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They claimed 600k to the The Guardian in December 2025.
It's plausible -- they charge $120/yr in dues and had $51 million in contributions in FY24 (midpoint is December 2024), which would be ~425,000.
(In reality, contributions is dues + extra dues + donations + grants.)
It's plausible -- they charge $120/yr in dues and had $51 million in contributions in FY24 (midpoint is December 2024), which would be ~425,000.
(In reality, contributions is dues + extra dues + donations + grants.)
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
They claimed 600k to the The Guardian in December 2025.
It's plausible -- they charge $120/yr in dues and had $51 million in contributions in FY24 (midpoint is December 2024), which would be ~425,000.
(In reality, contributions is dues + extra dues + donations + grants.)
It's plausible -- they charge $120/yr in dues and had $51 million in contributions in FY24 (midpoint is December 2024), which would be ~425,000.
(In reality, contributions is dues + extra dues + donations + grants.)
The main reason tankies suck on foreign policy: Glazing dictators
The main reason centrist Democrats suck on foreign policy: Sending bombs to genocidaires
The main reason centrist Democrats suck on foreign policy: Sending bombs to genocidaires
February 10, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The main reason tankies suck on foreign policy: Glazing dictators
The main reason centrist Democrats suck on foreign policy: Sending bombs to genocidaires
The main reason centrist Democrats suck on foreign policy: Sending bombs to genocidaires
Ye shall be scooched right in v17
February 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Ye shall be scooched right in v17
I could've sworn I read an article in DSA Mass that leaned toward a dirty break
But that would've been like 3 years ago so 🤷♀️ idk
But that would've been like 3 years ago so 🤷♀️ idk
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I could've sworn I read an article in DSA Mass that leaned toward a dirty break
But that would've been like 3 years ago so 🤷♀️ idk
But that would've been like 3 years ago so 🤷♀️ idk
News Media Vouchers is an obvious solution for the underfunding of investigative journalism
So too should FOSS Vouchers solve the underfunding of public-serving free software.
In other words: Subsidize PAYING FOR IT!
bsky.app/profile/socd...
So too should FOSS Vouchers solve the underfunding of public-serving free software.
In other words: Subsidize PAYING FOR IT!
bsky.app/profile/socd...
We can extend the Founder's vision -- a content-neutral, universal subsidy of news -- into the digital age.
It's called news vouchers. Every year, every American gets $150 to subscribe to any news producer they please.
Bonus: News freed from ad markets means less clickbait.
It's called news vouchers. Every year, every American gets $150 to subscribe to any news producer they please.
Bonus: News freed from ad markets means less clickbait.
February 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
News Media Vouchers is an obvious solution for the underfunding of investigative journalism
So too should FOSS Vouchers solve the underfunding of public-serving free software.
In other words: Subsidize PAYING FOR IT!
bsky.app/profile/socd...
So too should FOSS Vouchers solve the underfunding of public-serving free software.
In other words: Subsidize PAYING FOR IT!
bsky.app/profile/socd...
Many such cases!
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Many such cases!
Have I been rancorous? Genuine question, don't want to be an asshole
February 10, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Have I been rancorous? Genuine question, don't want to be an asshole
DSA wins about 60% of its races and holds about 1% of legislative seats in the country.
Given that DSA has only 0.025% of the country as members, that should give you an idea of why dues-paying membership orgs punch above their weight.
Given that DSA has only 0.025% of the country as members, that should give you an idea of why dues-paying membership orgs punch above their weight.
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
DSA wins about 60% of its races and holds about 1% of legislative seats in the country.
Given that DSA has only 0.025% of the country as members, that should give you an idea of why dues-paying membership orgs punch above their weight.
Given that DSA has only 0.025% of the country as members, that should give you an idea of why dues-paying membership orgs punch above their weight.
A greater number of socialist electeds than any time since 1912? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
A greater number of socialist electeds than any time since 1912? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
I really need to write about why the two American "parties" are not, in fact, parties
So many people -- today, both communists and neoliberals -- get lost in the sauce because they don't understand that the Democratic Party is a left-of-center ballot line with a donation apparatus strapped on
So many people -- today, both communists and neoliberals -- get lost in the sauce because they don't understand that the Democratic Party is a left-of-center ballot line with a donation apparatus strapped on
February 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I really need to write about why the two American "parties" are not, in fact, parties
So many people -- today, both communists and neoliberals -- get lost in the sauce because they don't understand that the Democratic Party is a left-of-center ballot line with a donation apparatus strapped on
So many people -- today, both communists and neoliberals -- get lost in the sauce because they don't understand that the Democratic Party is a left-of-center ballot line with a donation apparatus strapped on
Their bio literally reads: "Neoliberalism was right all along."
