@great-offices.bsky.social
Political dilettante who stumbled into SF politics without realizing how tribal it was. If we can't figure it out in 7x7 miles, can we figure it out anywhere? Here hoping the internet can still host genuine curiosity.
Tide is definitely turning bsky.app/profile/scot...
Netanyahu continues to attack democratic institutions at home while escalating in Gaza. In addition to the extreme harm he’s inflicting in Gaza & the West Bank (allowing settler violence), he’s doing deep harm to Israel & the hostages.
Netanyahu & his extremist coalition partners must be removed.
Netanyahu & his extremist coalition partners must be removed.
August 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Tide is definitely turning bsky.app/profile/scot...
"We must get Big Money out of politics," but how? Who is legitimately working on this? What's the path to undoing it? Genuinely eager to know... I will give them all of my pennies.
August 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"We must get Big Money out of politics," but how? Who is legitimately working on this? What's the path to undoing it? Genuinely eager to know... I will give them all of my pennies.
So how do you win elections to change a system when you need that system's money to win? 🤷♂️ The path is probably incremental... win w/ whatever coalition you can build (tough sell for my #Progressive friends, true), then push campaign finance reform, anti-corruption measures, ranked choice voting 4/4
July 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
So how do you win elections to change a system when you need that system's money to win? 🤷♂️ The path is probably incremental... win w/ whatever coalition you can build (tough sell for my #Progressive friends, true), then push campaign finance reform, anti-corruption measures, ranked choice voting 4/4
#Democrats are stuck: their base IS the PMC (👋), 'billionaire' may not be the powerful slur we think it is (Americans want to be one), and Citizens United made billionaire donors key to competitive campaigns. Trump found a populism that works w/ the system; the Dem's version fights it 3/4 #Politics
July 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
#Democrats are stuck: their base IS the PMC (👋), 'billionaire' may not be the powerful slur we think it is (Americans want to be one), and Citizens United made billionaire donors key to competitive campaigns. Trump found a populism that works w/ the system; the Dem's version fights it 3/4 #Politics
#Trump 's (accidental?) insight: if you villainize the PMC (academics, bureaucrats, media) that working voters find condescending in their day-to-day, billionaires can not only fund your populist campaign, they also get to pose with you as anti-establishment rebels. Win-win #Democrats #Politics 2/4
July 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
#Trump 's (accidental?) insight: if you villainize the PMC (academics, bureaucrats, media) that working voters find condescending in their day-to-day, billionaires can not only fund your populist campaign, they also get to pose with you as anti-establishment rebels. Win-win #Democrats #Politics 2/4
Genuine question: will promoting the "abundance" housing movement be an automatic disqualifier for the more progressive folks?
July 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Genuine question: will promoting the "abundance" housing movement be an automatic disqualifier for the more progressive folks?