Democratic (Party) Direction

.@AOC is the difference between *leadership* and holding office.

Other politicians poll test and operate on consensus. She changes poll results. https://t.co/vHBQ4h4xfw

— Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) January 15, 2019

Bit of news: Democrats want some of Twitter power ⁦@AOC⁩ has. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and ⁦@jahimes⁩ will give Democrats a Twitter briefing tomorrow. https://t.co/CNsZVlQ7Te

— Eliza Collins (@elizacollins1) January 16, 2019

AIDE: [angrily tossing flashcards aside] No -- that frog sips tea. This frog rides a unicycle. For fuck's sake
HILLARY: Sorry. Sorry. I know

— Brooks Otterlake (@i_zzzzzz) May 20, 2016

hahahaha

.@AOC is the difference between *leadership* and holding office.

Other politicians poll test and operate on consensus. She changes poll results

tbf I thought higher marginal rates on top wage-earners were already pretty popular pre-2018!

Yup, just no one bothering to take the pulse on that recently. Whatever, happy for any headlines that make her appear superhuman and thus make the chuds tremble

they were already pretty popular, but it's been a while since someone just straight up said "it should be 70%" and stood behind it

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says She’s Going to ‘Run Train on the Progressive Agenda’ https://t.co/cWdsmdtah5 pic.twitter.com/Mc6hzXBplN

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 16, 2019

uh

I won’t trust any news site with a larger than 12 font size.

pokemon run train on the polls

There’s a link to the Post interview where it’s quoted. I don’t think it will end up being a thing, probably good to have stumbles, it’s just funny imo.

DARRYL, AOC'S FRIEND: fuck him up aoc

Presumptuous Congressional Freshman Thinks She Can Just Come In And Represent Constituents

Per source, a bunch of progressives just added to House Oversight Committee: @aoc, @RashidaTlaib, @AyannaPressley and @RoKhanna

— Lissandra Villa (@LissandraVilla) January 23, 2019

let's check in on progressive dems and their opinions on current events-- oh, no

#Maduro is an illegitimate dictator — it’s long past time for him to go. So inspired by the tens of thousands of brave protestors who are making their voices felt around the world. Estamos contigo! #YoSalgoEl23 https://t.co/5lMd7Z96M1

— Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) January 23, 2019

Wouldn’t count on the Monroe Doctrine going away anytime soon

Maduro is an illegitimate dictator, though, and the opposition-dominated parliament is the institution with the best claim to a public mandate, no? I get that the US should probably stay out of this, but it seems as if people are skipping a few steps on twitter tonight in both camps.

"probably"

how magnanimous

Yeah Gillum is pretty much correct there

I mean, Canada is recognizing Guaido too.

We sure are.

Canada and most South American countries, including Colombia, which has the biggest stake of anyone (they've taken in millions of Venezuelan refugees).

Maduro stepping down and Guaido taking over seems like an unbelievably good outcome, all things considered?

Yeah I'm sure it's gonna go great

Anything to relieve the suffering of so many of my students is a good thing, but I wonder if it's the meet-the-new-boss-same-as-old-boss scenario.

Might be some instinct to push back against the narrative or hesitance to accept sky is blue reality of “Madura sucks” from some quarters as the right wrongly and repeatedly points to the situation as largely indicative of socialism in broad terms.

Yeah, sure. But for the same reason I'll push back against those trying to make Maduro a cause for the left. There's a difference between socialism and kleptocracy.

Btw, it's all posturing, Maduro likes the US plenty: https://thinkprogress.org/venezuelas-billion-dollar-money-laundering-ring-reaches-the-u-s-1d9fe2c6b59b/

Local news: podcasting Canadian sure knows how, when and who Venezuleans should protest for.

I'm with Fred here (que raro) -- having talked to some Venezuelan left wingers their orientation tends to be "Maduro is shit, but he's *our* shit, and the rest of you get your nose out of our shit"

Wait, Maduro still enjoys leftist support? Damn.

By "our" I suspect hoos was expressing "Venezuala's" more than "the left's".

the takes are rending left twitter as we speak, dyed-in-the-wool communists from california archly shitting on any left player who notes today's developments positively while others stake out more cautious positions xp oh yes, aimless is right, but also, alfred is right

not cheering on a US-backed coup =/= supporting Maduro btw thx

like it's not a secret that he sucks

Local news: podcasting Canadian sure knows how, when and who Venezuleans should protest for.

honestly eat shit VHS I said no such thing and you know it

but hey speaking of Venezuelans' opinions

#Venezuela | "Nobody voted for #JuanGuaido" citizens reject coup plotters. #Venezuela23E pic.twitter.com/rMjJ7LI2iP

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) January 23, 2019

Is it still a coup when the elections to the National Assembly were legitimate, while the presidential election was rigged?

I'm relieved the people of Venezuela, in this time of violence and misery, have a ressource in the form of Simon's expertise and some tweets by Chapo Trap House.

teleSUR does not seem like a very believable news org, and from what I've seen the pro-Maduro demonstrations were dwarfed by the anti-Maduro ones.

plz pick a thread I do not have bookmarked to have this fight in

it's OK I'm out and I already FPd myself

I'm out and I already FPd myself

smart move

Case in point why it’s bad that much of left media has abdicated taking foreign policy seriously

I was wondering how AOC would respond, and eventually she RTd this Ro Khanna statement

With respect Senator Durbin, the US should not anoint the leader of the opposition in Venezuela during an internal, polarized conflict. Let us support Uruguay, Mexico, & the Vatican's efforts for a negotiated settlement & end sanctions that are making the hyperinflation worse. https://t.co/qoAb2ou95g

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) January 24, 2019

I know that sounds reasonable, but calling off sanctions in a situation like this is completely idiotic. And they're not the cause of hyperinflation anyway.

Look, I respect that she bothered to find a statement on the situation that framed it in terms of anti-US involvement that also wasn’t from a tankie idiot.

Even from a realpolitik POV anyone recognizing the new government is jumping the gun bc they don’t seem to have control of the army or any actual power yet. Generally wait until the coup succeeds before validating it.

I mean she could have retweeted Khanna’s quote tweet of Rania Khalek yesterday so it could have been much worse.

I do think Trump should stay out of it and suspect even Guaido wishes he would shut up. But they should prob just leave it at that.

Btw, isn't there a better thread for this?