"With so much bad news these days, it’s easy to adopt defeatist thinking. Trump has sent troops into US cities, deployed ICE Gestapo goons to kidnap immigrants, and threatened to jail Democratic politicians. It’s natural to respond to these developments with fear."
#FrameLab
"In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination, Republicans are adopting harsh religious language to frame American politics as an existential battle between good and evil."
#FrameLab
"Viral moments fade. Movements endure. Newsom’s trolling has energized Democrats, but energy without direction becomes exhaustion. The next phase requires translating social-media hits into something bigger than one man’s ambition. It requires vision."
#FrameLab
"Most Americans cannot tell you what causes climate change or how to solve it. It ranks 19th of 27 voting issues of importance in Yale and Gallup surveys.Most Americans cannot tell you what causes climate change, nor how to solve it."
#FrameLab
"... Technically, we may still have one person, one vote. But the effect of one person on elections has gone way down.” — Dr. George Lakoff, The ALL NEW Don’t Think of an Elephant #framelab
81% of Americans believe wealthy people have "too much sway" over government.
Two-thirds of Americans believe the economy is rigged to benefit certain groups.
Rule by the rich is a betrayal of the American promise of democracy, fairness, and opportunity. #framelab
Authoritarian tendencies are nothing new in the United States, and the roots of this problem were planted long before Trump’s ascent to the presidency. Fight the authoritarianism, not the latest strongman trying to use it against us. #framelab
It's morally corrupt for billionaires to run the government for their own benefit. #framelab
It's wrong for a handful of billionaires to have more wealth than millions of hardworking families combined. #framelab
"Technically, we may still have one person, one vote. But the effect of one person on elections has gone way down.”
— Dr. George Lakoff, The ALL NEW Don’t Think of an Elephant #framelab
Here's why I am posting political content these days: buff.ly/Yin0PH2
The fight against billionaire control of our government is a fight for the soul of American democracy. #framelab
Here's why I am posting political content these days: buff.ly/Yin0PH2
Oligarchy threatens democracy. #framelab
Here's why I am posting political content these days: buff.ly/Yin0PH2
More than a century ago, the American people stood up to the robber barons back then and busted the trusts. They didn’t punish the wealthy. They just made the wealthy play by the rules everybody else had. #framelab
Authoritarian tendencies are nothing new in the United States, and the roots of this problem were planted long before Trump’s ascent to the presidency. Fight the authoritarianism, not the latest strongman trying to use it against us. #framelab
It's wrong for a handful of billionaires to have more wealth than millions of hardworking families combined. #framelab
Note to all political party leaders: It's your job to kick billionaire ass, not kiss it. #framelab
“Successful frames do more than describe reality. They help us understand it by activating the right neural pathways. TACO works because it connects to something we already know: bullies are usually weaklings in disguise. The frame makes the pattern visible and memorable.”
TACO: The Frame That […]
It's morally corrupt for billionaires to run the government for their own benefit. #framelab
The fight against billionaire control of our government is a fight for the soul of American democracy. #framelab
81% of Americans believe wealthy people have "too much sway" over government.
Two-thirds of Americans believe the economy is rigged to benefit certain groups.
Rule by the rich is a betrayal of the American promise of democracy, fairness, and opportunity. #framelab
Oligarchy threatens democracy. #framelab
More than a century ago, the American people stood up to the robber barons back then and busted the trusts. They didn’t punish the wealthy. They just made the wealthy play by the rules everybody else had. #framelab
Note to all political party leaders: It's your job to kick billionaire ass, not kiss it. #framelab
Authoritarian tendencies are nothing new in the United States, and the roots of this problem were planted long before Trump’s ascent to the presidency.
Fight the authoritarianism, not the latest strongman trying to use it against us.
#framelab
The #MSM has become #sanewashing, #whitewashing, #justicewashing #postjournalism, 💀🇷🇺🇷🇺🇺🇸🇷🇺🇷🇺💀 for #FelonRapistTraitorTrump and his #Russopublicans since at least 2015. #framing #framingmatters #GeorgeLakoff #FrameLab
Note to all political party leaders: It's your job to kick billionaire ass, not kiss it. #framelab
“For instance, the use of words like “muscular,” “bold,” or “regal” in describing political figures can subtly reshape reality, casting authoritarianism as strength and dismantling democratic norms as mere disruption.”
#FrameLab
Oligarchy threatens democracy. #framelab
When billionaires and corporations write the rules, ordinary citizens lose. The United States is supposed to have a government of, by, and for the People – not a government of, by, and for billionaires. Concentrated wealth leads to concentrated power, which weakens the power of the people. #framelab
