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apparently the 3 in that "how bad is tumblr at math" poll was a typo & op meant to put a 5, published it without realizing, & then deleted it when they realised lol
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Can you break my heart and make me cry today? I wanna know about the major angst involving Bedwarmer Clarke and Lexa's baby from the poll we did
đđđđ there are two plot points of angst.
One of them, I won't say much - i will say there were two babies, and now there's only one. They didn't know there were two babies.
For the second point:
They are pretty far off in the pregnancy by now. Lexa has been trying to take it easy but she's still heda and she also has a small toddler to take care of so she does move a whole lot and assists with training and refuses to slow down to much even if Clarke thinks she should.
She's adamant that despite everything she is not at risk during the pregnancy, the midwives have told her she is healthy and should be perfectly fine to go about her business - as so many women do on the ground. Clarke wants to disagree, but the medical training she got on the ark barely touched pregnancy and childbirth and sometimes she really wished her mom was alive to go and ask her for advice but without her all she has is her medical instinct and a sense of doom.
That night, Lexa wakes up like usual, the baby making her go to the bathroom is by now a fairly normal occurrence at eight months. She waddled her way to the bathroom, trying to be quiet with Madi asleep with them in the bed. She's half asleep, not paying much attention to anything until she sees it. Blood, in her underwear.
No. No no no. Not now. Not this time. Not again, please no.
She wakes up Clarke to tell. Lexa feels horribly calm too. Perhaps she already knew it was going to happen, had accepted it long before it happened. When Clarke wakes up at first, she assumes Lexa is in labor but Lexa tells her no, she's spotting and they need to go to the midwife.
Madi half wakes up in the commotion of them asking a guard to watch her, and Lexa only starts to choke up when the little girl calls her over and kisses her tummy because she "wants to say bye bye to her baby sibling". She says it all the time when Lexa leaves in the morning, she doesn't mean anything by it but it feels far too real this time.
When the midwife tells them she cannot be sure and that they will have to wait to see how it progresses, Clarke feels the urge to kick the old woman. What the fuck does she mean they have to way and see?! Thats their baby! If she was in the ark, if if Clarke had managed to help, if her people hadnt been so fucking stupid maybe theyd have their technology and theyd be able to know if the baby inside Lexa is still alive or not, they could just remove the baby instead of waiting to see if her wife will have to give birth to... she cant even think about that.
They go back to the room. Clarke cannot stop pacing as if trting to remember anything that could help them right now. Lexa seems to barely be aware of anything around her, staring ahead, hands in her stomach hoping to feel a movement, a hiccup, something. But the baby is awfully quiet and still, Lexa can barely remember if she felt them move at all through the day and shevstarts to question if there is something she could have done today, yesterday, at all to save their baby. Maybe she could have done everything different. Or maybe she could have done nothing at all because this baby was just a wild fantasy that was never to be.
Madi is asleep next to them. So sweet and small. She's been so excited for a sibling, she already adores Lexa so much and had been so affectionate towards Lexa's bump over the past 3 months (yes, only three. Lexas eight months pregnant, that is not a typo đ). It breaks Lexa's heart even more, having to explain to her where the baby has gone.
At some point, they fall asleep. Neither have cried yet because despite all of their sureness in the end of this dream, neither dare to acknowledge it might be over.
Lexa wakes up with a pain on her side. She groans at it. She does not want to wake, she does not want to face the day knowing she might be less whole by the end of it.
The pain again. She swats at whatever is making it but catches nothing.
And again.
"Nomon."
"Madi baby shh"
"Nomon."
"Hmm"
"Nomon, baby want you to wake up."
"Not yet Madi."
"Baby kicking nomon. Up! Befast!"
#letter opened#bedwarmer clarke#was that angsty? or angsty enough? :D#this is not the /major/ angst#that one... is heavy and not easy#im.not sure if thay was enough to make you cry tho#*that#hope it made you feel something tho đ¤
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Is Now a Good Time to Become a Hippie?
Ha ha fun little opening note: I opened my iPad to write this and saw the Cornell notes template and now Iâm wondering how the people who had to take Cornell notes to get through college are doing these days. Probably not well.
Iâm cracking open the blog again this summer to really do some justice to the two month identity crisis that I, and maybe you, have been experiencing since graduation. Iâve been through the wringer, like most people, with the classic post-grad crises of âWhat am I doing with my life?â and âWhat am I even good at?â, and âWill I ever have fun again like I did in college?â. But honestly fuck those crises. That kind of shit is so cliche and boring to talk about. I need bigger broader shit on my plate. The type of existential garbage that can really wreck you. The types of questions that canât be answered by your Mom saying âitâs okay honeyâ.
So the set I came up with is as follows: âWhat rules should I live my life by if I truly believe that our society will crumble to climate change in 1 - 2 generations?â, âHow can I ever protect my soul from capitalism when I need the constant stimulation of city life to distract me from my depression?â, and âIf I reconnect with my hippie childhood, will it destroy my chances of happiness and success later in life like it did for my parents?â.
I know what youâre thinking: âThatâs an awesome list Ava. I wish I could have come up with that myselfâ. Sorry you canât be me.Â
Itâs got just enough âthis girl needs to lay off the acidâ undertones to be dismissed by the common man, yet is valid enough to make any stoner or stoner+ (the + is psychedelics) a little itchy.Â
Whithought further ado--I left this typo in here because I couldnât stop laughing at it--, lettuce unpack these crises.
1. What rules should I live my life by if I truly believe that our society as we know it will crumble in 1 - 2 generations? I wish the answer was as simple as âmore whippetsâ, but sadly, it just never is. There are actually a lot of sub-questions here like âIs enough change to reverse the course of climate change even possible at this point?â, âDoes our species even deserve to be saved, or should we lean into the suffering and let the deer dance on our graves?â, âWhat the fuck are you supposed to be with your life when you canât bring yourself to reproduce because the world is ending so you have to constantly invent a sense of purpose for yourself instead of just using your kids as a cop out?, and lastly âWhat if youâre making a mistake by not going to Mars with Jeff and Elon na d the vibes there end up being super lit?â
You see, Iâm really good at coming up with these questions, but pretty bad at answering them. All Iâve come up with in terms of the rules and purpose part is just to vibe it out and focus my energy on good olâ drugs, sex, and rock n roll till the end. But UH OH! Now Iâve become my parents.Â
Perhaps I could focus on nature, gratitude, and spirituality? OH CRUD! Now Iâm Rose, who has definitely reconciled these issues better than me, but has the advantage of being an introvert. Shorty donât need that social stimulation like I do and can just go hermit mode when the going gets tough. Not I.Â
How about a commune? Tempting, but Iâve heard about a lot of commune drama in my day and donât really want to get whisked into some Midsommer shit by accident.Â
Comedy? Canât go monetizing my best coping mechanism, now can I?Â
Pose your questions to a broader audience in folk songs like Bob Dylan? I think Iâm too street for that and I canât play the guitar.Â
Focus on work and being successful? Nope. Work blows and Iâm supposed to be protecting my soul from capitalism. Â
I tend to treat this question like the hard ones on the EOGs and just skip it and plan on circling back later.
2. How do I protect my soul from capitalism when I need the constant stimulation of city life to distract me from my depression? And when I say I need that shit, I mean it. New people. New shit to do. All the time. I ainât havinâ no baby, so settling down isnât in the cards either. There is no scenario where I am going to move out to the suburbs just to stare at my husband every night for 30+ years or, in a more likely scenario, stare at the wall. Iâm staying on the scene for a long time, maybe forever.Â
That being said, the city is ripe with capitalism. Everyone works like a dog 24/7, switching back and forth between 2 - 4 Apple devices to accomplish God knows what in the grand scheme of things. Tech, finance, and marketing (the classic city trio) have to be the most pointless and cutthroat industries we have come up with to date. It feels like you have to have to have one of those jobs to live there. To afford it, sure, but beyond that, to know that you beat out someone else to get it and that you have successfully stepped on your first of many necks on the way to the top.
Iâm moving to Chicago in like 2 weeks to work in tech/finance and sucking my own dick for having a management position so, clearly, I am not above any of this. But I sure wish I was. Even the first month of my soul-selling transaction feels like it has taken years off my life and dulled my flame quite a bit more than school ever did. So I am on the LOOKOUT for ways to get my mouth on some deep dish pizza and fine Chicago men without all of these bullshit side effects.Â
And FinallyâŚ
3. If I reconnect with my hippie childhood now, will it destroy my chances at happiness and success like it did for my parents?
I feel like this one needs to be elaborated on a little more. For anyone who doesnât know, my parents are both raging Dead Heads who practiced the art of escapism together on tour for 20 some years until Jerry Garcia died tragically in â95. In a desperate search for a new purpose, they popped out me and my sister and now weâre all living the middle class dream in a ranch house on the outskirts of Greensboro. âBut at least theyâre happy and they love each other right?â Nope. Ls all around.
Sadly, this isnât just my parents. This seems to be the classic hippie timeline. You feel good, get high, get laid, and indulge your senses in your 20s and you realize that none of it is monetizable and come out the other end begging for capitalism to take you back and bless you with a mediocre career. I know I sound like Nixon right now, but Iâm just reading off the data from what Iâve seen.Â
Shit is really fucking sad man. I just want to think and feel and vibe and enjoy the world for what it is before it gets too crispy but I feel like I canât. Any step away from my career feels like it will just land me at the bottom of the totem poll with a job that sucks even more than the one I started with. And yeah, Iâm a lot smarter and slicker and decidedly childless than my parents, but it feels like a big fucking dice roll to do the same thing that they did and expect a different outcome. I mean they are the two most genetically similar people to me on the planet, after-all. I really do think I have to be careful and stick with the straight and narrow for now. Bummer because I would like to just bool before the world ends, but unfortunately, thatâs going to take a little too long for me to avoid these problems.Â
In conclusion: I believe the answer to the question I posed in the title is âNot really and I should probably start hashing these things out with a therapist instead of a tumblr blog sooner rather than laterâ.
