Good conversation on the critical work of doing persuasion with rural voters with Todd Zimmer of Down Home North Carolina and @jenancona.bsky.social of @waytowinus.bsky.social. Lots of opportunities to connect the dots on the ways that corrupt elites are making lives more difficult and expensive.
Thanks for polling this, btw. This has all been really helpful for something I'm working on.
Decided to do a little more digging to learn more about those 2020 Biden voters who skipped 2024, why they skipped, and what sort of message might win them back, and found this helpful research by Celinda Lake from last year: waytowin.docsend.com/view/rnv5spt...
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While Donald Trump persists in calling affordability a hoax, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are partnering with @waytowinus.bsky.social to kick off a listening tour to hear from actual voters about their concerns and possible solutions. @notus.com @jenancona.bsky.social 1/
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Love this! Explains why I can’t look away from this show!
“It’s a couple of things that work beautifully in concert. First: no music. Audiences are so sophisticated, but what they’re not accustomed to is not being told how to feel,” Wyle says. “You take all that out and it forces a level of engagement where you’re now looking for clues within the frame of the screen, which forces you to look up from your phone. And I think that is extremely engaging, especially to young viewers who aren’t accustomed to being asked to participate in a nonpassive way in the viewing experience.
![“Second point, shooting it with almost exclusively 50-millimeter or 65-millimeter lenses, which is the most comparable to the human eye—and only shooting from the point of view of a human being that’s present in this space. There are no cameras on gurney wheels going in the hallway. There’s no cameras on the ceiling looking down from a God point of view. You are limited to the perspective of a participant. You can look away, but you can’t leave, and it becomes an endurance test for you to stay on your feet as long as we’re on our feet. Which [brings me to my] third point: real time. Real time has an aggregate sense of tension that you don’t get in any other form of storytelling. What happened before is happening now, and these two things are going to add up to the next thing. And if we throw more ingredients into this cooker and keep ratcheting it up, it’s going to pop.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:guthikarwozoldkzhueivkl6/bafkreihklvhtymho7wpemo5mj2f7xaiq6ulvfvcwnzo6hjstg3wixzgesy)
“Second point, shooting it with almost exclusively 50-millimeter or 65-millimeter lenses, which is the most comparable to the human eye—and only shooting from the point of view of a human being that’s present in this space. There are no cameras on gurney wheels going in the hallway. There’s no cameras on the ceiling looking down from a God point of view. You are limited to the perspective of a participant. You can look away, but you can’t leave, and it becomes an endurance test for you to stay on your feet as long as we’re on our feet. Which [brings me to my] third point: real time. Real time has an aggregate sense of tension that you don’t get in any other form of storytelling. What happened before is happening now, and these two things are going to add up to the next thing. And if we throw more ingredients into this cooker and keep ratcheting it up, it’s going to pop.”
Wyle makes eye contact for his next point, delivering it with a Robby-esque matter-of-factness. “Fourth point: The election went the other way,” he says with a shrug. “We could have been a really good show with a lot of nice things to say in a perfectly normal Kamala Harris universe. And instead we became almost a beacon of hope and humanity in an alternative universe. But in the midst of that, fifth point—this is essentially competence porn. You’re watching really smart, dedicated people do what only they know how to do at a level that you don’t know how to do it, and you’re so fucking glad that they’re there doing it, and compartmentalizing their own stuff to put your broken pieces back together. You’re so reassured by knowing that there are people out there that laugh and joke and have the ability to lock in like that.”
this is fucking unreal stuff from Noah Wyle on the magic of The Pitt. www.gq.com/story/noah-w...
AI star symbol.
It's funny (not funny) how this ubiquitous symbol screams 'beware, incoming trash!' I have an instant reaction of revulsion whenever it pops up.
As a hot human who loves summer, I approve
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The accusations against Eric Swalwell are horrifying. He cannot be trusted with more power, and should drop out of the California Governor’s race.
I believe the stories about Eric Swalwell and 100% support anyone coming forward.
Behavior like this is disqualifying for anyone seeking public office, and what separates us from MAGA is supposed to be that we hold our own accountable.
He needs to drop out of the governor’s race NOW.
Source: www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/u...
"The Georgia Department of Community Affairs says more than 500 families statewide will lose the voucher on June 30. The federal funding cutoff could put hundreds of Georgia families at risk of eviction and homelessness..."
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“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears.
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
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Oh noes! Poor widdle JD. Hope he can find the warm embrace of a friendly sofa to comfort him.
was that Melania speech one of Iran’s demands
Yeah cuz making the story about process and procedure has worked so well for us so far
Theocratic lunacy.
No different to the Taliban or the Ayatollah
Impeach Hegseth
Those were the days!
But then he fell on his bike and it was a three day story and a two week meme-fest…
If I'm a GOP member of Congress and I'm in this table, I would be worried about re-election — especially if Trump keeps doing what he's doing and I keep voting to let him www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07...
I wouldn’t assume that everything Iran says about the deal is accurate (obvs). But the US says that the Iranians ten point plan is an okay basis for discussions. That definitely sounds like a ceasefire on the basis of a stalemate. One in which the US isn’t or shouldn’t expect any key gains and …
