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Doreen32128 ready to rumble!<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> Come on <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> keep <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a></p>
Bill Kavanagh<p>In case you haven’t heard, here’s a quick recap of Tim Sheehy’s fabulous tale about the bullet in his arm. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tester</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>senate</span></a> <a href="https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a62671076/tim-sheehy-gunshot-wound/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esquire.com/news-politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/a62671076/tim-sheehy-gunshot-wound/</span></a></p>
Laffy<p>Via <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a>'s comms director Monica Robinson:</p><p>Reporting from AP: </p><p>"A former Park Service ranger said Friday that U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate said came from fighting in Afghanistan," going public for the first time</p>
MARGARET D<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gwaldby" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gwaldby</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@liferstate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>liferstate</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>futurebird</span></a></span> That’s who I’m writing for now that I have finished my addresses for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tester</span></a></p>
MARGARET D<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gwaldby" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gwaldby</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> are on the line in this key Senate race. If we lose this seat, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MadamPresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MadamPresident</span></a> might not end up with the Senate majority she needs to enact her agenda. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> needs and deserves our support!</p>
MARGARET D<p>First batch of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tester</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOTV</span></a> postcards sent in yesterday’s mail. This Montana Senate seat is essential for Ds to hold, which is why Rs are spending $90 million to flip it. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MadamPresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MadamPresident</span></a> needs a Democratic Congress. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HarrisWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dosomething" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosomething</span></a></p>
MARGARET D<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.social/@KamalaHarrisWin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KamalaHarrisWin</span></a></span> I’m writing hundreds of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOTV</span></a> postcards for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tester</span></a> in Montana, because <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MadamPresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MadamPresident</span></a> will need a Democratic Senate.</p>
Incognitim<p>Believe me- I realize that Dems need <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tester</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a>, for *myriad* reasons.</p><p>But jfc- if he can't bring himself to tell people that he's voting for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>, thennn to me it's less political savvy and more political cowardice. His opponent's shown how scared he is of answering *any* questions, that would be a good lane of attack that tester could pursue...if he wasn't being so chickenshit about saying "yes, I will vote for the Democrat who supports democracy, women's rights, etc..."</p>
Nonya Bidniss 🥥🌴<p>Montana's Jon <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> is really struggling in the senate race against the Republican Tim Sheehy. If you can send Tester a few bucks it could help Dems maintain a senate majority. If we don't keep that and Harris wins, she won't be able to appoint judges, cabinet members, or accomplish many other things. And of course, if we don't keep the senate and Trump wins, well, we're thoroughly fucked. <a href="https://jontester.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jontester.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Democratic leaders are telling their party's biggest donors that keeping Montana's Senate seat blue is a real challenge. <br>However, they are planning to go on offense in Florida to retain their majority.</p><p>Why it matters: <br>Without Montana, the math for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to keep his job gets very difficult.</p><p>But Democrats are signaling they want to expand the playing field and be in a position to steal Republican seats in states like <a href="https://c.im/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a>. <br>-- Yes, it's still red, but former President Trump isn't expected to win by double digits.</p><p>They are also eyeing <a href="https://c.im/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>, where a recent poll has Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) up by three points against Rep. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Colin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Allred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allred</span></a> (D-Texas).</p><p>Driving the news: </p><p>Officials acknowledged Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> (D-Mont.) is down in the polls, but party strategists still see a path for him to defy the odds and win, just like Sen. Susan Collins of Maine did on the Republican side in 2020.</p><p>"It sounds like Gary Peters is thinking about abandoning Jon Tester," NRSC spokesperson Philip Letsou told Axios. "No matter what Democrats do, the NRSC will do whatever it takes to ensure Ted Cruz and Rick Scott defeat the radical liberals Chuck Schumer and his billionaire allies have propped up against them."</p><p>The intrigue: <br>Republicans held their donor retreat just up the coast in Sea Island, Georgia, where the National Republican Senatorial Committee explained why they are eyeing a 52-seat majority.</p><p>At both events, there was a mixture of hope and fear.</p><p>In addition to Montana, there were concerns about <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a>, where Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sherrod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sherrod</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brown</span></a> (D-Ohio) faces a tough re-election in a state Trump could carry by eight or nine percentage points.