And if you are wondering, no I am not high right now, but I am about to be because that shit was heavy.
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Thank you all so much for your feedback with regards to your preferred format for reading simblr stories! It's really helpful to know what everyone thinks :)
Without further ado, I've decided to go with option number 3: Embedded photos + caption under each photo
IÂ know many showed a preference for option 1 (in-screen subtitles) but some also said that they find them harder to read on mobile, distracting and (what's worse) harder or impossible to translate on Google.
Option 3 was also well-received: people who like subtitles were OK with it and it helped overcome the problems that people who don't like subtitles have. I also think this option is a good compromise (although less aesthetic for me) and allows me to edit my many typos after I've queued the posts lol so Option 3 it is!
Again, thanks so much for your feedback :) (I never expected so many people to answer tbh! - sorry for the mass tagging but wanted to thank each and everyone!)Â @incredildosâ, @sillysillyfeatherâ, @cas-fulleditmodeâ, @yuu-pan , @homijohâ, @a-kind-redâ, @stsciurussimblr , @cillabenâ, @retro-vintage-simsâ, @grieralexander , @pollinationqueen , @shahkiertaiâ, @psychoticstarfishâ, @nervous----subject , @yaaassmackenzie, @salt-and-simmer, @naynayfox, @allegra-gorey, @mdianasanders, @naileklegacy, @ekaterina-vorobeva, @phoenixfg and @joliebean
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What Republicans Are Running For President
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What Republicans Are Running For President

How Mitt Romney Could Wind Up Running The United States 6 Years After Losing The Presidential Election
If, as expected, Mitt Romney wins his race for a Senate seat from Utah he may become the most powerful man in the United States Senate. As many of us remember, Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts, ran for president in 2012 and lost to Barack Obama. It wasnât one of those totally humiliating lossesâthe map did not turn blueâbut we assumed Mitt Romney would fade into history.
Well, maybe not.
Hereâs how. Just a few months ago, conventional wisdom was that while the Democrats had a good chance of taking control of the House of Representatives, the Senate was out of reach. In 2018 there will be at least 35 Senate seats upâof which 26 are held by Democrats. Democrats need a net gain of 2 seats to take control of the Senate. In an ordinary year this would be tough for two reasons. One is that incumbents usually win, and secondly, 10 of those Democratic senators represent states that went for Trump in 2016âso a somewhat popular president might be able to use his clout to win a Senate seat back from the Democrats. But this is no ordinary year as poll after poll and special election after special election indicate a âblue waveâ for Democrats.
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Us Election 2024: Who Are The Likely Republican Candidates To Run For President Against Joe Biden
Mike Pence, Ivanka Trump and Ted Cruz are among the rumoured candidates to become Donald Trumpâs successor
The 2020 presidential race has only just finished, but the Republican candidates for 2024 are already preparing themselves for their shot at the White House.
We take a look at who may be looking to get themselves in to the race.
Nj Primary Elections 2020: The Five Republicans Who Want To Take Over As Us Senator
Colleen OâDea, Senior Writer and Projects EditorNJ Decides 2020Politics
Five Republicans are vying for the chance to try to do something no one else has been able to do in almost a half-century: Convince New Jersey voters to elect a Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate, where Democrat Cory Booker now sits.
It has been 48 years since New Jersey voters have sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate, and registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly a million. In 2018, Republican and former pharmaceuticals executive Bob Hugin spent more than $39 million, including $36 million of his own money, and lost by 11 percentage points to incumbent Bob Menendez, who had been considered vulnerable after his trial on political corruption charges ended in a hung jury.
âStatewide races are the toughest ones of all for a GOP outnumbered by a million more registered Democrats in the state,â said Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University. âBut even before party registrations were so lopsided, Republican Senate candidates have fared more poorly here than almost anywhere else in the nation.â Since New Jersey last sent a Republican to the Senate in 1972, âthe GOP has lost a staggering 15 Senate races in a row,â he said.
Thoughts On New Poll: Most Republicans Want Trump To Run For President In 2024
John Fletcher Jrsays:
May 29, 2021 at 11:48 am
There may not be an American Presidential Office to run for when Joe Biden is done. I still believe Joe Biden is a Counterfeit President. One thing is certain, Barack Hussein Obama is happy that Joe Biden now reigns as worst American President. America get yourself ready for HYPERINFLATION, itâs coming.
May 29, 2021 at 3:43 pm
I have hats of Trump that read â make America Great Againâ, Trump 2020?,and âKEEP AMERICA GREATâ,I also have flags of him â TRUMP ON THE TANKâ, âTRUMP 2020, NO MORE BULLSHITâ. and I just got a new one,âTRUMP 2024â and then I have a MASK that reads, âTRUMP 2024 and has 2 AMERICAN FLAGS .So I really hope he runs, otherwise all of this means nothing ! TRUMP 2024 and TRUE FIGHTING REPUBLICANSIN 2022 !! NO RINOS NEEDED ! STAND UP OR SHUT UP !
May 29, 2021 at 5:19 pm
IT is more than if he runs or not. YOU are sending a message that you stand for freedoms and still support that hard work he did while still in office. Trump stands for AMERICA FIRST and that is also part of your message to the leftists.You are sending a great message no matter what he decidesâŚ.You know as well as I do that he is all about what is best for the AMERICA and All AmericansâŚ.SO IF he supports someone else to run then we know that person is worthy of what we all need as AMERICANS.Don;t loose hope and wear your attire with pride knowing there are many others still hoping for another win.
Yes we want Donald Trunp be our presidentin 2024.
Republican Lawmakers Are Terrified Of Trump Running For President Again

A new report by Politico cites multiple unnamed Republican lawmakers â even those who publicly praise Trump â who say that they REALLY donât want Donald Trump running for President again in 2024. They would much rather see Trump working âbehind the scenesâ to help shore up support for the Party as a whole, and they insist that the Party is stronger now than it was five years ago. Ring of Fireâs Farron Cousins discusses this.
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*This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so please excuse any typos.
Recently, Politico interviewed several Republican lawmakers, who of course all chose to remain nameless. But Politico says that these were Trump supporting lawmakers, still are Trump supporting lawmakers, by the way. And each one of them said that they do not want Donald Trump to be the Republican partyâs nominee in 2024. In fact, they donât want Trump to run for president ever again. Iâll read a couple quotes from some of these lawmakers here. Hereâs what one of them said, heâs one of the best presidents weâve had in terms of policies. But having said that if it were up to me, I would never have Trump on any ballot ever again, because itâs such a distraction. I would love for him to play a behind the scenes role and not be on the ballot. Another one said, Iâd like to see a fresh face. I think we have a lot of them.
Eight Republican 2024 Candidates Speak In Texas Next Week But Not Trump
Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, April 30 â A Republican Party event in Texas next week will hear from eight potential candidates for the partyâs presidential nomination in 2024, without former President Donald Trump, a source involved in the planning said on Friday.
The May 7 event at a hotel in Austin is being co-hosted by U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, to thank donors who helped fund a voter registration drive and get-out-the-vote efforts in the state.
High-profile Republican politicians who are considering whether to seek the partyâs nomination in 2024 are expected to speak to the crowd of about 200 donors.
They include former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and U.S. senators Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and Rick Scott, the source said.
The event comes as Republicans wrestle with whether to try to move past Trump in the next election cycle or fall in line behind him. Trump told Fox Business Networkâs Maria Bartiromo on Thursday that he was â100%â considering another run after losing in 2020 to Democrat Joe Biden.
Trump was not invited to Texas, the source said. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was invited but was unable to attend, the source said.
Many Republican insiders doubt Trump will follow through on his musings about running for president in 2024, leaving a void that other party leaders will seek to fill.
Fact Check: Trump Did Not Call Republicans The Dumbest Group Of Voters
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An old quote falsely attributed to Donald Trump has recently resurfaced online. The viral meme alleges Trump told People magazine in 1998 that Republicans are âthe dumbest group of voters in the countryâ. This is false.
While the quote has been debunked several times since it apparently surfaced in 2015, users have recently been resharing it on social media. Examples can be seen here , here , here , here
The meme reads: âIf I were to run, Iâd run as a Republican. Theyâre the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. I could lie and theyâd still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific. â Donald Trump, People Magazine, 1998â
Snopes first wrote about the false quote here in October 2015 . Since then, the quote has been debunked multiple times .
People magazine has confirmed in the past that its archive has no register of this alleged exchange.
âPeople looked into this exhaustively when it first surfaced back in Oct. . We combed through every Trump story in our archive. We couldnât find anything remotely like this quoteâand no interview at all in 1998.â, a magazine spokesperson told Factcheck.org that year .
In December 1987, People published a profile on Donald Trump titled âToo Darn Richâ. The article quoted him saying he was too busy to run for president .
The Long Race For The 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination Begins
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa â In the past week alone, Nikki Haley regaled activists in Iowa, Mike Pence courted donors in California and Donald Trump returned to the rally stage, teasing a third campaign for the White House.
The midterms are more than a year away, and there are 1,225 days until the next presidential election. But Republicans eyeing a White House run are wasting no time in jockeying for a strong position in what could emerge as an extremely crowded field of contenders.
The politicking will only intensify in the coming weeks, particularly in Iowa, home to the nationâs leadoff presidential caucuses and a state where conservative evangelicals play a significant role in steering the direction of the GOP. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is slated to visit on Tuesday, and others, including Pence, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are expected to appear in July.
The flurry of activity is a sign that there is no clear frontrunner to lead the GOP if Trump opts against a 2024 campaign.
âIt definitely feels early, but it doesnât feel like itâs a bad idea based on the situation,â said Mike DuHaime, a longtime Republican strategist. âThe party has changed, the voters are changing and I think the process has changed. And I think many of the candidates have realized that.â
âWe won the election twice,â he said. âAnd itâs possible weâll have to win it a third time.â
As for Trump?
