Oarboar, Agent of NAFO
@oarboar.bsky.social
Liberal and proud of it. Never obey fascists in advance. Make them bleed for every inch of ground. If I put you on a list, it's because I want to make sure I'm reading your posts at some point. He/him/fella.
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Hey, everybody? We're in this contest now. Act accordingly.
"Detailed policy positions are great, but if people don’t understand you or relate to you, your policy positions are worthless. Democrats need to stick with simple messages and then repeat, repeat, repeat."
www.meidasplus.com/p/repetition...
www.meidasplus.com/p/repetition...
Repetition, Repetition… It’s How We Win
Written by Ben Meiselas
www.meidasplus.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:58 AM
"Detailed policy positions are great, but if people don’t understand you or relate to you, your policy positions are worthless. Democrats need to stick with simple messages and then repeat, repeat, repeat."
www.meidasplus.com/p/repetition...
www.meidasplus.com/p/repetition...
Yup.
“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say
November 20, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Yup.
It's amazing what people will do to ignore basic facts.
Homelessness will only decrease when the problem is resolved by getting politicians to adopt what works elsewhere, e.g., Finland's Housing First Strategy.
November 19, 2024 at 1:46 PM
It's amazing what people will do to ignore basic facts.
Liberal policies succeed.
Conservative policies fail.
It really is that simple.
Unfortunately, too many of us need a refresher course on this very basic fact and we all have to take that class again. 😒
Conservative policies fail.
It really is that simple.
Unfortunately, too many of us need a refresher course on this very basic fact and we all have to take that class again. 😒
November 19, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Liberal policies succeed.
Conservative policies fail.
It really is that simple.
Unfortunately, too many of us need a refresher course on this very basic fact and we all have to take that class again. 😒
Conservative policies fail.
It really is that simple.
Unfortunately, too many of us need a refresher course on this very basic fact and we all have to take that class again. 😒
I'm with George.
I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 1:06 AM
I'm with George.
Social media is just getting ridiculous. LinkedIn just invited me to follow Snoop Dogg there.
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November 16, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Social media is just getting ridiculous. LinkedIn just invited me to follow Snoop Dogg there.
I'm going to be more active here eventually, but right now there are way too many annoying takes flying around, even in a nice place like this.
One drum that I will bang like the entire drum corps is how to fight back, especially exploiting the enemy's weaknesses. That's good information to have.
One drum that I will bang like the entire drum corps is how to fight back, especially exploiting the enemy's weaknesses. That's good information to have.
November 15, 2024 at 4:23 AM
I'm going to be more active here eventually, but right now there are way too many annoying takes flying around, even in a nice place like this.
One drum that I will bang like the entire drum corps is how to fight back, especially exploiting the enemy's weaknesses. That's good information to have.
One drum that I will bang like the entire drum corps is how to fight back, especially exploiting the enemy's weaknesses. That's good information to have.
Hey, everybody? We're in this contest now. Act accordingly.
November 14, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Hey, everybody? We're in this contest now. Act accordingly.
Today's BlueSky tip: When trying to find someone on here, capitalization matters.
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November 14, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Today's BlueSky tip: When trying to find someone on here, capitalization matters.
Question for the floor: How do lists work around here? I never used them much at the bad place, but I like it a lot better here than there and maybe even Farcebook, so I'm wondering if I can use it to curate my feeds.
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November 13, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Question for the floor: How do lists work around here? I never used them much at the bad place, but I like it a lot better here than there and maybe even Farcebook, so I'm wondering if I can use it to curate my feeds.
Wow! I now have more followers here than I ever had at the bad place!
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November 13, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Wow! I now have more followers here than I ever had at the bad place!
Important reading.
I, like many of you, have been contemplating our predicament since election night.
We are in a losing war for our democracy and I'm not sure we collectively know who our true adversary is.
It's not the voting blocks...white women, Latinos, Gen X. It's not MAGA. It's not even Trump.
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We are in a losing war for our democracy and I'm not sure we collectively know who our true adversary is.
It's not the voting blocks...white women, Latinos, Gen X. It's not MAGA. It's not even Trump.
🧵
November 12, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Important reading.
Wow! I've pretty much quadrupled my followers since the middle of the day Saturday! Welcome one and all!
And as long as I've got your attention, I just want to say one very important thing:
QUIT !@#$ING NORMALIZING THAT THEY'RE UNSTOPPABLE!
