Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 4h"Civility" is just another word for "capitulation" dressed up as virtue. 07318
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 4hEveryday newly incensed I was called "hyperbolic" and yes "hysterical" for insisting we call their all out attack on us the MAGA Murder Bill and them the MAGA Murder Regime. If anything, that's too sanguine. 17813
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 4hWhen they go low, and they have never done otherwise, we bury them. 19620
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 4hAmerica's favorite game show! Guess what medical care this was for? Note: we also pay thousands each month for comprehensive insurance and with it the "opportunity" to pay thousands more at ER if shit goes down. 3194
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 4hWhen done with this admittedly high level of expertise, it also forces your opponent onto defense. Now Collins must let charge go uncontested or say something like "I am not like Bull Connor." As with Nixon saying "I am not a crook," this merely cements connection. 19417
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 4hHoping politicians' need for spotlight will make this approach more widespread. The base is desperate for articulations of moral clarity and real fight - they break thru. And the conflicted (aka "middle") are pulled in by what "common sense" (what's repeated most often) dictates. 111421
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 5hRule # 1 of winning debates (and elections) is force your opponent to fight on your turf, don't ever wander onto theirs. Pedophile protector party has zero space to talk about people's lives & choices - attack your opponent not the people your opponent shames, blames and reviles. 112733
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 5hEngage the base. Persuade the middle. Alienate the opposition, better yet, expose precisely how sick and evil they are. 131126189
Reposted by Anat Shenker-OsorioAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We can counter the threats MAGA is lobbing at our elections, but this requires voters know about them and be equipped to respond accordingly. Latest from me and the fabulous @tarabuss.bsky.social anatosaurus.substack.com/p/sounding-t...anatosaurus.substack.comSounding the Mobilizing Alarm on Election SabotageVoters are already hearing about Trump and MAGA Republicans’ attempts to sabotage our election. We need to help them turn awareness of danger into defiance – and prepare them to prevail. 02117
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Since TEA Party revolt that became MAGA, Republicans ditched their "work hard" "up by your bootstraps" narrative & replaced it fully with the politics of resentment & scapegoating. But story that "those people" are both undeserving failures & took your birthright hard to sustain at once. 0121
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Nice to Tim Carney to admit white domination is a lie built on and sustained by unearned privilege. 48311
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Epstein Regime Child Trafficker says what? 2298
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We can counter the threats MAGA is lobbing at our elections, but this requires voters know about them and be equipped to respond accordingly. Latest from me and the fabulous @tarabuss.bsky.social anatosaurus.substack.com/p/sounding-t...anatosaurus.substack.comSounding the Mobilizing Alarm on Election SabotageVoters are already hearing about Trump and MAGA Republicans’ attempts to sabotage our election. We need to help them turn awareness of danger into defiance – and prepare them to prevail. 02117
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Authoritarians have the same story the world over. As odious as it is, this also means we can and should be well equipped to counter it. How to beat back right wing populism, the down under edition: 03916
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026You haven't yet taken a look at the fabulous feelingsoverfacts.org? Well, you're in for a brain-boosting, persuasion-enhancing treat. Kudos to @jiggygero.bsky.social and Kate Catherall!!!feelingsoverfacts.orgFeelings Over Facts | Embracing An Emotions-First Narrative Strategy - Feelings Over FactsWe like to think people are rational actors, and the best way to reach them is with facts and well-reasoned arguments. But the truth is that most of the time, 02714
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Engage the base. Persuade the middle. Marginalize the opposition by exposing precisely the slime they are. Go Angie! 111128
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Huge belated kudos to @dielinkeberlin.bsky.social for their big win in Berlin. This gorgeous ad evokes shared VALUES, calls out clear VILLAINS (thus giving an origin story for people's pain) & paints an enticing VISION. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl0Y...youtube.comBerlin, eine Liebesgeschichte ❤️ | Spot der Partei Die LinkeYouTube video by DieLinke 1236
Reposted by Anat Shenker-OsorioAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The torture and trafficking of immigrant kids continues apace, with plans to remove the 2,500 unaccompanied kids presently held captive. We need a relentless drumbeat: What are they doing to the children? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant childrenExclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist 58673380
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When @anandwrites.bsky.social writes an anything, you know it will make you see it & possibly yourself in a new light. Today, you have the chance to get his latest book: Man in the Mirror, a deep, unflinching dive into the lives of Jordan Neely & Daniel Penny. bookshop.org/p/books/man-...bookshop.orgMan in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American CityFrom acclaimed journalist Anand Giridharadas, a groundbreaking feat of reporting on a tragic encounter in a New York subway car that held up a mirror to a troubled and divided nation “A tour de force ... 0193
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wishing major operative that texts Dem voters for $ would use their lists for good & send an "amber alert" warning for the missing children. Family separation was underway for a year before the public outcry caught up to block it. We simply don't have the time - once kids trafficked, it's too late. 111223
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The torture and trafficking of immigrant kids continues apace, with plans to remove the 2,500 unaccompanied kids presently held captive. We need a relentless drumbeat: What are they doing to the children? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant childrenExclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist 58673380
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It would be amazing if, given this "strategy," Dems correctly conclude that Republican midterm loss is due to hatred of the regime. But I fear they'll conclude that denouncing "wild" idea like human rights is wise & last 2 years of largely laissez-faire approach to fascism is voter-approved. 4519
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Democrats suck so vote for me. I am a Democrat and I approve this message." 79514
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Throughout 2024, disaffected Dem and swing voter focus group participants told us the same thing: "You told us to turn out in 2020 to protect our freedoms, we did & threats you named happened anyway. Now you're telling us to turn out for same reason & you expect us to believe it?" 37122