The Center for New Liberalism, formerly the Neoliberal Project, is the largest neoliberal dues-paying org in the US.
A political party is funded by dues, personal donations, and labor/corpo/state donations.
The Center for New Liberalism, formerly the Neoliberal Project, is the largest neoliberal dues-paying org in the US.
A political party is funded by dues, personal donations, and labor/corpo/state donations.
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Their bio literally reads: "Neoliberalism was right all along."
The Center for New Liberalism, formerly the Neoliberal Project, is the largest neoliberal dues-paying org in the US.
A political party is funded by dues, personal donations, and labor/corpo/state donations.
The Center for New Liberalism, formerly the Neoliberal Project, is the largest neoliberal dues-paying org in the US.
A political party is funded by dues, personal donations, and labor/corpo/state donations.
The Democratic Party is not a political party! It's chiefly a ballot line and candidate donor pool.
CPUSA, DSA, OR, WFP, and CNL are all (quasi-)parties competing to win that ballot line in the intra-Dem election. bsky.app/profile/socd...
CPUSA, DSA, OR, WFP, and CNL are all (quasi-)parties competing to win that ballot line in the intra-Dem election. bsky.app/profile/socd...
You don't pay dues to the Democratic Party because **it is a ballot line, not a political party**.
It doesn't pick candidates. State-run primaries do.
The Democratic ballot line is the left-of-center option in a two-stage runoff election.
It doesn't pick candidates. State-run primaries do.
The Democratic ballot line is the left-of-center option in a two-stage runoff election.
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The Democratic Party is not a political party! It's chiefly a ballot line and candidate donor pool.
CPUSA, DSA, OR, WFP, and CNL are all (quasi-)parties competing to win that ballot line in the intra-Dem election. bsky.app/profile/socd...
CPUSA, DSA, OR, WFP, and CNL are all (quasi-)parties competing to win that ballot line in the intra-Dem election. bsky.app/profile/socd...
For another example: Zohran had 104k volunteers, 6x more than NYC DSA had members.
February 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
For another example: Zohran had 104k volunteers, 6x more than NYC DSA had members.
Donating to candidates and paying dues are just fundamentally different categories. One is election time support, other is a membership buyin.
Bernie Sanders had over a million donors both times! Of those, only 5% at MOST joined a membership org. It's a "harder" level of support! :)
Bernie Sanders had over a million donors both times! Of those, only 5% at MOST joined a membership org. It's a "harder" level of support! :)
February 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Donating to candidates and paying dues are just fundamentally different categories. One is election time support, other is a membership buyin.
Bernie Sanders had over a million donors both times! Of those, only 5% at MOST joined a membership org. It's a "harder" level of support! :)
Bernie Sanders had over a million donors both times! Of those, only 5% at MOST joined a membership org. It's a "harder" level of support! :)
HE'S JUST LIKE ME FR FR
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
HE'S JUST LIKE ME FR FR
At Convention time!
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
At Convention time!
In every other country, this is how parties work. They are dues-paying membership organizations.
US "parties" are a Frankenstein of:
1. A ballot line, selected by state-run primary
2. A coalition of candidate, who pool donations to boost other candidates (eg, DNSC)
3. Actual parties (eg, Dem clubs)
US "parties" are a Frankenstein of:
1. A ballot line, selected by state-run primary
2. A coalition of candidate, who pool donations to boost other candidates (eg, DNSC)
3. Actual parties (eg, Dem clubs)
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
In every other country, this is how parties work. They are dues-paying membership organizations.
US "parties" are a Frankenstein of:
1. A ballot line, selected by state-run primary
2. A coalition of candidate, who pool donations to boost other candidates (eg, DNSC)
3. Actual parties (eg, Dem clubs)
US "parties" are a Frankenstein of:
1. A ballot line, selected by state-run primary
2. A coalition of candidate, who pool donations to boost other candidates (eg, DNSC)
3. Actual parties (eg, Dem clubs)
Starting in the 1820s, unions made workers pay dues, so they could afford to pay for strikes & legal counsel. 1-2% of income.
Leftist parties copied that. Then, all across Europe, left & right parties copied that. Because *IT WORKS*.
People pay because they want their ideology to win.
Leftist parties copied that. Then, all across Europe, left & right parties copied that. Because *IT WORKS*.