And as long as I've got your attention, I just want to say one very important thing:
QUIT !@#$ING NORMALIZING THAT THEY'RE UNSTOPPABLE!
November 12, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Wow! I've pretty much quadrupled my followers since the middle of the day Saturday! Welcome one and all!
And as long as I've got your attention, I just want to say one very important thing:
QUIT !@#$ING NORMALIZING THAT THEY'RE UNSTOPPABLE!
And as long as I've got your attention, I just want to say one very important thing:
QUIT !@#$ING NORMALIZING THAT THEY'RE UNSTOPPABLE!
WOW. I've picked up nearly 400 followers this weekend! Thanks to all of you!
I'm just going to say it's up to us -- and those of us beyond here who we can make common cause with -- to save this country and this world. So let's get to it.
I'm just going to say it's up to us -- and those of us beyond here who we can make common cause with -- to save this country and this world. So let's get to it.
November 11, 2024 at 4:05 AM
WOW. I've picked up nearly 400 followers this weekend! Thanks to all of you!
I'm just going to say it's up to us -- and those of us beyond here who we can make common cause with -- to save this country and this world. So let's get to it.
I'm just going to say it's up to us -- and those of us beyond here who we can make common cause with -- to save this country and this world. So let's get to it.
whooooops
November 11, 2024 at 1:08 AM
whooooops
So, the GOP is talking about prosecuting Jack Smith.
Like they impeached Joe Biden? www.youtube.com/shorts/32fzO...
Like they impeached Joe Biden? www.youtube.com/shorts/32fzO...
Rep. Jared Moskowitz Dares Republicans to Impeach Biden
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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November 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM
So, the GOP is talking about prosecuting Jack Smith.
Like they impeached Joe Biden? www.youtube.com/shorts/32fzO...
Like they impeached Joe Biden? www.youtube.com/shorts/32fzO...
Rebecca Solnit is worth the attention, everyone.
Authoritarians like Trump love fear, defeatism, surrender. Do not give them what they want | Rebecca Solnit
We must lay up our supplies – of love, care, trust, community and resolve – so we may resist the storm
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Rebecca Solnit is worth the attention, everyone.
It really, really sucks the more you think about it, but this isthe truth now.
November 10, 2024 at 4:06 PM
It really, really sucks the more you think about it, but this isthe truth now.
I plan on using the block function as often as needed over here.
Sometimes you have even less than one shot, since I frequently block people I see being dickheads on other people's comment threads. That's right! I don't wait for you to be a dick to me! Being a dick to just about anyone will do!
If you're coming here to troll, you basically have one shot. One opportunity. Then you'll end up on a block list. Do you really want your one shot to be complaining about pronouns in a video game. Lol
November 10, 2024 at 3:59 PM
I plan on using the block function as often as needed over here.
Yup.
What should be our drumbeat for the immediate future: Trump is already failing, everything he does is a mess, things were better under the Dems, he’s the most corrupt administration in history.
More will be filled in later but I think those are the most potent lanes.
More will be filled in later but I think those are the most potent lanes.
November 10, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Yup.
Do not buy into Republican framing. Ever.
That makes even less sense than gas station sushi.
That makes even less sense than gas station sushi.
All these "Democrats abandoned the working class" are just people buying into the Republicans' framing of every issue. Dems didn't sell how they helped the working class as well as Republicans sold their lies, but they sure as shit didn't abandon workers.
November 10, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Do not buy into Republican framing. Ever.
That makes even less sense than gas station sushi.
That makes even less sense than gas station sushi.
This.
November 9, 2024 at 4:06 PM
This.
You will learn more from reading one Heather Cox Richardson column than you will in eight hours of watching CNN.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 8, 2024
Social media has been flooded today with stories of Trump voters who are shocked to learn that tariffs will raise consumer prices as reporters are covering that information.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2024 at 12:58 PM
You will learn more from reading one Heather Cox Richardson column than you will in eight hours of watching CNN.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
FYI
I just want to point out that Colorado went above and beyond to pass laws protecting trans kids this year and the result was them holding the House supermajority and keeping the Senate majority while losing zero seats (flipping one, and losing the one that was the guy who changed parties)
the thing about people saying dems need to throw trans people under the bus is that they already did that when they refused to even offer a counter argument to the decade long dehumanization campaign waged by the right
November 9, 2024 at 3:41 AM
FYI