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I know it can feel uncomfortable to get in their faces, but there are too many signs that we are quickly heading to a really dark place. Massive public outcry & mobilization is our only chance, and I'm afraid we don't have much more time. "There comes a time when silence is betrayal." MLK Jr.
If you haven't watched his press conference, you should. The mayor of the 3rd largest city in the US just announced that he is preparing his police & other government agencies to fend off a federal invasion. It's time to sound the alarms. Talk to friends & family. Let's help shake the apathy away.
Royals win! Woo!
This is a good article, but these few paragraphs are key. Do you think the admin would take all of these extrajudicial steps, consolidating power etc if they planned on holding free & fair elections? Would they stand for Dems taking these actions? Then that's the answer to the previous question.
This is fucking beautiful 😔
Yeah. I think RFK is the most immediate obvious threat to people. Vought will bring about the end of the republic as we know it.
I like this. If the admin is illegally rescinding duly appropriated funds, then they shouldn't get our tax dollars.
Those poor children. This entire thing is so disgusting.
Who wants free and fair elections anyway... they are so pesky! 🤦🏼♂️ I'm going to make sure I volunteer as a poll worker again.
Yeah.. We are such an unserious nation.
Obviously, because the constitution protects our right to bear arms, not foot-long hoagies. /sarcasm
So you want us to listen to the turncoat Fettermans chief of staff for advice?? Such a bad take. I agree that platitudes and stupid politically correct phrases aren't what we need, but hiding from a progressive message will not work.
We have become a chronically unserious nation
Get em director!
Yes!
See, I don't think they can get that far with Trump and his health. I think that framework will be finalized after JD takes over in what appears to be a "benevolent coup" against Trump. I could be wrong, but I think they may run out of time with Trump and his failing health.
Most English teachers I know can barely afford to keep their rooms stocked with Kleenex and dry erase markers. 🤦🏼♂️ I avoided putting my commentary out there until I found a like-minded person.
I've been doing the same thing! I'm glad I have someone I can commiserate with real fast. When it got posted that it was your "Gym teacher marrying your English teacher" I almost vomited lol. What gym teacher can afford a $5 million engagement ring and what English teacher is wearing an $18k watch!
It's a matter of keeping him until he is no longer useful. Let him use his cult like personality to push the unpopular agenda as far as he can, and then dispatch with him when he's no longer convenient. Maybe even use the Epstein files at the right time to make his base turn against him.
The removal of Trump placates enough low information voters into thinking the Republicans have "found reason". I think DT is actually a liability to the oligarch's overall goal, he is an imperfect tool they are using & if they can successfully remove him from the equation, it would benefit them.
Who knows though. In the end we have to recognize that DT isn't our biggest problem. He's the most bombastic personality currently, but there are a lot of nefarious moves happening that will still be in place after he's gone. This is crazy.
I think they tested out the strategy with Elon when they had him leave DOGE. For all intents & purposes the same apparatus is still in place but because he is no longer involved, it's out of the headlines. Using DT as a scapegoat gives them a brief moment of calm to really set the hook.
Today I am experiencing extreme hypernormalization. It's hard not to spiral.
Please look into Palantir, Peter Thiel and the rise of Christian Nationalism. Things are headed to a really dark place.
surveillance structure will be in place, and the next useful idiot will be in power. JD Vance. However, the majority of Americans will think we have moved past this awful timeline because the big orange man is gone. What's in his place will be much worse. Be aware. Trump isn't the worst of it.
finishing its goal. At which point Trump is going to be dumped, probably around the vote to fund the government in September. He will be removed from office by the Republicans and it will look like we have fixed our problems. But that's when the problems actually start. An illiberal oligarch
Everyone needs to realize that DJT is being set up to be the fall guy. We all need to understand that he has always been the useful idiot. He is being used to enact incredibly unpopular policies to push the government in the direction of a full surveillance state. The oligarchy is so close to
I'm in Chicago with my son catching the Royals v White Sox. The only unrest I experienced was caused by my son kicking me in his sleep after he had a scary dream. This is all a pretense to occupy blue cities.
They could have refused to pass the CR and shut the government down. Schumer was too scared and this is what we got. Some of us saw it coming.
He has been saying the next cities to receive troops is Chicago and New York. I'm not claiming to have inside info, but that the intention of this mustering appears to be to send the troops to blue states.
Yep. When this first got announced I said that blue state governors need to be prepared to activate their national guards to combat the federal incursions.
No, he activating them from red states to be sent to blue states. He's using what he considers to be "loyal forces" to serve as an occupying force.
This is the president activating troops from what he supposes are loyal strongholds (red states) to be sent as an occupying force to blue states. I suppose it's only war if someone resists at this point.
Truth
I like this attitude
I think this executive action of activating the National Guard to send to blue states is my Rubicon. If you support this action there is no way I will ever be able to see you as a sane person. This is so blatantly fascist. If you continue to support Trump after this you are a fascist. Period.
