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Goon Danton: May 24, 2012; Don't forget to show my shitposts to the people. They're well worth seeing.

hi liter posted:

point to any single political org in this country that has its poo poo together

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Goon Danton has issued a correction as of 04:25 on Jun 26, 2018

# ? Jun 26, 2018 04:20

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 13:50

Dreddout: Oct 1, 2015; You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

hi liter posted:

point to any single political org in this country that has its poo poo together

NRA seems pretty good at it's job

# ? Jun 26, 2018 04:28

achillesforever6: Apr 23, 2012; psst you wanna do a communism?

The 30 min RR session was not nearly as bad as I feared, also Steel City John Brown Club were invited to talk about their org and ask if anyone were interested in joining

# ? Jun 26, 2018 04:31

Agean90: Jun 28, 2008

Dreddout posted:

NRA seems pretty good at it's job

i live in wyoming, they failed at intimidating the leg here so hard it gutted a stand your ground bill

# ? Jun 26, 2018 04:31

fermun: Nov 4, 2009

https://twitter.com/ddddarby/status/1011483058707443712
https://yhoo.it/2lwg5yu

# ? Jun 26, 2018 06:46

big black turnout: Jan 13, 2009; Fallen Rib

achillesforever6 posted:

It's time for me to shill like no man has shilled before (and hopefully we exceed the 2,000$ goal because holy poo poo catering is expensive let me tell you)
https://twitter.com/pghDSA/status/1011404647200944129

Gonna try to throw y'all a few bucks when I get paid.

Please post as much as possible about how this goes, what works and doesn't, etc.... I'd love to have something similar put together in Florida/the Southeast.

# ? Jun 26, 2018 08:21

Fuligin: Oct 27, 2010; wait what the fuck??

fermun posted:

https://twitter.com/ddddarby/status/1011483058707443712
https://yhoo.it/2lwg5yu

holy poo poo that's dumb

# ? Jun 26, 2018 08:29

Business Gorillas: Mar 11, 2009

Fuligin posted:

holy poo poo that's dumb

Lmao like they're gonna do free advertising for socialists

# ? Jun 26, 2018 11:43

Business Gorillas: Mar 11, 2009

Remember when the dems photoshopped a PSL sign in one of their ads so it was gently caress DRUMPF on a giant piece of blank paper

# ? Jun 26, 2018 11:44

Karl Barks: Jan 21, 1981

folks, boston dsa!!! live laugh love...

# ? Jun 26, 2018 14:09

Halloween Jack: Sep 12, 2003; I WILL CUT OFF BOTH OF MY ARMS BEFORE I VOTE FOR ANYONE THAT IS MORE POPULAR THAN BERNIE!!!!!

This past weekend, several members of Charlottesville DSA traveled to volunteer at a Remote Area Medical clinic in Emporia, VA. We took part in an effort that treated 740 people, providing (I don't know how they calculate this) over $400,000 in treatment.

People came from miles around both to volunteer and be treated--every local hotel was sold out (they even sold one of our reserved rooms because we arrived late) and patients were waiting in the parking lot from at least 8:00pm the night before. Despite my awareness of these issues, it didn't occur to me how many people could afford to travel to the clinic, but couldn't afford or access medical care due to lack of insurance and high costs. Some of our patients were healthcare workers themselves, coming in in their scrubs, and I talked to one schoolteacher who was there for vision care. An org called FeedMore set up a free snack bar, because last year there were so many people, waiting so long and not wanting to lose their place in line, that they had people passing out from lack of water and food.

A great deal of the treatment was dental and vision. People could only get one service per day due to time and labor constraints, but could come both days. (I have no idea how many teeth were pulled.) I was expecting two days of long grueling shifts, but it wasn't very difficult. The weather was very hot and humid, but we were operating out of an air-conditioned high school. (There's a much bigger clinic in Wise, VA that is a literal field hospital because it's so big. Wise is on the "tip of the boot" of VA close to the borders of WV, TN, and KY.) I got off lucky because Medical assigned me to a patient who was on oxygen and needed constant attendance. I tried to make up for it by seeking out some more grunt work (packing food, moving chairs, etc.) the next day.

I wish I had some cool pictures to share, but I wanted to respect the patients' privacy. I did get some pictures of the other orgs that sent volunteers, including the FeedMore folks, dental and pharmacy students from VCU, and orgs devoted to nutrition, substance abuse issues, mental health, even spaying and neutering pets. I also got Narcan training.

(But the real heroes were the people who camped outside the main entrance to hand out Bibles and prayer books. As you know, recent tragedies have dangerously depleted the nation's supply of thoughts and prayers, and Bibles are extremely difficult to obtain in the rural South.)

I've decided I want to do at least one of these a year. They're doing one in the town where I was born next year. I wonder how many socialists my parents will let camp out in their basement.

