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Nonilex<p>The 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> who voted against the bill were Representatives <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThomasMassie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThomasMassie</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kentucky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kentucky</span></a> — a fiscal hawk who strongly opposes measures that would increase the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deficit</span></a> &amp; add significantly to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalDebt</span></a>, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrianFitzpatrick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrianFitzpatrick</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> is a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> from a battleground district that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> are eager to flip. He had previously expressed deep reservations about cuts to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> funding.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OneBigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigUglyBill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FuckTheGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTheGOP</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Seen as someone who can navigate both the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> wings of his party, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HakeemJeffries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HakeemJeffries</span></a> is also viewed as a potential Speaker if <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> regain control of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a>.</p><p>…</p><p>House Majority Leader <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveScalise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteveScalise</span></a> told reporters that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> persuaded holdouts to get behind the bill in an early morning phone call by emphasizing that no more changes would be made to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OneBigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigUglyBill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OneBigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigBeautifulBill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/filibuster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filibuster</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>The best explanation, which has the added benefit of being true, is that it's because she campaigned as a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>republican</span></a> &amp; dropped millions of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a>. Blaming other issues is a purposeful distraction.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Walz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a></p>
MOVED to: https://mastodon.au/@Linux<p><span>This, right here, is why I am not a fan of so-called, self-proclaimed, liberals (moderates). <br><br>They're basically conservative or the apologetic arm of conservatives, as they empower conservatives. <br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Liberal" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Liberal</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Moderate" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moderate</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://jorts.horse/users/ancient_catbus/statuses/114422807767624242" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://jorts.horse/users/ancient_catbus/statuses/114422807767624242</a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Can we just not, we truly are in the worst timeline</p><p>People Are Using <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> to Create <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Influencers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Influencers</span></a> With <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DownSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DownSyndrome</span></a> Who Sell Nudes<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a>’s unwillingness to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> AI-generated content finds a new low.<br><a href="https://www.404media.co/people-are-using-ai-to-create-influencers-with-down-syndrome-who-sell-nudes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/people-are-using-a</span><span class="invisible">i-to-create-influencers-with-down-syndrome-who-sell-nudes/</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>18 perfect parfait recipes | Women’s Weekly Food <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1969200/18-perfect-parfait-recipes-womens-weekly-food/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/1969200/1</span><span class="invisible">8-perfect-parfait-recipes-womens-weekly-food/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Dessert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dessert</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/desserts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desserts</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/francais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>francais</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FrenchDesserts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchDesserts</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Fruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fruit</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/LessThan30Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LessThan30Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moderate</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ModernAustralian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernAustralian</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SweetDish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SweetDish</span></a></p>
Coach Spore Diesel<p>But.</p><p>I don't know thing 1 about how to <a href="https://spore.social/tags/admin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>admin</span></a> and <a href="https://spore.social/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> an instance properly.</p><p>So all of this is to ask all-a- y'all if you know of any admin or moderator training materials that emphasize racial justice and anti-racism?</p><p>It doesn't have to be Mastodon specific. Likely the concepts will transfer even if they were written for message boards or whatever. </p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a></p>
brandon<p>while talking with my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grandpa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grandpa</span></a> about the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> today, i think i settled on another realization. a lot of the ignorance and uneducation on the right comes from the idea of wisdom aquired with age. when i go to thanksgiving, i know that what i say is valued just as much as what my grandpa says, but i feel like on the right there’s a lot more of the “i’m older than you so i know better and you’re just wrong” mentality.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ignorance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/undereducated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undereducated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leftwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leftwing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a></p>
RandomAnt<p>I'm back, maybe. I kinda left Mastodon behind for awhile to check out <a href="https://toot.community/tags/bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluesky</span></a>. I got very few responses to posts here, so figured why not try the new kid? You know what? It seems to be shaping up to be like a left wing safe space. No place for moderates with independent thought. Is Mastodon any better? <a href="https://toot.community/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/compromise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compromise</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cferdinandi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cferdinandi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonmigration</span></a></span> obviously, not because it's a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownshirt" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">hint</a> at the amount of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Neonaizs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neonaizs</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Racists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racists</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Christofacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christofacists</span></a> that are allowed there.</p><ul><li>But I don't tell you what to believe, just that you ain't the first one trying to trow shit at me if <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cferdinandi/113977257963014764" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this</a> is what you're up to...</li></ul><p>Not to mention <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrownSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrownSky</span></a> <em>(aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BlueSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueSky</span></a>)</em> was founded by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JackDorsey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JackDorsey</span></a> as a means to try to skirt <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NetzDG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetzDG</span></a> and not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> content. He left when it became clear that this is not how <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> work!</p>
