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Jeff Timmer

@jefftimmer.bsky.social

Strategist. Michigan. Erstwhile GOPer. Senior Advisor @ProjectLincoln, Co-Host A Republic, If You Can Keep It. Skilled in smartassery.

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Center for Ballot Freedom@centerforballotfreedom.org · 4mo ago

What gives us hope? Movements that expand democracy instead of shrinking it. We support fusion voting, which gives voters more choices, encourages coalition-building, and creates a politics that’s less polarized and more representative. @msifry.bsky.social theconnector.substack.com/p/what-gives...

What Gives Us Hope?

Seventeen organizers, politicians, academics and media makers from my "This Old Democracy" on how they are coping with our challenging times.

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Mario Nicolais@marionicolais.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I’m in London while so many of you are marching in #NoKings. But when I saw this bust of George III, it put everything in perspective. Declaring “No Kings” today is as American and patriotic as it was 250 years ago. Democracy is a never ending struggle and each of you is protecting it today.

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Jeff Timmer@jefftimmer.bsky.social · last yr.

After my youngest son died, my dad bought a new Subaru SUV, and he and I set off on an epic road trip that I chronicled on Twitter under #2DudesisaSubaru. My co-pilot seat is now empty, and I've gotta log the rest of my journey solo, but having learned from a master how to navigate the road ahead.

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Jeff Timmer@jefftimmer.bsky.social · last yr.

Kirk’s Assassination Brings Trump’s Authoritarianism into Even Clearer Focus By blaming his enemies, Trump seeks to mobilize his followers, discredit his critics, and justify repression. - my latest column @lincolnsquare.media open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

Kirk’s Assassination Brings Trump’s Authoritarianism into Even Clearer Focus

By blaming his enemies, Trump seeks to mobilize his followers, discredit his critics, and justify repression.

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@stuartpstevens.bsky.social · last yr.

Putin meets alone with Trump. A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard. FBI goes after John Bolton. Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.

Trygve Olson@trygveolson.bsky.social · last yr.

Everywhere I go right now, I hear the same thing: “I’m exhausted.” People who care about democracy feel like they’re in a permanent crisis loop. But here’s the truth: Democracy building isn’t regime change. It’s a long-term investment in a better world. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

You don’t win democracy like you win a campaign. You sustain it like you build a forest.

The Long-Term Game: Democracy as a Generational Investment

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Trygve Olson@trygveolson.bsky.social · last yr.

In the early 2000s, I worked in countries where democracy was fragile, new, or still just an idea. We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.” We talked about survival Strategy. Coalition Courage We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

The Democracy-Building Toolbox — And Why We Need It Here Now

Tools we used to export. Now we need to use them to save ourselves.

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JAG in YYC 🇨🇦@jagyyc.bsky.social · last yr.

“…They checked the wind, saw the authoritarian weather forecast, and chose to sell umbrellas…” Gold. Incredible piece by @jefftimmer.bsky.social Wake up America. 🇨🇦

Jeff Timmer@jefftimmer.bsky.social · last yr.

My latest column is at @lincolnsquare.media. Read and subscribe. Now would be good. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 'The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles' www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-compli...