chair Ken Martin to ensure that this defection isn’t political suicide.
We need Martin to promise NOT to fund or back a candidate against any of these new allies as long as they remain independent and caucusing with Dems into 2027.
My post digs deep into how the previously unthinkable could now be possible. In it I’ve included a link to a previous Substack piece focusing on three MN reps, including three-part meme sets there to put into the X feeds of these Republicans and scripts for calls to their offices.
I ask also that you consider harnessing the collective might of the #50501Movement towards exerting this pressure in a unique way, framing this as asking - as progressives - for these potential defectors to BE OUR HEROES.
Mine is a tiny voice in all this, largely unnoticed. Yours, in championing a similar approach, could be monumentally world-changing. Please know that if you like what I’m proposing, I can recreate 200 more meme sets for potential defectors if called to do so.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky could very well be the first domino to fall, frustrated as he is by the continued defiance of the Epstein Files Transparency Act that he helped create.
Thank you for considering what I propose now. Imagine having flipped the House by #NoKings3! By then Dems could have established the #SeditiousConspiracy to undermine our democracy with the smoking gun being the blanket firings of inspectors generals throughout government. That act proves the intent to breach laws, the separation of powers, and the guardrails that a benevolent and functioning government would stay within.
And by spring maybe impeachments and resignations will fly like confetti over a future #2ndIndependenceDay parade. We don’t know the annual date yet to be celebrated, but I hope that the choice is obvious in the next few months as a pivot point is reached where our triumph feels certain throughout a grateful and relieved nation.
Wow. I suppose if everyone who reads this note put our power together to make this happen, we actually could. Are the Dems prepared to go full steam ahead? They’ve been so disappointing.
Also, I've just repackaged this response as a new post on my Substack page. So if you like this idea and want to share it more easily, please go there and pass along the link. And thanks for your interest!
My goal is to not only popularize the idea, but to spread the usage of all my hashtags in support of the #ImmediateFlipMovement.
Did you click on the link to go to my DK post? I flesh out the concept in greater detail there, pairing it with another incentive for potential defectors: supporting and passing the #ForThePeopleAct2. And I put a thought-provoking poll at the end so please add your vote there!
I like ActivateAmerica for postcarding. You need to supply the cards and stamps. They send you the addresses and script. I order my postcards on Etsy from Voter Mailbag. There are other organizations with postcard campaigns also. I think you can find info at Volunteer Blue or 50501.
My mind is already so polluted by regime cruelties and ridiculously transparent, vicious lies I chose a police crime solver off Brit Box. Very proud of Meidas Phang Reid Spanburger et al but my opposition does not need any more encouragement!
After speaking with my friend, I decided to tune in just to witness what I knew would be full of lies . Trump is hard to listen too. But I also simultaneously watched the People's SOTU too. Trump was his usual egotistical self absorbed self. Watching Mike Johnson's little evil facial expressions behind Trump was disturbing. He is totally underTrump's spell. I was exhausted at the end and missed Colbert. More chaos and suffering. Nothing makes sense anymore.
I would have loved to watch the People's SOTU but saw the announcement too late, and I didn't see TheStateOfTheSwamp announced at all. That's too bad. No way was I going to watch Agent Orange.
I did NOT watch the SOTU with the Pedo! It's all lies! I'm not reading columns or posts with recaps of his words! I watched the PEOPLE'S STATE OF THE UNION on MTN hosted by 2 fabulous women, Joy Reid & Katie Phang! Also state of the swamp, by defiance.org with many great speakers & Robert Dinero 👏 Both gave me hope! Both showed the resistance all over our country EVERYWHERE! Behind the scenes & out in the open. That's where I'm focused. I won't listen or read about lies from the pedo & Republikkkans anymore. I'm protecting my mental health & focused on resistance with fellow Americans. The survivors also had a news conference before the SOTU, which they attended. Another act of bravery by the survivors!♥️
Hold on to eachother as we keep fighting for our country! VOTE!!! 🫶🗽🕊
Trump is a master of deception and manipulation. With polls showing him
In a really bad light, he traipsed out awesome people to augment his agenda which deflects from his negativity !!! Also where were the women hockey stars??
