Alright folks, here we go! Ask me anything, 30ish mins, gogo!
Alright folks, here we go! Ask me anything, 30ish mins, gogo!
Alright folks, gotta stop there for now. Thanks for spending part of your Friday with me. <3
Damnssss, I guess I missed again I see i missed again Oh ahh-owwww
I'm so mad ..I missed put again !!
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Thank you, Angry. Greatly appreciate ur takes..
Thank you, Angry.
Thanks, Angry! 🇺🇸💪
Thanks, Angry. Stay safe, stay healthy, friends. We’re gonna need everyone to show up to elections and/or mass demonstrations.
Have a wonderful weekend, Angry. Thank you for spending time of your Friday with us. I really look forward and appreciate it. 🙏
Always excellent, thx!!
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Another delightful Friday night of you patiently sharing your time and your knowledge to help us stay calm and focused. Thank you for all you do. Enjoy your weekend! Cheers! 🥃
thanks angry!
Sorry I was unable to catch you tonight but I'm gonna catch up! Enjoy your weekend!
Sorry I missed it again in Cali...Thank you #Angry I keep forgetting you are on this nice place instead of Apartheid Clyde's place
Thanks for spending time with us, Angry. Hope you and the family have a restful weekend☺️ (Helps if you don't read the papers or watch the news on TV)
Thanks Angry!! Even though it’s pretty grim, these Friday night sessions give me some insight and sometimes a little comfort
Thanks, Angry & thank Mrs Angry (& the Minis) for letting you post with us on a Friday night.
Angry thank you for spending time with us, we appreciate you, Friday AMA and your posts. Wishing you and the family a wonderful weekend.
Thanks, Angry! I always look forward to these QA's 💙
If you were planning to move to a different country, where would you feel safest?
Costa Rica Portugal Spain Argentina
Leaning NZ at the moment, since we have a path to residency, but I've considered all of these.
Pull the trigger. Don't wait. Go.
It's not always easy. I've been working/ living abroad for most of the last *ponders* like 20 years. Reach out if I can be of any use.
I appreciate it. Wife is a nurse and I'm a vet with VA disability (for now). We've got some options and some steady, passive income (again, for now). Also have four kids though, so that makes things pricier.
careers.state.gov/career-paths... Nothing stopping you from trying, sir.
Just fyi, I'm on the civilian side of things.
Thought you could use a time line cleanse and something to bring you a smile with everything going on youtube.com/shorts/Ja63U...
Why aren't we seeing more pushback from Congress?
How should one dress for a constitutional crisis?
was Chief Justice Roberts' statement to Trump a rebuke or instructions to follow the process because SCOTUS has his back?
tonight I got my answer. the fix is in. SCOTUS will not be saving us. bsky.app/profile/dahl...
What do career State Dept employees think about Rubio?
Nothing good. They had 5 mins before inauguration of saying "ok, we can work with this," but that worw odd quickly. And there are more and more older white men at meetings, many State female colleagues have noted.
Will the Supreme Court finally realize giving Trump immunity was a bad idea?
No
Yes he..."Roberts" already realizes it...now it's time for FAFO
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
What do you mean? African or European Swallow?
What do you think about trump saying he didn't sign the Aliens Enemy Act EO? Could this come back to haunt him in court?
One can have hope🙏🏼
Do you think anything will stop this obvious takeover of our federal government?
Would Americans support invading Canada, or would there be enough of a pushback to stop this from happening?
I think there would be a shit ton of pushback. Americans don’t want to invade Canada, or Greenland, or Panama and we absolutely don’t want to make Gaza a fucking resort!
Is there any Democrat that you think can stand up to Trump and save the party?
Do you think Trump’s health is getting worse?
UH, yes. BUUUUT, really, REALLY tough metric, in ALL honesty!
I’m Canadian. Should I be worried about Trump’s threats about invading us?
Yes. And also the integrity of your voting systems.
How do we get the house to file article of impeachment who are the vulnerable (r)apists we can pressure to follow the oath of office.
Even if the House files the articles, you would need the votes in the Senate. Right now those votes don't exist
Yes. The goal never gets met if you don’t take the first step. Once the first domino falls the pressure will build and the rest can be toppled. Better to start and fail then never start.
The NYT reported that Musk waltzed over to the Pentagon for a meeting & Trump didn’t know about it?
Did Trump really not know about Musk getting a security Chinese briefing ? And if he really didn’t know this was going to happen, who authorized it? How do we stop Musk?
He always says he knows nothing about it. Really?
Then release it!!!!!
We are so past this point. His minions don't give a crap. He could have paid for his sex partners to have a thousand abortions and it wouldn't matter.
Read "American Kompromat How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery" written in 2021 by Craig Unger. The Russians had their hooks in Comrade Krasnov since the early 1980s. I'm only 35 pages in, but it's very convincing as to the Russians' long game.
Russian Roulette too.
It’s also not odd or uncommon for them to cultivate things this long. Look at Brexit. They funded the stupid party behind it for decades. It was fringe until it wasn’t. Paid off big.
You could also read Trump’s ghost written Art Of The Deal. He talks about the tower he wants to build in Moscow. Negotiations continued until 2016.
Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) news show "Trump-Russia Follow the money" by FourCorners, three part documentary www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06...
bsky.app/profile/ally...
Trump Russia, Four Corners, Australia Thank you for sharing. I found all 3 episodes on YouTube. I am definitely going to watch this series. Episode 1 of 3 youtu.be/XwvjkJXaIJE?... Episode 2 of 3 youtu.be/lEQBHeZqDIo?... Episode 3 of 3 youtu.be/p5BLKKREIck?...
Thank you for posting the links.
My pleasure
Amazon wants $120 for a copy. Trying to dissuade people from reading it?
I found the audio book for 16.99 on iphone books.
PUTRID always with the long game
I read this cover to cover in a couple of days when it came out. It’s very compelling, with McCabe’s firing and these comments from him I tend to believe it. Most of it is obsessively sourced.
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This doesn’t explain why GOP is compliant
I’m thinking it’s damage time….
Ask him. Podcast: Unjustified with Allison Gill.
Bring it! Another country must bring it!
I’m sure it’s what most of us already know.🤷♀️
BTW, many foreign intelligence services, including the Brits and the French already have this information. Maybe waiting to make their move.
Then it must come out, asap. Putin is obviously blackmailing Trump.
I’m tired if people threatening to release bombshell information about Trump. How much worse does it have to get until someone steps up and spills the tea??
Jack Smith knows. Mark Meadows spilled the tea. Notice how he has literally disappeared...Wheres a fucking patriot with a jump drive when you need one 🙄
I thought about Meadows the other day. Has he been disappeared???
Someone has it. Someone needs to leak it.
Why can’t this get out? They “leak” whatever the hell they want. We absolutely have the right to know what the POTUS has done.
Why the heck doesn’t/didnt someone leak it already? What are they waiting for? A treat to our Democracy????
Threat. Threat to democracy.
How can he sit on something like that? How did we get to a place where the fortunes of a single, orange man is more important than the national security and survival of the United States?
It was probably classified. He couldn’t talk about it. That’s probably why he’s taking away everyone’s status right now. Today it was the Clinton’s.
I used to think people who said it's all about power at any cost, were oversimplifying things but it's all about power at any cost
Well, Biden should have released it.
Then let’s see it.
Have you seen this meat-art work of Elon Musk by an artist in Guelph Ontario? Hilarious! www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/g... #Muskolini
Next, do tRUmp out of crispy bacon!
Well done!
I wonder how much baloney he used to make that
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How TF can judges get those detainees back from El Salvador?! This can't be happening! And I also don't understand why both Biden and Trump try to undermine the govt of Venezuela WHILE treating fugitives from Maduro as undesirables. Make it make sense!
Paul Krugman's daily e-mail this morning said that *European citizens* have been detained by ICE. Have you heard this? Is it true? Tonight Rachel said that many European countries are issuing travel warnings not to visit the US!
Yes A Canadian was held by ICE for two weeks. A Welsh woman was held as well. Follow Canadian, British and Australian Broadcasting. CBC, BBC and ABC. Reuters is doing a good job too. There was also a German citizen with a Green Card that was held by ICE at Logan Airport
And several members of the punk band UK Subs who were supposed to play some shows in the US were held by ICE at an airport for several days before being sent home.
