@camofarc
Historian, Statistician, IT Pro. Activist. Thank god we have independent media and national activist groups, the real fighters and defenders of democracy.
"Voters carrying all three anchors (Trump ‘24 ballot, R in party affiliation, & conservative self-ID) are still voting R 76% to 16, so disapproving of Trump barely dents them. Voters who pulled the lever for Trump in ‘24 & call themselves R but not conservatives stay Republican too, at 63% to 26."
"Four separate stories. Four separate ethics scandals. All in the span of just a few days."
"While some would have us believe that the vote demonstrates that Democrats have turned their back on Israel, that’s an oversimplification of the vote and our politics, and it’s just patently false."
Essential Dem strategy from @simonwdc.bsky.social National Dems "should come together and create a unified front to defend our elections and our democracy." "As part of that effort Democrats should announce a simple agenda to let voters know what we will do when back in power."
"The return of the war, surging oil prices & that inflation dropping has not revived his poll numbers all give him only one path now - he cannot allow free & fair elections or a peaceful transfer of power. He’s made up his mind. He’s just going for it - that is now clear." Simon Rosenberg, 7/14
TY for Gifting. $400 million, “crates of cash” - more of our tax dollars on rump’s whim - yet there is no $ for our own healthcare, food, education….
ICE NEW STEALTH TACTIC Thx for this: "Unlike previous, more visible surges in Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Minneapolis, DHS has changed its tactics, focusing on rapid, dispersed seizures" "ICE hopes it can fly under the radar of observers and activists working to alert our neighbors"
"I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: we’re not from the left, and we’re not from the right. We’re from the bottom, and we’re rising up." 1st in - Troy Jackson running for Maine US Senate jacksonformaine.com
"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel responded to the DOJ by saying that states run elections, not the federal government."
ATTN & ALERT "The vagueness of the Justice Department’s definition of “anti-fascist” is a purposeful obfuscation meant to grant wide permissions to the legal and criminal enforcement arms of the state to go after anyone they deem to be too critical."