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MOMocratsMOMocratsTrumped Up: A MOMocrats Interview with Spike DolomiteSpike Dolomite is an artist, an advocate, and a fierce and funny writer. We’ve known her since the Obama years, when she was a contributor to the MOMocrats 1.0 group blog. And when she told us she had written a book, we knew we wanted to interview her.We intended to drop this interview into the second half-hour of last week's podcast. But the pace at which the new regime is authoritarianizing America is so fast and furious, we spent the entire hour yakking about it. So decided to send this one out as a standalone bonus ep...2025-05-2735 minMOMocratsMOMocratsWe Need Lots More Good TroubleThe winner of this week's "Not a State of the Union" address was Representative Al Green, who reminded us all of what it means to get into Good Trouble. [Note that since this episode was recorded, the House voted to censure Rep. Green for a lesser disruption than the ones created by Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene during the Biden speeches. And ten Democrats voted for censure along with the Republicans. 🤬]Runners-up were those who did not bother to watch the 100-minute cavalcade of hate and lies. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the...2025-03-061h 04MOMocratsMOMocratsWhat a Difference a Week MakesRemember how frustrated the MOMocrats were last week at weak response Democratic legislators were mounting against the Musk-Trump blitzkrieg of chaos and lawlessness? Karoli, Aliza, and Donna were not alone. The nation was paying attention as the DOGE cybervandals invaded department after department in Washington, accessing citizens' private data. Calls from concerned citizens to their representatives turned into organized pressure campaigns and our leaders seemed to find their voice. Democratic members of Congress were turned away from the DOGE-commandeered offices of USAID on Monday. On Tuesday, they were joined by thousands of citizens in front of the T...2025-02-0758 minMOMocratsMOMocratsThe Return of the FirehoseBehold our new era of chaos and revenge! MOMocrats Aliza and Donna welcome Red Painter from CrooksAndLiars.com to chat about the first few days. And while the blizzard of new executive orders and terrible appointments and policies are worthy of discussion, the nation got its first big taste of pushback this week at a national prayer ceremony, when Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde attempted to remind the new/old president that the people he scapegoats are human beings. That went over about as well as you'd expect. The MOMocrats got to just a fraction of the topics o...2025-01-2441 minMOMocratsMOMocratsReturn of the FirehoseBehold our new era of chaos and revenge! MOMocrats Aliza and Donna welcome Red Painter from CrooksAndLiars.com to chat about the first few days. And while the blizzard of new executive orders and terrible appointments and policies are worthy of discussion, the nation got its first big taste of pushback this week at a national prayer ceremony, when Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde attempted to remind the new/old president that the people he scapegoats are human beings. That went over about as well as you'd expect. The MOMocrats got to just a fraction of the topics o...2025-01-2445 minMOMocratsMOMocratsPresident Musk's MAGA ShutdownMOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills try to get into the holiday spirit on their final podcast of the year, but - as Karoli puts it: President Musk said we can’t have a continuing resolution to keep the government open and “he looked over at Vice President Trump and said, ‘you can’t have that either.’ And so now we’re going to hurtle into a government shutdown.”Once again, the MOMocrats lament the decision of many Democratic leaders to act as if this is politics as usual,  "Nobody cares how bipartisan you are."People dis...2024-12-2056 minMOMocratsMOMocratsWhere Are Our Leaders?“Where is Kamala? She lost the election and she fades back into Vice President land?” The MOMocrats are disappointed that at a time when we need our leaders to LEAD us through what will be a very dark time, we’re not seeing many who are answering the call.The MOMocrats also present an array of alternate news and information resources to check out - especially if you’ve recently let go of some of your old stand-by legacy mediaMOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts.Follow us on BlueSky2024-12-1358 minMOMocratsMOMocratsHarris and Walz: Good VibrationsThe Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign has been described as a "vibe." And the MOMocrats agree: "We are vibing HARD." Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the campaign, how the media is covering it, and Trump low-energy response. (Alas, this episode was recorded before we learned what JD Vance thinks of post-menopausal women.)The MOMocrats also looked at the many affiliate Harris support groups, (including Evangelicals for Harris), previewed next week's DNC Convention and talked about President Biden's legacy.  MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the Demcast family of podcasts.Follow us on BlueSky2024-08-151h 02MOMocratsMOMocratsThe Feeding Frenzy Must EndThe MOMocrats welcome Katrina Christiansen, to talk about her campaign for US Senate in North Dakota. This was a welcome distraction from the continuing chaos stemming from President Biden’s disastrous debate performance. The President’s NATO press conference showed the audience some of the depth of his foreign policy expertise. But it was not enough to appease the media, political insiders, and nervous Democratic lawmakers who are urging him to drop out of his re-election campaign.President Biden is adamant that he is not quitting the race - and MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna...2024-07-1358 minMOMocratsMOMocratsOur Worst NightmaresLast week, the MOMocrats were taking bets on whether the convicted felon former President would even show up to the June debate. This week, Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills are wishing it had all been a bad dream.President Biden's performance at the debate in front of 40 million viewers was not good. But - as Karoli points out - if you read the transcript, the substance of what Biden said was cogent and real, while Trump was a firehose of lies. In North Carolina today, the President not only owned what went wrong last night...2024-06-281h 00MOMocratsMOMocratsWill the Debate Actually Happen?Next week's presidential debate between President Biden and convicted felon Donald Trump will be interesting - if it happens. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills are not holding their breath.The MOMocrats also talked about campaign fundraising numbers, Biden's moves on immigration, Louisiana's Ten Commandments stunt, and the pretzel logic Chief Justice Roberts had to use in today's ruling on gun rights for a domestic abuser. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the Demcast family of podcasts.Follow us on BlueSky@socalmom.bsky.social@karoli.bsky.social@AlizaWrites.bsky.social2024-06-2257 minMOMocratsMOMocratsUnexpected Progress in the HouseThe 118th Congress has been incredibly useless, getting little done besides booting out their first Speaker and vying for attention on Fox News. On last week's podcast, MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills were incredulous that they were about to spend valuable time debating bills around household appliances (i.e.,"the Liberty in Laundry Act," "the Refrigerator Freedom Act," etc.) But to everyone's surprise, Speaker Mike Johnson (with help from Democrats) got long-stalled foreign aid bills teed up for a vote next week. The MOMocrats talked about the unexpected progress. And they could not help but talk...2024-04-2058 minMOMocratsMOMocratsThe Things that Wedge UsToday, the Washington Post political team sent out a newsletter with a old "Dems in Disarray" headline - a description they haven't used much the last couple of years (because nothing on the Democratic side of the aisle can compare to the absolute dysfunction of the GOP-led House). In this newsletter, the WaPo was referring to the war in the Middle East, and they are not wrong. It's a wedge issue, MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills managed to demonstrate a little of how that works in their own discussion of the World Central Kitchen aid workers...2024-04-061h 01MOMocratsMOMocratsWe Are the Heroes We NeedThe SCOTUS decision to grant cert this week was a reminder that NO ONE is coming to save us from the threat of a second Trump term, say MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills. The MOMocrats also talk about the closing arguments in the effort to have Fani Willis disqualified from prosecuting the Georgia RICO case, Republican hypocrisy on IVF, and President Biden's masterful tactics on immigration - and urge viewers in Super Tuesday states to vote on March 5.MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the Demcast family of podcasts.Follow...2024-03-021h 00MOMocratsMOMocratsShould They Just Reinstate Kevin?The House of Representatives is still without a Speaker, after last week's historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy. And it's unclear if the Republican caucus will ever find enough votes to elect a replacement. As of the podcast recording, the new GOP candidate is Rep. Jim Jordan of OH. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills predict he will NEVER be elected Speaker.Aside from the continuing turmoil of US politics, the MOMocrats talked about the new war in the Middle East: the horrors of the Hamas attack that ignited this latest chapter, and the plight of...2023-10-1459 minMOMocratsMOMocratsThe League of Badass Political WomenFulton County DA Fani Willis doesn’t suffer fools gladly, as she demonstrated in a scathing letter this week to Jim Jordan, who is trying to get intel on her 2020 election RICO case. “Willis is a badass,” agree MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills in this week’s podcast.Others on the badass female list include Vice President Kamala Harris, who made a show at ASEAN this week (in a tan suit, no less)… and Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi, who announced that she will run for re-election in 2024.The MOMocrats spent some time this week...2023-09-091h 01MOMocratsMOMocratsA Pence For Your ThoughtsFormer Vice President Mike Pence spent several hours at the Federal Courthouse on Thursday appearing before the Grand Jury investigating January 6. MOMocrats Karoli, Donna Schwartz Mills and guest Red Painter 12 speculate what that means for Donald Trump and his many, many legal problems. The MOMocrats also talked about Fox News severing its relationship with Tucker Carlson, President Biden's 2024 announcement, and