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Jared 🎩
@javabu.eth #13893
Political activist. Founder of mydemocracy.app and /advocacy. Host of the /politics channel. RCs may or may not = endorsements.
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Great burger from the Burger Stand in Santa Fe NM.
Been listening to the Master Plan podcast that provides a good overview of how we legalized corruption in the US. Highly recommend.
https://open.spotify.com/show/53PK9UJVE1keigtCX5BkRZ?si=s167tkkWTpevfNqQZOYhkw
https://open.spotify.com/show/53PK9UJVE1keigtCX5BkRZ?si=s167tkkWTpevfNqQZOYhkw
Currently on a train from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. I wish it was easier to travel by train in the US.
Looks like my time earning moxie is over. It’s been real ✌️
Whether you’re renewing your driver’s license at the Department of Motor Vehicles, interacting with police or firefighters, checking out a book at your local library, going to school, or hiking at a state park, you are using a service administered by your state or city. The governor, state legislators, mayor, city councilors, board members, and commissioners make funding and policy decisions for these agencies and programs.
Despite this, candidates for state and local elections must contend with voter “roll-off,” in which people vote for candidates at the top of the ballot, but not the bottom. In a study that examined how state legislative candidates performed when compared to top-of-ticket races between 2012 – 2020, they were affected by roll-off in 84.28% of the races, receiving fewer votes than members of their own party at the top of the ballot
https://levin-center.org/dont-forget-the-down-ballot/
Despite this, candidates for state and local elections must contend with voter “roll-off,” in which people vote for candidates at the top of the ballot, but not the bottom. In a study that examined how state legislative candidates performed when compared to top-of-ticket races between 2012 – 2020, they were affected by roll-off in 84.28% of the races, receiving fewer votes than members of their own party at the top of the ballot
https://levin-center.org/dont-forget-the-down-ballot/
I just found this cheat sheet for the 2024 election. It contains everything you need to know about the upcoming election.
https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/your-guide-to-the-elections-in-november-2024/
https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/your-guide-to-the-elections-in-november-2024/
Listening to the Fleet Foxes today. This album has the song “it’s not my season” which consistently gives me goosebumps. It is a good reminder that we aren’t a moment in time.
And I'm not the season I'm in
And you're not the season you're in
And I'm not the season I'm in
And you're not the season you're in
@downshift.eth -- I'm running into an issue with my microsub. It says that I haven't nominated anyone but I should have 19 people listed. Need to remove one.
According to a simulated model that factors in things like changes in health, nursing home costs, and demographics, about 45% of Americans who leave the workforce at 65 are likely to run out of money during retirement.
https://www.aol.com/45-americans-run-money-retirement-164931207.html
https://www.aol.com/45-americans-run-money-retirement-164931207.html
What broke the link between pay and productivity?
Starting in the late 1970s policymakers began dismantling all the policy bulwarks helping to ensure that typical workers’ wages grew with productivity. Excess unemployment was tolerated to keep any chance of inflation in check. Raises in the federal minimum wage became smaller and rarer. Labor law failed to keep pace with growing employer hostility toward unions. Tax rates on top incomes were lowered. And anti-worker deregulatory pushes—from the deregulation of the trucking and airline industries to the retreat of anti-trust policy to the dismantling of financial regulations and more—succeeded again and again.
https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/
Starting in the late 1970s policymakers began dismantling all the policy bulwarks helping to ensure that typical workers’ wages grew with productivity. Excess unemployment was tolerated to keep any chance of inflation in check. Raises in the federal minimum wage became smaller and rarer. Labor law failed to keep pace with growing employer hostility toward unions. Tax rates on top incomes were lowered. And anti-worker deregulatory pushes—from the deregulation of the trucking and airline industries to the retreat of anti-trust policy to the dismantling of financial regulations and more—succeeded again and again.
https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/
Key Messages
▶️ Stay-at-home parents provide incredibly valuable services to their families, the U.S. economy, and the country at large.
▶️ To continue providing care to their families and communities, stay-at-home parents want and need government support.
▶️ Today’s stay-at-home parents are not who conventional wisdom says they are.
▶️ Supporting stay-at-home parents represents a rare opportunity for bipartisan cooperation.
https://capita.org/publication/invisible-labor-visible-needs/
▶️ Stay-at-home parents provide incredibly valuable services to their families, the U.S. economy, and the country at large.
▶️ To continue providing care to their families and communities, stay-at-home parents want and need government support.
▶️ Today’s stay-at-home parents are not who conventional wisdom says they are.
▶️ Supporting stay-at-home parents represents a rare opportunity for bipartisan cooperation.
https://capita.org/publication/invisible-labor-visible-needs/
The big picture: Trump said he intends to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 if elected to target "every illegal migrant criminal network operating on American soil." He's calling it "Operation Aurora."
How it works: The Republican presidential nominee said he would "send elite squads of ICE, Border Patrol and federal law enforcement officers to hunt down, arrest and deport" undocumented gang members.
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/11/trump-operation-aurora-targeting-undocumented-criminals
How it works: The Republican presidential nominee said he would "send elite squads of ICE, Border Patrol and federal law enforcement officers to hunt down, arrest and deport" undocumented gang members.
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/11/trump-operation-aurora-targeting-undocumented-criminals
My dev and I are so close to fully launching mydemocracy. It’s going to change state politics for the better. Bullish on making it easier for constituents to email their elected officials.
One of my favorite activities is thrifting random records. Recently picked up two Wes Montgomery albums. I had never heard of him before buying but now I’m a huge fan.
The guardian caps remind me of the big helmet mode in nfl blitz
Last update: 12:15 p.m., Sunday, October 13. This has been a pretty good week of polling for Trump. A series of national surveys released on Sunday morning showed Kamala Harris ahead by an average of 1.7 points — a result consistent with the Electoral College being a toss-up or slightly leaning toward Trump, according to our model. At the same time, the vibes have shifted more than is really justified by the data. The election remains a toss-up.
https://www.natesilver.net/p/nate-silver-2024-president-election-polls-model
https://www.natesilver.net/p/nate-silver-2024-president-election-polls-model
It seems like it's a little more complicated than team trump is saying.
https://x.com/ElectProject/status/1845326397662953889
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr0LSt3xwCk
https://x.com/ElectProject/status/1845326397662953889
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr0LSt3xwCk
If Democrat Angela Alsobrooks doesn’t win in Maryland, there’s zero chance the party can hold the Senate. She’s ahead—but Larry Hogan is getting a huge influx of late money.
https://newrepublic.com/article/186658/maryland-senate-race-angela-alsobrooks
https://newrepublic.com/article/186658/maryland-senate-race-angela-alsobrooks
Highly recommend joining. It’s free and makes watching the games way more interesting.
@spitfunkolips - curious if you took the bet.
This is how you win over voters.
"The whole country is going to be like, you want to know the truth? It'll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she's your president. You're going to have a mess on your hands."
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/10/donald-trump-detroit-economic-club-michigan/75614308007/
"The whole country is going to be like, you want to know the truth? It'll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she's your president. You're going to have a mess on your hands."
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/10/donald-trump-detroit-economic-club-michigan/75614308007/
This is a really disappointing response by Kamala. We need to do more for our Dreamers.
https://x.com/meganmesserly/status/1844484064205733952
https://x.com/meganmesserly/status/1844484064205733952