Diana, we have very few problems here with over 60,000 subscribers and more than 60,000 views six days a week. This platform is very capable, and we've found it's almost always user errors. Having read this I really don't understand what the issue is. Please try to be a bit more clear and I will try to address it.
Thanks Simon. I’m going to listen to the CNN interview and Deep State Radio podcasts now while I write letters. I can (and sometimes do) listen to you all day.
I'm going to do the same, only with postcards. Our Indivisible chapter here in Charlotte is writing postcards to defeat Tricia Cotham, the treason weasel in the NC House who flipped from (D) to (R) during the last legislative session to give the GOP a veto-proof majority. Like Trump is nationwide, she is the most responsible person in NC for our current abortion ban!
Thanks Cheryl for info re Josh Stein. I’ve been donating to him monthly for a least 6 months as my way of supporting NC from our Hopium Chronicles plan. Sounds like a great leader with lots of insider knowledge to be able to get things done. Robinson sounds like a hot mess! So glad to hear Stein leading. 🙌🏻
For sure: TRUMP AND MAGA UGLIER in 2024 than in previous cycles. The MAGA base is irredeemable. But sensible folks will see the clear choice. More notable GOPers, more former Trump staffers and more retired military leaders will stand up this fall.
Democracy will be on the ballot. Freedom will
be on the ballot (women’s reproductive health care), WE all will be on the ballot.
The 2016 Presidential Election has been called "a national referendum on decency". Decency lost.
Indeed, this time Democracy itself is on the ballot. I hope and pray a firm and undeniable majority of American voters will cast their vote against Fascism!
Great interviews on CNN and MSNBC this week Simon!! Exciting to see all the media coverage you are getting!! So happy this expanded coverage is spreading your very wise and hopeful message!!
Thank you for all you do, it is a pleasure to be part of your community!!
Excellent rundown. Can you comment in an upcoming discussion about RFKjrs campaign and if Dems are doing enough to counter him. A lot of people say he will take votes from Biden but his crazy stance on a number of issues make him sound more like a threat to the other guy. Thoughts?
Awesome interview ! (Nice do ✂️) So glad you pointed out that Trump/Republicans are embracing the most extreme abortion bans.
Floridians Protecting Freedom/Amendment 4 has raised 2.25 mill in 1st quarter/2024!
Just ordered my “I’m Voting Yes on 4” t-shirt. I’ll be alternating with my Biden/Harris t. 3 months in and only +++ responses in my MAGA county.Join me and start the convos!
Simon, I love that you're spreading Hopium far and wide. And I love being a part of this astonishingly awesome grassroots movement to get out the vote with the message of what Biden is doing right. At the same time, I've been seeing more reference to GOP/MAGA efforts to: 1) continue to grow distrust of our election system 2) make it more and more diificult for people to vote, and 3) prepare for violence if Trump doesn't win. I would love some "Hopium to take" for these concerns. thank you!
I have seen several vids about this concern lately and would say 1) they fact news are covering this is good, sunshine is best disinfectant 2) tfg is already complaining about rigging so we should take this seriously and not just think he is desperate. Chances are his goons are up to something. 3) We can certainly share these concerns with our county emergency managers and ask what efforts are being made during and after elections to ensure safety 4)It is LIKELY that this is being discussed at WH. Biden has smart people and they know how serious this is. 5) I think the sooner Biden takes strong leads in polls, the sooner these cracks will show and thus be detected and thwarted....thus we keep working! 6) Discussing in our circles as the expert describes above that violence is unacceptable, period. Shame violent idolizations, but discuss and acknowledge different opinions.
My husband is a LEO professional and has spoken to schools and churches about threats. I encourage you to reach out to LEO professionals near you/ emergency management office to put you in touch with those that can answer concerns in your area. For example, local, state agencies track domestic terror groups in their criminal intelligence units. So find a contact, send them articles like this and ask them to respond with data and plan adjustments from 2020/22-24 for say during early voting and thru election. See what they come back with, hopefully you will be put at ease that local authorities are aware and preparing.
And one last thing is what I have done that makes me feel better. I follow Republican Voters Against Trump. https://rvat.org. And on YouTube. I have written this info in bright grease pencil on my back windshield. So wherever I drive, I assume people will be curious and check out vids by R’s quitting tfg. This permission structure is pretty powerful I feel. I have been a life long dem, but I know my area leans red. I think the more sensible fact based R’s that abandon tfg, the better our election and our collective safety. Check them out. Take care Chaplain.