Halloween Jack has issued a correction as of 15:15 on Jun 26, 2018

# ? Jun 26, 2018 15:11

woke kaczynski: Jan 23, 2015; How do you do, fellow antifa?; Fun Shoe

Halloween Jack posted:

This past weekend, several members of Charlottesville DSA traveled to volunteer at a Remote Area Medical clinic in Emporia, VA. We took part in an effort that treated 740 people, providing (I don't know how they calculate this) over $400,000 in treatment.

People came from miles around both to volunteer and be treated--every local hotel was sold out (they even sold one of our reserved rooms because we arrived late) and patients were waiting in the parking lot from at least 8:00pm the night before. Despite my awareness of these issues, it didn't occur to me how many people could afford to travel to the clinic, but couldn't afford or access medical care due to lack of insurance and high costs. Some of our patients were healthcare workers themselves, coming in in their scrubs, and I talked to one schoolteacher who was there for vision care.

A great deal of the treatment was dental and vision. People could only get one service per day due to time and labor constraints, but could come both days. (I have no idea how many teeth were pulled.) I was expecting two days of long grueling shifts, but it wasn't very difficult. The weather was very hot and humid, but we were operating out of an air-conditioned high school. (There's a much bigger clinic in Wise, VA that is a literal field hospital because it's so big. Wise is on the "tip of the boot" of VA close to the borders of WV, TN, and KY.)

I wish I had some cool pictures to share, but I wanted to respect the patients' privacy. I did get some pictures of the other orgs that sent volunteers, including dental and pharmacy students from VCU, and orgs devoted to nutrition, substance abuse issues, mental health, even spaying and neutering pets. I also got Narcan training.

(But the real heroes were the people who camped outside the main entrance to hand out Bibles and prayer books. As you know, recent tragedies have dangerously depleted the nation's supply of thoughts and prayers, and Bibles are extremely difficult to obtain in the rural South.)

I've decided I want to do at least one of these a year. They're doing one in the town where I was born next year. I wonder how many socialists my parents will let camp out in their basement.

This is the actual coolest thing I've ever heard holy poo poo. Can you tell us every single thing about how you set this up?

# ? Jun 26, 2018 15:15

Internet Explorer: Jun 1, 2005

There was a town hall with Bernie where a guy really well known for those medical events did a good deal of speaking. Crazy stuff. Seconding the request for more info when you can.

# ? Jun 26, 2018 15:46

Halloween Jack: Sep 12, 2003; I WILL CUT OFF BOTH OF MY ARMS BEFORE I VOTE FOR ANYONE THAT IS MORE POPULAR THAN BERNIE!!!!!

It was organized through a friend of one of our co-chairs. As far as I know, all you really need to do is make sure everyone signs up for the same clinic, same role, same shift. (We were all "General Support," i.e. people without medical training willing to do grunt work.) General support tends to fill up quickly, so ideally you should be looking at least 6 months out. Their website will show you clinic schedules through the rest of the calendar year, and you can look them up by state as well.

Then you just organize transportation and lodging on your end. For us it was a simple as booking a few hotel rooms. This was my first RAM clinic ever, but AFAIK they all provide meals to all volunteers. (Breakfast is at 5:00am, lunch at noon, dinner at 3:00pm.)

To give you an idea of what you might be doing as General Support: registering patients. Escorting patients from place to place. A huge amount of work on the final day is just packing up and, if you're using a space like a school, restoring it to its original condition.

# ? Jun 26, 2018 16:18

Larry Parrish: Jul 9, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

they probably calculate the treatment given based off what medicare would bill

# ? Jun 26, 2018 16:37

Dreddout: Oct 1, 2015; You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

Business Gorillas posted:

Remember when the dems photoshopped a PSL sign in one of their ads so it was gently caress DRUMPF on a giant piece of blank paper

It was dumber than that

The poster said "trump is the symptom, capitalism is the disease, socialism is the cure"

They just blanked out the last two so it said "trump is the symptom" which begs the question

# ? Jun 26, 2018 16:41

Ruzihm: Aug 11, 2010; Group up and push mid, proletariat!

Business Gorillas posted:

Remember when the dems photoshopped a PSL sign in one of their ads so it was gently caress DRUMPF on a giant piece of blank paper

https://twitter.com/claritchka/status/845826655872565253

# ? Jun 26, 2018 16:52

surfacelevelspeck: Oct 1, 2008; communism's sleepiest soldier

https://twitter.com/Grassroots_News/status/1011621110784450562

# ? Jun 26, 2018 17:56

Coolness Averted: Feb 20, 2007; oh don't worry, I can't smell asparagus piss, it's in my DNA

GO HOGG WILD!
🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗

Halloween Jack posted:

This past weekend, several members of Charlottesville DSA traveled to volunteer at a Remote Area Medical clinic in Emporia, VA. We took part in an effort that treated 740 people, providing (I don't know how they calculate this) over $400,000 in treatment.