Bill, is the last person I would call an alarmist. When I hear @jvl.bsky.social going off the rails it's to be expected. When he says something like this, it's a bit panic inducing. I think we have all been feeling like JVL but unable to express it. Too scared to admit it. JVL was right.
The governors of blue states better be activating their own National Guard, getting ready to defend themselves against federal intrusion.
I don't think people realize how close we are to being completely cooked. They've also just activated almost 2000 troops from red states to send and occupy blue states and cities. They're literally building an occupying force. They are not going to give up power.
Bill, you are the last person I would call an alarmist. When I hear @jvl.bsky.social going off the rails it's to be expected. When you say something like this it's a bit panic inducing. I think we have all been feeling like JVL but unable to express it. Too scared to admit it. JVL was right.
Jesus Christ. He is activating national guards from red state and sending them like an occupying force into blue states. This is it guys. This is the ball game. Democratic leadership is so incredibly important right now! What the fuck are you guys doing?? 🚨This is red alarm! 🚨
That was one of the most batshit press conferences of Trump's public life. He brandished a photo of Putin and promised to deploy the US military to occupy Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. A sane country would be moving toward impeachment and removal right now.
As a purveyor of coffee and beer, I appreciate his attention to detail. You can tell he really cares about the product he's consuming and is incredibly knowledgeable.
Get big ones and small ones.
Your brain has to be as smooth as a grape if you believe the Gangster Government Goons (G-cubed) went to Bolton’s house looking for stolen state documents. This was intimidation and retribution by the Felon-in-Chief. You can bet there will be more to come.
I don't know if you feel it, but we've been told for decades to compromise our beliefs for electoral expediency. It's only created a race to the bottom. I'm done doing that.
If you do not support the following you will no longer get my support as a national candidate: Medicare 4 All Tuition Free College & Technical School Aggressive moves to combat climate change Wealth redistribution from the top 1% Ending support for Israel's genocide in Gaza
They do not represent the people anymore. They represent corporate interests. There is a schism in the Democratic Party, and I'm ready for it to rupture. These are the same people that got in my face the last 6 election cycles telling me to vote blue no matter who. Let's practice what we preach.
You guys @thebulwark.com are doing amazing work. Keep it up. I don't always agree with the policy stances of the crew, but we all agree that the survival of our democracy is the most important issue of our day.
wrong. I do want to see whatever files are available concerning the Epstein case. However, we can't ignore the outright fascist moves this administration is making.
100% And at this point who's to say whatever "files" that come out won't be completely compromised by an administration willing to lie and cheat. What if, in fact, the Epstein files are the distraction from the steps this administration has taken towards outright authoritarianism. Don't get me
John Bolton is arguably a war criminal. That being said, this is an obvious attempt at intimidating a political opponent using federal law-enforcement. This is despicable. I have no love for John Bolton, but it is very obvious what is happening. They are starting with him because he is unpopular.
Calling it a distraction downplays its severity. Please learn to walk and chew gum at the same time. We can care about the Epstein files and all of these insane actions that are happening as well.
I'm so sick and tired of people leaning so hard on this goddamn Epstein thing. Not everything is a distraction. Fascism is fascism. What he's doing is fascism and doesn't need to be called a distraction, and when we do call it a distraction it downplays it's severity.
For twenty years I have been debating, discussing & finally yelling that for profit healthcare is immoral. The propaganda that keeps it in place is so insanely powerful. The # of people willing to let family die so that CEOs can report record profits is astounding. We value profits above lives.
This is the Golden Shower Age. We are all getting pissed on by the oligarchs.
My mom waited 8 weeks for imaging to get approved by insurance. They already knew she had cancer, but needed a second set of images to approve treatment. By the time it had been done & treatment was approved, the cancer had spread & she died within a month. Our healthcare system killed my mom.
This is all too true. Even people I love and trust are downplaying the severity of our situation.
Private equity is a parasite. They need to be dismantled.
It's time for Democrats to start acting like they can wield more power than corporations. The federal government is the only entity capable of reigning in the abuses of unchecked capitalism. Corporations are not our friends. They are doing everything they can to exploit everyone around them.
We are cooked
Let the controlled opposition shine... It is becoming more and more apparent that this entire thing is a farce.
If Schumer folds this time, I am probably done with the Democratic Party. This is literally the only leverage they have left.
I wonder when some regular citizens will decide to dress up as officers and go around trying to arrest ICE agents
I was trying to explain this to some of my friends and family who keep calling me an alarmist. I asked them why else would they need to fund ICE at such a level. No one has an answer.
When the budget for ICE was revealed in the BBB I knew it was coming. I guess I still get sad that there are enough evil people willing to sign up to do this though...
These agents will commit acts of genocide. They already see liberals as enemies. They are identifying us as less than human. With these types of actions along with WV deploying their national guard to DC, we are in a fascist take over.
