Anat Shenker-Osorio
@anatosaurus.bsky.social
Host of Words to Win By, a podcast about progressive wins around the world and how we achieved them. https://wordstowinby-pod.com/
Researcher, message maker, campaign strategist to progressive and Democratic causes here and abroad.
Researcher, message maker, campaign strategist to progressive and Democratic causes here and abroad.
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Words to Win By, formerly Brave New Words, takes listeners on a journey around the globe with renowned communications researcher and campaign advisor Anat Shenker-Osorio as she unpacks real-world narr...
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New around here, hi! For those who'd like a big old dose of "yes we can" energy, please check out Words to Win By where every episode details a campaign we've won somewhere and delves into the research, messaging & strategies used to do it.
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Great stuff from @anatosaurus.bsky.social on today's pod, including her idea that blue areas are being terrorized by a "MAGA Murder Regime." We discuss how ICE is not functioning as law enforcement in any remotely recognizable sense, and how the public has figured this out:
MAGA knows America is catching on (if only it had happened in 2024) that their hero/villain story has the roles reversed. My interview with @gregsargent.bsky.social on Karoline Leavitt's attempts to keep beating the same drum of lies
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
Trump Press Sec’s Weird Cult Moment on Fox Wrecked by Fresh ICE Horror
As Karoline Leavitt’s spin about ICE violence takes a ludicrous turn, a Democratic messaging strategist explains the real reason the White House is in an unusually weak position—and how Dems can capit...
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Great stuff from @anatosaurus.bsky.social on today's pod, including her idea that blue areas are being terrorized by a "MAGA Murder Regime." We discuss how ICE is not functioning as law enforcement in any remotely recognizable sense, and how the public has figured this out:
MAGA knows America is catching on (if only it had happened in 2024) that their hero/villain story has the roles reversed. My interview with @gregsargent.bsky.social on Karoline Leavitt's attempts to keep beating the same drum of lies
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
Trump Press Sec’s Weird Cult Moment on Fox Wrecked by Fresh ICE Horror
As Karoline Leavitt’s spin about ICE violence takes a ludicrous turn, a Democratic messaging strategist explains the real reason the White House is in an unusually weak position—and how Dems can capit...
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
MAGA knows America is catching on (if only it had happened in 2024) that their hero/villain story has the roles reversed. My interview with @gregsargent.bsky.social on Karoline Leavitt's attempts to keep beating the same drum of lies
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
newrepublic.com/article/2065...
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Creating a big tent is fine, great even. But that tent has to have a pole, a backbone, a set of values it believes in and policies it supports, otherwise it simply caves in and is no kind of shelter, gathering place or party at all.
March 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Creating a big tent is fine, great even. But that tent has to have a pole, a backbone, a set of values it believes in and policies it supports, otherwise it simply caves in and is no kind of shelter, gathering place or party at all.
Fun times! Now that they've repealed the 21st Century, let's go ahead and get rid of the 20th.
On this week's @strictscrutiny.bsky.social episode, @leahlitman.bsky.social, @kateshaw.bsky.social, and I discussed the new Heritage Foundation plan to return women to home and hearth. Apparently, this guy is all in on it.
February 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Fun times! Now that they've repealed the 21st Century, let's go ahead and get rid of the 20th.
It is Brave of US to stand up to this regime in every way, using all of our talents:
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V Spehar | On President’s Day, the First Amendment Troop staged “ResistDance” — a tribute and act of artistic dissent — at the Lincoln Memorial,... | Instagram
254K likes, 5,657 comments - underthedesknews on February 16, 2026: "On President’s Day, the First Amendment Troop staged “ResistDance” — a tribute and act of artistic dissent — at the Lincoln...
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February 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It is Brave of US to stand up to this regime in every way, using all of our talents:
www.instagram.com/reels/DU1-Dr...
www.instagram.com/reels/DU1-Dr...
Cannot be said enough: we win by making the argument, not by ignoring or reinforcing the lies of our opposition. This means more than being against enforcement, it requires making full throated case immigrants embody the bravery & tenacity we claim to admire.
