Dear news media, Why not spend a few minutes today explaining how the process of going to war is supposed to work in a constitutional democracy? Because it ain't this.

Ban gerrymandering nationwide.

On vacation so can’t respond more, but I’ll just say that generating defections in the authoritarian coalition is critical to any pro-democracy struggle. I don’t like or trust the Cheneys, the Chamber of Commerce, the CIA or John Bolton—but all could be part of a pro-democracy fight.

The pro-democracy movement needs to include factions which we disagree with vehemently on all other matters. That’s the point of a pro-democracy movement—we aren’t aligned on the direction of our society, but we all agree we should have a right to contest it freely and fairly.

Politics is not fan culture—none of these people are your friends. There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. We can be grateful that MTG is against Trump without liking her or thinking of her as a long-term ally. The anti-Trump coalition must be huge.

A warning to every progressive voter: In America’s election system, your third-party vote can be a gift-wrapped victory for the GOP… hartmannreport.com/p/why-do-thi...

Yes it’s important to call out Trump’s bad behavior, but I wish we could do so without posting a HUGE WALL OF TEXT with his words and even his picture on it. I’ve seen it dozens of times now. There’s not even a way to block it by keywords because it’s a picture. Just post without pic please?

NEW VIDEO: Let's talk about proportional representation www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/lets-talk-...

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Yes it’s important to call out Trump’s bad behavior, but I wish we could do so without posting a HUGE WALL OF TEXT with his words and even his picture on it. I’ve seen it dozens of times now. There’s not even a way to block it by keywords because it’s a picture. Any ideas on how to post no-pic?

Personally I don’t want ICE bullying anyone, whether we are citizens, permanent residents, visa holders, or undocumented people. Some folks still think “illegals” are the real issue and say it’s not about racism. If brown people get bullied regardless of status, it’s racism. Clear as it can be.

Republicans have tried to repeal the ACA over 70 times over the last 15 years. They've had 15 years to come up with a replacement plan. 15 years later? They have no plan. And today they voted to spike healthcare premiums for over half a million Michiganders.

Took a while but Dems seem to finally understand that unilateral disarmament is bad

Remigration is ethnic cleansing, which is a crime against humanity and a form of genocide. That is what the regime is signaling. That is what it is wants.

Pointing out that something is incorrect definitely isn't sufficient - the *culture* of "it is bad to make incorrect statements, good to promptly and clearly retract and apologize for them, and disqualifying to keep making them deliberately" is the framework needed for fact-checking to plug into.

Holiday sales make up 20% of corporate profits. From now through Cyber Monday, we’re taking a 5% bite back by boycotting Target, Home Depot, and Amazon for unsafe working conditions, cutting DEI, and letting ICE target our neighbors. Join us in saying #WeAintBuyingIt!

We're not shopping at Target, Home Depot, or Amazon this Thanksgiving weekend 🚫. We're so over corporations that back the admins policies, cave to anti-DEI pressure, let ICE terrorize our communities, and chase tax breaks while people go hungry. #WeAintBuyingIt

I am not sure why people seem surprised that undocumented workers are often people who have been in their communities for years or decades. But it could be because people assume the rules for immigration are reasonable and just. We assume there is a path to green card and citizen. There isn’t.

We talk of refusing unlawful orders, but really that's a very high bar. It's only for orders that are manifestly unlawful, something *obviously* illegal on the face of it. And the core example of that is refusing an order to wantonly murder noncombatants, which is exactly what they are doing.

Sargent is right, Trump and Hegseth are lying about sedition to distract and discredit the messengers. Stay on point. This should be about illegal orders. They have happened. They will keep happening.

MAGA dimwit Pete Hegseth thinks he's pleasing the Audience of One by "fighting back" but all he's doing is drawing more attention to the question of whether Trump is issuing illegal orders, which was the whole point of the Dem video in the first place.

Oddly enough, in media coverage of Dems' video warning against carrying out illegal orders, there's very little discussion of *whether it's actually reasonable to fear Trump is giving illegal commands or not.* The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so: newrepublic.com/article/2035...

Here’s a handy guide to how to publish your videos with different aspect ratio: Wide videos: Publish it like that Tall videos: Publish it like that Square videos: Publish it like that YOU DON’T HAVE TO PUT STUPID FRAMES AROUND VIDEOS! All the sites you post videos on are fine with them, any size!

