I have been trying to contact Hopium because I am not getting any mailings even though I am a paid subscriber. I wrote to Lincoln and have left comments on several posts, but have not heard anything. I would like someone to, at least, let me know they can see this post, because I am wondering if my email and comments are being blocked.
Thanks. I had already checked Junk and Trash. Not sure why it suddenly stopped. Went to settings. They were all correct. Toggled the email setting. Will see if it helps. Everything looks correct. Paid through early November. Will see.
Tina, I have checked your record and you are active and paid. There is nothing else I can do from here. Has to be something on your end but let's stay in touch. Thank you.
I called my Rep this morning with a suggestion. I don't recall if this idea was floated during yesterday's Paid Subscribers gathering or if I heard it somewhere else. Either way, I think it's a good idea.
House Dems go back to Washington early (let's say this coming Tuesday) and declare that they are ready to vote to fund DHS (minus ICE and CBP, unless serious reforms). And then they challenge Republicans to join them.
This would garner a huge amount of media attention and clearly position Dems as the ones who are willing to work for the good of the American people -- and Republicans as the ones who are responsible for the continued shutdown.
In my opinion, this would be a great way to win the messaging battle, to make it harder for Rs to pin the blame for the shutdown on Ds.
I called Booker & Kim this morning and demanded Senate Dems do a rally on the Capitol steps and show they are ready to work for the American people. Dems need to be in DC!!
Please call your House rep too. The legislation is in the House's hands right now. The problem is that Mike Johnson is refusing to schedule a vote on the Senate version of the bill. I read somewhere that enough House Rs are ready to vote "yes" to pass it, if Johnson would just allow the House to vote on it.
Please call your House rep too. The legislation is in the House's hands right now. The problem is that Mike Johnson is refusing to schedule a vote on the Senate version of the bill. I read somewhere that enough House Rs are ready to vote "yes" to pass it, if Johnson would just allow the House to vote on it.
Simon, thank you for the great discussion last night.
I called Congressman Raskin and Senators Alsobrooks and Van Hollen to say NO more funding for ICE or wars, NO approval for his ballroom, and to say that they need to discuss and have hearings about the president's declining mental capacities.
I'm writing postcards about redistricting to Virginia voters. We've been seeing higher turnout in the red parts of Virginia than the blue parts. I think the red voters are stinging from their big defeat last November and are motivated to vote. I also keep hearing from blue folks who just don't think mid-decade redistricting is fair and who feel that "two wrongs don't make a right." We really need to turn Virginia around.
I like donating through Hopium Simon, and grateful to meet all of the candidates in your interviews. It's always uplifting and impressive. I wish the fund raisers who who are bombarding us with nagging, sometimes accusatory and sometimes alarming text messages and emails would just stop. I remember how you said they have to stop thinking of us as ATM machines. There must be a better way.
I unsubscibe with a comment that I only donate via Hopium! But after I give them $$ via Hopium, I have to unsubscribe again. Friction I could do without.
I think its because all donations go through Act Blue and the candidates get those lists. Its a nuisance, but comes with the territory.
I frequently reply to candidates from the Hopium list, that I have already donated through Hopium Chronicles and will continue, and wish them good luck. Gives HC a little extra positive exposure…
It is non-stop, multiple requests a day from every direction. Members who appear to be very safe in their re-election bid still bombarding you for money.
That's why I do value Simon's direction on where our money is most needed and will do the most good.
just a historical footnote: hitler also built a ballroom with a huge bunker early on. same hi ceiling and columns. so maybe he did read a book! or at least looked at pics.
just as we think now we can grab the senate (great candidates, momentum) perhaps it is also possible to create a coalition govt. after all, we are in a national emergency: failed govt, failed nation. we are talking about handfuls of repubs to accomplish this. our senior elected dems in house & senate should be working on this quietly & diligently. someone pls call out the safe word pls!
at least after this horrible first year, we are battle tested, know the stakes, have grown our coalition, are greatly motivated, and informed by hopiums/simon. we have 7 mos to get this right! rest now, luxuriate in spring, back in the trenches soon enuf!
