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nice quote from Mandami comms person Emilia Rowland to the New York Times

from this story, in which the New York Times suddenly discovers the use of social media to bypass traditional media, then immediately frames it as somehow nefarious because a progressive did it

nytimes.comInside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers (Gift Article)Zohran Mamdani is seen as a social media wizard. Some of his popularity stems from an influencer operation run by the mayor’s office.

Karl Bode

@karlbode.com

I'm just utterly disoriented by any democratic staffer that is smart on media reform the party hasn't had a coherent media reform strategy in 50 years, which culminated in the right wing and their corporate friends building the biggest and most effective propaganda machine in human history

4/9/26, 3:57 pm40 reposts376 likes

I, Vermectin. 🦀

@engelr412.bsky.social

4 Sept

Was it the GOParty who set up the vast 50 year Heritage/Federalist/Etc project or was it Kochs/Oil/Carlyle/Uhleins/Etc and only the GOP truly played along with them?

Thomas

@djamesalicious.bsky.social

4 Sept

this is like asking if I or my wife paid the power bill this month. They're the same people, they work for the same people

I, Vermectin. 🦀

@engelr412.bsky.social

4 Sept

One group, the Koch-aligned, has billions, the other group (pols) takes orders/money from them. So the money dictates the climate denial & tax breaks. So in the Dems formula, which group in the equation has the billions or means to build your msg machine? It’s not pols

Thomas

@djamesalicious.bsky.social

4 Sept

you should look how rich the average senator is

Philo of Alexan

@philoof.bsky.social

4 Sept

This is an extremely important point.

Guitars n Whiskey

@automattic.bsky.social

4 Sept

I hate @nytimes.com so so so much

Ray Anselmo

@rayanselmo.bsky.social

4 Sept

I literally will not share a post with a NYT link anymore. Cutting off their oxygen in my tiny way.

mary angela perna

@maryangelaperna.bsky.social

7 Sept

This. It’s infuriating how many DC Dem “strategists”, comms people, consultants, who have the gall to lecture the left plank of the Democratic Party. The audacity to try to malign actual successful communicators, w/ excellent policies like AOC or @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social