I'm very worried about a judge in N Dakota ruling that Greenpeace must pay damages of $600 million to an energy company because of its participation in protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016-17. The intent seems to be to *bankrupt* Greenpeace. 600M is more than its total revenue ever.
Greenpeace could close its US offices. It has offices around the world.
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Yep
That's exactly what is going on.
With the Elon story about getting China Intel today (which ended up not happening), do you think the plan is to be at war, maybe w/ China, in the next couple years so Trump can use that as a reason to cancel 2028 elections and stay in power?
What happens when the Judicial branch can't enforce its rulings? Any military turn against Trump and MAGA Musk?
Why do our reps let GOP get away with "we won't take any $ from SSA." They can just kill it by changing the protocols, right? Dem leadership is so spineless.
Best way to tell Lutnick NOW that even one missing social security payment will not be tolerated? I don’t think it’s a good idea to wait til they actually do it to get that message across…
Held my breath in March😡
Us too
Still holding my breath. Check deposited on the 4th Wednesday.
Me too, doesn’t drop til 3/26
My deposit from SSA cleared for March. However will we be anxious about that every month?
My husband just started on it and it hasn’t gone through yet. Yikes?
Keep your eyes on your account. I have a brother who is trying to get on it this summer. And I say to him “good luck”.
I’m not on it yet- I have some good bennies at work I need to use first. BC survivor- otherwise healthy. But hubby didn’t get his first check…😱 I’m worried about my DIL who has my grandchild and they are poking around survivor benefits. 💗
Have a plan if the worst scenario plays out. I’m thinking of upping my game to going to rallies. At 74 I’m not sure how I’ll hold up. Sending money to those who fight this in the courts like Democracy Docket. Emails to Congress. Town hall zoom meetings. Talking to friends. Keeping informed.
Along with everything else about which we are also anxious? Why, yes, yes we will.
Same
Mine deposited on Monday rather than Wednesday, which freaks me out.
Ive had that happen 2x. Bank told me they posted it as soon as it came in. So,I guess that was unusual but since then on right day. Held my breath in March. Looks like I might be blue by 2nd Wed in April.lol
Mine was late as well.
I am my 95 year-old mother’s POA and health advocate. She is currently in a “rehab” facility after breaking another bone. If her April SS is missing, Lutnik’s office will hear some choice words from me.
Call reporters if it happens. They don’t care what you have to say.
Fair point.
Call reporters if it happens. They don’t care what you have to say.
Fair point.
Do it through your Senator.
Senators in red states do nothing… I have the horrendous luck of having ‘PRICK’ snot as mine🙄
I will never understand people who keep voting for him. Sorry.
Me neither, seeing as he’s a lying thief who stole from the elderly! There’s your fraud… where was his prison sentence?! Oh, wait…he’s a rich, old white man—so nothing happened to him except he was given the governorship of flori-DUH and then a cushy senate seat🤬
Anything to hurt themselves as long as they own the libs! 🙄🤦🏻♀️
I’m already mad at Catherine Cortez Masto, leaving voice and Twitter messages with her last week, and she’ll hear from me again.
Boo. I have several questions, but I keep missing you. 😭 I hope all is well on your end of the world.
I think the flights to El Salvador constitute human trafficking. Will the Venezuelans sent there ever get out? Will the U.S. ever be held to account?
Do you honestly think he’s capable of a thought or sentence he hasn’t been told to think or say by the billionaires or Putin?
Would it be possible to deport Elon Musk? Does he even have/qualify for Top Secret clearance?
Don't send him back here. We sure af don't want him.
His ketamine use and questionable ties to foreign governments make a clearance problematic.
What recourse do we have if/when DOJ flat out refuse to obey judges' rulings?
Robert Reich posted on FB today the real agenda behind attacks on departments, agencies, libraries, museums, medical science, DEI and more "is an attack on the American mind...coming from the anti-democracy movement: JD Vance, VC guy Peter Thiel, & his early business partner, Elon Musk." Thoughts?
Yup.
I can't think of anything more evil.
I think that’s logical. I also think there’s a clear goal to break as much shit as possible in the next two years, assuming that we won’t be able to fix everything. The GOP is absolutely terrified of midterms, so I think they’re trying to really take advantage of this two year window.
Maybe less time than 2 years. They need a cooling off period before voting, counting on the notorious short term memory of most voters
They are not ACTING like they're scared of midterms. At all. They're acting like they're sure the fix is in, and they won't lose their seats. This, more than anything, convinces me that there WAS fraud in tabulating 2024 election.
- - though I also accept Mark Elias's assertion that there wasn't - And Greg Palast's opinion that the fix happened in the voter suppression.
Same. They seem irritated by and dismissive of push-back, from where I'm sitting.
Is there any evidence that they are terrified? I haven't seen much. I mean I guess the cancelation of town halls?
Somehow overheard a couple MAGA 'necks in rural MI sweating midterms at the hotel breakfast with FOX&Frauds blaring, they're not going to quit their BS.
Nothing new here, been going on since Reagan convinced America corporations & greed are good for us Now corporations are the government & are unaccountable because they only exist for the sole purpose of benefitting ownership
Break everything and then claim Biden/Democrats did it and only republicans can "fix" it. Of course the single brain cell crowd will believe the bullshit
Has anyone ask whether GOP has two years? I doubt it. Comments?
Angry, I’ve been following you since 2016, and my goodness, I appreciate you. I never miss reading an AMA, even if it’s not on Friday night. You haven’t been wrong, at least not that I remember. You keep saying there will be midterms, but I’m terrified we won’t. I need a little reassurance. 💚
I think they want to make it a 90 day window. Why? Because the pressure is on.
Midterms? MIDTERMS?! There aren’t gonna be “midterms.”
Do you really think we’ll have mid-terms? I fear if we do they’ll be held on X.
I don't think GOP is afraid of the midterms. They already know how they're going to rig them.
They'll try. I hope their hubris brings out our nation.
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No problem, they don't even need to hold the midterm elections. Trump will declare a national emergency and, presto, no midterm elections! Then in 2028, he will do the same and remain in office in a extended 2nd term. WE CANNOT WAIT FOR 2026 and hope things will be better. We must take action now.
I agree. I will go to my grave believing #PresidentMusk rigged the 2024 election. For NC to elect a dem Gov, Lt. Gov, AG and Trump!?!? Come on!!!
if they weren't worried then why would they even be afraid of Muskrat threatening to primary them?
That’s what worries me!
not gonna happen
Hope you’re right!
When/ if there are midterms, I'm voting like I always do. No sitting at home for me just assuming it's rigged anyway. Too many fought tooth and nail for my right to vote
Absolutely! I’ve also signed up to work the polls.
I don’t think they’ll be midterms. If so, Elon will have control and they’ll be rigged anyway.
This is my fear as well
Elections are run by the states. The real questions is will Red States run free & fair elections.
My concern is that Trump is reshaping the relationship between fed and states. There have been a couple of statements in passing that suggested elections to federal office should not be left to the states.
As people keep saying, don’t obey in advance. There will be midterms. They want us to think there won’t be.
I know you say there will indeed be elections. I just don't think there will be REAL elections. Just like I really don't think trump actually won in 2024. I feel there were uncounted and secretly nullified votes and some programming features from Elmo. I also think Elmo is Putin's bitch.
I don't, I'm saying this as a Democratic precinct committee, I think people were just thinking they'd be able to have the economy before COVID by April. That's what they voted for, but they're not getting it.
I believe we need to stop with these defeatist comments about midterms. We are making it too easy for them if we just give up now. It's time to assume we can vote & win. Fight for it. Then monitor our votes in our local elections. I trust my county election commissioner in my red state Keep it local
It's not defeatist, it's knowing what you're up against and finding a way to level the playing field.
So instead of saying "there won't be midterms" say "I'll fight to my last breath to make sure we can vote and that our vote will count." I know what we're up against but I'm not throwing in the towel today.
I think you meant to reply to the guy above me....but yes, I agree. I'm personally sick of hearing/reading "There won't be any more elections."
Sorry, Mara. Yes, not you. We must not concede in advance. People will stay home if they do not believe their votes will count. It's time to say, boldly, that we WILL vote and it WILL count and we WILL make damn sure it does. We WILL assist others to register and to vote.
