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Are we tired of this rerun yet? I’m thinking YES. While awaiting the latest destruction from our wise leader, today we can actually have some pride in our politics. A different version of Trump’s Liberation Day. Corey Booker. Hero of the day. And for democracy. “Tonight I rise with the intention of getting in some good trouble. I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able. I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our country is in crisis and I believe that not in a partisan sense,” he said, “because so many of the people that have been reaching out to my office in pain, in fear, having their lives upended—so many of them identify themselves as Republicans.” “These are not normal times in America, and they should not be treated as such,” he said. “This is our moral moment. This is when the most precious ideas of our country are being tested…. Where does the Constitution live, on paper or in our hearts?” Hear hear Sen. Booker. You made us all rise. Thank you. Now, the other side of the coin. Elon Musk spent $25 million to buy an election in Wisconsin, and all he got was a cheesehead hat. He was right about a couple of things though. That the Wisconsin SCOTUS judgeship race “could decide the future of America and Western civilization” and “affect the entire destiny of humanity.” Voters, it turns out, agreed with that. Swing voters who elected Trump did not intend for their ballots to be used as a mandate for his abuses of power, his threats to civil liberties or his chaotic approach to governance. If there ever was a Trump honeymoon, it ended decisively on Tuesday. American voters are tired of the daily incompetence, the random outrages against anything and everything that America is supposed to stand for. We have run out of words and bandwidth to keep track of the multitude of destructive actions taking place across our system of government. Against the American people. If you haven’t figured out yet that the more we are attacked, the stronger we get, you should definitely get out more. The s*$tshow you’re a member of is falling apart. Happy Liberation Day!