Soft Rain
@soft-rain.bsky.social
Liberal cis yt guy. Ancient gamer. Martial arts aficionado. Cat and dog lover.
Love is love. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Both are real. Both deserve love.
What good we can do, we should do. Kindness is intelligence.
Love is love. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Both are real. Both deserve love.
What good we can do, we should do. Kindness is intelligence.
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Soft Rain
@soft-rain.bsky.social
· Dec 11
Due to spambots, it's apparently a good idea to tell people you're human now.
I'm human!
Trans men are men. Trans women are women. Both deserve love.
Love is love. Vaccines save lives. Kindness is intelligent. Democrats ain't perfect but they're better than fascists. I love cats.
That's a start.
I'm human!
Trans men are men. Trans women are women. Both deserve love.
Love is love. Vaccines save lives. Kindness is intelligent. Democrats ain't perfect but they're better than fascists. I love cats.
That's a start.
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FLASHBACK: A reminder that not every policy difference is based on malice, and not every change in policy between first draft and final implementation is hypocritical:
acasignups.net/21/06/17/bla...
acasignups.net/21/06/17/bla...
Blast from the Past: Campaign Rhetoric vs. Policy Reality, a study in irony
Shoutout to James Medlock for digging up this relic from the 2008 Presidential primariy race: A lit piece from then-Senator Barack Obama's campaign slamming then-Senator Hillary Clinton over her insistence on her proposed healthcare policy bill including an Individual Mandate Penalty. How many Republican talking points can you spot below? There's a lot going on here. For starters, the couple on the first page are basically 2008 versions of "Harry & Louise"...it's a white, middle-age, middle-class suburban couple poring over their finances. Considering that the 1993 "Hillarycare" proposal was destroyed in large part due to the health insurance lobby's successful series of Harry & Louise "there's got to be a better way" ads, Obama using this same tactic had to sting. Second, the "...even if you can't afford it" slam is included no fewer than five times. I'm pretty sure Hillary's 2008 primary campaign proposal included some sort of affordability waiver (the final version of the ACA lets you off the hook if the lowest-price ACA-compliant policy costs more than 8.3% of your household income), in which case the "even if you can't afford it" attack was either false or at least disingenuous depending on your point of view.
acasignups.net
April 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
FLASHBACK: A reminder that not every policy difference is based on malice, and not every change in policy between first draft and final implementation is hypocritical:
acasignups.net/21/06/17/bla...
acasignups.net/21/06/17/bla...
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i cannot emphasize enough that if you thought trump would bring the war to a close or even make headway on a peace agreement then you are among the dumbest people alive www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Trump ready to ‘move on’ from Ukraine peace talks if no progress, Rubio says
Rubio’s remarks appear to reflect the president’s frustration with the difficulty of achieving peace in Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
i cannot emphasize enough that if you thought trump would bring the war to a close or even make headway on a peace agreement then you are among the dumbest people alive www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Hey DC Dems, maybe give this a read? Okay, being real, /staffers/ maybe read it and put it in front of someone?
www.wonkette.com/p/why-the-le...
www.wonkette.com/p/why-the-le...
Why 'The Left Has Gone Too Far!' Works And 'The Right Has Gone Too Far!' Never Does
It's not magic.
www.wonkette.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hey DC Dems, maybe give this a read? Okay, being real, /staffers/ maybe read it and put it in front of someone?
www.wonkette.com/p/why-the-le...
www.wonkette.com/p/why-the-le...
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
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"This Video Montage Of Kamala Harris Is Going Viral Because She Was Right About Donald Trump All Along
'America had an open book test with all the answers highlighted and still failed.'"
www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyholt1/...
'America had an open book test with all the answers highlighted and still failed.'"
www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyholt1/...
Kamala Harris Tried To Tell Us Donald Trump Would Do These 7 Things That He's Now Absolutely Doing
"America had an open book test with all the answers highlighted and still failed."
www.buzzfeed.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"This Video Montage Of Kamala Harris Is Going Viral Because She Was Right About Donald Trump All Along
'America had an open book test with all the answers highlighted and still failed.'"
www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyholt1/...
'America had an open book test with all the answers highlighted and still failed.'"
www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyholt1/...
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Pushback works, part gazillion:
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
How the Social Security Administration and DOGE are gaslighting Americans
The Social Security Administration (SSA) sent an email on March 27 to beneficiaries saying that reports that field offices were closing was an invention of fake news media.
popular.info
March 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Pushback works, part gazillion:
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
"Here are the facts: DOGE moved forward with plans to close multiple field offices. Then, without public notice or explanation, they reversed their plans. Now they are trying to pretend like they were never planning to close the offices."
popular.info/p/how-the-so...
