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Newsom: "The Republicans that are looking down and passing Taylor Swift do so at their own peril. What is her sin? What is her sin? She wants more people to vote. She wants more people to register to vote and remind them of the importance of expressing their democratic rights & responsibilities. Wow. And that says everything you need to know about the Republican Party."
Gavin Newsom mocks GOP: 'How sad is the Republican Party when Taylor Swift is a threat?' - Raw …

Gavin Newsom mocks GOP: 'How sad is the Republican Party when Taylor Swift is a threat?'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ridiculed the Republican Party in a recent interview with Jonathan Capehart over the Taylor Swift conspiracy theories. GOP hosts and commentators claimed in the past several weeks that pop star Taylor Swift is part of a "deep state" government operation from Presiden...

Democratic tactics against RFK Jr. are rattling his campaign (Brittany Gibson/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/03/rfk-jr-democrats-third-party-00150497
http://www.memeorandum.com/240403/p79#a240403p79

Germany accuses Russia of cyberattack against governing party in 2023: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/03/germany-accuses-russia.html

“Senate Democratic leaders… shirking oversight obligations”
You should read this whole interview. It has a lot of very smart insights into what’s happening in our politics right now. 1/3
https://www.offmessage.net/p/aoc-oversight-senate-democrats

"I Don't Know If Most People Even Know What Party Is In The Senate Majority"
AOC explains the value of accountability, excoriates Senate Democratic leaders for shirking oversight obligations, and lays out a vision for a more fearless, effective party

The Republican Party has become the party of fascism, oppression, hatred and cruelty The only policies they propound are ones that hurt the poor and the middle class and give more power and money to billionaires. It is completely subservient to the Orange Jackass no matter how many moors, laws, democratic norms and truths he smashes.
At this point there is no doubt that this is what the Republican Party is: the enemy of peace, freedom and the American Way. (1/2)

Democrats bracing for massive protests at party's August convention (Tyler Pager/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/04/democratic-convention-protests-gaza/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240504/p2#a240504p2

Are we to suffer the same fate in Canada? Has it already (Alberta?). Will respectable politics die with Mulroney, Broadbent, and eventually Chretien?
How do we turn this tide?
"Quoting a reported follow-up text from the source, Wellman then said, "The woman who spoke for [Nikki] Haley couldn’t stop shaking and crying. It was so scary.”"
#Politics

There’s an old adage that politics has no tolerance for losers. But since 2016, the Republican Party has proven otherwise.
Whatever the outcome of the 2024 election, Donald Trump will have realized one unprecedented achievement:
Maintaining control over one of the nation’s two major political parties despite a remarkably consistent record of leading the GOP into loss after loss.
The possibility that the nation’s democratic institutions could operate to send a candidate back …

The GOP's extremism problem predates Trump
And it will outlast him.

“We … oppose legislation which makes our nation more #democratic in naturex, is the new official position of the #Republican Party in #Washington State.
Step 1: Stop the election of

"the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election gave #Threads another chance, November of last year, starting with the supporters of #Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). “Many noticed that their complaints on politics were promoted to more readers on Threads than any other

Why Threads is suddenly popular in Taiwan
During Taiwan’s presidential election, Meta’s social network emerged as a surprise hit.

Democrats’ surprising strength in Wisconsin could stop Trump
“We are really fired up to reelect President Biden and defend democracy,” said Susan Knower,
a therapist who is the Democratic Party chair in Sauk County,
a rural area near Madison that is about 90 percent White.
After a majority of the county’s voters supported Trump in 2016, the county narrowly flipped back to the Democrats in the 2020 and 2022 elections.

Trump’s surprising 2016 victory included a …

Wisconsin is very White. But it has been blue in recent elections.
White voters without college degrees have kept Democrats competitive in states such as Wisconsin and are crucial to preventing a second term for Trump.

