Dirt Road Democrats

happy pride month to the queer kids who grew up and became exactly the kind of adults certain people were afraid you'd become: happy.

Congrats, trumpers, your guy is fatter & a sucker.

Eddie Vedder worked with a group of teenage kids in Chicago to write, rehearse and perform this song in front of three former presidents. Just an incredible commitment of time and love and labor from him.

Ken Paxton let a pedophile back on our streets. Adam Hoffman—an admitted child molester—should have gotten life in prison, but Paxton gave him an Epstein-style sweetheart deal. Today I’m calling on Paxton to release the Hoffman Files. The Epstein Class has no place in Texas.

Surprise! Taxpayers Were Always Going to Foot the Bill for Trump’s Ballroom, Records Reveal rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Bridget Macron is all of us. And yes, the photo is authentic.

Republicans are about to lose their shit.

If your accountant takes home more in a year than your nonprofit distributes, you're not running a charity. You're running payroll.

I think we all need to spend less time optimizing ourselves and more time sitting outside complaining together like villagers.

one thing about me: if there’s a secret “override” button i WILL become morally complicated about it.

The family getting help to keep the lights on isn't why schools are underfunded, housing is unaffordable, or roads are falling apart.

i swear some folks think the internet is just thousands of people subtweeting them personally.

Settle an argument: Have you used an outhouse? LIKE for yes, comment with your answer!

About damn time. For first time, tribal representative joins Governor’s Fire Service Policy Council opb.org/article/2026/0…

At this point I’m not voting for hope speeches. I’m voting like I’m trying to keep the ground from moving under my kids any faster than it already is.

Elon becoming the world's 1st trillionaire is wild because history's richest men usually conquered nations. Elon conquered the algorithm, 3 divorces, 14 baby names, & the ability to be simultaneously obsessed with gender-affirming care & furious when his daughter used it.

Sat down with Ceretta Smith on the Makin’ a Difference podcast with Ken Makin. We talked about service, leadership, and why this moment demands people who are willing to show up and work for the American people. Take a listen. Leadership Matters.

People will show endless compassion for a broken leg and none for a broken nervous system.

Addiction is frequently a coping skill that outlived its usefulness and doubled the rent.

Every major advancement in worker rights was once described as unrealistic, dangerous, entitled, or “destroying the economy.” Weird how the economy survives but billionaires always act like it’s moments from collapse if Juanita gets dental insurance.

This isn’t about saving a system. It’s about keeping enough of it intact so my kids aren’t starting from less than I did.