Sundrop
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“The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.” - Ursula Le Guin
Organizer, facilitator, coach. I speak only for myself. She/they.
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Organizer, facilitator, coach. I speak only for myself. She/they.
📍AZ
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Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
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Dean Fuleihan, who Mamdani has picked as first deputy mayor, held the same role under de Blasio and was the one who wrangled the money out of Albany that made universal pre-K possible gothamist.com/news/mayor-e...
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani picks Bill de Blasio veteran for top deputy
He named Dean Fuleihan as first deputy and Elle Bisgaard-Church as chief of staff.
gothamist.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Dean Fuleihan, who Mamdani has picked as first deputy mayor, held the same role under de Blasio and was the one who wrangled the money out of Albany that made universal pre-K possible gothamist.com/news/mayor-e...
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I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
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Parties are shells that are continuously remade. Compare Ds/Rs in 1868, 1904, 1932, 1972, & today on class, race, gender, immigration, & religion.
Most of us want more parties, but that isn’t* viable w/o proportional representation.
Since 1972, all nominees are directly chosen by voters. Do that.
Most of us want more parties, but that isn’t* viable w/o proportional representation.
Since 1972, all nominees are directly chosen by voters. Do that.
"The best way to solve these problems is to leave the Democrats behind!"
"No, you can solve these problems more effectively by taking over the Democrats"
"LOOK AT WHO LOVES THE DEMOCRATS!"
"No, you can solve these problems more effectively by taking over the Democrats"
"LOOK AT WHO LOVES THE DEMOCRATS!"
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Parties are shells that are continuously remade. Compare Ds/Rs in 1868, 1904, 1932, 1972, & today on class, race, gender, immigration, & religion.
Most of us want more parties, but that isn’t* viable w/o proportional representation.
Since 1972, all nominees are directly chosen by voters. Do that.
Most of us want more parties, but that isn’t* viable w/o proportional representation.
Since 1972, all nominees are directly chosen by voters. Do that.
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So when do people start being nice to leftists who were talking shit about the democrats for years now that everybody's talking shit about them?
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
So when do people start being nice to leftists who were talking shit about the democrats for years now that everybody's talking shit about them?
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The fascist far-right doesn't want any opposition, not even a symbolic one. Democrats who won't even push past someone in a hallway will not try to beat them; many will join them. Some might leave or make other plans but anticipate treachery and increased collaboration.
February 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The fascist far-right doesn't want any opposition, not even a symbolic one. Democrats who won't even push past someone in a hallway will not try to beat them; many will join them. Some might leave or make other plans but anticipate treachery and increased collaboration.
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Anyone waiting on the Democrats to be an opposition shouldn't expect much. Don't be surprised if or when the Democrats (starting with the high-level establishment) start joining the Republicans outright and pushing this society toward a more openly one-party state.
February 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Anyone waiting on the Democrats to be an opposition shouldn't expect much. Don't be surprised if or when the Democrats (starting with the high-level establishment) start joining the Republicans outright and pushing this society toward a more openly one-party state.
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No one has to do the Democrats' job for them and tell them about the tools at their disposal. Do you think the Republicans are the only ones who know how the system works? 'If they wanted to, they would' applies to US party politics too. They've been like this and only gotten worse for years.
February 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
No one has to do the Democrats' job for them and tell them about the tools at their disposal. Do you think the Republicans are the only ones who know how the system works? 'If they wanted to, they would' applies to US party politics too. They've been like this and only gotten worse for years.
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Calling the Democrats “cowards” suggests that they're scared to do what's right when they show no fervent interest in being an opposition. They're largely colluders, not cowards. Many want their base to think they're cowards to maintain investment in the idea that they can be pushed to do better.
February 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Calling the Democrats “cowards” suggests that they're scared to do what's right when they show no fervent interest in being an opposition. They're largely colluders, not cowards. Many want their base to think they're cowards to maintain investment in the idea that they can be pushed to do better.
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I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
You have to _start_ fighting to be able to “keep” fighting. Haven’t sent any fight or opposition to fascism from the Dem Party yet.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
You have to _start_ fighting to be able to “keep” fighting. Haven’t sent any fight or opposition to fascism from the Dem Party yet.