My family on my father's side, who lived under Hitler, and I created a list of similarities between Trump and Hitler in 2021. We stopped at 70. We're going to add to it in the coming weeks and link to it from a sticker that says "Take A German To Lunch. Ask Them About Trump." My guess is that we'll have no problem topping the century mark now--thanks for adding one more :/
SO proud of this group! We always answer the call--whether it's financial contributions, post cards, calls to electeds, phone banks, in-person rallies like No Kings. We rise to the occasion. As Trump and the regime get weaker, we get stronger. So, Let's GO!!!
I will not watch the Mad Man tonight- I will find a movie instead. Then watch the analysis after he is done. If only he was announcing that he was stepping down!!!!
I will check it out. I recently streamed Hamnet, the last 5 minutes are a real tear-jerker. Not because it was so sad but because it was so beautiful! I could barely tell my husband about it because the tears would flow again! Highly recommend and have tissue at hand.
I loved the Hail Mary book so much that I don't really want to see the movie. It did get a good review from a book club member, though (where we read the book).
I'm not going to watch that shithead flapping his neck vulva tonight on TV. I can think of any number of more productive things to do. Also, I don't trust a single thing he says. I'll wait for reports to summarize it.
Like a lot other presidents have found, you can drive things with the military and our own initiative, but then things spin off in a way where you stop driving things and start responding to things. I don't think he can leave this war. Eventually he's going to land troops somewhere I think, and probably make things worse. Lebanon is in disarray. And I really wonder if the Iranian Kurds might at some point take some of their own actions. The Iraqi militias are getting involved now as well.
I have 25 postcards I'm working on for NE, voter outreach. I'll get those out by Saturday at the latest.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the first year when you might be held liable for causing mental distress (not to mention violating everyone's 8th amendment rights) if you post an April Fools joke... tonight will be Trump's, for sure...
I think he may well claim victory, give a timeline of two weeks so that he can say he kept his promise of 4-6 weeks and quite possibly just leave.
Because he is just too stressed out by being a loser, and he doesnt want to talk about the war so much.
I know Simon wrote today that Trump couldn't just cut and run with the strait closed, but I think that is exactly what he will do (unless he does another 180 and puts boots on the ground.)
Will he re-deploy the forces or still keep them in place?
I think he will do what you say (most likely) but I agree with Simon that it is not sustainable. So, he might say one thing tonight, but in a few weeks when the economic costs become more prevalent, and his polling slips further, he’ll put boots on the ground or do something most likely to make the situation worse. It could be boots on the ground as you put it.
The problem is that he can try to fix this by taking other disastrous actions, and not succeed. We might just wind up with Iran dominating the region, making nukes anyhow, and running a perpetual toll booth on the Persian Gulf (yes, it is now most decidedly the Persian Gulf and not the Gulf of Arabia). This seems like a best case scenario, where the Iranians maintain some kind of order, but put a tax on the economic activity of the entire planet.
Woot! Thanks everyone, that fundraising is fantastic! I sent some $ to Peltola and OH, and am regular monthly donor to the 2 funds. Caught some of the call last night, but will re-listen and also check out the No Kings followup call and start strategizing for May Day.
Orange, ugh - they are going to have to fumigate after he leaves the building. Am dying to hear reporting from inside the courtroom. He thinks he is HIGH & MIGHTY and he is low and imbecilic. Today, I am thinking of the great Gandhi quote, which I'll leave you with: "When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always." Keep going!
Listened to the Supreme Court birthright citizenship case, including all the questions asked of Sauer, the SG. It looks to me like Trump is going to lose this bigly. I predict 7-2, possibly 8-1, maybe even 9-0. Even Thomas didn't seem inclined to fight for it, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Alito(!) all raised what ought to be serious, if not dispositive problems with the government's argument, Coney Barrett seemed pretty clearly, if not vehemently, opposed to Trump's argument, and as usual Jackson found ways to make the so-called "originalists" look like unserious hypocrites if they voted to support him (eg by digging up a Court decision from 1813 that showed decisively [Sauer had no answer] that the Founders assumed the English common law definitions of citizenship and "allegiance" (you're born here, you're a citizen, and allegiance meant you were subject to the laws of the country, which applied to everyone in the country except foreign diplomats, the key exception in the birthright citizenship clause as well).
Roberts raised the question of why what was accepted in 1868 when the 14th was passed should be revised (several of the justices called the government's theory "revisionist"--not a good sign in a court that prides itself on originalism--and in fact, the 14th couldn't have been meant to carve out exceptions against immigrants because there were no restrictions on immigration then--in fact, in many states non-citizens were allowed to vote in federal elections then, a practice that didn't end unofficially until 1926 nor officially until 1997). When the government talked about how things have changed since then, Roberts shut that down by saying "different time, same Constitution" and said nothing more.
