Leah McElrath

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:17 UTC

My account was suspended after being maliciously mass reported by what I can only assume were Biden stans opposed to links to reporting by the NYT.

So that’s where we are now.

Thank you very much to the @moderation.bsky.app team for responding so quickly to my appeal and reinstating my account.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 00:32 UTC

The accomplishment of a lot of the agenda became a foregone conclusion after Trump stacked SCOTUS. But the recent immunity ruling made clear the power brokers aren’t going to be satisfied with dismantling 100 years of progressive gains. They intend to dismantle democracy itself.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 00:31 UTC

Anyway, as I wrote in October of 2016, Donald Trump is a psychopath.

But the threat is bigger than Trump.

Trump is a tool who has been enabled by—and now twice selected by—the Republican Party to enact a psychopathic fascistic agenda.

www.salon.com/2016/11/06/w...

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 22:04 UTC

I can’t post videos here, but the WH Press Secretary just used Benjamin Netanyahu as a reference for Biden’s cognitive coherence. That will surely go over well with alienated pro-Palestinian Michigan voters.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:44 UTC

The Twitter Class didn’t stand up and appear frail and confused and communicate incoherently for 90 minutes before 50 million people. Biden did that, and it was frightening to witness—especially given the fact he’s supposed to be fighting a fascist who has been given dictatorial powers by SCOTUS.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:38 UTC

Kind of wild that I got suspended by a bunch of centrist liberals on a platform that was dominated during its beta rollout by leftists and anarchists posting nudes.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:17 UTC

My account was suspended after being maliciously mass reported by what I can only assume were Biden stans opposed to links to reporting by the NYT.

So that’s where we are now.

Thank you very much to the @moderation.bsky.app team for responding so quickly to my appeal and reinstating my account.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 18:04 UTC

This is important: These results show “the largest lead Mr. Trump has recorded in a Times/Siena poll since 2015.”

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 17:59 UTC

⚠️ NEW NYT/SIENA POLL OUT

Trump’s lead over Biden has doubled since the debate, rising from +3 to +6 among likely voters.

The results show Biden trailing beyond the margin of error.

45% of Dems and 72% of independents think Biden should not remain the Dem nominee.

www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/u...

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:34 UTC

Really cool and not at all troubling to see so many Biden stans (and Dem political operatives) engaging in MAGA-adjacent rhetoric about Lügenpresse in reaction to reporting they don’t like. Seeing it here and on Twitter.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:00 UTC

⚠️ Biden Told Ally That He Is Weighing Whether to Continue in the Race

“President Biden has told a key ally that he knows he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if he cannot convince the public in the coming days that he is up for the job…”

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/u...

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 02:13 UTC

I’m waiting things out too, and I’m observing patterns of behavior by Democratic leaders that are unusual.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 02:02 UTC

“Obama has privately told allies who have reached out to him that President Biden’s already-tough path to reelection grew more challenging after his shaky debate performance…a harsher assessment of the presidential race than his public comments…”

Gift link:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 02:01 UTC

You mad? You seem mad.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 01:54 UTC

As it should be, but that’s beside the point of the significance of her saying it about Biden.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 01:54 UTC

There are many other canned statements with which Jeffries is very familiar that he could have used. A Dem rep called for Biden to step down today, and other current and former Dem electeds are speaking out. It’s significant Dem leaders aren’t calling them to task.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 01:49 UTC

Clyburn would never not say that he is firmly committed to Biden publicly. He’s the Biden kingmaker. It’s nonetheless significant he even addressed backing Harris in a very visible public way.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 01:02 UTC

Just today: Nancy Pelosi has said whether Biden has a “condition” is a “legitimate” question. James Clyburn has said he “will support” Kamala Harris if Biden were to “step aside.” Hakeem Jeffries has said Dem leadership is not “holding people back” from criticizing Biden.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 18:13 UTC

The SCOTUS decision on immunity was imminently foreseeable. The fact that neither the Democratic Party nor the Biden campaign have either prepared collateral for response or a plan of action is pure negligence.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 17:25 UTC

In case you haven’t seen it, the new cover of Vogue features a regal looking Jill Biden with the quote, “We will decide our future.”

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:59 UTC

Biden isn’t going to do anything with these newfound presidential powers. Fantasies to the contrary are cope. But the Biden campaign sure as hell will fundraise off of justifiable fears about how Trump will use them.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:06 UTC

I am reminded on Benjamin Franklin’s warning: “A republic…if you can keep it.”

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:00 UTC

Trump has said he’ll act as a dictator on “day one.” SCOTUS just gave him the power to do so.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 04:09 UTC

A collective Ctrl+Alt+Del is needed.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 01:24 UTC

Thank you so much for saying so. It means a lot. 💜

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 01:23 UTC

💜

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 00:59 UTC

Thank you. Sorry I forgot this time.

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