David Bikman

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:01 UTC

Also I don’t believe in any country’s right to exist- countries exist (or should) because of the consent of the people they govern they aren’t special.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:11 UTC

Pay attention to the numbers, not your feelings.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:10 UTC

I'm shocked, just shocked, that Nate Silver is a total noob who's out of his depth.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 23:00 UTC

"Daily active seconds" divided by "monthly active users" equals 15 guys watching horrible videos 18 hrs a day.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:44 UTC

"Here, burn this to put out the fire you're worried about."

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:51 UTC

"This is What We Talk About When We Don't Talk About the Patriarchy."

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:30 UTC

Those are the govs who told the campaign that their states were inow in play, and other elected officials in blue and purple states have said the same. I'm not making this up!

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:27 UTC

I do grok what you're saying here and dont want to discount it. Where we differ I think is in my belief that it's no longer a close election, which is based on the word of Dem electeds. I'm not some oracle, I'm just listening to the govs of ME & NM, for ex.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:07 UTC

I'm saying EVEN IF BIDEN WINS he's unable to stop the fascist threat because it's bigger than him, bigger than Trump. Self-strengthening dynamics have been released in this country way beyond one pol and its up to all of us to stop them. You are the hero you need. Only you will keep you alive.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:04 UTC

There are more than two options. I can simultaneously support the Dem candidate while making plans on the chance he or she loses. To do otherwise, just hoping the old white men will save us, is a bad bet.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 23:01 UTC

Trump will not suffer electorally for his Covid response for the simple reason that we have memory-holed the pandemic. It's a painful time to think about, so we don't dwell on it. Today's narratives are much shinier.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:54 UTC

All true, but unfortunately this is a very tight race that will be decided by people who aren't online. The depth of fear held by Dem House numbers is real, it's their job to listen to their districts and they don't like what they're hearing.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:52 UTC

Not trying g to change Bidens mind, trying to wake us up to the fact that he's unable to stop the fascist tide and we'd better organize accordingly.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:51 UTC

Hard disagree, the debate was an epochal shift and it will be combined with deceptively edited supercuts of B. stumbling over the next 5 months. They won't let us forget it.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:49 UTC

Its all about creating active solidarity, not retreating into a bunker. All we have is each other; neither of the old white men will protect us against fascism. Its we who will end it.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:14 UTC

Not trying to change Biden's mind, trying to wake us the fuck up so when 2025 happens we're not just sitting ducks frozen in our sadness while the proud boys mobilize to literally kill us. We need to organize NOW with the assumption that the nazis are coming and they will do all that they promise.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:27 UTC

Hope is not a principle of war.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:27 UTC

This cycle, vote blue no matter who. Until I get my ballot, though, I'm going to speak.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:22 UTC

Become an expert in comms, medical, media, the arts, whatever speaks to you, as long as it serves the movement for solidarity. Get stronger. Stockpile medicines that may soon be banned. Build hiding spots and identify meeting places. Make a plan for when the nazis come.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:17 UTC

I want you to *fight* for your life, not hope that some old white man is going to protect you from the other old white man.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:16 UTC

True, all true, but I do believe the math has changed and the path has narrowed greatly since then.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:15 UTC

Ok, I'm just seeing a lot of talk about how media is wagging the tail of this dog and sort of lumped you in, my apologies!

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:14 UTC

Not trying to change Biden's mind, trying to wake us the fuck up so when 2025 happens we're not just sitting ducks frozen in our sadness while the proud boys mobilize to literally kill us. We need to organize NOW with the assumption that the nazis are coming and they will do all that they promise.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:05 UTC

The NATO summit this week will end the Biden campaign because world leaders will see him in person and are less restrained. We'll be hearing from Poland again after this week, I'm sure.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 18:02 UTC

B loses to T in a landslide, it's not going to be even close. The politics have shifted irrevocably.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:59 UTC

Nope. Hope is not a plan.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:56 UTC

Since when are elections rational? They do what they do not what we want them to do. Face the facts, don't bury yourself in desperate hope.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:55 UTC

Me too! Trump will kill us all.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:53 UTC

I find his behavior infuriating.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:52 UTC

Hakeem and Chuck have not yet spoken.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:52 UTC

Biden doesn't realize that Covid handed him the 2020 election. It's not repeatable.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:51 UTC

So much faith on this site in the power of media. The debate actually happened, you know? I watched it, didn't rely on media summaries.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:48 UTC

You have pinned so much hope on this high stakes gamble. I prefer to keep my eyes open and plan for the worst, which is becoming increasingly likely.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:10 UTC

Reporting says otherwise.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:07 UTC

That is not a consensus that I see developing. Very much still an open question imo.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 00:13 UTC

I have this amazing tech I can use to express complex emotions it's called my face.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 00:11 UTC

Macron not so stupid looking now...

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 00:09 UTC

Listen.

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David Bikman @bikman.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 00:08 UTC

One might even call it a holocaust.

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