Candace Smith
@candigirlatl68.bsky.social
Lawyer, ATLien, Politics and Pop Culture Junkie, Voter Protection Advocate, Fan of the Oxford comma. She/her. The thoughts are mine; the typos are Siri’s.
I think people are already setting up purity and impossible to measure tests/tasks while claiming that’s not what they’re doing. I don’t think they mean that “I’m looking for primary candidate who.” I think they mean what they say, know its suppressive effect, and do not care.
December 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I think people are already setting up purity and impossible to measure tests/tasks while claiming that’s not what they’re doing. I don’t think they mean that “I’m looking for primary candidate who.” I think they mean what they say, know its suppressive effect, and do not care.
Democrats will still not have the presidency, the Supreme Court, the majority of governorships or the MSM sanewashing edit. Let’s put some realism on what is possible and stop punishing Dems for voters’ failure to see this as the crisis created over several election cycles.
December 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Democrats will still not have the presidency, the Supreme Court, the majority of governorships or the MSM sanewashing edit. Let’s put some realism on what is possible and stop punishing Dems for voters’ failure to see this as the crisis created over several election cycles.
You may not, but you are or should be well aware of what kind of takeaways come from “If they don’t… they don’t deserve to win.” The constant framing in the negative or that suggest magic words or actions are required has an unhelpful effect.
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
You may not, but you are or should be well aware of what kind of takeaways come from “If they don’t… they don’t deserve to win.” The constant framing in the negative or that suggest magic words or actions are required has an unhelpful effect.
Then you aren’t concerned enough, or affected enough, or care enough about who is.
The constant drumbeat of conditions and “if they don’t do, they deserve to lose” when we are here is just a permission structure for purity tests and glass half empty mindsets that dampen enthusiasm and focus.
The constant drumbeat of conditions and “if they don’t do, they deserve to lose” when we are here is just a permission structure for purity tests and glass half empty mindsets that dampen enthusiasm and focus.
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Then you aren’t concerned enough, or affected enough, or care enough about who is.
The constant drumbeat of conditions and “if they don’t do, they deserve to lose” when we are here is just a permission structure for purity tests and glass half empty mindsets that dampen enthusiasm and focus.
The constant drumbeat of conditions and “if they don’t do, they deserve to lose” when we are here is just a permission structure for purity tests and glass half empty mindsets that dampen enthusiasm and focus.
Given all that’s going on, what a privileged and silly take.
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Given all that’s going on, what a privileged and silly take.
Dems had no leverage bc R’s are fine w/ suffering. When people got desperate over the next weeks, we might’ve seen Trump invoke martial law. Once people started lining up for food banks in droves, it was only a matter of time.
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Dems had no leverage bc R’s are fine w/ suffering. When people got desperate over the next weeks, we might’ve seen Trump invoke martial law. Once people started lining up for food banks in droves, it was only a matter of time.
It would be great to consider promoting supporting the Senators in purple states who held the line and are up for reelection in 2026. That may be more impactful in the near term.
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It would be great to consider promoting supporting the Senators in purple states who held the line and are up for reelection in 2026. That may be more impactful in the near term.
The majority of SNAP recipients are white; yet nearly every news article and video leads with someone Black. It’s problematic. Do better.
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The majority of SNAP recipients are white; yet nearly every news article and video leads with someone Black. It’s problematic. Do better.
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lol Nate Silver? The dude who hasn’t been right on anything since…
Sorry should have just ended on a period after “hasn’t been right on anything.”
Y’all are on quite the kick scraping mold off of leftovers and just reheating them in the microwave.
Sorry should have just ended on a period after “hasn’t been right on anything.”
Y’all are on quite the kick scraping mold off of leftovers and just reheating them in the microwave.
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 AM
lol Nate Silver? The dude who hasn’t been right on anything since…
Sorry should have just ended on a period after “hasn’t been right on anything.”
Y’all are on quite the kick scraping mold off of leftovers and just reheating them in the microwave.
Sorry should have just ended on a period after “hasn’t been right on anything.”
Y’all are on quite the kick scraping mold off of leftovers and just reheating them in the microwave.
Things like this were being promised before.
Apparently too many people needed to touch the hot stove before listening.
Apparently too many people needed to touch the hot stove before listening.
November 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Things like this were being promised before.
Apparently too many people needed to touch the hot stove before listening.
Apparently too many people needed to touch the hot stove before listening.
That a billionaire owner can quickly change an outlet’s character at will (Twitter, WaPo, CBS) shows that such empowerment is conditional at best.
Agreed something is needed, but there isn’t a short term fix. This was a well funded 50+ year project driven by big money, electeds and the S.Ct.
Agreed something is needed, but there isn’t a short term fix. This was a well funded 50+ year project driven by big money, electeds and the S.Ct.
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
That a billionaire owner can quickly change an outlet’s character at will (Twitter, WaPo, CBS) shows that such empowerment is conditional at best.
Agreed something is needed, but there isn’t a short term fix. This was a well funded 50+ year project driven by big money, electeds and the S.Ct.
Agreed something is needed, but there isn’t a short term fix. This was a well funded 50+ year project driven by big money, electeds and the S.Ct.