(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Are you waiting for the right time? This is the right time: Saturday's GNR [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-07 The 2024 election is just over a year away. We have one of the most effective, kind, and decent presidents of our lifetime running against a sociopathic criminal traitorous fascist. We have one party that is working for the American people, against climate change, and for a more peaceful world. We have another party that is in complete chaos and is being controlled by sociopathic criminal traitorous fascists. And, for many super annoying and ridiculous reasons, it is a close race. We all need to do all we can. This is not the time for sidelines. This is the right time to get involved. Now. Right now. What can you do? Worried about the assholes in the House? We here at the GNR have set up a fundraising ActBlue account where you can donate and have it evenly distributed between 24 races that will be key to winning the House in 24! Looking for something else? Maybe something that doesn’t involve donating? GREAT! Here are some other ideas: So pick just one and get to it! Now onto the good news Democrats are Great Economy adds 336,000 jobs in September, in a stunning gain The U.S. economy churned out a blockbuster 336,000 jobs in September, smashing economists’ expectations The economy’s defiance has worked out for now, with a recession nowhere in sight “Bidenomics is about investing in America and investing in American workers,” Biden said, adding, “We’re creating good jobs in communities all across the country, including in places that have been left behind.” x The more I dig into the Sept jobs report, the more I like it. The job market is strong, but not too strong to forestall lower inflation. All signs suggest the economy is at full-employment, not beyond, and labor supply is keeping up with labor demand. Couldn’t be much better. — Mark Zandi (@Markzandi) October 6, 2023 x The Biden admin has announced, in an historic first, major drug companies including Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb have committed to participate in Medicare drug price negotiations with the federal government. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 3, 2023 x Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, instead of paying $400 a month for insulin, seniors on Medicare will only pay $35 a month. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 3, 2023 x On the day that the Tea Party started eating the GOP's face in the year 2023, President Joe Biden announced Medicare negotiations on prices for 10 drugs. — emptywheel (@emptywheel) October 3, 2023 x President Biden is canceling an additional $9 billion worth of student debt, according to the White House. The loan relief will help 125,000 Americans and is a result of changes made to federal programs for low-income individuals, public servants and borrowers with disabilities. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 4, 2023 x This is amazing: President Biden will cancel an additional $9 BILLION in student debt for 125,000 student loan borrowers today. That means President Biden has cancelled of over $127 billion in student debt for 3.5 MILLION Americans. This matters. Thank you, President Biden. — Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) October 4, 2023 x These constant random acts of kindness and decency from @JoeBiden is why I don’t give a damn, he’s 80 years old. https://t.co/Bwe5weT6oW — Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) October 2, 2023 x He may be an old fuck but this old fuck is getting shit done https://t.co/4cfuuiNUXz — Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 1, 2023 x Today, I convened a call with allies and partners to coordinate our ongoing support for the people of Ukraine. We discussed getting Ukraine the resources it needs, and our work to address the global energy, economic, and food challenges caused by Russia's war of choice. — President Biden (@POTUS) October 3, 2023 US will transfer weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine The US will transfer thousands of seized Iranian weapons and rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, in a move that could help to alleviate some of the critical shortages facing the Ukrainian military as it awaits more money and equipment from the US and its allies, US officials said. US Central Command has already transferred over one million rounds of seized Iranian ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces, it announced on Wednesday. The transfer was conducted on Monday, CENTCOM said in a press release. “The government obtained ownership of these munitions on July 20, 2023, through the Department of Justice’s civil forfeiture claims against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),” the statement says. x How many times will @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris deliver for the American people? The limit does not exist. pic.twitter.com/bZKDKsBmBY — The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) October 4, 2023 x We fixed the income-driven repayment program so borrowers who had been paying on their loans for 20 years get the debt relief they earned. Today, I announced that we have approved an additional $9 billion in relief for 125,000 borrowers under that program. pic.twitter.com/0s3JBujUpM — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 5, 2023 x Just a reminder that with the *exact same margin* that Republicans currently have, Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act, American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure package, gun safety law, PACT Act, CHIPS Act, and reauthorized VAWA. Republicans can't even choose a Speaker. — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) October 3, 2023 Can We Talk About Joe Biden? He has used the presidency to direct resources to those who live in the parts of the country where wages are lower, where education levels are lower, where opportunities are skimpier. Biden’s ethos harks back to the ethos of the New Deal Democratic Party, but it also harks forward to something — to a form of center-left politics that is culturally moderate and economically aggressive. Aggressive in investing