Cory DoctorowJun 13, 2025

If there's anything that illustrated the hollowness of the Democratic Party as an effective opposition for me, it's this.

Yesterday, I watched a video of a sitting US Senator being thrown to the ground and cuffed by fed goons for asking questions of the fed official he has direct oversight authority over.

Within minutes, I'd gotten DOZENS of texts from Dems and Dem orgs asking for $5-$50 to "fight fascism."

That's it. "Are you terrified that your country is slipping into fascism? Pay me."

Show threadfreelunaJun 13, 2025
@pluralistic I really fucking hate the DNC and ActBlue for this very reason. I’ve donate to the democrats and will do so again, but the consequence of even once donating to the democrats is to be constantly barraged by their bullshit in texts and emails, and it pisses me off to no end.
Show threadferricoxide
@billclawson @pluralistic

1. Use one-time email addresses when donating
2a. Use a better phone carrier — one that allows you to set up call routing rules — when donating
2b. Use a one-time SMS service when donating

But, really, they're gonna soon find that this bullshit costs them their small-dollar donors
Jun 14, 2025 at 2:24pmWeb