Shaz
@demsocdems.bsky.social
25. Just a Random dude on ET. Am for good things which always falls under the label of liberal, socialist, progressive, or social democratic. Pakistani-American. Houston, TX
Why does a candidate, who ran in 2024, have a black and white picture as his Wikipedia picture?
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Why does a candidate, who ran in 2024, have a black and white picture as his Wikipedia picture?
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It’s the scale issue again. Online it feels like one House seat is like, your little neighborhood. There are at least 50,000-100,000 “persuadable” or “soft” voters and also a Dem base in safe district in the 200,000 range. You are not doing mutual aid for that many people.
December 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s the scale issue again. Online it feels like one House seat is like, your little neighborhood. There are at least 50,000-100,000 “persuadable” or “soft” voters and also a Dem base in safe district in the 200,000 range. You are not doing mutual aid for that many people.
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for the record, one reason why mutual aid in oldhead years (e.g. Tammany Hall) and in new years (e.g. Brian Stack in Union City NJ) worked is because of low voter turnout. This made the number of voters a candidate needs to win swayable via mutual aid. When voter turnout increases or the scope
December 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
for the record, one reason why mutual aid in oldhead years (e.g. Tammany Hall) and in new years (e.g. Brian Stack in Union City NJ) worked is because of low voter turnout. This made the number of voters a candidate needs to win swayable via mutual aid. When voter turnout increases or the scope
Playing Suzerain really does make you hate your left-wing critics as the incumbent government. Just always complaining, complaining, and complaining when you're doing your best to fix a broken country and you get killed at the end for it.
December 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Playing Suzerain really does make you hate your left-wing critics as the incumbent government. Just always complaining, complaining, and complaining when you're doing your best to fix a broken country and you get killed at the end for it.
Rewatched a little bit of the Digital Circus, and somehow forgot that Pomni said that the last thing she remembers was putting on a headset before entering the digital circus.
December 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Rewatched a little bit of the Digital Circus, and somehow forgot that Pomni said that the last thing she remembers was putting on a headset before entering the digital circus.
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Whether you like it or not, Kat is making an honest attempt at recreating the Brian P. Stack machine (go google that guy) without the corruption.
That is very effective at beating carpetbagger allegations, fostering a sense of civic pride, and gaining endorsement leverage up *and* down the ballot
That is very effective at beating carpetbagger allegations, fostering a sense of civic pride, and gaining endorsement leverage up *and* down the ballot
🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Whether you like it or not, Kat is making an honest attempt at recreating the Brian P. Stack machine (go google that guy) without the corruption.
That is very effective at beating carpetbagger allegations, fostering a sense of civic pride, and gaining endorsement leverage up *and* down the ballot
That is very effective at beating carpetbagger allegations, fostering a sense of civic pride, and gaining endorsement leverage up *and* down the ballot
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wow, if only literally every other developed country in the world had done some version of universal healthcare, then we might have some information to work off here. As it is I guess we're just flying blind.
How much are you going to pay doctors?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Half the amount that everyone currently pays could provide universal healthcare. Private health companies don’t need to exist. Eliminate them. And use your collective buying power and economies of scale to get it done. Every cent of their profit is healthcare denied.
December 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
wow, if only literally every other developed country in the world had done some version of universal healthcare, then we might have some information to work off here. As it is I guess we're just flying blind.
Merry Christmas to you all!
December 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Merry Christmas to you all!
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alright! so! let's go district by district.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
alright! so! let's go district by district.
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bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
It becomes very easy to stick to a consistent workout routine when you're unemployed and still live with your parents, who could've known this.
December 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
It becomes very easy to stick to a consistent workout routine when you're unemployed and still live with your parents, who could've known this.
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one thing i have found is that some people come to my tiktoks asking me to provide esoteric truths and get frustrated when my answers are much less exciting
This is a good point from Michelle Goldberg. I’d add that in an atomized media landscape, where attention is both critical and dearly bought, there are few incentives for the type of cooler, consensus-based presentations when audiences were both large and stable. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/o...
December 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
one thing i have found is that some people come to my tiktoks asking me to provide esoteric truths and get frustrated when my answers are much less exciting
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Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why
December 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Zohran Mamdani scares the ADL more than these guys and I think it's fair to ask why
Which is better, beard or a clean shaven look?