I really don't think that's primarily what happened. Why would millions less or Democrats vote then voted for Biden? It just doesn't make sense. Everyone I know would have voted for a stuffed animal if trump was the only other choice.
It doesn't make sense or seem plausible to me either, and I have the same suspicions as you do. That's why I believe we need to push forward and make our voices heard.
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You can be sick of hearing it but it doesn't make it any less or more true. trump said it himself. "If you vote for me there will never have to be another election again". And nobody wins every swing State and especially not by margins within points of what would trigger automatic recounts.
These negative comments can turn off voters from even showing up. Our goal must be to inspire and motivate every one to register, vote, track the vote to make sure it's counted, and to get 5 others to do the same.
I disagree. If what I believe to be the truth hurts? Sorry. I do agree with motivating NEW voters but everyone else knew what was at stake and I don't think they stayed home. But the elections have to be free & fair and I don't think that's the case. You don't have to agree with me. That's OK.
Don't comply in advance. Don't give him what he wants. Don't give up.
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There was also massive election interference/intimidation. So many bomb threats in predominantly blue areas. Voters were purged days before the election. The bullshit was endless. He's always been a fraud and conman. There's no way he wouldn't do anything shady to "win" the presidency again
Yes! Spread the word about this group who’s digging into the data. youtu.be/cKDw2rlLAs0?...
I agree. I don’t trust our internet security. It’s still so easy to breach with one dumb click. I study cybersecurity but I am not an expert.
Fkn right! Nvr have, nvr will. Modern equiv of script kiddies+AI really lowers the bar to entry. Try to imagine what is now possible, with state sponsorship. With respect2 your last sentence,💯! Anyone that can say what you just said, knows exactly what the fuck they are talking about! Followed!
Check out this new alliance of super smart cyber security experts, data analysts, and statisticians who are digging into the 2024 election data. Some very strong evidence that this election was absolutely stolen. youtu.be/cKDw2rlLAs0?...
I do not now nor have I ever doubted this election was stolen. I get it. There's a ridiculous number of stupid Amercians but I highly doubt the majority, who's votes were counted can possibly be THIS stupid. PLUS, no one wins every swing State.
I think Erdogan’s arrest of strongest opponent in Turkey looks more like the future of our elections.
If things don't change it's very possible. And worse.
There won't be elections. Elon Musk is going to send his goon squad to inspect voting machines. It will be 1 party rule and puppet government. All because Democrats have no power to do anything.
I'm the biggest liberal on the planet, but I do think Trump won. Why? Because I think there are that many racist, sexist aholes out there, and it's time the Democrats understood that. Sadly, we need a straight, white middle of the road candidate to get rid of these morons. Sad, but true.
There were too many irregularities in NC and PA. I'm pissed at the Democrats for not even caring enough to look into it!
I agree.
That’s a subjective assessment. However the data certainly looks like some sort of cheat occurred. Also it doesn’t add up that Trump would win every swing state (by a margin barely outside of recount) while not winning 50% of the vote. It’s extremely suspicious
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If you look at all the comments from trump about Musk, the election, the state of PA specifically ie...we have all the votes we need, we have a secret we'll tell you after the election and on and on. You wouldn't think he won.
I tend to think every comment from Trump is complete bullshit anyway, but there's also the fact that Marc Elias didn't go after anything. That's very telling, given that he has the balls of a 100 foot statue. The fact is that it is very difficult to rig an election. So I don't agree that they did.
Marc wouldn't just go do something on his own, they should've done a recount in PA to start. He literally admitted that Musk rigged PA. There's no way he won every swing state and Kamala had huge events and trump did little campaigning bcuz he knew he bl didn't need to.
I agree. 100%.
Marc would be transparent if he thought there were issues. He's been before. You realize that a lot of people just didn't vote. That's what we need to go after. The non-voters.
Who's Marc?
Marc Elias a kick ass lawyer who found Democracy Docket fights for voting rights etc.
Maybe he's working on stuff he can actually fix, he has no authority to make a county recount when the DNC didn't do it. Especially now, how would you push out someone when 40% still think Biden actually lost.
Please show me where he admitted that Musk rigged PA.
There are many many instances of him basically admitting he stole the election. You can easily look up the numerous occasions.
Centre County,PA was called for Trump and then they did an rescan and in the end Harris won. Musk planted himself in Philly and paid poor people for their vote.
That just scratches the surface of the things he did AND he's doing it again in Wisconsin offering $100. to anyone who votes the way he wants in their Supreme Court election.
I hadn't heard that about Centre County but it's not surprising. The fact thatvhe won every swing state is sketchy af in its own I don't think it has ever happened before in history and Donvict is far from popular
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Less than two now.
Take advantage by breaking as much as they can, that's working for the enemy, see Putin.
They should be. Everyone of them should be worried
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It's hard to believe there will be elections in two years, as in Russia, where there will be an assemblage of one. We need to throw in now. Tim Synder's "On Tyranny" points out that surrendering power with little to no resistance is prob factored into their strategy.
Yup it's basically a smash and grab - they know they are on the clock I have a hunch that the fascists are surprised by how little resistance they have met so far
Destroying the govt from w/in is following the Cutis Yarvin playbook of turning us into a dictatorship as quickly as possible. Gutting govt employees-undercut departments & they can't function & they can't function w/no furniture or computers or when 10K are forced into a bldg for 6K.
trained by nazis, that one. and backed by private equity, those breakers of everything.
Angry, are you familiar with the election truth alliance? A group of really smart people digging into the data of the 2024 election. Here’s the intro to them. Legit! youtu.be/cKDw2rlLAs0?...
Thx MadCat!
No shit. No freaking idea why Dems aren’t talking about HOW the election was stolen. 🤦🏻♀️. hint - starlink
They don't call them the PayPal Mafia for nothing. www.democracynow.org/2025/2/10/el...
They have NO INTENTION of allowing midterms. Wake Up, please!
Agree with this. They’re making us drink from the fire hose, hoping that we’ll drown in the process. No chance.
You think they’re going to allow midterms? Bless your heart…
We don't have 2 years!
100% this is the question. This seems to be the trajectory. Lots msm articles from the last decade about it. And here we are 🤯
CHAOS is the goal
This is the hot zone here! I truly believe this plan was in play for many years. www.mintpressnews.com/peter-thiel-...
What's going on behind the smokescreen created by Musk & the 34-time Convicted Felon? We need to be aware of these issues. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
They want to steal all life and color from us. Just drudgery, so tired you don’t even notice what time of year it is, they’ll bring back smoking and other drugs to get us through the days until everything is grey
They call themselves “the Dark enlightenment” movement - google it; if interested - we call them “ junior high jackasses” with money 💰
Admitting that I have thoughts will soon be illegal, but we have to March on April 5 to let them see we are serious!
Why is no one talking about Curtis Yarvin's Dark Enlightment movement The Butterfly Revolution? Jamie Raskin mentioned it last week but it got no traction. Media, mainstream or otherwise should be talking about it 24/7.
I’ve seen videos on the butterfly revolution but do you have a pointer to the source. No mention of it in the recent Times interview with Yarvin.
Behind the Bastards did a 2 part series on him before the election. youtu.be/mYrPNvVhKLU?...
Same. Videos on YouTube. youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?...
I've seen this one. I just put a big LinkedIn post with a bunch of pointers in the comments. As an academic I am astonished at how few in academia understand what is happening. They are trying to logically justify uni and health research, as if the technofascists even care.
Ignorance is bliss? Too many balls in the air? Who knows. I recently watched the documentary "Bad Faith" that explains The Heritage Foundation's systematic dismantling of historically liberal institutions. HF and Curtis Yarvin are aligned.
Thank you. I wonder this too. These people have billions of dollars. They can change our societal system with that kind of money.
Can he legally revoke legal immigration status?
He did today, so more lawsuits!
What do you think it would take for GOP reps to turn on Don0ld?
aerosolized "Low T" medication in the Capitol's HVAC
Gosh, they’re doing town halls and turning on their voters. So, the rationalizations are as crazy as can be. I’m going to say, he’s the Titanic for them.