</p><p>The most optimistic pitch the Democratic donors received was from <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> state Rep. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gloria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gloria</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a>, their party's nominee to defeat Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in a race the Cook Political Report is rating a "solid R."</p><p>What we're hearing: <br>Democrats are contemplating a late blitz in the Florida Senate race, where Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla) has just a two-point lead over former Rep. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Debbie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debbie</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mucarsel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mucarsel</span></a>-<a href="https://c.im/tags/Powell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Powell</span></a> in the latest public poll.</p><p>While air time hasn't been officially booked, Democratic sources tell us they expect the DSCC to make a splash in Florida in the coming weeks.</p><p>From Labor Day to Election Day, Democrats have spent or reserved some $5.6 million in advertising in Florida, according to AdImpact.</p><p>Over the same period, Republicans are at $4.4 million, but Scott's campaign likes to buy week to week, meaning they could pump more money into the race if they feel it's warranted.</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/09/25/senate-democrats-florida-rick-scott-mucarsel-powell" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2024/09/25/senate-de</span><span class="invisible">mocrats-florida-rick-scott-mucarsel-powell</span></a></p>
Doreen32128 ready to rumble!<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> is in trouble, and he’s a good guy!</p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Have you seen this alarming Montana Senate race poll? 👀</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Jon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> has been working tirelessly to represent Montana in the Senate -- and he's been doing a damn good job.</p><p>Jon is the kind of guy who doesn't back down from a challenge. </p><p>He works tirelessly until the job is done, because that's what Montanans do. He's been championing our values in Washington, fighting for affordable healthcare, protecting our public lands, and advocating for good-paying jobs.</p><p>However, he's currently <a href="https://c.im/tags/tied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tied</span></a> with his opponent, the far-right Republican handpicked by Mitch McConnell, and he needs our help NOW.</p><p>We can't bring Jon and his fellow Senators to victory without your help. </p><p>That's why we're asking, will you donate $25 to help fund our grassroots movement to defend the Senate this November</p><p><a href="https://forwardblue.us/l/nhxxL1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">forwardblue.us/l/nhxxL1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>—&nbsp;Forward Blue</p>
GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑<p>Big Sky Country is Big Guy Country. Get yours: <a href="http://jontester.com/bigguy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">jontester.com/bigguy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MTPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JonTester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JonTester</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueWaveRising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueWaveRising</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Voters in the deep-red state of Montana heavily back former president Donald Trump <br>— who endorsed Sheehy earlier this year <br>— but have elected 👍Democratic incumbent <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> three times.</p><p><a href="https://jontester.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jontester.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>“Montana will always come first for me<br>– and I will take on anyone, <br>from any party, <br>to defend our state,” <br>Tester said in a statement. </p><p>“I’m honored to have the support of Montana Republicans who have stood with me to fight for our veterans, <br>protect our freedoms, <br>and keep the government out of our personal lives.”</p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/tester-campaign-launches-republicans-tester-130118299.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/tester-campaign</span><span class="invisible">-launches-republicans-tester-130118299.html</span></a></p>
GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑<p>It’s now 2024 and more than 20 of Jon Tester's bills were signed into law by former President Trump… He's way out of fingers, but he's not done yet. He’ll work with anyone to get things done for Montana. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MTPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JonTester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JonTester</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Montana GOP Senate candidate <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tim</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sheehy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sheehy</span></a> touts his business. <br>-- It’s losing millions. </p><p>As he campaigns in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> Republican <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tim</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sheehy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sheehy</span></a> recounts how he <br>started an aerial firefighting business in his barn <br>and built it into a publicly traded company on the front lines of increasingly dangerous wildfires. <br>“That’s a success story,” he said in a June television interview.<br>
Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in recent months tell💥 a different story 💥about Bridger Aerospace, known for its “Super Scooper” planes that can remove up to 1,400 gallons at a time from a body of water to dump on a nearby wildfire.<br>
Bridger is facing a cash crunch so dire that 🔸there is “substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue,” 🔸according to public filings that show 👉 the company lost $77.4 million last year and $20.1 million in the first three months of 2024. </p><p>🔷Several directors have left, including one who flagged concerns about internal auditing, as an unusually slow wildfire season in 2023 put the company at risk of defaulting on its debt.