Are You Ready For Republican Tim Scott To Run For President In 2024
The Senateâs lone Black Republican member, Tim Scott, is opening eyes and creating conversation about his 2024 political prospects.According to Fox News, Scott has brought in $14.4 million in campaign fundraising, after posting $9.6 million during April-June. The total amount in his campaign coffers has led many to believe that Scott is eying higher office than just the U.S. Senate.Scott has kept his name ringing in the political arena during his tenure in the Senate, especially after delivering a GOP response to President Bidenâs primetime address to a joint session of Congress earlier this year. Scott has also led his party in negotiations with congressional Democrats on a major police reform bill.
While Scott has downplayed the hype surrounding his political aspirations, people on the Hill and talking heads on camera are noting that he could possibly be a 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
âTim Scott is a force,â Jim Merrill, a New Hampshire-based Republican consultant said to Fox News. âHis strong numbers reflect how he has inspired activists and business leaders alike, good for both his reelection next year and for a potential presidential campaign in 2024.â
Fear of a Black Landowner
With Scott previously downplaying the notion of running for president and his recent declaration that he wonât run for Senate after 2022, Black America will just have to see if Tim Scott will lean-in to the dollars raised to bankroll a potential campaign for the White House.
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New Poll: Most Republicans Want Trump To Run For President In 2024
A new Quinnipiac University national poll released this week revealed that two-thirds of Republicans want former President Donald Trump to run for president in 2024.
The Quinnipiac poll surveyed 1,316 U.S. adults nationwide from May 18-24. The pollâs margin of error was +/- 2.7 percentage points.
Three key Republican findings of the survey included:
66% of Republicans want to see Trump run in 2024
66% of Republicans do not think Bidenâs victory was legitimate
85% of Republicans want candidates that mostly agree with Trump
âThe numbers fly in the face of any predictions that Donald Trumpâs political future is in decline. By a substantial majority, Republicans: believe the election was stolen from him, want Trump to run again, and , if they canât vote for Trump, prefer someone who agrees with him,â said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
Malloy is right. The poll reveals what many American already know â Trump still serves as a top conservative leader.
But is Trump still up for another run? And if he does, can he win?
The first question looks like a yes. Trump recently told radio host Dan Bongino people will be very happy with his answer. However, Trump has also previously said he would not announce whether he is running until after the 2022 midterm elections.
The more important question is can he win? If two-thirds of Republicans already support Trump, how many more will be required, especially in key battleground states, to reach the needed electoral votes?
Native American Voting Rights Are Under Attack In Republican
Paul Blumenthal
After turning out to vote in record numbers in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Native Americans are now one of the biggest targets of Republican-backed voter suppression efforts in states where their votes mattered the most.
Republicans in states with significant Native populations like Arizona, Kansas, Montana and more have enacted new laws that limit voter access in ways that disproportionately impact Native voters. Imposing strict time limits on correcting a mail-in ballot, prohibiting third-party ballot collection, implementing strict voter identification requirements and making it harder to pay for election resources all negatively impact Native Americans in these states, largely due to specific circumstances on reservations where many of them live.
âThe laws the state legislatures are passing are lethal to every Native American living in those states,â said OJ Semans, the founder of the Native voting rights group Four Directions and an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. Such legislation, he said, âis going to knock us back 10 yearsâ after âwhat weâve been working through for the last 18 to 20 years to get more and more Native Americans to participate in elections.âÂ
It wasnât until 1962 when New Mexicoâs laws blocking Native voting fell. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 also provided important protections for Native voting rights.
Trumps Role As Republican Party Leader Is Becoming Stronger
This weekendâs CPAC straw poll results showed that Trumpâs popularity â along with DeSantisâ â in the Republican Party has grown in the last six months, according to Forbes.
In February, only 55% of attendees of a similar CPAC event in Orlando, Florida, said they wanted Trump to lead the ticket in 2024, Forbes reported.
If Trump stayed in political retirement, or at least stayed off the presidential primary ballot in 2024, DeSantis lead the poll with 43% attending Republicans choosing him in Februaryâs hypothetical presidential primary.
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When Presidential Primaries Started They Werenât Decisive
Woodrow Wilson.
The Progressive Era at the beginning of the 20th century saw a backlash against local party machines and their bosses dominating American politics. This backlash was especially pronounced in Western states, where reformers implemented ideas like legislating via ballot initiative at the polls.
Progressive reformers also invented the presidential primary. In 1910, Oregon became the first to use a popular election to pick its delegates for national conventions, with the delegates pledged to support specific candidates.
But these primaries lacked the efficacy and decisiveness of those we have today, in part because most states didnât have them and in part because the ultimate nomination decision was still made via a multi-ballot process at a national convention.
In 1912, ex-President Theodore Roosevelt decided to challenge his successor William Howard Taft for the GOP nomination. He crushed Taft in the primaries, carrying nine of the 12 states that held primaries, while Robert La Follette won two and Taft just one.
But that still left 36 other states, which mostly sent pro-Taft delegates to the convention, securing him the nomination. And that led Roosevelt to bolt the party and launch an independent bid for the general election.
But while McAdoo didnât have enough support to win, he did have enough to block the party bossesâ favorite, New York Gov. Al Smith, a Catholic.
Why Donald Trump Is Republicansâ Worst Nightmare In 2024
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Earlier this week, amid a rambling attack on the validity of the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump said this: âInteresting that today a poll came out indicating Iâm far in the lead for the Republican Presidential Primary and the General Election in 2024.â
this on Trumpâs future political ambitions from PoliticoâTrump is confiding in allies that he intends to run again in 2024 with one contingency: that he still has a good bill of health, according to two sources close to the former president. That means Trump is going to hang over the Republican Party despite its attempts to rebrand during his exile and its blockade of a Trump-centric investigation into Januaryâs insurrection.ânew Quinnipiac University national pollhis growing legal and financial entanglementsAs CNN reported on Wednesday nightâManhattan prosecutors pursuing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump, his company and its executives have told at least one witness to prepare for grand jury testimony, according to a person familiar with the matter â a signal that the lengthy investigation is moving into an advanced stage.â
The Contenders Who Competed To Run Against Donald Trump
Tom MurseTom Murse
Within weeks of Donald Trump taking the oath of office as the nationâs 45th president, challengers began lining up to see who would attempt to unseat him in the 2020 presidential election. The controversial president faced early challenges from within his own party, but by and large, the focus remained on the candidates put forth by the opposing Democratic Party.
During one of the most crowded primary seasons in recent memory, several high-profile Democrats, including multiple sitting senators and rising stars in the party, competed for the partyâs nomination. Ultimately, it was former vice president Joe Biden who won the partyâs nomination. He selected Senator Kamala Harris, another primary candidate, as his running mate, and the ticket won the 2020 general election with 51.3% of the vote and 306 electoral votes to 46.9% and 232 electoral votes for the incumbent Trump/Pence ticket.
Hereâs a look at the Democrats, and even members of Trumpâs own Republican Party, who ran campaigns looking to unseat the controversial commander-in-chief.
Democratic Challengers
February 7, 2020
Former Us Ambassador To The United Nations Nikki Haley
Haley, 49, stands out in the potential pool of 2024 Republican candidates by her resume. She has experience as an executive as the former governor of South Carolina and foreign policy experience from her time as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Haley was a member of the Republican Partyâs 2010 tea party class. A former South Carolina state representative, her long shot gubernatorial campaign saw its fortunes improve after she was endorsed by Sarah Palin. Haley rocketed from fourth to first just days after the endorsement, and she went on to clinch the nomination and become her stateâs first female and first Indian-American governor.
As governor, she signed a bill removing the Confederate flag from the state Capitol following the white supremacist attack at the Emanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston. She left office in 2017 to join the Trump administration as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Quinnipiac poll found she was at one point the most popular member of Trumpâs foreign policy team.
âI think that sheâs done a pretty masterful job in filling out her resume,â said Robert Oldendick, a professor and director of graduate studies at the University of South Carolinaâs department of political science.
Haley criticized Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters, saying she was âdisgustedâ by his conduct. Oldendick said he thought her âpretty pointed criticism of the president will potentially cause some problems.â
Republican Candidates Running For The Us 2020 Election
Bill Weld was married twice and has five children.
Weld ran for vice-president as a Libertarian on the Gary Johnson ticket in the 2016 presidential election.
As a conservative, Weld is strongly pro-choice on abortion issues.
The presidential race is on and the candidates are being whittled down to the very few. Who is running on the Republican side? Current President Donald Trump is going for re-election, and the only candidate now challenging him for election as president of the US this coming November 3rd, 2020 is Bill Weld, a former Massachusetts governor.
The 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Wild Cards
The first Democratic debate back in 2019 had 20 â TWENTY! â candidates, so donât be surprised if the Republican field is just as large or larger. We could have some more governors or representatives run, or even other nontraditional candidates, like a Trump family member, a Fox News host or a celebrity, like Dwayne âThe Rockâ Johnson, whoâs said heâs âseriously consideringâ a run. Stranger things have happened.
Who Wants To Run For Governor As A Republican In 2022
Pennsylvania Republicans have been battling with Gov. Tom Wolf since he unseated incumbent Tom Corbett in 2014. Many of them are eager to take Wolfâs place, but there is no clear frontrunner this early in the race. Several Republicans have already announced their bid, and a few others have hinted or shown interest in joining what is expected to be a crowded primary. Thus far, itâs hard to find a Republican candidate without some sort of ties to former President Donald Trump.Â
With a heated race to fill U.S. Sen. Pat Toomeyâs seat next year, the GOP will have to be strategic about what candidates it wants to back for the Senate and for governor. Potential candidates will also have to weigh their options and decide where they fit best and can compete.
There are plenty of names that could be added to this list in the coming months, but here is our second iteration of potential Republican candidates for 2022. A couple of candidates have been added since the last edition.
