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[a tweet by @DarrigoMelanie

There are 117 members of congress running for re-election in 2024 who voted to overturn the 2020 election after Jan. 6th attack on our Capitol, and one ex-President who ran the coup.

When sedation and stochastic terrorism go unpunished it becomes political strategy.

@jeanjauthor it sounds like you’re talking from experience… please tell me there’s a story here

probably my most powerful interpersonal communication hack is to, whenever possible, ask either/or questions rather than yes/no questions

for example, when chatting with coworkers, i’ll often ask if they have any fun weekend plans. but let’s be real - we all feel like friendless losers when someone asks that question and we go “uhhhhh… no.” so instead, i phrase it as “so, do you have anything fun planned over the weekend, or are you just going to enjoy having some time to relax?”

phrased like this, there’s rarely any awkwardness. you’ve presented two options & given both equally positive connotations, so your conversational partner has an automatic “out,” so to speak

but it works for higher stakes conversations too!!!! my mom was saying this weekend how she and her neighbor both like walking around the neighborhood & that she wanted to suggest they take a walk together sometime, but was worried about how to approach the conversation

so i said “how about you just say ‘i’ve noticed we both like taking walks! would you be interested in going for one together, or do you use walks for some precious alone time?’”

now Walking Neighbor has an automatic “get out of jail free card” if she wants to say no!!!! which means my mom doesn’t have to worry about the conversation being uncomfortable, because she’s set it up to go smoothly

either/or questions rather than yes/no questions. it is really like magic

If your vote didn’t count Republicans wouldn’t be spending billions to keep black, brown, and other marginalized people from voting. Anyone who wants a just, prosperous, safe, and peaceful America needs to vote for Biden/Harris. If you don’t then the Republican Nazis will make your life a living nightmare.

VOTE BLUE....

Reminder that these are the tip of the iceberg and it only gets worse

Project 2025

If this sounds bad to you, please remember to vote Democrat up and down your ballot from President to the most local elected official

and Mobilize and volunteer this year, any amount of work helps