♦️And then last month, Sheehy said he couldn’t devote enough time to running the company and resigned <br>— a move that Bridger, which had promoted his key role in “every facet” of the business, previously said would happen if he was elected to the Senate.</p><p><a href="https://jontester.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jontester.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>⭐️“Montana will always come first for me <br>– and I will take on anyone, from any party, to defend our state,” <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Jon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> said in a statement. </p><p>“I’m honored to have the support of Montana Republicans who have stood with me to fight for our veterans, protect our freedoms, and keep the government out of our personal lives.”</p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/tester-campaign-launches-republicans-tester-130118299.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/tester-campaign</span><span class="invisible">-launches-republicans-tester-130118299.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/10/tim-sheehy-firefighting-company-losses-wildfires/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">24/08/10/tim-sheehy-firefighting-company-losses-wildfires/</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> (D-Mont.) is locked in a tight race in Montana as former President Trump boasts a wide lead over Vice President Harris in the state, polling shows.<br>A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey puts Trump-backed Republican <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tim</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sheehy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sheehy</span></a> with a 2-point lead over Tester, 48 percent to 46 percent. Another 5 percent were undecided.&nbsp;<br>♦️Tester is one of the most vulnerable incumbents this cycle, ♦️a rare Democrat holding office in a state Biden lost back in 2020, and 💥his race could determine which party ends up controlling the upper chamber.</p><p>The poll also marks a&nbsp;shift from March, when the same pollster found Tester up by 2 points over his Republican challenger.&nbsp;</p><p>Because the gap falls 🔸within the survey’s 3-point margin of error, 🔸the race remains a potential tie between the two Senate race rivals.&nbsp;</p><p>This week, Tester&nbsp;launched a <br>🌟“Republicans for Tester” 🌟group&nbsp;to rally support from across the aisle as he braces for a competitive November contest.&nbsp;</p><p>At the top of the ticket, Trump is a whopping 15 percentage points ahead of Harris, but the vice president’s 40 percent support is a notable 5-point improvement from the 35 percent President Biden garnered back in March.</p><p><a href="https://jontester.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">jontester.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4816495-tester-locked-in-tight-race-in-montana-trump-holds-wide-lead-over-harris-poll/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/homenews/campaign/</span><span class="invisible">4816495-tester-locked-in-tight-race-in-montana-trump-holds-wide-lead-over-harris-poll/</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Since the start of the year, there have been<br> $723 million worth of campaign ad buys <br>for just three Senate races: <br>in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Montana, according to AdImpact data.</p><p>A fierce battle for control of the Senate is fueling the expected record-breaking ad spending this election cycle. </p><p>The investment so far points to the races both parties deem most critical for the majority.</p><p>Democrats have long held a fundraising advantage over Republicans, which is helping them play defense in nine competitive Senate races.</p><p> Ohio is the only Senate race in which Republicans have been spending more than Democrats on campaign ads and reservations <br>— though this is largely due to it having one of the only highly competitive Senate GOP primaries this year. <br>Republican Bernie Moreno won the Ohio primary and will face Democratic incumbent Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sherrod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sherrod</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Brown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brown</span></a> in November.<br> <br>The showdowns between Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bob</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Casey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Casey</span></a> (D) and Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania <br>and Sen. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tester</span></a> (D) and Tim Sheehy in Montana <br>come in second and third for ad spending and booking for both parties, so far.</p><p> The $70.5 million of spending in California was driven by heated Senate primary. Rep. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Adam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adam</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Schiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schiff</span></a> (D-Calif.) is expected to have an easy general election in November.</p><p> Totals include ad reservations made so far through Election Day, though those reservations are expected to keep coming.</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/08/07/senate-campaign-2024-election-ad-spending-republicans-democrats" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2024/08/07/senate-ca</span><span class="invisible">mpaign-2024-election-ad-spending-republicans-democrats</span></a></p>
Maaret Pyhäjärvi<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jawnsy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jawnsy</span></a></span> Some of my fully manual contributions have been equivalent of not being around at all, or started conversations that derail. </p><p>I find the whole of testing vs. checking that I unfortunately saw this morning again on LinkedIn such a waste of attentional space. Pinning mutually supporting activities against each other does not help us make them more mutually supporting. But that is the story of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tester</span></a> profession.</p>
Maaret Pyhäjärvi<p>Double-checking does not produce value by default. I have been having this conversation with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tester</span></a> colleagues who find their work in verifying what was created, and I always go back to the same request: </p><p>"Give me example(s) of things you found in the last two months by double-checking". </p><p>I had a developer that needed double checking everything. </p><p>Now I have developers who mostly don't. And the effort used to test with double-checking mindset just produces too little.</p>