" #Democrats deliver ‘stunning’ flip in New Hampshire special election, latest in series of 28 upsets"
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@macacator @benroyce @BuckRogers1965 @davoyager you mean getting drowned by bot slop and not getting pissed at it? It’s certainly an ivory tower kinda vibe but @benroyce just seems passionate.
The only bot posts I want to see are constant calls to action, reminders about voting + registration deadlines & helpful links! Also cats.
Fortunately ActivityPub protocol makes it easy to opt out. Bots here have to pick their battles and manage post frequency carefully people will just block|defederate.
@andrew @macacator @benroyce @davoyager
rail rail against the rising of the tide!
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@macacator @benroyce @BuckRogers1965 @davoyager you mean getting drowned by bot slop and not getting pissed at it? It’s certainly an ivory tower kinda vibe but @benroyce just seems passionate.
The only bot posts I want to see are constant calls to action, reminders about voting + registration deadlines & helpful links! Also cats.
Fortunately ActivityPub protocol makes it easy to opt out. Bots here have to pick their battles and manage post frequency carefully people will just block|defederate.
@andrew @benroyce @BuckRogers1965 @davoyager yes, calls to action, even small ones, should be spammed. Reminders to go out and vote should be spammed. Reminders to train, stock up, stay informed, community driven tactics should be spammed.
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@BuckRogers1965 @macacator @andrew @davoyager
"You whining about bots whining contributes what exactly."
it contributes the truth
some people are in denial of this truth. so it must be said
some of the entitled mindless cynicism/ learned helplessness/ toxic idealism whining is genuinely that
others are right wing trollfarm cosplaying left with an easy psyop to suppress left voter turnout
both are true
speaking a truth is not a problem
i have no fucking clue what the point of your post is
@benroyce There are very few bots o this platform especially compared to Threads, bluesky and of course X
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@benroyce @davoyager what’s really soul crushing is when you hear about a candidate running unopposed. How do we not have a database with good UI/UX that independents & newcomers seeking party support can find races where their only competition is some 1,000 year old okiedoke who hasn’t brought their best for decades?
Because that's how it works the ppl "in true power" will stop any change as much as possible .. I blame the family that started this shit in late 1700's the du pont family specifically
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@benroyce @davoyager what’s really soul crushing is when you hear about a candidate running unopposed. How do we not have a database with good UI/UX that independents & newcomers seeking party support can find races where their only competition is some 1,000 year old okiedoke who hasn’t brought their best for decades?
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" #Democrats deliver ‘stunning’ flip in New Hampshire special election, latest in series of 28 upsets"
remember the game plan:
1. #vote in the #primaries, get real left #candidates
if you don't don't complain about corporatist dems ever again: you're the fucking problem
2. #vote in the general no matter who wins the primaries
yes, the dems fucking suck, but if you're willing to let your country slide to #fascism because you don't get perfect you're an entitled moron
Democrats deliver ‘stunning’ flip in New Hampshire special election, latest in series of 28 upsets
Bobbi Boudman’s win over Republican Dale Fincher could be a harbinger of blue wave during midterms
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
@benroyce As a note - "Vote in the primaries" is harder in some states than others.
If you are registered independent, and try to change parties to democrat in NY right now (after Feb 14th), you won't be able to vote in this round of primaries - your party change won't happen until june 30. And if you're not registered as a democrat, you can not vote in the dem primary (closed primaries).
So - worth checking how your local elections handle that sooner than later. -
@benroyce As a note - "Vote in the primaries" is harder in some states than others.
If you are registered independent, and try to change parties to democrat in NY right now (after Feb 14th), you won't be able to vote in this round of primaries - your party change won't happen until june 30. And if you're not registered as a democrat, you can not vote in the dem primary (closed primaries).
So - worth checking how your local elections handle that sooner than later.thank you!
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thank you!
@benroyce No problem. The rules around primaries in this country (and even just here in NY) are an aggressively anti-democratic mess, in a lot of places.
