"Russia’s economy minister admits ‘reserves have largely been used up’ while communist lawmaker warns of 1917-style revolution as #GDP shrinks"
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@benroyce @retech as a person running in a local election this fall that has been our message up & down the board .. so out did canvassing the other day, a lady said I don't need your literature and we replied with its for the primaries she said I always vote... But oh I have not known about the primaries! Is that voting going on now? Inward sigh...yes it is! Here's some literature to tell you about it
that americans complain about their #candidates, but don't fucking show up and vote in the #primaries, is nothing but a massive indictment of average americans
you need to fucking show up in the fucking primaries people!
that is where you get real #left candidates
if you don't do NOT fucking complain about the candidates in the general #election!
YOU failed to show up in the primaries so that is on YOU
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that americans complain about their #candidates, but don't fucking show up and vote in the #primaries, is nothing but a massive indictment of average americans
you need to fucking show up in the fucking primaries people!
that is where you get real #left candidates
if you don't do NOT fucking complain about the candidates in the general #election!
YOU failed to show up in the primaries so that is on YOU
@benroyce @spreadthetruth @retech
This year we must choose candidates that can win and excite a new parcel of voters. Otherwise, we might just be doomed.
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"Russia’s economy minister admits ‘reserves have largely been used up’ while communist lawmaker warns of 1917-style revolution as #GDP shrinks"
Endless gloom and #doom stories about #Russia's #economy means you can forgive people for being jaded on the topic
They are correct that people saying #collapse is imminent are wrong
But
It's also wrong to conclude that Russia won't collapse
The truth:
It won't be tomorrow
But it also won't be never
Russia is in deep shit
@benroyce you wouldn't know it from the Russian tourists we see everywhere we go. UAE, Turkey, Egypt full of Russian tourists living it up.
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that americans complain about their #candidates, but don't fucking show up and vote in the #primaries, is nothing but a massive indictment of average americans
you need to fucking show up in the fucking primaries people!
that is where you get real #left candidates
if you don't do NOT fucking complain about the candidates in the general #election!
YOU failed to show up in the primaries so that is on YOU
Any advice for our ridiculous CA governor primary where we're all just going to be voting to keep from having 2 MAGA choices in the general? It's beyond depressing. I wish I could use my vote like you say to push more to the left but seems like I'll just be using it to ward off disaster.
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@benroyce you wouldn't know it from the Russian tourists we see everywhere we go. UAE, Turkey, Egypt full of Russian tourists living it up.
no that's part of the problem:
brain drain
if people have money to leave russia, do you think they are ready to go back so easily? some of those tourists do come back now, because they have to according to the enforcement of the countries they are touring
but they are also testing the waters, shopping around, and if the shit really hits the fan, they are not going back, they are now refugees
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"Russia’s economy minister admits ‘reserves have largely been used up’ while communist lawmaker warns of 1917-style revolution as #GDP shrinks"
Endless gloom and #doom stories about #Russia's #economy means you can forgive people for being jaded on the topic
They are correct that people saying #collapse is imminent are wrong
But
It's also wrong to conclude that Russia won't collapse
The truth:
It won't be tomorrow
But it also won't be never
Russia is in deep shit
@benroyce When too many of the right people start losing too much money Putin will go. We haven't reached the tipping point yet (although it's coming) and when the day arrives it will be messy.
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Any advice for our ridiculous CA governor primary where we're all just going to be voting to keep from having 2 MAGA choices in the general? It's beyond depressing. I wish I could use my vote like you say to push more to the left but seems like I'll just be using it to ward off disaster.