I think if he actually goes after Social Security in any meaningful way, the dam will likely break. They all understand that they’ll almost certainly lose 40 states if anything happens to Social Security. The problem for them is that Trump doesn’t give a shit about their re-election prospects.
But SS is only used by “Fraudsters”. I don’t remember which Billionaire said that but Billionaires shouldn’t be allowed to exist in this world. They should all be shamed in every aspect of their lives.
It was Lootnick (pun intended) talking about his mother in law.
Yeah. He really didn’t massage that talking point long enough. He would have had to railed on it for like a year to pull off what he wants imo
Just so. Congress is a moot point now so why would he worry who is in charge of it.
I wish you were right (which would be a pretty low bar in this case,) but I just don't think there's a bottom. I believe he could have all of their spouses lined up and sent to El Salvador and they'd just say how grateful they are that Dear Leader let them say goodbye first.
Because he's preparing for a 3rd term!
Mt fear is that he's told them Putin will keep them in office even if they lose the vote.
He. Wants. Riots. It's the only way he gets to play with the big boy toys.
But he would primary them with someone worse that the stupid cult would vote for. How's that going to work???
This is a crisis that demands action. The consequences of inaction are devastating, and the time to act is now. Cutting or eliminating SS, and the ground will shake as people rise up in protest. The masses will not stand by silently while their lifeline is jeopardized. We must push back now.
Except to threaten to primary them, but that's typical.
But honestly, do you think that they wouldn’t go along with a weasel deal to at least partially privatize it, particularly for those, say, under 45-50? Along with increasing eligibility age? I think they would.
Neither does Elon. Social Security must end for him to be a trillionaire. WallStreet & American companies need it to end. They need another profit source not tied to production for ⬆️ stock prices. Not paying tax 6.2% of each employees’ pay would save billions. Congress knows this. Insider trades?
THEY BETTER KEEP THEIR GD HANDS OFF MY SOCIAL SECURITY. Dems have the second amendment too you know.
That’s what I thought about abortion 😒
Not the GOP. They love to treat women like dogs😏
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They’ve already given him their power. If he has a Democratic majority he’ll treat them like the court’s
He’s already going after it by closing Soc Sec offices and taking away services by phone. That is going to have enormous impact.
Yup.
Dicktator man-baby is moving what's left of SSA into the Sec. Loeffler Small Business Administration. And they just cut 43% of the SBA workforce. 🤯 SBA has no experience in the running of the SSA. It's a dumpster fire full of 💩
Correction... it's not the SSA that being put into the SBA, it's the DOE's Student loans program that's being handled from now on by Sec. Loeffler's SBA. There's so much 💩 going on at once it's hard to keep track of everything. 🤯
31/2 hours on hold to talk to someone on the number the website said to call
it was posted here last month (?) that the automated mechanism that sends out checks will break in 30-90 days.
It will!
Is that because Trump doesn't plan to have elections going forward?
I hope everyone realizes if they cancel Social Security all the money currently in that account will be given to Trump/Musk and yet they will still deduct it from your paycheck.
That’s because “We’ll fix it so you won’t have to vote again”
Exactly! He’s already positioned himself to stay out of prison AND enrich himself further with his unholy alliances and America’s secrets to which he’s privy. 😣
If Musk, oh, I am sorry Musk's "comrade" Trump goes after Social Security, MAGA riots will start. People get the popcorn.
They already are slowly! I am Just waiting Mega catch up.
Their aim is to have no more elections.
He's really fucking old, after all.
Tonight @maddow.msnbc.com Former Gov (MD.) & head of Social Security, Martin O'Malley: bsky.app/profile/madd...
Yeah. That was pretty scary.
Very scary!
I don't think they will"turn" on him but they will find an excuse. Many GOPs in congress can't stand him but are literally scared for their lives. Many wives have asked their husbands not to cross him--they fear for their children and their standing at the church bazaar
Not if there are no elections…
And fElon thinks he can buy himself any election despite everything he’s doing and how much damage the felon bros do to the US.
Does logging on to www.ssa.gov give the the Social Security Administration permission to access "any information that is on or from my computer or other device"? WTF!? This is different than their previous Terms of Service!
Logon terms: I agree that the Social Security Administration is not responsible for the improper disclosure of any information that the SSA has provided to me or any information that is on or from my computer or other device, whether due to my negligence or the wrongful acts of others.
If OUR GOVERNMENT misses giving us just even one payment of OUR MONEY, will we be getting 30% interest ???
If there’s not gonna be another election why would they care? That’s how I see it. I’m just flabbergasted that that idiot Musk is slashing things he has no comprehension about. The latest that kids are getting social security and he doesn’t know why.🤬
he is not worried about elections. I wonder why
European here: I very much doubt, that there will be any legal elections in the USA in the near future - they voted for a criminal and he now does whatever he wants. The GOP folks refuse to acknowledge it.
First of all there was NO LANDSLIDE & he won by 1.5% NOTa mandate. #Resistance is fighting back. YOU can help spread the word. #NoDictators #NoKing We will protest by the millions!
agreed.
trump doesn't give a sh*t about anything (except HIS own sh*t). 😳 🙄 😳
What are the 10 zombie states whose brainwashed MAGA clones would go along with him stealing their Social Security?
There are none. Poor seniors in any state can't afford to lose their social security...
Imagine being a Republican in Congress. They have to be sh*tting bricks right now.
Good
Love that for them
Already happening. They are gaslighting us. They aren’t cutting payments…yet. But they are cutting personnel, closing offices, shutting down phone lines.
Mission creeps...⛳
it was posted last month (?) that the breakage of the system would take 30-90 days. also, if an international incident is manufactured, the blame will get put there.
Because it’s rigged! That can be the only answer to why they won’t listen to their voters. They already know they’ll be reelected, Muskrat will give you $100 to vote again, Americans are so easy to manipulate.
Can’t the denial of ss checks be considered theft? The money plus compounded interest for each person was contributed over a lifetime. The money belongs to the contributors.
Even if it is, who's going to do something about it?
Neither do I. I am writing BOTH my Senators almost daily. Crappo and Risch…won’t do any good, yet I persist.
The republican party,I think,has made a huge mistake,in hitching their wagon to Trump. They may never recover.
Yes,and the people who support him will come crashing down. He has that effect I'm afraid.
on top of their individual dirty little secrets. weve been sold out for so damned little.
It was too easy.The right wing media bleating their spew. The main stream media "sane washing" the hate. The perfect storm. Hate,lies, that were believed by some,and fear. There is no normal anymore.That line was thrown away by trump
The felon doesn't give a damn because....the coup is completed.
I don't think he cares. He wants the money.
I agree.
Absolutely. You need a big diversion while robbing the bank! This isn't an administration - IT'S A CRIME SPREE❗️🤬
Absolutely. Taking every penny we have.
I hope he thinks grannies w/shotguns are just harmless. Note: They aren't! 🤯
😂
😂😂😂😂
Considering how well MAGA are armed they shouldn't be worried about losing their seats. Throwing memaw to the curb won't go over too well in red states. It'll mean the US govt can't be counted on & then all bets are off. But I'm waiting to see trump cut off SS for only blue states.
Bullshit. They won’t turn on him no matter what. He keeps giving his moronic supporters shit and telling them it’s chocolate. And they keep eating it up. You’re in fantasy land if you think they will stand up to him. He’s literally siding with Russia and they aren’t saying a word.
they will if the MAGAs threaten violence against them if they don't step up.
Disagree. If he stops social checks, all the parties will revolt. He knows he can't do more than gum up the works, or target some ppl individually,not enough to cause panic.
They have no re election prospects. Either they bow to Trump and we, the voters, give them the heave ho---or, they do what their voters want and Trump throws them out. I guess they think it's worth it to bow--at least they'll have their pension--------BUT WE WON'T!
This is now.
If you plan to have no elections or to ignore Congress and veto Everything, then it’s easy.
This administration isn’t behaving as if they expect to face elections.
He repeatedly said he doesn't need votes
Elon & his minions definitely hacked the system. Now, I’m sure, they have done more as they continue to access more computer systems😏😏😏
in case anyone would like to follow. bsky.app/profile/elec...
