Micah Sifry ❌👑
@msifry.bsky.social
Writer, organizer, theconnector.substack.com
Why do so many Democratic officeholders, candidates and political operatives keep following the same playbook, the one that says that if they want to win elections they have to raise tons of money, spend nearly all of it on targeted media... (1/n)
January 20, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Why do so many Democratic officeholders, candidates and political operatives keep following the same playbook, the one that says that if they want to win elections they have to raise tons of money, spend nearly all of it on targeted media... (1/n)
A report from Chester, NY, where unofficial word that ICE is planning to build a new mass detention center in a former Pep Boys warehouse has turbocharged local activists already more in motion because of Renee Good’s murder and the attack on Minneapolis. (1/2)
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
A report from Chester, NY, where unofficial word that ICE is planning to build a new mass detention center in a former Pep Boys warehouse has turbocharged local activists already more in motion because of Renee Good’s murder and the attack on Minneapolis. (1/2)
ICE plans to site a mass detention center in Chester, NY (1hr north of NYC) has spurred a huge turnout at the monthly town board mtg. 400-500 protestors have shown up in the cold.
January 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
ICE plans to site a mass detention center in Chester, NY (1hr north of NYC) has spurred a huge turnout at the monthly town board mtg. 400-500 protestors have shown up in the cold.
About 250 residents of Hastings on Hudson, Yonkers and Dobbs Ferry out to demand #ICEOutForGood and for NY to pass #NYForAll and the MELT Act. @nycd16-indivisible.bsky.social and CFOW cosponsored this rally.
January 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
About 250 residents of Hastings on Hudson, Yonkers and Dobbs Ferry out to demand #ICEOutForGood and for NY to pass #NYForAll and the MELT Act. @nycd16-indivisible.bsky.social and CFOW cosponsored this rally.
Current mood: youtu.be/jAl05lQm4nQ?...
Amy Grant - "The 6th Of January (Yasgur's Farm)" - Lyric Video
YouTube video by AmyGrantOfficial
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January 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Current mood: youtu.be/jAl05lQm4nQ?...
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We put out a call for #ICEOutForGood vigils 24 hours ago. There are now more than 1000 events taking place across the country this weekend. Find yours: www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
January 10, 2026 at 2:42 AM
We put out a call for #ICEOutForGood vigils 24 hours ago. There are now more than 1000 events taking place across the country this weekend. Find yours: www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
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Holy shit. Eight minutes of a man so far past giving a fuck that he’ll just deliver truth bomb after truth bomb — former MN Governor Jesse Ventura:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FKc...
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Former #Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura comments on the Minneapolis killing
YouTube video by Onest.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Holy shit. Eight minutes of a man so far past giving a fuck that he’ll just deliver truth bomb after truth bomb — former MN Governor Jesse Ventura:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FKc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FKc...
This.
Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
January 9, 2026 at 4:29 AM
This.
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The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
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We restarted our weekly protest in Yonkers today! Melt ICE! Health Care not Warfare! @nycd16-indivisible.bsky.social @indiviswestchester.bsky.social @indivisible.org @msifry.bsky.social @lizrdeb.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
We restarted our weekly protest in Yonkers today! Melt ICE! Health Care not Warfare! @nycd16-indivisible.bsky.social @indiviswestchester.bsky.social @indivisible.org @msifry.bsky.social @lizrdeb.bsky.social
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🎙️ Your next listen is here. A brand new podcast #ThisOldDemocracy episode just hit the feed!
@jefftimmer.bsky.social is working on building the Common Sense Party in Michigan, a fusion party committed to protecting the rule of law and democracy.
@jefftimmer.bsky.social is working on building the Common Sense Party in Michigan, a fusion party committed to protecting the rule of law and democracy.
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🎙️ Your next listen is here. A brand new podcast #ThisOldDemocracy episode just hit the feed!
@jefftimmer.bsky.social is working on building the Common Sense Party in Michigan, a fusion party committed to protecting the rule of law and democracy.
@jefftimmer.bsky.social is working on building the Common Sense Party in Michigan, a fusion party committed to protecting the rule of law and democracy.
Adding this to my current "to-read" list: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Catastrophic Success by Alexander B. Downes | eBook | Cornell University Press
In Catastrophic Success, Alexander B. Downes compiles all instances of regime change around the world over the past two centuries. Drawing on this impressive data set, Downes shows that regime change....
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
January 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Adding this to my current "to-read" list: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Re-upping on what I wrote about war w Venezuela and lessons for any American antiwar movement from the post 9/11 years. theconnector.substack.com/p/war-with-v...
War with Venezuela? What is it Good For?
Absolutely nothing, as the song goes. But a close look at the Iraq antiwar movement offers sobering lessons as the Trump regime slouches into a land war in South America.
theconnector.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Re-upping on what I wrote about war w Venezuela and lessons for any American antiwar movement from the post 9/11 years. theconnector.substack.com/p/war-with-v...
