MOMocrats

A lot of legal news this week: From the Supreme Court stay on dueling opinions on mifepristone, to the former president's court appearance and many filings, to the Dominion defamation case against Fox News... right on up to new revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas - MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills had a lot to talk about. Other news this week included the re...

The 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 - especia...

"Money can't buy happiness, but you can indict Donald Trump and that's kind of the same thing."  The MOMocrats expected that this week's MOMochat would be a grim affair, dominated by yet another tragic school shooting in Nashville. Then came the news from the grand jury in New York. Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the indictment, the other legal...

Eight years after Donald Trump came down that escalator, our news media STILL haven't figured out how to keep in control of the narrative. Last Saturday, the twice-impeached disgraced ex-President announced on Truth Social he expected to be arrested on Tuesday and the entire US news media went into indictment watch... which continues to this day, even though as of this recording, there have b...

There is much to be nervous about right now: the background noise of fascism creeping all around the world. And yet, what appears to be the imminent convergence of multiple indictments against "the former guy" are giving MOMocrats Aliza Worthington, Karoli, and Donna Schwartz Mills hope. That and Aliza's fur babies, who also make multiple appearances (and some necessary levity) in t...

The MOMOcrats are not holding their breath in anticipation of a Trump indictment. But they are nervously watching the aftermath of this week's run on Silicon Valley Bank - and whether Jerome Powell takes it as a sign that it's time to stop the raising interest rate. Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills also talked about this month's good job numbers, GOP continued att...

That eye-opening filing in the Dominion Voting defamation case against Fox News gives the MOMocrats hope that their lawsuit may actually impose some penalty to Fox for its role in perpetuating Trump's Big Lie. Alas, not a whole lot of other good bits to talk about this week, but Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills were just happy to have Aliza Worthington back. Part of the Demcast family of podca...

No 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&apos...

The news media's focus on a Chinese spy balloon all weekend says more about the short attention span of our journalists after the Trump years than anything else - even when a clown car House begins hearings so meaningless, some wags have dubbed it "The Seinfeld Congress" (because it's a legislature about nothing). MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the brouhah...

Mass shootings, police brutality, classified documents found in more places, treachery at the justice department...It's no wonder that MOMocrat Karoli described the week as "a firehose of bull***." She's joined by Aliza Worthington and Donna Schwartz Mills to talk about as much of it as they could fit into an hour. MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the Demcast family of podcasts. F...

It's only January 20, but you'd be forgiven for thinking we've fast-forwarded a couple of weeks to Groundhog Day, because the Republicans are in charge of the House and we're having a fight about the debt ceiling. Again. This time, the RWNJ wing of the House thinks it's got leverage to cut Social Security and Medicare by taking the world economy hostage. President Biden sa...

The MOMocrats knew that the 118th Congress would be chaotic. The long slog to elect a leader was no surprise. But the Bingo cards of Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills did not include "Joe Biden had a classified document of his own" or the appointment of a special counsel. And it's only January 13. The MOMocrats also talk about the Prince Harry memoir, the beginning...

On January 6, the MOMocrats debated starting the podcast with talk of the 2-year anniversary of the insurrection, or going with the chaos on the floor of the House of Representatives. They decided to go with the clown car. After all, this may be the last time Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills feel any glee over what's happening there. Part of the DemCast family of podcasts. Follow us on BlueSky...

On this year's final episode, MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills celebrate the tidings of the season - including Twitter's continued descent into madness, Trump's "big announcement," and why Aliza can't find 5 ounce Dixie cups (it's Greg Abbott's fault!). They also talk about the many positive things that happened in 2022 (it was a...

The MOMocrats wanted to title this episode with a different Sinema-related thought, but they preferred to focus this week on the political act that gave them joy: Senator Warnock's win in the Georgia runoff. Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills also talk about the great Twitter-Mastodon Migration of 2022. Part of the Demcast family of podcasts. Follow us on BlueSky @socalmom.bs...

It’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...

The 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....

Since the beginning of the year, the pundits have been telling us that the 2022 midterm election would result in a Democratic loss of Congress. By October, there was a drumbeat of a "red tsunami" that would equal or surpass the famous "shellacking" President Obama suffered in 2010. That didn't happen. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills welcome po...

The 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 intent...

It's a couple of weeks before Election Day, do you know where your emotions are?  MOMocrat Donna Schwartz Mills is in a state of existential dread after a week of pundits proclaiming doom and gloom for the Democrats. And once again, it's up to Aliza Worthington and Karoli to talk her down. After all, any week when TFG gets subpoenaed, the Oath Keepers get skewered in court, and Steve Ban...

With the November 8 election is less than one month away and the polls narrowing, MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills are feeling their usual biannual pre-election jitters. At least, this week there was some distraction: the J6 Hearings "series finale," the Alex Jones verdict, and a leaked tape that has rocked politics in Los Angeles. Part of the Demcast family...

As we get closer to Election Day, we can usually count on an October Surprise. It's only 10/7, and so far, this year is a doozy. MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the revelations rocking campaigns in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and nationally, too.  MOMocrats MOMochat is part of the DemCast family of podcasts. Follow us on BlueSky @socalmom.bsky.social @karoli.bsky.social @Aliza...

The November 8 midterm elections may determine the very survival of our democracy. So might the new session of the Supreme Court, dominated by the likes of Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas (whose wife told the January 6 Committee that she still believes the 2020 election was stolen). Climate change is still showing us a bleak future as Hurricane Ian touches down again to wreak destruction on South...

This week, the governor of Florida flew 50 Venezuelan refugee seekers from Texas to liberal Martha's Vineyard in a performative stunt to "own the libs." Not to be outdone, the governor of Texas (who has been transporting migrants to blue cities all over the country) had a bus full of migrants dumped in front of the home of Vice President Kamala Harris.  Once again, MOMocrats Aliza W...

Yes, the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and ascension of King Charles III is of world interest - but there is much happening here in the United States. MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the ongoing "special master" drama between the Department of Justice and Trump judge Aileen Cannon, midterm election prospects around the country, and the satisfactio...