Amen
I’m afraid that the reason why tRump doesn’t care about re-elections is that he knows he has the power to prevent any re-elections or capitulating to the results of an election not in his favor. That is my biggest fear.
elections are decided by the states, he can't do a damn thing to stop that.
I hope you are right
Except for all the cheating
you mean like voter fraud or do you think 2024 was hacked?
He said folks would never have to vote again.
His goal is to make Congress and the courts irrelevant.
But they already are.
Do NOT obey in advance!
I keep asking people this question bc every now and then you hear them say; "April 15th is going to be a good day?" Has anyone else heard this, and if so? What do you think they're planning? Should we be disturbed by this messaging? A sinister face smile comes with every mention of this date!
Tax Day?
I don't think they were implying that way; When I say it was sinister! It was too the fact that we, the American people, will see what it is all about on that date; And it was stated it will be all over. Now my issue is that a person tells you something, and it becomes tangible (the truth) 😒?
I’m going to research it. I haven’t seen it. Don0ld has been talking about April 2nd when his tariff’s are in place.
Okay, great bc I kept enquiring with no response... Thanks Just trying to keep up without getting whiplash 😅🤣😅😂
By the way, if you add a brief bio to your profile including #Resistance & 💙💙💙 more people will follow you😉
Cool, I will work on that. Not much of a social media person 🙄 I figured I would sneak in and out (invisible to the world) 😅 But this is a great app so far, and I might hang out a bit. It is very informative, especially at this time, and I can be a bit verbal at times 😉 But I will work on it ✨️
Absolutely! Excellent environment & freedom!✊🏻💙
He really cares about no one but himself. I don’t know why this isn’t obvious to his idiot supporters.
Let’s be real, if they stay on Elon’s good side, he will “help” them win their races.
I have some doubts if they will turn on him over SocSec. The billionaire Republicans are masters at targeted psy-ops. If they get people to believe privatization of SocSec is better then his flock will bow down to his great business instinct. And all will be lost for SocSec.
If people’s checks stop, you will hear it! GUARANTEED!
Absolutely nothing. There’s nothing he can do to make them not love him.
I (truly) hate to disagree with Angry here but I don't think even destroying SS will bring Rep congressfolk around. However, when the billionaire tap dries up? Then we're back. Billionaires will turn on him when WE'RE forced to stop buying. When a big recession or mini depresh hits, then it's over.
And BTW, I hope I'm wrong and Angry is right.
Just one thing - something that negatively affects their bank accounts.
That is so fucking cruel.
No I mean people losing social security.
Yup. He wants to take away payments, healthcare & food stamps. All part of his diabolical plan☹️ Pure GREED
FRance's 1789 complete with guilotine
Some are teetering on the edge right now..
If the cheques stopped
Have you ever owned a Wham! album?
What is the main thing we should be paying attention to and calling our elected representatives about?
Do you think if Democrats win the midterms in 2026. Are they going to pick somebody else for house speaker or are they going to unite and stick with Jeffries.
Did anyone even try to explain why Elon needs a top secret briefing on our war plans for China? Did anyone even offer a ridiculous explanation?
That is deflection, the real is why is DOGE sitting in military promotion boards and why are the service chiefs allowing this
Anyone else like “our war plans for China”!!?? Wth?? Not mine.
Their explanation was that it was unclassified… in a SCIF, but that he didn’t actually get any top secret information on our war plans with China.
I thought that being in a SCIF was so it was classified info.
Seems to me they pulled back when it leaked.
I don't believe that for a second.
They’re known pathological liars.
Whatever Elon wants Elon Gets *I realize some of you won't get this #DamnYankees
I bet he really IS a Lola in private...
Lola! Loved that movie!
I don't believe them.
Was X there? I hope they brought tissues so he didn’t have to wipe his boogers on trumps chair.
Maybe Trump could sell Boogie Wipes with his face printed on???!?!
i wonder how long musk planned this 'take over of the country'? 🤮
Keeping in mind that any of the traitors in DC can always share classified secrets with Musk & probably already have!
This thread isn’t aging well after yesterday’s signal leak…
Admittedly! He attended the Cabinet meeting on national security yesterday, so I guess our national security secrets are open to the public now! 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Like Trump.
I'm sure Musk already has them
Pfft.
Pfft exactly.
Double pfft
WTF why the F are we even TALKING about “war plans with China?”
I know I missed the AMA, but please indulge a sub question: “what war plans with China?” The whole issue of Elmo’s lack of security clearance (as well as standing of any kind) has completely eclipsed the fact that they’re discussing “war plans”. With China. How common is that?
I know!! Even Biden was making China the new enemy. For what??!
I think they got caught and are lying out their asses
Yes, cause all the unclassified info is secured in a SCIF (extreme sarcasm), they really do think we all are very dumb, like millions of us haven't served in the military and know what's actually happening.
He has to go to a reporter to get the war plans...
They lie Bigly
Bullshit
Briefings in a SCIF are usually classified
Yup. They lied about the briefing.
Yea, sure I believe them.
My guess was he needs something to sell because the cars aren’t doing so well.
Surprised trump didn’t invite Putin.
Does he even have a security clearance? Cause admitted ketamine usage would normally disqualify him from getting one
Is John Roberts going to grow a spine? Or just issue more statements saying it’s not nice to Impeach judges that rule against you.
I saw the message as directed at judges that he has their backs.
He's an institutionalist but a weak chief. He may be able to peel off ACB or Kavanagh to shore up separation of powers and limit application of this 18th century war act
Not only that...many have said that Dump has Kompromat on him like Epstein Island type blackmail
Nope they gave the fElon immunity.
Judge Boasberg is vowing to find out if his order to turn the deportation flights around was violated. What happens if he finds they did? If Congress won’t impeach him what is stopping Trump from just ignoring the courts outright?
#impeach #impeach #IMPEACH #hesfired #generalstrike
The judge still has some enforcement options here - he can issue fines (preferably escalating daily), he can hold people in the administration in contempt, etc. With contempt, there’s the risk that DOJ will prevent any kind of actual enforcement, and then the real Constitutional Crisis begins.
According to Marc Elias the judge can appoint his own Marshall to make arrests. After that I have no clue what happens.
He could hold the DOJ attorneys in contempt at the next non compliant hearing and order them jailed until full compliance by DOJ admin.
🤦♀️ WTH 😲 😱 🤦♀️
Contempt charges can be used be their bar associations to revoke their law licenses, so that would be VERY helpful. Let one or two of them lose their licenses and it’s going to be a lot harder to convince others to start pulling Trump’s BS for him in court.
Oh it’s begun. 😡
He can also refer all of the lawyers involved to the Bar Association and get their licenses to practice revoked 🤣
Not sure if you saw this, but I tend to think it’s about to become very relevant: bsky.app/profile/marc...
But Trump would just pardon them right?
What actually happens in a Constitutional crisis?
We find out who has the better group of armed forces.
This is where the majority of Americans that did not vote for him will have to make a decision. There can either be a military coup, our military leaders can restore the Constitution. The people can revolt. Or we all watch it happen and post about it on social media. FDT.
Nothing!
Look around. Whatever you see, that’s your answer.
Followed
Top Democrats will say they are concerned..... Then nothing
what would you like them to do? be specific, and remember they are in the minority, thus can never win any vote.
... but your call is very important to them. Please hold.
...is there anything they can say to get you to donate to the DNC?
Blocked! 😂
“Does this mean you support Trump?”
Maybe Chuck Schumer will have a rally.
Book tours
I think we’re already there.
It's done ppl. The election and the immunity. Plus SCOTUS. They did it. Fascist authoritarianism.
You're already there.
The crisis has begun. With a dictatorship, no one will enforce the court’s rulings.
Civil
He could appoint an independent monitor, could he not, to make sure the administration follows his ruling?
DOJ doesn't control enforcement- the judge can deputize someone- court bailiffs for example since they can carry guns- to arrest the contemnors and have them held in jail until they comply under a civil contempt order.This assumes that DC police wouldn't defy a court order and would jail them.
What if the judge sanctions & fine the lawyers for lying in court? And can't the judge get the Barr Association involved?
Musk will pay the fines.
That does squat -1- they aren’t paying any fines. 2- DOJ will prob declare the judge “a terrorist with TDS” 3- DOJ will impeach the judge
And won't our tax dollars pay the fined?
