⧗ Natasha R @natashar@mastodon.cloud

Dear people who are voting in Democratic primaries for the first time,

The Democratic Party has had liberals in it for a long time, so showing up and immediately demanding that non-moderates drop out is like moving into a house where people already live and trying to replace all the furniture and decor on the first day. Try getting to know us a little bit and compromising. Maybe we can pair your armchair with our couch, and we could go in together on a rug and a coffee table.

I’m not able to make a big donation right now, but I chipped in a few dollars to Warren after her strong debate night.

I’m going to look into this more, but on the birdsite I found this in the replies to someone asking Smith about it.

"And rich women still got abortions." - Elizabeth Warren #Democrats #DemocraticDebate

This is just about the worst week for the birdsite to kick good people off its platform. We would all like to say quite a lot about what’s going on, as a matter of fact. What a decade this week has been. @IronMan @SteveRogers @1Spider_Man

You can’t exonerate if there was no trial. What kind of trial has no witnesses? #Impeached

Yes, I said “that” when I should’ve said “whom,” but I do know the difference. It refers to “dealers” and not “people,” after all. Think of it as a way to show my disdain for those dealers through pronouns.

You can be eloquent and speak plainly at the same time. #PeteButtigieg showed how it’s done yesterday while announcing his presidential candidacy. He wrote the speech and delivered it perfectly, and he did it without even mentioning 45*. After all, our political landscape is populated with others like 45* and worse, so there’s a lot of work to do. Mayor Pete is ready to bring respect and compassion to government. A majority of the country is ready, too. This is the future that Democrats want.

I like it when my friends and I can come here to say what we want, in sharp contrast to the birdsite where they stifle dissent.

#AvengersEndgame is just 42 days away!

I’m just sneaking over here from the birdsite for the first time. 👀