Micah Sifry ❌👑
@msifry.bsky.social
Writer, organizer, theconnector.substack.com
Here's a pre-Thanksgiving potpourri focusing on a variety of creative organizing tactics bubbling up from the Defiance. Gobble, gobble! open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
Notes on Organizing During This Crazy Time
Visibility Brigades, ICE-Scraper Buy-Ins, Health Care Professionals in Revolt, Democracy Teams Trainings, Sierra Club Pushback and Cracks in the Orange Bully's Facade. A pre-Thanksgiving potpourri!
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November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Here's a pre-Thanksgiving potpourri focusing on a variety of creative organizing tactics bubbling up from the Defiance. Gobble, gobble! open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
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"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
Charismatic politicians have built movements to win office in the past, but rarely if ever have they kept them going. Zohran Mamdani aspires to be different, and there’s plenty from *how* his grassroots campaign was built that others could apply in their own local contexts. (1/n)
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Charismatic politicians have built movements to win office in the past, but rarely if ever have they kept them going. Zohran Mamdani aspires to be different, and there’s plenty from *how* his grassroots campaign was built that others could apply in their own local contexts. (1/n)
Really enjoyed the chance to talk in depth with @daschloz.bsky.social, whose books on movements and political parties are seminal works.
🍳 We’ve been cooking up something good — and it’s finally live. New #ThisOldDemocracy podcast episode available now! Our usual host @msifry.bsky.social and your special guest @daschloz.bsky.social engage in how "hollow parties" can potentially be rejuvenated or revived to save American democracy?
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Really enjoyed the chance to talk in depth with @daschloz.bsky.social, whose books on movements and political parties are seminal works.
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Guess what just went live? Our latest #ThisOldDemocracy podcast episode — streaming on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. @msifry.bsky.social and @daschloz.bsky.social dive into the structural weaknesses plaguing American politics. centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Guess what just went live? Our latest #ThisOldDemocracy podcast episode — streaming on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. @msifry.bsky.social and @daschloz.bsky.social dive into the structural weaknesses plaguing American politics. centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
Setting aside fury and frustration for focus. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
How to Build a "Bigger We" - and Go From Isolated Actions to Cultural Change
Parsing the Freedom Together Foundation's critical new report. Plus, Vu Le's new book on nonprofits and philanthropy and lessons from the Defiance in Chicago.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Setting aside fury and frustration for focus. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
In the end, more than 104K volunteers made 4.4M calls and knocked on more than 3M doors. And as Tascha Van Auken, Mamdani’s field director said last night, “This is going to transform our city. It doesn’t stop tonight.” UPDATED POST: theconnector.substack.com/p/solidarity...
Solidarity Tech: The Platform Powering Zohran Mamdani's Movement
A conversation with Ivan Pardo, the founder of Solidarity Tech, on how a platform built for "deep organizing" of workers building unions is being used to take power in New York City.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In the end, more than 104K volunteers made 4.4M calls and knocked on more than 3M doors. And as Tascha Van Auken, Mamdani’s field director said last night, “This is going to transform our city. It doesn’t stop tonight.” UPDATED POST: theconnector.substack.com/p/solidarity...
Notably, Mamdani not promising that “this is the moment that the rise of oceans began to slow.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Notably, Mamdani not promising that “this is the moment that the rise of oceans began to slow.”
Does Mamdani write his own speeches? Great FDR reference at the end of his Forest Hills rally. Now Debs and Nehru.
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Does Mamdani write his own speeches? Great FDR reference at the end of his Forest Hills rally. Now Debs and Nehru.
Happy Andrew Cuomo retirement day, for all who celebrate.
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Happy Andrew Cuomo retirement day, for all who celebrate.
While we wait for the polls to close, check out my interview with Ivan Pardo, who built the technology that the Mamdani campaign has used to organize its way to City Hall. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
Solidarity Tech: The Platform Powering Zohran Mamdani's Movement
A conversation with Ivan Pardo, the founder of Solidarity Tech, on how a platform built for "deep organizing" of workers building unions is being used to take power in New York City.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
While we wait for the polls to close, check out my interview with Ivan Pardo, who built the technology that the Mamdani campaign has used to organize its way to City Hall. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
I said a while ago that anti-anti-semitism was broken by political bias in its application, the split screen view of the response to Mamdani vs the whole national socialist Republican right is quite telling.
October 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I said a while ago that anti-anti-semitism was broken by political bias in its application, the split screen view of the response to Mamdani vs the whole national socialist Republican right is quite telling.
