“He Lied to All of Us!” Finally, the Pivot Has Started.

It always starts with a whisper. Change starts very quietly. We don’t always notice it immediately. Over the last several months we laid witness to people feeling exhausted, defeated and in shock, everywhere. Three months ago, it was hard to imagine rising up like a tidal wave and turning misfortune around. But then, we started to get some critical mass.

In fact, in a movement such as the one we are in, the tidal wave has just begun. Lovers of fairness, other humans and Democracy have had a particularly good week.

You know why? It wasn’t that our lawmakers blocked a bunch of horrifying bills. Members of congress did not rise up and do something procedurally brilliant. Those actions did not happen. Similarly, we have not impeached or indicted anyone. And no, we did not win any new House seats.

So, what did we do this past week that moved the needle?

We got our groove back, baby. We became inspired by folks who worked hard and made real, tangible progress over the last few months. We all sh…