This is a thread about two dates, and two ideas for what America should be. July 4 and July 1. 🧵
Independence Day. July 4. The day America declared its independence—and fought a war that, at the cost of many lives, ended the dominion of kings.
Supreme Court decision day. July 1. The day—this Monday—when our nation’s highest court decided that the American president, carrying out any “official act,” has near-total immunity from criminal prosecution.
Tune out the noise. Focus on the stakes. If you want the freedom to make your own decisions about abortion, birth control, IUDs, or IVF in 2025, then you care what happens in Wisconsin in the next 127 days. 🧵
Summary of this thread: Trump has a plan to shred reproductive freedom. The entire election could hinge on Wisconsin. Today’s the end-of-quarter deadline—and if you donate now (our goal is 100 new donors), you help us beat Trump. Chip in: secure.actblue.com/donate/juneeoq…
We don’t need to imagine what Trump would do with a second term. He’s already got his extreme MAGA playbook ready to go. It’s called Project 2025. joebiden.com/project2025/
Last night, one candidate needed a lozenge. The other one needed a reminder that he’s not running for dictator of North Korea. Today, the stakes in this race—freedom, democracy—are the same as yesterday.
What to do? Recommit. 🧵
It wasn’t Biden’s strongest night, especially at the start. Then, right after the debate, he gave a fired-up speech at a debate watch party. And then, today in North Carolina, he was on fire:
Back to last night. Was it the world’s greatest debate? No. One candidate had a cold. The other lied his face off. Did it change the stakes in this election one iota? Also no.
Trump is in Racine, Wisconsin today—site of his Foxconn boondoggle and Biden’s Microsoft triumph. What happened there perfectly illustrates a key contrast in this election. 🧵
Before we dig in, take note: you can help make sure that more Wisconsinites get info like this, and it can swing the entire presidential election. Chip in to help WisDems spread the word: secure.actblue.com/donate/mayeom_…
The story starts with Donald Trump's golden shovel. In 2018, Trump arrived in Wisconsin with his pals Scott Walker and Foxconn CEO Terry Gou to break ground on a project he promised would be the “8th wonder of the world”: a $10 billion LCD screen factory. wpr.org/economy/trump-…
ALERT! This November’s election is not the only upcoming battle for democracy in Wisconsin. There’s a sleeper menace coming up just 60 days from now—on August 13. 🧵
Wisconsin’s State Legislature—dominated by Republicans thanks to more than a decade of vicious gerrymandering (more on this downthread) has put two Constitutional amendments on the WI ballot on August 13. They’re… bad.
This past Sunday, our state party’s highest governing body—the @WisDems Administrative Committee—voted unanimously to endorse a NO vote on the constitutional amendments. This thread explains what’s happening, and the plan to fight.
Trump calling Milwaukee—host of the RNC and the biggest city in the state most likely to tip the presidential election—a "horrible city" is generating a firestorm of coverage... and blowback. 🧵
NYT: Behind Closed Doors, Trump Disparages Milwaukee, Host of His Party’s Convention nytimes.com/2024/06/13/us/…