Salim Shariff

👀 Note for all skittish moderate Democratic electeds/strategists and beltway reporters covering politics:

This is now the second major national poll in as many week showing Trump is now under water on the issue of immigration.

Reuters/Ipsos now has Trump on immigration issue: 45-46

Dear Dems: Polling shows only *generalized* approval of Trump on immigration, but broad opposition to the lawless specifics. If you don't engage on Abrego Garcia and other illegal kidnappings, you only *help* Trump subsume all that under "keeping out illegals."

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Wow. Watch this from Zohran Mamdani. It looks like the exact "fight" and "conviction" people are hopelessly asking for from the people in charge of the Democratic party:

Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’ Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

Elon Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

THE INSIDE STORY:

5 years later, we will never forget you, Breonna Taylor. Black women and girls deserve more than this.

We’re fighting for a world where Black women and girls like Breonna Taylor live and thrive. #SayHerName

Here's a quote from Mahmoud Khalil:

"I would say that the liberation of Palestine and the Palestinians and the Jewish people are intertwined. They go hand in hand. Anti-Semitism and any form of racism has no place on campus and in this movement.”
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Shocking report suggests helping some folks ends up helping many more folks.

Trump Won. What Now? with Heather Cox Richardson — The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, Americans are rightfully worried about what the second Trump administration may bring. This week, we’re joined by Heather Cox Richardson, author of “Democracy Awak...

This is an essential listen for everyone that cares about democracy. overcast.fm/+ABIv5QDMRF8

Has there ever been a more challenging time to do social media well?

Between competing with folks who create excellent content full time on TikTok/IG Reels and the stratification of Mastadon, X, Bluesky, Threads... it feels a bit much right now.

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either that or just the bit!

This reads fake and strange… also hi!!

A real missed opportunity

Exclusive: Here is the speech the Uncommitted movement wants to give at the DNC Read what Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman hopes to tell Democrats.

if you haven't already i highly recommend reading the speech prepared by Ruwa Romman ( a Democratic state rep in GA). It's an excellent speech and hits on all the major priorities in the dem party

Calling for Respect, Freedom, and Security for All Is Not Antisemitic My obligation to critique the Israeli state comes from my own Jewish tradition, a tradition which had to defend itself from genuine antisemitism.

We need more of this nuanced moral clarity in our lives: www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Oooo @deck.blue is really making bluesky recapture that early 2010s twitter magic. Kudos!!

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Exercising more regularly!

Be Tenacious on Behalf of Life on Earth Dear class of 2023, this is your moment and your mission, writes Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

"Be tenacious on behalf of life on Earth."

Powerful stuff from @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, and good content to get ya out of your climate doomerism loop.

The skies really are bluer when you don't watch the GOP presidential debate -- highly recommend it for future debates, too.

It’s fucking wild how much more attention a person of South Asian descent gets in politics for being part of the tiny anti-Black group that embraces Republican fascism instead of, say, being the actual serving Vice President of the United States.

(Or any of the millions of others who don’t buy into the farce of respectability and the model minority myth.) For anyone asking, I’m the official spokesperson for South Asian people in America, and we don’t fuck with Vivek or “Nikki”.