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"For The First Time Since 2002 Democrats Outvoted Republicans in Texas" - An Uplifting Conversation With Kendall Scudder, Chair Of The Texas Democratic Party

The Idiocy Is Strong With Trump, Zelenskyy To The Rescue, And An Exciting Update From The Great Anderson Clayton (New Video, Analysis)

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg Presentation and Q & A With Hopium Paid Subscribers Featuring NC Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton (3/4/26)

Last Call - Tonight, 7pm EST - Anderson Clayton Joins Our Paid Subscriber Get Together!

Recapping Our Encouraging Election Night With Jen Rubin And Norm Eisen

Another Good Election Night, NC Dems Rock It, All In For James Talarico

On Ukraine, Trump's New Gulf War, Drone Warfare, And More - Stuart Stevens Reports In From Kyiv

Trump's New War, Day 4 - We Are Learning Why Our Founders Gave Congress - Not The President - The Power To Commit Us To War

Rep. Adam Smith On Trump's Dangerous New War In The Middle East

Wed, Mar 4th, 7pm EST - This Week's Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together

Trump's New War, Day 3 - Ongoing Incoherence, Rising Oil Prices, Global Chaos, And Oops! We Are Already Sending In Additional Troops

Notes On Day 2 Of Our Mad King's New War

Our Addled, Failing, Desperate Leader Wags The Dog, Goes To War, And Declares Himself King (Again)

Spelling Out What We Want To Do, Strong And Weak, Leaning Hard Into No Kings

Sen. Alex Padilla’s Democratic Spanish-Language Response to Trump’s State of the Union

Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s Democratic Response to Trump’s State of the Union

Tomorrow, Noon EST - Hopium Founding Members Friday Gathering

Trump Should Have Course Corrected This Week. He Didn't - And 2026 Republicans Are In Trouble (New Video, Written Analysis)

Last Call - Tonight, 7pm EST - Hopium Paid Subscriber Weekly Get Together

My Post-SOTU Discussion With Katie Phang

The Spanberger and Padilla Addresses - A Better Day Is Coming

Katie Phang Is Coming By At 11am Tomorrow To Talk About Him, And Our Opportunity - Join Us!

New Polls Show People Ain't Buying What Trump Is Selling, Loss Of Tariff Revenue = Big Problem For GOP, DHS Whistleblower:"They Lied"

Wed, 7pm EST - Day After SOTU Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together

Hopium Adds 8 More Candidates To Our "Winning The House" Campaign - LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Slower Economy, Higher Prices, Degraded Health Care, Pretti And Good, Epstein Coverup, Unprecedented Corruption, Unending Chaos - The State Of Our Union Is Troubled

Fighting Trump's Reckless Assault On Science - A Conversation With Dr. Jenna Norton And Colette Delawalla

The State Of The Union Is That We've All Had Enough Of Trump's Bullshit

The Tariffs Are Gone. What Comes Next May Be Even Worse For Trump - A New Conversation With Dr. Rob Shapiro

Tariffs Struck Down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Live Event at 415pm EST To Discuss And Celebrate!!!!!!!

The Epstein Scandal Explodes, The Economy Slows, MAHA Moms Revolt, And Yes - F*ck Trump

No Founders Meeting Tomorrow - Got Called To Some Meetings On The Hill

"He's Just Protecting Putin" - Dr. Phillips O'Brien On Trump, Ukraine, and Europe

Trump Is Weak, And Now We Must Become Strong (New Video, Written Analysis)

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg Presentation and Q & A With Hopium Paid Subscribers (2/18/26)

Breaking: Former Prince Andrew Arrested, Ex-South Korean President Given Life For Insurrection

Last Call - Tonight, 7pm EST - Hopium Paid Subscriber Weekly Get Together

Rep. Delia Ramirez On The Fight Against ICE And For America's Immigrants

Has Mass Deportation Become A Domestic Vietnam For Trump, Vance, and Miller?

In Iowa It's A Year Of Opportunity - A New Conversation With Rita Hart, The Hardworking Chair Of The Iowa Democratic Party

Standing Up For Our Neighbors, DHS Overpays Russian $100m for ICE Warehouse, Welcoming The Year Of The Fire Horse

Rebuilding With Democrats, Things Get Better - A Special Project For Our Founding Members

Wed, Feb 18th, 7pm EST - This Week's Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together

Trump On President's Day - Rot, Failure, And Decline

Standing Up For Our Neighbors - A Vital Lesson From The Siege Of Minnesota

Some Notes And Tasty Fare For Our Long Holiday Weekend....