Georgian government holds massive anti-West rally as it aims to pass 'Russian-style' law: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/30/georgian-government-holds.html

I am rather in agreement with this article.
I will vote for Biden if he is the candidate. But if he is, I fear that TFG will take the November election.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/joe-biden-democrati…

Democrats Should Pick a New Presidential Candidate Now
The party needs to wake up and stop sleepwalking toward disaster with Biden as its nominee.

Perhaps the Democratic political consultants need to consider this.
Rural Voters Are More Progressive Than the Democratic Party Thinks https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/16/opinion/thepoint/rur…

Perhaps the Democratic political consultants need to consider this.
Rural Voters Are More Progressive Than the Democratic Party Thinks https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/16/opinion/thepoint/rur…

https://jacobin.com/2024/03/senator-joe-lieberman-obituary/

The Extent of Joe Lieberman’s Evildoing Was Truly Remarkable
Joe Lieberman was a fairly unremarkable Washington politician who managed to get famous by becoming a particularly enthusiastic, inveterate warmonger and corporate marionette within the Democratic Party.

Nice, short piece here.
It's obviously the case that the Republican party wants not just violence against protestors, but also an escalation of the protests and violence against protestors. This is one of the ways that they are using Palestinian genocide to increase support for fascist policies.
And the appropriate response is NOT to admonish the protesters fighting for human rights. The onus is on the universities (and Democratic leadership) to not be complicit.

“Reject AIPAC” Fights Pro-Israel Attacks on Progressive Democrats
https://theintercept.com/2024/03/11/reject-aipac-democratic-party-israel-progressives/

The Left Is Finally Building a Response to AIPAC
The “Reject AIPAC” coalition looks to fight against the Israel lobby’s push to wipe out pro-Palestine progressives from the Democratic Party.

Seems a lot of science fiction forges the future.
It's 2032. There is no longer a Republican Party in the U.S. A two party system remains following the Democratic split. SCOTUS judges now number 18. Putin died in jail after the Russian civil war, following the victory of Ukraine. All human rights have been reaffirmed in the constitutional renewal taking place to guard against all threats to democracy or human rights, including enshrining women's right to choose. Diversity is k…

This is how it’s done, folks. Pressure Dems to rein in Netanyahu. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/15/schumer-biden-democrats-shift-gaza/

Schumer’s sharp Israel criticism highlights shift in Democratic Party
Amid vocal pressure from liberal protesters, activists and others in the party, top elected Democrats have adopted an increasingly hostile tone toward the Israeli government.

“We are devolving into a democracy, because congressmen and senators are elected by the same pool,” was how one GOP delegate put it to the convention. “We do not want to be a democracy.”
#USPolitcs #GOPFascists

The WA GOP put it in writing that they’re not into democracy
Some Republicans have been defensive that the party has a strong anti-democratic bent. But the state GOP convention embraced it, putting it right in the party platform.

re: ukpol
It's objectively hilarious that the Conservative party have defined extremism in such a way that the Conservative Party surely ought to count as extremists.
For they are indeed surely an organization which promotions the advancement of an ideology based on hatred and intolerance that aims to negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others and undermine, overturn or replace the UK's system of liberal parliamentary democracy and democratic rights"
But of course it definitely won't be applied to them. They are above the law.

There's no doubt on former Democrat turned independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his freshly minted vice presidential pick, deep-pocketed lawyer Nicole Shanahan:
the pair are a danger to voters and present as a "spoiler" ticket, destined to siphon votes from President Joe Biden and deliver the White House to former President Donald Trump.
In a Democratic National Committee press call on Tuesday night, several party surrogates called Kennedy…

Democrats sound alarm on RFK Jr. and new running mate, Shanahan
"All he can do is take away votes from President Biden," one Democrat said.

this is not a hard decision

🧠 Democrats Have Been Panicking Over Biden’s Age for Years
#politics

Democrats Have Been Panicking Over Biden’s Age for Years
For years, Democratic insiders themselves have raised concerns about Biden’s fitness to serve. The party tried to put off this discussion. It’s too late for that now.

