Micah Sifry

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[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

Why govt can't be "run like a business"-"Businesses get to choose their customers, gov has to serve everyone"-Boston CIO @jfh at #cfasummit

[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

@mattyglesias Thanks!

[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

I made a thing. Give it a try (no cheating): https://t.co/aEHwh3RsLw

[Democracy Journal @DemJournal]

We need to repeal the laws that artificially created and continue to sustain a two-party duopoly. The starting point is our own history, writes @DanCantor_.
https://t.co/NisLuE0jfr

[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

@geraldposner @buttonslives And I think you’ve become unmoored for saying that “revealing” that ICE watchers have learned how to organize themselves to push back on federal thugs invading their neighborhoods is somehow great investigative journalism. It’s not like ICE watchers are hiding their methods.

[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

@geraldposner @buttonslives No, it’s that she (and you?) don’t understand that no amount of professional organizing can get people to volunteer for this level of activity. This is driven by thousands of individuals choosing to protect their neighbors.

[Center for Ballot Freedom @fusionvoting]

🎧 Just dropped: the latest episode of our podcast #ThisOldDemocracy! @Mlsif talks to @AndrewRCraig. Give it a listen now. https://t.co/uSjDqJ6IQl

[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

@JamesOKeefeIII So what? No one said that only right wingers were allowed to form organizations. Or does the First Amendment right of free association no longer apply?

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”

https://t.co/zttrmnW1jA

[Swing Left @swingleft]

Our very own Zack Malitz, Managing Director at Swing Left, joined Micah Sifry for a thoughtful conversation about why listening has to come before persuasion—and how Ground Truth is changing how Democrats connect with voters. Give it a read! ⤵️

https://t.co/4m6ZcvZHGZ

[Yasmin Radjy @yasminradjy]

Big thanks to @Mlsif for this thoughtful piece. He clearly lays out why Ground Truth is necessary & what’s innovative about our approach to voter outreach.

Proud to be working with Zack Malitz & the @SwingLeft community to bring this program to life 💪

https://t.co/4dYGdd1uSc

[Center for Ballot Freedom @fusionvoting]

🎧 Just dropped: the latest episode of our podcast #ThisOldDemocracy!
What's brewing in Michigan? @Mlsif talks to @jefftimmer. Give it a listen now. https://t.co/uSjDqJ6IQl

[Center for Ballot Freedom @fusionvoting]

The wait is over — our newest #ThisOldDemocracy podcast episode is live! @Mlsif and @jefftimmer delve into the @GOP. The cancer has metastasized, and it's spread to every cell of what was the Republican Party. https://t.co/uSjDqJ6IQl

[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

@jon_m_rob I was trying to be nice.

[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

I'm mostly off this hellstie, but @davidshor is a big boy with a lot of influence & his offhanded slam of the field organizing by Obama’s Organizing for America in 2008 is indicative of a much larger problem with how we think about politics: https://t.co/eADuJuMMUm

[Doran Schrantz @DSchrantz]

The lead strategists and organizers in MO have done an unbelievable job meeting the moment in extremely difficult and hostile conditions.

[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

@davidshor @lxeagle17 If you only look at vote effects you miss the larger story about organizing for power.

[Micah Sifry @Mlsif]

@davidshor Among many things, smothering OFA post 08 meant that tens of thousands Obama volunteers who said they wanted to run locally to support his agenda got no support. Huge connection between this and the collapse of Dems in state legislatures during Obama’s time in WH.

[JulieLeiningerPycior @JulieLeiningerP]

Amazing analysis of the @ZohranKMamdani team at this *crucial* juncture, with this post featuring the insights of veteran organizer @marshallganz
https://t.co/1KFGvRrNCa @Mlsif

[Center for Ballot Freedom @fusionvoting]

🍳 We’ve been cooking up something good — and it’s finally live. New #ThisOldDemocracy podcast episode available now! Our usual host @Mlsif and your special guest @daschloz engage in how "hollow parties" can potentially be rejuvenated or revived to save American democracy?