more.MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts.Follow us on BlueSky@socalmom.bsky.social@karoli.bsky.social@AlizaWrites.bsky.social2023-04-291h 00MOMocratsMOMocratsA Mixed Bag for DemocracyThe wheels of justice grind slowly, but eventually they get there, and on Tuesday, Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on 34 felony counts. That night in Wisconsin, Janet Protasiewicz won her special election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and progressive Brandon Johnson was elected mayor of Chicago. These are good results for democracy, say MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills - especially since our processes remain under siege by a Republican Party that is now blatantly authoritarian. This was in evidence on Thursday, when three Democratic state legislators were essentially put on trial by the GOP s...2023-04-081h 00MOMocratsMOMocratsJoe Biden’s Secret WeaponNo one was expecting much from President Biden's second State of the Union address - which is why the success of the speech took so many political pundits by surprise. The continual underestimation of the President's political skills is probably his secret weapon, note MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills in this week's podcast. That, and the smile he deploys just after he's gone for the "kill" against an idea like sunsetting Social Security and Medicare.The MOMocrats also talked about the House's "Weaponization of Government" and Oversight hearings, the ongoing saga of George Santos and other...2023-02-1256 minMOMocratsMOMocratsA Musky MessIt’s officially the holiday season and the MOMocrats would rather talk about ANYTHING but Nazis, but Ye told Alex Jones he loves Hitler and then he got suspended from Twitter (again) for posting a swastika inside a Star of David and suddenly Nazis are all EVERYONE is talking about.MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the musky mess that is Twitter, as well as the changing of the guard in the House, the Right’s attacks on public education and takeover of school boards, Donald Trump’s latest court losses and more.MOMo...2022-12-031h 00MOMocratsMOMocratsTalking Turkey with the MOMocratsThe day before the holiday, MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk turkey (yes, we're looking at you, Kevin McCarthy and the House Republicans) and what they're thankful for (Nancy Pelosi's badass leadership, Marc Elias, new special prosecutor Jack Smith and more). Part of the DemCast family of podcasts.Follow us on BlueSky@socalmom.bsky.social@karoli.bsky.social@AlizaWrites.bsky.social2022-11-2459 minMOMocratsMOMocratsIgnore the Polls, Get Out the VoteThe negative framing is designed to depress enthusiasm, and sometimes you need to take a break. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about coping mechanisms and the need to keep the eyes on the prize: The only poll that counts is the one that counts the actual ballots.The MOMocrats also talked about the horrendous attack on Paul Pelosi and the assailant's intention to assassinate the Speaker of the House. It seems related to an entire web of political violence, like the vigilantes stalking voting dropboxes, the plot to kidnap MI Governor Gretchen Witmer...2022-10-291h 00MOMocratsMOMocratsElection 2022: Introducing Post-Dobbs Candidate Jamie CheneyMOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills welcome congressional candidate Jamie Cheney of New York's New 19th District to the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion of topics including abortion, healthcare, and responsible gun ownership.The MOMocrats also talk about the "season finale" of the first set of January 6 hearings.MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts.Follow us on BlueSky@socalmom.bsky.social@karoli.bsky.social@AlizaWrites.bsky.social2022-07-2354 minMOMocratsMOMocratsA Bad Week to Own Stock in TeslaThis week's MOMocrats MOMochat kicks off with a discussion more akin to "Car Talk" than politics - but that's mainly because Elon Musk made them do it. And it did not take MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills to return to the politics of Musk's bid to take Twitter private - as well as media bias, this weekend's White House Correspondence Dinner, the prospect of January 6 Committee hearings in June, and the latest surge of COVID. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts.Follow us on BlueSky@socalmom.b...2022-04-301h 00MOMocratsMOMocratsMOMocrats MOMochat - Holiday EditionWith Good Friday, Passover, and Ramadan occurring all at once - it is no wonder it feels like Biblical times. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about why everything right now feels so dangerous... and messaging for the midterm elections.Follow us on BlueSky@socalmom.bsky.social@karoli.bsky.social@AlizaWrites.bsky.social2022-04-1559 minMOMocratsMOMocratsTrump Fought the Law and the Law May Actually WinIt's Hillary Hysteria over at Fox News - which means that former President Donald Trump is in legal hot water. Again.MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the former guy's very bad week, beginning with being disavowed by his longtime accountants, and ending with his loss in the New York courts -- as well as new revelations about top secret classified documents showing up at Mar-a-Lago. He hasn't been taking it well.The MOMocrats also chat about the assymetry of the political media landscape and how Democrats need a better strategy...2022-02-1959 min