In astrophysics, a black hole event horizon is the boundary marking the "point of no return" beyond which the black hole's gravitational pull is so strong that nothing—not even light—can escape.
In politics, an event horizon marks the point at which a set of public policies or a political party, become so toxic to the population being governed, they lead to the extinction of those policies or party.
In our democratic universe, where people assume they have been created equal and have inalienable rights to life, liberty, justice and happiness, the MAGA movement has reached its life ending event horizon on Nov 3, 2026.
75-78 million Americans voted to extinguish it. The funeral may last until Jan 3 2027. RIP Trump/MAGA.
We'll see you all in hearings and courts while implimenting the policies our voters want
"And this year, Mississippi voters even overcame a devious scheme to knock 230,000 voters off the rolls using credit information from a third-party vendor (data the state secretary of state was told was rife with errors). Those thrown off the rolls but entitled to vote showed up by the thousands to cast affidavit ballots, all of which had to be separately completed, checked, and tabulated."
We have to acknowledge the reality that racism and sexism persist in many parts of our beloved country.
It's time to pass and enforce laws that prevent the disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
Another reality is that ONLY the Democratic party wants all citizens to vote.
YES! Our right to vote is the sunshine that can cleanse abuses of power. Actually voting is the first step for returning power to the People. Making good government happen is the hard work we now need to do.
Raphael Warnock is right when he says Democrats ignore the South at their own peril. Next up: Louisiana, Florida and Tennessee. I live in the latter, and we came so close to electing a Democratic governor. And we flipped a gerrymandered House seat held by a lowlife Republican for 16 years. That race was won by a fed-up housewife with a $45,000 campaign budget. Where there’s a will…
Something needs to be done about SCOTUS. The court is nobody’s friend. I would love for John Roberts to have to sit before Congress (provided one could find a member of Congress with a scintilla of intelligence and ability to listen and articulate) and defend the overt racism in his decision regarding the Voting Rights Act. The man is a racist bigot and it shows in his history and reasoning.
Mike Hurst, Mississippi GOP Chair, on Colom's victory:"While elections may determine who holds public office, they do not define who we are as a people nor diminish the principles we hold dear. Tomorrow, the sun will rise over the same Mississippi we loved yesterday..."
Sounds suspiciously like a coded message - reminiscent of George Wallace's declarations.
For whatever reason, this particular race has given me so much hope and joy! Congratulations to Scott and Mississippians. The work is not done, but you have opened a path to an alternate future.
Thank you Contrarian for being on the front line fighting for our democracy, constitution, and rule of law. It is an honor to be a paid member of such an organization. An organization with intelligence, integrity, and sincerity.
The same kind of hard work and organizing helped Troy Jackson win over the "concerned" Susan Collins here in Maine. It is clear that the work must be done everywhere. Mississippi and Maine are almost worlds apart, but maybe not so much.
I absolutely LOVE the good news. I worry about the childlike expectations of voters. Healthy change takes time. The American electorate is notoriously impatient.
First, congratulations to Senator-Elect Scott Colom on his victory! His campaign ads were among the best by any campaign this cycle, and his team deserves a lot of credit.
Second, in an era when Trump has made it fashionable to deny election outcomes, I applaud Cindy Hyde-Smith for having the grace to concede this election.
Third, we can't forget that Chuck Schumer and the national Democratic Party ignored what was happening in MS and spent no money helping Scott Colom's campaign until late October. Colom won this race on his own!
Fourth and final, thank you to all the voters of MS who refused to be intimidated or discouraged and who showed up in record numbers to vote for Scott Colom. This victory is yours! Well done! 👏👏❤️🤍🌊
So much blood, sweat and tears go into these hard-fought races. And joy and love and hope! Especially in places like Mississippi. You can understand why we aren’t here to listen to Schumer take credit for this historic election. In ANY state. The people did this through sheer force of will. I’m not a religious person, but God bless em. Well done, Mississippi!