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Because that's how it works the ppl "in true power" will stop any change as much as possible .. I blame the family that started this shit in late 1700's the du pont family specifically
but the point is to fix it
not accept it
right?
i always worry about comments like yours because i read them and then i think
"and?"
"and therefore we are doomed"
or
"and therefore get mad and vote"?
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@benroyce As a note - "Vote in the primaries" is harder in some states than others.
If you are registered independent, and try to change parties to democrat in NY right now (after Feb 14th), you won't be able to vote in this round of primaries - your party change won't happen until june 30. And if you're not registered as a democrat, you can not vote in the dem primary (closed primaries).
So - worth checking how your local elections handle that sooner than later.@miss_rodent @benroyce
It’s much easier when you know to vote Democrat for life. There was never a time that switching to Red made sense to me at all. -
@benroyce There are very few bots o this platform especially compared to Threads, bluesky and of course X
just the other day i ran into a comment with pro-ukraine symbols on the account, that proceeded to complain ukraine has no real freedom. i looked in its history and it bashed elon musk right after musk made starlink unavailable to russians on the front line (i mean fuck elon musk, but interesting timing no?)
once a week i encounter these mindless comments trying to sell hopelessness about voting
i doubt you
i think there's bots absolutely everywhere
including on mastodon
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" #Democrats deliver ‘stunning’ flip in New Hampshire special election, latest in series of 28 upsets"
remember the game plan:
1. #vote in the #primaries, get real left #candidates
if you don't don't complain about corporatist dems ever again: you're the fucking problem
2. #vote in the general no matter who wins the primaries
yes, the dems fucking suck, but if you're willing to let your country slide to #fascism because you don't get perfect you're an entitled moron
Democrats deliver ‘stunning’ flip in New Hampshire special election, latest in series of 28 upsets
Bobbi Boudman’s win over Republican Dale Fincher could be a harbinger of blue wave during midterms
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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@benroyce No problem. The rules around primaries in this country (and even just here in NY) are an aggressively anti-democratic mess, in a lot of places.
@miss_rodent @benroyce in WI you have to choose a team going in, regardless of registration. So, one can either vote for their preferred party candidate or choose a spoiler for the opposite team.
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@benroyce No problem. The rules around primaries in this country (and even just here in NY) are an aggressively anti-democratic mess, in a lot of places.
yup (i'm near rochester ny)
and we fix it, by showing up, and iterating
we just have to remind people: they have to fucking show up
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no
we show up in the primaries and get the left candidate in
this is the lesson of mamdani: the people just bucked the establishment, and made it happen
corporatist dems will not magically decide to become leftists, and anyone who thinks they will must be joking
*we* have to show up and replace them
anyone who doesn't show up in the primaries, then complains the dem candidates suck, needs to shut up: they are the reason why the candidates suck
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but the point is to fix it
not accept it
right?
i always worry about comments like yours because i read them and then i think
"and?"
"and therefore we are doomed"
or
"and therefore get mad and vote"?
@benroyce @andrew @davoyager oh I'm not saying we are doomed I'm just saying we have to force those ppl hand scare them even
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@benroyce @andrew @davoyager oh I'm not saying we are doomed I'm just saying we have to force those ppl hand scare them even
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@miss_rodent @benroyce
It’s much easier when you know to vote Democrat for life. There was never a time that switching to Red made sense to me at all. -
no
we show up in the primaries and get the left candidate in
this is the lesson of mamdani: the people just bucked the establishment, and made it happen
corporatist dems will not magically decide to become leftists, and anyone who thinks they will must be joking
*we* have to show up and replace them
anyone who doesn't show up in the primaries, then complains the dem candidates suck, needs to shut up: they are the reason why the candidates suck
@benroyce Ok so what if leftists do come out to vote in the primaries, but their vote gets split because whoops there happen to be one too many leftish candidates running and then the pro-genocide candidate gets the nomination?
