C Marcella Metzger

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[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

When the owner of this website, the richest man in the world, the most followed-man on Twitter, constantly, daily, hourly, posts again and again to tens of millions of followers that the media lies, that the media can’t be trusted, that all media is corrupt and dishonest, you don’t think that has a massive effect not just on trust and polarization in society, but on election outcomes and political messaging? Especially when it comes after years of Donald Trump doing the exact same thing?

If Dems, and liberals in general, don’t understand the way in which Musk, Trump and co have cynically created an unpenetrable bubble around their followers, primed them against a reality-based universe, pre-emptively undermined any negative stories about themselves, then Dems and liberals will never be able to ‘win’ - in terms of narratives or elections. It’s key to everything. It’s at the heart of everything.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Bill Ackman, one of the most influential rightwing accounts on this website, one of the richest men in the country, is going full anti-vax in front of our eyes.

You can have all the debates about policy you want, but until both liberals and the left understand the radicalizing power of social media, all is lost.

[The Editorial Board @johnastoehr]

1. It takes time for things to stick properly, so please bear with me while I say again that Kamala Harris did not lose the election because of things she said. She lost because of things Donald Trump said she said.

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

.@MSNBC will get ratings and brand loyalty and viewers if they follow the "War on Terror" model of platforming people bravely calling out Bush Admin's bullshit.

They will die if they follow the Morning Joe "bend the knee" model.

This means elevating @KatiePhang @thereidout @AymanM @AliVelshi and others.

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

It took a humiliating military defeat, crushing sanctions, and a historic economic collapse to turn Germany fascist. All it took in the United States was the election of one Black president.

[C Marcella Metzger @cassmetz]

@pablo_honey1 @jkbjournalist It’s plus 7, yes

[C Marcella Metzger @cassmetz]

@marwilliamson @lhfang 1997 actually

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

If you voted for Trump, I don’t judge you for your choice of political party.

I judge you for your lack of morals, ethics, compassion and humanity.

I judge you for your support of racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, treason and fascism.

So will others. So will history.

[Damon Linker @DamonLinker]

Is this his 1st wife? Or the woman w whom he cheated on his 1st wife? Or his 2nd wife? Or the woman w whom he cheated on his 2nd wife & had a child while married to the 2nd wife? Or his 3rd wife, who is the woman w whom he cheated & had a child while married to the 2nd wife?

[Jack Shafer @jackshafer]

"At the [NY Daily] News, there are two sides to every story. At the Times, there are three sides to every story. At the [NY] Post, there's one side to every story and if we like you, we leave you out." --Attributed to Mike Pearl in "Paper of Wreckage.'

[Dave Keating @DaveKeating]

I hear Democrats say Trump voters will regret once Trump's tariffs devastate 🇺🇸economy & raise consumer prices.

But take it from Brits, people don't acknowledge they erred in a vote even after economic consequences. They'll always find others to blame than themselves. 🇬🇧#Brexit

[McSweeney's @mcsweeneys]

"The arc of the moral universe is feeling pretty stiff this morning."
https://t.co/Ly9zcUrVdc

[C Marcella Metzger @cassmetz]

@yogachampagne I will miss you and all your work. Thank you. I’m not on tik tok and leaving here.

[C Marcella Metzger @cassmetz]

@yogachampagne You doing yr there?

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

A reminder that when Trump supporters were given Harris policy proposals blindly they supported them. Also, those who had incorrect facts about the major issues - economy, inflation, crime, border - they overwhelmingly went Trump. Those with facts went Harris.

Meaning, many of these Trump voters have no idea what's actually about to happen to them. Example: Trump tariffs and increased costs.

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

The Media Want to Blame Kamala Harris: They should take a look in the mirror

[Cory Maddalena @CoryMaddalena]

Brilliant adaptations come few and far between. Ferrante's MY BRILLIANT FRIEND is that: an adaptation both epic and intimate, topped with a series of incredible performances by its leads. A fantastic exploration of friendship and how the places we grow up in shape us.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

"Still, it wasn’t the Democratic party that nominated Trump three times. It wasn’t Democrats who shied away from the fight against Trump. It’s the Republican party that has deeply, catastrophically, perhaps decisively failed America this past decade."
https://t.co/b1KuqiD9zZ

[Stuart Stevens @stuartpstevens]

I've been involved in winning presidential races and races that lost. One common thread is that everyone seems to have a reason why you won or lost which usually reflects a personal perspective or agenda.

So here's mine: I think VP Harris ran a very good campaign that operated at a high level. She had a great convention, crushed Trump in a debate, and put on a series of big event rallies that were the best I'd ever seen.

As a Republican operative, I spent years pointing out flaws in the Democratic Party and I'm not here to say it doesn't need to go through a period of questioning and self-reflection. Those are much larger questions than one election and one campaign. But the Republican party is an anti-democratic movement, attacking the pillars of American democracy from elections to the judicial system.

I understand those who say that if there had been a "normal" Democratic primary, the results would have been better. Maybe. But think about it. In modern political history, every time a sitting VP has run for the nomination, that VP has won. Perhaps it would have been different this time and the eventual nominee would have emerged stronger for the process. But more likely there would have been a bloody primary fight that left the nominee broke and trying to patch together a fractured party to face a Republican party that has become Donald Trump's party. In all probability, VP Harris would have won that primary and been in a weakened and vulnerable position when it was finally resolved in May or June.

I would say to my Democratic friends to go through this post-election process with open minds and hearts but never doubt that the Democratic party is the only pro-democracy party in America. No one will have a position in Trump's administration who is not an election denier adhering to the Big Lie. That's toxic to a country's sense of self and the damage will take a generation to repair, if it is possible to heal.

Losing an election does not mean that you were wrong and they were right. It means you lost an election. I grew up in Mississippi watching my parents back candidates opposed to segregation. When those candidates lost, and they did for a long time, my parents didn't question if they were on the right side. They didn't ask themselves if the majority who supported segregation had proven the justness of their cause by winning.

The mid-terms start after the Super Bowl. It will likely be a good election for Democrats and then the 2028 presidential race will be upon us. After a loss, the days seem long but the months will pass quickly. Reflect, rest up, but come back prepared to fight. Fight not because victory is assured but fight because not to fight is to give up. And if we do that, we no longer deserve to call ourselves Americans.

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