Oy
Well, or Trump could pardon them and keep them from facing any real consequences.
I think the "real crisis" is already here, if by degrees.
so there's literally no one the judge could order to arrest him if he's guilty and/or ignores the charges.
What happens to the people who were unconstitutionally deported?
So basically nothing will matter whatever he does.
Fines that will either go unpaid or paid with tax dollars? Doesn’t sound like Trump has the brightest DOJ lawyers working on this case!
I wish the Judges had the power to send the United States Military in on Trump & his regime👍🏽.
No one is coming to organize and save us: no John Lewis, Martin Luther King, Betty Friedan, Ann Richards or anyone from Congress to take the helm of the Resistance. Right? At what point will we get mad enough to fill the streets like I see in other countries?
Looks to me like a handful are trying.
Bernie Sanders and AOC are out there drawing 35,000 crowds. Time to support them and publicize this.
Bernie Sanders and AOC are giving it a go. 34,000 people were at their Denver rally
Need to up our game and read news about the Sanders/AOC #FightingOligarchy tour attracting overflow anti-Trump crowds wherever they go. They're the 19M anti-MAGA Biden voters who did not vote for anybody in 2024, the majority. Denver Post report on Denver rally, 30K ppl, no paywall. archive.ph/ESZil
Bidenomics is basically why people didn't turn out -- an old FDR model whereby we avoid redistributing the wealth, and its many enemies, and instead fund institutions, arguing trickledown will benefit our constituency. Arguable not true and too slow. NYRB, no paywall. archive.ph/V9RYq
Michael Podhorzer on catastrophic lack of Dem turnout 2024, where the 19M majority stayed home. Rolling Stone, no paywall. archive.ph/bxy5W His essay, with grafs and stats. www.weekendreading.net/p/how-trump-...
Kamala Harris was going to save us but the dummies screwed that up
Are you in the streets right now?
Planning on the 5th. Why some protests near me are scheduled during a workday is beyond belief. Work has to be a priority or I go bankrupt.
Well, me too! We should stop attacking each other and know that we are all doing our best.
I don’t want to argue with those on our side - I have 6 maga sibs, it’s hard enough putting up with that. Nor do I want us to implode bc of it.
Well it took Turkey 15 years. Let’s hope we wake up sooner than that
Nobody is coming to save us, no. Thankfully, we have the infrastructure to save ourselves. Aside from preparing to vote all these idiots out, the most important thing we can do is get ready to take to the streets. If we’re going to protest, it can’t be a one-off. It’s gotta be big, and sustained.
Yes, these one day consumer boycotts are ineffective IMO although I appreciate the effort. But if the boycotters spend the money the next day at Amazon or wherever, it won't accomplish much. Longer, sustained ones will help but that is easier said than done.
SUSTAINED is the key word. Community need to be built in your areas. Food stations, use of rest places ie homes opened. It's not i but us time.
What are we waiting for???
The soap box is useless since they are financially insulated from the harm The ballot is useless since trump admits they hacked the election. He will continue to hack elections. The jury box is useless because SCOTUS is as owned by oligarchs as he is. There's only one box left...
Actually I think AOC in Bernie Sanders are doing a pretty good job of organizing! They are exactly what we need, now if we could just get more of it to match the Republicans daily attacks! No sugar coating they are definitely ahead and we need to play catch up!
#Resistance Find a march, make a plan & BRING lots of FRIENDS✌🏻💙✊🏻
What about a true general strike, a week of zero work, if possible, to get attention on stanching the blood loss. No starbucks, no gas stations, no anything for a week straight until Congress gets scared and steps up. I know that’s hard, so is fascism.
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YES!!!!!!!
There are people in the streets now. It's not one big thing like in 2017 tho. It's smaller actions all over the country, organized by Indivisible, 50501 and others. Big one planned for 4/5. "Hands Off!" Find your local events. I've been out in front of Tesla, here, two weekends.
Who is going to organize that? How do we reach critical mass?
I AM IN!
“Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?” (DJT on protestors)
I just got back from attending the Bernie Sanders/ALC rally in Denver. They were over 34,000 of us.
Please share, I want to know what it was like and how stoked people were.
Getting into Denver and walking to Civic Center park with 1000’s of people was electrifying. Making friends w/strangers of every age who all have the same drive to keep our democracy felt great! Honestly, I’ve been in a funk since November 5th. This spurred me to a more productive direction.
Awesome!
It was! Great energy and hopeful, which is a much needed feeling right now. I did of course mean AOC.
I am not impressed with attendance numbers, only voting numbers. Harris had non stop "sell outs" and look where we are today. I'm not getting jazzed up by rallies.
I hear you. I was at the same place for a women’s rally with over 100,000 people the day after Trump was first inaugurated. Then several years later, Roe vs Wade got overturned. Rallies and protests are still important but focusing most on getting more Democrats elected in every state.
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that is already happening--political scientists have shown that the protests this time are happening faster, more frequently than Trump 1.0.
@chenoweth.bsky.social's data shows that clearly. Also there are lots of other nonviolent resistance tactics that can amplify the impact of public protests, & are harder to clamp down on.
The confluence of the Tesla takedowns and the Bernie/AOC rallies is going to be massive
We must be ready to keep filling the streets after they start gunning us down, because they will.
I’m scared we will not be able to vote and/or will be Muskjacked like this past election
We have to STOP WORKING‼️‼️
The taking to the streets has to come now, way before the next big election. Midterms are supposed to happen Nov of next year The current accelerated path of total destruction of our govt, constitution, & way of life doesn’t give us the luxury to wait that long. It will likely be too late by then!
Denver today!! 34,000+ It will only grow. The nation has had enough. April 5th will be huge.
A million people minimum in the streets on April 5
Unfortunately that will require an increase of people to feel the pain of inflicted wounds before the majority begin to rise. It is slowly happening, numbers and timing is everything along with the infusion of seething fight or flee response.
Will he not declare “Marshall”. Law?
Martial?
You must have missed the Trump tweet when he called it “marshall” law 😂😂😂😂
Do you really think there will be midterms? I don’t.
Is anyone investigating the integrity of voting machines and Elon's part in the elections? Ivanka's patented voting machines? All the purged votes? Maybe a good reason why trump repeatedly said he didn't need votes
Yes and results are very telling already, more to come.
Putting it out here again. April 5! Every state! Every person who's pissed off!!https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/764476/
That should have occurred when SCOTUS overturned Roe…and when they gave Trump omnipotence. Now, it’s imperative.
We need to be on the streets now. A million of us. Let’s go.
generalstrikeus.com
Big, peaceful, sustained and with clear, cohesive messages. It needs to happen before he's purged the military completely - or it could turn bloody even if we are peaceful. I don't think we will get a chance to vote them out if we don't, no more than Russian elections could get rid of Putin.
be prepared to lose cell phone coverage.
We need a movement. A leader and right now the Dems are a chicken without a head. Honestly I don’t think we are even going to make it until midterms. 🤷🏻♀️
We’re building up to it. Let’s make April 5th big! www.fiftyfifty.one
Appears only people on Bluesky know. We need the Hispanic/Latino communities informed and engaged.
Because we get suppressed on X. The problem with getting Hispanic/latino communities engaged is because people are scared. Latinos are the first on the chopping block. There is very real fear in the Hispanic community right now. I've got deep ties to the community. White people need to step up.
In Chicago, we are trying. We know our communities & watch out. If there are unmarked white vans at home improvement stores, schools or restaurants, we are standing by video taping them. They leave when there are people watching. Not as many lately.Boycotts are working, but too many go into target.
I'm also from Chicago!!! I know 🥰🥰
Chicago Public Schools send home, know your rights, info and resources. Other businesses are helping, too.
That's right!! Feels like just about the whole city is on the same page trying to protect the vulnerable. I love seeing it.
It's a cesspool over there. Truly wild.
Tesla and Twitter is going to take two flushes.
And one hell of a plunger
That must be why Elon is obsessed with the letter X
That would be my guess.
Today I mailed post cards to 8 Msm news agencies telling them to cover/ report on the protests especially 50501 on April 5th. I hope they televise . Also the Tesla protests.
Could you share their addresses? You can direct message them to me if you don’t feel comfortable sharing here. I want to do the same as u did.
