oliver wreford

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@DarkoStateNews @PervyHerby1 @3rdEyeOpen9 A lot of us that went to UMich are disgusted, not defending Sherrone and want a fresh start.

That said, your statement that the lil brown jug is the most popular bar in Ann Arbor unilaterally disqualifies you as from further commentary on this matter.

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@AssalRad @AbbyMartin This is horrifying.

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@MarioNawfal Weekly status report was pretty common, it has been replaced with daily or 2x-3x per week SCRUM meeting to discuss what you’re working on and where help is needed.

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@SenWarren Your hysteria is exhausting. Let’s have more nuanced conversations about pharmaceuticals and public health in our country.

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

A few thoughts from the conversations I’ve been having and hearing over the last week:

The hard question isn’t the 2 points that would’ve decided the election. It’s how to build a Democratic Party that isn’t always 2 points away from losing to Donald Trump — or worse.

The Democratic Party is supposed to represent the working class. If it isn’t doing that, it is failing. That’s true even even if it can still win elections.

Democrats don’t need to build a new informational ecosystem. Dems need to show up in the informational ecosystems that already exist. They need to be natural and enthusiastic participants in these cultures. Harris should’ve gone on Rogan, but the damage here was done over years and wouldn’t have been reversed in one October appearance.

Building a media ecosystem isn’t something you do through nonprofit grants or rich donors (remember Air America?). Joe Rogan and Theo Von aren’t a Koch-funded psy-op. What makes these spaces matter is that they aren’t built on politics. (Democrats already win voters who pay close attention to politics.)

That there’s more affinity between Democrats and the Cheneys than Democrats and the Rogans and Theo Vons of the world says a lot.

Economic populism is not just about making your economic policy more and more redistributive. People care about fairness. They admire success. People have economic identities in addition to material needs.

Trump — and in a different way, Musk — understand the identity side of this. What they share isn’t that they are rich and successful, it’s that they made themselves into the public’s idea of what it means to be rich and successful.

Policy matters, but it has to be real to the candidate. Policy is a way candidates tell voters who they are. But people can tell what politicians really care about and what they’re mouthing because it polls well.

Governing matters. If housing is more affordable, and homelessness far less of a crisis, in Texas and Florida than California and New York, that’s a *huge* problem.

If people are leaving California and New York for Texas and Florida, that’s a *huge* problem.

Democrats need to take seriously how much scarcity harms them. Housing scarcity became a core Trump-Vance argument against immigrants. Too little clean energy becomes the argument for rapidly building out more fossil fuels. A successful liberalism needs to believe in *and deliver* abundance of the things people need most.

That Democrats aren’t trusted on the cost of living harmed them much more than any ad. If Dems want to “Sister Soulja” some part of their coalition, start with the parts that have made it so much more expensive to build and live where Democrats govern.

More than a “Sister Soulja” moment, Democrats need to rebuild a culture of saying no inside their own coalition.

Democrats don’t just have to move right or left. They need to better reflect the texture of worlds they’ve lost touch with and those worlds are complex and contradictory.

The most important question in politics isn’t whether a politician is well liked. It’s whether voters think a politician — or a political coalition — likes them.

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@alinutzav Kudos to you for seeking out these conversations. I have been doing the same while wrestling with my evolving political views. Talking to one another, learning, and debating respectfully are paramount to finding common ground and coming back together.

[oliver wreford @owreford]

John King is the electoral map GOAT.

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@elonmusk What is the captive audience of legacy media vs other more balanced or right-leaning mediums like podcasts, blogs, and some social media? Don't know that the field is all that uneven, is there a way to measure this?

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@SwissWatchGuy Many people have no idea of the dangers of these types of food to their health, and information about the health risks has been suppressed or obfuscated.

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@DavidSacks We are in town for the weekend. Staying on union square. The area is disgusting, unsanitary and feels unsafe. Human poo and strung out homeless on every block. SF downtown needs a reboot.

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@calleymeans @elonmusk @RobertKennedyJr 💯

[oliver wreford @owreford]

Thought-provoking and worth 30 minutes of your time. 👍 @RobertKennedyJr https://t.co/euAQpBYp6l

[oliver wreford @owreford]

Dear @CNN: The interview, your headline, @ErinBurnett's questions, and @RobertKennedyJr's answers👍 encapsulate why so many of us tuned out legacy media and embrace his candidacy.

We are tired of end-of-democracy hysteria and want conversations/debate about issues and leadership

[oliver wreford @owreford]

Thank you @RobertKennedyJr, for focusing on home and speaking the truth while providing hope and optimism for our future.

https://t.co/MNpBCfTSK0

[oliver wreford @owreford]

This was moving and wonderful.
https://t.co/TSoIVBpE5i

[EZ Rider🌻🇺🇸🦅 @EZRideryoyall]

In case you didn’t get to see it, here is the full video of Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs singing “Fast Car” at the Grammys
https://t.co/4RyBSFgjsW

[Michigan Football @UMichFootball]

Thank you Coach Harbaugh and forever Go Blue!

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@prsmith2009 Go to Hubspot; it will all be better. 🙌

[oliver wreford @owreford]

Bet

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@christophclarey Yes.

[oliver wreford @owreford]

@Jason The Kitchen Table. Had a very good meal there about 2 months ago.