Jeff Jarvis
The #BrokenTimes is so desperate to devalue the Mamdani victories they lead with the awful Suozzi as their poster-boy "moderate" and end with the awfuller Yang. Sad.
Centrist Democrats Rebuke Party’s Left Wing: ‘We Are Capitalist, Not Socialist’ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/moderate-democrats-capitalist-socialism.html?smid=tw-share
Centrist Democrats Rebuke Party’s Left Wing: ‘We Are Capitalist, Not Socialist’

Following high-profile primary victories by democratic socialists, some moderate Democrats are advocating a different course, highlighting tensions in the party.

The New York Times
Jun 27 at 12:20amWeb
Show threadMastodon Migration1d ago

@jeffjarvis

How about this doozie? The grey lady is hopelessly broken.

Show threadJames R.B. Eastwood1d ago
@jeffjarvis yeah, who said "we need a quote from an abject failure of mayoral candidate to finish off this story. See if you can get Andrew Yang."
Show threadJames R.B. Eastwood1d ago
@jeffjarvis wait, they didn't even call him for the quote. They just pulled what he posted on X!
Show threadPete's Mom 🍉 🇺🇦 ☮️1d ago
@jeffjarvis
At least theyre being honest. They may as well have said out loud they work for the corpoatocracy. I for one appreciate their candor.
And Inwill be voting socialist whenever possible.
#FuckIce
#FuckFascism
#FuckMAGA
#FuckTheDNC
Show threadthriftwicker1d ago
@jeffjarvis Sooo, don't vote for you. Got it!
Show threadtroy_friz_zell1d ago

@jeffjarvis

It's always telling when they are willing to attack progressives in their own party harder than they are willing to attack the fascists.

On the other hand, this is what, a dozen Wall Street Democrats who already vote with the Republicans on the regular? Fuck them.

Show threadRyan Lounsbury1d ago
@jeffjarvis As Lincoln eloquently put it; this is a government of the people, by the people, for the people. It isn’t about isms or theologies. But something that works for the greater good.
Show thread(^^)1d ago
@jeffjarvis I don't know, but my entire life, Democrats have hated the left. They don't hate the right. Biden and Strom Thurmond were best buddies.
Show threaddecapitae1d ago
@jeffjarvis 🤦🤢🤮💀
Show threadJennifer Kayla | Theogrin 🦊1d ago

@jeffjarvis

It's rather remarkable, isn't it, how once some politicians who are actually left-wing begin making substantial inroads, all of a sudden the 'moderate, centrist' Dems no longer look all that moderate, centrist... or Democratic, ne?

Show threadJWcph, Radicalized By Decency1d ago
@jeffjarvis There's no such thing as a capitalist democrat. Capitalism is literally a version of fascism & incompatible with democracy. If we learn nothing else from these times, I hope we learn that.
Show threadJanie Karma S 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏿1d ago

@jeffjarvis

Centrist Democrats aka Republicans.

#CentristDemocratsAreRepublicans

Show threadDjembro, RO, supports 🇺🇦🇬🇪21h ago

@jeffjarvis

This is why I switched my party affiliation from Dem to unaffiliated. One good thing all this turmoil has wrought is the solidification of my own idea of exactly what I want out of government. I’ve learned a lot from Tim Snyder’s On Freedom and from Heather Cox Richardson’s lessons on US history, and I realize now that I think the purpose of government should be to help the governed realize their potential. I want taxes to be our investment in each other. I want everyone to be well fed and to receive good healthcare. I want everyone to have as much education as they have the drive to pursue. I want the US to embrace Snyder’s expansive “freedom to” rather than the limiting “freedom from.” I want to go back to the US being a beacon of hope for people in other countries. More and more, I’m seeing that my priorities align with those of Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani, and I’m encouraged by some European countries, particularly Nordics, that strive to bring to fruition many of the things I believe in. Let’s take our government back in November. ✊🏻

Show threadDoug 🌈🇨🇦 10h ago
@jeffjarvis Centrist Democrats are the reason Democrats aren't in power.
Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShell7h ago

@jeffjarvis

The presumption here is that the Democratic politicians, the party leader leadership dictate what the party should be and not the voters.

So it’s very true of themselves that they are capitalist, which is to say they are authoritarian assholes who presume a natural right dictating to voters.