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[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@mattyglesias @jonathanchait That’s a good start!

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@ShamebyJames2 @EricKrupke Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Josh Gottheimer (socially liberal but otherwise pretty right wing), Henry Cuellar are some other examples of right-wing Dems.

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@ShamebyJames2 @EricKrupke Voted to strip undocumented immigrants of due process (the Laken Riley Act), in favor of functionally unlimited support to Israel without without regard to Israel's violations of international law and genocidal actions, voting for Trump's nominees...

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@ShamebyJames2 @mattyglesias Are you suggesting that we not nominate a Muslim for that reason? Or that it excuses the hypocrisy of the right-wing dems exploiting it? It is wrong no matter who it comes from

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@MyDogMonkey @mattyglesias “The base always votes D no matter what.” If this were true Harris would have won easily. The D vote was depressed by the genocide in Gaza and right wing Dems inability to excite the base.

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@MyDogMonkey @mattyglesias “to pure” 😊 I dunno I’m a dues paying DSA lefty and I vote D no matter what for strategic reasons. I’m also in a minority that votes 90% D (trans) and right wing dems have loved to shit on me since Harris lost. Has it occurred to you that you are taking the base for granted?

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@mattyglesias When right wing dems fight the base the knives come out. When they fight the fascist right, they “roll over and play dead”, LITERALLY on orders from the top. This is why so much of the party is enraged at the establishment and we are seeing a left “tea party”. Do you get this?

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@mattyglesias Should we take it as conceding the point that you do not contest it? The point is that right-wing democrats are vicious when opposing their left flank (the party base). The primaries in New York and Colorado were extremely racist. Islamaphobia has been weaponized in this race.

[Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins @daniel_dsj2110]

The Onion: “DNC Vows To Replace Graham Platner With Establishment Rapist”

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@trouble_man90 @neeratanden @ryangrim Do you not know the difference between an insinuation and a threat? You are either very dishonest or very stupid.

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@sentientlife4o1 @mattyglesias I once asked a moderate on this site if they would allow Trump to lock us all up if it meant getting all the other policies he wanted, and he responded "I think it's in your best interest to vote for us". I hope it's understood why I would not trust this person to protect us!

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@sentientlife4o1 @mattyglesias A reasonable position, but the former is not getting through. Moderates are afraid to speak about this except when ceding ground. Trump 2 has been a parade of horrors for trans folk and it was expected that dem would stand up. That didn't happen and there is a huge trust gap.

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@FlattsBridge @mattyglesias 4. This is just verifiably false. Access to gender affirming care varies wildly by state - in states such as Florida many trans patients have lost their providers due to TRAP-like laws and getting care is difficult. Trump is in the process of banning youth care nationwide.

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@FlattsBridge @mattyglesias 3. The rule change has been proposed. https://t.co/TOq89XN69c Like the visa issue, this causes issues for trans people with updated ID - if one has to list birth sex on a gun purchase form, the gun dealer can refuse the sale. Again, it's just a targeted trans gun purchase ban.

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@mattyglesias Not a peep about the endless persecution of trans people under Republican fascism. But endless reminders to his fellow dems on how best to throw them under the bus. What’s up with that, Matty?

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@mattyglesias Trump has banned trans people from getting visas to enter the US, forced them to out themselves on their passports, wants to ban them from purchasing firearms, and is attacking their healthcare. that’s the tip of the iceberg!

But to Mr Yglesias, the big trans issue is…sports!

[nomi @nomi_spacecat]

@SHiggenson59363 @LorickFoxPA @EdKrassen Self-referential?