Jeffries Suggests Democrats Would Save Johnson From Removal Over Ukraine - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/world/europe/hakeem-jeffries-mike-johnson.html

Jeffries Suggests Democrats Would Save Johnson From Removal Over Ukraine
The House Democratic leader said “a reasonable number” of Democrats would vote to save the Republican speaker if his party sought to oust him over allowing a vote to provide aid to Ukraine.

“We are devolving into a democracy, because congressmen and senators are elected by the same pool,” was how one GOP delegate put it to the convention. “We do not want to be a democracy.”
#USPolitcs #GOPFascists

The WA GOP put it in writing that they’re not into democracy
Some Republicans have been defensive that the party has a strong anti-democratic bent. But the state GOP convention embraced it, putting it right in the party platform.

#Parody #NYTimesPitchbot
Via New York Times Pitchbot @DougJBalloon
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In a stinging rebuke of president Biden, New York voters elected his party's nominee, giving him one more Democratic vote in the House.

2024 Endorsements | California Young Democrats
Democratic Party Central Committee Endorsements
Santa Barbara County:
Christian Alonso,
Gabe Escobedo, Jonathan Abboud,
Jack Luca D’Agruma,
Leilanie Rubinstein https://cayoungdems.com/updates/2024-end…

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I urge you to sign the @… petition urging the Democrats to stop accepting money from #AIPAC. That lobbying group's behavior is enabling the unacceptable actions of the #Netanyahu

Demand the Democratic Party reject AIPAC!
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I urge you to sign the @… petition urging the Democrats to stop accepting money from #AIPAC. That lobbying group's behavior is enabling the unacceptable actions of the #Netanyahu

Demand the Democratic Party reject AIPAC!
Now is the time for the whole of the Democratic Party to Reject AIPAC once and for all: if you agree, add your name to join our broad coalition of progressive organizations calling on Democratic elected officials to reject AIPAC →

A country that can only vote for candidate or political party A or B is not a democracy. Such countries offer an illusion of choice and "freedom", but they aren't a democracy as political plurality is neither guaranteed nor reflected in elected politicians.
Yes, I'm talking about US elections and their fantasies of being a democratic and free country.

Forget ‘polarization.’ It’s the GOP’s radicalization.
There is a stark dichotomy: Democrats move to the center to get bipartisan support;
Republicans become radicalized and unmovable.

This is not “polarization.”
It is the authoritarian capture of much of the GOP by a right-wing movement bent on sowing chaos.
Turkey, Hungary and other countries with autocratic strongmen are not polarized;
democratic forces try their best to prevent their country’s ruin a…

Forget ‘polarization.’ It’s the GOP’s radicalization.
Republicans have gone over the brink.

if you open up a decision forum for "anybody in utah" to talk about "what matters to them"
then I worry it runs the line of like...
I personally wouldn't want transphobic stuff even up for debate
but what you have up for a vote or on the forum (especially if it allows republican and democratic ideas) is...
...aaaaaaaaarrrrggg
neutrality
politeness
actually making a difference...
erg
how do .gov sites approach it differently from like, .political-party sites?
obviously if you're progressives then you have no qualms about the TOS and COC being aligned with you
that's your in-group, that's grand
but it doesn't help with split web
but at the same time, deplatforming dicks works
but also echo chambers
yes there's talk about how it's fine to be in an echo chamber of progressives... maybe...
but if your echo chamber is Hillary-level deluded,
or RMS-level stalking / toe-picking...
don't defend assholes...
what ideas are allowed for discussion?
socialist vs libertarian vs anarchist taxes?
healthcare?

this is not a hard decision

DUP’s Emma Little-Pengelly defends lack of electoral mandate
#dup #Ireland

Belarusian political prisoner reportedly dies in custody: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/20/belarusian-political-prisoner.html

Forget ‘polarization.’ It’s the GOP’s radicalization.
There is a stark dichotomy: Democrats move to the center to get bipartisan support;
Republicans become radicalized and unmovable.