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Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
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🎧 Just dropped: the latest episode of our podcast #ThisOldDemocracy! @msifry.bsky.social talks to @didikuo1.bsky.social about political parties. Give it a listen now. centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🎧 Just dropped: the latest episode of our podcast #ThisOldDemocracy! @msifry.bsky.social talks to @didikuo1.bsky.social about political parties. Give it a listen now. centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
Per capita, Zohran Mamdani has more volunteers working on his mayoral bid than Obama did on behalf of his '08 campaign. Assuming he wins, the big question will be: how does he keep this force together in order to help enact his progressive agenda? More here: open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
How Zohran Mamdani's "Tremendous Force" is Remaking New York Politics
With NYC's mayoral election a week away, the upstart democratic socialist has built a movement that is already changing the status quo.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Per capita, Zohran Mamdani has more volunteers working on his mayoral bid than Obama did on behalf of his '08 campaign. Assuming he wins, the big question will be: how does he keep this force together in order to help enact his progressive agenda? More here: open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
For anyone who follows NY politics, the fact that state Democratic leaders Kathy Hochul, Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Carl Heastie are about to appear on stage at Zohran Mamdani’s big Forest Hills rally (which is also being headlined by AOC and Bernie Sanders) is tectonic.
October 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
For anyone who follows NY politics, the fact that state Democratic leaders Kathy Hochul, Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Carl Heastie are about to appear on stage at Zohran Mamdani’s big Forest Hills rally (which is also being headlined by AOC and Bernie Sanders) is tectonic.
Early to the Bernie/AOC/Zohran rally at Forest Hills Stadium. Any of my peeps here?
October 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Early to the Bernie/AOC/Zohran rally at Forest Hills Stadium. Any of my peeps here?
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Episode 10 of #ThisOldDemocracy is officially out now. Tap on the link below to tune in to @msifry.bsky.social and Tom Rogers discussing fusion voting
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Episode 10 of #ThisOldDemocracy is officially out now. Tap on the link below to tune in to @msifry.bsky.social and Tom Rogers discussing fusion voting
No Kings protests have spread to more places that backed Trump in '24, a sign of how things are shifting. But if Democrats don’t jettison their status-quo leaders, wavering GOP voters may still back what, to them, appears to be the lesser of two evils. More here: open.substack.com/pub/theconne...?
We Have More Friends Everywhere
Notes on how we are organizing ourselves nine months into Trump II. And why status quo Democrats can't win the moment or the future.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
No Kings protests have spread to more places that backed Trump in '24, a sign of how things are shifting. But if Democrats don’t jettison their status-quo leaders, wavering GOP voters may still back what, to them, appears to be the lesser of two evils. More here: open.substack.com/pub/theconne...?
If you’ve ever experienced a Freedom Seder or any of the many variations that followed, take a moment to celebrate the life and work of Rabbi Arthur Waskow, who left us just after celebrating his 90th birthday. My friend Arlene Goldbard remembers him here arlenegoldbard.com/2025/10/20/i...
In Loving Memory of Rabbi Arthur Waskow z”l - Arlene Goldbard
A great soul passed this morning. Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, scholar, activist, teacher, spiritual leader, and so much more celebrated his 92nd birthday on October 12th with a Zoom hosted by The Shalo...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
If you’ve ever experienced a Freedom Seder or any of the many variations that followed, take a moment to celebrate the life and work of Rabbi Arthur Waskow, who left us just after celebrating his 90th birthday. My friend Arlene Goldbard remembers him here arlenegoldbard.com/2025/10/20/i...
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Start your day with something new: our latest #ThisOldDemocracy podcast episode is here. Discussing the
@americanbar.org report with @msifry.bsky.social and Tom Rogers
Listen now: centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
@americanbar.org report with @msifry.bsky.social and Tom Rogers
Listen now: centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
October 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Start your day with something new: our latest #ThisOldDemocracy podcast episode is here. Discussing the
@americanbar.org report with @msifry.bsky.social and Tom Rogers
Listen now: centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
@americanbar.org report with @msifry.bsky.social and Tom Rogers
Listen now: centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
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Leah and I just got off the stage in DC. More than 200k. Double what we saw for Hands Off! This movement is incredible.
We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings
We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Leah and I just got off the stage in DC. More than 200k. Double what we saw for Hands Off! This movement is incredible.
We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings
We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings