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It's not going to come down to a president or red states or blue states. It's going to come down to electing mayors and city council members that are brave enough to say "you're going to need to send in the National Guard if you want that shit enforced here." This is why we vote.

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ZHUGE LIANG 285/600$ @shuchancellor.online [ View ] Jan 21, 2024 at 18:25 UTC

what if you have the problem of where you need the feds and the national guard to like, restore civil rights, say in like southern districts. because currently we have jack fucking shit here despite all attempts at organizing and everybody is corrupt.

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Doug! @itsdoug.ca [ View ] Jan 21, 2024 at 17:53 UTC

Local politics is the most important for people on a day to day basis Unfortunately it’s also the most ignored

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Jamie @jamiestl.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 22, 2024 at 19:22 UTC

My mayor is a retired pig and more right wing than even most Democrats. 🙄 He has been railing against law enforcement and bail reforms state has enacted. I would love to get rid of him and his elderly cronies on the town council, and have until April 2025 for the voting, plenty of time to plan.

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Thomas Fuchs 🔭🕹️ @thomasfuchs.at [ View ] Jan 21, 2024 at 17:27 UTC

We’re living in an unincorporated area, I strongly believe in electing decent state government.

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Minister of Misanthropy @tonyhighwind.hellthread.vet [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 13:56 UTC

Right. The folks who are routinely either in cahoots or held hostage by local police forces, who are in turn routinely empowered by either federal legislation or executive orders.

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CK DexterHaven @ckshowalter.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 21, 2024 at 18:06 UTC

*raises eyebrow* alas, I live in Texas. Austin to be precise. The state government passes policies in a specific attempt to override local election results/policies.

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Stephen Moore @wathombe.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 26, 2024 at 19:11 UTC

I enjoy your feed for many reasons. One is that I lived in Austin myself for 5 years back in the 90s. Another is that our 16yo kid is named Moxie (and exemplifies it!).

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Raea 🦋💕🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @raeaa.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 26, 2024 at 19:21 UTC

municipal politicians won’t save us anymore than federal ones will. the Bay area is unable to elect a mayor who isn’t hostile to marginalized communities. standing together in defense of our communities, robust mutual aid and performing the work of the state in the wake of its abandonments will help

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Lars Maischak @larsmaischak.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 14:44 UTC

At the ground level, all I see Democrats do is accommodation and collaboration, because everything else would upset the Chamber of Commerce. Without popular mobilization (cf. Bolivia), a Newsom or Whitmer is instant toast.

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RDS (formerly shawphd) @rds773.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 14:50 UTC

Other elected local officials include sheriffs, judges, environmental regulators, school boards, and other such people well-positioned to reinforce or fuck up federal and state agendas

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