Share this page!

Rachel
Twitter logo
12 Oct, 11 tweets, 3 min read
1. All- over the past couple of years a few of you have mentioned creating a Patreon as a means of supporting my work. Up till now, my work has been supported via W-2 employment, but from here on out, I'd like to do it on my own. I hope to bring The Cycle to life as a political
2. analysis/commentary site featuring not only work from me, but from others and especially looking to elevate work from the under-rep'd mixed in w work from people y'all know & love. That stuff is in progress, the prototype/shell of the site is at least live now,
3. but will take some months to get rolling in the format of business. It's a brave, new world for me to divest myself from the safety of a W-2. But I want the freedom to do/say/research whatever I want & that is simply something you cannot get affiliated w an entity. I'm the
4. pres of my family. It's my responsibility to make sure the lights stay on, the water keeps running, & we don't end up homeless. As you know, I don't come from $, so I can't be flippant about things. In fact, this usually surprises the hell out of people, I'm super risk-averse!
5. I mean you kinda have to be when you come from the bottom 50%. So, the idea that I'm going to fully commit to Rachel Bitecofer inc., esp when I have powerful men lined up against me, actively smearing me & trying to make me fail- yeah, it could keep a girl up at night if she
6. wasn't already up all night worried about the collapse of democracy. Despite some people's best efforts, and bc the work speaks for itself, I feel pretty confident that I can pull this off. And down the list of reasons I really, really, really hope we can dislodge Trump out
7. the WH, and of the selfish reasons, is the chance to begin interacting some with YOU, via some of these fabulous ideas I have. BC the fact is, you can take the prof out of the university, but you can't take the love of teaching (and learning) out of the prof. And I have some
8. pretty cool ideas of some stuff I want to work out that will allow me to connect with those that are so inclined. And yes, bc I have to pay my bills, some of these will be things that cost money although I will always have an eye towards access having been on the "locked out"
9. side of things. Indeed, I do a lot, a lot of stuff for free right now. A luxury I could afford when I was on a W-2. So, like I said, I have a couple fab ideas of exclusive Patreon content I might offer, BUT, since I have the most amazing followers in the 🌎, I also thought it
10. would be cool to check w y'all, those that are interested in supporting a Patreon, & seeing what types of things you'd be interested in getting out of a Rachel Bitecofer Patreon sponsorship? I'm sure y'all have some amazing ideas too. If you prefer, you can share them w me
11. via DM- which is always open. I'm not sure this is the best option but I like the idea of an option where I could engage with fewer people, more intimately than many people but just send them a newsletter bc I learn so much from y'all.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌

Rachel

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @RachelBitecofer

Rachel
14 Oct
1. Anyone w meme-making/graphic skills & time for a "do a solid for democracy" should take the linked list in @marceelias's tweet below and make a meme that lists the process for each state's "notification" process on "rejected" ballots.

Or you could do just 1 for your state.
2. You could take this list, figure out how ballots get rejected and join a local org working to mitigate ballot rejection OR helping to inform voters they've been rejected.

This is a BIG problem for Ds & another reason I personally urge in-person voting as much as possible.
3. As you go through this list, you'll see the many error points that can cause rejection and data suggests that 1st time voters absentee/mail voters are MUCH more likely to have their votes disqualified. Between this, and Bill Barr's pre-announced strategy to try to prevent mail
Read 12 tweets
Rachel
14 Oct
Yeah! My "define originalism" suggestion got through!
Not hard at all @ChrisCoons that's exactly what Alabama, Mississippi, etc plan to do- pass state laws to challenge the right to privacy. Maybe not on contraceptives, but the doctrine of right to privacy
Correct @ChrisCoonsforDE - the right to privacy is what they want to come after bc it is what they mean when they talk about "judicial activism" or "legislating from the bench." So yes, post confirmation, on the future docket, the goal will be to organize, via ALEC, to start
Read 5 tweets
Rachel
13 Oct
1. Senate GOPers want you to believe that Dems don't support religious nominees and/or take issue w the fact they are people of faith. Virtually every Dem is religious, (& overwhelmingly, Christain, just like the Reps). In the case of A.C.B.- the concerns are how religion impacts
2. here decision-making. This has ALWAYS been a concern, and sadly, especially for Catholics. It was a BIG DEAL when Kennedy became the 1st non-WASP elected. But people were concerned he'sd be a tool of the pope! In the case of A.C.B., the concerns are her view on gay marriage &
3. abortion. THAT is what Ds are attacking, but it is a good talking point to frame it as an attack on her Christianity- a common tool in the GOP's messaging toolkit and one the media is ALWAYS willing to take the bite on. Today, in terms of American politics, religious tests &
Read 4 tweets
Rachel
12 Oct
1. I've noticed this too. And I have no doubt that A.C.B. both as a woman & devout Catholic felt pressured to have a large family. But I am grateful that she lived in an era where that obligation didn't deprive her "top of the class" brain the opp. to reach its full potential.
2. And I always wonder if women in her position ever stop to realize that "activist courts" that aren't "designed to right every wrong in our public life" are the KEY tool that allowed her to do it. That w/o the very type of jurisprudence she hates, she almost certainly couldn't
3. have achieved the remarkable achievements she has wrought from her life. And so, that means, if she brings a different kind of jurisprudence to the bench, that other people, other groups, and frankly, women, will be denied future opportunities. One of the GOP senators noted
Read 27 tweets
Rachel
11 Oct
@ValHoyle No, this is all wrong. What the GOP got great at was developing a media system to sell the narrative that the D Party abandoned the working class, when the accusation involves D's support of GOP policies. And please don't take this the wrong way but the GOP also heavily benefits
@ValHoyle from a Dem Party that doesn't realize its being hunted. So when lines like, "Dems abandoned working people" start to pop up in convos, serious convos, on the Left, the Left assumes they have frank & earnest origins. But they do not. They originate out of the GOP's propaganda
@ValHoyle machine, and every time a well-meaning Dem repeats it, an angel gets their wings. The new version is that the Dem Party "takes Black and Latino voters for granted." I'm beginning to hear this pop up, randomly, everywhere. Strategic timing, bc voters of color are just now reaching
Read 15 tweets
Rachel
10 Oct
1. Here is the latest installment in @richthau's Swing Voter Project for @axios/@mikeallen.

As I explain, most "swing voters" are low info voters. The GOP understands the realities of these voters & is adept at manipulating them psychologically. Facebook being the main conduit.
2. Not only do they essentially justify what happened to @gretchenwhitmer (she asked for it) they fail to understand the perpetrators are terrorists, the act, terrorism- a connection they'd have no trouble making if this was a plan hatched by Muslim terrorists. More importantly,
3. as @richthau walks them through a series of GOP/Q'Anon talking points/ad strategies/conspiracies, they are familiar w every single one. Yet- if Thau was to walk them through some of the most salient current events of the past couple of years- they would likely be hard-pressed
Read 5 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get email notifications when new thread is out from this Author!

Check out other threads from this Author!

Read all threads by @RachelBitecofer