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BREAKING: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear reveals that DOGE’s “efficiency” screws 700,000 Kentucky seniors and threatens healthcare for fired federal employees.
Watch this and share so EVERY American sees what a disaster this is.
Watch this and share so EVERY American sees what a disaster this is.
March 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
BREAKING: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear reveals that DOGE’s “efficiency” screws 700,000 Kentucky seniors and threatens healthcare for fired federal employees.
Watch this and share so EVERY American sees what a disaster this is.
Watch this and share so EVERY American sees what a disaster this is.
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UK Subs detained
March 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
UK Subs detained
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Something to think about
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Something to think about
Honestly not really fond of posting anything from a billionaire, but I'll make an exception here.
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Honestly not really fond of posting anything from a billionaire, but I'll make an exception here.
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Fyi, my new piece in @bostonreview.bsky.social about the history of calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme,” and how attacks on Social Security have often marked the opening wedge of a broader war on public goods.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme - Boston Review
Today’s attacks are just the latest form of backlash to the New Deal.
www.bostonreview.net
March 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Fyi, my new piece in @bostonreview.bsky.social about the history of calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme,” and how attacks on Social Security have often marked the opening wedge of a broader war on public goods.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/soc...
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What's good for the goose...
March 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
What's good for the goose...
You Are Witnessing the Death of American Capitalism
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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I’m the Executive Director of Blue Missouri — a grassroots org designed to help nominees on the ballot in the reddest and most rural districts. We don’t give “endorsements.” We give money.
We fund down ballot Dems — we are the only organization regularly funding rural candidates. bluemissouri.org
We fund down ballot Dems — we are the only organization regularly funding rural candidates. bluemissouri.org
Home
Missouri needs you. Join the movement.
bluemissouri.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m the Executive Director of Blue Missouri — a grassroots org designed to help nominees on the ballot in the reddest and most rural districts. We don’t give “endorsements.” We give money.
We fund down ballot Dems — we are the only organization regularly funding rural candidates. bluemissouri.org
We fund down ballot Dems — we are the only organization regularly funding rural candidates. bluemissouri.org
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I'd like to bring this video to your attention.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
It's doing pretty significant numbers for what it is, so while I understand sharing it won't make a difference for those knee-deep in the cult of personality, I'd say it has a better-than-average chance of resonating.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
It's doing pretty significant numbers for what it is, so while I understand sharing it won't make a difference for those knee-deep in the cult of personality, I'd say it has a better-than-average chance of resonating.
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
www.youtube.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'd like to bring this video to your attention.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
It's doing pretty significant numbers for what it is, so while I understand sharing it won't make a difference for those knee-deep in the cult of personality, I'd say it has a better-than-average chance of resonating.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
It's doing pretty significant numbers for what it is, so while I understand sharing it won't make a difference for those knee-deep in the cult of personality, I'd say it has a better-than-average chance of resonating.
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Please re-share this - far and wide as we can!
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Please re-share this - far and wide as we can!
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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Hello! I’m Zach Kahn, a 17-year-old high school student in Charlotte. I started a petition asking Senator Thom Tillis to hold a town hall so our community can be heard. Would you mind signing and sharing it? Every signature helps. Thanks. chng.it/JMvwrn9Nb7
Sign the Petition
Encourage Senator Thom Tillis to Hold a Charlotte Town Hall
chng.it
February 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Hello! I’m Zach Kahn, a 17-year-old high school student in Charlotte. I started a petition asking Senator Thom Tillis to hold a town hall so our community can be heard. Would you mind signing and sharing it? Every signature helps. Thanks. chng.it/JMvwrn9Nb7
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James. Fucking. Carville may be the worst thing that has ever happened to democrats. And the lingering belief that he is some kind of master tactician is still serving Republicans every day.
Which is exactly why the NYT is so anxious to publish his “roll over and play dead” strategy.
Which is exactly why the NYT is so anxious to publish his “roll over and play dead” strategy.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
James. Fucking. Carville may be the worst thing that has ever happened to democrats. And the lingering belief that he is some kind of master tactician is still serving Republicans every day.
Which is exactly why the NYT is so anxious to publish his “roll over and play dead” strategy.
Which is exactly why the NYT is so anxious to publish his “roll over and play dead” strategy.
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