Also as a side note if anyone would like to help moderate this community please message me. I'll try to respond in a day or two.
reddit was open source as well.
was
That's not a constructive approach. Doing nothing just means Republicans completely disasemble what remains of democracy in the US.
It has not collapsed yet. Democrats are electing a new chair RIGHT NOW (I don't know the date, but in the next few weeks).
They are going to elect a centrist. We can stop them. Now is the time.
If the new DNC is progressive and inspires people, it will prevent reluctant Republicans from going full scorched earth.
A progressive platform will win Democrats the white house for the next 20 years. Ask FDR how I know.
This, right now, is the final chance we have to prevent collapse.
Spread the word, share & cross post.
Please spread, cross post, share, whatever; wherever you can. People should have input into the democratic policy platform, but they're so brazen as to say the "center is where we need to be".
These people, these few hundred people, are a big problem with the democratic party.
We need to take the narrative back from centrists. It can be done by telling the DNC what to do, not the other way around.
The election that will take place at the DNC to replace the chair will decide the policy direction of the Democratic party. Let your voice be heard!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22077561
> “I’m not interested in anyone who is moving further away from the center,” said Cindy Bass, a Pennsylvania committee member from Philadelphia. “The center is where we have to be.” > > They're not going to change a thing unless people make them. > > Find your local state delegate and personally tell them how you feel a centrist is only going to guarantee another Republican victory. They are listed here: https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_National_Committee > > Bernie Sanders is working behind the scenes to get a progressive in there but he can't do it alone. > >
The election that will take place at the DNC to replace the chair will decide the policy direction of the Democratic party. Let your voice be heard!
“I’m not interested in anyone who is moving further away from the center,” said Cindy Bass, a Pennsylvania committee member from Philadelphia. “The center is where we have to be.”
They're not going to change a thing unless people make them.
Find your local state delegate and personally tell them how you believe nominating a centrist will only going to guarantee another Republican victory. They are listed here: https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_National_Committee
Bernie Sanders is working behind the scenes to get a progressive in there but he can't do it alone.
You're absolutely right, this is the fundamental problem. We need to find a progressive to run the DNC where Keith Ellison almost succeeded (he didn't win).
Ken Martin is also one of a handful who will likely be elected chair next since the current chair is stepping down.
That's a really precise breakdown and appears to hit the nail on the head.
What would be the most effective strategy to wake them up to the new political realities? Because I don't think even this election did that.
What is a party platform? Here's how they're made.
Though largely unread, political party platforms are a vital clue about which groups hold real power in the two major national parties and can help predict what the government will actually do.
DNC policy discussion
Who decides what policies the DNC chooses for their national platform? Obviously corporate donors effect the bottom line of the organization, but who are the power brokers internally at the DNC that make the decisions to create those policies that favor corporations over people?
This is their leadership team, but something tells me they're not the ones making the decisions to not advocate for Medicare for all, or other widely popular left wing policies.
I don't think there is but at the same time I think an over reliance on the sanctity of neutrality benefits those who lie and misinform (ie current right wing news/media control political machine)
yes very true, but please don't do that, lol. do it here ---> [email protected]
Community for political discussion: [email protected] , mods please feel free to post this anywhere if you'd like to avoid the political posts/questions :)
Community for political discussion: [email protected] , mods please feel free to post this anywhere if you'd like to avoid the political posts :)
I don't really know which journals are good/bad beyond the big names ones, nature, plos, elsevier, etc.
You won't be banned for posting journal links. The only time that would happen was if it happened continuously and had a pattern and multiple reports. I don't think there has ever been a permanent ban here.
Id recommend looking up your topic in a big name journal just to play it safe. Better science, less misinformation.
I'd like to build/find a list of the best journals to add to the sidebar.
The party chased former Republicans and rich donors, while alienating the working-class majority.
It was hard to find but I believe it is 202-863-8000
https://www.eriecountydems.org/democratic-national-committee-dnc/
Jaime Harrison is the DNC chair. https://democrats.org/jaime-harrison/
In my experience shit rolls downhill, so start at the top.
Join the discussion at [email protected] . It was a neutral space but now that we're in fascist America neutrality is no longer acceptable.
The working class need a voice and the DNC is so completely clueless, so that communication needs to happen like an avalanche for anything to change.
One must delete facebook and lawyer up before one can ascend to the realm of #4. Profit.
good idea. I'll add these to an unacceptable source list in the sidebar. Most of the reports have come from posts like that so I think a majority of people would agree with limiting posts from them.