This is not “polarization.”
It is the authoritarian capture of much of the GOP by a right-wing movement bent on sowing chaos.
Turkey, Hungary and other countries with autocratic strongmen are not polarized;
democratic forces try their best to prevent their country’s ruin a…

Forget ‘polarization.’ It’s the GOP’s radicalization.
Republicans have gone over the brink.

Democrats Should Pick a New Presidential Candidate Now (Damon Linker/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/joe-biden-democratic-party-age-nomination/677434/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240213/p69#a240213p69

Partners4Democracy is hosting the second of three Special Events on
“The Target States:  Seven Keys to Victory”
on Monday, April 1 at 7:00 PM (EST). 
These live events will explore the issues, politics and strategies expected to drive voter turnout in each of seven target states and how to get involved to ensure Democrats cross the finish line first. 
This Second event will focus on the races in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and will feature Senator Vincent Hughes…

The Target States: PA & NC Panel
Join us for a discussion on these critical battlegrounds featuring Anderson Clayton, Chair of the NC Democratic Party.

Seemingly 'Bold MAGA' members are terrified of Donald Trump's base: elections expert - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/scared-maga-trump/

Seemingly 'Bold MAGA' members are terrified of Donald Trump's base: elections expert
There are two kinds of Republicans and one of those group is incredible afraid of Donald Trump, an elections expert said on MSNBC Monday night. "The Republican party only has two flavors," said Marc Elias, an American Democratic Party elections lawyer. "There is bold MAGA and scared MAGA. They a...

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If Biden was Netanyahu there would only be a choice between two fascists. He's not and so there is a choice between a dictator and a democrat.
If the Democratic party was like the fascist coalition of Netanyahu's, there would only be a choice between two authoritarian regimes, neither of which could care less about genocide. It's not so there is a choice between democracy and authoritarianism.
Vote for Democracy
:mastodon:

US House Democrats back Johnson's foreign aid bills: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/18/us-house-democrats.html

Could Be a Hotter Election Than Many Expect. Making the Comfortable Uncomfortable - @
Biden may run a more scrappy campaign than people expect…
The problem? Biden's non-waffling - especially "anti-big-business" - will make a lot of "comfortable" people uncomfortable. The Clinton-era Democratic party soft-pedaled that sort of "real policy" messaging to keep the upper-affluent on board - the "Larry Summers" wing of the party.

Could Be a Hotter Election Than Many Expect.  Making the Comfortable Uncomfortable…
Biden may run a more scrappy campaign than people expect.  Reflecting on the State of the Union and also this Biden ad (note the portrayals of Trump and make sure you watch beyond  “I approve…

How Oct. 7 Drove a Wedge Into the Democratic Party (Ross Barkan/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/magazine/israel-october-7-democrats.html

Israel-Hamas War: How Oct. 7 Drove a Wedge Into the Democratic Party
Members of Congress, and candidates for their seats, have been drawn into bitter political clashes over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

If Biden was Netanyahu there would only be a choice between two fascists. He's not and so there is a choice between a dictator and a democrat.
If the Democratic party was like the fascist coalition of Netanyahu's, there would only be a choice between two authoritarian regimes, neither of which could care less about genocide. It's not so there is a choice between democracy and authoritarianism.
Vote for Democracy
:mastodon:

Chancellor: Moscow used spy in attempt to undermine democracy in Austria: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/18/chancellor-moscow-used.html

"No Labels ultimately was unable to find a Democratic running mate"
No Labels was ‘this/close’ to a Christie-led ticket | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4594977-no-labels-was-this-close-to-a-christie-…

