Dan Wentzel 🏳️‍🌈

Here is a map of the blue state trifectas before Tuesday. We can add Virginia now.

All 16 of these states need to have a universal health care plan ready to legislate when their legislatures re-convene.

The gutting of the ACA and Medicaid is horrific. Medicare and Social Security are next.

In case anyone thought from five days ago that a blue tsunami still led by its corporate wing would save the USA from oligarchy and fascism, they just got a bucket of ice water thrown on them.

New wine cannot be poured into an old wineskin.

Sorry, but I’m not buying Schumer’s “save my leadership” no vote.

Should the NY State Working Families Party go national?

What if it rebranded itself as the “Labor Party” as similar parties have in Europe and Oceania?

Discuss.

I don’t want to see a single fundraising text or email.

I want to hear what the recently created blue state public health alliance is going to do to maximize the powers in the 10th Amendment to bring universal health care to the people in our states after the ACA collapses in January.

The needs of rich people to fly on planes matters more than the needs of the poor to have health care in this dying country.

Yes, Senate Democrats caved, and that is terrible.

But I am very clear that it is Trump and Republicans who are taking food and health care away from tens of millions of people while giving giant unnecessary tax cuts to billionaires and building guilded ballrooms.

Blame Republicans.

Medicare for All would be great but is of course difficult to pass federally.

Every state already has the ACA power to create a universal health care system in their state similar to the Swiss or Dutch.

In Switzerland all primary health insurance is not-for-profit […]

New Mexico now has free child care Mayor-elect Mandami ran on feee child care.

These are not “radical” ideas. Affordable childcare is standard policy in the civilized world.

Every Democratic should have an affordable child care plan to run on […]

Who is running for Texas Governor?

Nothing could improve the lives of Texans more in a post-Project 2025 world than replacing Greg Abbott with a Democratic Governor, even a moderate one.

40-years ago today, Sade, released one of the greatest torch songs ever recorded.

“Is It A Crime” - Sade

https://youtu.be/NYz8xs163YU

Democrats should demand a provision that allows people to buy into Medicaid as a public option.

Call it “AmeriCare” so it sounds unpatriotic when Republicans oppose it.

Go for ACA 2.0.

#AmeriCare

California has “top-two” primaries regardless of party.

With MAGA consolidating around Bianco and a divided Democratic field, expect a lot of nonsense stories like, “Is California going red?”

Whichever Democrat finishes in the top-two will crush Bianco in the General […]

Opposition to single-payer healthcare separates Villaraigosa from others at candidate forum Antonio Villaraigosa, former Los Angeles mayor and current candidate for California governor, on Friday said he opposed the creation of a state-level single-payer healthcare system.

Health Care is why I am currently supporting Xavier Becerra for Governor for California.

Universal health care is the entry level minimum for my support in the primary.

#California

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-08/democrats-running-for-governor-talk-about-healthcare

Someone put a single payer universal health care bill on the Senate floor and call it Trumpcare.

He won’t know the difference.

What if Trump and his techbros stole the money? Stole SNAP, stole the tariffs, stole the health care subsidies, after stealing the election with Musk.

They can’t re-open the government or everyone will notice all the money is gone.

After a bogus university, charity, coup attempt, con after con.

The next year is going to be a monstrous lesson in Federalism, and why who we elect as Governor and State Legislature matters as much as the Presidency and Congress.

Watch how states try to respond to the Republican gutting of health care and SNAP, and let’s throw out as many Republican […]

78% of Americans want the ACA subsidies to continue but Senate Republicans won't even fund them for one year.

I guess they didn't hear the voters this past election and we will have to hit them harder.

Republicans reject a one-year extension of health care subsidies.

Republicans want you to spend much more for food, health care, and tariff sales taxes, so that their billionaire owners can have their giant unnecessary tax cuts.

Voters will just have to hit them even harder next year […]

Those a--holes just gave $40 billion to Argentina to bail out the far right.

"Liquid" my ass. They stole the money, didn't they? […]

"People need to have more babies!!!" - Republicans

Have you considered making parenting more feasible by making housing, heath care, education, and child care more affordable? It might mean a lower tax cut for the superwealthy.

"That's socialism! We're going to use the power of government to […]

Former Wharton Professor: "Donald Trump Was the Dumbest Goddam Student I Ever Had." Late Professor William T. Kelley taught Marketing at Wharton School of Business and Finance, University of Pennsylvania, for 31 years, ending with his retirement in 1982. Dr. Kelley, who also had vast experience as a business consultant, was the...

@danwentzel “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddam student I ever had.” Professor William T. Kelley, Wharton School of Business and Finance.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/12/1705902/-Former-Wharton-Professor-Donald-Trump-Is-the-Dumbest-Goddam-Student-I-Ever-Had

Blanket high tariffs don't work. We've already learned this lesson in the 1820's, in the late 1890's, and in the early 1930's.

You'll never convince me Trump did his own homework at Wharton.
https://youtu.be/fjlmYQhwlp4

I don't think they can be an objective "Best" in these Award show, but I do look forward to the Grammy Nominations for hints of all the great music from the year from multiple genres that I need to check out but haven't heard yet.

Congratulations to all the Grammy Nominees and your new fans.

I don't think they can be an objective "Best" in these Award show, but I do look forward to the Grammy Nominations for hints of all the great music from the year from multiple genres that I need to check out but haven't heard yet.

Congratulations to all the Grammy Nominees and your new fans.

Zohran Mandami is implementing Shania law. When he gives that impish smile…

Man, I Feel Like A Woman

By the power invested in me, I declare Zohar Mamdani an honorary citizen of Pacifica.

The same White "Christian" Nationalists who have been trying to use the power of government to inflict their extreme interpretations of the Bible on me my entire life want us to be afraid of Zohran Mamdani inflicting Sharia law on us.

He ran a pro-LGBTQ campaign. Enough with the Islamaphobia.

Mamdani is going to implement Ciara law.

Goodies for everyone.

https://youtu.be/YtC92pzp5vw

Newsom Steps in to Replace Trump at Major Summit - Yahoo News UK California Gov. Gavin Newsom has confirmed that he will attend the major global climate summit, which the Trump administration is refusing to send representatives to. Newsom, widely touted as a potential Democratic 2028 presidential candidate, will be stepping in as the 79-year-old Trump stays away from the United Nations climate conference in Brazil, COP30, on Friday. Trump has downplayed climate change as a “con job” and has expanded oil and gas production under a “drill, baby, drill” mantra t

I am glad Gavin Newsom is going to COP.

California should always send its own representatives to international summits.

We cannot trust Trump or any Republican really to adequately represent us and our allied states.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/newsom-steps-replace-trump-major-145319755.html