People came from miles around both to volunteer and be treated--every local hotel was sold out (they even sold one of our reserved rooms because we arrived late) and patients were waiting in the parking lot from at least 8:00pm the night before. Despite my awareness of these issues, it didn't occur to me how many people could afford to travel to the clinic, but couldn't afford or access medical care due to lack of insurance and high costs. Some of our patients were healthcare workers themselves, coming in in their scrubs, and I talked to one schoolteacher who was there for vision care. An org called FeedMore set up a free snack bar, because last year there were so many people, waiting so long and not wanting to lose their place in line, that they had people passing out from lack of water and food.

A great deal of the treatment was dental and vision. People could only get one service per day due to time and labor constraints, but could come both days. (I have no idea how many teeth were pulled.) I was expecting two days of long grueling shifts, but it wasn't very difficult. The weather was very hot and humid, but we were operating out of an air-conditioned high school. (There's a much bigger clinic in Wise, VA that is a literal field hospital because it's so big. Wise is on the "tip of the boot" of VA close to the borders of WV, TN, and KY.) I got off lucky because Medical assigned me to a patient who was on oxygen and needed constant attendance. I tried to make up for it by seeking out some more grunt work (packing food, moving chairs, etc.) the next day.

I wish I had some cool pictures to share, but I wanted to respect the patients' privacy. I did get some pictures of the other orgs that sent volunteers, including the FeedMore folks, dental and pharmacy students from VCU, and orgs devoted to nutrition, substance abuse issues, mental health, even spaying and neutering pets. I also got Narcan training.

(But the real heroes were the people who camped outside the main entrance to hand out Bibles and prayer books. As you know, recent tragedies have dangerously depleted the nation's supply of thoughts and prayers, and Bibles are extremely difficult to obtain in the rural South.)

I've decided I want to do at least one of these a year. They're doing one in the town where I was born next year. I wonder how many socialists my parents will let camp out in their basement.

Great job! I'm glad there's a mix of these sorts of posts about genuine good mixed in with some of our bitching and reposting twitter drama.

# ? Jun 26, 2018 18:24

Coolness Averted: Feb 20, 2007; oh don't worry, I can't smell asparagus piss, it's in my DNA

GO HOGG WILD!
🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗

DSA Long Beach had a decent turn out protesting ICE's office in downtown LB, nothing like Portland's turn out, but folks who drived by (except for the cops of course) seemed to understand how vile ICE is https://twitter.com/DSALongBeach/status/1011270198173708289

# ? Jun 26, 2018 18:27

Troy Queef: Jan 12, 2013

don't use Google Translate and then do the whole "x" thing, mate

# ? Jun 26, 2018 21:49

achillesforever6: Apr 23, 2012; psst you wanna do a communism?

gently caress national
https://twitter.com/marxfangirl1848/status/1011710565675360256

# ? Jun 26, 2018 22:49

Solid Poopsnake: Mar 27, 2010; by Nyc_Tattoo; Nap Ghost

What you guys are doing is amazing.

Three guesses what DSA PHX is doing.

# ? Jun 26, 2018 23:55

Ace of Baes: Jul 7, 1977

Solid Poopsnake posted:

What you guys are doing is amazing.

Three guesses what DSA PHX is doing.

According to their Twitter they just endorsed a trans DSA member running for state house and they're canvassing for InvestInEd the ballot measure that was the result of the statewide teachers strikes earlier this year

# ? Jun 26, 2018 23:59

Goon Danton: May 24, 2012; Don't forget to show my shitposts to the people. They're well worth seeing.

Solid Poopsnake posted:

Three guesses what DSA PHX is doing.

Is it twitter drama?

# ? Jun 27, 2018 01:28

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
STILL.
WON'T.
FUCK.
ME.

Ruzihm posted:

https://twitter.com/claritchka/status/845826655872565253

really looking forward to voting Green again this year

# ? Jun 27, 2018 01:42

ex post facho: Oct 25, 2007

i voted for salazar, douthit and polis here in CO

polis seemed like the least bad option for gov but idk

# ? Jun 27, 2018 01:53

Internet Explorer: Jun 1, 2005

ex post facho posted:

i voted for salazar, douthit and polis here in CO

polis seemed like the least bad option for gov but idk

We didn't have any great choices for gov.

Also, this is looking good.

# ? Jun 27, 2018 02:18

olives black: Nov 24, 2017; LENIN.
STILL.
WON'T.
FUCK.
ME.

Internet Explorer posted:

We didn't have any great choices for gov.

Also, this is looking good.

bout fuckin time

# ? Jun 27, 2018 02:19

Ruzihm: Aug 11, 2010; Group up and push mid, proletariat!

I voted for Chelsea Manning and Ben Jealous

# ? Jun 27, 2018 02:20

Agean90: Jun 28, 2008

see yall were lolin at me for implying that big city chapters have their poo poo together but considering an NYC DSA member is going to go to loving congress oh my loving god ahhhhh yall need to realize that having your poo poo together jut means you get things done, how messy behind the scenes it is is irrelevent

# ? Jun 27, 2018 03:02