If one good thing Trump did in his life, he brought Millions of people, White, Brown and Black and Yellow of all stripes together to say “ no more” . All marched with least coercion to the polling booths . When the polling booths were moved, they didn’t give up. Instead, they moved to where ever voting was possible ! We are here to celebrate that today 🎉
I also feel The Contrarian has a big roll in all these victories through Jen’s incisive columns and conversations at every turn of this journey . Norm’s & friends dogged litigations at an unprecedented pace….. Thank you Bezos , through your spineless actions, liberating these extraordinary Contrarian beings to set the Democracy back on track . Feel so relieved and rejuvenated and strong to face another day ……✌️🎉🙏🕊️
Lyrics of Up To The Mountain (Mlk Song) by Patty Griffin
verse
"I went up to the mountain
Because you asked me to
Up over the clouds
To where the sky was blue
I could see all around me
Everywhere
I could see all around me
Everywhere
Sometimes I feel like
I′ve never been nothing but tired
And I'll be walking
′Til the day I expire
Sometimes I lay down
No more can I do
But then I go on again
Because you ask me to."
The work of change is arduous, patient, and adamant. We must not mistake what happens in real time, with the condensed horizon of broadcast and social media. Rev. King died--was murdered--while fighting for social and economic justice. Stacy Abrams knows this. Let's keep our eyes on her.
In astrophysics, a black hole event horizon is the boundary marking the "point of no return" beyond which the black hole's gravitational pull is so strong that nothing—not even light—can escape.
In politics, an event horizon marks the point at which a set of public policies or a political party, become so toxic to the population being governed, they lead to the extinction of those policies or party.
In our democratic universe, where people assume they have been created equal and have inalienable rights to life, liberty, justice and happiness, the MAGA movement has reached its life ending event horizon on Nov 3, 2026.
75-78 million Americans voted to extinguish it. The funeral may last until Jan 3 2027. RIP Trump/MAGA.
We'll see you all in hearings and courts while implimenting the policies our voters want
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"And this year, Mississippi voters even overcame a devious scheme to knock 230,000 voters off the rolls using credit information from a third-party vendor (data the state secretary of state was told was rife with errors). Those thrown off the rolls but entitled to vote showed up by the thousands to cast affidavit ballots, all of which had to be separately completed, checked, and tabulated."
We have to acknowledge the reality that racism and sexism persist in many parts of our beloved country.
It's time to pass and enforce laws that prevent the disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
Another reality is that ONLY the Democratic party wants all citizens to vote.
YES! Our right to vote is the sunshine that can cleanse abuses of power. Actually voting is the first step for returning power to the People. Making good government happen is the hard work we now need to do.
Excellent analysis and commentary, Merrill!!
Raphael Warnock is right when he says Democrats ignore the South at their own peril. Next up: Louisiana, Florida and Tennessee. I live in the latter, and we came so close to electing a Democratic governor. And we flipped a gerrymandered House seat held by a lowlife Republican for 16 years. That race was won by a fed-up housewife with a $45,000 campaign budget. Where there’s a will…
Tennessee is so beautiful. I’m a little afraid of it currently, but I sure hope it comes back to democracy.
Louisiana may not be over.
Will the senate seat an ethically challenged, possible criminal senate elect?
Something needs to be done about SCOTUS. The court is nobody’s friend. I would love for John Roberts to have to sit before Congress (provided one could find a member of Congress with a scintilla of intelligence and ability to listen and articulate) and defend the overt racism in his decision regarding the Voting Rights Act. The man is a racist bigot and it shows in his history and reasoning.
We need lawmakers who are truly willing to do their jobs. And if this current crop isn’t, boy howdy, are they going to hear about it.
Colom has six years. In that time the Dems need to turn the Court around, one way or another.
At least balance it
Been waiting for parties to file motions to recuse on bias......
Powerful and important words. Jen, thank God you liberated yourself from the corporate WP to speak so truly.
Mississippi is still Mississippi...
Mike Hurst, Mississippi GOP Chair, on Colom's victory:"While elections may determine who holds public office, they do not define who we are as a people nor diminish the principles we hold dear. Tomorrow, the sun will rise over the same Mississippi we loved yesterday..."
