2026-07-23T02:40:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae Dave Goldsmith https://nostr.ae/npub1rdqs3sxqxsm9uhkz2g5j8h2hj5xtgsdjd488dgp0xdmk9nvwsrpswscg4y https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/526/011/024/624/258/original/4798e2e4aa6b7d8e.jpg https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/526/011/024/624/258/original/4798e2e4aa6b7d8e.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfjnx73e3hneq6hu5hc8zkv4c7kw9q8jfy7ksx6un8uf075qqqenczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxhwtjse In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fx5kd4rg3hy6djff7lewzh02ufh0qw24d3835pncj665vuw564gkpga6u'>nevent1q…ga6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As long as the Dems are Rep-lite they can&#39;t attract the poor and working-class voters they need to blow away the Reps. Now it may be too late as Trump may just cancel elections... 2025-09-29T04:46:31+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8gfxlhcjgkkfmvrcrw3jmkxhk5f743e4etes9t0s6claxq5axr8szyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx7jqsyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0a7rfz509luw9v9kvm4cxrq7rdw9zvgf5n4mctu6aqtcq9frr9mgudhpm0'>nevent1q…hpm0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Dems ran a candidate that lost to a convicted felon. I&#39;m not placing blame, I am stating the facts.<br/><br/>I&#39;d say that is an indictment of our polity and it doesn&#39;t speak well for the &#34;loyal opposition,&#34; either, IMHO. 2025-09-29T04:27:46+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfpcdgzhk2cs63yffv7dyf03mxthk8g69f0zn93mwhucwfm7g5hhqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxekf3sf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw25gjp8jxl3hpmr0kfd2q8rjhj73c2xw3zxsca9awxl0zsx4u7zc98pgu0'>nevent1q…pgu0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah let&#39;s complain about an opposition that can&#39;t field a candidate who can beat a convicted felon. 2025-09-29T03:17:23+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswtnpq36h84zrcnzpcd5kqsx4hnwts52k8zjmr26has62rxkth59gzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxyl7yey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdqdhyfeq3sf8zdukct6wg5709y3zc5m509yx8xmqu0cqwmjupjjgsa0057'>nevent1q…0057</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>RCV is the key! It&#39;s being implemented in more and more states. Every blue state should definitely implement it yesterday and stop whining about &#34;spoilers.&#34; 2024-12-04T22:17:49+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9whmql2w35ttu23pre43j3tnhxas349fwgq9m69pee9u65xlncsqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxcmn7x3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4rwn5ejgpt3up2t5a69tn0qz5qnerv054udpsyxpwdd9m38p4qczutmcv'>nevent1q…tmcv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s worth a try. 2024-12-04T22:10:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0l0s0u84m9rfwjaadft3v8hg6xuld52dqx66p7rnfyzupcy7xzwgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxpg2yry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvawj35fsjkg2j993pe4ah9jturkk50xfdcnhhd7yvqatzsqyjdvqzxl0n5'>nevent1q…l0n5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I disagree. Voting for either of the duopoly parties in a non-swing state could be considered a &#34;wasted&#34; vote. But voting for a &#34;third- party&#34; candidate in a non- swing state could have the potential of helping to develop a new third party safely.<br/><br/>The Electoral College gives us this one advantage. We&#39;d be fools not to take advantage of it. 2024-12-04T18:59:30+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszy585c0er98gkayth5gtwdqalyphk8rjundj65yj7h4mg8e2zffqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxthwew6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9cghg7gm0d2zf2pan0kf0777h86mve9plcpfx70s6kaz3s8f6dmce5f537'>nevent1q…f537</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I see. Okay. Well, I wrote my Master&#39;s thesis on third-party politics in the US, and I certainly did not mean to suggest that these parties were inferior in any respect other than in their ability to wield power.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t consider the term &#34;third party&#34; to be derogatory. I also use the term &#34;minor party.