Kim Stiens
@kimstiens.bsky.social
Nonprofit operations in DC - currently working with the best people in the world at Employ America. she/her
The most vibrant and active and engaged the Dem Party has ever been in my lifetime was when Hillary and Obama were competing for the nomination. They had 3x or more turnout for primaries and caucuses than past years, everyone's talking about it, and the party seemed convinced it was bad for them?
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The most vibrant and active and engaged the Dem Party has ever been in my lifetime was when Hillary and Obama were competing for the nomination. They had 3x or more turnout for primaries and caucuses than past years, everyone's talking about it, and the party seemed convinced it was bad for them?
Yeah one of the more absurd ideas in our modern politics is that it's, like, rude to primary someone. It's literally the fate of the world at stake, get over yourselves.
Schumer failing to endorse Mamdani, a member of his own party, should teach everyone there's no place for loyalty in politics
Schumer failing to endorse Mamdani, a member of his own party, should teach everyone there's no place for loyalty in politics
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Yeah one of the more absurd ideas in our modern politics is that it's, like, rude to primary someone. It's literally the fate of the world at stake, get over yourselves.
Schumer failing to endorse Mamdani, a member of his own party, should teach everyone there's no place for loyalty in politics
Schumer failing to endorse Mamdani, a member of his own party, should teach everyone there's no place for loyalty in politics
So strange to me that so many people saw that series of events and instead of concluding that the Dems should have listened to the people and stopped supporting a genocide, have instead decided to blame the voters for having values in the first place
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
So strange to me that so many people saw that series of events and instead of concluding that the Dems should have listened to the people and stopped supporting a genocide, have instead decided to blame the voters for having values in the first place
That's kinda the problem. It doesn't seem like Democrats are willing to wield power, even if it is handed to them. It doesn't seem obvious that they would accomplish any of their ostensible goals even with supermajorities (they've failed before!)
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
That's kinda the problem. It doesn't seem like Democrats are willing to wield power, even if it is handed to them. It doesn't seem obvious that they would accomplish any of their ostensible goals even with supermajorities (they've failed before!)
There are third parties running in virtually every local race on my ballot every election. DSA, Working Families, etc. If there's no one good running for your local & statewide offices, you should consider running yourself, or at least donating to a local DSA chapter to help them recruit candidates
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
There are third parties running in virtually every local race on my ballot every election. DSA, Working Families, etc. If there's no one good running for your local & statewide offices, you should consider running yourself, or at least donating to a local DSA chapter to help them recruit candidates
Wait so does stuff become performative when you just do it in public? Online has poisoned us
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wait so does stuff become performative when you just do it in public? Online has poisoned us
Reposted by Kim Stiens
Water? You mean ice lava?
November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Water? You mean ice lava?
But the math does not work. Insurance companies don't either, but that's predictable - they're profit-sucking middlemen who increase the cost of providing healthcare, period. The only "value" they add is by reducing costs by denying care. We could care for more people if we didn't have to pay them!
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
But the math does not work. Insurance companies don't either, but that's predictable - they're profit-sucking middlemen who increase the cost of providing healthcare, period. The only "value" they add is by reducing costs by denying care. We could care for more people if we didn't have to pay them!
The entire point of insurance is to smooth out expenses - pay a predictable $x per month to avoid being hit with a surprise $100k bill, which virtually no one could actually afford out of pocket
It's a cost that we should consider, say, socializing across the economy for stability purposes alone
It's a cost that we should consider, say, socializing across the economy for stability purposes alone
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The entire point of insurance is to smooth out expenses - pay a predictable $x per month to avoid being hit with a surprise $100k bill, which virtually no one could actually afford out of pocket
It's a cost that we should consider, say, socializing across the economy for stability purposes alone
It's a cost that we should consider, say, socializing across the economy for stability purposes alone
I'm trying to decide if you erred by not just posting "Paging Dr. Freud!" And I honestly don't think I can fault you for your decision here. It's a tough one
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I'm trying to decide if you erred by not just posting "Paging Dr. Freud!" And I honestly don't think I can fault you for your decision here. It's a tough one
I like the one that was the Charmed theme song
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I like the one that was the Charmed theme song