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azteclady has moved Jul 12, 2024

Biden's immigration policies are as fucked up as trump's, even if he leaves out the concentration camps. His enabling of genocide of Palestinians is beyond the fucking pale.

But a trump presidency would be exponentially worse, and democracy wouldn't survive it. Abortion, workers' rights, unions, voting rights, right to protest, freedom of movement, climate change, disaster response--all would worsen

So Biden it is

#2024Election #USPolitics

https://i-know-how-much-you-care.ghost.io/this-is-why-we-cannot-let-the-quiet-new-deal-stay-so-quiet/

This is why we cannot let the Quiet New Deal stay so quiet

If politicians don’t think they will get credit for reducing administrative burdens, they just won’t do it. What do 11 down-on-their-luck factories being retrofitted to build EVs have in common with overdue raises for four million salaried workers or a billion dollars clawed back from millionaire tax cheats?

I Know How Much You Care

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azteclady has moved Jul 13, 2024

I'm feeling so frustrated at how easily the left has split into those dreaming an unfeasible scenario to replace Biden four months before election day, and those who will not abandon the only viable candidate--incumbent and with a capable VP to take over if needed.

I get the utter terror of a 2nd trump administration--I'm a target too!!!--but seeing white "progressives" fall so easily for the right's tactics is fucking disheartening.

#2024Election #USPolitics

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azteclady has moved Jul 16, 2024

Rolling Stone with the facts:
"Trump Allies Try to Bully Dems, Media to Shut Up About His Fascist Plans
Republicans are seeking to capitalize on Trump’s assassination attempt — using it to demand everyone stop talking about his threats to democracy"

And it's fucking working.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-allies-fascist-plans-dems-media-1235060142/

Trump Allies Try to Bully Dems, Media to Shut Up About His Fascist Plans

Republicans are seeking to capitalize on Trump’s assassination attempt — using it to demand everyone stop talking about his threats to democracy.

Rolling Stone

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azteclady has moved Jul 19, 2024

"1,400 Black women sign letter of support for Biden, condemn lack of Democratic unity"--The Hill

"we believe it is unfair and disruptive to judge President Biden for having a bad 90-minute debate performance against a serial liar who wants to destroy our democracy and be a dictator-in-chief."

#USPolitics #2024Election #Racism #Misogynoir

https://thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/4780486-black-women-biden-harris-letter/

1,400 Black women sign letter of support for Biden, condemn lack of Democratic unity

More than 1,400 Black women and allies have indicated their support for President Biden and Vice President Harris in a letter released Thursday. Highlighting the fact that millions of Americans cas…

The Hill

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azteclady has moved Jul 19, 2024

"You can't fix democracy by not voting"--you can't fix ANYTHING when you don't vote.

#VotesHaveConsequences; not voting has evern worse ones.

#USPolitics #2024Election #Vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSZjlCTyWJ4

You Can't Fix Things by Not Voting

YouTube

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azteclady has moved Jul 19, 2024

Will you look at that.

#NateSilver now works for Polymarket, #Polymarket was found by, among others, #PeterThiel.

And now Nate Silver has spent a lot of capital on calls for Biden to drop out.

One time is coincidence, two is the beginning of a pattern, three is selling their soul for easy cash.

#USPolitics #2024Election

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/polymarket-hires-nate-silver-taking-154956290.html

Polymarket Hires Nate Silver After Taking in $265M of Bets on U.S. Election: Report

As the U.S. presidential election enters its final stretch, crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket is striking while the iron is hot by hiring...

Yahoo Finance

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azteclady has moved Jul 20, 2024

If voting didn't matter, Republicans wouldn't have spent decades working to disenfranchise Democratic voters.

So it's time to work getting those voters to the polls.

Here's a way to help:
https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/112816182252530409

Or go directly to:
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/645367/

#USPolitics #2024Election

Write Letters to Voters with Vote Forward and Indivisible · Indivisible

Join Vote Forward, Indivisible, and volunteers across the country to write letters to voters! We’ll be celebrating the release of more congressional district-level letter writing campaigns to likely Democratic voters in highly competitive U.S. House races. We know that even a small impact on turnout can translate into thousands of votes at scale—and those thousands of votes can ultimately make a huge difference in elections. That’s why we’re writing letters to voters in key U.S. House races. These letters are part of The Big Send—our collective effort to write 10 million letters to voters this year. We’re writing letters and sending them between October 1 and October 29, to ensure they arrive when they’ll have the most impact on turnout. Whether you’re writing letters for the first time or if you’re an experienced letter writer looking to refine your message, this event is for you! The most common question we receive at Vote Forward is: "what should I write?" This letter writing event is the personalized, in-depth answer to that question. Vote Forward staff will help you craft an effective, personal message to voters. In addition to the training, you'll join volunteers from across the country to learn more about the impact of the letters we’re writing, and have your letter writing questions answered by the Vote Forward team! Letter Writing is proven to increase voter turnout, and you can do it with a group of friends or on your own from the comfort of your couch. Plus, it’s one of the easiest ways to turn your anger, passion, and hope into real action. RSVP today, and we’ll let you know how to join this event. Invite your friends and family, too and encourage them to become letter writers this year! Never written letters before? No problem! Visit [votefwd.org/instructions](https://votefwd.org/instructions) for all the information you need, and sign up for an account at votefwd.org/indivisible. Then you can download letters from the campaign of your choice, and we’ll offer guidance on how to write and prepare your letters at our event!

Mobilize

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azteclady has moved Jul 26, 2024

So apparently there's a white women hashtag going around ( #IUnderstandTheAssignment ), that's essentially another exercise in white women centering themselves, no matter what.

So, go read Lori Green's post, "The Problem with White Women" (heads up: she's a white woman just turned sixty). Read it, internalize it, share it--and if it doesn't apply to you? Read it, internalize it, share it anyway.

#USPolitics #2024Election

https://twooldfartstalkingromance.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-problem-with-white-women.html

The Problem with White Women

I Understand the Assignment. It's trending on social media. White person after white person posting their "I'm a 65 year old mom of 2 in Ka...

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azteclady has moved Jul 27, 2024

The GOP is making hay out of the shooting at their national convention and of trump's "wound" and how close he was to being assassinated.

Meanwhile:

#USPolitics #2024Election #LookAtHisEar

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azteclady has moved Jul 29, 2024

The #Georgia Secretary of State has opened a portal for people to cancel *other* residents voter registration--without any mechanism to prevent mass cancellation of Democrats voter registrations.

If you live in GA, please check your registration, and keep checking it daily.

And you may want to register your feelings with the secretary of state office:
214 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
470-312-2803

#USPolitics #2024Election