Running
Former U.S. Rep Lou Barletta
Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale
Gale was the first Republican to formally announce his candidacy for governor back in February. An avid Trump supporter, he has criticized the Pennsylvania GOP and pledged to be a conservative populist. Heâs also caught attention for and saying Trumpâs presidency was sabotaged.Â
Former Corry Mayor Jason Monn
Pittsburgh attorney Jason Richey
Dr. Nche Zama
Charlie Gerow
John Ventre
For These Republicans 2024 Is Just Around The Corner
Mike Pence. Mike Pompeo. Rick Scott. They share big ambitions, but one name hovers above them all âŚ
President Biden told reporters last month that his âplan is to run for re-election,â despite already being the oldest person to have won a presidential election. So, for now at least, the question of who will lead the Democratic ticket in 2024 has been put to rest.
On the Republican side, however, certainty is in short supply. Itâs beyond early to be talking about the next presidential election â but thatâs only if you arenât planning to run. Some Republican candidates have already made trips to Iowa and New Hampshire, and others are laying plans to go, in what often represents the first step in building out a campaign operation in those early-voting states.
And on Wednesday, in a conspicuously forward-looking move, former Vice President Mike Pence announced the formation of a new political organization, Advancing American Freedom, whose advisory board is stacked high with former Trump administration officials and allies. The news came on the same day Simon & Schuster announced that it would publish Penceâs autobiography as part of a two-book deal.
The G.O.P. is badly fractured, trying to hold together a dominant base of those loyal to former President Donald Trump and a stubborn minority of pro-decorum, anti-Trump conservatives. Anyone looking to grab the Republican mantle will have to find some way of satisfying both camps â and maybe even expanding upon them.
Rivera Another Candidate Who Is Trying A Second Time

Another candidate making her second Senate attempt is Natalie Lynn Rivera. A social services coordinator from Sicklerville, Rivera ran as an independent under the slogan âFor the Peopleâ in 2018, garnering about 0.6% of the vote.
Rivera, 44, said she wants to give typical New Jersey residents a voice in Congress. On her Facebook campaign site she calls herself a conservative. Among her priorities are restoring Second Amendment rights that she says are âunder seigeâ in the state and outlawing abortion.
What sets her apart from the other candidates, she said, is that she âwill be a servant to the people ⌠I think I am authentic and will serve from the heart to put their best interests at the forefront.â
Another candidate running a shoestring campaign is Eugene Tom Anagnos, a retired middle school teacher who taught in Newark and Elizabeth schools. A Greek immigrant who now lives in East Hanover, Anagnos is an Army veteran who holds a bachelorâs degree in English Literature from Indiana University.
General Election Candidates On Five Or More Ballots
In addition to Biden, Hawkins, Jorgensen, and Trump, the following candidates have qualified to appear on five or more ballots:
Roque De La Fuente  Gloria La Riva  Jade Simmons  Jesse Ventura/Cynthia McKinney  Sheila Tittle  Kyle Kenley Kopitke  Ricki Sue King/Dayna Chandler Â
Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.
Total votes: 158,379,904
0 states have not been called.
Here Are The Republicans To Keep An Eye On For 2024
Bradley Devlin
Republicans are paying extra attention to a number of Republican governors, senators, and former officials that might consider making a run for president in 2024.
The contenders come from various contingents of right-leaning thought, and will be fighting to capture parts of former President Donald Trumpâs base. Whichever Republican hopeful prevails will not only become the Republican Partyâs nominee, but also help determine the ideological trajectory of the Republican Party in the post-Trump era.
Vice President Mike Pence
Itâs not uncommon for vice presidents to follow up their stint as second-in-command with a run for president. Former President John Adams, the nationâs second president, was Americaâs first vice president under President George Washington. More recently, President Joe Biden became the 46th president four years after he ended his eight-year tenure as former President Barack Obamaâs vice president.
Vice President Mike Pence might decide to do the same, but Penceâs relationship with Trump seems to be severely tarnished after Pence did not contest the certification of the Electoral College results, as reported by The Hill.
Senator Ted Cruz
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz could run for president again come 2024 after he defended his senate seat in 2018 from Democratic challenger Beto OâRourke. Cruzâs bid for the presidency in 2016 ended in failure as Trump captured the Republican Partyâs nomination.
Senator Josh Hawley
Governor Ron DeSantis
Poll Results Are Fake Unless Theyre Good Trump Says
During his speech at the Dallas convention Sunday night, Trump said he only would have believed the results of CPACâs straw poll if they were his favor, Business Insider reported.
âNow, if itâs bad, I just say itâs fake,â the former president told the crowd, reported Insider. âIf itâs good, I say thatâs the most accurate poll, perhaps ever.â
In the past, Trump has decried similar things he doesnât like as false, like referring to unfavorable media coverage as âfake news.â
Early Nomination Contests Didnât Involve Primaries
Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.
Intraparty disputes over who should be nominated for the presidency are as old as the republic itself. But the modern system of determining nominees through a series of state primary elections is essentially an innovation of the 1970s. Before that, parties deployed a wide range of methods.
The Democratic-Republicans, the dominant political party of the early 19th century, used to select candidates via a vote of the partyâs members in Congress.That method let it control the White House for 20 years, and lasted until the rivalry between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson made the party splinter into the Democrats and the Whigs in the aftermath of the 1824 election.
Back in 1836, in the early days of Whig versus Democrat competition, the Whig Party even tried nominating several candidates simultaneously in their bid to block Martin Van Buren from succeeding Jackson in the White House.
In most Northern states, William Henry Harrison appeared on the general election ballot, while Hugh White got the nod in most Southern ones. And Massachusetts Whigs went with Daniel Webster , while Willie Magnum was nominated in South Carolina.
But it did not work. Van Buren won the election, and in subsequent contests the Whigs emulated the Democrats, picking a single nominee at a broad national convention with representatives from all states.
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How to Use Facebook and Instagram Stories to Drive Engagement
Instagram and Facebook is a progressive platform that has earned the attention of marketers and entrepreneurs around the world. There are no reasons to surprise this state of affairs because these social networks are very popular among users.
Today weâll dwell on a tool like Stories. This is a great option to gain audience engagement and trust. Why? Statistics speak for themselves:
More than 500 million accounts use Instagram stories daily.
Instagram has more than 1 billion active accounts per month worldwide.
Moreover, 90% follow at least one company on Instagram.
According to studies, for the 1st quarter of 2020, the number of active users worldwide on Facebook amounted to more than 2500 million.
300 million use Facebook Stories every day.
If you still don't use stories as a tool to increase engagement on social networks, you're losing out. They allow you to attract the attention of users and hold it. Here are a few examples of how you can effectively use Instagram or Facebook stories to achieve business goals.
1. Create Direct Interaction With Chat Stickers
One of the best ways to increase the engagement of subscribers is to communicate with them. Instagram provided a special feature for this case, offering its users a chat sticker. Now you can create a quick chat in seconds that allows up to 32 participants.
At first glance, a limited number of chat users may seem like a flaw, but you can benefit from it. Focus, the attention of followers on the fact that only 32 people can start correspondence with you.
Test new products, do contests and provide advice. The tool is perfect for almost any business, from the beauty industry to the sale of cars.
For example, your business is the services of a cosmetologist. You can provide free advice to a limited number of people and report it. Such a move will help to stimulate demand and increase engagement.
Some users will receive answers to questions of interest for free, and some will want to use the services. Thus, you will increase the loyalty of the audience, create a positive image and you can grow from the followers of customers.

2. Use Question Stickers to Get Instant Answers and Feedback
This is probably one of the most used Instagram story features. Itâs quite logical, because question stickers are endless possibilities.
Do you believe?
We will prove it.
Firstly, this is a great way to get feedback. Ask users to share their opinions on your product. Secondly, it is a powerful tool for marketing research. Track demand by asking users directly about their preferences. People like it when their opinion matters, so most are happy to give answers.
Ask questions in the story and give answers there or write to the user in private messages. Such an approach will help to get closer to consumers and increase activity.
3. Use Quiz Stickers to Increase the Product Visibility
Nothing involves as much as interactive forms of interaction. Use Quiz stickers to connect with your followers.
Find out how closely they follow your brand and you will get an understanding of how loyal the audience is. Create Quiz polls and reward them for the right answers. There are many options, depending on the goals.
For example, you are still the same practicing cosmetologist. Ahead is a training marathon and you want to attract more attention to this event. Add Quiz with questions about previous profile activities.
Only truly active followers will be able to answer this correctly. Play a discount among the participants for the upcoming marathon or give one lesson as a gift. This will help to stimulate demand and increase engagement.

4. Use Emoji Slider to Spice Up Interaction
Emoji Slider is the surest way to get an engagement from the audience. It is so simple and relaxed that it provides an excellent response. You can use them to find out the opinions of users about a particular issue.
It is enough for them to drag the slider to the right. The variety of emoji is so great that it allows you to conduct a wide variety of polls. Creative use is also possible, providing several answer options.
5. Use Voting Stickers to Get Feedback
A great way to create audience engagement. Allows you to conduct a survey and find out the opinions of users. Companies often practice this in order to ask what users think about new products and events before entering the market. This is also a great option if you want to create new content or enter categories and are not sure whether to do it.
Just ask your followers and you will know for sure. Voting stickers provide an opportunity to save time, develop effective strategies and get better results.
Ideas for Increasing Instagram and Facebook Stories Engagement
Use a call to action
You can increase engagement with simple tips. It is enough to supplement the image with arrows and the inscription âClick to see / find out moreâ or something similar. The user will understand that something valuable is waiting for him and is more likely to search all your stories.
Some may think that this is unnecessary action, because the stories are switched automatically. This is partly true, but people are so used to a huge amount of content that they absorb it without involvement.
In order to reach the user, you need to attract his attention with atypical content and a call to action. Do this with the standard tools that Instagram and Facebook offer or use professional design.
Create Viral content
In order to gain popularity among users, you need to create content that you are willing to share. It can be funny, interactive or useful images. For example, you can make a branded schedule for the day, trekking books you read or wallpapers with inspirational quotes.
Having benefits encourages the use and sharing of content. You don't have to be a designer to do this. It is absolutely suitable for any business.
Let's go back to the same example of a cosmetologist. Create trekking good habits for skin or skin care guidelines. Be sure it will be appreciated.
