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Nov 2Liked by Andy @Revkin

If you live in a swing state, yes, vote for Harris. But there are only seven of those, and combined they have only about 18 percent of the total US population. For the 82 percent of Americans who live in the other 43 states, plus DC, voting for a third-party candidate opposed to US arms shipments and diplomatic cover for Israel, and to fracking and the Dems' traditional "all of the above" energy strategy is a no-cost chance to send a message to Harris and the rest of the Dems that you won't vote for anyone who supports those policies - and to make a statement of solidarity with their victims.

Henry Norr

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Want to be sure you saw Simon Shaw's post with one way to get the best of both worlds. https://revkin.substack.com/p/for-those-voting-for-jill-stein-a/comment/75227146

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Fair point.

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Nov 2·edited Nov 2Liked by Andy @Revkin

Interesting post! Just stumbled upon a pretty promising way for Green Party (or any other 3rd party) leaning voters who also don't want Trump reelected to get out of their dilemma and help both stop Trump and put pressure on the Democrats: https://www.SwapYourVote.org/. It doubles the protest vote and helps stops Trump at the same time: A voter in a swing state who wants to vote third-party votes for Harris instead. In return, two Harris supporters in solidly Democratic states vote for the third-party candidate. The result is twice as many "protest" votes, while Harris secures the swing state votes, effectively blocking Trump's path to power. Might be worth getting the word out on this, as it could tip the balance against Trump and help double third-party protest vote against Harris, as quite a few voters apparently want to do, also in Swing States.

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Nov 2·edited Nov 2Author

Thanks for the link and info. This nicely meshes with Henry Norr's desires above in the comment thread. https://revkin.substack.com/p/for-those-voting-for-jill-stein-a/comment/75128168

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Smart! Thanks for sharing Simon

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Nov 2Liked by Andy @Revkin

Thanks for amplifying this crucial message. Jill Stein voters could go down in history as the spoilers who opened the gates to even more disastrous outcomes than Ralph Nader voters and that’s saying something!

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Wow. Thanks, Andy. I can refer to their positions in Part 2 of my piece (coming Sunday).

-'Mental

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🙏 Andy ‼️

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We need to hear more about the Green Party BETWEEN election years. We hear about (and some of us participate therein) the actions and activities organized by the pro-environmental movement pretty much non stop, but you never hear about the Green Party. That's one thing that needs to change. Otherwise how are we going to shift the system?

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Now tell us where Kamala Harris invests her money.

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Kamala Harris has always stressed she is a capitalist and sees working with corporations as part of the climate solution (while prosecuting those who don’t follow the law). So she has nothing to hide. Josh’s point is you can’t pretend you’re an edge-pushing socialist and not walk the talk.

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Here's some detail on Harris's finances (and her husband's): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kamala-harriss-investment-portfolio-stocks-140010087.html

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Very true. We never hear about Ms. Stein joining people on the front lines. I was particularly disappointed to hear she has not divested. You really do need to walk the green talk if you're running for President.

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Has this been publicised,/reported in the US media? Should it be?

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Sure should be. (And I do still consider myself media as well ;-)

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If true, that is.

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