In America The Law Is King - My Conversation With Michael Waldman Of The Brennan Center

DHS Runs Out Of Money Tonight, Trump Keeps Retreating, Fighting Anti-Science, Dems Raise The Freedom Flag In Munich

Today, 1:30pm EST - Hopium Founding Members Friday Gathering

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan on Affordability, Standing Up For Her Country, And Reining In ICE

Trump Is Weaker And Our Movement Is Stronger (New Video, Written Analysis)

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg Presentation and Q & A With Hopium Paid Subscribers (2/11/26)

Last Call - Tonight, 7pm EST - Hopium Paid Subscriber Weekly Get Together

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick On Why Detention Centers Are So Central To Trump's Mass Deportation Strategy

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg And Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (2/10/26)

Trump's Terrible Week - Huge Tariff Loss In House, 2025 Jobs Revised Deeply Downward, Epstein Scandal Metastasizes, Six Patriots Escape His Wrath, Bad New Polls

Rolling Back The Tariffs, Reining In ICE, Blocking The Detention Centers, Forcing Accountability For Epstein Crimes

Bad Bunny:"God Bless America"- Choosing Light Over Darkness, Joy Over Fear, Love Over Hate

Wed, Feb 11th, 7pm EST - This Week's Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together

Big Win In Louisiana, Fox News Refuses To Air Anti-ICE Ad, Ossoff On "The Epstein Class"

We Must Rein In ICE, The Epstein Scandal Goes Global, Vance Booed In Italy, Joy Is Resistance

Americans Do Not Support Mass Deportation - We Must Stand Against ICE, And *For* The People ICE Is Terrorizing

Tomorrow, 1:30pm EST - Hopium Founding Members Friday Gathering

On ICE We Are Having The Fight We All Wanted To Have, And Now We Need To Win It (New Video, Written Analysis)

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg Talk and Q & A With Hopium Paid Subscribers (2/4/26)

Last Call - Tonight, 7pm EST - Hopium Paid Subscriber Weekly Get Together

"We Know Enough" - Powerful Testimony From Arizona Against ICE's Building Of A Massive "Detention" Center There

American People Firmly Behind Drive To Rein In ICE, On The Hill Powerful Stories of ICE's Violence, Greater Focus Needed On The Detention Centers

"Coming Together" With Oregon AG Dan Rayfield and GovAct's Julia Spiegel

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg Interviews GovAct Founder Julia Spiegel

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg Interviews Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield

The Fight To Rein In ICE Starts In Earnest Today, Judge Blocks Haitian TPS Termination, Trump Is Profoundly Unwell, The Regime Creates A Measles Superspreader

"Meeting The Moment" - A New Discussion With Stuart Stevens Of Lincoln Square

Reining In ICE, Reining In Trump - A Big Week Ahead

Wed, Feb 4th, 7pm EST - Our Regular Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together

Sunday Hopium - Working To Ensure Trump Understands There Are Limits To His Power Other Than What's In His "Own Mind"

The Senate Advances 2 Week Funding Bill For DHS. Now To The House. We Are Now Having The Debate About DHS/ICE We Simply Must Have

Breaking News - Don Lemon Arrested. Trump Isn't De-escalating. He's Doing What He Does When Weak, Struggling, Losing - He Panics, Escalates, And Mad Kings

Senate Funding Deal Comes Together And Then Falls Apart, Trump Has Lost The Argument on ICE (Badly), Dems Must Stay On Offense, Don Lemon Arrested!

Big Day In The Senate. Make Your Calls. Let's Rein In ICE For "ICE Is Not A Law Unto Itself"

Inspired By The Courage And Bravery Of The Patriots In Minnesota We Need To Keep Fighting Everyone (Video, Written Analysis)

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg Talk and Q & A With Hopium Paid Subscribers (1/27/26)

We Need To Keep The Pressure On The Senate Today My Friends And Keep Fighting To Rein In ICE

Last Call - Tonight, 7pm EST - Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together

The Fight Ahead Of Us Is Not About Reining In ICE. It's About Reining In Trump

David Jolly's Stirring Speech - "May Alex Pretti's memory be not just a blessing, but a charge"

My Discussion With Jen Rubin And Norm Eisen

"The Senate and the White House are suddenly in the middle of the most serious political crisis of.....Trump’s second term"

Tue, Jan 27, 7pm EST - Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together (New Date/Time Just For This Week)

Alex Pretti - Patriot, The Big Fight To Rein In Miller-DHS-ICE Has Begun, Appeasement Never Works And Only Encourages Escalation

Big News - Senate Dems Will Not Vote For DHS Funding Bill In Current Form

ICE Must Go. Now.