Thank you so much, B Johnson! This is a very reassuring and practical message, especially your six points, and I am grateful. I actually had seen the Amanpour/Kayyem video which is one of the items that stirred up my concern! I also get rvat videos on my youtube feed so I will pay more attention.
I tried to look up LEO professional but I couldn't find a good reference; the only LEO I know are the Canadian film awards (I have a tiny crush on Canadian/American actor Niall Matter, who has won a LEO, and been nominated for several). So if you have a moment, I would love to know what it stands for in this context. Thank you again for your thoughtful response to my concerns! Blessings,
Terry, you are certainly welcome. Yes LEO means law enforcement or public safety department local to you. For example, my husband ( partially because of his connections and experience) spoke to the police chief of Greensboro Police here in NC about exactly this. He learned a lot of what I shared with you. So if you are active clergy, you certainly can stop in or email local police and ask about their “community outreach, engagement, support services”. Like I know here if you ask, a trained officer will come and talk to your staff and advise on safety procedures for churches, schools, and public facing businesses. Basically you feel more prepared and informed about what to do if a threat or situation arises.
Feel free to reply back with you area if you’d like help finding the contact. Hug from NC
A thought on that NYT poll: I noticed in their methodology they both overweight non-college survey takers and, as of February, include non-completers in their topline results. Nate Cohn has said that including non-completers pushes the sample a point or two in Trump’s favor. Seems to me that, in combination, these steps are pushing the results to be Trumpier than they might otherwise be… Regardless, it’s good to see positive movement there, especially given its influence on the media discourse.
Something that continues to worry me is that too many Americans are frighteningly ignorant about why reproductive rights are vital. I strongly believe that Democrats more qualified than I on such medical traumas need to get the word out and educate American voters about the many circumstances under which women need access to the full range of care.
We need medical professionals, not just heartbroken women, telling the plain truth of what goes wrong during some pregnancies and what the consequences are for those deprived of their civil right to medical care. The vicious cruelty of such state legislation as that in Idaho and Arizona needs to be plastered all over our networks, media, and grassroots presentations before it is too late. The malicious, dangerous, and hideously cavalier way this cruelty is currently presented needs to be countermanded by Democrats calling their bluff and laying it out for voters. There is nothing pro-like about denying people critical medical care in all circumstances.
Completely agree and see Biden’s team taking this on more. It needs to be shouted from the tree tops every day. This issue in Idaho with the SCOTUS reviewing case is horrific. We need to save our democracy and save LIVES! I am hearing more about this medical issue and I pass my info on too to many disbelieving shocked people. I am seeing more ads, hearing more physicians talking and physicians running in local races ( Ob/gyn docs) Kamala is doing a lot in this area but you are right: more needed.
Below is a Post I made on Robert Hubbell's letter today.. But here's the gist and my question. As an expert in polls, can you explain to me how a phone call poll with a 1% answer rate can have ANY validity? 1,059 responding from 127,000 calls made to 93,000 voters. I would like to know about the 99% who didn't answer.
I just read the latest NYTs/Siena poll. At the end they briefly reviewed their methodology. I question the reliability of a poll where only about 1% answer the phone. How can anyone speculate as to how the other 99% would respond. I think a better headline than something about Biden is improving would be “In the latest poll we had a 1% response rate so don’t take us too seriously.”
“We spoke with 1,059 registered voters from April 7 to 11, 2024.
Our polls are conducted by telephone, using live interviewers, in both English and Spanish. More than 95 percent of respondents were contacted on a cellphone for this poll.
Voters are selected for the survey from a list of registered voters. The list contains information on the demographic characteristics of every registered voter, allowing us to make sure we reach the right number of voters of each party, race and region. For this poll, we placed nearly 127,000 calls to more than 93,000 voters.”
Diana, we have very few problems here with over 60,000 subscribers and more than 60,000 views six days a week. This platform is very capable, and we've found it's almost always user errors. Having read this I really don't understand what the issue is. Please try to be a bit more clear and I will try to address it.
"Let he who didn’t lie about banging a porn star, just after having his fifth kid with his third wife, cast the first stone."
Thanks Simon. I’m going to listen to the CNN interview and Deep State Radio podcasts now while I write letters. I can (and sometimes do) listen to you all day.
Letters to NC voters.
I'm going to do the same, only with postcards. Our Indivisible chapter here in Charlotte is writing postcards to defeat Tricia Cotham, the treason weasel in the NC House who flipped from (D) to (R) during the last legislative session to give the GOP a veto-proof majority. Like Trump is nationwide, she is the most responsible person in NC for our current abortion ban!