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A "loyal opposition," wedded to an order that no longer exists and a continuance of the status quo that helped make faux populist propaganda appealing, is integral to fascism. It gives plausible deniability that crimes against humanity are merely policy differences. 814151
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Fascism does not stand alone; it rests upon pillars of enablers who either willingly promote it or tacitly allow its existence by refusing to confront it. #BlockTheMerge 16317
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026OAKLAND!!! Time to be Too Fabulous for Fascism. 2277
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026TBC - there are absolutely other motives. This is my most generous explanation. And why I wrote this admittedly long explainer: www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...weekendreading.netBringing a Survey to a Gun Fight“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Here’s Why, and What to Do Instead. 030
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Very good Q. I attribute it to being poll-pilled, to having accepted the idea that what appears to win a trial heat in a survey translates to what wins an election in the real world. But in the world, getting attention is a BIG DEAL & in a survey you have captive audience. 130
Reposted by Anat Shenker-OsorioAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The willing accomplices to the regime's assaults, abductions and concentration camps are attempting to distance themselves from these crimes against humanity. The "opposition party" should make their plans to end these horrors and bring perpetrators to account focal. Drive the contrast. 410240
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The willing accomplices to the regime's assaults, abductions and concentration camps are attempting to distance themselves from these crimes against humanity. The "opposition party" should make their plans to end these horrors and bring perpetrators to account focal. Drive the contrast. 410240
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It is authoritarianism 101 to blame all of the ills of society on "those people," a would be tyrant's choose your own adventure of scapegoats depending on time and place. To blame said scapegoats for potential electoral outcomes is more of that same impulse. 311130
Reposted by Anat Shenker-OsorioAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026You gain & *retain* power running against your opposition and governing for the people - not by adopting your opposition's arguments against you. 4597166
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Politics is about fighting like hell for immediate wins and also making the long term case for your agenda. How we weather the storm determines whether we can change the weather. 013319
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026You gain & *retain* power running against your opposition and governing for the people - not by adopting your opposition's arguments against you. 4597166
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Bravo to the brilliant folks fighting against destruction of the Northern Territories. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey6p...youtube.comGive Middle Arm The Middle FingerYouTube video by 350 Australia Team 0205
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Here is the official family-approved Go Fund Me link: www.gofundme.com/f/pierre-dam...gofundme.comDonate to Pierre Damas Bel's Family Needs Care After His Loss, organized by Pierres Ronal BelIn memory of Pierre Damas Bel Pierre Damas Bel was a 20-year… Pierres Ronal Bel needs your support for Pierre Damas Bel's Family Needs Care After His Loss 08150
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Not doubting your experience but comprehensive 2021 analysis showed union members 6 pts more Democratic than non union and white union members 18 pts more than white non union. Still leaves tons of MAGA union members but overall lean is clear. www.americanprogressaction.org/article/unio...americanprogressaction.orgUnions Are Critical to the Democratic Party’s Electoral SuccessNew CAP Action analysis finds that union members voted for the Democratic Party presidential candidate in much greater proportions than did nonunion members in 2020, cementing President Biden’s electo... 143
Reposted by Anat Shenker-OsorioAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There was a time when most working class voters didn't merely vote Democratic by default, being Democratic voters was core to their identity. A time Dems took sides, saying there's capitol & labor; we're with the latter. Where they relished angering the rich. /1 744799
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026wordstowinby-pod.com/working-clas...wordstowinby-pod.comFrom the Fight for $15 to Hot Labor Summer: Working Class Wins to Win Over the Working Class - Words to Win ByAs Democrats struggle to connect to the working class, working people are connecting to each other to win better wages and working conditions. In 2012, the Fight for $15 and a Union launched as 100 fa... 2264
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Anyway...my 2 parter podcast season finale was on precisely this: How Dems lost their way on "economic issues" and how to get it back. wordstowinby-pod.com/dont-buy-it/wordstowinby-pod.comDon't Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy - Words to Win ByThe economy is what voters consistently rank as their top issue. And despite the fact the Democratic administrations routinely deliver far better economic outcomes, voters credit Republicans with bett... 2418
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Undeniably, that is a toxic stew that has worked on many. And union members are *still* reliably more Democratic than non members of their same demographic. The experience of solidarity (e.g. negotiating in union) has measurable impact against divisive propaganda. 020
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Now Dems are stuck in endless expensive cycles of testing the magical incantation ("Bidenomics" "opportunity economy" "solid floor no ceiling") to woo working class voters when answer always been there - & some Dems like AES know it - be for unions & take on billionaires & check corporate power. 27613
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Easier to claim people's chief beef with Dems is too much attention to marginalized groups & human rights, especially when right has pu$$$hed to make these focal & pundits & some Dems have pitched in by making same argument than to admit something that would actually piss off donors. 36312
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Rather than recognize they abandoned working people by giving leg up to rich to steal the wealth we create, & with it created opening for the faux populist politics of resentment right wing authoritarians rely upon, they keep seeking other answers for wooing back the working class. /3 2667
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Then Dems got on neoliberalism bandwagon, undid gains & protections unions, anti-trust, real progressive taxation, public works, delivered & tried selling idea that "rising tide lifts all boats" when in fact yachts soar while rest of us left bailing out leaky paddle boats. /2 210213
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There was a time when most working class voters didn't merely vote Democratic by default, being Democratic voters was core to their identity. A time Dems took sides, saying there's capitol & labor; we're with the latter. Where they relished angering the rich. /1 744799