aviduser
@aviduser.bsky.social
Progressive father, lawyer, cyclist, thinker. Hopeful that the USA will one day live up to the promise of the Declaration of Independence. Dumbfounded that we seem to be stuck in an historical feedback loop.
Agreed. Candidates need to understand their putative constituents and speak to their specific concerns. It’s a big country and there is no one-size-fits-all approach for Dems that will win.
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Agreed. Candidates need to understand their putative constituents and speak to their specific concerns. It’s a big country and there is no one-size-fits-all approach for Dems that will win.
I believe they call that “magical thinking”.
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I believe they call that “magical thinking”.
I love the optimism, but the Dems have a long way to go to realize this vision. This is the evidence that the Dems need a “yes and” strategy that appeals to voters where they are regionally. And Dems must present a vision. They can’t just run as “not Trump “.
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I love the optimism, but the Dems have a long way to go to realize this vision. This is the evidence that the Dems need a “yes and” strategy that appeals to voters where they are regionally. And Dems must present a vision. They can’t just run as “not Trump “.
*Democratic. You are succumbing to the right wing linguistic trap.
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
*Democratic. You are succumbing to the right wing linguistic trap.
Don’t hold your breath.
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Don’t hold your breath.
Of course I later discovered that this is an AI fake image. AI sure makes it hard to know what’s real and what is fake.
October 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Of course I later discovered that this is an AI fake image. AI sure makes it hard to know what’s real and what is fake.
These people are going to hurt themselves bending and twisting to make reality fit their warped narrative.
October 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
These people are going to hurt themselves bending and twisting to make reality fit their warped narrative.
Hold the line. They need something from the Dems. Let them offer concessions to get it like any normal party does in any negotiation.
October 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hold the line. They need something from the Dems. Let them offer concessions to get it like any normal party does in any negotiation.
Or at least retired in disgrace and not all over the news every fucking day!
September 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Or at least retired in disgrace and not all over the news every fucking day!
The problem is that most people can’t tell the difference. It devalues everything, even legit sources, when people distrust all sources because it’s too damn hard to figure out what’s real and what’s AI.
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The problem is that most people can’t tell the difference. It devalues everything, even legit sources, when people distrust all sources because it’s too damn hard to figure out what’s real and what’s AI.
I agree that empathy needs to be practiced. But I think many of the blue state dems are frustrated and scared and they are feeling some natural sense of schadenfreude. Not excusing it.
September 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I agree that empathy needs to be practiced. But I think many of the blue state dems are frustrated and scared and they are feeling some natural sense of schadenfreude. Not excusing it.
This is so true. Another example … before the very first regulation (which was for bourbon), distillers would add tobacco juice or even motor oil to the alcohol to get the brown color. “Bottled in Bond” was the first designation showing that the whiskey had been inspected and regulated.
September 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is so true. Another example … before the very first regulation (which was for bourbon), distillers would add tobacco juice or even motor oil to the alcohol to get the brown color. “Bottled in Bond” was the first designation showing that the whiskey had been inspected and regulated.
Mitch McConnell had the chance to make sure Trump never showed his face again.
August 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Mitch McConnell had the chance to make sure Trump never showed his face again.
And if you dared to express that online, you’d quickly find yourself at the bottom of a dogpile. Wonder where those people are now? Maybe they were bots? Or just manipulators.
August 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
And if you dared to express that online, you’d quickly find yourself at the bottom of a dogpile. Wonder where those people are now? Maybe they were bots? Or just manipulators.
Anything or nothing at all. He’s nothing if not fickle.
August 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Anything or nothing at all. He’s nothing if not fickle.
Cabinet secretaries serve at the pleasure of the president. He can fire them.
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Cabinet secretaries serve at the pleasure of the president. He can fire them.
A strong argument can be made that the internet ruined everything. Fake news, amplified voices of nutters, concert tickets, constant information bombarding us, constant communication, garbage AI videos, the list goes on.
August 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A strong argument can be made that the internet ruined everything. Fake news, amplified voices of nutters, concert tickets, constant information bombarding us, constant communication, garbage AI videos, the list goes on.
That poor guy. What a nightmare they are putting him through.
August 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
That poor guy. What a nightmare they are putting him through.
provide a benefit to taxpayers.
August 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
provide a benefit to taxpayers.
I agree that the extortion aspect is troubling. And the control over businesses is Chinese style communism. But there might be a kernel of a good idea in the taxpayers getting a return on an investment. Think of it like requiring welfare recipients to work. Corporate welfare should more directly…
August 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I agree that the extortion aspect is troubling. And the control over businesses is Chinese style communism. But there might be a kernel of a good idea in the taxpayers getting a return on an investment. Think of it like requiring welfare recipients to work. Corporate welfare should more directly…
But if the taxpayers are making a massive investment in a private company, why shouldn’t the taxpayers have a stake? It worked with GM and TARP. I want to think about whether Trump might actually have a good idea here. To be clear, I despise the man and his admin. But maybe *this* is a good idea.
August 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
But if the taxpayers are making a massive investment in a private company, why shouldn’t the taxpayers have a stake? It worked with GM and TARP. I want to think about whether Trump might actually have a good idea here. To be clear, I despise the man and his admin. But maybe *this* is a good idea.