The People’s SOTU was real people talking about real issues. Patriotic, human species loving, empathetic, compassionate, caring and tolerant Americans speaking their truths. Some of the life experiences everyday Americans shared last night brought tears to my eyes. To think that this is what this country has sunk to just breaks my heart. What we have now is a country run by the greedy, who are already insanely rich, but rich is never enough. They have no regard for anyone in this country other than their own greed, covering up their unconscionable behavior and treating the very people that made them so wealthy like slaves, servants and undesirables who have no worth. We MUST remove every one of them from their positions of power and take this country for ALL back. We are better than these pathetic criminals and low life pieces of trash with money.
I watched #TheStateOfTheSwamp because I knew it would be more satisfying than continually hitting my head against the wall with excessive applause.
I loved the range of guests, the passion, the frogs, and the overwhelming sense of hope shared by every speaker.
Because a post-Trump world is coming. That was felt on the stage and in the hall. We need to make the entire nation see that the might of our tens of millions will prevail. And the winds in our sails are strong and steady enough to make the necessary changes ahead of schedule.
Our voices can trigger a #BlueHouseOversightRampage EARLY - perhaps in just weeks - if we can convince JUST TWO HOUSE REPUBLICANS to declare as independent, standing as true patriots by caucusing with Dems to end this shift away from democracy towards kleptocratic #RepubloFascism.
We heard a lot of fear for what Trump might do to try to steal the midterms tonight on the SOTS. So why not take that whole process out of play? If we reach our goal with this strategy, the #ImmediateFlipMovement, we can make ALL THEIR ELECTION THEFT IDEAS MOOT. With all that Dems quickly uncover, nothing will stop the blue tsunami on the horizon in November.
In this Daily Kos post I go over how to lower the barriers to making this happen, including encouraging politicians to rebrand as #ConstitutionalConservatives to differentiate from GOP 1.0 and striking a deal with DNC Chair Ken Martin to ensure that this defection isn’t political suicide.
We need Martin to promise NOT to fund or back a candidate against any of these new allies as long as they remain independent and caucusing with Dems into 2027.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/2/22/2369827/-Let-s-Recruit-2-House-Republican-Defectors-to-FlipTheHouseEARLY-and-Pass-ForThePeopleAct2
My post digs deep into how the previously unthinkable could now be possible. In it I’ve included a link to a previous Substack piece focusing on three MN reps, including three-part meme sets there to put into the X feeds of these Republicans and scripts for calls to their offices.
I ask also that you consider harnessing the collective might of the #50501Movement towards exerting this pressure in a unique way, framing this as asking - as progressives - for these potential defectors to BE OUR HEROES.
Mine is a tiny voice in all this, largely unnoticed. Yours, in championing a similar approach, could be monumentally world-changing. Please know that if you like what I’m proposing, I can recreate 200 more meme sets for potential defectors if called to do so.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky could very well be the first domino to fall, frustrated as he is by the continued defiance of the Epstein Files Transparency Act that he helped create.
Thank you for considering what I propose now. Imagine having flipped the House by #NoKings3! By then Dems could have established the #SeditiousConspiracy to undermine our democracy with the smoking gun being the blanket firings of inspectors generals throughout government. That act proves the intent to breach laws, the separation of powers, and the guardrails that a benevolent and functioning government would stay within.
And by spring maybe impeachments and resignations will fly like confetti over a future #2ndIndependenceDay parade. We don’t know the annual date yet to be celebrated, but I hope that the choice is obvious in the next few months as a pivot point is reached where our triumph feels certain throughout a grateful and relieved nation.
Are you in the 50501 National discord server by chance?
Not as yet. But I would be delighted to join. Do you need to send me an invitation?
Wow. I suppose if everyone who reads this note put our power together to make this happen, we actually could. Are the Dems prepared to go full steam ahead? They’ve been so disappointing.
Also, I've just repackaged this response as a new post on my Substack page. So if you like this idea and want to share it more easily, please go there and pass along the link. And thanks for your interest!
