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#91
Off the Record / Re: Quo Vadis, Democrats?
Last post by Tonitrus - September 03, 2025, 10:22:04 PMThe machinations are afoot to try and clear the way to give Coumo the best shot...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/03/a-trump-administration-position-to-leave-the-race-for-mayor-eric-adams-faces-a-decision-00542212
But it would hard to see how this wouldn't end up Trump-tainting Coumo irrevocably.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/03/a-trump-administration-position-to-leave-the-race-for-mayor-eric-adams-faces-a-decision-00542212
But it would hard to see how this wouldn't end up Trump-tainting Coumo irrevocably.
#92
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Sophie Scholl - September 03, 2025, 10:20:39 PMI even mentioned that. She was like, "Well, I didn't live through it so I don't know." 
#93
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Tonitrus - September 03, 2025, 09:31:04 PMQuote from: Sophie Scholl on September 03, 2025, 08:16:55 PMJust talked with a nurse in my apartment building who is super anti-vax. "We should just see what happens without vaccines! What's the harm?" Just... wow. I'm pretty sure she was raised in a super religious household, but like... my god. The rot is so deep in this country.
And oblivious to the thousands of (pretty bad) years of human history where we did see that...
#94
Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread
Last post by mongers - September 03, 2025, 09:22:55 PMA film new to me:
'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' - sterling work by all concerned.
'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' - sterling work by all concerned.
#95
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Sophie Scholl - September 03, 2025, 08:16:55 PMJust talked with a nurse in my apartment building who is super anti-vax. "We should just see what happens without vaccines! What's the harm?" Just... wow. I'm pretty sure she was raised in a super religious household, but like... my god. The rot is so deep in this country.
#96
Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic
Last post by jimmy olsen - September 03, 2025, 07:30:26 PMQuote from: Razgovory on September 03, 2025, 03:58:53 PMHooray! I just got an email back! I got the job as a part-time Deli-guy at a local grocery store! A local employee-owned store!That's great!
#97
Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...
Last post by Sheilbh - September 03, 2025, 06:28:09 PMTotal aside - but just a follow up on the way Reform are doing media totally differently for a political party.
The eco-populist candidate won the Green leadership with 85% of the vote. One of the first things he's announced:
Different from previous Green strategy which is hyper-local. But interesting. And I think whether it's Reform livestreaming their own events (which they have proper set design for) with commentary, or getting a daytime TV to "host" their conference, or the leader of the Greens launching a weekly podcast - I think we're moving past the comms techniques and style of the 90s. The two big traditional parties still need to keep doing what they're doing but also move past the off-the-record anonymous briefings to lobby journalists, focus on leading the Today program on Radio 4, and the big broadcast shows on Sunday morning etc.
I'd add to that Corbyn and Sultana's party which is very online.
Also incidentally gain the trans debate is proving quite challenging for Your Party and the Greens. Your Party has all of the Gaza independents in the party, these are all (male) Muslim MPs who are fairly socially conservative; with the Greens one of the new deputy leader Mothin Ali refused to make pledges to any groups within the party (I actually quite liked his reasoning explaining this quite a lot), including the LGBT+ Greens and is coming under a lot of pressure on this issue, he's also been attacked for comments he made on October 7th. The flipside of that is he was one of the running mates of the Greens' new gay Jewish leader which makes those attacks more challenging.
The eco-populist candidate won the Green leadership with 85% of the vote. One of the first things he's announced:
QuoteZack Polanski
@ZackPolanski
Leading a political party means leading the political conversation, being available and being heard on the platforms people actually use.
Join me every Wednesday on my new podcast: Bold Politics. The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.
Different from previous Green strategy which is hyper-local. But interesting. And I think whether it's Reform livestreaming their own events (which they have proper set design for) with commentary, or getting a daytime TV to "host" their conference, or the leader of the Greens launching a weekly podcast - I think we're moving past the comms techniques and style of the 90s. The two big traditional parties still need to keep doing what they're doing but also move past the off-the-record anonymous briefings to lobby journalists, focus on leading the Today program on Radio 4, and the big broadcast shows on Sunday morning etc.
I'd add to that Corbyn and Sultana's party which is very online.
Also incidentally gain the trans debate is proving quite challenging for Your Party and the Greens. Your Party has all of the Gaza independents in the party, these are all (male) Muslim MPs who are fairly socially conservative; with the Greens one of the new deputy leader Mothin Ali refused to make pledges to any groups within the party (I actually quite liked his reasoning explaining this quite a lot), including the LGBT+ Greens and is coming under a lot of pressure on this issue, he's also been attacked for comments he made on October 7th. The flipside of that is he was one of the running mates of the Greens' new gay Jewish leader which makes those attacks more challenging.
#98
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Razgovory - September 03, 2025, 06:27:06 PMQuote from: The Minsky Moment on September 03, 2025, 04:38:05 PM4. Anything to distract from the Kanna-Massie Epstein victims press conference.
A lot of Democrats think these Epstein files are going to reveal that Trump is child rapist, but I seriously doubt it. What it will reveal, and what we already know, is that Trump and everyone else knew that Epstein was a creep and just didn't care. People have a hard time turning on their friends, and when that friend is rich and powerful they certainly aren't going to unless they have a very good reason.
#99
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Razgovory - September 03, 2025, 06:21:39 PMQuote from: Sheilbh on September 03, 2025, 04:50:23 PMAnd don't forget spite.
I think this pretty much has it covered.
#100
Off the Record / Re: Norwegian Election
Last post by mongers - September 03, 2025, 05:49:10 PMI'll vote for Jesper Berg.