Excellent article on Josh Stein, Current NC AG and Dem candidate for Governor in Marc Elias's Democracy Docket:
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/facing-a-radical-right-wing-lt-gov-josh-stein-offers-a-vision-for-north-carolina/
Thanks Cheryl for info re Josh Stein. I’ve been donating to him monthly for a least 6 months as my way of supporting NC from our Hopium Chronicles plan. Sounds like a great leader with lots of insider knowledge to be able to get things done. Robinson sounds like a hot mess! So glad to hear Stein leading. 🙌🏻
"So glad to hear Stein leading. 🙌🏻'
Me too! But not resting on my laurels....
Thanks for supporting NC 🙏
"If you’re resting on your laurels, you’re keeping them in the wrong place!"
For sure: TRUMP AND MAGA UGLIER in 2024 than in previous cycles. The MAGA base is irredeemable. But sensible folks will see the clear choice. More notable GOPers, more former Trump staffers and more retired military leaders will stand up this fall.
Democracy will be on the ballot. Freedom will
be on the ballot (women’s reproductive health care), WE all will be on the ballot.
The 2016 Presidential Election has been called "a national referendum on decency". Decency lost.
Indeed, this time Democracy itself is on the ballot. I hope and pray a firm and undeniable majority of American voters will cast their vote against Fascism!
You must be exhausted. Please make sure you get enough sleep tonight!
CNN interview was so good!
More subscribers? I just wrote "The Miracle of Compounding".
Go viral. please take FT6 with you. Register Democrats -- save democracy. https://www.fieldteam6.org/
Simon, how many of your 60,000 subscribers know that FT 6 is the only organization dedicated to registering new Democrats?
https://www.mobilize.us/ft6/
Great interviews on CNN and MSNBC this week Simon!! Exciting to see all the media coverage you are getting!! So happy this expanded coverage is spreading your very wise and hopeful message!!
Thank you for all you do, it is a pleasure to be part of your community!!
Excellent rundown. Can you comment in an upcoming discussion about RFKjrs campaign and if Dems are doing enough to counter him. A lot of people say he will take votes from Biden but his crazy stance on a number of issues make him sound more like a threat to the other guy. Thoughts?
Seems to me RFK Jr is doing an impeccable job of countering himself:
– Referring to insurrectionists as "activists".
– Calling for an investigation into whether their prosecutions were "political".
– Stating that Biden is the greater threat against democracy.
– Choosing a VP candidate who is OPPOSED to IVF!
– Not gaining the support of a single member of the Kennedy clan.
.
And what does President Biden do? Quietly release a St.Patrick’s Day photo of himself with dozens of members of the Kennedy family!
Is it possible to get a copy of these slides?
I’d like to post something on a progressive site on the economy and cite a few of his charts on job creation and growth under Biden.
Awesome interview ! (Nice do ✂️) So glad you pointed out that Trump/Republicans are embracing the most extreme abortion bans.
Floridians Protecting Freedom/Amendment 4 has raised 2.25 mill in 1st quarter/2024!
Just ordered my “I’m Voting Yes on 4” t-shirt. I’ll be alternating with my Biden/Harris t. 3 months in and only +++ responses in my MAGA county.Join me and start the convos!
👕🛒
👍💙
Simon, I love that you're spreading Hopium far and wide. And I love being a part of this astonishingly awesome grassroots movement to get out the vote with the message of what Biden is doing right. At the same time, I've been seeing more reference to GOP/MAGA efforts to: 1) continue to grow distrust of our election system 2) make it more and more diificult for people to vote, and 3) prepare for violence if Trump doesn't win. I would love some "Hopium to take" for these concerns. thank you!
Important point, Terry. Here is a great interview discussing this a few days ago. https://youtu.be/MM6JbcSsWAE?si=SlzLgrbskHBJ7E6e
I have seen several vids about this concern lately and would say 1) they fact news are covering this is good, sunshine is best disinfectant 2) tfg is already complaining about rigging so we should take this seriously and not just think he is desperate. Chances are his goons are up to something. 3) We can certainly share these concerns with our county emergency managers and ask what efforts are being made during and after elections to ensure safety 4)It is LIKELY that this is being discussed at WH. Biden has smart people and they know how serious this is. 5) I think the sooner Biden takes strong leads in polls, the sooner these cracks will show and thus be detected and thwarted....thus we keep working! 6) Discussing in our circles as the expert describes above that violence is unacceptable, period. Shame violent idolizations, but discuss and acknowledge different opinions.