Add Custom Content
People love this type of content and actively distribute it among friends and acquaintances. In addition, this is a great way to get closer to the audience, gain loyalty, and increase trust.
Each time users share photos with your product, repost yourself in the story. People are extremely pleased to receive approval, especially when it comes from their favorite brands. This one works like a chain reaction.
Other users see reviews from other customers and become more focused on your business. Next time, some of these people will also share user content. The more such recommendations the better.
Firstly, your brand gets more coverage, and secondly, you can save time on creating content. Encourage users to share photos with your product in stories, offering all kinds of promotions, discounts, bonuses.
Remember, to create the image of a reliable company, you need to monitor the quality of the content carefully, including the literacy of the texts.
The presence of typos can negatively affect the impression of your brand. Therefore, each time using special tools for checking like Grammarly.This will help to avoid mistakes and make the content professional.

Instagram / Facebook stories are a great way to get closer to your audience. Proper use of tools and a well-thought-out strategy will help you achieve impressive results.
Combine the above options and never stop there. Always be inspired by new ideas, follow the market experts and you will be surprised at the received an engagement from the audience.
About the Author
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except one click reply is still busted so these are copy pasted from the activity page and made to look as if i were using one click reply
@futurecarrieâ replied to your photo â[NoĂŠ]: Amia?! [Prax]: What the hell are youâ [Amia]: Shhh!!â
GRUMPY CHILD OMG
honestly??? im glad u coincidentally put her up for public dl right when i was gonna need sims from original drse she was fun to fit in
@cafesimmingâ replied to your photo â[Amia]: âŚUh.â
oh shit
see its one thing to find a dead body when youre an mmbc contestant... its another thing when youâre not involved with any ongoing mmbcs in any significant way until this moment
futurecarrie replied to your photo â[Amia]: âŚUh.â
This is when you walk away 'mi
this is why you donât leave your friends* alone with shady-ass upperclassmen. this is just karma
*highly debatable
cafesimming replied to your photo â[Gretta]: [immediately stops crying] Ooooooooh!! The freshmen found...â
gretta youre not exactly being subtle here âOH MY GO D YAY ITâS THE DEAD BODY IM SO EXCITEDâ i wonder whos fuckin orchestrating this shit. no idea. No Way To Know. a goddamn mystery
now to be fair itâs not like jasmyn/The Audience was fooled in the first place
futurecarrie replied to your photoset â[NoĂŠ]: âŚâŚ [Prax]: What the hellâ [Amia]: I donât know! I donât even...â
I always had a feeling she'd be the first to find a body (just, first because she did it, not like this instance xD)
now i know this probably refers to expecting amia to kill s/b in original drse but also: i cant believe amia is the third outside saboteur of this mess of an mmbc
(cheyenne: *screaming* NOT ANOTHER ONE)
@jackssimsâ replied to your photo â[Amia]: âŚUh.â
WHAT THE FCK
:3c
jackssims replied to your photo â[Gretta]: [immediately stops crying] Ooooooooh!! The freshmen found...â
SHSL Despair at it again
Youâre Not Wrong
jackssims replied to your photoset â[NoĂŠ]: âŚâŚ [Prax]: What the hellâ [Amia]: I donât know! I donât even...â
NoĂŠ knows (also when's the body announcement gonna play, three people found that body)
when youâre just trying to have a social life but youâre also used to seeing dead bodies
jackssims replied to your photoset âÂŚ [*ding!*] [Missy]:Ă UuuuugggghhhhhâÂÂŚâ
There it is
noĂŠâs text was actually just the body discovery message with a lot of typos
jackssims replied to your photo â[Amia]: Why do you seem so calm?! What the fuck is going on?!...â
Teen Angstâ˘
this is actually a skit the theater troupe iâm part of is putting on for incoming 9th graders on how to deal with high school drama
and murder
(side-note: i call this teen drama but the funny thing is that at least 2 out of 3 in this scene are like. legally not teens. like i donât remember ever knowing how old amia is (either now or was in fall 2015) but i gave noĂŠs age as 16 in fall 2015 and at this point in realtime heâs 18. praxâs age was given as 18 at the start. and whats funnier is that for like EVERYONE IN THE CLASS whose age was given at all itâs like that. everyone who had a given age was between 16 and 18 at what was presumably the start of their freshman years of high school. this is why we donât judge jasmyn for thinking joelle and asha were high school students)
jackssims replied to your photo â[Cordelia]: Evelyn?? Evelyn!! Wh-Where are you?! [Joelle]: Maybe weâre...â
Cordelia...
:â(
jackssims replied to your photo â[Jasmyn]: Gretta. [Gretta]: Oh, hey, cameras! Maybe we should change...â
Nah Gretta, give it to 'em straight from The Source
is gretta a reputable source
jackssims replied to your photo â[Cordelia]: EâŚveâŚlynâŚ?â
I'm tearing up Clover
:âââ(
jackssims replied to your photoset â[evelyn]: âŚ[smiles] âŚâ
stOP
I WISH I COULD, JACK, I WISH I COULD
jackssims replied to your photo â[Ian]: Wait, who areâ [Amia]: Shhh!! [Ian]: âŚ[whispering] Uh, are you...â
I'm imagining the dispatcher using the mocking Spongebob meme that's been going aroind *around
dispatcher: we canât do anything, please contact the bachelorette amia: wE cAnâT dO aNyThInG pLeAsE cOnTaCt ThE bAcHeLoReTtE
jackssims replied to your photoset â[Ian]: Wait! Asha! It looks like Evelyn died from the stuff here!...â
Asha has /no/ shame
no shame in needing a drink in this situation right???
jackssims replied to your photoset â[Joelle]: âŚYou know. How come thereâs so many Hopeâs Peak students...â
Sure Jan, that's believable
ITS TRUE ps67 kid has just been chilling
jackssims replied to your photo âÂŚ [Missy]:à âÂÂŚnope, heâÂÂs not out hereâÂÂŚ [Gretta]:Ă Yeah, I looked at the...â
OF COURSE
fun fact: in my mental plans for this episode she was gonna run into the bathroom acting like a hero to âexamineâ the scene. she was gonna claim to have invented this glove that when in contact with certain toxins would change in some way that most people wouldnât notice but she could because sheâs the shsl toxicologist (or maybe sheâd just then be able to take it for brief further testing--either way, she can find the results while others canât because thatâs her talent) to indicate what must have killed someone, and sheâd use it by... putting it on and shoving her hand into the toilet bowl
of course, the glove wouldâve just been a normal heavy duty rubber glove (similar to how in the actual episode here, we know gretta didnât really figure out the cause of death just by looking)
(whyâd i drop that? because this episode was already way too heavy on poses i needed to make, and i didnât want to try and find cc gloves for the purpose)
jackssims replied to your photo â[Joelle]: Hey! You, in the bathroom! [Voice From Behind The Bathroom...â
This is an⌠interesting scenario for one to be in
being the kid or being joelle and/or asha (probably both)
jackssims replied to your photo â[Missy]: Uh⌠Hey, I donâtâ [Amia]: Shhhh!! [Missy]: âŚ[*ahem*]...â
đ
(damn whys it so hard to find good old xat smileys on google. this is the only animated (wary) i could find and its fckn tiny and i think it was from a naruto forum)
jackssims replied to your photoset â[Jasmyn]: Is this for Stats class? [Joelle]: ⌠[Jasmyn]: ⌠[Joelle]: âŚ...â
Asha, without missing a beat: Totally! Not like we're on an MMBC or anything ahahha no way fellow kids
adulthood? never met her
jackssims replied to your photo â-skip- ⌠[Ian]: âŚWho do you think killed Evelyn Brennan? [Missy]: And...â
This puts into perspective there's only five left holy shit
GOD mmbc polls always hit me with that too its the Freakiest shit
@heysimbutt replied to your photo âÂŚ [Missy]:à âÂÂŚnope, heâÂÂs not out hereâÂÂŚ [Gretta]:Ă Yeah, I looked at the...â
seems legit
Trust Me This Is My Talent Also Iâm Not An MMBC Facilitator
heysimbutt replied to your photo â[Joelle]: Hey! You, in the bathroom! [Voice From Behind The Bathroom...â
I love this
thank u random ps67 kid for providing comic relief
heysimbutt replied to your photo â[Missy]: Cordelia? [Cordelia]: [weakly crying] [Missy]: âŚCordelia, I...â
Cordelia :'(
:â( :â( :â(
heysimbutt replied to your photoset â[Joelle]: [hic] Hey! Those Kids! How old were you two in 2006??...â
I feel old
i........ was 6 in 2006
#collins mmbc#collins mmbc 'episode 17'#futurecarrie#cafesimming#harmoniouspixels#heysimbutt#unsanitary /#gif /
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Since you were recommending Dreamwidth, I decided to check it out. Is their anyway to look purely at art/fanfic without searching through someone's blog? What makes Tumblr so easy to use is that you can search through peoples tags quickly to find what you want, and I can't really find that on DW. Also, can you follow tags/interests on DW just like you do on Tumblr? It's a feature that allows me to keep up with my fandoms even when I'm not actively combing the tags and it's very helpful.
Hi anon, thanks for asking! Sorry for the delay.
Dreamwidth is constructed very differently from Tumblr, as you noticed. It was originally created as a fork of the Livejournal code, but has since developed in its own direction, as requests from the userbase came in.
To give you some parallels:
You can still follow individual users. In fact, you have a lot more control over how you follow users - you can adjust your following preferences to group users together into named dashes, for example. I have a dash for individual blogs and a separate one for communities (details below).
Most users do have a personal tagging system, and this generates an automatic list of their personal tags, available at the /tag URL for that user. So if I want to see all of the art that pentapus has ever posted (and I do, regularly), I just go to pentapusâs blog, glance at the taglist and pick the âartâ tag. Voila, I have it all. No skipping stuff like Tumblr likes to do.
Now for whatâs different:
DW doesnât block your post for being âadultâ or hide posts based on tags. Instead, you flag your individual posts or entire blog as adult, and if someone isnât logged in, they get a warning before they see the material.
