Today we're sharing the first in a series of three posts from our leadership team, starting with @mellifluousbox discussing our mission, and priorities for 2026.
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somewhere along the line too many people forgot that you shouldn't let perfection get in the way of progress.
@maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
it's so prevalent and so obvious it has to be a psyop from the right
of course some people are just that foolish
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@maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
it's so prevalent and so obvious it has to be a psyop from the right
of course some people are just that foolish
@benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox It likely is, but the Left has done this before organicly in France, look at how big a deal Sartre, Boullivard, Camus once were and look at French left party enrollment since and look at the philosophers from France since, fighting with each other for smaller pieces of purity.
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@benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox It likely is, but the Left has done this before organicly in France, look at how big a deal Sartre, Boullivard, Camus once were and look at French left party enrollment since and look at the philosophers from France since, fighting with each other for smaller pieces of purity.
@Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
the essential problem on the left
i didn't say with the left, because some of this infighting is achieved with agent provocateurs and right wingers cosplaying because it's so easy. but, yes, some of it is organic to the left
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@benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox It likely is, but the Left has done this before organicly in France, look at how big a deal Sartre, Boullivard, Camus once were and look at French left party enrollment since and look at the philosophers from France since, fighting with each other for smaller pieces of purity.
@Scrimshaw9 @benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox The right unite in hate and corruption; the left divides because of different ideas of the purity vote (which can never exist, it can only ever be βis this going in the right direction).
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@Scrimshaw9 @benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox The right unite in hate and corruption; the left divides because of different ideas of the purity vote (which can never exist, it can only ever be βis this going in the right direction).
@CStamp @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
well you mean the left direction
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(i'm just kidding you, i know what you mean. stupid english language)
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@CStamp @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
well you mean the left direction
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(i'm just kidding you, i know what you mean. stupid english language)
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@Scrimshaw9 @benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox The right unite in hate and corruption; the left divides because of different ideas of the purity vote (which can never exist, it can only ever be βis this going in the right direction).
@CStamp @benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox The right unites bc it is a death cult and the left is in check because the left can't meme... i dont mean make dumb little funny pix w words, I mean they cant generate cultural shifting slogans bc they are frankly quite dumb. "Defund the police" and "Abolish ICE" have to be 2 of the dumbest pol marketing slogans ever. Saying dumb ish like that givez the other side a 2x4 to beat you with. Easy to call the left lawless
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@CStamp @benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox The right unites bc it is a death cult and the left is in check because the left can't meme... i dont mean make dumb little funny pix w words, I mean they cant generate cultural shifting slogans bc they are frankly quite dumb. "Defund the police" and "Abolish ICE" have to be 2 of the dumbest pol marketing slogans ever. Saying dumb ish like that givez the other side a 2x4 to beat you with. Easy to call the left lawless
of course Kelly won't be pure enough, but answers all the "lawless" stuff and he's not Newsom.
Senator Mark Kelly says he will 'seriously consider' running for president
The former Navy captain and astronaut says "we're in some seriously challenging times".
(www.bbc.com)
Anyway, I'll be watching from Canada shaking my head more often that I'd like I suspect.
@CStamp @benroyce @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
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@CStamp @benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox The right unites bc it is a death cult and the left is in check because the left can't meme... i dont mean make dumb little funny pix w words, I mean they cant generate cultural shifting slogans bc they are frankly quite dumb. "Defund the police" and "Abolish ICE" have to be 2 of the dumbest pol marketing slogans ever. Saying dumb ish like that givez the other side a 2x4 to beat you with. Easy to call the left lawless
@CStamp @benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox Gimme James Carville "It's the economy, stupid" ftw. The left or center or anyone besides the right needs guys that can meme like that again.
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@CStamp @benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox The right unites bc it is a death cult and the left is in check because the left can't meme... i dont mean make dumb little funny pix w words, I mean they cant generate cultural shifting slogans bc they are frankly quite dumb. "Defund the police" and "Abolish ICE" have to be 2 of the dumbest pol marketing slogans ever. Saying dumb ish like that givez the other side a 2x4 to beat you with. Easy to call the left lawless
@Scrimshaw9 @CStamp @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
i understand "defund the police" means divert funds to mental healthcare and people without housing. anyone with a brain understands this
but your average walnut brained american thinks it means no police and rampant crime. they conclude the left wants rampant crime. if they don't think that, right wing media certainly will manufacture lying outrage and make them think that
so yeah, messaging is a problem on the left
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@Scrimshaw9 @CStamp @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
i understand "defund the police" means divert funds to mental healthcare and people without housing. anyone with a brain understands this
but your average walnut brained american thinks it means no police and rampant crime. they conclude the left wants rampant crime. if they don't think that, right wing media certainly will manufacture lying outrage and make them think that
so yeah, messaging is a problem on the left
@benroyce @Scrimshaw9 Most US police departments are better equipped than armies of some countries, arenβt they? @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
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@benroyce @Scrimshaw9 Most US police departments are better equipped than armies of some countries, arenβt they? @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
@CStamp @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
yeah
it's ridiculous
it's not policing it's occupation military
of course the funding for that should disappear and be diverted to housing and healthcare
but try convincing the average american of that when right wing media brainwashes them to think the left wants rampant crime
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@CStamp @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
yeah
it's ridiculous
it's not policing it's occupation military
of course the funding for that should disappear and be diverted to housing and healthcare
but try convincing the average american of that when right wing media brainwashes them to think the left wants rampant crime
@benroyce @Scrimshaw9 It is so easy to fact check that crap these days. Wilful ignorance us the worst kind of ignorance. @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
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@benroyce @Scrimshaw9 It is so easy to fact check that crap these days. Wilful ignorance us the worst kind of ignorance. @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
@CStamp @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
well i have good news for you!
the fascists are working hard to remove your ability to fact check
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@Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
the essential problem on the left
i didn't say with the left, because some of this infighting is achieved with agent provocateurs and right wingers cosplaying because it's so easy. but, yes, some of it is organic to the left
@benroyce @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox I feel as though I must be missing something... shouldn't that image be flipped so that the left is on the, well, left?
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@benroyce @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox I feel as though I must be missing something... shouldn't that image be flipped so that the left is on the, well, left?
@sennoma @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
but it's even worse than that because most of the world uses red for left and blue for right
so any non-american viewing this will be confused about what is being said here
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@sennoma @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
but it's even worse than that because most of the world uses red for left and blue for right
so any non-american viewing this will be confused about what is being said here
@benroyce @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox Heh, I'm so used to the US system that I didn't even notice the colours.
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@maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
it's so prevalent and so obvious it has to be a psyop from the right
of course some people are just that foolish
@benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox I spend more time than Iβd like pondering this. Is it not obvious that to win, we must form coalitions of people who font 100% agree on every issue, or are there a ton of fake personas online focused on dividing the left?
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@benroyce @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox Heh, I'm so used to the US system that I didn't even notice the colours.
@sennoma @benroyce @Scrimshaw9 @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox Anyone who thinks the Right is unified has never spent time reading Right side forums.
They are always arguing with each other and complaining about a lack of unity.
And they see the Left as a united horde.
Every movement looks unified from the outside, and chaotic from the inside.
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@benroyce @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox I spend more time than Iβd like pondering this. Is it not obvious that to win, we must form coalitions of people who font 100% agree on every issue, or are there a ton of fake personas online focused on dividing the left?
@swacknificent @maya_b @gerowen @ariarhythmic @Mastodon @mellifluousbox
well there is division on the right too
the problem is that gets all papered over because they have a huge brainwashed mindless MAGA cult
division is inescapable. division is normal
it's just in our current time the natural (and unnatural) division on the left vs the manufactured unity on the right based on appeals to the bigotry that has always been with us, all funded by plutocrat controlled media, is a huge problem
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