I'm not running for office. But if I were, these are some of the lessons I'd take away from what happened in NY yesterday.
1. Authenticity is measurable. Voters can smell a focus group from a mile away.
2. Endorsements from the current Democratic leadership now read like warnings. The establishment wing of the party is no longer a sword. It's a question mark.
3. Conviction beats caution. The candidates who said hard things about rent, about who pays for what, about Gaza, they won. The triangulators lost.
4. Cost of living is everything. Everything else is wallpaper.
5. The middle is not a strategy. It's an empty room. Voters reached past the establishment to grab someone who actually believes something.
6. Don't fear the base. Court it. The Democrats who ran from their own voters lost. The ones who ran toward them won.
7. If you want to lead a party you have to be willing to fight inside it. Mamdani didn't ask permission. He took the field.
The lesson under the lessons: the country is tired of being managed. People want to be led.
@Spicxer@TrixxieSam Agreed! But I am saying we “surrendered” to them because they whooped our asses lol. It’s what happens when you get your ass kicked and want a war to end. Democrats acting like he should’ve kept it going for 20 years like Iraq are being very stupid, it will gain them nothing
@Spicxer@TrixxieSam I didn’t say you got anything, and I agree they don’t give a fuck about us. Read what I said again: the alternative was dragging it out even longer and making it worse. We lost, so we made concessions, way she goes bub
Wild story: John Fetterman’s most influential adviser is a little-known writer who once lived on an illegal settlement in East Jerusalem https://t.co/qymLJdCIKo
Don’t really get the goal of attempting to move PG and Embiid’s contracts right now. If you’re trying to win, they were both good this year. If you’re trying to rebuild, they likely have negative trade value or (at best) won’t bring back meaningful draft assets
I don’t usually agree with John Fetterman, but he’s correct that uhhh you know, for me, ehhhleebbe, uhhh, you know, if I, uhhhh, you know. Amina croo tee
This is incredibly difficult to watch. I also think it’s perfectly reasonable to demand a serious examination of this man’s health and whether he is fit to serve
JAPANESE TRANSLATED TWEET: he is a cat ❤️ he is a cat and he lays in a sunbeam
ISRAELI TRANSLATED TWEET: We Must Put An End To Their Wretched Bloodline Once and For All
PORTUGUESE TRANSLATED TWEET: i have never seen a white women with more of the spirit of a black! beautiful!!
Morning Mood:
Defiant dancing.
Joy contagious.
Energy unstoppable.
One person steps in…
and suddenly a room steps up.
Yes, there’s a lot going wrong in the world.
But don’t underestimate the quiet power of showing up with fire 🔥 .
Ignite the energy.
Break the tension.
Be the spark.
Lead the charge.
Because joy isn’t just a feeling
it’s resistance.
It's defiance.
It's a force.