My goal is to not only popularize the idea, but to spread the usage of all my hashtags in support of the #ImmediateFlipMovement.
Did you click on the link to go to my DK post? I flesh out the concept in greater detail there, pairing it with another incentive for potential defectors: supporting and passing the #ForThePeopleAct2. And I put a thought-provoking poll at the end so please add your vote there!
I am post carding and will continue to do so.
How can I get started postcarding?
Postcards to Swing States is another good option. Vote Forward is another.
Thank you, Katie, I’m going to get started today.
Beth
I like ActivateAmerica for postcarding. You need to supply the cards and stamps. They send you the addresses and script. I order my postcards on Etsy from Voter Mailbag. There are other organizations with postcard campaigns also. I think you can find info at Volunteer Blue or 50501.
Thank you very much, K Wilson! I’ll get started!
Beth
My mind is already so polluted by regime cruelties and ridiculously transparent, vicious lies I chose a police crime solver off Brit Box. Very proud of Meidas Phang Reid Spanburger et al but my opposition does not need any more encouragement!
I can’t stand the sound of the whiny toddlers voice. I could not listen to the felons lies, lies, lies. I tuned into the People’s SOTU.
After speaking with my friend, I decided to tune in just to witness what I knew would be full of lies . Trump is hard to listen too. But I also simultaneously watched the People's SOTU too. Trump was his usual egotistical self absorbed self. Watching Mike Johnson's little evil facial expressions behind Trump was disturbing. He is totally underTrump's spell. I was exhausted at the end and missed Colbert. More chaos and suffering. Nothing makes sense anymore.
I’m curious about the omission of how many people watched last night in comparison to Biden’s last and Clinton’s first.
I can’t find any figures at all for viewership on Google.
We watched the State of the Swamp.
TV off in complete protest.
I would have loved to watch the People's SOTU but saw the announcement too late, and I didn't see TheStateOfTheSwamp announced at all. That's too bad. No way was I going to watch Agent Orange.
I can't stand watching or listening to him. I already knew it would be a bunch of lies.
I did NOT watch the SOTU with the Pedo! It's all lies! I'm not reading columns or posts with recaps of his words! I watched the PEOPLE'S STATE OF THE UNION on MTN hosted by 2 fabulous women, Joy Reid & Katie Phang! Also state of the swamp, by defiance.org with many great speakers & Robert Dinero 👏 Both gave me hope! Both showed the resistance all over our country EVERYWHERE! Behind the scenes & out in the open. That's where I'm focused. I won't listen or read about lies from the pedo & Republikkkans anymore. I'm protecting my mental health & focused on resistance with fellow Americans. The survivors also had a news conference before the SOTU, which they attended. Another act of bravery by the survivors!♥️
Hold on to eachother as we keep fighting for our country! VOTE!!! 🫶🗽🕊
I cannot stand to listen to his voice or look at his face. He is a vial man. He has power but no worth to the American people.
Blow hard scum administration.
The people who stroke his ego by clapping are an absolute worst.
I certainly did not want to waste my time and sanity on the repulsivemaggotasshole currently occupying the White House.
The sooner this bastard is "epsteined" the better for the planet.
Trump is a master of deception and manipulation. With polls showing him
In a really bad light, he traipsed out awesome people to augment his agenda which deflects from his negativity !!! Also where were the women hockey stars??
I despise this lunatic, un-American.
The People’s SOTU was real people talking about real issues. Patriotic, human species loving, empathetic, compassionate, caring and tolerant Americans speaking their truths. Some of the life experiences everyday Americans shared last night brought tears to my eyes. To think that this is what this country has sunk to just breaks my heart. What we have now is a country run by the greedy, who are already insanely rich, but rich is never enough. They have no regard for anyone in this country other than their own greed, covering up their unconscionable behavior and treating the very people that made them so wealthy like slaves, servants and undesirables who have no worth. We MUST remove every one of them from their positions of power and take this country for ALL back. We are better than these pathetic criminals and low life pieces of trash with money.