The Courage Of The People Of Minnesota Is Lifting Up And Inspiring A Nation

We Must Choose Freedom

Tomorrow, 1pm EST - Hopium Founding Members Friday Gathering

Appeasement Never Works, Only Strength - Lessons From An Ugly Week (New Video, Analysis)

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg Presentation To Hopium Paid Subscribers (January 21, 2026)

Dr. Robert Shapiro On How Trump Is Pushing America Towards Economic And Geopolitical Ruin

Last Call - Tonight, 7pm EST - Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together

Our Addled Leader Has Thrown The World Into A Grave Crisis, New Poll: Dems Up 8 In Generic Ballot, 3 Important "New Day" Speeches To Watch And Discuss

Glenn Kirschner On Trump's Abandonment Of The Rule Of Law, ICE's Extraordinary Lawlessness

Newsom in Davos: "This Is Code Red," Europe Declares Independence, Congress Returns

Trumps Edges Closer to War With Europe, Saly Comes Home, It's All About Courage Now

Wed, Jan 21, 7pm - Our Weekly (Most Weeks) Hopium Paid Subscriber Gathering

"Coming Together" - Some Sunday Thoughts On Meeting The Moment

Judge Reins In ICE In MN, The Spanberger Era Begins In Richmond, Coons Delegation Expresses Solidarity With Europe/NATO In Denmark

A New Campaign To Support The Courageous People Of Minnesota

CNN Poll: 58% Say Trump's First Year Is A Failure, Senator Coons's Delegation Arrives In Denmark, Cook Moves 18 House Races Towards The Dems

Tomorrow, 1pm EST - Hopium Founding Members Friday Gathering

Hours Before Leading A Bipartisan Delegation To Denmark Senator Chris Coons Came By To Talk To Us About This Very Important Trip

"The Great Task Remaining Before Us" - Imagining Victory, And "A New Birth Of Freedom" Here And Everywhere (New Video, Analysis)

Governor Tim Walz's Address To The Courageous People Of Minnesota

Last Call - Tonight, 7pm ET - Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together

Greg Sargent On Stephen Miller's Dark Vision For ICE And The Breakdown Of The Rule Of Law In Minnesota

Restoring Rule Of Law And Reining In ICE, Vance Brings Shame To America, Aiding The Opposition In Iran, "A New Birth Of Freedom"

Anderson Clayton Dropped By With Exciting News And A Preview of Battleground North Carolina In 2026

New Polling Finds Public Turning On ICE, A Bad Inflation Report, Desperate Men Do Desperate Things

Hopium PM - Rallying For Mary Peltola, Gallup Has Dems Up +8 In Party ID, Senate Bill Restores Most Science Cuts

Wed, 7pm ET - Our Most Weeks Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together

Hill Rs Broke With Trump 5 Times Last Week. What's Going To Happen This Week?

Imagine If This Moment Was Not About The Ascent of Authoritarians, But About A New Birth Of Global Freedom. Just Imagine.....

Trump's Crap Economy, Their "Idiotic Gaslighting," And A New Conversation With The Great Stuart Stevens

Transcript - Simon Rosenberg In Conversation With Stuart Stevens (January 9, 2026)

Our Mad King's Vainglorious Venezuelan Victory Lap Was Rudely Interrupted By A Newly Assertive Congress Yesterday

Tomorrow, 1:30pm EST- Hopium Founding Members Friday Gathering

Rep. Adam Smith On Trump's Ruinous Foreign Policy And Dangerous Abandonment Of Rule Of Law At Home And Abroad (Video)

The Best Way Out Is Always Through - Reflections On A Dark Week For American Democracy (New Video And Analysis)

Last Call - Tonight, 7pm ET - Our First Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together Of 2026

All Hail Our New Emperor Of The Americas, Pepper Joins The Acton Ticket In OH, Mark Kelly Is A Great American Patriot

The Trump Regime Is Overflowing With Dangerous Monsters, Idiots, And Madmen

Wed, 7pm ET - Our First Hopium Paid Subscriber Get Together Of 2026!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Ridiculous Donroe Doctrine, Trump Imagines Himself Emperor Of The Americas, January Is Going To Be A Very Consequential Month

Trump Starts Underwater In Initial Venezuela Poll, US Oil Industry Not Rushing To Return, Chaos Reigns This Morning

Is Trump In Charge Of Venezuela? The Maduro Government Says No. What The F-ck Is Going On?

Venezuela - Illegal, Destabilizing, And A Desperate Way To Make An Ailing, Unpopular Leader "STRONG" Again

January Will Be A Consequential Month, The Mamdani Era Begins, Russia Is Not Winning In Ukraine

"A New Birth Of Freedom" - The Great Task Remaining Before Us