resources in the left-behind places, aggressive in using industrial policy to revive manufacturing, green tech and other industries, aggressive in using federal largess to bolster the care economy. His administration has put racial justice at the top of the agenda. Bad News for Bad Guys The rudderless GOP careens toward 2024 There’s no House speaker, Republicans are tearing each other to shreds over Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and another shutdown deadline is less than six weeks away — with no leader in a strong enough position to guide the party through. The history-making spectacle that played out on the House floor Tuesday amounted to “stepping on a rake” heading into an election year, as one Republican lawmaker put it. Asked how voters are viewing the party’s speakership debacle, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) offered a guess: “Are you guys nuts?” she said. “That’s what they are thinking.” The longer the disarray drags on, the tougher next year’s elections may become. Several battleground-seat incumbents openly acknowledged on Tuesday that Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) successful drive to boot McCarthy “weakens our position,” in the words of one of them, Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.). And Minority Leader Mitch McConnell can’t necessarily fill the void. After facing his first leadership challenge last fall, he is often at odds over strategy with the 10 Republican senators who opposed him; he’s also faced health issues and speculation about both his future and the Senate GOP’s. x This is great! Since Trump is arguing in his fraud trial that Mar-a-Lago is really worth $1,000,000,000 despite having a taxable value of $18,000,000, Rep. Moskowitz just wrote a letter to the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser calling for Trump to pay taxes in accordance with… pic.twitter.com/qwybW4Rs4x — Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) October 5, 2023 Kevin McCarthy’s Fall Is a Body Blow to the GOP Money Machine For all his flaws, Kevin McCarthy fully earned his reputation for being, as one GOP operative put it, “a money fucking factory for Republicans.” In the 2022 cycle alone, McCarthy raised over $27 million for his Majority Committee PAC, spending almost all of it on his colleagues—even 14 of the 20 GOP members who fought for days in January to block him from winning the speaker’s gavel. With McCarthy now relegated to the House Republican rank and file after his historic ouster from the speakership this week, the campaign cash void he leaves behind might be as concerning to Republicans as the literal power vacuum in the House. x The IRS says Rudy Giuliani owes $549,435.26 in unpaid taxes. The agency has placed a lien on a property belonging to Giuliani in Palm Beach, Florida, according to public records. @NBCNews — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 6, 2023 Supreme Court weighs sentencing law, denies appeal from Trump lawyer Eastman the justices disposed of hundreds of petitions that have accumulated since the court’s final opinions last June. That included a request from Eastman to wipe out a lower-court ruling that said he and Trump “more likely than not” committed a crime with their strategy to overturn Trump’s loss to Joe Biden. Eastman, who was once a law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, faces criminal charges in Georgia, along with Trump, in connection with those efforts, and his conduct is described in the federal indictment of Trump in Washington on charges of trying to obstruct the election results. Eastman asked the Supreme Court to vacate a lower court’s decision granting a congressional committee examining the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol access to his emails. x Hey, hats off to Republicans. After decades of trying to oust a House Speaker, they finally pulled it off. pic.twitter.com/M83etIfqqE — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) October 3, 2023 x I love that Trump is picking the Speaker of the House. Love it. Jim Jordan has .00001% of McCarthy's fundraising ability. He's a creepy little kobold. He only plays in the MAGA media sphere. It's going to be GLORIOUS fun. — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 6, 2023 Other Good News x 🚨BREAKING: New Mexico court REJECTS Republican Party attack on the state's congressional map. Court holds that map does not violate the state constitution. Another loss for the GOP and victory for voters and fair maps! https://t.co/NWvxAocI5u — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) October 6, 2023 x We just won a just transition at General Motors. Facing the threat of a strike at its most profitable plant, GM has agreed to put battery production under the master UAW contract. This is what winning looks like.#StandUpUAW — Shawn Fain (@ShawnFainUAW) October 6, 2023 x Boebert raised 818k last quarter https://t.co/9z72PObH1g — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 5, 2023 Putin’s fleet retreats: Ukraine is winning the Battle of the Black Sea Russia has reportedly withdrawn most of its Black Sea Fleet from occupied Crimea in recent weeks following a series of successful Ukrainian attacks. The retreat of the Russian fleet is a serious setback for Vladimir Putin’s ongoing invasion and the latest indication that Ukraine is winning the Battle of the Black Sea. x A federal court has picked Alabama's congressional map, which could result in a new Black — and Democratic — member in the delegation. The map largely maintains Rep. Sewell's 7th District and creates a second 'opportunity district', where the Black voting population is 48.7%. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 5, 2023 On the Lighter Side What can you do to save democracy? Here are some ideas: We here at the GNR have set up a fundraising ActBlue account where you can donate and have it evenly distributed between 24 races that will be key to winning the House in 24! Go ahead and donate at this link: More worried about keeping tfg out of the WH? You could: Looking for something else? Maybe something that doesn’t involve donating? GREAT! Here are some other ideas: So pick just one and get to it! 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