♾️🇺🇦 Vote MidtermsJun 26, 2023

Dear Americans

Not a single news outlet aired President Biden's event at the White House just now where he announced over $40 BILLION in investments to expand broadband across America. Thank you, President Biden!

When will President Biden get the coverage & credit he deserves? This is why our media fails all of us.

Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Jun 26, 2023

@skykiss without having seen the details, if it's money to the oligarchs of cable cos it isn't worth news coverage. They lie cheat and steal all while not providing any competition.

If it's majority for community broadband *that's* would be news.

Show threadEarthOne

@pixelpusher220 @skykiss If we could get a Democrat super majority in state and federal legislatures, we could do what we need to improve this country for everyone.

Won't happen unless enough people vote Blue, though. We'll just stay stuck with corporate grifters.

Jun 27, 2023 at 6:40amWeb
Show threadCassandra -2024Jun 27, 2023
@EarthOne @pixelpusher220 @skykiss
I'm glad to see the Supreme Court rule in favor of voting rights lately. It's about the only good thing they've done lately. Perhaps that will help flip some states blue.
Show threadEarthOneJun 27, 2023
@Mama_H @pixelpusher220 @skykiss Yeah, that was a shocker. I guess getting caught LIVING IN the proverbial cookie jar made them take a step back, to appear like they suddenly remembered they're supposed to uphold the Constitution, not billionaire corporate interests.
Show threadPonygirlJun 27, 2023
@EarthOne @pixelpusher220 @skykiss We also need more canidates that refuse corporate pac money. It's the only way they'll work for us.
Show threadEarthOneJun 27, 2023

@Ponygirl @pixelpusher220 @skykiss Agree, but the problem with that is once the SCOTUS made "corporations" people, giving them free reign to use all their wealth in dark money superPACS to create more wealth without even being identified, it's hard to imagine single donations from Americans competing.

I'm old enough to remember when no candidate had ever spent a billion dollars on any election. Not even PACs for president.

Buying the SCOTUS was a coup.

Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Jun 27, 2023

@EarthOne @Ponygirl @skykiss unfortunately that's the hand we've been dealt.

A county in Delaware is literally about to let corporations *vote*.

We need to organize, votes still overpower money for the time being and we need to use it or it will be the end of democracy in this country.

Show threadEarthOneJun 27, 2023
@pixelpusher220 @Ponygirl @skykiss Agree. Phone banking, door-knocking, and donate what we can to Blue candidates. Getting people to register to vote and to the polls is important. 👍
Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Jun 27, 2023

@Ponygirl @EarthOne @skykiss we need candidates who will take PAC money and tell them to piss off. A rare breed to be sure.

We can't disarm when the opposition isn't bound by the same rules.

Same concept as NY and CA drawing 'fair' congressional districts while TX AL and LA don't. Literally cost us the House this election