Dear John,

Q. What is Donald Trump’s biggest weakness?

A. The majority of Americans do not like him, trust him, or want him to be President. It’s not. even. close.

He knows this. His campaign knows this. All his undemocratic tactics, unconstitutional threats, and manufactured lies are evidence of a losing candidacy.

With 38 days left, let’s not lose the thread here. The single most important thing we can do is the thing we are best at: we must win the majority of the votes in Minnesota.

This is our second strategy for navigating right-wing dog whistles and disinformation this election season. This week, out-working, out-classing, out-talking, out-freaking-hustling our electoral competitors.

It’s the politics of joy. With a vengeance.

Pick a candidate this weekend. Sign up to volunteer. Seriously, this is the week.

Not-yet-volunteers, we are looking at you. Our 2020 candidate endorsements are here. You can join our work and #SquadUp here.
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Donald Trump does not get to decide the outcome of our election. We do. Period. End of story. This is our democracy. We’re going to run it.

Looking for more of this energy? We got you. Oh, and sorry for the delay. Tech issues.


Here’s what we’re reading, watching, and listening to this week.

Democracy Defense
This piece is called 10 Things You Need To Know to Stop a Coup. Read immediately and share it.
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Democracy Defense II
The best way to stop a coup is to prevent it from happening. Read about the lawyer who’s a central figure in voter protection. Check out this article.
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Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Klobuchar was channeling all of us this week with this ‘I’ve had it up to here.’ speech. Watch it.
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Amy Coney Barrett
Trump's likely SCOTUS nomination is a favorite of the religious right. Learn more.
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Music
You didn’t know you deserved an album as good as Untitled (Black Is), then Sault dropped a second album twelve weeks later. Check out Untitled (Rise). Prepare to be obsessed.
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Breonna Taylor
Black women’s lives matter. Breonna Taylor should have been free to live a long and full life. Read her story, shared by her mother. If you have New York Times articles left, read this one.
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Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
One of the best pieces about RBG is an interview about her life, told in her own words. Read it in The Atlantic.
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SCOTUS
We have one of the best pieces on what’s at stake in the fight to replace RBG. Our dreams are on the line. Read and share this.
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Interconnection
I (Kenza) found this podcast episode Awakening from the Trance of Bad-Othering from a therapist friend (great people to know these days). Listen here.
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Fall Colors
Winter is coming. Go see the colors after your phonebank.
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That’s a wrap. Keep sending us emails.

- Kenza Hadj-Moussa & Chris Conry








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