I understand the reasoning behind zeroing in on ICE & DHS abducting citizens. But when you lead with what's perceived as your most sympathetic cases, you cede the moral high ground & make arguing for others harder. It is wrong for armed, masked gestapo to grab people - doesn't matter their status.

Also, it’s exactly backwards. The reason we have identity politics in America is because individuals are segregated into groups then systematically excluded/deprived of rights based upon their “membership.” Identity politics is rooted in structural economic, social, and political realities.

Resign right now, you useless, ineffective, Quisling little coward. Go count your money and get out of the way for someone who cares about saving America from this tyranny. You did this, and we all know it.

Gotta primary a whole lot of Democrats.

We need to tax the rich! They’ve rigged the system for too long. Repost if you agree.

Americans are more open than ever to adopting proportional representation, according to a Strength in Numbers/Verasight poll. Learn more about this path out of our winner-take-all elections gridlock: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/proportional-representation-explained/

Make a statement about some topic. Ask a very simple question like “Why?” or “What changed?” that doesn’t give him something to latch onto and babble about instead of the statement. And for goodness sake, follow up when he whiffs on it! 2/2

Dear Media: Don’t ask yes or no questions. Don’t ask two part questions that allow him to ignore half. Don’t include “you” or “your” because that’s all he will hear. Don’t give him possible answers. 1/2

Finally! Cut down version of my explanation for the why behind many Dems being in ineffective reactive mode while MAGA and some Dems (perhaps a certain mayor-elect...) actually force their desired convos to the fore. contrarian.substack.com/p/bringing-a...

We should feed people AND we should push for a living wage. If you work full time and also qualify for SNAP, it’s your employer getting the “benefit”.

Great policy white paper here by Andy Craig. #FusionVoting helped GOP come to power. Third parties are actually great, they just can’t win with their own candidates. Ask your friend from New York if they voted for Harris on the Democratic line or the Working Families line.

Obligatory plug because I wrote a thing about why fusion is good and you should like it and the Constitution says so and also Abe Lincoln. @centerforballotfreedom.org

Someone on the other site posted wallace shawn canvassing for Zohran Mamdami and I will never miss a moment to post one of the most moving pieces of writing ever written by an American Socialist... www.thenation.com/article/cult...

You don’t lead people by “meeting them where they are.” You need to meet them NEAR where they are, then PULL them in the right direction. For example, Democrats can’t be a Working People party if they don’t advocate for a living wage. Get in front! Lead!

The job of a good message isn't to say what is popular. The job of a good message is to make popular what we need said. MAGA and Madison Avenue have known and exploited this. But it also very much applies to campaigns for good. www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...

GOP was not a major party before the Civil War. #FusionVoting made them a major party. We can use Fusion Voting to make GOP a third party again.

History lesson: Throughout the 1800s, the two major parties – first the Democrats and the Whigs, and then after the Civil War the Democrats and the Republicans – shared the political stage with a host of smaller parties. centerforballotfreedom.org/fusion-in-am...

The revival of fusion voting and third parties could help solve the two-party doom loop and its symptoms, like the MAGA takeover of the GOP and the incompetence of Democrats to push back against authoritarianism. substack.com/home/post/p-...

I don't want a multi-party system because I think it'd particularly move outcomes leftward. I just want my nice little center-right market liberal party that'd get its 5 or 10% and have a seat at the table, rather than every election a two-way coin toss with fascists who want to destroy democracy.

Opposing gerrymandering doesn’t mean Democrats should surrender to the MAGA power grab in Texas. California's Proposition 50 would cancel out the seats that Trump and Greg Abbott are trying to steal. Vote YES by November 4. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Hx...

Progressives! Take control of your local Democratic parties at the state and county level!

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We know that third parties won‘t actually win power in the general election. It’s structural. Democracies formed after US and UK almost all have Proportional Representation but we are stuck with Democracy 1.0. As Progressives we need to join with Democrats in the general. They are our allies, but>>

Democrats are right to refuse to go along. Republicans are in charge of the House and this is on them. Even if you disregard parties, the Speaker is the one personally and directly in charge of negotiating and finding the proposal that 60 reps will vote for. Literally, Speaker, you had one job!

They say you have to meet people where they are. That’s not leadership. Meet people near where they are so you can pull them in the right direction. We need to find allies and work together but we can’t let them lead us. Yes this also includes some Democrats. Progressives need to unite and lead!

When it comes to the landscape of the discourse, I believe that you should always lead with principles. Not because people are principled but because it's easier to reiterate core principles than policy, which can be complex and confusing.