Sauer talked very fast and loud as if he thought it would dazzle and intimidate the justices into submission--and interrupted them a lot as well--all clear signs that he knew he was going to lose and was only performing for the usual audience of one. It could just be me, but I got the vibe that many of the justices resented that Trump was demanding they clown themselves on this issue for him--probably not a smart idea for him to call them "disloyal" yesterday if they don't, or to attend the hearing, as if he thought that would intimidate them into line.
I read a report that one of Sauer's arguments was that "We are the only country in the world with birthright citizenship." This is false, but also beside the point. At our founding, we were the only constitutional republic in the world (please correct me if I'm wrong) With that logic, we should not exist. By that logic, no innovation is valid or defensible. That my friends, is the dark heart of the term "conservative."
The mad baby man just walked out of SCOTUS. It appears as if they are leaning away from his position on Birthright citizenship. This is excellent news. Aaron Parnas has a break down from right now. You can see who is asking what questions and what the govt lawyer is saying. It's not too much. Just the headlines.
Trump can't fix anything. It's up to us.
I look forward to watching the video of last night's gathering.
Your announcement that we hit our two major campaign goals was so awesome to read!
I'm sure Trump had a nice snooze this morning at the SCOTUS. You know, heading toward mid-day, he does need his nap.
I have been trying to contact Hopium because I am not getting any mailings even though I am a paid subscriber. I wrote to Lincoln and have left comments on several posts, but have not heard anything. I would like someone to, at least, let me know they can see this post, because I am wondering if my email and comments are being blocked.
I can see your post. Have you checked your spam folder?
Tina, this is almost certainly on your end. Head here for tips on what to do - https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/hopium-housekeeing-itemspaid-subscribers.
But yes please check your spam folder and settings as a first step, and let let us know what happens. Good luck and thank you!
Thanks. I had already checked Junk and Trash. Not sure why it suddenly stopped. Went to settings. They were all correct. Toggled the email setting. Will see if it helps. Everything looks correct. Paid through early November. Will see.
Tina, I have checked your record and you are active and paid. There is nothing else I can do from here. Has to be something on your end but let's stay in touch. Thank you.
I can see it Tina. Maybe go to the substack app and try.
I called my Rep this morning with a suggestion. I don't recall if this idea was floated during yesterday's Paid Subscribers gathering or if I heard it somewhere else. Either way, I think it's a good idea.
House Dems go back to Washington early (let's say this coming Tuesday) and declare that they are ready to vote to fund DHS (minus ICE and CBP, unless serious reforms). And then they challenge Republicans to join them.
This would garner a huge amount of media attention and clearly position Dems as the ones who are willing to work for the good of the American people -- and Republicans as the ones who are responsible for the continued shutdown.
In my opinion, this would be a great way to win the messaging battle, to make it harder for Rs to pin the blame for the shutdown on Ds.
I called Booker & Kim this morning and demanded Senate Dems do a rally on the Capitol steps and show they are ready to work for the American people. Dems need to be in DC!!
Great idea. Will call also. Warren and Markey.
Please call your House rep too. The legislation is in the House's hands right now. The problem is that Mike Johnson is refusing to schedule a vote on the Senate version of the bill. I read somewhere that enough House Rs are ready to vote "yes" to pass it, if Johnson would just allow the House to vote on it.
Please call your House rep too. The legislation is in the House's hands right now. The problem is that Mike Johnson is refusing to schedule a vote on the Senate version of the bill. I read somewhere that enough House Rs are ready to vote "yes" to pass it, if Johnson would just allow the House to vote on it.
Johnson needs to be removed as Speaker!!
Simon, thank you for the great discussion last night.
I called Congressman Raskin and Senators Alsobrooks and Van Hollen to say NO more funding for ICE or wars, NO approval for his ballroom, and to say that they need to discuss and have hearings about the president's declining mental capacities.
I'm writing postcards about redistricting to Virginia voters. We've been seeing higher turnout in the red parts of Virginia than the blue parts. I think the red voters are stinging from their big defeat last November and are motivated to vote. I also keep hearing from blue folks who just don't think mid-decade redistricting is fair and who feel that "two wrongs don't make a right." We really need to turn Virginia around.
