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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · 5d

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.

Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.

Legacy media failed the country.

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28d

James Talarico: I honestly think that young people are going to be the ones to lead us out of this. There is something brewing out there. People are hungry for something bigger and deeper

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COURIER @couriernewsroom.bsky.social · Aug 29

How are Gavin Newsom, Zohran Mamdani, and Kamala Harris all connected? Guest authors @parkerbutler.bsky.social and Lauren Kapp take a look in today's edition of FWIW.

One thing Gavin Newsom, Zohran Mamdani, and Kamala Harris have in common

And what other Democrats can learn from their online vitality

www.fwiw.news

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Aug 29

Democrats at all levels would benefit by not assuming that normal people care what you have to say by default.

Everything you post should be designed to *earn* attention

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Aug 29

The social media strategies behind Brat Summer, Mamdani-mania, and Newsom trollery have more in common than you might think.

Wrote about the internet and attention: www.fwiw.news/p/one-thing-...

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Aug 26

She was right. The campaign was right.

It’s worth pointing this out. Not to have an “I told you so” moment, but so we can learn to believe people when they tell you that things are going to be really, really bad if you elect the guy who promises to do really, really bad things.

@KamalaHQ: “Vice President Harris: Trump calls Americans who disagree with him ‘the enemy within.’ He says that he would use the American military to go after American citizens. This is why Trump’s top general Mark Milley has called Trump ‘fascist to the core.’ Trump is increasingly unstable, unhinged, and will stop at nothing to claim unchecked power for himself”

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Aug 16

When we posted this last year, MAGA called us “fear mongers” and “liars”

Now it’s happening and MAGA is clapping like seals

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Aug 4

Two years apart

Greg Abbott: It's an ugly day for democracy when a sitting U.S. President running for reelection uses the Department of Justice to indict and arrest his leading opponent.

Abbott orders arrest of Democrats who fled Texas

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Aug 1

Today was the last jobs report you can trust under this administration.

And it shows the weakest jobs market since the last recession.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Aug 1

BREAKING: President Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after weak jobs report.

Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after weak jobs report

The president implied that the BLS commissioner, long-time federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data "for political purposes."

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Jul 23

The White House’s digital strategy is unoriginal AI slop that’s almost as tacky, hateful, and poisonous as their boss is.

It’s bad and they should feel bad.

NBC News: Trump administration leans in on memes, AI and MAGA messaging online

Parker Butler, who ran the @KamalaHQ accounts as the director of digital rapid response for the Biden-turned-Harris 2024 presidential campaign, described what the White House is doing online as “trolling for the sake of trolling.”

“They are just basically throwing toxic sludge out there and trying to gin up people’s reactions,” Butler said. “And they call that a digital strategy.”

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Jul 3

The messaging fight on this bill is just starting.

Yes, MAGA owns every death resulting from this bill. Yes, most people on this website know this. But the information environment is *very* broken.

Communicating this to the voters we need is going to take smart, relentless tactics

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Kyle Tharp @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social · Jul 1

👀 Lots in this week's newsletter, including a guest post from @parkerbutler.bsky.social + Lauren Kapp, Gov. Whitmer defends trans rights on a viral Tiktok show, Zohran's surprisingly old school media mix, + more... 👇

www.chaoticera.news/p/opinion-zo...

Opinion: Zohran Mamdani is throwing Democrats a lifeline. Will they take it?

The Gen Z staffers behind @KamalaHQ say Democrats can win back voters by embracing digital savvy.

www.chaoticera.news

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Jul 1

Democrats are a big tent party -- that’s a good thing!

But part of being a big tent is being willing to learn from each other.

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Jul 1

One reason Democratic campaigns often struggle with authenticity is that many communications strategies are still designed for the media environment of 20 years ago.

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Jul 1

Zohran Mamdani’s win is a paradigm shift for Democrats. We either embrace the internet and attention economy, or we will get left behind.

Opinion: Zohran Mamdani is throwing Democrats a lifeline. Will they take it?

The Gen Z staffers behind @KamalaHQ say Democrats can win back voters by embracing digital savvy.

www.chaoticera.news

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Jun 29

This from @ezraklein.bsky.social and @chrislhayes.bsky.social is exactly right. You can’t just throw wads of cash to reach voters in the attention economy

Dems must recruit for, invest in, and empower creative digital talent. There’s no shortcut around that

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Jun 25

Mamdani ran a campaign that embraced the internet, went everywhere, and took risks.

It was a breath of fresh air that contrasted to the traditional Dem playbook that’s grown stale with voters. Campaigns everywhere should take note

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Apr 30

Just incredible

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Mar 12

Just so we’re all following

1) Elon spends ~$300M to elect Trump

2) Trump gives him the federal government

3) Elon guts the agencies that regulate his companies

4) Trump holds an infomercial for Elon’s cars on the White House lawn

5) Elon gives Trump another $100M

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Mar 4

Since this tweet, the Dow is down, the Nasdaq is down, and the S&P 500 is down.

Grocery prices are up and thousands of Americans have lost their jobs.

@realdonaldtrump on 1/25: “THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA BEGINS RIGHT NOW”

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Feb 27

There’s been a lot written about how evil they are, but lest we forget that they are also just really, really stupid

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Feb 24

Two of the most successful viral moments from elected Dems in the past couple days involve calling Elon a “dick boss” and calling Trump’s Deputy Chief “stupid.”

There is a huge appetite among voters to see Democrats get in the mud and bring the fight to this admin. Lean into it.

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Feb 19

Trump before the election: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down starting on day one.”

Trump tonight: “Inflation is back.”

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Feb 18

The idea that the grassroots anti-Trump resistance is “demoralized” or “depressed” has been overstated.

You may not see it on Musk’s Twitter, but protests are growing and liberal engagement on more “normie” platforms like Facebook has been skyrocketing since January 20th.

MWilson in DC @mattiewilsondc.bsky.social · Feb 17

Protest in D.C. near the Capitol: #50501 #50501protests #TrumpMuskProtest

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · Feb 2

During the campaign, Trump promised to “end inflation” starting “on day one.”

Now he’s saying his tariffs are going to raise prices and cause Americans “pain.”

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