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mindstorm8191 @mindstorm8191.bsky.social

Yeah; the Dems win their elections with funds from the rich, just as much as the GOP. And the rich expect kickbacks for helping, or they won't fund their next election. We need a new party...

aug 26, 2025, 4:29 pm • 2 0

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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

I would love to have new parties Do you think that's a reasonable expectation before 2026? Because obviously Republicans are not planning on having valid elections

aug 26, 2025, 4:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

What we really need is to repeal the citizens united ruling, we need to control Congress so that this can happen That's never going to happen if you are splitting the Democrats Seriously, what is your goal between now and the 2026 election? To talk people out of voting for Democrats?

aug 26, 2025, 4:33 pm • 1 0 • view
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Barbara McCarren @bmcc724.bsky.social

Yes and never have elections again it seems.

aug 26, 2025, 5:40 pm • 1 0 • view
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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

My point exactly Democrats certainly have their share of problems But when people go out of their way to make it easier for Republicans to win because they're mad at Democrats, it really makes me wonder which side they're on

aug 26, 2025, 6:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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Barbara McCarren @bmcc724.bsky.social

The people who complain the loudest about Dems and have the platform (Bernie) have never done the hard work to build a third party. His acolytes are merely destructive.

aug 26, 2025, 6:21 pm • 1 0 • view
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Alejandro @alecw81.bsky.social

Typical boomer narcissistic nonsense. You only wish to preserve your comfort, wealth, and the status quo.

aug 26, 2025, 8:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Barbara McCarren @bmcc724.bsky.social

Just another apathetic ageist. Muted. Sick of you dumb fucks who are the product of Regan’s de-education of the American. Go do something.

aug 26, 2025, 8:23 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alejandro @alecw81.bsky.social

apathy would be an accurate description of what the DNC and establishment dems display through this rise of fascism. The only “dumb fucks” here, are the Blue MAGA crowd that refuse to adapt, or at the very least get out of the way of actual progress.

aug 26, 2025, 8:58 pm • 0 0 • view
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mindstorm8191 @mindstorm8191.bsky.social

The GOP's whole strategy has been to block everything the Dems try to do (and take credit for anything that can't be blocked). They have been doing this the last 40 years; have you noticed it? I can imagine that they would give up if they deal with walls in everything they try to do, but I don't ->

aug 26, 2025, 9:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alejandro @alecw81.bsky.social

this is always the excuse: “But the republicans are obstructionists” Yet somehow they have managed to successfully gain majorities in the House and Senate far more frequently, keep a conservative majority SCOTUS, hold more statehouses, etc. So clearly they’re more than just obstructionists.

aug 26, 2025, 9:43 pm • 0 0 • view
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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

I agree with everything you said here Even if I have no idea what the blocked person you are replying to said.

aug 26, 2025, 9:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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mindstorm8191 @mindstorm8191.bsky.social

excuse it. People's lives are impacted by politics, we can't afford them to simply fold. Also; what would you consider to be actual progress?

aug 26, 2025, 9:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Alejandro @alecw81.bsky.social

what the fuck have the boomers done that benefits anyone other than themselves? There’s a reason you were first called the “ME generation”

aug 26, 2025, 8:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

I would completely support people attacking Democrats if they were in control of our government and we were not under threat of losing democracy But that's not the situation we are in now

aug 26, 2025, 7:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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Barbara McCarren @bmcc724.bsky.social

There are entrenched Dems who should GTFO the way and that we need fighters and should be able to pick from among them. That isn't the same as voting the status quo. I was absolutely SWARMED last night by Blue MAGA. Even on X, I never had to mute as many aggrieved keyboard warriors at once.

aug 26, 2025, 7:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

Lol it's crazy that you think calling people blue maga is going to help fight Trump Do you find that insults make people want to work with you. Or are you just an angry asshole like the people who support Trump? You are more like them than you know.

aug 26, 2025, 8:01 pm • 0 0 • view
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Barbara McCarren @bmcc724.bsky.social

Not sure how this turned into an argument, but bye bye. You’re the one who is slamming on people attacking Dems from the left.

aug 26, 2025, 8:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

Would you rather have the current set of not very effective Democrats and a chance to vote for something better in the future, or would you rather lose democracy altogether so that your voice no longer matters That is the question before you And you are choosing the latter

aug 26, 2025, 8:40 pm • 0 0 • view
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mindstorm8191 @mindstorm8191.bsky.social

I think the last time we had a legitimate third party was Ross Perot. He was criticized about something late in the campaign, and gave up mere weeks before elections. Yeah, it was a mess. But I think that was 25 years ago, before I was old enough to vote.

aug 26, 2025, 6:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Barbara McCarren @bmcc724.bsky.social

Yeah it was the 90s. He was an ahole anyway and the platform was greed more or less. What blows my mind is when I was working to craft/pass the ADA, we had the support of the GOP POTUS.

aug 26, 2025, 6:34 pm • 0 0 • view
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mindstorm8191 @mindstorm8191.bsky.social

We need to stop thinking about this as Democrats verses Republicans. This is poor verses the rich. We pay taxes, the rich get ALL the benefits; we struggle & die. There are a LOT of Republican voters who are hurting under Trump's regime. They can be persuaded to join us, if we can genuinely ->

aug 26, 2025, 4:43 pm • 0 0 • view
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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

I understand all of that But Trump is using the doj against his political enemies and deploying the military in cities that stand against his politics If we don't fix this in a little over 12 months, democracy will be over.

aug 26, 2025, 4:54 pm • 0 0 • view
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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

How is attacking the current Democrats or wanting a new party going to help in the next 12 months? Seriously, how do you see this going? Because all I see is you convincing people to vote against Democrats or not vote at all.

aug 26, 2025, 4:54 pm • 0 0 • view
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mindstorm8191 @mindstorm8191.bsky.social

Resistance comes in many forms. Most of them are non violent. We have to resist in all ways we are able to. The Dems may be on our side more than the GOP, but that doesn't make them our ally. If given the current options, they still have my vote, but I'll continue protesting, even if/when they ->

aug 26, 2025, 5:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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pooldude.bsky.social @pooldude.bsky.social

If they had control of our government then I would 100% support you complaining. With the amount of people choosing not to vote and Republicans trying to end democracy, right now is the wrong time to do things that help them. Timing matters. Step one is to make sure that Republicans lose power

aug 26, 2025, 7:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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mindstorm8191 @mindstorm8191.bsky.social

have full control of our government.

aug 26, 2025, 5:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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mindstorm8191 @mindstorm8191.bsky.social

help improve their lives. The MAGA cultists who STILL back Trump can be left behind; they're a minority now. They can catch up when they decide to abandon their hatred of people they don't even know.

aug 26, 2025, 4:43 pm • 0 0 • view