I like donating through Hopium Simon, and grateful to meet all of the candidates in your interviews. It's always uplifting and impressive. I wish the fund raisers who who are bombarding us with nagging, sometimes accusatory and sometimes alarming text messages and emails would just stop. I remember how you said they have to stop thinking of us as ATM machines. There must be a better way.
I unsubscibe with a comment that I only donate via Hopium! But after I give them $$ via Hopium, I have to unsubscribe again. Friction I could do without.
that's why we need reform. I spent a good 15 minutes blocking fundraising texts.
Evert day!
…tis the season.
I imagine a day where Citizens United is reversed 💪💪💪
I think its because all donations go through Act Blue and the candidates get those lists. Its a nuisance, but comes with the territory.
I frequently reply to candidates from the Hopium list, that I have already donated through Hopium Chronicles and will continue, and wish them good luck. Gives HC a little extra positive exposure…
It is non-stop, multiple requests a day from every direction. Members who appear to be very safe in their re-election bid still bombarding you for money.
That's why I do value Simon's direction on where our money is most needed and will do the most good.
just a historical footnote: hitler also built a ballroom with a huge bunker early on. same hi ceiling and columns. so maybe he did read a book! or at least looked at pics.
just as we think now we can grab the senate (great candidates, momentum) perhaps it is also possible to create a coalition govt. after all, we are in a national emergency: failed govt, failed nation. we are talking about handfuls of repubs to accomplish this. our senior elected dems in house & senate should be working on this quietly & diligently. someone pls call out the safe word pls!
at least after this horrible first year, we are battle tested, know the stakes, have grown our coalition, are greatly motivated, and informed by hopiums/simon. we have 7 mos to get this right! rest now, luxuriate in spring, back in the trenches soon enuf!
My family on my father's side, who lived under Hitler, and I created a list of similarities between Trump and Hitler in 2021. We stopped at 70. We're going to add to it in the coming weeks and link to it from a sticker that says "Take A German To Lunch. Ask Them About Trump." My guess is that we'll have no problem topping the century mark now--thanks for adding one more :/
SO proud of this group! We always answer the call--whether it's financial contributions, post cards, calls to electeds, phone banks, in-person rallies like No Kings. We rise to the occasion. As Trump and the regime get weaker, we get stronger. So, Let's GO!!!
I will not watch the Mad Man tonight- I will find a movie instead. Then watch the analysis after he is done. If only he was announcing that he was stepping down!!!!
We went to the movies and saw Hail Mary. Great get away adventure!!
I will check it out. I recently streamed Hamnet, the last 5 minutes are a real tear-jerker. Not because it was so sad but because it was so beautiful! I could barely tell my husband about it because the tears would flow again! Highly recommend and have tissue at hand.
I read the book and cried enough there. Not sure I could watch the movie :(
Saw it Friday night. Was nice to put the mind as far away from here as possible for a bit. But, back to reality to keep up the fight.
I loved the Hail Mary book so much that I don't really want to see the movie. It did get a good review from a book club member, though (where we read the book).
I'm not going to watch that shithead flapping his neck vulva tonight on TV. I can think of any number of more productive things to do. Also, I don't trust a single thing he says. I'll wait for reports to summarize it.
Like a lot other presidents have found, you can drive things with the military and our own initiative, but then things spin off in a way where you stop driving things and start responding to things. I don't think he can leave this war. Eventually he's going to land troops somewhere I think, and probably make things worse. Lebanon is in disarray. And I really wonder if the Iranian Kurds might at some point take some of their own actions. The Iraqi militias are getting involved now as well.
I have 25 postcards I'm working on for NE, voter outreach. I'll get those out by Saturday at the latest.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the first year when you might be held liable for causing mental distress (not to mention violating everyone's 8th amendment rights) if you post an April Fools joke... tonight will be Trump's, for sure...
I am in no mood for April Fool's jokes. I agree!
I wonder how much will be about the war and how much will be about whales, sharpies, and retribution.
Do you think he chose tonight so if he changes whatever war or policy nonsense he spews he can just say, “April Fools!!”
Also, birthright citizenship, the Treaty Room remodeling, and the ballroom.
For the war, my guess is, like Hegseth, he'll name the people they killed and the shit they blew up, and claim they represent victory.
