Matt Scharfstein

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I'm interested in US & geopolitics.

Representative democracy, individual rights & dialogue are good. Authoritarianism, corruption & big tech are bad.

Elon made me do it.

Matt ScharfsteinNov 13, 2022
Sherrilyn IfillNov 13, 2022
A reminder that we asked young people to turn out and they did. Latino voters leaned into Democrats. Black men voted overwhelmingly for Stacey. Abortion was top of mind for women. Black women continued to show up strong. The Party should not compromise on the priorities of those voters. They hold the future.
Matt ScharfsteinNov 13, 2022
Caroline Orr BuenoNov 13, 2022
So, if Twitter goes to hell and just becomes defunct, we’re going to lose entire chapters of recent history — including evidence of war crimes, human rights violations, and more. I hope we’re all paying attention to this and considering what we need to do to ensure that a billionaire can’t decide which parts of history to retain — and which parts to erase forever.
Matt ScharfsteinNov 13, 2022
Caroline Orr BuenoNov 13, 2022
NEWS: Democrats have retained control of the US Senate as of this moment!
https://twitter.com/rvawonk/status/1591617057472258049?s=46&t=fhzCSu-1vO8S6gZUfTxuAw
Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D on Twitter

“#BREAKING: Democrats retain control of the Senate!”

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Matt ScharfsteinNov 13, 2022
Tokyo Sand Nov 12, 2022

I had so much fun putting together this week’s editorial cartoon post for my blog.

Link to see them all: https://politicalcharge.org/2022/11/12/the-weeks-best-cartoons-about-that-red-wave/

The Week’s Best Cartoons: About That Red Wave

By Clay Bennett Despite the Republican Party and most of the media buying into the prediction of a red wave, it never materialized on Election Night. In fact, this is the first time since 1936 that…

Political⚡Charge
Matt ScharfsteinNov 13, 2022

Per the Nevada Independent, #catherinecortezmasto has been reelected as Senator of #Nevada, thus securing control of the Chamber for Democrats.

The runoff in Georgia on December 6th between Warnock & Walker will be for a 51st seat.

https://twitter.com/TheNVIndy/status/1591616278640590851?t=LdaP-7o5S6YhWqd-ISqnpQ&s=09

Nevada Independent on Twitter

“PROJECTED: Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is projected to win re-election, earning a second term representing Nevada in the nation’s capital.”

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Matt ScharfsteinNov 13, 2022
Benjamin WittesNov 13, 2022

Word

RT @[email protected]

I don’t think of the mid-term elections in the partisan political terms of whether the Democrats or the Republicans “won” or “lost.” I think of these midterm elections only in the “constitutional” terms of whether American Democracy won or lost.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/judgeluttig/status/1591469218645655552

@judgeluttig on Twitter

“I don’t think of the mid-term elections in the partisan political terms of whether the Democrats or the Republicans “won” or “lost.” I think of these midterm elections only in the “constitutional” terms of whether American Democracy won or lost.”

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Matt ScharfsteinNov 13, 2022
Anne ApplebaumNov 11, 2022
The EU flag and the Ukrainian flag. Central Kherson!
Matt ScharfsteinNov 13, 2022

Things I like so far about #Mastodon:

- No quote RTs. If you've got something to say about a post, replies are a great tool to engage with the author.

-No conflict baiting algorithm.

-Fewer people. While fewer people mean less engagement, I think, on average, quality is higher with an early self-selecting group.

-Feeling of community based on mutual distaste for traditional social media.

Matt ScharfsteinNov 13, 2022
Robb MontgomeryNov 12, 2022

Tips for journos trying out Mastodon.

Use the the #Introduction hashtag for your first #Mastodon post.‬

Then verify your profile and add link to your Twitter handle in the edit profile pane.

If you have a blog or other Web site where you can post HTML, the change is instant.

Instructions are on the page, you may need an IT admin to do this for your university or workplace site where you are published.

H/t to @jeff for confirming that I appear verified to other users.

Matt ScharfsteinNov 12, 2022
Show threadDmitri AlperovitchNov 12, 2022
The place to watch now is Donbas. Russia will likely move some of the forces they pulled out of Kherson there to continue their multi-month and so far futile assault on Bakhmut. The Ukrainians will also likely reposition their forces from the south into Donbas. Northern Luhansk oblast is where they can likely make the most progress in the near future