When I make a post on DW, I can literally control who can see it. I can either lock it to only my followers, to only a subset of my followers (groups Iâve put together privately, which my followers canât see), or I can let everyone see it. I can choose my own tags for my own blog. I donât have to worry about fighting over tags with another fandom Iâve never heard of, or strangers hopping into my blog and fighting with me over something they have no context for.
Where Dreamwidth is really different is in how it organizes what Tumblr does via general tags. DW does that via opt-in communities, which have mods and everything. When it comes to fannish content, I often wonât post that to my personal journal at all but to a community for that topic instead, or Iâll post it to my personal journal but Iâll post a notice about it at a relevant community. That way, I know that people who are interested in that topic can see the post. I also donât spam my followers with 50 million Baze/Chirrut reblogs haha ha (still not apologizing).
I join and follow communities for topics Iâm interested in. Those communities can show up on my dash/feed, mixed in with the individuals I follow, or I can separate them into their own dash/feed. I have the power!
I can lock my posts in communities to community members only, if I donât want to tell the entire universe about my Baze/Chirrut feels but only want to talk to like-minded shippers. (Though really, I want to tell the entire universe.)
No need for sideblogs. Just post to communities related to that topic.
Functional cut tags.
Multiple icons on free accounts.
THREADED CONVERSATIONS IN CONTEXT, ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSEâS COMMENTS ON THE SAME POST. ALSO, CONVERSATIONS WITHOUT REBLOGGING.
No ads.
No porn blog followers.
Community-run support, so you can literally see the support queue and usually get a helpful response within like 2-3 days at most, often faster for easy questions.
Help files? That tell you how to use the site? Linked from a button that says âHelpâ?
You can edit your posts, and there wonât be 500 copies of the version with the typo in it.
Screened comments that can be unscreened at will.
Long-form non-chat PM system.
Comment-tracking, even for posts you didnât make.
Multiple icons, which allow you to mood theme your posts.
Polls, if you have a paying account.
Actual mood themes, if you have a paying account.
What does that mean?
No antis. Anti content is not posted to the communities, or if it is, mods remove it. Antis are allowed to form their own communities, and people who love the thing they hate just avoid those. (Most people donât bother making anti comms and just occasionally mutter on their personal blogs. Overall anti noise level is much lower, comparatively speaking.)
No fighting over tags.
Better RP. Letâs be real, RPing on Tumblr is horrifying.
More control over what feeds I see and when.
More control over what other people see. I can post personal rl posts for my followers only, and they will never be seen by anyone who doesnât follow me.
More personal connections among mutuals, as youâre able to talk either privately or in small groups about your personal life or interests without random people barging in, taking your sandwich, and kicking your shins.
Better privacy controls. Honestly, does Tumblr even have privacy?
But also, in the reverse, the ability to connect with most of the people who have a particular interest by posting in a community. Since communities are moderated, people donât hide from them the way a lot of us hide from the tags on Tumblr. You also donât have to call into the void for people to follow - you can literally just look at the community membership list and browse for cool people.
CONVERSATION.
Connection. Belonging to a community on DW is not like being on Tumblr. Itâs much more personal and interconnected, with individual support. On the flip side, communities donât have the kinds of requirements that Tumblr networks do. You donât have to follow X or do Y and send in an application and give them your icon and description or any of that jazz. You click a button. There, youâve joined. No submissions required. No mod has to trawl the tags for things to reblog - members just post their stuff directly to the community, or post to their personal blogs and post a link to the community.
None of this requires an xkit-style extension. All of these features are natively supported by the site itself.
The experience is very different, but it is very awesome. Much more interconnected, much less wank (not totally non-wanky, because fandom wanks, but the system is designed to make it harder to be a jerk and easier to be a friend).
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Social Media Guide for Political Campaigns
A lot of things in our day-to-day lives have gained new dimension with the aid of social mediaâshopping, advertising, travel. But was anyone prepared for social mediaâs impact on politics?
Regardless of political affiliation, the last presidential election and the campaign trail that have followed have made for one of the most interesting political cycles yet.
To help make sense of it all, this guide demonstrates how any political candidateâwhether it be local, state or nationalâcan get the most out of social in their campaign strategy and display some impressive digital marketing for their audience and the nation as a whole.
What you need to know to get started:
The real race starts before the announcement
Before itâs even officially announced that youâre running for officeâbefore supporters and opposers have the opportunity to analyze your every step through a campaign journeyâyou must establish your social media presence.
This means start building out your social media strategy early on. Itâs not simply about âgetting ahead,â itâs about establishing a presence that you can maintain throughout your campaign.
Why is this so important? Because political campaigns are essentially brand platformsâand as a candidate, you are the brand.
Within todayâs social landscape, public figures are no different than big brand names. How effectively their actions resonate and how carefully they uphold the image they want to project makes them one and the same to their audience in this environment.
This is why political candidates, particularly during widely visible elections, are smart to embrace what makes their supporters love them and make waves right from the social feeds. The inner workings of political campaigns must be organized, with every Tweet, Instagram post or blog post as part of a unified, controlled message.
That shouldnât be confused with being âphony.â Thereâs a balance and even an art to remaining transparent and authentic in how you use your social platforms, while still taking care to include talking points that lead back to a specific goal or set of goals.
On Instagram, Kamala Harris typically posts snapshots from events relevant and meaningful to her and her platform, accompanied by words that feel genuine about a subject we know she advocates for.
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Had a great time yesterday at the #BlackWomenLead event! Black women have some of the highest rates of voter turnout, yet continue to be underrepresented in elected office. We shouldnât just be thanking Black women for electing progressive leaders, we should be electing them as those leaders this November.
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According to a Sprout Social study, 79% of consumers say politicians have a responsibility to be transparent when posting on social media. Americans hold politicians to a higher standard than they do themselvesâonly 71% say they personally have a responsibility to be transparent on social, and 66% expect the same of their friends and family.
Treating your campaign like a brand platformâby closely monitoring your messagingâmeans candidates can avoid Tweeting âoops,â in the future and can actively combat the various organizations that exist to dig up dirt from candidatesâ pasts.
While a rogue Tweet may be a PR nightmare, a social presence that lacks personality and substance can be a campaign deal-breaker.
Develop a thoughtful strategy for success
So, youâve established that campaigns are indeed like your very own brand platform. Now youâve got to ensure that the entire campaign team adheres to the strategy youâre setting in place.
Develop and implement a fully baked plan that outlines goals, social strategy and tactics before launching. Having a firm strategy in place will help mitigate errors and empower campaign team members to make decisions knowing that theyâre staying on-message no matter how fast theyâre moving on social.
Thatâs also why itâs so important to create a team that thinks digitally, or train them to. McKinsey discusses the idea of raising an organizationâs digital quotient. The firm suggests, âdigital technology ramped up competition, disrupted industries, and forced businesses to clarify their strategies, develop new capabilities, and transform their cultures.â
In order to think digitally and to raise digital quotient, political campaign teams must be agile and adaptable. They must understand the risks inherent in using social media and how to reach digitally plugged-in voters without compromising brand image.
Alexandria Ocasioâs Instagram take several opportunities to showcases adapting to new content forms. In this Boomerang urging people to vote in the primaries in New York, sheâs using Instagram as a platform to promote not just personal posts or posed photos, but education and information.
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NEW YORKERS: Read this post! âŹď¸ . TOMORROW is a very important Primary Election Day! đł If YOU have never voted in a Primary before, Iâm talking to you. The most impactful decision a person can make for our community is to choose to vote when they ordinarily wouldnât have voted. Thatâs because pollsters donât EXPECT young people, people of color, and working class people to turn out to vote â so when we do, it changes the game. Hereâs how to do it: . 1. Find out where you vote: visit nyc.pollsitelocator.com/search â itâs usually a spot pretty close to where you live. . 2. Pull out your phone calendar and FIND WHEN in the day youâre going to vote. MAKE AN ALARM/EVENT/whatever. Before work is your best shot. I know itâs annoying to wake up early, but weâve got to save the country. Plus that post-vote glow is great and you get a sticker and everything. If I got a sticker every time I went to the gym maybe Iâd go more often too đ . 3. VOTE TOMORROW AND BRING A FRIEND. I may have my list of endorsed candidates (see below), but honestly so long as you vote thatâs the most important thing. Do your research and decide. . 4. SOCIAL! Itâs totally okay to brag that you voted on IG, Twitter, Facebook, etc â even if you donât want to say for whom! When people see that their friends, family & neighbors are voting, sometimes thatâs the nudge or reminder they need to head to the polls themselves. . 5. Last but not least: HAVE FUN & STAY INVOLVED. Sometimes people say âpoliticians only come around when they want a vote.â For many thatâs true, but thereâs also a lot of officials out there doing the work but WE need to also check out our community boards, civic associations, grassroots activism, etc to hold up our end of the bargain and pay attention to whatâs happening in our own backyard. . đđđ Get out there and VOTE TOMORROW, Thurs 9/13! . Our endorsed candidates (they have ALL rejected Corporate Lobbyist đ°): State Sen: @biaggi4ny (BX), @salazarforsenate (BK), @barkan4ny (BK) Attorney General: @zephyrteachout Lt. Gov: @jumaane.williams Gov: @cynthiaenixon . (There are LOTS MORE amazing candidates out there, this doesnât mean they are the only good ones)!
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Come up with a contingency plan
At the end of the day, your team of campaign workers and strategists are human. There will inevitably be errorsâbig and smallâhappening along the campaign journey. Candidates have got to make sure they have a contingency plan in place for when accidents do occur. They must develop a communications tree, assign a plan for escalation and empower the right people to make decisions.
For example, if a staffer forgets to sign out of a political officialâs account before using social personally, and Tweets out an inappropriate quote or lewd photo, what happens next?
Depending on the severity of the mistake, someone else involved in the campaign must be notified to take action. Who gets the call when thereâs a typo? How many people need to be on the case when a staffer posts a misconceived meme on the campaignâs Facebook page? How do you reach said people when a mistake happens?