No Labels was ‘this/close’ to a Christie-led ticket
Former 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie (R) signaled to the political organization No Labels that he would run on a split-party ticket if the group could find a “unity candidate” to be his Democratic running mate, according to a new report. Dan Webb – the lawyer responsible for the No Labels presidential candidate vetting process…

Hawaii: Vote in today's Democratic Primary Election. Bring your ID.
Find Your House District
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2024 BIENNIAL ELECTION LOCATIONS | DPH

If you are not Republican-lite, worth a read.
https://48hills.org/2024/02/campaign-notebook-the-dizzying-web-of-big-money-influence/

Campaign notebook: The dizzying web of big-money influence - 48 hills
Plus: Remarkable hype, Lurie's money, and why Breed's allies want to control the Democratic Party.

If you are not Republican-lite, worth a read.
https://48hills.org/2024/02/campaign-notebook-the-dizzying-web-of-big-money-influence/

Campaign notebook: The dizzying web of big-money influence - 48 hills
Plus: Remarkable hype, Lurie's money, and why Breed's allies want to control the Democratic Party.

Ohio’s secretary of state on Friday signaled that the Democratic National Convention may take place too late for President Joe Biden to appear on the general election ballot in the state, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.
“The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to convene on August 19, 2024, which occurs more than a week after the August 7 deadline to certify a presidential candidate to the office,” Secretary of State Frank LaRose wrote to Ohio Democratic Party Chairw…

Biden may have trouble getting on Ohio’s general election ballot, state’s top election official warns
Ohio’s secretary of state on Friday signaled that the Democratic National Convention may take place too late for President Joe Biden to appear on the general election ballot in the state, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.

After one big idiot named Donald Trump stole an election with the help of Russia and vile appeals to the baseless, all of the sudden every weirdo maniac around tried the same shit. The Ghastly Old Party and ambitious fanatical parties of Cons all over the world now overfloweth with evil ne'erd-o-wells.
Vote to end this coup of fools.
Vote for a Democratic landslide!

Rep. Andy Kim on Saturday won by a wide margin in New Jersey’s first Democratic convention in the Senate primary to replace indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, handing NJ first lady Tammy Murphy a stinging defeat in her home county.
Murphy has been presumed the frontrunner because of her high-profile status as the first lady, her massive fundraising capabilities and, most importantly, the early support she’s received from county party leaders in the state’s most Democratic-rich areas. But she …

Rep. Andy Kim on Saturday won by a wide margin in New Jersey’s first Democratic convention in the Senate primary to replace indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, handing NJ first lady Tammy Murphy a stinging defeat in her home county.
Murphy has been presumed the frontrunner because of her high-profile status as the first lady, her massive fundraising capabilities and, most importantly, the early support she’s received from county party leaders in the state’s most Democratic-rich areas. But she …

After one big idiot named Donald Trump stole an election with the help of Russia and vile appeals to the baseless, all of the sudden every weirdo maniac around tried the same shit. The Ghastly Old Party and ambitious fanatical parties of Cons all over the world now overfloweth with evil ne'erd-o-wells.
Vote to end this coup of fools.
Vote for a Democratic landslide!

Hordes of MAGA supporters may not be enough in what will be the most expensive presidential election in history.
The Democratic Party has three times what Trump and the Republican National Committee have.
Then there are Trump’s legal bills. And while his popularity seems to grow with every new indictment (which he denounces as political persecution), it’s hitting his wallet.
On Monday, the defendant/candidate has to come up with $454 million to post bond. Beyond the public…

House passes $1.2 trillion funding deal that would avert shutdown
More Democrats than Republicans supported the funding bill, which passed with a 286-134 vote.
The Democratic party has repeatedly carried spending bills and funding extensions in recent months to keep the government's doors open, underscoring not only the fractures among House Republicans but also the political realities of Democrats and Republicans splitting power in Congress.
"Under no circumstance…

House passes $1.2 trillion spending package, crucial step to averting shutdown
The House passed a massive $1.2 trillion spending deal, funding the government long term and averting a partial shutdown.

