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Ariella Elm

@ariellaelm.bsky.social

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I’m so done with doomerism. 🌱 Queer🏳️‍🌈 Jewish✡️ disabled😷 political influencer 💙 Follow for daily Democrat wins & weekly election guides. Our voices are our superpower 📧 [email protected]

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · Jan 30

I just wanna thank everyone for their support. every share every follow every comments every like means so much and I cannot thank you enough for giving me this platform.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 4h

It doesn’t matter what you call it. It definitely is a thing. It’s the people who are protesting against Kamala Harris right now.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 5h

Primaries are the only time that endorsements matter unless it’s a state with a jungle primary or rank choice voting in the general election

Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 5h

or what the hell happened with the DNC election, you are in the right place.

Hopefully this will end the argument that the DNC decided to kick out a progressive.
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It Was Never About the Men

YouTube video by Ariella Elm

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 5h

This was filmed hours before the government shut down, but hey, we’re still in the shutdown and literally nothing has changed so nothing is actually out of date.

If you want to know why WA went more blue when every other state trended red in November,
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 5h

I am so excited that the interview with my good friend @shasti.bsky.social is finally up!!!!

She is the Chair of the @wadems.org AND the newest @democrats.org vice chair. She’s really doing it all. I could talk with her for hours, but we jammed as much into this interview as possible.
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 5h

Good to know that you’d rather believe the lies you were told then the truth

Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 6h

But they’re not supporting cuomo…

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 6h

AIPAC is not what you’re talking about. You’re talking about AIPAC PAC. And they have only been donating to democratic candidates since 2022 when they gave to Halle Stevens, so progressive Jew Andy Levin would lose. When you act like they have more power than they do, you are giving them more power.

Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 7h

and in the general election, when there is only one democrat, I’m just gonna vote for the Democrat.

I guess things could be different for you, but I don’t understand it
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 7h

The obsession with endorsements from elected officials from the alt-left genuinely makes no sense.

When I’m looking for who to vote for I look at organizations for their endorsements, typically using @bluevoterguide.bsky.social but I’m not looking for who a given elected official endorses,
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 7h

So before I commit to posting about this, which would probably be tomorrow. Is there any reason this story is not as good as it appears?

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 7h

So I’m currently organizing my list of potential three wins, and one of the ones I have listed is that the Ghanaian president is calling for the UN to demand reparations for the slave trade.

I also know that saying politics is messy in many African countries is an understatement.
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Ghana to Introduce UN Motion Declaring Slave Trade Greatest Crime Against Humanity - Information Services Department

Ghana will introduce a motion in the United Nations General Assembly to declare the transatlantic slave trade as the greatest crime against humanity,

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 10h

That’s also not correct a good way to know that’s not necessarily correct is that that says .com instead of .org, which means that the information provided is not coming from an organization

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 11h

Meanwhile, I can’t contemplate what being able body is like it just doesn’t make sense to my brain

Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 13h

It’s election day in Louisiana!!!!!

I don’t have all the info, but I do have information on the Orleans parish races!

Lots of Dems who seem to not actually be Dems

ariellaelm.substack.com/p/election-d...

Election Day is Every Tuesday 10/5-11

At least two flip opportunities!

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 13h

I always find it fascinating when as a chronically ill person says “I’m not doing well” or “I have a new health challenge,” and the response is “get better soon” or “I hope you heal quickly”

I hope I heal at all. The more likely option is that I just find ways to live with this new pain.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

So Steven Miller is obviously the president. Trump is yet again, second in command, kind of, more like the comms director.

Does he have any companies or anything that we can protest in front of? Cause that worked really well with kicking Musk out of the government and maybe it would work here?

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, so I’m having some chronic health issues so I haven’t been able to post videos and I’m really sorry about that and I hope I will be able to post the video on Sun because I miss Doomerella too. But if not, please make sure to check out the posts on Substack. That is where I put the most detail.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

The absolute best way you can support the work I do is by becoming a paid subscriber to my Substack (through the web, 🍎 newly takes a 30% cut) substack.com/@ariellaelm, but you can also buy me a ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/ariella.elm, or buy my merch www.bonfire.com/my-vote-is-m...
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Ariella Elm | Substack

I’m so done with doomerism. 🌱 Queer🏳️‍🌈 Jewish✡️ disabled😷 political influencer 💙 Follow for daily Democratic wins & weekly election guides. Our voices are our superpower 📧 [email protected]

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

Our voices are our superpower, but only when we use them!

And as always, 300 characters is not enough so if you want the full story ariellaelm.substack.com/p/daily-dems...
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Daily Dems Doing the Work, Making Noise and Fighting Back Day 258

Being chronically ill sucks.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

And if you watched or read any of these stories comment 🌀 (hurricane) because if there is a hurricane during this shutdown, those remaining NOAA staffers are going to do literally everything they can to keep us safe and not get paid for any of it. (hopefully temporarily but with Trump, who knows)
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

So those are some of today’s fighters (actually not today, they were what I was gonna post yesterday. I hope I feel better soon)

If you made it to the end of this post, comment 📝 (a note) because seeing what Rs are doing to healthcare laid out is so important to keeping our messaging alive.
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

@salinas.house.gov Posted about her comments during the Steering and Policy Committee shadow hearing titled “The Republican Healthcare Crisis”

When House Democrats are saying they’re still working, they mean it.

Republicans are on vacation, but Democrats are not.
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

@repericsorensen.bsky.social Posted a fantastic video calling Republicans out for the shutdown, especially the amount of essential employees working without pay. I know I just posted him, but I couldn’t not post this, especially because I’m positive most people haven’t seen it.
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d

@murray.senate.gov Has joined TikTok! Members still can’t use TikTok on their government devices, and even with the new deal, that probably won’t change anytime soon, but more and more Dems are realizing the importance of being everywhere and accessible to everyone, and I love that a lot.
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Glad to be on TikTok talking to you from Washington to Washington! There's a LOT happening in Congress so follow for the latest as I work to help people and solve problems: I'm fighting for affordable...

TikTok video by Patty Murray

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