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"When you know better, you do better." Progressive. Biologist. Lawyer. Doing what I can to protect our water, air, plants, animals, and people.

Sheryl Crow "Tuesday Night Music Club" album cover.
Homer Simpson - Galerie d'Art Murciano - Montpellier. gallerymurciano.com. An artist's portrait of Homer Simpson holding a mug of Duff's beer surrounded by colorful abstract graffiti.
Twitter Post: @ProgressiveVic Our leadership is @drzymalas, @benjmakesmovies, @jenywlfersn, and many more volunteers. PV hired Brianna Wu in a contract position in 2023 when we were new in the space and trying to make contact with more creators. We cut ties with Brianna December 2023, and for good reason. 7:12 PM · Sep 5, 2025
NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD; INDEED, IT’S THE ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS. - Margaret Mead
“Too long have the workers of the world waited for some Moses to lead them out of bondage. I would not lead you out if I could; for if you could be led out, you could be led back again. I would have you make up your minds there is nothing that you cannot do for yourselves.”— Eugene V. Debs, from an address on Industrial Unionism delivered at Grand Central Palace. New York City, Dec. 18, 1905.
David Hogg Leaders We Deserve Beth, I want to make sure you saw this, because it really pisses me off: The Democratic establishment is now doing the very same thing the DNC booted me over. The biggest contention during my time as DNC Vice Chair was that Leaders We Deserve was endorsing primary challengers in safe blue districts. They said that the Party needed to remain impartial rather than getting involved. Fast forward to now: the DCCC, a committee partially funded by the DNC, meddled in the primary in California’s 22nd District, backing the more conservative candidate, Jasmeet Bains, over our Leaders We Deserve-endorsed candidate Randy Villegas. National Dems said they'd stay out of this race. The Party’s efforts were unsuccessful — thanks in part to the support of this team. We helped Randy Villegas surge to victory despite the DNC. And we showed the Party that we won’t allow them to blunt the power of the next generation of leaders. Because of this grassroots team, we’re able to compete against the massive warchest of the Democratic establishment when they try to beat our candidates.
Steyer cringe-dancing with rappers to “Back That A** Up” at his 2020 campaign event.
X ad from a gun manufacturer showing a toddle sitting cross-legged on a carpet holding what appears to be a child-scaled semiautomatic weapon. “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 🙏”
CNN livestream of 2026 CPAC.