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Janice Hough
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From the blue bird to the blue sky...

Substitute driver on bus to hell.
Snark WILL help us survive.
Proud Dem for life, from Shirley Chisholm to Joe Biden. Also now always a fan of Amy Klobuchar
Trump now says that Secret Service and the Military asked him to convert his West Palm Beach golf course into a new version of Camp David.

Of all the things that didn't happen today, this didn't happen the most
October 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Instead of just claiming that Democrats can't connect with rural voters, maybe media should spend a little more time talking about those Democrats, like Amy Klobuchar, who CAN.
(Amy won 12 counties Trump won in 2024.)

www.startribune.com/amy-klobucha...
Amy Klobuchar tries to defy the DFL’s rural decline one more time
In a slice of the Red River Valley, Klobuchar has retained sizable support despite its huge swing to the right. How she does there in November could point the way for Democrats trying to reclaim rural...
www.startribune.com
October 4, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Reposted by Janice Hough
Sorry, Folks: I thought it got posted that I am on an airplane and we'll reschedule Politics Chat for tomorrow.
October 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Reminder, since no one know what events and crises will happen in the future, a necessary quality for any Governor is the ability to think and react in real time.

And Amy Klobuchar just proved, to Eric Schmitt along with everyone watching, that she has that ability.
October 2, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Brook Rollins, Trump’s Sec. of Agriculture: "If beef is too expensive, choose a cheaper protein."

And to double down on her Marie Antoinette moment, she didn't even say peanut butter or beans; her list of cheaper proteins included...salmon?!!

Salmon is cheap compared to what? Crab legs? Caviar?
September 22, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Trump, who regularly insults Latin America, has started an economic war with Canada, and is threatening to cut off trade to Europe.
If Russia or China actually did attack the USA now, who in the world would help defend us?
September 17, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Since Trump wants everything to be a monument to him, why doesn't he announce - before the midterms- that he will order the name Donald J Trump to be prominently displayed on ALL new data centers?
September 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Reposted by Janice Hough
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.”

According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
September 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
A life well lived. RIP.

Remember him as Mayor of Palo Alto when I moved here as a college student.

Byron Sher, architect of landmark California environmental laws, dies at 98 www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/13/b...
Byron Sher, architect of landmark California environmental laws, dies at 98
Former Palo Alto mayor was a Stanford University law professor renowned for his collegiality and preparedness
www.mercurynews.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:13 AM