Rachel(msnbc) is doing a good bit of coverage of the protests happening today all over the states and over the weekend.
I know she is. Unfortunately magats don't watch MSNBC. Fox and OANN need to cover the protests!
Thank you!
I saw info on Blue Sky, but got an email for my local protest from Indivisible. Sign up with indivisible.org and fiftyfiftyone.com to get alerts and check out Mobilize.us for events and volunteer opportunities near you.
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
I'll be in my state capital, Columbus, Ohio. 4/5/25
See you there! 💪
Also check out handsoff2025.com There’s more and more added to the map every day!
I hope everyone is posting this info on their socials. I have and will continue until April 5. Let’s go people!
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NATO will show up. America’s allies are still here despite the tariffs
You must support the judges - who will be portrayed as the enemies of the people (murdoch did that in the UK)
Big & sustained & we are not on our own. There's lots of support from organizers like indivisible, 50501 & other orgs! Plus, AOC, Bernie Sanders & others in Congress are protesting right alongside us! We have some special elections coming up on April 1st! GO VOTE!!
Aren’t you worried that when we show up in big numbers they mix in some militias like the proud boys who beat up the police and other first responders, possibly even kill them and blame us? Wouldn’t that be the perfect pre-text for T to declare a state of emergency and use Marshal law from then on?
Of course, I meant to say “martial law”. That happens when you dictate to your phone. Lol. I wish there would be an edit button.
@angrystaffer.bsky.social That means there will be no elections until “peace” is restored. Read the article about how Hitler ended the Weimar Republic declared a state of emergency in 59 days, from the election to the end of democracy in Germany.
@angrystaffer.bsky.social He only had around 30% of the total vote of the last election and partnered with some right wing and fascist splinter parties to get over the 50%. 59 days. They following the playbook step-by-step. I am all for protesting, but we need to be aware that this is possible…
Bernie and AOC had 35000
Senator Coons said the same thing
The establishment is counting on us to lose focus on these problems, get bored and get distracted. They are banking on the fact that no MSM coverage of protests and these protests will all just go away, just like Covid disappeared!
Bernie and AOC are setting yhe model. 34,000 tonight in Denver, 11,000 earlier today also in CO. Something is a-changin'.
I will never forget Bernie sitting there... With his mittens. Caring. Never vain. Never evil. Always so obviously caring and invested, even when not elected. You know the moment. I don't even have to post the pic, you have it etched in your mind too. #Bernie #Hero #FightOligarchy #Resist
We have to prepare for this. We can do it if we stop it all
Inspired by the Bernie ~ AOC Oligarchy Tour!!
I think the big protests, and the person(s) that will finally step forward will happen when at least 50% of the MAGA finally get mad and realize that Trump wasn’t just joking, and that the changes being made are effecting them.
@ericswalwell.bsky.social He’s in Paulina Luna’s district today talking to her constituents because she won’t.
April 5. DC. Get ready. Noon at Washington Monument.
Totally agree!!!
Vote? DOGE will breakdown and corrupt voting systems too, if they haven’t done so already. Trump is pushing things more and more to the brink each day. Protests will eventually get to him, but then I fear a Tiananmen Square situation could happen here. 😔
A grand flash mob that rotates out in shifts! That would be glorious!
& the boycotts on Target & Tesla are working.
indivisible.org planning a march 4/5. Check your local office.
Yes
April 5
Ukraine’s Maidan Uprising stayed in the streets for months. Yanukovych was ousted and fled to Moscow. I see a similar trajectory for Shitler.
I would say - there are a few - follow and support them @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @governorwalz.mn.gov @repjasmine.bsky.social @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
I agree with you.
Start following Pritzker
Absolutely! He's on my list & the best governor out there (IMO)
Its clearly Bernie and AOC leading us out and through
It’s a good start but it will take all of us
Absolutely. But IMO we need leaders who have the position to actually make a difference & lead. We need to show up like we did in Colorado (my home state)
I think it's important to see their lead, but also all the voices that have emerged. Walz and Pritzker out in the media and Elizabeth Warren and Chris Murphy from in the Senate. Rebecca Solnit from her various perches, established groups (eg Indivisible) and the burble up ones (eg 50501).
The many voices on stage are good. The amount of people who are angry (and frightened and wanting to stop the coup) is massive. The movement, I think, is going to be like a murmuration, constantly on the move, adjusting, but always there.
I like the murmuration analogy and it is starting slowly and steadily. My concern is it’s to slow considering the pace of change/damage he is doing.
Yes, the fault in the murmuration analogy is the one predator it responds to vs the massive destruction happening. That said, the murmuration is agile and responsive and massive...and succeeds at protecting the collective. I like the idea of a collective dance, aware and attending and resisting.
Then they should be protesting instead of fundraising for a PAC off a tour
They are protesting, leading the resistance and fundraising the resistance.
They are padding Bernie’s pockets. AOC is fundraising off it too. They are not leading anything but their own parade.
35,000 people came out to see THEM.
And.. 50,000 came out to see Harris. See how that works
Yes. The point is they are not presidential candidates.
And Bernie spent time attacking Biden. Same old bullshit. He’s making promises that he has t even tried to accomplish in 50 years. He should be registering voters. Marching on DC. Not fundraising
Please dont ignore the leaders.
I have been a lifelong Republican, and if you told me 20 years ago I would be "hearting" this on Bluesky, I would have thought you were crazy. You're absolutely right, and I find it amazing how far my "label" has shifted simply based on ethics and moral decency.
Ethics and moral decency! That’s what we call for, tfg has none of it.
May I add to your list: @azagmayes.bsky.social
Sanders is making his 3rd party noises again, which splits our vote in midterms. He's doing incredible work right now but history tells me he is not someone we can fully invest in to have our best interests at heart.
Please, I hope he’s doing this to unite not divide us.
At the end of the day, Bernie is out for Bernie. Glad to see him helping now though.... up until he started in again on 3rd party.
He’s doing a lot more than our “dedicated” Democrats …
He's doing great work right now. Opening his mouth about 3rd party is a red flag. He needs to listen to the advisors saying stop it. That does not help us in this crisis. It helps him.
I am absolutely appalled of the stupidity of Amuricans giving kudos to an old white dude who is rich too Bernie Sanders who trashed Hillary and Democrats and gave us Adolf Donny Wtfucky is wrong with you Amuricans are their own worst enemy just fing mind boggling I’ll never forgive him4 this
This.
Thanks! It’s amazing that MORE Dems aren’t on BlueSky…
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
My bad. Already on the list 🙌
👏👏👏
@warren.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social But it’s especially heartening to see AOC and Sanders on their tour.
@repjasmine.bsky.social a few other governors are standing strong I really hope @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social gets to the Senate.
Added to my Good Troublemakers list!
I would add @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Yes, he is on my “Good Troublemakers” list. Sorry I left him out!
Chris Murphy
There's a big one being planned. We're coming from New England, NY, PA, VA, MD and further on April 5th. I don't know how many yet. But, we're working on it. Heading to the Mall.
A sustained general strike. Shut it all down. What do we have to lose? Better yet, a coup
Ready but need the masses to make certain we’re not ignored.
Bernie and AOC are getting it started.
handsoff2025.com
What we also need to do IMO is to encourage those at the protest on April 5 to run for office. If we want actual change to occur, replace the lawmakers that aren't doing their jobs. We can't win if we don't run. That's why @contesteveryrace.bsky.social and @runforsomething.net really help a lot.
34000 at a rally for Bernie and AOC in Denver!
And then he declares martial law.
It has to be sustainable, relentless mass protests—not just a scheduled one-day event. We’re the frog boiling in the pot. Other countries are fighting for their democracy, while we sit waiting for a moment, for Biden or Obama to speak, instead of using our own voices as ours is dismantled.
What does a big and sustained protest in the streets actually look like?
What does this look like? Who leads it? How do we get in board? How does the word spread?
That's if you think there'll be elections
See @indivisible.org
and above all non-violent, Trump cannot be given an excuse to declare martial law.
Was at rally last night where we were reminded here are protests going on now across US, but the media isn't covering them. (obeying in advance?) Was speaker's wish that only mass gatherings would get their attention Just as we're scared of Trump/Musk agenda; mass crowds will frighten Congress
We need one or two people with a far reach to just set a date and say let's go!