No Labels denounced for 'dangerous' dark-money ploy to boost Trump in 2024 - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/no-labels-denounced-for-dangerous-dark-money-ploy-to-boost-trump-in-2024/?utm_medium=email…

No Labels denounced for 'dangerous' dark-money ploy to boost Trump in 2024
With Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden expected to face former GOP President Donald Trump in the November election, No Labels on Friday confirmed it is pushing ahead with plans for a third-party "unity" ticket that critics fear could help the Republican return to the White House. "The consequenc...

“I just refuse to fall for this, ‘I hate you or I love you thing,’” Frost said in an interview. “I'm going to be honest with you. And if I think that our values align, I'm going to work with you. And I think my values align with President Biden.”
Joe #Biden has a new Gen Z super weapon - Alternet.org

Joe Biden has a new Gen Z super weapon
WASHINGTON – Maxwell Frost has not been shy about criticizing Joe Biden’s administration – from climate change to border policy to Israel’s war in Gaza.But the nation’s first Gen Z congressman has nevertheless seen his profile inside the Democratic Party rise. And despite Frost’s concerns, the 27-ye...

Special elections flip control of lower house in Democrats’ favor
Special elections for two vacant seats in the Michigan house of representatives flipped control back to Democrats,
who organizers say could use their restored trifecta in the state
to pass legislation protecting voting rights and election administration.
A push to codify voter protections
stalled after two Democratic lawmakers resigned
and the party lost their majority in the House of Repre…

RNC robocall falsely claims ‘massive fraud’ in 2020 election
The Republican National Committee sent out a scripted robocall on behalf of its new co-chair Lara Trump, falsely claiming Democrats were guilty of “massive fraud” in the 2020 election.
“We all know the problems,” the RNC call said, according to CNN, which also said the call was sent 145,000 times in the first week of April.

“I don’t like this reality,” Mike Johnson said. “Vladimir Putin is an evil war criminal.”
But he quickly added: “Vladimir Putin will not lose this war.”
That argument
— that the Russian president cannot be stopped so there’s no point in using American taxpayer dollars against him
— marks a new stage in the Republican Party’s growing acceptance of Russian expansionism in the age of Donald Trump.

The Republican Party is seeing a growing acceptance of Russian expansionism in the age of Donald Trump
Republicans have been softening their stance on Russia ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents. There are several reasons for the shift. For one, Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding himself out as an international champion of conservative Christian values. As well, the GOP is growing increasingly skeptical of international entanglements. Then there's Trump’s own embrace of the Russian leader. Now the GOP’s ambi…

“I don’t like this reality,” Mike Johnson said. “Vladimir Putin is an evil war criminal.”
But he quickly added: “Vladimir Putin will not lose this war.”
That argument
— that the Russian president cannot be stopped so there’s no point in using American taxpayer dollars against him
— marks a new stage in the Republican Party’s growing acceptance of Russian expansionism in the age of Donald Trump.

The Republican Party is seeing a growing acceptance of Russian expansionism in the age of Donald Trump
Republicans have been softening their stance on Russia ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents. There are several reasons for the shift. For one, Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding himself out as an international champion of conservative Christian values. As well, the GOP is growing increasingly skeptical of international entanglements. Then there's Trump’s own embrace of the Russian leader. Now the GOP’s ambi…

The Arizona Supreme Court just upended Trump’s gambit on abortion
It took little more than a day for Donald Trump’s political gambit on abortion to come undone.

On Monday, the former president declined to support any new national law setting limits on abortions.
Going against the views of many abortion opponents in his Republican Party, Trump was looking for a way to neutralize or at least muddy a galvanizing issue that has fueled Democratic victories for nearly two years…

Analysis | The Arizona Supreme Court just upended Trump’s gambit on abortion
On Monday, Trump declined to support a national abortion ban, seeking to neutralize the political issue. A day later, Arizona’s ban gave it new life.