People pay because they want their ideology to win.
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Starting in the 1820s, unions made workers pay dues, so they could afford to pay for strikes & legal counsel. 1-2% of income.
Leftist parties copied that. Then, all across Europe, left & right parties copied that. Because *IT WORKS*.
People pay because they want their ideology to win.
Leftist parties copied that. Then, all across Europe, left & right parties copied that. Because *IT WORKS*.
People pay because they want their ideology to win.
For an immediate contrast: Local Democratic clubs DO endorse candidates.
Guess what else they do? (Not all, but most I know of.)
Charge dues. Because they are little (quasi-)parties. They need to pay for party activities & identify voters for internal votes on endorsement.
Guess what else they do? (Not all, but most I know of.)
Charge dues. Because they are little (quasi-)parties. They need to pay for party activities & identify voters for internal votes on endorsement.
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
For an immediate contrast: Local Democratic clubs DO endorse candidates.
Guess what else they do? (Not all, but most I know of.)
Charge dues. Because they are little (quasi-)parties. They need to pay for party activities & identify voters for internal votes on endorsement.
Guess what else they do? (Not all, but most I know of.)
Charge dues. Because they are little (quasi-)parties. They need to pay for party activities & identify voters for internal votes on endorsement.
You don't pay dues to the Democratic Party because **it is a ballot line, not a political party**.
It doesn't pick candidates. State-run primaries do.
The Democratic ballot line is the left-of-center option in a two-stage runoff election.
It doesn't pick candidates. State-run primaries do.
The Democratic ballot line is the left-of-center option in a two-stage runoff election.
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
You don't pay dues to the Democratic Party because **it is a ballot line, not a political party**.
It doesn't pick candidates. State-run primaries do.
The Democratic ballot line is the left-of-center option in a two-stage runoff election.
It doesn't pick candidates. State-run primaries do.
The Democratic ballot line is the left-of-center option in a two-stage runoff election.
I think people also just don't understand that "dues-paying membership" implies higher activity levels
There aren't many big dues-paying organizations in the country! When the big NGOs talk about "millions of supporters", they just mean "millions on our mailing list"! bsky.app/profile/socd...
There aren't many big dues-paying organizations in the country! When the big NGOs talk about "millions of supporters", they just mean "millions on our mailing list"! bsky.app/profile/socd...
It's genuinely funny when *neoliberals* call DSA small
Your largest dues-paying organization is in the range as Trotskyists and Maoists!
Your largest dues-paying organization is in the range as Trotskyists and Maoists!
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I think people also just don't understand that "dues-paying membership" implies higher activity levels
There aren't many big dues-paying organizations in the country! When the big NGOs talk about "millions of supporters", they just mean "millions on our mailing list"! bsky.app/profile/socd...
There aren't many big dues-paying organizations in the country! When the big NGOs talk about "millions of supporters", they just mean "millions on our mailing list"! bsky.app/profile/socd...
I think people also just don't understand that "dues-paying membership" implies higher activity levels
There aren't many big dues-paying organizations in the country! When the big NGOs talk about "millions of supporters", they just mean "millions on our mailing list". bsky.app/profile/did:...
There aren't many big dues-paying organizations in the country! When the big NGOs talk about "millions of supporters", they just mean "millions on our mailing list". bsky.app/profile/did:...
It's genuinely funny when *neoliberals* call DSA small
Your largest dues-paying organization is in the range as Trotskyists and Maoists!
Your largest dues-paying organization is in the range as Trotskyists and Maoists!
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I think people also just don't understand that "dues-paying membership" implies higher activity levels
There aren't many big dues-paying organizations in the country! When the big NGOs talk about "millions of supporters", they just mean "millions on our mailing list". bsky.app/profile/did:...
There aren't many big dues-paying organizations in the country! When the big NGOs talk about "millions of supporters", they just mean "millions on our mailing list". bsky.app/profile/did:...
It's genuinely funny when *neoliberals* call DSA small
Your largest dues-paying organization is in the range as Trotskyists and Maoists!
Your largest dues-paying organization is in the range as Trotskyists and Maoists!
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
It's genuinely funny when *neoliberals* call DSA small
Your largest dues-paying organization is in the range as Trotskyists and Maoists!
Your largest dues-paying organization is in the range as Trotskyists and Maoists!
The fact that this is a fancy website with merch, not an insane autistic Tumblrista, makes me dislike the flag lmao
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The fact that this is a fancy website with merch, not an insane autistic Tumblrista, makes me dislike the flag lmao