December 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Which is better, beard or a clean shaven look?
Trying a clean shaven look for a little while.
December 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trying a clean shaven look for a little while.
Just watched the new Knives Out movie. It was excellent, but was it just me, or did Cy remind you of someone very specifically?
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Just watched the new Knives Out movie. It was excellent, but was it just me, or did Cy remind you of someone very specifically?
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Reagan was bad.
I think a good thing to remember about this stuff is that most of the guys around Reagan thought FDR was as evil as I think Reagan is, but they still worked to sell Reagan to the public as the true inheritor of FDR's legacy rather than a repudiation of it.
I think a good thing to remember about this stuff is that most of the guys around Reagan thought FDR was as evil as I think Reagan is, but they still worked to sell Reagan to the public as the true inheritor of FDR's legacy rather than a repudiation of it.
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Reagan was bad.
I think a good thing to remember about this stuff is that most of the guys around Reagan thought FDR was as evil as I think Reagan is, but they still worked to sell Reagan to the public as the true inheritor of FDR's legacy rather than a repudiation of it.
I think a good thing to remember about this stuff is that most of the guys around Reagan thought FDR was as evil as I think Reagan is, but they still worked to sell Reagan to the public as the true inheritor of FDR's legacy rather than a repudiation of it.
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i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
December 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
Sometimes have seen "What's wrong with Staten Island and/or Long Island", but have never seen anyone ask "What's wrong with Northeast and South Philadelphia" or "What's wrong with Bucks County".
December 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Sometimes have seen "What's wrong with Staten Island and/or Long Island", but have never seen anyone ask "What's wrong with Northeast and South Philadelphia" or "What's wrong with Bucks County".
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I miss Primary School more than some dead relatives. How am I supposed to know about the Dem Tea Party
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I miss Primary School more than some dead relatives. How am I supposed to know about the Dem Tea Party
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Really enjoy the people in the comments who don’t realize people in fact do switch their votes like what happened in 2024 and then in 2025 and that in a red leaning state you do in fact need to win over some Republicans
Texas Dems:
"Who'd be more successful in mobilizing Dem-leaning non-voting Texans to turn out for them?"
Crockett: 53%
Talarico: 34%
"Who'd be more successful in convincing Texans who regularly vote GOP to vote for them?"
Talarico: 58%
Crockett: 29%
Texas Southern U. / Dec 11, 2025
"Who'd be more successful in mobilizing Dem-leaning non-voting Texans to turn out for them?"
Crockett: 53%
Talarico: 34%
"Who'd be more successful in convincing Texans who regularly vote GOP to vote for them?"
Talarico: 58%
Crockett: 29%
Texas Southern U. / Dec 11, 2025
December 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Really enjoy the people in the comments who don’t realize people in fact do switch their votes like what happened in 2024 and then in 2025 and that in a red leaning state you do in fact need to win over some Republicans
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I'm legit at the point of considering Russia invading Ukraine to be one of the most fascist actions in post-Industrial Revolution history because of the incredible amounts of inflation, especially with energy costs, that the invasion caused
December 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I'm legit at the point of considering Russia invading Ukraine to be one of the most fascist actions in post-Industrial Revolution history because of the incredible amounts of inflation, especially with energy costs, that the invasion caused
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it's just a great example of the ability to drive the political narrative--even when out of power!--instead of just responding to the latest A/B 30-second ad testing
but democrats have, instead, picked fights around *orderly process*. they have highlighted the chaos of draconian immigration enforcement, the chaos of mass deportations, and the chaos and disruption it has imposed on communities.
December 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
it's just a great example of the ability to drive the political narrative--even when out of power!--instead of just responding to the latest A/B 30-second ad testing
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it is quite scary how effectively Candace Owens' absolutely bugfuck anti-semitism is spreading
my read is they were trying to whip up the usual frenzy, but then the effort got blown up by Candace Owens saying The Jews did it
It’s kind of incredible how little has been published about this guy and how little conservatives seem to care. Did people just forget these people were screeching for civil war when they thought he was a liberal?
December 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
it is quite scary how effectively Candace Owens' absolutely bugfuck anti-semitism is spreading
Okay, despite Crockett having much higher name ID, the fact that its still this close means she can still lose the primary.
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Okay, despite Crockett having much higher name ID, the fact that its still this close means she can still lose the primary.