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Hey. Reading the reports of MAGA and Q folk feeling “betrayed”— if any of you have save-worthy loved ones in that position I thought of an angle that you could try. Follow me through the logic, here…

The conventional wisdom is that these types won’t ever admit to being wrong. It’s assumed they will will dig in/double down rather than admit that Trump played them like diddley bows. But it seems to me that these types also love to play the victim, no? That’s the spot. You leverage that.

Show them the lavish pity party that will be thrown— exclusively for those who can admit they were betrayed.

And admitting it isn’t even as hard as they fear. These types are the target audience for scams

I don't know pop stars. I don't really know pop culture. But I do want to say something— in fact I hope the Harris campaign is already ALL OVER THIS, but I want to say it regardless.

I'd bet money the GOP is going to try and use the Beyonce non-appearance against Kamala. They'll try and spin it that "oh but you promised... is this how you keep your campaign promises?". (despite that it was never an actual promise, yeah).

I really, REALLY, REALLY HOPE there's already a plan in place for a rebuttal: "People of America. Our opponents are saying we didn't deliver for you. Never let that be said—" [and then bring out not only Beyonce, but Taylor Swift and Dolly Parton too].

I'm putting t

I don't know pop stars. I don't really know pop culture. But I do want to say something— in fact I hope the Harris campaign is already ALL OVER THIS, but I want to say it regardless.

I'd bet money the GOP is going to try and use the Beyonce non-appearance against Kamala. They'll try and spin it that "oh but you promised... is this how you keep your campaign promises?". (despite that it was never an actual promise, yeah).

I really, REALLY, REALLY HOPE there's already a plan in place for a rebuttal: "People of America. Our opponents are saying we didn't deliver for you. Never let that be said—" [and then bring out not only Beyonce, but Taylor Swift and Dolly Parton too].

I'm putting

"Weird" has such a wonderful combination of vagueness and non-judgmental dismissiveness. It's certainly the gold standard, at least at this time.

But how about harder stuff like "creepy", "gross", "pathetic", "embarrassing", "bizarre"? Do you think we'll be needing those in the future, or not?

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I feel like this would be an effective short ad to reach non-MAGA Republicans and remind them of who Americans used to be.

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<Images of GOP mob with anti-this-and-that protest signs>

VO: For decades now, your GOP has been changing. It's not like it was. Now they want you feel like there's something Un-American about... minding your own business.

<Good ol' boy addresses camera> Neighbor kid's got two daddies. <shrugs> So what?

<Images of MAGA types' shouting faces>

VO: They want you to think there's something Un-American about... being polite.

<Motherly-looking schoolteacher addresses camera> My student wants to be called "they". <shrugs> No big deal.

Hey all. The only things I know about political campaigning are what I saw on Parks & Rec and Veep, but a thread I saw this morning was quite a shock and made me want to ask whether anyone is pursuing this strategy.

Someone asked Reddit whether, once you vote, you are given some kind of sticker that says who you voted for!

It seems that many Americans don’t understand that their vote is anonymous. (The concept of “registering as a…” for primaries seems to be to blame.)

Would this perhaps not be a productive way to address potential Biden voters?

If someone wants to vote against Trump but is afraid of being bullied by their MAGA family— perhaps a campaign telling them that they *absolu

What it says. The more I think about it, the weirder it is. It’s in every song, every movie. Obviously no one connects this word with, you know, an actual baby. (RIGHT???)

why and how did we get here?

Hey, I've got a not terribly old Halliburton Zero suitcase I got secondhand. It's great in most ways but one thing that has me baffled is the lock-- it. Will. Not. Shut.

When I close it, the combination dials refuse to spin. It seems that the little hooked fingers that the lock is supposed to hook onto are misaligned in some way, because there's definitely an obstruction preventing the dials from turning. They turn when the suitcase is open, and can be set/reset, but the minute you close the case, no dice.

Anyone have an idea how I should approach this? Googling does zero (ha) good because all articles are either about how to UNlock or reset.

edited to add: no photos yet but I can snap a