Anat Shenker-Osorio
@anatosaurus.bsky.social
Host of Words to Win By, a podcast about progressive wins around the world and how we achieved them. https://wordstowinby-pod.com/
Researcher, message maker, campaign strategist to progressive and Democratic causes here and abroad.
Researcher, message maker, campaign strategist to progressive and Democratic causes here and abroad.
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Words to Win By, formerly Brave New Words, takes listeners on a journey around the globe with renowned communications researcher and campaign advisor Anat Shenker-Osorio as she unpacks real-world narr...
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New around here, hi! For those who'd like a big old dose of "yes we can" energy, please check out Words to Win By where every episode details a campaign we've won somewhere and delves into the research, messaging & strategies used to do it.
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These are the real victims of Trump's unending crimes, as always its everyday people.
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
These are the real victims of Trump's unending crimes, as always its everyday people.
Why did Bush admin embed reporters in Iraq? To narrow aperture of frame: make reporting be how war was fought & not questioning motives & legitimacy of it. And to have reporters become dependent on troops for safety & therefore unable to have objectivity.
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Why did Bush admin embed reporters in Iraq? To narrow aperture of frame: make reporting be how war was fought & not questioning motives & legitimacy of it. And to have reporters become dependent on troops for safety & therefore unable to have objectivity.
Millions of us clearly see Trump and his regime as criminal, destructive and cruel. We rightly want to see him out of power & into prison. Yet we would view invasion, bombing & capture of the president by foreign power as horrific & totally illegal.
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Millions of us clearly see Trump and his regime as criminal, destructive and cruel. We rightly want to see him out of power & into prison. Yet we would view invasion, bombing & capture of the president by foreign power as horrific & totally illegal.
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
January 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
There is only one motive: to seize more money. There is only one pathway: to destroy the lives of anyone standing in the way. There is only one narrative: shame & blame some "other" to keep people from joining together & taking on the billionaires.
January 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
There is only one motive: to seize more money. There is only one pathway: to destroy the lives of anyone standing in the way. There is only one narrative: shame & blame some "other" to keep people from joining together & taking on the billionaires.
From Venezuelan organizers
January 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
From Venezuelan organizers
Bombing another country and kidnapping its leader would also be wrong with Congressional approval. The outrage, and call for impeachment, should be over the evil and illegal outcome not merely the failure to follow the prescribed process.
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Bombing another country and kidnapping its leader would also be wrong with Congressional approval. The outrage, and call for impeachment, should be over the evil and illegal outcome not merely the failure to follow the prescribed process.
Reposted by Anat Shenker-Osorio
The regime’s saber rattling puts the lives of American troops and Latin American civilians at risk all so MAGA billionaires can hoard resources, expand their control, and line their own pockets.
This is an old playbook at work 1/5
This is an old playbook at work 1/5
BREAKING: The United States appears to have begun bombing Venezuela. Massive airstrikes are underway. War is here.
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 AM
The regime’s saber rattling puts the lives of American troops and Latin American civilians at risk all so MAGA billionaires can hoard resources, expand their control, and line their own pockets.
This is an old playbook at work 1/5
This is an old playbook at work 1/5
Jesus famously threw the union organizers out of the temple.
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Jesus famously threw the union organizers out of the temple.
At DNC, when speaker after speaker declared this "the best country on earth," it sounded so thirsty. If you're the best you don't have to keep saying so. Also, there's no "best country" cause geopolitics isn't a game show. But if there were best, it would have healthcare.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
At DNC, when speaker after speaker declared this "the best country on earth," it sounded so thirsty. If you're the best you don't have to keep saying so. Also, there's no "best country" cause geopolitics isn't a game show. But if there were best, it would have healthcare.
The fatal flaw of framing our fight in "rule of law" terms is that the ruler has always decided what is and isn't law. Our demand must be for freedom and equal justice under law.
THIS ISN’T GETTING ENOUGH ATTENTION.
More than 100 immigration judges have been fired nationwide since Trump took office. 21 in San Francisco alone, many without explanation.
Why? Because these judges provided due process under US law.
The Trump admin doesn’t want hearings or fairness.
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More than 100 immigration judges have been fired nationwide since Trump took office. 21 in San Francisco alone, many without explanation.
Why? Because these judges provided due process under US law.
The Trump admin doesn’t want hearings or fairness.
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January 3, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The fatal flaw of framing our fight in "rule of law" terms is that the ruler has always decided what is and isn't law. Our demand must be for freedom and equal justice under law.
Let us refuse to inform people and especially not tell them about the daily crimes committed by the ruling regime and then broadcast what people imagine is happening. The qualitative version of polling results as news, so just same as ever.
