We're NOT Doomed: Fri, April 10, 2026
What a whiplash of a day
I want to start by saying, I HATE AIPAC.
AIPAC has been pretty terrible at least since Bibi was first elected, which was my whole life.
I’m a progressive Jew, we grow up hearing about AIPAC the same way Progressive Americans grow up hearing about the NRA.
So we’re clear on that? Great.
AIPAC is bad, AND it’s not some boogey monster. It’s not responsible for everything bad in your life personally or our lives collectively or the Democratic party or the government. And when you give it that much power, you are essentially saying this PAC, that is run by Jews, controls the country.
That IS an antisemitic trope. It’s pretty much the oldest one in the book. Jews control the world, the country and the money. And the way people talk about AIPAC is all those things.
So whenever AIPAC is mentioned at all, many people on the left go a bit feral. It’s an easy scapegoat to blame — it’s a bad organization and antisemitism is pretty acceptable in leftist spaces.
It also means no one ever questions when AIPAC is used as the scapegoat. One you see the letters AIPAC that’s enough proof of whatever.
Publications know this too, which is why their job is quite easy, especially when it comes to helping divide Democrats.
So, as you’ve probably heard, the DNC decided against a resolution to condemn AIPAC. But that’s all you heard. Because that’s the headline, and that’s easy to swallow. “of course they did, that proves my confirmation bias that they’re evil and this is why we shouldn’t vote for Dems or give anymore money to the DNC.”
Actually, I take it back.
That’s what you heard, that’s not what happened. The DNC decided against a symbolic resolution to SOLELY condemn AIPAC.
That’s right, the resolution that was passed INCLUDES AIPAC. Bet you didn’t see that coming when you got your pitchforks out yesterday.
And Ken Martin clarified exactly this on Twitter, once the misleading articles started:
Let’s be clear on what really happened: Today, the Resolutions Committee voted to pass a resolution condemning the corrosive influence of ALL dark money in Democratic primaries.
We had various resolutions that focused on different industries and groups, and instead of going one-by-one, we passed a blanket repudiation. I have made my position on this clear from day one: We must end the influence of dark money in our politics and restore power back to the people.
Now, I do have a slight problem with this because “dark money” includes every organization that doesn’t have to disclose their donors, so we’re talking about ACLU and Planned Parenthood and NAACP, as well as all the bad ones. So, I do hope he just used that phrase for ease of understanding.
So, as you can see, they ARE condemning AIPAC. Just not singling it out. Which…they shouldn’t. Not because it’s not a horrible PAC, but because when AIPAC gets extra attention the conversation goes from “this PAC is bad” to “this JEWISH PAC controls all the money in Democratic politics.”
Get it?
THIS resolution also includes the National Association of Realtors, which actually IS the biggest PAC in terms of donations, to both parties. New York Times did a piece last year about how they quietly fund conservative advocacy groups and projects, like tax reforms and pro forced birth groups and appointing conservative judges.
But that’s not important, right? Cause it doesn’t involve Israel. It involves the conservative agenda in the US, but why should we care about that, right?
The DNC does not support AIPAC OR NAR, isn’t that a good thing?
No?
Good talk.
Well, maybe someone reading this will see this as a good thing, and realize that the headlines were written specifically to mislead you and make you give up on the DNC…again.
Or maybe you’ll ignore this whole thing and call me an AIPAC shill. I can just see the comments now.
Anyway…media literacy is kinda important right now and more people, especially my fellow content creators, should be practicing it.
I, for one, am THRILLED the DNC chose to broadly condemn all these PACs, they’re all equally terrible. I hope now, you are too.
Salt Lake City
Tue, March 24 - It’s because of the drought, that’s what Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall is saying, anyway.
It’s not, but it’s a great excuse that ICE can’t argue with. It’s a we know, you know, situation.
DHS is either planning on, or has already started, it’s kinda unclear, building a massive ICE detention facility. And Salt Lake City is not having it.
Mendenhall said, ahead of the city council meeting to discuss the facility late last month:
New large water users are particularly problematic due to Salt Lake City’s worsening drought conditions and water conservation needs, which we are already taking action to address.
Put simply, a potential high-occupancy facility interferes with those needs. While we lack direct information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a 7,500-person detention facility on our City’s west side would likely use 1-2 million gallons of water per day. By comparison, the warehouse recently purchased previously used about 5,600 gallons daily.
It’s the same playbook as they used in Social Circle Georgia. And it works, because it has to work, because ICE can’t argue with the limits of a sewer system or a literal drought.
You won’t be surprised — or maybe you will, if you don’t know how blue Salt Lake is — that at the city council meeting, the ordinance to limit their water passed. That’s gonna make it VERY hard, if not impossible, for ICE to build this facility.
I don’t know about you, but every part of this story makes me feel less Doomed.
National
Wed, March 25 - SCOTUS ruled in our favor, and you probably missed it. The case was Cox v Sony where Sony Music argued that Cox internet provider should be held accountable when someone using their network infringes on a copyright.
This would essentially make it so that one person using copyrighted content could shut off the internet for thousands of people. In this day and age that could be incredibly dangerous. This was a landmark copyright case and SCOTUS sided with freedom of speech.
Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, said:
Internet service providers can’t see or remove copyright infringing material moving through their system, and the ruling below would have forced them to block anyone using a flagged IP address from using the Internet. We’re pleased that this Court limited the scope of contributory copyright liability to protect people’s First Amendment interests in accessing the wealth of Internet-stored information and in making their voices heard online.
I don’t know about you, but anytime SCOTUS sides with us it makes me feel less Doomed, but especially when it’s something first amendment and internet access related.
Pennsylvania
Wed, March 25 - PA House has passed Rep Malcolm Kenyatta’s marriage equality bill, and now it heads to the Senate.
Now, the House was always going to pass it, but it passed with an overwhelmingly bipartisan margin. 127-72. There are 102 Dems in the House and only one voted against it.
The fact that it was so bipartisan makes it possible it could even pass the Senate, as Republicans only have a 4 seat majority.
That’s what makes this worth me posting about.
It’s obviously not guaranteed to pass the Senate, but it’s also not guaranteed to fail, and in PA, that definitely makes me feel less Doomed.
After the absolute whiplash of today, from the perfect integrity landing to the DNC/AIPAC disinformation and the absolutely horrific Eric Swalwell sexual abuse allegations, I don’t know about you, but I definitely needed the reminder that we’re not Doomed.
And as always, our voices are our superpower, but only when we use them!