My husband is a LEO professional and has spoken to schools and churches about threats. I encourage you to reach out to LEO professionals near you/ emergency management office to put you in touch with those that can answer concerns in your area. For example, local, state agencies track domestic terror groups in their criminal intelligence units. So find a contact, send them articles like this and ask them to respond with data and plan adjustments from 2020/22-24 for say during early voting and thru election. See what they come back with, hopefully you will be put at ease that local authorities are aware and preparing.
And one last thing is what I have done that makes me feel better. I follow Republican Voters Against Trump. https://rvat.org. And on YouTube. I have written this info in bright grease pencil on my back windshield. So wherever I drive, I assume people will be curious and check out vids by R’s quitting tfg. This permission structure is pretty powerful I feel. I have been a life long dem, but I know my area leans red. I think the more sensible fact based R’s that abandon tfg, the better our election and our collective safety. Check them out. Take care Chaplain.
Thank you so much, B Johnson! This is a very reassuring and practical message, especially your six points, and I am grateful. I actually had seen the Amanpour/Kayyem video which is one of the items that stirred up my concern! I also get rvat videos on my youtube feed so I will pay more attention.
I tried to look up LEO professional but I couldn't find a good reference; the only LEO I know are the Canadian film awards (I have a tiny crush on Canadian/American actor Niall Matter, who has won a LEO, and been nominated for several). So if you have a moment, I would love to know what it stands for in this context. Thank you again for your thoughtful response to my concerns! Blessings,
Terry, you are certainly welcome. Yes LEO means law enforcement or public safety department local to you. For example, my husband ( partially because of his connections and experience) spoke to the police chief of Greensboro Police here in NC about exactly this. He learned a lot of what I shared with you. So if you are active clergy, you certainly can stop in or email local police and ask about their “community outreach, engagement, support services”. Like I know here if you ask, a trained officer will come and talk to your staff and advise on safety procedures for churches, schools, and public facing businesses. Basically you feel more prepared and informed about what to do if a threat or situation arises.
Feel free to reply back with you area if you’d like help finding the contact. Hug from NC
A thought on that NYT poll: I noticed in their methodology they both overweight non-college survey takers and, as of February, include non-completers in their topline results. Nate Cohn has said that including non-completers pushes the sample a point or two in Trump’s favor. Seems to me that, in combination, these steps are pushing the results to be Trumpier than they might otherwise be… Regardless, it’s good to see positive movement there, especially given its influence on the media discourse.
Something that continues to worry me is that too many Americans are frighteningly ignorant about why reproductive rights are vital. I strongly believe that Democrats more qualified than I on such medical traumas need to get the word out and educate American voters about the many circumstances under which women need access to the full range of care.
We need medical professionals, not just heartbroken women, telling the plain truth of what goes wrong during some pregnancies and what the consequences are for those deprived of their civil right to medical care. The vicious cruelty of such state legislation as that in Idaho and Arizona needs to be plastered all over our networks, media, and grassroots presentations before it is too late. The malicious, dangerous, and hideously cavalier way this cruelty is currently presented needs to be countermanded by Democrats calling their bluff and laying it out for voters. There is nothing pro-like about denying people critical medical care in all circumstances.
Susan,
Completely agree and see Biden’s team taking this on more. It needs to be shouted from the tree tops every day. This issue in Idaho with the SCOTUS reviewing case is horrific. We need to save our democracy and save LIVES! I am hearing more about this medical issue and I pass my info on too to many disbelieving shocked people. I am seeing more ads, hearing more physicians talking and physicians running in local races ( Ob/gyn docs) Kamala is doing a lot in this area but you are right: more needed.
Below is a Post I made on Robert Hubbell's letter today.. But here's the gist and my question. As an expert in polls, can you explain to me how a phone call poll with a 1% answer rate can have ANY validity? 1,059 responding from 127,000 calls made to 93,000 voters. I would like to know about the 99% who didn't answer.
I just read the latest NYTs/Siena poll. At the end they briefly reviewed their methodology. I question the reliability of a poll where only about 1% answer the phone. How can anyone speculate as to how the other 99% would respond. I think a better headline than something about Biden is improving would be “In the latest poll we had a 1% response rate so don’t take us too seriously.”
“We spoke with 1,059 registered voters from April 7 to 11, 2024.
Our polls are conducted by telephone, using live interviewers, in both English and Spanish. More than 95 percent of respondents were contacted on a cellphone for this poll.
Voters are selected for the survey from a list of registered voters. The list contains information on the demographic characteristics of every registered voter, allowing us to make sure we reach the right number of voters of each party, race and region. For this poll, we placed nearly 127,000 calls to more than 93,000 voters.”
I think most polls are messed up per se per methodology