January 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Let us refuse to inform people and especially not tell them about the daily crimes committed by the ruling regime and then broadcast what people imagine is happening. The qualitative version of polling results as news, so just same as ever.
The news is now what people think the news is absent actual reporting on the news.
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The news is now what people think the news is absent actual reporting on the news.
Reposted by Anat Shenker-Osorio
If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
If you're hungry for way more, here's my full breakdown of some of what I raise below.
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
January 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
If you're hungry for way more, here's my full breakdown of some of what I raise below.
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...
Wisconsin catching strays in naked racist trash masquerading as homage to "pragmatic and productive middle class." Would be shorter to just say Mayflower WASPs. Maybe then Jewish publication could see what this actually is.
Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
January 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Wisconsin catching strays in naked racist trash masquerading as homage to "pragmatic and productive middle class." Would be shorter to just say Mayflower WASPs. Maybe then Jewish publication could see what this actually is.
Affordability is just another word for nothing left to hand over to greedy fucking billionaires. Nothing is all billionaires left us.
January 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Affordability is just another word for nothing left to hand over to greedy fucking billionaires. Nothing is all billionaires left us.
If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
Reposted by Anat Shenker-Osorio
We spoke to five Democratic messaging gurus on how to win big against Trump on affordability.
They seemed exasperated – not with voters, but with the party.
Four things they’re *desperate* for us to internalize 🧵
(feat. @anatosaurus.bsky.social, @admcrlsn.bsky.social and @celindalake.bsky.social)
They seemed exasperated – not with voters, but with the party.
Four things they’re *desperate* for us to internalize 🧵
(feat. @anatosaurus.bsky.social, @admcrlsn.bsky.social and @celindalake.bsky.social)
January 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
We spoke to five Democratic messaging gurus on how to win big against Trump on affordability.
They seemed exasperated – not with voters, but with the party.
Four things they’re *desperate* for us to internalize 🧵
(feat. @anatosaurus.bsky.social, @admcrlsn.bsky.social and @celindalake.bsky.social)
They seemed exasperated – not with voters, but with the party.
Four things they’re *desperate* for us to internalize 🧵
(feat. @anatosaurus.bsky.social, @admcrlsn.bsky.social and @celindalake.bsky.social)
Pedophile Party wants access to children.
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Pedophile Party wants access to children.
And the proof only continues to mount that the only apt name for the budget was always and is MAGA Murder Bill as the whole regime is hell bent on destroying our lives.
REMINDER: For the first time in US history, the GOP is intentionally uninsuring millions of Americans
For the first time in US history, the GOP is intentionally uninsuring millions of Americans
Paul Ryan's wettest dream is about to come true. And it's everything Ted Cruz tried to prevent.
www.thefarce.org
January 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM
And the proof only continues to mount that the only apt name for the budget was always and is MAGA Murder Bill as the whole regime is hell bent on destroying our lives.
We must speak truth to each other in order to amass the power needed to confront this regime of the bullies for the billionaires. Bravo.
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
January 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
We must speak truth to each other in order to amass the power needed to confront this regime of the bullies for the billionaires. Bravo.
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
No surprise MN in crosshairs as it represents fascists' nightmare: largely white state that embraced newcomers who have not merely survived but risen to leadership. MN has long battled the far right divide in order to conquer politics - throwback to how:
wordstowinby-pod.com/greater-than...
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Greater Than Fear – Minnesota - Words to Win By
In Minnesota, GOP operatives read in Clinton’s slim victory an opportunity to gain ground with their racially coded, anti-immigrant, Islamophobic appeals.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
No surprise MN in crosshairs as it represents fascists' nightmare: largely white state that embraced newcomers who have not merely survived but risen to leadership. MN has long battled the far right divide in order to conquer politics - throwback to how:
wordstowinby-pod.com/greater-than...
wordstowinby-pod.com/greater-than...
This New Years Eve, I remind myself-
Lo alecha...it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work.
A core aim of authoritarianism is to erode our will to resist so they coast to total control.
A toast to our commitment to be Too Fabulous for Fascism.
#BraveOfUS
Lo alecha...it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work.
A core aim of authoritarianism is to erode our will to resist so they coast to total control.
A toast to our commitment to be Too Fabulous for Fascism.
#BraveOfUS
December 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This New Years Eve, I remind myself-
Lo alecha...it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work.
A core aim of authoritarianism is to erode our will to resist so they coast to total control.
A toast to our commitment to be Too Fabulous for Fascism.
#BraveOfUS
Lo alecha...it is not yours to finish the task, neither are you free to desist from the work.
A core aim of authoritarianism is to erode our will to resist so they coast to total control.
A toast to our commitment to be Too Fabulous for Fascism.
#BraveOfUS