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There but for the grace of working in international politics, electoral & confronting authoritarianism, go I. Genuinely grateful I know we were never going to vote (alone) our way to democracy. It takes unrelenting resistance, refusal & ridicule of regime & all its enablers.
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
There but for the grace of working in international politics, electoral & confronting authoritarianism, go I. Genuinely grateful I know we were never going to vote (alone) our way to democracy. It takes unrelenting resistance, refusal & ridicule of regime & all its enablers.
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The right cannot be "fixed." It must be defeated. The same is true of Dems like Schumer. They cannot be cajoled into serving a better set of interests. They are constitutionally incapable, and what's more, they don't want to. We aren't part of their priority set.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The right cannot be "fixed." It must be defeated. The same is true of Dems like Schumer. They cannot be cajoled into serving a better set of interests. They are constitutionally incapable, and what's more, they don't want to. We aren't part of their priority set.
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The status quo delivered us to this moment of fascist acceleration. As Democratic elites in Washington keep proving, they have nothing to offer but behavior that abets and fosters more of the same. Their trajectory is as fixed as the right's.
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The status quo delivered us to this moment of fascist acceleration. As Democratic elites in Washington keep proving, they have nothing to offer but behavior that abets and fosters more of the same. Their trajectory is as fixed as the right's.
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If institutions and procedures cannot help human beings, they should be ignored or abolished. No institution or procedure should be defended for its own sake.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
If institutions and procedures cannot help human beings, they should be ignored or abolished. No institution or procedure should be defended for its own sake.
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For the record, this is why I don't care much for defenses of institutions or procedures. No institution has ever cried out in pain or experienced fear or been hungry or had an illness. Only human beings do that.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
For the record, this is why I don't care much for defenses of institutions or procedures. No institution has ever cried out in pain or experienced fear or been hungry or had an illness. Only human beings do that.
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Truly amazing that any time the democrats have to bite the bullet and do something that ruins countless lives, there's always *just* enough votes to get it done, but if there is a vote on something that would actually improve people's lives, they are always one vote short. Crazy how that happens.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Truly amazing that any time the democrats have to bite the bullet and do something that ruins countless lives, there's always *just* enough votes to get it done, but if there is a vote on something that would actually improve people's lives, they are always one vote short. Crazy how that happens.
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if dems are going to do whatever their corporate donors want, then don't bother texting us for money anymore
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
if dems are going to do whatever their corporate donors want, then don't bother texting us for money anymore
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The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
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And this is why I’m registered as an independent.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
And this is why I’m registered as an independent.
Dems in Congress have just removed the mask. Many of us already knew they were enablers of fascism, and starting tonight everyone knows. They just publicly declared that their personal access to power, comfort, etc. is more important than everyone else’s lives or well being.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Dems in Congress have just removed the mask. Many of us already knew they were enablers of fascism, and starting tonight everyone knows. They just publicly declared that their personal access to power, comfort, etc. is more important than everyone else’s lives or well being.
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Watching people radicalize in real time is heartening.
elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words `` welcome to the darkside '' .
Alt: elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words “welcome to the darkside”
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November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Watching people radicalize in real time is heartening.
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The answer Sen, Shaheen is that since America elected the Black man to be president, the official position of the Republican Party is “not to work together with Democrats to address the problems that are facing this country.”
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The answer Sen, Shaheen is that since America elected the Black man to be president, the official position of the Republican Party is “not to work together with Democrats to address the problems that are facing this country.”
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At every point, people find a reason to blame voters.
The heat never gets lit under these politicians.
And, don't let the politician leave office . . . then, we're supposed to just let them be comfortable in private life.
The heat never gets lit under these politicians.
And, don't let the politician leave office . . . then, we're supposed to just let them be comfortable in private life.
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
At every point, people find a reason to blame voters.
The heat never gets lit under these politicians.
And, don't let the politician leave office . . . then, we're supposed to just let them be comfortable in private life.
The heat never gets lit under these politicians.
And, don't let the politician leave office . . . then, we're supposed to just let them be comfortable in private life.
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People are so busy yelling at voters that "elections have consequences," they never yell "politics have consequences" at their elected officials.
look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
People are so busy yelling at voters that "elections have consequences," they never yell "politics have consequences" at their elected officials.