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Cannot be said enough: we win by making the argument, not by ignoring or reinforcing the lies of our opposition. This means more than being against enforcement, it requires making full throated case immigrants embody the bravery & tenacity we claim to admire.
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This is How Democrats Must Message To Win Back The Majority
I wish the Democratic Party listened to @anatosaurus.bsky.social, a brilliant American political strategist and messaging consultant.
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I wish the Democratic Party listened to @anatosaurus.bsky.social, a brilliant American political strategist and messaging consultant.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
This is How Democrats Must Message To Win Back The Majority
Timidity, playing possum, & leaning to the mythical "center" won't help Democrats excite the base or the majority. Instead, they must actually stand for something and communicate it with authenticity.
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February 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
This is How Democrats Must Message To Win Back The Majority
I wish the Democratic Party listened to @anatosaurus.bsky.social, a brilliant American political strategist and messaging consultant.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
I wish the Democratic Party listened to @anatosaurus.bsky.social, a brilliant American political strategist and messaging consultant.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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"This is a regime of the bullies, by the bribes, for the billionaires that's hellbent on destroying us - and as I like to call them, they are a MAGA Murder Regime." @anatosaurus.bsky.social with @gregsargent.bsky.social on The Daily Blast @newrepublic.com
Trump Press Sec’s Weird Cult Moment on Fox Wrecked by Fresh ICE Horror
Podcast Episode · THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent · 02/17/2026 · 24m
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February 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
"This is a regime of the bullies, by the bribes, for the billionaires that's hellbent on destroying us - and as I like to call them, they are a MAGA Murder Regime." @anatosaurus.bsky.social with @gregsargent.bsky.social on The Daily Blast @newrepublic.com
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We fixed it for you @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
We fixed it for you @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social
"Te estoy buscando a América y temo no encontrarla
Tus huellas se han perdido entre la oscuridad
Te estoy llamando América pero no me respondes
Te han desaparecido los que temen la verdad"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Vo...
Tus huellas se han perdido entre la oscuridad
Te estoy llamando América pero no me respondes
Te han desaparecido los que temen la verdad"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Vo...
Buscando América
YouTube video by Rubén Blades - Topic
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February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"Te estoy buscando a América y temo no encontrarla
Tus huellas se han perdido entre la oscuridad
Te estoy llamando América pero no me respondes
Te han desaparecido los que temen la verdad"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Vo...
Tus huellas se han perdido entre la oscuridad
Te estoy llamando América pero no me respondes
Te han desaparecido los que temen la verdad"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Vo...
Wait, you mean putting our hands on our hips and saying "he's not following the rules" isn't going to stop him?
February 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Wait, you mean putting our hands on our hips and saying "he's not following the rules" isn't going to stop him?
Voting is a freedom specifically guaranteed in the Constitution; assaulting, abducting and murdering newcomers, people you suspect are, and anyone willing to protect them is a (granted, long time) evil practice.
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Voting is a freedom specifically guaranteed in the Constitution; assaulting, abducting and murdering newcomers, people you suspect are, and anyone willing to protect them is a (granted, long time) evil practice.
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If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money.
And if they can talk you into believing anyone else is to blame, they will keep picking your pockets and purchasing themselves politicians and getting away with it.
And if they can talk you into believing anyone else is to blame, they will keep picking your pockets and purchasing themselves politicians and getting away with it.
We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
February 16, 2026 at 12:35 AM
If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money.
And if they can talk you into believing anyone else is to blame, they will keep picking your pockets and purchasing themselves politicians and getting away with it.
And if they can talk you into believing anyone else is to blame, they will keep picking your pockets and purchasing themselves politicians and getting away with it.
If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money.
And if they can talk you into believing anyone else is to blame, they will keep picking your pockets and purchasing themselves politicians and getting away with it.
And if they can talk you into believing anyone else is to blame, they will keep picking your pockets and purchasing themselves politicians and getting away with it.
We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
February 16, 2026 at 12:35 AM
If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all the money.
And if they can talk you into believing anyone else is to blame, they will keep picking your pockets and purchasing themselves politicians and getting away with it.
And if they can talk you into believing anyone else is to blame, they will keep picking your pockets and purchasing themselves politicians and getting away with it.
No Money for Murder. No Funding for Fascism. No Payouts for Pedophiles.
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
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This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:32 AM
No Money for Murder. No Funding for Fascism. No Payouts for Pedophiles.
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Last July, I wrote a follow up to "Fascism and the English Language" specifically covering immigrant rights language. Concentration camps was correct then & is now. So too is not using "immigration" as qualifier for acts that are crimes.
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
Fascism and the English Language
Telling the Truth about Attacks on Immigrants
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February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Last July, I wrote a follow up to "Fascism and the English Language" specifically covering immigrant rights language. Concentration camps was correct then & is now. So too is not using "immigration" as qualifier for acts that are crimes.
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
Once again, authoritarians have one story they just keep peddling: we are the only force that will protect you from "those people" who have taken over & are the reason you suffer.
It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Once again, authoritarians have one story they just keep peddling: we are the only force that will protect you from "those people" who have taken over & are the reason you suffer.
Excited for the remix of this post Voter Elimination Act, "Let Trad Wife Vote:"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFZ...
Let Mother Vote, Suffs performed by Annemarie Rosano at 54Below
YouTube video by Annemarie Rosano
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February 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Excited for the remix of this post Voter Elimination Act, "Let Trad Wife Vote:"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFZ...
Last July, I wrote a follow up to "Fascism and the English Language" specifically covering immigrant rights language. Concentration camps was correct then & is now. So too is not using "immigration" as qualifier for acts that are crimes.
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
Fascism and the English Language
Telling the Truth about Attacks on Immigrants
contrarian.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Last July, I wrote a follow up to "Fascism and the English Language" specifically covering immigrant rights language. Concentration camps was correct then & is now. So too is not using "immigration" as qualifier for acts that are crimes.
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/fascism-an...
Walk away and turn on the regime, it's the only way to save yourself for a reckoning will come.
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Last night in San Francisco, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong took the stage at the exclusive pre-Super Bowl concert at Pier 29 and delivered a bold message to agents of ICE, urging them to “qu...
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February 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Walk away and turn on the regime, it's the only way to save yourself for a reckoning will come.
www.tiktok.com/@greendayita...
www.tiktok.com/@greendayita...
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There is a direct line between refusing to make the argument that immigrants are good and the proliferation of concentration camps where children are now sick and dying. When we do not assert the unequivocal humanity of all we enable the dehumanization of those authoritarians need as villains.
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
There is a direct line between refusing to make the argument that immigrants are good and the proliferation of concentration camps where children are now sick and dying. When we do not assert the unequivocal humanity of all we enable the dehumanization of those authoritarians need as villains.
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Reactionary centrist advice to Democrats boils down to one thing: avoid making the argument, about anything. Don't defend what was known as "the a-word" (abortion), promise to also "get tough on crime" aka don't speak out on injustice, hop on board xenophobic policies & rhetoric (Laken Riley).
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Reactionary centrist advice to Democrats boils down to one thing: avoid making the argument, about anything. Don't defend what was known as "the a-word" (abortion), promise to also "get tough on crime" aka don't speak out on injustice, hop on board xenophobic policies & rhetoric (Laken Riley).
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Here's the thing: This was true in 2024. In the very same surveys where media shouted from rooftops that majorities supported "mass deportation" MORE people supported having people stay. But the latter didn't merit airtime. Chart credit: @mikepod.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Here's the thing: This was true in 2024. In the very same surveys where media shouted from rooftops that majorities supported "mass deportation" MORE people supported having people stay. But the latter didn't merit airtime. Chart credit: @mikepod.bsky.social
Reactionary centrist advice to Democrats boils down to one thing: avoid making the argument, about anything. Don't defend what was known as "the a-word" (abortion), promise to also "get tough on crime" aka don't speak out on injustice, hop on board xenophobic policies & rhetoric (Laken Riley).
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Reactionary centrist advice to Democrats boils down to one thing: avoid making the argument, about anything. Don't defend what was known as "the a-word" (abortion), promise to also "get tough on crime" aka don't speak out on injustice, hop on board xenophobic policies & rhetoric (Laken Riley).
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Nuremberg Trials.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Nuremberg Trials.