Upcoming Hopium Events - Paid Subscriber Briefing This Wed, 3 June Dates Announced
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Friends,
Our schedule is coming together for the next few weeks. Hope to be adding a few more events with outside guests in the coming days. For our paid subscribers feel free to make a suggestion in the comments area below on someone you would like to hear from in the coming months. Interested to hear from you about this.
Tomorrow, I will have a lot to say about the President’s successful Asia trip and the dangerous game the Republicans are playing with our economy and our democracy itself. The MAGA wrecking ball is out in full force now.
Keep working hard all, and thanks again to everyone who helped Donna Deegan get it done this week in Jacksonville! - Simon
Wednesday, May 24th, 8pm EST - Paid Hopium Subscriber Briefing and Hangout with Simon - Learn More, RSVP
Thursday, June 8th, 1pm EST - June Showing of With Democrat Things Get Better - Learn more, RSVP
Friday, June 16th, Noon EST- June Political Briefing With Simon - RSVP
Wed, June 21st, 8pm EST - Paid Hopium Subscriber Briefing and Hangout with Simon (Save The Date)
While I have you, some highlights from recent days:
Last Few Weeks Have Been Good Ones for Democrats
The Biden “Road to Victory in 2024” Strategy Memo
Last Monday’s Very Full Newsletter
The May Jobs Report - The Economy Remains Remarkably Strong, Republicans Are Trying To Ruin It
And here are links to my two monthly video presentations - my May With Democrats Things Get Better and my monthly political briefing from last Tuesday:
Video: May Political Briefing With Simon (5/16/23)
Watch now (65 min) | Friends, Here it is, my May political briefing. Opened up with about 20 minutes of comments and then took questions to the top of the hour. Covered a lot of ground today including Biden’s strong start, the ugliness of MAGA, DeSantis running to Trump’s right on abortion, that not very good WaPo/ABC poll, the GOP’s unrelenting covering for Trump’s treas…
With Democrats Things Get Better - May, 2023
Watch now (53 min) | This new version of “With Democrats Things Get Better” was recorded on May 9, 2023. The presentation is about 30 minutes long, and then there is a moderated discussion afterward. Enjoy, and please help me share this uplifting, powerful story with others. It is also available on
I agree with Cathleen D's comment How about interviewing the new CEO, Mary-Pat Hector, of RISE, the most effective young voter turnout organization in the country? Also, you should invite the new Chair of the NC Democratic party on for an interview. Don't know if you have met her, but I saw her interviewed by Ali Velshi, substituting for Lawrence O'Donnell, on Friday night and she was terrific. Much better than I was at age 25. She encompasses a whole bunch of our issues as well, having moved up to State Chair from having been Chair of a rural NC County (person?), gearing up for the abortion fight in NC in 2024, and of course leading that state's effort to carry it for Biden.
I very much appreciate what you are doing. I've always been asked for money but never felt connected to information I could trust or received any sign from the organizers that my ideas, and help matter. So, my question is this: what are some ways someone like me can get involved? I work in the service industry so am not able to display personal beliefs on social media and my hours prevent me from having much time to donate. I've done postcards and knocked on doors and made phone calls but because of the deficit of time I have to give I'm not getting to know anyone so I'm always the stranger in the room. How can I get loud? BTW I'm in Texas and most of my friends and all of my family are MAGA supports not interested in what I have to say. Thank you