My take: It's much more simple. Schumer is dumb as shit. He d/n bother to pay attn to the news, including political news. He has his staff/expensive Dem consultants do all the edu/gathering/thinking of political events/news, digest it, and advise him. Why? No interest in voters-he's not a Mamdani.
Think about what r-wing media esp Trump did when he and/or GOPs were out of power. When u do, it's enraging. Not with GOPs but with Democrats.
I luuuuv that it's a gay romance. The r-wing will be do their tired outrage dance. I would luuuuv to see Mamdani use his gift for soaring speech (as equal talent as Obama) to shoot right back at them and flatten their moral/sexual hypocrisy right back into their own puckering faces.
Remind them how Dems won the shut down mssg by coordinating non-stop relay mssgs on major/social media, as r-wing media do, b4 fucking Chuck caved for his rich donors, and how r-wing media esp Trump wielded political power in media when they’re out of power since 1980s including in Biden’s term.
Yeah, of course. They're evoking that photo of Obama admin watching/monitoring capture of bin Laden. Who are their audience? Low-info moderate/independent/swing voters and major media.
I bet if u go back to Walt and challenge him on his prediction, he'll claim nothing has changed and cherry pick w/"We still have our individual rights."
This is a good sign. That Mamdani so far has no plans to back down on what are key issues that propelled him by using the book of his religion for his swearing in when I'm sure so many tried to get him to swear on the bible because of optics esp delusional appearance of non-partisanship.
Maybe it’s because we expected a system that’s on its own inanimate will behave better than humans do and we made no equal expectations of humans when using the system.
Why do those like u continue to expect corporate media @axios.com @cnn.com @cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @politico.com to behave differently than any other corporations, like banks, oil, auto, food, pharmacy, clothing, housing, etc.? If u rid ur POV, maybe we can begin to redesign news media industry.
Major studios already face attached strings when releasing/producing films in China. Humans, esp business and the rich, are so nonchalant about the darker, more dangerous aspects of doing business with brutal leaders like MbS, like it w/n affect them.
Ummph. Looks like another prime candidate for Trump’s pardon if he has Trump’s price which appears to be $1M.
Just look at ur profile name. That’s out of creativity. U learned it s/wh. One of most creative subjects is dystopia. So is Barbie. Both encompass hundreds of concepts/ideas including amalgamating past/future. Sure (some) persons can do that on their own but eds can expand creativity/understanding
What the fuck ru talking about? Hard right beg’g w/those like Koch Bros spent decades putting in place levers and blocks from local gvmts to ed to SCOTUS to chip away at US democratic infrastructure, highly aided by Dems putting in leadership appeasers including Obama. Trump pulled those strings.
I’m pretty certain if the Dems do not engage in full court press on Trump/r-wing stochastic terrorism, their followers will continue to commit violence as they already have done w/Dem state rep and her husband. Dems also have to start considering legal actions.
terrorism (and that is what it is, terrorism) has released them from their responsibility to report and make the terrorists accountable. Dems need to put pressure on media as well as GOP/Trump and r-wing media. Demand to get on media esp Fox News and confront them, and do it again the next day.
Dems have got to learn that their silence last 10yrs on Trump/r-wing violent rhetoric has only increased that rhetoric, but even worse, their silence had made it okay for that rhetoric to turn to actual violence. Dems have also got to realize the their hands-off on major media re this stochastic
When they do get threats right after the silent signal, they need to get on every media showing the threats alongside the signal, and out it on repeat. Even more, Dems need to confront ev major media demand why they d/n cover this silent terrorism that is growing.
@thedemcoalition.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov need to do a lot more and should plan to put it on frequent repeat. W/ev stochastic terrorism uttered by Trump/GOP/r-wing media Dems need to immediately get on every media and call it silent signal for terrorism.
The Dem leadership is entirely made up of followers. Any politician today with real leadership instinct knows that swing voter is just another term for up for grabs. The party that has the strongest and most persistent mssg campaign will likely win that swing.
I don't know. A hard-core reporter needs to look into that student to see if there was any coordination including with TPUSA. It all feels so scripted, because this is by far not the first incidence of its kind.
persuasion. If Dennis was more up to speed, he'd realize just how ill-equipped Schumer Pelosi Jeffries Gillibrand are in their leadership against fighting Trump's increasing authoritarianism.
that long held beliefs about the parties and government can be re-worked. Good fucking god. Bannon TOLD US HOW TO DO IT: FIREHOSE OF LIES. It's incredibly egregious by now major political ops like Dennis/Longwell are still way, way behind the right-wing eightball in understaning political
about political persuasion, number one being just how malleable voters' understanding of politics is. They seem clueless on fact that belief is as moveable/malleable as clay. Good fucking god. Right wing media have been showing us for nearly 40 decades just how malleable beliefs/values are,
that's not true. So where do these people get the idea that Trump would be a lot better on the economy than a Dem president. How do they not see the success of Biden's policies on the economy. WHERE/HOW DO THESE LOW-INFO VOTERS GET THEIR POLITICAL NEWS? Dennis/Longwell have their own ignorance
people in the group. Dennis and Longwell d/n ask the hard questions to themselves. They hear the group saying, I just feel Trump is going to be better for the economy. Dennis and Longwell just accept that as stupid as the belief is, that that idea is set. They don't say to themselves, wow, we know
I d/n need to form a focus group to see just how Dem leaders who HAVE THE POWER OF MSSG, CONTROL OF CAMPAIGN PURSE are disconnected from voters. Based on what Dennis is saying, I find his focus groups like Longwells ultimately have no value bec of how little u demand from them. Not from the
I think not enuf scrutiny is placed on those in the sexual predators environment that protect them.
I think of major media like bunch of blind men occupying just one spot of the elephant, which happens to be the hottest. Their employers hired them exactly for that, bec they th/s only care about the hottest spot because that’s what makes them the most money. Versus we view the elephant as a whole.
One of the things I wish u media/academia would talk about is how far right awa how opposing political power (dems) have allowed far right make US ed/media/politics/etc waste resources to re-litigate fights that have been won diverting them from addressing vital issues like climate/poverty/etc.
That point is knocking 7 million or more attending No Kings protest from front page. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.