Oh and let's not forget, rail about Democrats and anyone else. Much of it will be grievances and smears to put his people onto demonizing the left.
I think he may well claim victory, give a timeline of two weeks so that he can say he kept his promise of 4-6 weeks and quite possibly just leave.
Because he is just too stressed out by being a loser, and he doesnt want to talk about the war so much.
I know Simon wrote today that Trump couldn't just cut and run with the strait closed, but I think that is exactly what he will do (unless he does another 180 and puts boots on the ground.)
Will he re-deploy the forces or still keep them in place?
Then he can declare he made Peace in 10 wars...
I think he will do what you say (most likely) but I agree with Simon that it is not sustainable. So, he might say one thing tonight, but in a few weeks when the economic costs become more prevalent, and his polling slips further, he’ll put boots on the ground or do something most likely to make the situation worse. It could be boots on the ground as you put it.
The problem is that he can try to fix this by taking other disastrous actions, and not succeed. We might just wind up with Iran dominating the region, making nukes anyhow, and running a perpetual toll booth on the Persian Gulf (yes, it is now most decidedly the Persian Gulf and not the Gulf of Arabia). This seems like a best case scenario, where the Iranians maintain some kind of order, but put a tax on the economic activity of the entire planet.
Woot! Thanks everyone, that fundraising is fantastic! I sent some $ to Peltola and OH, and am regular monthly donor to the 2 funds. Caught some of the call last night, but will re-listen and also check out the No Kings followup call and start strategizing for May Day.
Orange, ugh - they are going to have to fumigate after he leaves the building. Am dying to hear reporting from inside the courtroom. He thinks he is HIGH & MIGHTY and he is low and imbecilic. Today, I am thinking of the great Gandhi quote, which I'll leave you with: "When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always." Keep going!
Listened to the Supreme Court birthright citizenship case, including all the questions asked of Sauer, the SG. It looks to me like Trump is going to lose this bigly. I predict 7-2, possibly 8-1, maybe even 9-0. Even Thomas didn't seem inclined to fight for it, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Alito(!) all raised what ought to be serious, if not dispositive problems with the government's argument, Coney Barrett seemed pretty clearly, if not vehemently, opposed to Trump's argument, and as usual Jackson found ways to make the so-called "originalists" look like unserious hypocrites if they voted to support him (eg by digging up a Court decision from 1813 that showed decisively [Sauer had no answer] that the Founders assumed the English common law definitions of citizenship and "allegiance" (you're born here, you're a citizen, and allegiance meant you were subject to the laws of the country, which applied to everyone in the country except foreign diplomats, the key exception in the birthright citizenship clause as well).
Roberts raised the question of why what was accepted in 1868 when the 14th was passed should be revised (several of the justices called the government's theory "revisionist"--not a good sign in a court that prides itself on originalism--and in fact, the 14th couldn't have been meant to carve out exceptions against immigrants because there were no restrictions on immigration then--in fact, in many states non-citizens were allowed to vote in federal elections then, a practice that didn't end unofficially until 1926 nor officially until 1997). When the government talked about how things have changed since then, Roberts shut that down by saying "different time, same Constitution" and said nothing more.
Sauer talked very fast and loud as if he thought it would dazzle and intimidate the justices into submission--and interrupted them a lot as well--all clear signs that he knew he was going to lose and was only performing for the usual audience of one. It could just be me, but I got the vibe that many of the justices resented that Trump was demanding they clown themselves on this issue for him--probably not a smart idea for him to call them "disloyal" yesterday if they don't, or to attend the hearing, as if he thought that would intimidate them into line.
Thanks for this report.
I read a report that one of Sauer's arguments was that "We are the only country in the world with birthright citizenship." This is false, but also beside the point. At our founding, we were the only constitutional republic in the world (please correct me if I'm wrong) With that logic, we should not exist. By that logic, no innovation is valid or defensible. That my friends, is the dark heart of the term "conservative."
I see you, Tina.
The mad baby man just walked out of SCOTUS. It appears as if they are leaning away from his position on Birthright citizenship. This is excellent news. Aaron Parnas has a break down from right now. You can see who is asking what questions and what the govt lawyer is saying. It's not too much. Just the headlines.
Last night’s meeting was great.
Can we charge Trump 500 million for tearing down the east wing?