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The Inquisitor | Barbara Jordan Documentary | Independent Lens The Inquisitor explores Texas congresswoman Barbara Jordan’s legacy, political power, and personal battles.

Barbara Jordan was a hero of mine when I was in high school. This is such a great film on her life www.pbs.org/independentl... Too bad we don't have members of Congress today of her stature and caliber.

I loved Evans and Synar. MN-1, MN-7, MN-8 all gone red. Sad and depressing.

There were 15 (not 13) original members). You may be in a nursing home with a feeding tube by the time these areas elect a Democrat again. I'll be long dead.

Synar: OK-2, elected 78, defeated 94
Bedell: IA-6, elected 74, retired in 86 when seat flipped R

I'm often asked why can't we have a CPC today. Only three of the seats of the 15 members are today held by Dems: IL-17 (Evans), NM-3 (Richardson) and OR -4 (Weaver). Dems have turned their back on rural America and working class voters.

Great to be On The Record on @wcvb5.bsky.social talking about the latest happenings in my office #mapoli

@coryhaala.bsky.social On this day in 1983, the Congressional Populist Caucus was formed.

Great piece Cory! On his first visit to Iowa in 1987, the elitist Dukakis told farmers to grow Belgian endive. I voted for Jackson because of his populist commitment to workers, family farmers and rural communities.

I'm going to predict that DiZoglio polls more votes on November 3 than Gov. Healey.

Husband of Tony Gonzales aide who killed herself breaks silence about affair Adrian Aviles says Gonzales acted irresponsibly in becoming romantically involved with a subordinate. He says he wants accountability, not an apology.

Under normal circumstances, Tony Gonzales would already have to resign. But because Mike Johnson has only 218 seats, he won't. #TX23
www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Republicans Are Looking Past the Short-Term Pain of Trump's Tariffs The agriculture industry says tariffs are hurting farmers. Wisconsin Republicans say tariffs are a challenge the industry must endure.

@rebeccaforwi.bsky.social Wow, DVO with these quotes on tariffs just handed you a scythe to cut his throat
www.notus.org/economy/wisc...

A Dream Deferred From CNN’s Abby Phillip, a triumphant new look at Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaigns of the 1980s and how they changed Black political power“A joyf...

Hear, hear! Abby Phillip delves into this in her great new book us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Sadly, you won't be able to retail your way to victory.

History Is Not a Buffet The National Park Service safeguards artifacts from theft and trails from erosion. It should protect public truth with the same seriousness.

In our latest newsletter, Christopher Keyes discusses how the NPS must protect public truth as seriously as it protects trails. From the pride flag removal at Stonewall National Monument to revised signage at Glacier and National Park, history in our parks is changing.

@jaimeharrison.bsky.social Just read the Q4 disbursements for Dirt Road Democrats PAC and only $2,000 went to candidates/rural groups while almost $153,000 was spent of consultants, travel, food, credit card/bank fees. Seems like you are scamming your donors.

Watch out for that Gibbs guy.

My office has done its part. We deserve to be legally represented by someone other than @massago.bsky.social since she’s out there disparaging my office and fighting against us, instead of helping us. We have a right to an attorney. #mapoli

Nobody in MA-1 knows "who he's been working for."

That won't cut it. People can't remember which film won Best Picture in 2024 or who won Stanley Cup in 2023 let alone Neal's votes. You supposedly had the skill and media chops to make it come alive for folks but so far, nothing.

You're failing miserably to illuminate for voters how Neal's corporate special interest campaign cash impacts MA-1 citizens through his votes and actions. #morechumpthanchallenger

Democrats Are Trying to Court Rural America, Once Again Will this time be different?

“The money they raise goes mainly to television ads, consultants, more urban East Coast elites that really don’t have an understanding of what’s going on in working-class households,”
www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Brant not Brent

How much of FFA is bought and paid for by BigCorporate Ag?
Or maybe I don't want to know.

They should have cut a spot showing how they're paying their growers more to help them stay on the land. But Lay's is closing chip factories across the US.

An agency burned to the ground.

@mikegiardi.bsky.social @trenni.bsky.social Do we know which third world country will be the recipient of the New England Patriots Super Bowl 60 Champions hats, shirts and other merch?

The Trump Bubble Is Impregnable for Now—but Boy, Is It Going to Burst The president is on a collision course with an accountability moment. Either he or our democracy will prevail.

"Trump has created for himself a world in which he never hears a negative word about himself...he thinks himself answerable only to those who...think he can do no wrong...the rest of the country...doesn’t exist."

Great @mjtoma.bsky.social read of the moment:
newrepublic.com/article/2063...

@trenni.bsky.social Maye kept saying "I have to be better with the ball," but he tied or beat Burrow's record for most sacks and turnovers in the playoffs.

Battenfeld: Show some leadership and stop making excuses, Maura Healey Instead of bickering with U.S. Attorney Leah Foley on who said what, when, Democrat Healey should be ordering an audit of every federal assistance program in Massachusetts.

I'm with Joey Batts www.bostonherald.com/2026/02/07/b... Healey should stop blaming everybody else for the scandals and fuck-ups on her watch. Take some responsibility for your mistakes. Voters will like you more for it.

Does Bad Bunny live in a hutch?