If you are watching Mamdani’s inauguration on one of cable channels instead of C-Span, you just missed Mandy Patinkin w the PS 22 Staten Island chorus singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Beautiful and inspiring.
January 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
If you are watching Mamdani’s inauguration on one of cable channels instead of C-Span, you just missed Mandy Patinkin w the PS 22 Staten Island chorus singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Beautiful and inspiring.
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Dear Friends and Colleagues! Happy 2026! We're ready for the New Year. We just kicked out 2025 and shut the door. This is our year to make change, and we ain't kidding! Repost if you're with us!!
January 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Dear Friends and Colleagues! Happy 2026! We're ready for the New Year. We just kicked out 2025 and shut the door. This is our year to make change, and we ain't kidding! Repost if you're with us!!
Instead of sharing my "Best of 2025" list (enough of those already!) here's something I wrote exactly five years ago, in that moment between Biden's victory and the January 6th insurrection, that feels -- alas -- all too relevant still. Happy New Year! open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
[Blast from the Past] Use Your Superpower
Here's a time capsule: A post I wrote in December 2020 that, IMHO, still rings true today. Plus a few fresh links to welcome the New Year!
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December 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Instead of sharing my "Best of 2025" list (enough of those already!) here's something I wrote exactly five years ago, in that moment between Biden's victory and the January 6th insurrection, that feels -- alas -- all too relevant still. Happy New Year! open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
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A thoughtful piece about what the US is doing in Venezuela (and why it is starting to look a lot like Iraq) from @msifry.bsky.social theconnector.substack.com/p/war-with-v...
December 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A thoughtful piece about what the US is doing in Venezuela (and why it is starting to look a lot like Iraq) from @msifry.bsky.social theconnector.substack.com/p/war-with-v...
There are many parallels between the US attack on Iraq and the rising Trump attack on Venezuela. This week in The Connector, I use Jeremy Varon's excellent new book on the post 9/11 antiwar movement, Our Grief is Not a Cry for War, to tease out some lessons. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
War with Venezuela? What is it Good For?
Absolutely nothing, as the song goes. But a close look at the Iraq antiwar movement offers sobering lessons as the Trump regime slouches into a land war in South America.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
There are many parallels between the US attack on Iraq and the rising Trump attack on Venezuela. This week in The Connector, I use Jeremy Varon's excellent new book on the post 9/11 antiwar movement, Our Grief is Not a Cry for War, to tease out some lessons. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
This was fun! @jefftimmer.bsky.social does not mince words!
The wait is over — our newest #ThisOldDemocracy podcast episode is live! @msifry.bsky.social and @jefftimmer.bsky.social delve into the GOP. The cancer has metastasized, and it's spread to every cell of what was the Republican Party. centerforballotfreedom.org/this-old-dem...
December 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This was fun! @jefftimmer.bsky.social does not mince words!
My latest post looks at the difference between Indivisible-style mobilizing and ISAIAH-style structured organizing. If you are frustrated because your activism isn’t achieving much, give it a look. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
What Margaret Mead Left Out
If your activism isn't building power in numbers and forms that you (and others) can count, maybe it's time to stop believing in the magic of small groups of thoughtful, committed citizens alone.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My latest post looks at the difference between Indivisible-style mobilizing and ISAIAH-style structured organizing. If you are frustrated because your activism isn’t achieving much, give it a look. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
Re-upping this 2022 post on why the "gun safety" lobby keeps failing to convert public fury into effective action: theconnector.substack.com/p/and-we-are...
And We Are Not Saved
Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and the Bigfooting of March For Our Lives: How the Gun Safety Movement Became a Monoculture
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December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Re-upping this 2022 post on why the "gun safety" lobby keeps failing to convert public fury into effective action: theconnector.substack.com/p/and-we-are...
I don’t usually pick fights, but David Shor is a big boy with a lot of influence over Democratic strategy & his offhanded slam of the field organizing by Obama’s Organizing for America in 2008 is indicative of a much larger problem with how we think about politics. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
This Shor Smells Bad***
Why do so many Democratic politicians keep relying on bad advice on how to win elections and build power?
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December 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I don’t usually pick fights, but David Shor is a big boy with a lot of influence over Democratic strategy & his offhanded slam of the field organizing by Obama’s Organizing for America in 2008 is indicative of a much larger problem with how we think about politics. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
Some big picture thoughts on why the opposition to MAGA is struggling to connect. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
Searching For a New Politics of Meaning
As the political tide shifts in a more hopeful direction, a warning about ignoring MAGA's cultural sway.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Some big picture thoughts on why the opposition to MAGA is struggling to connect. open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
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...