@crcollins @spreadthetruth @retech
so we push for the most left of the centrist assholes
or we run someone more left. maybe even run ourself
AND we vote against MAGA. even if the dem is a piece of shit
that people don't understand that drives me bonkers
the game is not "i want perfect, waah"
*it never is*
it's sustain
iterate
move left
*there is no better deal*
that people think "magic perfect candidate appeared then everyone lived happily ever after" is insane delusional entitlement
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@crcollins @spreadthetruth @retech
so we push for the most left of the centrist assholes
or we run someone more left. maybe even run ourself
AND we vote against MAGA. even if the dem is a piece of shit
that people don't understand that drives me bonkers
the game is not "i want perfect, waah"
*it never is*
it's sustain
iterate
move left
*there is no better deal*
that people think "magic perfect candidate appeared then everyone lived happily ever after" is insane delusional entitlement
@benroyce @crcollins @spreadthetruth @retech people think it’s like getting married. It’s more like ordering dinner, get the best thing on the menu…
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yup, the #USA is going the way of #Russia as well
IF WE DON'T FUCKING #VOTE
VOTE YOU FUCKING ASSHOLES
especially in the #primaries
get some real #left #candidates
if you don't vote, shut the fuck up about our problems, you've abdicated your right to speak, since your true voice, your vote, you decided isn't perfect enough
nobody rational thinks that way
accounts shitting on the vote are either a #rightWing #psyop cosplaying left to suppress the left vote, or just a fucking idiot
@benroyce @retech Speaking of which, do you know which candidates you'll support in your state's primaries, or how a candidate could win your support? This is addressed to all readers, not just Ben.
Personally, I'm gonna ask my state's candidates to promise to fight as hard as they can for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, the Abolish ICE Act, the Ranked Choice Voting Act, the United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026, and the Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza Resolution (and turn it into an Act to give it real power), among others. I'll find specific demands regarding the environment and retaliation against the Republican Party when I have more time later this week.
I also have some demands in mind for candidates in my state's (Colorado's) government, namely promising to protect our LGBTQ rights laws (need to see which ones in particular) and increasing our minimum wage to the minimum amount required for one adult anywhere in the state to survive according to the MIT Living Wage Calculator (I know the average is $26, but idk what it is in the cheapest county).
I'm registered as unaffiliated, so I'll really be able to ask these questions to *all* candidates and choose which party primary to vote in. Just in case the Unity, Libertarian, or Republican Party candidates give better answers than the Democratic Party ones lol
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@benroyce @crcollins @spreadthetruth @retech people think it’s like getting married. It’s more like ordering dinner, get the best thing on the menu…
@gregwardo @crcollins @spreadthetruth @retech
*why* people think of voting as romance, as some sort of declaration of pure ideological perfection, is something that drives me up the fucking wall
voting always was, always will be, a choice between better or worse. perfection is never on the menu. and not choosing simply means "i'm fine with worse for society, what's really important to me is not dirtying my vain perception of my holy purity"
disgusting entitlement
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@benroyce @crcollins @spreadthetruth @retech people think it’s like getting married. It’s more like ordering dinner, get the best thing on the menu…
@gregwardo Best analogy I know for this is public transport. You take the one that’s getting you closer to your destination.
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@benroyce @retech Speaking of which, do you know which candidates you'll support in your state's primaries, or how a candidate could win your support? This is addressed to all readers, not just Ben.
Personally, I'm gonna ask my state's candidates to promise to fight as hard as they can for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, the Abolish ICE Act, the Ranked Choice Voting Act, the United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026, and the Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza Resolution (and turn it into an Act to give it real power), among others. I'll find specific demands regarding the environment and retaliation against the Republican Party when I have more time later this week.
I also have some demands in mind for candidates in my state's (Colorado's) government, namely promising to protect our LGBTQ rights laws (need to see which ones in particular) and increasing our minimum wage to the minimum amount required for one adult anywhere in the state to survive according to the MIT Living Wage Calculator (I know the average is $26, but idk what it is in the cheapest county).
I'm registered as unaffiliated, so I'll really be able to ask these questions to *all* candidates and choose which party primary to vote in. Just in case the Unity, Libertarian, or Republican Party candidates give better answers than the Democratic Party ones lol
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@benroyce @retech Speaking of which, do you know which candidates you'll support in your state's primaries, or how a candidate could win your support? This is addressed to all readers, not just Ben.
Personally, I'm gonna ask my state's candidates to promise to fight as hard as they can for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, the Abolish ICE Act, the Ranked Choice Voting Act, the United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026, and the Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza Resolution (and turn it into an Act to give it real power), among others. I'll find specific demands regarding the environment and retaliation against the Republican Party when I have more time later this week.
I also have some demands in mind for candidates in my state's (Colorado's) government, namely promising to protect our LGBTQ rights laws (need to see which ones in particular) and increasing our minimum wage to the minimum amount required for one adult anywhere in the state to survive according to the MIT Living Wage Calculator (I know the average is $26, but idk what it is in the cheapest county).
I'm registered as unaffiliated, so I'll really be able to ask these questions to *all* candidates and choose which party primary to vote in. Just in case the Unity, Libertarian, or Republican Party candidates give better answers than the Democratic Party ones lol
@mikelovesbikes @benroyce @retech If you're unaffiliated are you allowed to vote in the Primaries?
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@crcollins @spreadthetruth @retech
so we push for the most left of the centrist assholes
or we run someone more left. maybe even run ourself
AND we vote against MAGA. even if the dem is a piece of shit
that people don't understand that drives me bonkers
the game is not "i want perfect, waah"
*it never is*
it's sustain
iterate
move left
*there is no better deal*
that people think "magic perfect candidate appeared then everyone lived happily ever after" is insane delusional entitlement
Do you understand we only get one primary here? We don't have separate Dem and Rep primaries. The top 2 winners of that advance to the general. As of the last polls, Trump's guy was in 1st place & the 2nd MAGA was tied with the billionaire Dem. That Dem wouldn't be my first choice but seems he is the best shot at not getting a choice between 2 MAGAs in the general. I keep hoping for some good news upset where I get a better choice before primary day.
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@gregwardo @crcollins @spreadthetruth @retech
*why* people think of voting as romance, as some sort of declaration of pure ideological perfection, is something that drives me up the fucking wall
voting always was, always will be, a choice between better or worse. perfection is never on the menu. and not choosing simply means "i'm fine with worse for society, what's really important to me is not dirtying my vain perception of my holy purity"
disgusting entitlement
I don't see it as purity to want at least to have a choice in the primary. I'm happy to vote for whatever Dem gets into the general, but I'd like to be able to choose between them in the damn primary.
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@mikelovesbikes @benroyce @retech If you're unaffiliated are you allowed to vote in the Primaries?
@roknrol @mikelovesbikes @retech
every state has different rules about who can #vote in the #primary
you got closed, partially closed, partially open, open to unaffiliated voters, open, multi-party, etc
it's fucking complicated, and part of our problem with voting in general in the #USA because people are never educated about it and never figure it out
it still doesn't mean they are free of blame IF THEY DON'T FUCKING VOTE IN THE #PRIMARIES
educate yourself AND VOTE
https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/state-primary-election-types
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@roknrol @mikelovesbikes @retech
every state has different rules about who can #vote in the #primary
you got closed, partially closed, partially open, open to unaffiliated voters, open, multi-party, etc
it's fucking complicated, and part of our problem with voting in general in the #USA because people are never educated about it and never figure it out
it still doesn't mean they are free of blame IF THEY DON'T FUCKING VOTE IN THE #PRIMARIES
educate yourself AND VOTE
https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/state-primary-election-types
@benroyce @mikelovesbikes @retech That was why I asked the question. In Oregon I'm pretty sure not, but there are 49 other states that I have no idea about.
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Do you understand we only get one primary here? We don't have separate Dem and Rep primaries. The top 2 winners of that advance to the general. As of the last polls, Trump's guy was in 1st place & the 2nd MAGA was tied with the billionaire Dem. That Dem wouldn't be my first choice but seems he is the best shot at not getting a choice between 2 MAGAs in the general. I keep hoping for some good news upset where I get a better choice before primary day.
@crcollins @spreadthetruth @retech
i don't have a single problem with you
you vote
if you vote you are my best friend
but please do not give voice to the endless problems we have as if they are an impediment
*we have to vote*
we have to work through the shit
and inch our way to better
it is the only way
you can't let the problems crush our spirit and destroy our resolve
we need to sustain, iterate, be determined
what else is there?
drowning in cynicism and helplessness and fascism?
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I don't see it as purity to want at least to have a choice in the primary. I'm happy to vote for whatever Dem gets into the general, but I'd like to be able to choose between them in the damn primary.
@crcollins @gregwardo @spreadthetruth @retech
and how do we fix that? how do we address your complaint? we vote and vote on that concern
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that americans complain about their #candidates, but don't fucking show up and vote in the #primaries, is nothing but a massive indictment of average americans
you need to fucking show up in the fucking primaries people!
that is where you get real #left candidates
if you don't do NOT fucking complain about the candidates in the general #election!
YOU failed to show up in the primaries so that is on YOU
@benroyce @spreadthetruth @retech 100%. 25% show up for primaries. Even if your far left choice doesn't win the primary, their relative success informs the platform, cabinet nominations, and policies of the winner.