Thank you for saying this. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills when people are more concerned about the Epstein list than the actual takeover of a city.
Governor Walz is right! We have so many intelligent, non-reactionary people saying that we are slipping into authoritarianism. DT said other cities were too far gone as well. He is testing the waters! Sad day in America.
I think a lot of Dems voted to keep Trump out of office. I think Trump voters voted for someone who "says it like it is", will "drain the swamp" or wasn't part of the establishment. Sanders had the same populist energy and messaging that Trump had & could've swung it. It's all conjecture though.
What the fuck do we do? I'm serious
They are legitimizing invasions of sovereign countries as a valid form of territorial expansion. I think they have plans.
The only reason I think he would've won is that a lot of main stream Dems were so turned off by DT that they would've pulled the lever for Bernie just to keep him out of office, & the populist movement that wanted to stick it to "the establishment" liked Bernie more than Trump. That was the swing.
We can relitigate this again & again. The pundit class said that Donald Trump stood no chance against Clinton, but the wave of populous sentiment pushed him past her. The same populous sentiment was behind Bernie as well. We will never know, but I think there is an argument both ways.
They are telling us in no uncertain terms that they see the invasion of sovereign nations as a valid form of territorial expansion. They will use this justification to invade countries themselves. See all the rhetoric around Greenland.
Guys, this is the not-so-subtle way for the administration to tell the world that an invasion of a sovereign country is a valid way to "earn new territory". They are telling you that invasions are valid forms of territorial expansion. They probably plan on doing some of it themselves. (Greenland?)
The scary part is that I think about a third of the country agrees with this. Intense misogyny has always been just under the surface of the GOP. Now they are on their normalization tour. They want this to seem like a valid stance in the general political discourse. It's not valid! It's wrong!
Your podcast on this was great! Have shared it with my entire family.
States are restricting reproductive health options, crushing small businesses, destroying what little social safety net we have & making healthcare completely unaffordable... And you wonder why people aren't having sex?! You should be applauding their rational reaction to a shitty situation!
I like it but I also think massive reform in public and higher education should be a top priority.
They have fear mongered us with the "other guys" while presenting absolutely no comprehensive plan to rid the country of our massive wealth inequality, failing public education & broken healthcare system. If you can't see why we are mad at Dem leadership your head must be buried in the sand.
Clinton sold the soul of the party for political expediency and we have been rudderless since. We sold out to corporations and moneyed interest & have been told to vote blue no matter who for too many election cycles.
I am a registered Democrat and have been a supporter of the party for 2+ decades. I have canvassed and phone banked for local & federal candidates. The more I witness the milquetoast response from our party leadership, and then see people like you defend them, the less I want to be affiliated.
The recruiting push for ICE is damning. The lack of oversight, vetting & training will prove to be an absolute disaster for American democracy. We are hiring ignorant, racist & desperate people to staff the highest funded federal law-enforcement agency. This will prove to be Trump's personal army.
Bill Clinton sold the soul of the Democratic Party for political expediency. That will forever be my stance.
Look further left than Trump lovers. MUCH further left. I'm with the Democrats who want single payer health insurance, gun control, LGBTQ equality, an end to persecuting Migrants and I'm tired of the DNC establishment telling us what is and isn't possible.
I'm dumbfounded
The MSM has completely failed to hold Trump accountable. They are more concerned with access to his admin than they are reporting any semblance of truth. At some point though, we need to hold the public accountable too. There's plenty of proof Trump is a despicable man, & MAGA ignores it.
We should get the most progressive and liberal Dems to apply and take it down from the inside
future precedent when the future isn't guaranteed! You let him get away with that way too easily.
@timmiller.bsky.social finally listened to you and Chuck Todd. That man is infuriating when talking about the "precedent" that mid decade gerrymandering will set for our "future democracy" What the hell is he talking about? What future democracy?? The GOP is trying to end it!! We can't worry about
Jennings is a disingenuous hack. What a piece of shit.
worried about what's considered a crime today. I'm worried about how these private companies will become subservient to the rising authoritarian powers in the US & MO. Once they complete their takeover, we have already installed their surveillance state infrastructure for them. Good work guys.
We are in the middle of a fascist takeover of our federal government, & we are voluntarily installing surveillance technology that has the ability to recognize "bad actors". When briefly asked about privacy concerns, we essentially got, "If you don't commit crime you don't have to worry". I'm not
Just listened to Steve Kraske interview the director of KCATA on Up To Date on @kcur.org. It was about the new AI driven camera system that the organization plans to pilot on their bus system. I normally love Steve, but he completely glossed over the massive privacy concern this system creates.
You can feel the rage coursing through her body.
This is the level of rage we should all have with these worthless assholes. Seeing Midwesterners who aren't overall overly angry talk this way gives a brief glimmer of hope. Fuck Midwest nice, rage
There needs to be protests outside of this guy's office every day.