Verse from Battle Hymn of the Republic, as sung by Union soldiers during the Civil War: In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me. As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.

Democratic senators in the 117th congress really fucked up refusing to fight fire with fire by using the nuclear option to unstack the SCOTUS after Republicans used the nuclear option to stack it. It was existential, they blew it.

Just read an op-ed about the latest assassination attempt being more evidence of the normalization of political violence. Somehow these pieces always leave out political violence by ICE, or by Israel, or against Iran.

Part of the problem of trying to fight fascism through the Democratic party is that they are a [deeply undemocratic](ivn.us/posts/dnc-to...) institution.