Roy Cohn's 3 rules for a young Trump

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4. Wish we had a MAGA outrages category that I could ignore.

Unfortunately, at this point, it seems that everything currently in General Discussion would end up there. I'm sick of it and choose to focus on what caring citizens, leaders, and elected officials are working for and accomplishing. We can't allow the wins and positive forces to drowned out. If we do, we cede ground to the Christian Nationalists and the other designers of the dark, dystopian, racist, xenophobic, reality-free world more and more Americans occupy.

There is hope and there are many, many groups and individuals working to grow our reality-based, inclusive body politic. I think Gov. Moore has made a significant step forward in Maryland with subsidies for a service year after high-school. Creating powerful incentives for people of any age to devote a year to national service could go a long way to grounding citizens in reality by providing opportunities to work with people they might view as "other."

Below is a forum I came across that I found quite inspiring. The entire program is worthwhile, but the section with Spencer Cox and Wes Moore (14:01 to 51:29) is a must see for anyone looking for signs of hope in a bleak political landscape.

37 minutes
14:01 to 51:29
Keynote: Spencer Cox and Wes Moore

44 minutes
52:15 to 1:28:44
Panel
Dr. Timothy Shriver
Ruth Okejiji
Rachel Brand
Donna Brazile

1:28:30 to 1:55:00
Panel
Rev. Dr. David McAllister-Wilson
Joshua Dubois
Peter Wehner

https://www.youtube.com/live/8SFSkWxUxeo