&#34; I think these are fundamental designations when discussing politics within the context of a duopoly like the U.S. 2024-12-03T23:59:46+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0ruzdq5r5jsct5lse84gnce8wnclmshc74hlrgnau67czdpanttczyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxjx7glf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zsn5lcpcex3ldatpn5v3h6qac329mzmzkl0az0nrwv07agsansgjhwvay'>nevent1q…wvay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A majority of Americans want Universal Health Care &amp; have wanted it for decades. Why hasn&#39;t it happened? <br/><br/>A majority of Americans want much higher taxes on millionaires &amp; billionaires. Why hasn&#39;t it happened? <br/><br/>A majority of Americans want stricter gun control laws. Why hasn&#39;t it happened? <br/><br/>A majority of Americans want abortion access. How was it taken away?<br/><br/>These are all majoritarian positions that presumably a Progressive Party could run &amp; win with. 2024-12-03T22:39:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2zsn5lcpcex3ldatpn5v3h6qac329mzmzkl0az0nrwv07agsansgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxyj8duw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz2fvzhlxq5ml9mawns3hj7jpynyqhggdr9wh52tfz6gdgpj2h97cu25nem'>nevent1q…5nem</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess I&#39;m less interested in pointing fingers at who&#39;s to blame than I am at trying to determine a winning strategy going forward assuming we have any more elections. 2024-12-03T22:33:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgspq20tr5egevr5gx53tkn7m4ddrg7u4d634tzdw5lnt6s6n270qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxv3ah7n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv89jumc9sughd47llgxm64pxy3m2t8vvswt02saa384srxaak2jclhan0q'>nevent1q…an0q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think there&#39;s any problem with Raskin&#39;s looks. There might be a problem with the fact that he&#39;s Jewish. 2024-12-03T05:35:28+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyvh37tegecjrww4euy97lv7r2ft9wdxap9lpvemn8u3pwgtpxkcgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxmztfsf Dems &amp; supporters are undertaking a needed post-mortem to answer: How did they lose to a treasonous, bald-faced liar? My 3 cents:<br/><br/>1. The polls were right this time—it was a close race and NOT a blowout or mandate for Trump.<br/><br/>2. The Dems are reliant on minority &amp; women voters because the Reps appeal to racists &amp; misogynists &amp; because DEMS DON’T DELIVER for the working class.<br/><br/>3. The country has never elected a woman president, let alone a woman of color. It might have been a bridge too far. 2024-12-01T15:41:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq4tdm7a3fzze9e7dhj7hphhtaf9nhxey0v3gnmt8vqrmf62zjy9qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx8w9uet In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgge677p6yvnfla0hnlzyqgcugf4yswd8dnu90thv3resf29075mcccmpyg'>nevent1q…mpyg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t know Bezos owned Goodreads. I just cancelled my account.<br/><br/>It was great to hear about a black woman- owned alternative but they use Machine Learning and I don&#39;t want to support ML, LLM or AI.<br/><br/>Does anyone know of a good alternative? 2024-11-25T22:04:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrlwx6vs8nk8eg3u6ydj67vxkhh8ne94tg9qxve58kzvqqyn3xxlqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx383w6f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0jtc3nzyx3c7swfm8ft4tlfc2hx8k8jhryxtx6p7q40vyjs3ekzq7j83n5'>nevent1q…83n5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Millionaire talking heads critiquing billionaire pols for ratings for multi-national corporations is not a recipe for &#34;talking to truth to power.&#34;<br/><br/>I get my news from Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. 2024-11-23T17:04:45+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw5jmzau97tu4lqv79pv340j6ahn86lapqmsepewcsd6s482w52gqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvx4smqau This has happened to me now a couple of times where I will be engaged in a conversation on Mastodon and it abruptly ends with a inflammatory comment directed at me that appears on my timeline but I cannot reply to because it says that it no longer exists. What&#39;s going on? How does this happen? If you delete a post, shouldn&#39;t it disappear from everyone&#39;s timeline? I apologize if this is a stupid question but I am a fairly recent subscriber to social media. 2024-11-19T14:48:39+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg29cpxt2ug58ly6rku0fyts7sc5j4n69pgahmqj6s58pt4eaq6aszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxsuz93a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9szwk2dvddw2wlx298qf7en2vtkw69mcysexty25juklxxkqre7gua8fxa'>nevent1q…8fxa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought that the UK does have proportional representation. I thought the UK does have public funding of election campaigns.