Peri<p>Hi Everybody!<br>I am a 67 year old mother of two and grandmother of two currently from Charlotte NC. I was briefly on Mastodon several years back on mindly.social and have just rejoined again. It’s a very special place and I’m glad to be back. “Mastodon Forever - Where The Gentle People Are”. 👍😊❤️ 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽 🏳️‍🌈<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Retired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retired</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Boomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boomer</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Ex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ex</span></a>-Techie<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Independent</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moderate</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AllLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllLivesMatter</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+Ally<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Pacifist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pacifist</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Flexitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flexitarian</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Beige" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beige</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Diabetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diabetic</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ClassicRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicRock</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Crafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crafting</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conversation</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pets</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/CatsOfMastadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatsOfMastadon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caturday</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/FediCats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediCats</span></a></p>
Pope Auberginius XXXVII<p>My digestive system: All these rich holiday foods are wonderful!</p><p>Also my digestive system: Fine, if you insist on giving us sensible, balanced, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vegetrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegetrarian</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> meals with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> portions, then, we’ll, um, ooh I know, make a lot of really loud and weird noises, yeah, that’s it! That’ll show ‘em who’s boss! (Hey do you think we can keep up this <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> for 11 consecutive months?)</p>
RepeaterSignal Media<p>If it wasn't for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>... Well, if he wasn't around, I could write <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> about some other clown. The rest would just be... better. But I tried to continue my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> stance. And look where it got me... Still writing about the orange apocalypse.</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4qUXkeoW328oPYWCesAWsy?si=4G_AMlPJScGuntSlOiKTGg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/4qUXk</span><span class="invisible">eoW328oPYWCesAWsy?si=4G_AMlPJScGuntSlOiKTGg</span></a></p>
➴➴➴Æ🜔Ɲ.Ƈꭚ⍴𝔥єɼ👩🏻‍💻<p>Appealing to "The Middle" No Longer Works in U.S. Elections</p><p>The <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/2024election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024election</span></a> showed us that trying to win over the elusive "middle" isn’t the way to victory anymore. When <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> pivoted to target <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a>, focusing on broad <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a> issues, it left her base feeling unmotivated. </p><p>The "middle class" is too diverse for a one-size-fits-all approach, and only 45% of people identify in that bucket; economic needs vary by <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> and region, so generic centrist rhetoric doesn’t resonate. Meanwhile, a shrinking pool of true <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/SwingVoters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SwingVoters</span></a> means the key to victory is energizing the base.</p><p>While <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> rallied his base around clear priorities, Harris’s appeal to centrists didn’t hit the mark and likely led to lower enthusiasm and turnout among her supporters. In an era where most voters are deeply committed to their beliefs, an overly broad approach can make a campaign seem out of touch and uninspiring.</p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polarization</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p><p>2/5</p>
Big Ben<p>Everyone knows the US only told the truth during the cold war. Absolutely no lies ever. Contrast that with today: sometimes they lie but they never do anything bad thank fucking goodness.</p><p>/s</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moderate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BLM</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Harris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Socialist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/accelerationism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accelerationism</span></a></p>
Big Ben<p>Last exchange of the conversation.<br>He didn’t like that I called him out for not learning what “communism” is since his public education in the US in the 1970’s</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moderate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BLM</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Harris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Socialist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/accelerationism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accelerationism</span></a></p>
Big Ben<p>Got in an argument with a self-identified “libertarian” who believes that if Trump loses we’ll have a “moderate” Republican on the ballot in 4 years, and that this is his *ideal* scenario because of [see screenshots]</p><p>Apparently Trump is the sole problem with the US. Once he’s gone EVERYTHING WILL BE HUNKY DORY 😄🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃</p><p>I’m taking fucking crazy pills, I guess.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moderate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BLM</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Harris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Socialist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/accelerationism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accelerationism</span></a></p>
Rachel Murphy Azzara<p>🔁<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> CD2 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> -Nov-5<br>Elect MISSY COTTER SMASAL <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VA02" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VA02</span></a></p><p>✅Donate: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_va02" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_v</span><span class="invisible">a02</span></a><br>✅Volunteer: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/democratsworkforamerica/?org_ids=38013&amp;show_all_events=true" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/democratsworkforam</span><span class="invisible">erica/?org_ids=38013&amp;show_all_events=true</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/HarrisWalz2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz2024</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FlipItBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlipItBlue</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WinBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WinBlue</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/VApol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VApol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VApolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VApolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EST</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/VADems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VADems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VADemocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VADemocrats</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/DemsWork4USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemsWork4USA</span></a></p>
OUR COMMON GROUND<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toad.social/@KimPerales" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KimPerales</span></a></span> </p><p>So much of this could have been avoided had not both the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bush</span></a> administrations not changed <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FHA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HUD</span></a> policy to ensure that <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/investor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investor</span></a> dividend goals played a key role. The period of federal funding for that period is now over and most of those properties that were required by funding laws are now in the private-only market with no guardrails for moderate and low income ppl. And then, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/moderate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderate</span></a> multi-family housing was put on the shelf during the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration.</p>
Ultra Verified 🇺🇦<p>"<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MODERATE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MODERATE</span></a>" <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> ?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NH</span></a> Chris <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Sununu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sununu</span></a> continues to provide cover to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s filthy mouth, and traitorous <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/antidemocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antidemocratic</span></a> threats.</p><p>Make no mistake, it's people like Chris Sununu who let January 6th happen. </p><p>Just as people like these that let a madman 'happen' a century ago, in Germany. </p><p>Throw ALL <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> out of office. EVERYWHERE.</p>