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May 27, 2023 9 tweets 5 min read Read on X
1/ Fair or not, our center of political gravity is defined by the party or coalition on offense. I think I speak for many Democrats in saying we're fed up playing defense. Since 2017, we've outperformed the GOP at the ballot box, yet our democracy (Cont)
#ResistanceUnited
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2/ is being dismantled for millions in Red States. As a New Yorker, I can tell you Blue States are not safe either. Whining about "both sides" media bullshit or their corruption is not gonna save us. Unless a modern Fairness Doctrine is enacted, that's not gonna change. (Cont) Image
3/ Indeed, it's bitterly ironic that on a weekend, we honor those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom, autonomy of women over their own bodies or a POC's right to even vote is under assault. And "only" 78 years after black Americans that defended us against Hitler (Cont) Image
4/ returned to a segregated America. It's easy to just blame Democrats hand wringing or tactical rope a dopes, for our not being on offense. And to be sure, I nodded my head in agreement of criticism during the current fiscal default assinity. I also concede that on (Cont) Image
5/ tactics I've underestimated Joe Biden more than once. I suspect Biden on substance will achieve a tactical victory against a weak Speaker when the dust clears. But strategically, our center of political gravity is still being defined by homicidal assclowns. Biden is a (Cont)
6/ good man who views the bully pulpit as something not to be abused or over exposed. He's a traditional POTUS as his adversaries wage guerilla war and @SpeakerMcCarthy is merely their puppet. There are good DC Dems who get what's going but the real resistance leaders are (Cont) ImageImage
7/ local such as the Tennessee Three, younger activists and each of us. It's up to us to redefine the center of political gravity ourselves by engaging with apathetic friends, family, and neighbors. Good news is WE ARE THE REAL MAJORITY. We just need to wake it up and we (Cont)
8/ don't need a titular iconic leader or TV talking head to get it done. Foundation of any thriving democracy is regular people like us seizing the moment. Barack Obama himself has often preached this ethos. And if we do our part with marches, protests or simply engaging (Cont) Image
9/ other regular people like us a critical mass is achievable. And Joe Biden will be able to finish the fine job he started. Image

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Jun 8
🧵*Content of below thread is my opinion.

1/ Decades of activist experience has convinced me only by branding Democrats as the freedom party can we move our center of political gravity toward an inclusive populism.
#ProudBlueEditorials
#ResistanceUnited
#ONEV1
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2/ It is the singular message to engage and persuade small town rural America, independent conservative leaning voters, our core urban/suburban metro base and disillusioned progressives. Other strategies and messaging, well intentioned as they may be, is ineffectual noise.
3/ Hence, as my followers know, my messaging touchstone stems from FDR's "Four Freedoms Speech" to congress on 1/6/41 when democracy was on the brink:

➡️Freedom of Speech
➡️Freedom of Worship (or not to worship)
➡️Freedom from Want
➡️Freedom from Fear

I repeat it incessantly.
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Jun 7
🧵*Content of below thread is my opinion.

1/ If I had a child who's recovery from drug addiction was jeopardized by sanctimonious sadistic political adversaries, there is no way could I summon any grace.
#ProudBlueEditorials
#ResistanceUnited
#ONEV1
#VetsResist
2/ We all know if Hunter's last name were "Smith" there would be no trials regarding his gun purchase or for tax offenses that had already been remediated via payment over $1 million of a tax liability that no longer needed to be collected.
3/ When deciding whether to move forward with criminal trials, prosecutors and judges are supposed to weigh the spirit of the law and if justice itself is being served. Hence, the end result for non-violent crimes is often plea agreements if defendants are already making amends.
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Jun 2
🧵Thread below is in the voice of Star Trek DS9 character, Garak to make a broader point.

Dearest Humans,

1/ I know a thing or two about lying. As a legendary operative for Cardassia's Obsidian Order, lying was my trade.
#ProudBlueEditorials
#ResistanceUnited
#ONEV1
#VetsResist
2/ My father, Enabran Tain was the head of the Obsidian Order. All I ever wanted was his approval and acceptance. So I told lies that toppled planetary governments opposed to Cardassia's empire and preserve our orderly state.

Lying you see becomes a kind of drug after awhile.
3/ In Cardassia, more lies we Obsidian Order agents told, the more we needed to say to justify our authoritarian state. In Cardassia, checks and balances meant competition between my former intelligence agency & the military led by aspiring tyrants such as my old enemy Gul Dukat.
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Jun 1
🧵*Content of below thread is my opinion.

1/ This thread represents observations, challenges encountered and lessons learned from my recent engagement with an independent right leaning voter after Trump's conviction.
#ProudBlueEditorials
#ResistanceUnited
#ONEV1
#VetsResist
2/ This voter resides in a NY district that put control of the House in GOP hands in 2022. As a Blue State activist, one way I try to be a strategic Democracy Multiplier is to engage my network of friends, family & acquaintances in such districts that are fickle yet persuadable. Image
3/ I post such threads periodically of successes, failures and lessons learned to hopefully inspire as well help empower others in our resistance community to engage and persuade. My interpretation of these encounters are of course subjective.
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May 29
🧵*Content of below thread is my opinion.

1/ If Joe Biden is still POTUS in 2025, those who opposed him and their families will not be murdered, incarcerated or deported. The same cannot be said of those who opposed Trump.
#ProudBlueEditorials
#ResistanceRoots
#ONEV1
#VetsResist
2/ Nikki Haley understands this. So does Bill Barr, Tim Scott, Mitch McConnell etc. Their flip flopping on Trump is not just about their own ambitions or unscrupulous positioning for access, power, relevance and money. It's literally life and death for them and their families.
3/ That is what happens in authoritarian regimes. As an historical example, I refer you to my below thread and what happened to Saddam Hussein's political opponents on July 22nd, 1979, six days after he became Iraq's president.
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May 26
🧵* Content of below thread is my opinion.

1/ Remember the 1987 movie Wall Street starring Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko? Most recall his iconic "greed is good" line. But this is THE scene.
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#ONEV1
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2/ Gekko asks Charlie Sheen's character Bud Fox, "Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you Buddy?" Then Gekko boasts how he creates and builds nothing yet is still part of an elite 1% that controls most of America's wealth and makes the rules.
3/ On Memorial Day Weekend we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. They believed or were told they were going to war not for the "free market" but freedom itself. Those of us who did not serve are at least obliged as citizens to respect the real principles of freedom. Image
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