<br/><br/>Please enlighten me. 2024-11-02T19:00:42+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy7tmrvrv572krpx3enf5uxl2laxy84q5ca49w2uz6vyzppdxpp3qzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxrqy39d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf47235582z7taspz6qlj0lsqx26hljejvfljv02azp2z4eqxumgca5t2j7'>nevent1q…t2j7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>EU Greens get funding from national treasures &amp; they work in parliamentary systems, which allows for proportional representation.<br/><br/>As an active member of the Green Party in MD, I spent hundreds of hours in community outreach, community service, ballot access petitioning, public speaking &amp; I ran for office. There are thousands of volunteer Green supporters who have done the hard work for decades. If you don&#39;t know about them change your news sources. 2024-11-02T18:00:14+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd6w2ru8ezt39294zvyyxd6u8ndjy8yk2k5tsuqnqgj5tegesq4hqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxwswnmp Ask yourself: Is it better to have one billionaire or a thousand millionaires? Is it better to have one millionaire or a hundred people with ten-thousand dollars each?<br/><br/>The person with $10K isn&#39;t going to buy a politician or get a government subsidy or get a tax break, they will buy groceries and pay rent and grown the economy from the bottom-up. 2024-09-27T18:49:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstqzxzqycq0jkeu67fckq3ec576qf86gvsafhsg58murz92txn2lgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxcj4ujw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84zlyz5ju77ky4dme8tfz7n590p07adhx0faq5m3j778vmy8z6gsnpksap'>nevent1q…ksap</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Again, all of that fighting occurred AFTER the indictments, yes? Why did it take YEARS for the indictments to be presented? 2024-09-27T03:28:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdpjpxwjxwvx6xks24s0w9q7phpxc00lhukp3wt88c7snm6n8k8ngzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxmfyp0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9cmj0u4yj840c5yfms877znrmh7ll42kvjhnl524edrja20gwzhs8k8pj9'>nevent1q…8pj9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah but all that comes AFTER the indictment yes? Why did it take them YEARS to indict!<br/><br/>Why didn&#39;t the Georgia prosecution begin weeks or at most months after the election?<br/><br/>Trump said on tape: &#34;Find me the votes.&#34; CASE CLOSED! 2024-09-27T03:18:37+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8s4hf22n0f2qge66suhn7rsjgj9mra7h5jsq5dct9vhp95tmhwzqzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxvjrhj9 &#34;A new poll of young voters shows Harris with a commanding 31 point lead over Trump&#34;<br/><br/>============<br/><br/>If young people vote in big numbers Harris / Walz will win in a landslide! 2024-09-25T00:25:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs25j885mc83n6ne7f0d23nj9gqk3s973986wn4fhc8tn5gcqq04tszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxzm9wud In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjke7pz7hevdganz36jzzvq5p60qu6kym2cjk2l72t7nq5pr807qtc2ffk'>nevent1q…2ffk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>She may feel safer away from Russia? 2024-09-01T17:13:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf3wt5dm2culkr20338em5u9mfx0k3m6w3l53q8jw5q8k77wpwxyszyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxlcnhwg Trump is trying to channel Roy Cohn one more time. What did Cohn try to teach him that he missed? Some trick shot, some impossible angle? There must be something!<br/><br/>In the meantime Trump makes ready the biggest payout of his career dumping Pravda Social the instant he can, putting the money in an offshore account.<br/> <br/>Trump is begging Netanyahu and Putin for help. <br/><br/>Trump will confirm details of Plan B: exile in Moscow. If Melania stayed behind how long would she live? What about Barron? 2024-09-01T04:03:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0r5g6r8yur6wgvy9kpuru0lpntdty4nz86p5axtfh8eu6aczzhdgzyqd5zzxqcq6rvhj7cffzjg7a272sedzpkfk5ua4q9uehwckd36qvxvx6950 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqy29arfn8h4ujnsamdzp886e89nn67hncvr9hjd69gmhpnrvjpqxpk4v4'>nevent1q…k4v4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We know Trump LOVES the Palestinian genocide and sees great financial opportunities in all that abandoned beachfront property once the Palestinian squatters are driven off. <br/><br/>Harris MIGHT be willing and able to stop the Palestinian genocide.<br/><br/>She had a social- justice upbringing and she has a Jewish husband to give her cover against charges of anti-Semitism.<br/><br/>But, yes, its all speculation.<br/><br/>Still, can ANYONE seriously imagine that the Palestinians would be better off under Trump? 2024-08-26T16:16:35+02:00