When BlackBerry Tweeted out a (now deleted) message urging its last bastion of loyal users to keep up with the brand on Twitter from an iPhone, people noticed.
We often forget this these details are plainly visible in Tweetbot, Tweetdeck, and other clients. Itâs a good lessonâthe right device your sending messaging from can sometimes make a significant difference.
Perhaps most importantly, campaigns need to empower the right people to make decisions for better or for worse.
When the lights went out at Super Bowl XLVII, Oreo promptly tweeted an image of an Oreo cookie in a small glow of light above the words, âYou can still dunk in the dark.â Yet what if the right person had not been empowered to approve that Tweet? And what if the chain of command was so long that the timeliness of the message was lost?
Power out? No problem. pic.twitter.com/dnQ7pOgC
â Oreo Cookie (@Oreo) February 4, 2013
Your strategy needs to account for these instances and the team needs to thoroughly discuss them to make sure youâre solidly ready to handle potential errors and think on your feet.
Research shows that 61% of people said that brands can demonstrate transparency on social by admitting mistakesâadvice politicians should take to heart.
How to develop your social plan
Your audience is more digitally savvy than you know, especially when it comes to political campaigns and candidates on social, so you should be exercising the sort of strategic skill, creative content and innovative engagement that they expect.
Whether youâre up for local candidacy, a state seat or national election, these social tactics apply to every campaign in the social arena.
Organize your objectives
Whether a political campaign is candidate-centric or issue-centric, any effective social strategy would need to establish both long-term and short-term goals.
Some short-term goals to focus on:
Developing a positive image about the issue or candidate
Creating a strong buzz about the issue or candidate and related activities
Mobilizing your following to take action
Some long-term goals to focus on:
Involving leaders to become active in social media
More personalized, location-centric and demographic-targeted social ads
Broadening perspective: looking beyond the election and asking, âwhat will this campaign look like 10 years out?â
Planning budget
The most bang for your buck costs no buck at all. For a moment, forget all the bells and whistles of social tactics and paid advertising and realize that all you need to amplify your message is freeâa social account.
In 2016, when both Clinton and Trump announced their candidacy, Twitter became their battleground, with significant spikes in followers and engagement throughout the election.
An active political candidate looking to make an impact with their core demographic needs to be present and available across each major social platformâTwitter, Facebook, Instagramâmeeting their supporters where they are.
That said, though inexpensive compared to traditional media, social incurs its own type of expenses when you hire a team of experienced professionals to deal with social media marketing.
Even if you donât think of your social platform as a candidate as an advertising platform, itâs beneficial understand the inâs and outâs of paid social strategyâhow to get started, what to spend and how each individual network operates.
Know your audience
A political candidateâs audience is made up of everyone: young voters, middle-aged voters, men, women, senior citizens, informed and educated individuals and activists.
The content you share should cater to and engage this wide spectrum of supporters, taking into consideration where each demographic is active online. For exampleâŚ
Any social marketing for political campaigns should also take into account optimal timing for social media engagementâfor instance, when your core audience is active online, the messages and events promoted should take advantage of those opportune moments.
That said, it canât be denied that social is dominantly made up of a younger generation. Millennials also happen to comprise a large part of the the voting pool, In fact, Millenials and Gen Xers currently stand as the largest generation of Americans eligible to vote.
These younger generations respond to digital outreach, so it makes sense to go all in on your social strategy and meet them where they are.
Because the reality is, todayâs voters have never lived in a world without the internet or the iPhone. Digital content is what young voters use to educate themselves on issuesâitâs no longer TV or print media. The candidates that win todayâwhether itâs a local, state or national electionâare candidates that invest in a new audience and new ways to reach them.
Social tactics for success, for any level candidate
Video content
For any public figure or brand on social, itâs been established in recent years that video is statistically one of the most engaging forms of content to publish. Sprout data shows that 67% of people claim video (43% specifically saying live video) is a content form that they consider to be the most transparent.
Itâs true, online video is a powerful tool that effectively builds buzz organically and shouldnât be underestimated.
According to Sprout data, 3 out of 4 consumers share brand video content on social, and social marketers are well aware of videoâs importance: 65% of social marketers list a dedicated video producer or graphic designer as their #1 necessary additional resource.
Invest in and value the power you can leverage with this sometimes underestimated medium.
Social listening
You can leverage the power of social listening tools to be a fly on the wall of social conversations and public issues in order to build better campaign platforms.
There are a couple of ways you can use listening to your advantage on the campaign trail.
Competitive research
Social offers brands an unprecedented level of access to information about competitorsâ strategy and campaign performance. Listening is what will help you easily mine that data, uncovering what your target audience truly cares about and helping you gather competitive intel on how they are approaching that target audience, and how those approaches are performing.
Audience feedback
With listening, you not only discover chinks in your competitorsâ armor, you can find inspiration for ways to generate conversation around your own campaign. Then youâre more equipped to directly solve problems and address concerns.
This makes it simple to listen to the multitudes of voices, connect with them and forge personal rapport with them by understanding their plight, assimilating their opinions and responding honestly to their questions and comments.
Highlight supporters
Your supporters are on this journey with you. Itâs important to highlight every achievement of your audienceâfrom participation to promotional activities and more. The campaign message of a political party/politician should be that of the common public and this message should define your social media political campaign for elections.
Brands and candidates alike can highlight their followersâ posts to great effect on social. You can imagine how much this would make your supporters feel engaged if you highlight their efforts.
Mobilization & advocacy
The speed at which social media can rally supporters on issues, particularly socio-political issues, is bar-none.
The best messengers a campaign can have are votersâ friendsâpeople are more willing to hear and trust a message from a friend rather than a politician. As Laura Olin, Obamaâs 2012 social media director is quoted as saying, âThe most valuable effort a campaign can have is people who are willing to evangelize on behalf of the campaign and spread its messages in a way that feels authentic.â
The nature of the platform makes it so that people across the globe can discover and rally around the causes and issues that mean something to them. To be a candidate in this environment means dishing out meaningful content to mobilize a community behind you.
Non-profit organizations tend to use social in a way that gathers groups of supporters together, all backing one cause and like-minded values.
Charity: Water does a great job of highlighting the real people at the center of their cause, stirring an emotionally connected gathering of supporters across social and showing the direct value supporters are a part of.
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More and more girls like Ina will have an opportunity to get an education in Mali because of clean water and supporters like you. Thank you. #NumberOneSchoolSupply Photo: @jeremysnell
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Analyze the results
Once you start implementing a social strategy, youâll want to make sure your approach is working. Take the time to analyze your campaignâs efforts to win over voters with a tool like Sproutâs analytics.
 In addition to tracking stats like your follower and message counts across platforms, you may also want to dig into what types of things people have to say about your campaign or related key terms with a feature like social listening.
This is a powerful way to find out how people are reacting to your campaign on social media, and how you might adjust your focus to best connect with supporters.
Conclusion
We know that the population of voters and the various avenues for influencing that population become wider when leveraging social media for political campaigns. Transparent, strategic and credible efforts can increase support from a wide audience, who are looking for authenticity from their representatives on social.
The measurement of a good political campaign is the participation of the public. Social platforms have helped political parties increase the voter base and open communication to a point that people everywhere can ask questions, make their opinions visible and go directly to the candidates for answers. Make the most of it by prioritizing digital strategy, above all other forms of campaigning, and meet your audience where they liveâsocial media.
Plan, produce and share an impressive digital campaign for your candidacy.
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How to Use Instagram Mute (And How Not to Get Muted)
For the conflict-averse, or those who just want a breather from a certain Instagram account, itâs time to get acquainted with your new best friend: the Instagram mute feature.
Unfollowing someone on social media can be nerve-wracking. Sure, youâre tired of the hourly posts by your junior high science fair partner, but you hesitate to unfollow her because it just feels so harsh. How many of us endure a feed full of posts weâd rather not see because we donât want to offend anybody?
Instagram has let users mute Stories for a while (though itâs not an obvious feature), but in May 2018 they also added the option to mute a userâs posts from appearing in your feed.
When you mute a user, youâre still following them. You just wonât see their posts or Stories in your feeds until you decide to unmute.
If youâve ever had a friend who posted too many vacation photos while you were slogging away at work, or an aunt who never met a scone she didnât want to âgram, this feature is for you. Itâs mental freedom. And now it can be yours.
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Hereâs how to use this feature:
How to mute Instagram accounts without unfollowing:
Step 1: Go to the profile page of the profile you want to mute
Step 2: Click the three dots in the top-right corner of the app
Step 3: Click the Mute option
Step 4: You can choose to mute Posts, Stories, or Both.
How to mute Instagram Stories:
You can also mute Instagram Stories from your Story feed.
Step 1: Tap and hold the profile picture of the account whose story you want to mute
Step 2: Select Mute
You can still watch Stories from muted usersâyouâll find them by scrolling to the very end of your Story feed, where youâll also see Stories youâve already watched.
To unmute a user, follow the same process of holding the profile photo until the âUnmuteâ option appears.
How to not get muted on Instagram: 7 tips for brands
Muting seems like the best feature to hit Instagram since that flattering rainbow light filter, until you consider that someone might be muting your posts. Not so fun from this angle, is it?
If youâre worried about your followers using this feature to tune you out, just make sure youâre posting high-quality content that they wonât want to miss. Weâve got some tips below.
1. Share quality content
Donât take your audienceâs affections for granted by sharing mediocre content. Each Story or post is a chance to impress, share important information, or build a stronger connection.
And itâs equally true that each post might be the one that tips the scales on someone hitting that Instagram mute button.
Consider each post on its individual merits. Is it relevant and interesting? Does it fit with your brand voice? Is it something you would want to watch? Is it nice to look at?
There are many recipes for awesome content, but always make sure to include high-quality images or video and informative, engaging captions.
Donât neglect the details that bring it all together, like colors and fonts.
2. Know your audience
Your brandâs posts and Stories arenât sent into a void. Theyâre shared with real people: your current followers, and those who might discover you. When you share content on Instagram, think about the people youâre sharing it with.
