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These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE.

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It was never enough to flip Republican seats - so let us set the menu on the type of progressive leaders running for office.

Get involved with your local primary fights with orgs like @caworkingfamilies.bsky.social - that's one pathway of many to enduring political change.

As for myself - I am going to continue doing what I've always done. Stand up alongside immigrants, renters, and working people on the margins of racial capitalism in local spaces in California.

Whether our opponents are weak-willed and docile Democrats or fascist Republicans, I care not.

While I generally believe progressives are ahead of the curve on courage (aoc, crockett, etc), it leaves room for moderates/establishment types to really think more boldly about what can be done to resist Trump/Elon at every level of politics.

The rules that got us here won't save us either.

Bernie/AOC have more trust with voters (even with non-progressives who don’t always agree) because their messaging reflects the fights they took in their own careers to get here. We all know they fought uphill within the party - and their scars reflect authenticity in that sense.

Why would I trust Congressional Democrats in safe blue districts to understand the base, when they have very little incentive to engage the grassroots?

That's why my favorite people in CA are the municipal/state leg candidates, with their nose to the ground on housing justice and racial justice.

So the muscles being trained are deference to norms, decorum, institutions, seniority - which makes it very tough in situations where the base is looking for a fight.

And in this moment- we're looking for fighters, not collaborators! Courage, not compliance! I do not want Dems eager to go along.

Conflict is to be avoided at every turn, wait for your turn on the election merry go round, don’t shoot your shot on high risk elections or primaries (unless you are rich or can fundraise), etc

(Go organize in any "blue" stronghold like Los Angeles and there's a logjam of people waiting in line)

As a former activist within Dem spaces, my ongoing thesis is that the party’s greatest strength is also its weakest aspect- we emphasize coalition building and consensus at every level of the party, from young Democrat elections and ADEM slates upwards.

Deference is everything in this party.

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.

We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.

They own what happens next.

I’m so proud of the @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social action today at the Dept of HHS! We hosted a rally with impacted workers against DOGE in such a short time this week, thank you all for participating ✊

C) have you considered that fElon Musk is a better anti-drug ad than the DARE program ever was

Met the cutest watchdog at the CFPB protest today! If only we can train doggies to bite corporatists 🤔

With all of my heart, I manifest an absolute FUCK YOU to all the billionaires who’ve bought our democracy

more photos/details on my Instagram post (with a link here www.instagram.com/p/DDIY9EmzZd_/)

only good photo of me at yesterday's @iceoutofca.bsky.social rally in Sacramento in support of immigrant justice, plus a few choice photos from my camera as well.

I'm as committed as I have ever been to support refugee and migrant rights, and California can do so much more to support this fight.

Happening now: As the #CAleg session opens, hundreds of immigrants and supporters are rallying at the capitol to demand @GavinNewsom and the legislature take action to keep families together! Joining today: folks from Central Valley, San Diego, LA, OC, and the Bay.

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Same I’ve been hibernating for a long time. Hope you are doing well! 🫡

the thing I missed most about being in self-imposed Twitter exile after Musk took over was making original memes about elections