Philip Millies

Just a mortal man on a sphere.

[Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 @leedrutman]

We can't have a healthy democracy without healthy political parties. The first task of democracy reform thus must be to build healthier political parties.

[Scott Santens @scottsantens]

Ranked-choice voting would solve this problem, but both the Democratic and Republican parties as a whole want this problem to exist in order to force voters to pick R or D.

All states should end the spoiler effect as Maine and Alaska both have.

@Fwd_Party @fairvote @representus

[Tesla @Tesla]

Supercharger network 🤝 @Rivian owners

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

You have more in common with your neighbour who’s from a different party than you do with the leaders of your party.

Your neighbors want food on their tables and opportunities for their kids to live independent and fulfilling lives. You may disagree on how to get there, but your neighbors are not the horrible people political leaders and media pundits tell you they are.

Politicians and pundits benefit when people are scared. They can fundraise or get more eyeballs on their pharmaceutical ads. But that’s all there is to it. The vast, vast majority of people are good, honest people who you would get along with if you knew.

[Philip Millies @MortalSphere]

It means more representatives that actually represent a majority of the people.

[deranged thoughts @SuperPolls979]

What does RANKED CHOICE VOTING mean to you

[Philip Millies @MortalSphere]

@GangUbi It means more represented that actually represent a majority of the people.

[Scott Santens @scottsantens]

Worldwide, about 1 in 4 workers actually gives a shit about the work they're getting paid to do.

Now imagine a world where no one has to work for survival money and instead we're all free to choose jobs that engage us for thrival (beyond survival) money.

https://t.co/p6iBjA8YM2

[Cara Brown McCormick @Smart_Campaigns]

“Ranked-choice voting, we now know what it is,” Maine Republican Bruce Poliquin said in November 2022. “We didn’t know what it was when it was first used in 2018. We know what it is now, and it’s really easy.” #morevoice #rankedchoicevoting

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

Where does anti-corruption fall on the left-right spectrum? Or ending gerrymandering, or getting dark money out of politics?

Left vs right is a childish reduction of politics that keeps us from talking about meaningful issues. America was not built by loyal Democrats or loyal Republicans, it was built by principled people who believed first and foremost in liberty, a democratic process and a republican government.

Forwardists want to preserve those three things: liberty, a democratic process, and a republican government. These ideals are not left or right, they’re American.

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

In post-WWII America, you could graduate school, get a job, buy a home, and raise a family on a single income. If you wanted to get ahead, you could work hard and do it.

Today, young people can’t see how they’re going to pay rent and student loan debt. More people in their 20s-30s are living with their parents than ever before.

How do we get back to one income being sufficient to supporting yourself, let alone a family in the future? Is a UBI necessary? Or would a UBI only cement out-of-control costs of living, which need to be reduced in other ways?

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

Thanks to technology, outsider presidential candidates no longer have to answer to establishment gatekeepers to make their voices heard.

Do we even want “official” primary debates on TV (a nearly outdated format) with pre-written questions that candidates have 1 min to answer?

Or do we want the new independent media landscape (podcasts, YouTube, Twitter) to have real, meaningful conversations with these candidates, as Kennedy and Williamson have been doing?

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

Bills that run thousands of pages and then give lawmakers hours to read them before a final vote allow party leaders to pass whatever they want, while both sides get to have a field day on cable news ripping the other party apart.

Single-issue bills are good for the People. You have one item, and all lawmakers have to put themselves on the record for that one item.

[Scott Santens @scottsantens]

The National Council of Churches passed a resolution in 1970 urging the passage of Nixon's guaranteed income bill. Hyman Bookbinder, representing the American Jewish Committee testified before Congress in support of the bill, asserting that it was "the most exciting and promising program in many, many years," and that "it would be a great tragedy if the combination of those who think the program goes too far and those who think it does not go far enough should succeed in keeping this program from being launched."

He also described it as a potential "tragedy of incalculable proportions" if it didn't pass and pleaded with Democrats "not to let the best be the enemy of the good."

Let's learn from the past and not repeat it.

[Scott Santens @scottsantens]

Fellow #BasicIncome advocates, there's a lot of Twitter discussion happening today thanks to the pilot news out of England. Please take the opportunity to engage. Express your support. Share urls to answer questions. Amplify positive replies with your likes and RTs. Give follows.

[Scott Santens @scottsantens]

A new film is premiering on June 12 at Tribeca that's about the guaranteed basic income pilots happening around the country, with interviews of the mayors and the recipients.

Congrats, @MichaelDTubbs! Looking forward to seeing it.

https://t.co/LYCA4A7wGi

[Philip Millies @MortalSphere]

@scottsantens It would be nice if they did. But we can do it without them. It'll be harder changing some state legislation without them but it can still happen.

[Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 @AndrewYang]

One reason why the DNC should hold primary debates - it would probably help Dems in the general election. Stifling competition will tend to stifle enthusiasm among the grassroots.

[Nerds for Humanity 🇺🇸 📊 🤓 @nerds_humanity]

Our all volunteer tech team made some big improvements to Of the People. You can now vote directly from the home page feed and if you're logged in, you can now see from the feed who you've already voted for.

Check it out here https://t.co/rWG6oLljQg

[Forward Party @Fwd_Party]

#HappyPrideMonth2023 #NewProfilePic for the month of June!

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

Moving to a multi-party system is the key to restoring the republic our Founders envisioned, it’s not something we should wait and think about later as the two legacy parties consolidate their power.