Posts and Stories that donât align with your audienceâs values and interests, or reinforce the reasons they follow you, risk alienating them and leading them to mute.
Audience personas can be a great way to get to know your followers, and understand their wants and desires. Once you understand who they are, and what they care about, youâll be able to create content that really connects with them.
Another bonus of really understanding your audience? It will help make your content more discoverable to people like them. Engaging content that aligns with the interests of your target customers is more likely to end up on the Explore tab.
3. Donât post too often (or too little)
Itâs easy to fall into the trap of thinking âmore is betterâ when it comes to Instagram content. You might want to believe that by posting constantly, youâll always be on your followersâ minds.
But the fact is, audiences prefer quality over quantity.
Like a prospective paramour who texts fifty times after a single date, itâs possible to wear out a good impression.
Whatâs more, if youâre posting dozens of Stories every day, or churning out posts, itâs almost certain that youâre not sharing stellar content. Great content requires care and consideration. If you rush the process, your amazing idea will turn out like a Pinterest fail.
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Instead, post regularly and at optimal times. This is better than flooding your audienceâs feeds.
But, donât go too far in the opposite direction and post rarely; you run the risk of being forgotten.
Creating a social media content calendar can help you plan your posts so that you have time to create and schedule awesome content consistently.
4. Use appropriate hashtags
Just because you can pile hashtags onto every post (up to 30, to be exact), that doesnât mean you should. Using lots of hashtags might seem like a foolproof way to score new followers and boost your visibility, but itâs a hollow victory.
Instead of an engaged, interested audience, youâre likely to pick up bots, spammers, or people who are disappointed once they realize you werenât truly committed to random hashtags like #TacosForPresident.
Rather than piling them on like toppings at a free sundae bar, use hashtags strategically. Create branded hashtags and include them consistently to build awareness, and complement those with trending hashtags that make sense for your brand. This will ensure youâre reaching the right people with your hashtags and building authentic relationships with them.
Still confounded by hashtags? Weâve rounded up everything you need to know about them.
5. Donât forget about the caption
Flawless visuals may be the number-one priority on Instagram, but that doesnât mean you can neglect the caption. Itâs an essential supporting player, and you should be aiming for Best Supporting Actor every time.
The best Instagram captions are clear, concise, and action-oriented. While you can use up to 2,200 characters, high performing captions are much shorter than that: between 125 and 150.
Just like with your posting frequency, the rule of quality over quantity applies.
Before you post, make sure to proofread and spell-check. Like a splash of ketchup on a white t-shirt, a typo distracts from your captionâs impact. Here are 10 editing tips to help you craft Oscar-worthy captions.
6. Add value
One way to keep your audience paying attention? Offer perks and rewards for fans who are paying attention.
For instance, you could share exclusive discounts or announce flash sales on your Instagram feed. Running a contest can be an effective method of engaging fans and growing your audience, especially if you encourage followers to tag their friends.
By creating value for your Instagram followers, you are responding to their attention with real rewardsâand giving them plenty of reasons not to hit mute.
7. Interact with your audience
We all tune out conversations when we feel like the other person isnât really listening to us. The same thing happens online.
Audiences want to feel like youâre talking with them, not at them. If you use Instagram the way youâd use a highway billboard, youâre doing it wrong.
Instagram offers a ton of ways to engage with followers, so try them out and see what works for you. Ask questions in your captionsâand reply to the responses.
Use interactive features like Story polls. Comment on posts that your brand is tagged in. Share a live video where you answer questions about your brand or products.
No matter how you do it, if you interact with your audience, youâll benefit from stronger relationships, greater loyalty, and higher engagement.
By following these best practices, and making sure youâre posting the kind of killer content that you would want to see in your own feed, you can rest assured that your brandâs posts will have followers hitting the Like button instead of the Mute button. And then you can go back to muting your momâs work friendsâ blurry gardening photos, worry-free.
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17 Email Etiquette Rules to Know and Practice
Since the early days of AOL (âYouâve got mail!â), Iâve spent countless hours in the email trenches working in jobs that ranged from customer service rep to online community manager to managing editor to PR representative. Iâve done the math, and even estimating at an ultra-conservative ten emails per day over twenty years, Iâve sent at least 73,000 emails. Those experiences, both good and bad, taught me what to do and what not to do. These days Iâm an expert emailer whoâs sent bulk email campaigns with 55 percent response rates. (In case youâre wondering, thatâs pretty darn good.)
In my experience, there are five email etiquette breaches so egregious that they belong in the Bad Email Hall of Shame category. Letâs start with them.
The Five Worst Email Etiquette Blunders
Email faux pasâweâve all made them. Sometimes weâre aware a split second after we hit Send and shout âNo!â wishing we could take it back.
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Hereâs a tip: If youâre a Gmail user, you can take it back. Hereâs how.
Here are email etiquetteâs most flagrant fouls.
1 Using CC for mass emails
When I worked as a video game journalist, there was a public relations rep who became infamous for sending a PR email to a huge list of journalists using CC, which revealed every one of those journalistâs carefully guarded email addresses. The journalists then gleefully used Reply All to host a threaded conversation mercilessly taunting him.
Donât use CC for mass emails. Trust me. You really donât need that kind of notoriety.
Hereâs a tip: If you regularly need to send bulk email, use a bulk email platform like MailChimp or Constant Contact.
2 Hitting Reply All when you should hit Reply
Reply All is a handy feature when there are more than two people who need to be involved in a conversation, but be careful. I was involved in a group email where one member replied, thinking she was emailing only me, to admit she had a crush on another member of the email group. She accidentally used Reply All. In this case, the subject of the crush was flattered. But . . . your accidental Reply All may not result in a fairytale ending.
3 Assuming email is private and confidential
Anything you write in an email can be shared, whether intentionally or accidentally. (See above.) Donât say things in an email, especially in the office, that you wouldnât say publicly. And especially donât write anything that could come back to haunt you. Emails may even be admissible in court.
4 Emailing when angry
Sometimes you just want to tell someone off. Weâve all been there. And it can be much easier to put those feelings in writing rather than have a difficult face-to-face conversation. But resist the urge. Angry emails raise the recipientâs defenses, and thatâs not productive.
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If you must write an angry email, either donât add a recipient in the To: field or write it in your word processor, where you wonât be tempted to hit Send. Then let the draft sit for twenty-four hours. Odds are good youâll have calmed down when you come back, and youâll be able to offer clear-headed feedback rather than blistering invective.
5 Not getting to the point
I donât know how many times Iâve read a rambling email only to wind up thinking, âOkay, but what does this person want from me?â For the love of all things electronic, donât use email as a means to do a brain dump. Instead, do your brainstorming before you write the email. Then, decide what your objective isâwhat are you hoping will happen as the result of sending this email? Write a brief, clear message with that in mind. If the goal of your email is to persuade, style it as an elevator pitch.
Twelve Must-Use Email Etiquette Tips
Now that weâve addressed emailâs most outrageous offenses, letâs look at some guidelines for email etiquette that will always leave you looking like a polished pro.
1 Use a descriptive subject line
Save your cultivated air of mystery for vaguebooking on Facebook. (Okay, you shouldnât really be doing that either.) Assume everyone you write to has a flooded inbox, and use your subject line to describe the contents of your email so the recipient will know right up front why your email should be a priority.
2 Donât type in all caps
In Internet terms, typing in all caps looks like shouting. Need further incentive to lay off the caps lock? You may trigger spam filters.
3 Lay off the exclamation points
I know youâre excited! Seriously!!! But you can convey excitement without exclamation points. (Golly gee! Save those for when youâre really exclaiming.) Exclamation point mania is another spam filter trigger, so use them sparingly and never, ever two or more at the end of a sentence. Unless youâre a preteen. Then have at it.
4 Keep it simple
The ideal email is brief and gets directly to the point. Write emails like that and everyone will love you and youâll be super popular. (Okay, maybe not. But at least no one will complain about your annoying email habits.) If your message is complex, with lots of moving parts, consider writing a detailed brief and attaching it as a Google Doc or pdf. But . . .
5 Ask before you send attachments
These days, weâre all wary about opening email attachments, even from known sources. And we have good reason to be. If you must send an attachment, give the recipient a heads-up to let them know itâs coming.
6 Use the auto-responder sparingly
Vacation auto-responders are fine. (Just donât forget to either have them turn off âautomagicallyâ or turn them off manually when you get back to the office.) But auto-responders saying things like âHey, I got your email. Iâll get back to you soon!â are pointless. They might also let spammers know theyâve reached a valid email addressâdouble trouble!
7 Use professional-sounding greetings
Unless you know the recipient very well, and this is a style youâre both accustomed to, donât begin professional emails with greetings like âheyâ or âyo.â âHelloâ or âhiâ are usually fine. Use âdearâ in formal business correspondence.
8 Use professional-sounding sign-offs
Keep it classy. Here are some best practices.
9 Use humor with caution
A well-timed bit of humor can make an email memorable. It can also sink it like the Titanic. You may think youâve served up a clever quip, but your wit could be lost in translation. Save the funny stuff for people you know wellâthey get you.
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10 Donât be annoying with follow-ups
Avoid sending a barrage of follow-up emails. If a contact isnât responding and you really need a response, consider making a phone call if thatâs possible. In all other matters, if your carefully crafted follow-up doesnât get a response after one or two tries, assume the recipient isnât interested.
11 Be careful what you forward
There are cases when itâs fine to forward an emailâif the sender reached the wrong contact or you need to add someone to the conversation, for example. But donât forward sensitive or confidential emails. If you have any doubt that the sender would want the conversation shared, ask permission before you bring someone else into the loop.
12 Proofread
In a Grammarly poll, 67 percent responded that typos in work emails are a no-no. To avoid looking like you lack attention to detail, proofread thoroughly before you hit Send. No one ever regretted spending a little extra time polishing their writing.
Have you made any embarrassing email faux pas? Do you have any email etiquette gripes? Share a comment below.
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