So interesting, thanks for this! Portland City Council switched to ranked choice voting last year, and some folks seemed confounded. I appreciated the 🍕 toppings example to make sense of the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6axwSnHsGjc
"Reforming the system itself is feminist work. Supporting Ranked Choice Voting is not just about electoral reform. It’s about justice, access, and the health of our democracy. It’s about recognizing that who gets a seat at the table is shaped by the rules of the game.
(Ranked Choice Voting is a) less combative campaign environment not only encourages more women to run but also benefits democracy by focusing political discourse on policy rather than personal takedowns."
Yes...I have heard about RCV for a few years now...and while I still am unsure if this current democracy with our current constitution is the way forward...this is a no brainer of course, hell yezzz step forward. This is part of the 25-50K foot vision we all need to be taking to stop the patterns of patriarchy from repeating themselves.
Join me and Lorissa on June 16th @ 2pm CST to discuss this and so much more!!! Super duper excited.
Diversions will not work, Donny Dork! Our eyes are on the draconian, life threatening CR bill and shall not waiver! The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) errs greatly in its analysis of the Big Beautiful (CR) Bill. They fudge where (future interest and future inflation) you can’t argue with them. First of all, their starting point misses $1.5 trillion in the first 2 years.
1) CBO overlooks that the first 2 years will be impacted by budget additions with no offset until the 2028 tax year. The current CBO-projected annual deficit? $1.9 trillion, and we are over budget $200 billion right now! Because of huge CR add ons, the annual deficit will be $2.5 trillion over each of the next 2 years. CBO had estimated those 2026 and 2027 deficits to be $1.8 and 1.7 trillion, $3.5 instead of $5 trillion—that must be borrowed at much higher interest rates than CBO uses. 2) CBO uses 3.5% interest on Treasury bonds. That is far below the 4.91% that we current “enjoy” due to falling worldwide buyer-investor confidence. 3) CBO says inflation will be calculated at 2% when it is now 2.3% and heading higher. Tariffs will hit inflation hard! 4) U.S. interest and inflation projections should not be discretionary for CBO. That is how they get to saying hogwash like $2 trillion ADDED over 10 years. It should be formula-based. Average of the last decade perhaps. 5) CBO did not tell you they are talking about ADDED means added to their $52 trillion total deficit estimate for 2035. 6) They see $54 trillion as our total outstanding deficit in 2035. I see $56 trillion if Republicans cut $13 trillion with the Big Beautiful Bill. We need a tax cut like we need a hole in the head. The fiscal irresponsibility is unfathomable. Republicans have lost their minds. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/the-25-trillion-annual-deficit-plan?r=3m1bs
So interesting, thanks for this! Portland City Council switched to ranked choice voting last year, and some folks seemed confounded. I appreciated the 🍕 toppings example to make sense of the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6axwSnHsGjc
Ha! Great resource! 🗳️🍕 thanks for sharing!
so intersting....
Glad you enjoyed the article!
YES thanks for this reminder!!!
Absolutely!!!
"Reforming the system itself is feminist work. Supporting Ranked Choice Voting is not just about electoral reform. It’s about justice, access, and the health of our democracy. It’s about recognizing that who gets a seat at the table is shaped by the rules of the game.
(Ranked Choice Voting is a) less combative campaign environment not only encourages more women to run but also benefits democracy by focusing political discourse on policy rather than personal takedowns."
Yes...I have heard about RCV for a few years now...and while I still am unsure if this current democracy with our current constitution is the way forward...this is a no brainer of course, hell yezzz step forward. This is part of the 25-50K foot vision we all need to be taking to stop the patterns of patriarchy from repeating themselves.
Join me and Lorissa on June 16th @ 2pm CST to discuss this and so much more!!! Super duper excited.
Diversions will not work, Donny Dork! Our eyes are on the draconian, life threatening CR bill and shall not waiver! The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) errs greatly in its analysis of the Big Beautiful (CR) Bill. They fudge where (future interest and future inflation) you can’t argue with them. First of all, their starting point misses $1.5 trillion in the first 2 years.
1) CBO overlooks that the first 2 years will be impacted by budget additions with no offset until the 2028 tax year. The current CBO-projected annual deficit? $1.9 trillion, and we are over budget $200 billion right now! Because of huge CR add ons, the annual deficit will be $2.5 trillion over each of the next 2 years. CBO had estimated those 2026 and 2027 deficits to be $1.8 and 1.7 trillion, $3.5 instead of $5 trillion—that must be borrowed at much higher interest rates than CBO uses. 2) CBO uses 3.5% interest on Treasury bonds. That is far below the 4.91% that we current “enjoy” due to falling worldwide buyer-investor confidence. 3) CBO says inflation will be calculated at 2% when it is now 2.3% and heading higher. Tariffs will hit inflation hard! 4) U.S. interest and inflation projections should not be discretionary for CBO. That is how they get to saying hogwash like $2 trillion ADDED over 10 years. It should be formula-based. Average of the last decade perhaps. 5) CBO did not tell you they are talking about ADDED means added to their $52 trillion total deficit estimate for 2035. 6) They see $54 trillion as our total outstanding deficit in 2035. I see $56 trillion if Republicans cut $13 trillion with the Big Beautiful Bill. We need a tax cut like we need a hole in the head. The fiscal irresponsibility is unfathomable. Republicans have lost their minds. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/the-25-trillion-annual-deficit-plan?r=3m1bs