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Celerity

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Reply to Quiet Em (Reply #13)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 05:30 PM

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DSA sent out a letter telling DSA candidates and elected officials to no longer work with Morris Katz or Fight Agency [View all] Quiet Em Yesterday OP

Katz also worked with Mamdani TBF Yesterday #1

That is true. RandySF Yesterday #4

the red flags were EVERYWHERE Skittles Yesterday #11

We were Deluged with Red Flags! Cha 21 hrs ago #28

Yeah, Mamdani needs to remove him from any advisor or staffing role Katz has Quiet Em Yesterday #6

Mamdani was a good candidate and ran a good campaign. yardwork 22 hrs ago #22

Is this real? RandySF Yesterday #2

It appears to be real Quiet Em Yesterday #5

Bluesky post linking to letter Quiet Em Yesterday #7

AOC never endorsed Platner DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday #10

Good point. I bet she has excellent street skills/smarts. nt TBF Yesterday #14

Bartender, attractive, presumably she has seen it all. DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday #15

She'd interned for Ted Kennedy and later worked for a presidential campaign before running, not new to politics. betsuni 21 hrs ago #27

Wow DSA Boo1 Yesterday #3

Looks like rank and file members. RandySF Yesterday #8

You said : 'I'd love to see AOC speak up. She was the only DSA elected to decline endorsing Platner.' Celerity Yesterday #19

She also didn't endorse her former Cha 21 hrs ago #29

A wise decision on her part. comradebillyboy 20 hrs ago #31

Yes! Cha 20 hrs ago #32

The DSA is nothing if not authoritarian. lapucelle Yesterday #9

The DSA is proud to be authoritarian. yardwork 22 hrs ago #23

Having a position makes them authoritarian? orthoclad 22 hrs ago #25

Sorry, that doesn't work on me. lapucelle 20 hrs ago #30

Oh. "Communist" orthoclad 19 hrs ago #34

Bullfeathers. It's not doing PEDO's work for him Cha 19 hrs ago #35

I guess it burned more than a little bit. lapucelle 10 hrs ago #36

you said : 'I'm sorry but I'm getting very concerned that Platner is not going to withdraw' Celerity Yesterday #12

I saw. Quiet Em Yesterday #13

yw Celerity Yesterday #16

this is good to hear rollin74 Yesterday #17

Here's the bottom line, regardless of your opinion of Katz, he's a strategist Deminpenn Yesterday #18

He received a lot of credit for Mamdani, but it was Tish James, AOC and Mamdani himself Quiet Em Yesterday #20

Morris Katz reminds me of David Axlerod and the God Save podcast guys lapucelle 9 hrs ago #38

Lots of people have a winning message. yardwork 22 hrs ago #24

Potential progressive candidates should go. . . DinahMoeHum 21 hrs ago #26

He was also Team Fetterman and helped get him elected. intheflow Yesterday #21

What about Moraff? Not looking for a bloodbath, just the person most responsible for vetting. nt scipan 20 hrs ago #33

Apparently the argument is that Justice Democrats PAC already iced out Moraff lapucelle 9 hrs ago #37