I completely agree.
I liked askhistorians, as I felt like the moderation added to the quality a lot, but /r/science never seemed to achieve that level of quality. Though when they did start with the heavy moderation/clear rules with tags (I think flair was a later addition) it was a marked improvement off what it was before.
I'm open to suggestions, and I'll just leave the draft rules up for awhile to get feedback.
rules discussion
I've seen a few complaints over the past few weeks about there being a lot of psuedoscience, and there has been a fair amount of reports.
I figured it would be a good idea to update the rules on the sidebar to clearly lay out what is and isn't allowed.
I think a tagging system might help to keep down on the spam and elevate real scientific sources. These are just a draft and more rules could be added in the future if they are needed.
Current draft (work in progress, add suggestions in comments): *** A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.
Submission Rules:
- All posts must be flagged with an appropriate tag and must be scientific in nature. All posts not following these guidelines will be removed.
- All posts must be peer reviewed and published in a reputable journal, unless flagged as news or discussion. No pseudoscience.
- No self-promotion, blogspam, videos, or memes. See list of unapproved sources below.
Comment Rules:
- Civility to other users, be kind.
- See rule #1.
- Please stay on the original topic in the post. New topics should be referred to a new post/discussion thread.
- See rule #1 again. Personal attacks, trolling, or aggression to other users will result in a ban.
- Report incivility, trolling, or otherwise bad actors. We are human so we only see what is reported.
Flag Options
- [Peer reviewed]
- [News]
- [Discussion]
List of potential predatory journals & publishers (do not post from these sources)
List of unapproved sources:
- Psypost
- Sciencealert
- (any other popsci site that uses titles generally regarded as clickbait)
***
Original draft:
A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.
Submission Rules:
- All posts must be flagged with an appropriate tag and must be scientific in nature. All posts not following these guidelines will be removed.
- All posts must be peer reviewed and published in a reputable journal, unless flagged as news or discussion. No pseudoscience.
- No self-promotion, blogspam, videos, or memes.
Comment Rules:
- Civility to other users, be kind.
- See rule #1.
- Please stay on the original topic in the post. New topics should be referred to a new post/discussion thread.
- See rule #1 again. Personal attacks, trolling, or aggression to other users will result in a ban.
- Report incivility, trolling, or otherwise bad actors. We are human so we only see what is reported.
Flag Options
- [Peer reviewed]
- [News]
- [Discussion]
List of potential predatory journals & publishers (do not post from these sources)
*** I'm not on 24/7 but I'll try to update these when I get a chance.
I pinned this. I don't know if that's the right thing to do or not, but I feel like being impartial is a trait honored only by the left and not the right, and look at where that's gotten us as a country.
Perhaps it's time to say to hell with impartiality, and call out poor policy for what it is. Wherever and whenever.
I don't think that would be statistically significant. Exit polls are pretty accurate, and I don't think anyone can deny Trump won in a landslide. Not that I'm happy about that. </democracy>
We need a return to Sandernomics.
If Dems want any chance of winning in 2026 (midterms), assuming we still have an election, there is only one path forward, and that is things that matter to Americans.
Economic issues that Sanders was successfully campaigning on in 2016 when he was thwarted in the primary. It's not important to fight over what happened that year, but his platform is 100% the way forward to progress.
GO VOTE!!!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21667475
If you can, turn off your phone or computer and go vote!!! If you already voted, tell someone else to vote!!!
Less than 10 hours from now will decide if the US veers toward democracy or fascism.
GO VOTE!!!
If you can, turn off your phone or computer and go vote!!! If you already voted, tell someone else to vote!!!
Less than 10 hours from now will decide if the US veers toward democracy or fascism.
Harris leads by 3% (previously safe republican) in new Iowa poll by highly regarded pollster Ann Selzer | Leads with older women | BBC
Ann Selzer spoke to BBC News about why Harris's lead may be attributed to women voters.
Arson destroys hundreds of ballots inside a Washington state drop box.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/4205494
> > State and federal authorities are investigating a deliberately set fire that destroyed ballots inside a drop box in southwest Washington on Monday morning.
Opinion: People should stop promoting stories that mention Trump
Stories that talk about all the bad things Trump has done are only seen by the left. This makes the left hate Trump and his supporters more, while the right feels increasingly "oppressed" by this hate. They run to their savior Trump and the viscous cycle continues. More media presence for him only adds to his influence, negative press possibly moreso than positive.
People on the left should ignore Trump and talk about real issues. It is the only way to defeat a sith.