Sounds suspiciously like a coded message - reminiscent of George Wallace's declarations.
Poor ‘Losers’ behave this way…just note, dismiss & move forward!
Yes, very much so.
Cindy Hyde Smith blocked a judicial appointment for Cullum. The Law of Unintended Consequences rules.
Karma! So sweet!
Karmic justice for Sen. Colom.
Let that be a lesson for racist Republicans .
I bet she wishes she hadn't! I'm glad she did 😄.
And she bragged about it without giving any reason. We all know the reason. Karma....
And gloated about it. Awful.
For whatever reason, this particular race has given me so much hope and joy! Congratulations to Scott and Mississippians. The work is not done, but you have opened a path to an alternate future.
Thank you Contrarian for being on the front line fighting for our democracy, constitution, and rule of law. It is an honor to be a paid member of such an organization. An organization with intelligence, integrity, and sincerity.
The same kind of hard work and organizing helped Troy Jackson win over the "concerned" Susan Collins here in Maine. It is clear that the work must be done everywhere. Mississippi and Maine are almost worlds apart, but maybe not so much.
I absolutely LOVE the good news. I worry about the childlike expectations of voters. Healthy change takes time. The American electorate is notoriously impatient.
First, congratulations to Senator-Elect Scott Colom on his victory! His campaign ads were among the best by any campaign this cycle, and his team deserves a lot of credit.
Second, in an era when Trump has made it fashionable to deny election outcomes, I applaud Cindy Hyde-Smith for having the grace to concede this election.
Third, we can't forget that Chuck Schumer and the national Democratic Party ignored what was happening in MS and spent no money helping Scott Colom's campaign until late October. Colom won this race on his own!
Fourth and final, thank you to all the voters of MS who refused to be intimidated or discouraged and who showed up in record numbers to vote for Scott Colom. This victory is yours! Well done! 👏👏❤️🤍🌊
So much blood, sweat and tears go into these hard-fought races. And joy and love and hope! Especially in places like Mississippi. You can understand why we aren’t here to listen to Schumer take credit for this historic election. In ANY state. The people did this through sheer force of will. I’m not a religious person, but God bless em. Well done, Mississippi!
What a day to wake up to !🕊️✌️🕊️
If one good thing Trump did in his life, he brought Millions of people, White, Brown and Black and Yellow of all stripes together to say “ no more” . All marched with least coercion to the polling booths . When the polling booths were moved, they didn’t give up. Instead, they moved to where ever voting was possible ! We are here to celebrate that today 🎉
I also feel The Contrarian has a big roll in all these victories through Jen’s incisive columns and conversations at every turn of this journey . Norm’s & friends dogged litigations at an unprecedented pace….. Thank you Bezos , through your spineless actions, liberating these extraordinary Contrarian beings to set the Democracy back on track . Feel so relieved and rejuvenated and strong to face another day ……✌️🎉🙏🕊️
So true. The techbros try to buy the election but they can’t buy Free Will. Congrats to Mississippi !👏🏼🌊⚖️
From The MLK Song, by Patti Griffin"
Children Running Through • 2007
Up To The Mountain (Mlk Song)
Lyrics of Up To The Mountain (Mlk Song) by Patty Griffin
verse
"I went up to the mountain
Because you asked me to
Up over the clouds
To where the sky was blue
I could see all around me
Everywhere
I could see all around me
Everywhere
Sometimes I feel like
I′ve never been nothing but tired
And I'll be walking
′Til the day I expire
Sometimes I lay down
No more can I do
But then I go on again
Because you ask me to."
The work of change is arduous, patient, and adamant. We must not mistake what happens in real time, with the condensed horizon of broadcast and social media. Rev. King died--was murdered--while fighting for social and economic justice. Stacy Abrams knows this. Let's keep our eyes on her.
Thank you Medgar Evers; thank you Myrlie!
To which organizations does Abram’s suggest sending donations?