Gavin Newsom’s podcast is a clear example of how establishment Dems can fail to challenge the modern right while amplifying its conspiracies and bigotry. They radicalize themselves and their audiences in the process spitfirenews.com/p/gavin-news... - ThreadSky

kattenbarge.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Gavin Newsom’s podcast is a clear example of how establishment Dems can fail to challenge the modern right while amplifying its conspiracies and bigotry. They radicalize themselves and their audiences in the process
https://spitfirenews.com/p/gavin-newsom-s-podcast-is-worse-than-you-think

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davec726.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m just amazed he was instantly considered the democratic front runner for 2028 and he basically threw away that mantle with his podcast.

guillecummings.com•1 day ago

The man could’ve used his platform to elevate younger voices in the party but no, he needed to give right wingers yet another platform

kattenbarge.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes! It’s bananas. I talk about this in my piece, but he should be using his platform and resources to be elevating people in his party with this kind of format

guillecummings.com•1 day ago

He had so much political capital coming out of the fired and he squandered it to become another pod bro

quietjulia.bsky.social•1 day ago

The only reason I can think of why Newsom is doing this crap, is he wants Trump to believe he has flipped to the Republicans. He wants the FEMA money.

omarsultan.me•1 day ago

Whatever consultant suggested this should be blackballed.

twirlz.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think he should talk to these wingnuts. We need to pull them out of the MAGA bubble. Look these folks have already been elevated. Going on Newsom? Meh. BUT, he needs to make sure he asks the tough questions and not just ha-ha sure, let’s have a brewsky, which sadly seems to be the case

kattenbarge.bsky.social•1 day ago

A snippet from behind the paywall of my latest @spitfirenews.com piece about why podcasting works so well for the right and what it takes to avoid falling into the same radicalization pipeline.

dawnalene.bsky.social•1 day ago

I watched Rogan a few times before he made that far right move. It started slow then gained momentum quickly.

nicodemuofdurban.bsky.social•1 day ago

I bet you he reckons he is the shit.

rvbdrm.com•1 day ago

Holy uncanny valley 😬

dawnalene.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

weezles1.bsky.social•1 day ago

I hate this so much.

drjuliette.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s cause they’ve only lived in 1 kinda world-belief system. They don’t really know how to traverse the political range & be persuasive—instead they “radicalize themselves & their audience.” They lose their spine as they circulate through the political spectrum. It’s hard to ride an inversion.

somerandosalt.bsky.social•1 day ago

Newsom is trying to slowly peel off enough "centrists" to make a run as a MAGA candidate in 2028. We should not be surprised if the Democrats are a withered, failing third-party before the next presidential.

lpeterp.bsky.social•1 day ago

Newsome totally lost me with his podcast and he’s my Governor.

n83z01qbui.bsky.social•1 day ago

@nick-carmody.bsky.social 🧵🧠

budahsbaker.bsky.social•1 day ago

Does he have a lot of supporters?

realitytvhead.bsky.social•1 day ago

Gavin Newsom is straight up evil! Remember when he did that photo op destroying homeless peoples stuff!

jobuna.bsky.social•1 day ago

thetimeline.bsky.social•1 day ago

FOR REAL.

mandk4546.bsky.social•1 day ago

The bits I e heard show Newsom countering the lies in such a way the right wing guest misreads as praise and makes them look foolish. I’m just glad we’re seeing clips of a left leaning podcast rather than bombarded with far right propaganda 24/7 by both left and right social media accounts.

julieanneesq.bsky.social•1 day ago

Have you listened to it? I haven’t. I heard he made them look bad.

kattenbarge.bsky.social•1 day ago

I did listen to it! I think they look bad on their own, but I think this makes them look even better to their own audience and Newsom didn’t push back against most of their claims. And even when he did push back he capitulated after they doubled down.

sophiaflorence.bsky.social•1 day ago

Honestly, been very sad to see so many people with massive reaches go full on anti-trans and sanitize fascists. Scary as hell out here for trans folks, and I am personally not having a good time with it.

tsaysresist.bsky.social•1 day ago

Newsome has jumped the shark. He has negotiated away any moral authority and left his spine in the sludge that is now the Pacific Ocean after the fires. All this bc he wants to run for President. Go away Gavin. Just go away.

emilybaker.bsky.social•1 day ago

normalizing steve bannon is REALLY bad, particularly because that creep is a nazi with his fingerprints on two separate attempted coups. but the fact that newsom happily admitted he allows his kid to listen to kirk was just 🤯🤯🤯 tell me you're a bad parent without telling me you're a bad parent.

chazlaz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why aren't I surprised his own son was being influenced by the far right, he didn't have to look far.

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