I wonder if Bernie and AOC aren’t laying the groundwork for this right now with their rallies.
No. He’s raising money for himself. And running against Dems.
You all should already be in the streets.
A big part of my thinking is exactly this!
Shannon Watts wrote about this same thing. They were relentless in getting change in gun laws and putting pressure on try NRA. We need protests, strikes, boycotts.
Yes
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Find protests and events near you with Indivisible. They may have a local chapter near you. indivisible.org
I’ve been to 5 protests in the past 2 months - several of them were in all 50 states - and as people have mentioned here, the next one is April 5. I can feel the momentum growing and the crowds getting bigger each time. The anger is real and hopefully the movement will continue to scale quickly.
Bernie and AOC a good start.
Yes, I noticed that! 34,000 showing up is a good start!!!
The town halls all the Dems are having are packed. And they are meeting all districts. We're having a march on April 5th
Bernie? He’s been in office 50 years & never passed a bill that matches his rhetoric. Not one. He’s fundraising off his “tour” right now as every other democrat is meeting their constituents as part of their jobs. Spare me the Bernie bullshit
There are protests scheduled nationally on April 5th. Check out Indivisible.org and 50501.
34,000 people turned up this afternoon in Denver to hear Bernie and AOC
Serious economic shutdown. It would hurt everyone, but all these people understand is money.
First MLK, John Lewis were not in Congress when they had their activism career and so conflating that and using it against Dem Congress people is not factual or helpful.
"At what point will we get mad enough to fill the streets like I see in other countries?" "We," meaning who, kemosabe?
People have been protesting all over the country every single day since trump's EO's started on day 1.
Bernie and AOC just had a rally with 34,000 at it. The media is owned by people who want you to know only some things.
Just because the big MSM outlets have been intimidated into not fully covering the protests that are happening doesn’t mean they’re not. The next/biggest day of nationwide action is Sat 4/5, it’s the Hands Off/50501 movement if you’d like local info.
Bernie and AOC are drawing huge crowds for their Fight Oligarchy tour.
Bernie, AIC, WALTZ, Crocket are getting out there
#Maidan #Euromaidan
There's a protest being planned for April 5th at the Mall in DC
Protests are out there anywhere you wanna look. I went to one two weeks ago and there's been one every weekend all around the county.
Here's an idea - how about run for public office? If you want actual change to occur, replace the lawmakers that aren't doing their jobs, as well as Dems that are in their 70s and 80s that should be their last term in Congress. Plus, focus on local races down ballot - they matter a lot.
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AOC and Bernie are in Colorado. Get involved!
AOC and Bernie are out there every day talking to ever larger crowds.
What are you reading at the moment?
Republicans have got to know that pissing off the Boomer generation re: SS & Medicare & dismantling DOE is going to backfire big time right? Pissing off Seniors,Veterans & Parents of kids who have IEP’s & 504’s is the trifecta of disgruntled voters. Will they do anything?
🤔 Has anyone ever pointed out Felon 47’s rear profile, given the 2”-inch empty shoulder pads on each side that he routinely wears, cumulating on his giant-sized, waddling, ass ?! 🍐 When will he be restricted to salads only ?
Depends Adult diapers.
Oh dear God, no!
Depends.
Gotta leave room for his YUGE ass and full diaper.
He's looking like he'd like to salute that picture of himself.
I doubt he HAS an ass. That bulge is all diaper.
to the tune of the Flintsones theme... youtu.be/ZdCWIUUK8h4?...
If he does, then I hope he drowns it in fake bacon bits, fKe cheese, croutons and dressing that doesn’t have to be refrigerated
*fake* cheese
No keep the cheese burdlers coming ....heart o tack
Precisely…
🤣
Personally, I hope he eats fast food and soda every single day. I wish he would take up smoking too 😒
RFK Jr. will make him healthy again. Aaaaaany minute now.
No, he needs to consume all the burgers, fries, and cokes in between his Adderall fixes. The more, the better.
Diapers.
Whats your over under on military intervention in Mexico by end of April? Additionally, anything more on fentynal being declared a WMD?
I’ve seen two posts on martial law being called on 4/20 - the 90th day after inauguration, when he apparently said he wants info from (I think it’s) DOD and DOJ and if more steps are to be taken, and martial law was how both posts interpreted that. This is horrifying. I’m getting my docs together.
If Trump and Musk defy the courts how can we keep them accountable? What is our last resort?
What happens if we’re in an actual Constitutional Crisis? Is there anything about it that will stop Trump/Musk?
Okay but can I just ignore my student loan? From a purely efficient/trust place, it feels like I’m fucked if I’m making my payment and fucked if i don’t, and honestly that payment $$$$ has more important and necessary uses.
Is your bracket already busted?
Do you think Trump and Musk can overstep enough to get actual Republican members of Congress to break with them?
If water circles the drain counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, what happens if you drain a sink right on the equator?
I was in The GAmbia, which is on the equater, and it is Northern Hemisphere.
Meaning... right *on* the equator, water drains as it would in, say, Budapest?
Yes, but I would have to look at a map to see if my actual spot was south. It would be incredible if you took only a few steps to find the water drains a different way!
I would think it kind of wouldn't swirl either way at some latitudes--the "switchover" zone
I like to imagine, at least, that one could position oneself *directly* on the equator, drain a sink, and watch the water go straight down -- sans swirl.
I went to an equator park in Kenya, where you can take a photo standing straddling the line, and they showed us the difference.
Amazing! I'm jealous.
So tell us what it did?
Did they show you which way(s) water circles down a drain on the equatorial line?
I almost get a Rasputin feel about Musk. Why does he have so much power? Is it me or does Trump seem more out of touch with reality? Thanks for doing this!
I thought Trump was the antichrist(half serious). After watching Musk, it's him.Trump doesn't want to rule the world, Musk does. Biblically Satan is king of this world.
I thought the same thing! He is trying to bring down the US the way Rasputin did the Russian monarchy.
Where’s the Russian nobility when you need them?
You’re not alone!
Think Trump may start a war with Canada or Mexico during his regime? Know he’s following putin’s playbook, so it’s be right in character with his cruelty
Would be like the GOP to start a war to boost the economy.
*it’d
The stock market keeps going down- which is the one thing Trump used to care about. Will the tanking market stop him from putting more tariffs in place or does he not care at all any more?
He doesn’t care….the only thing he cared about was avoiding jail time.
When did you stop working for the federal government.
Trump pulled security clearance from Joe Biden. How is it legal to pull a security detail from a former President?!? I know there is no adherence to rules now but this should be flat out impossible
Biden revoked Trump’s in 2021
Yes but there was a reason. Trump’s reason is just spite.
He pulled security clearances because he knows they would report his illegal actions. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Report? To who? The DOJ? Hello?
To the media, at the least. And filing with the DOJ is still worth the time; better than just roling over.
Good point!!
Why do Americans suck at taking to the streets? Countries around the world would be borderline rioting at this point. When will we finally stand up?
Very good question
We have been fed myths of getting to be rich someday and programed in church to accept monarchy.
We are spread out across a vast country. Our protests are diluted.
There is no music. No anthems. Protests rarely gain critical mass without the protest music. The protests of the 60s were animated by the great music of that era.
I would definitely protest in the streets if Georgia wasn't full of MAGAs with guns.
Watch Rachel Maddow. She highlights protests around the country every day. Can Idaho had a couple protests on Sunday
#iConcur2025
I think that 1) when the MSM start showing the crowds of protesters, people staying home will find the courage to walk out their doors; 2) the US is so huge geographically it’s hard for many folks outside of DC to believe they’d have any impact.
Some of it is this sheer size of our country and the distance between the capitals of the states and major population areas. Where can people protest where they feel safe, have access to food, and necessary services like bathrooms?
Yea, makes it hard for sure
Our country is so vast. My protest in the capital of MT ( the size of many eastern states combined) with a state population of only 1 million... feels as if it is a sand grain. Our population density is 94 people per sq. Mile. Germany's is 625 per sq. Mile...
Just curious....are YOU in the streets? Are YOU doing any of what you question?
Hi there, not sure where you’re from but Michigan has had protest, rallys, and marches every day the past month. There was one a couple days ago in a tiny, very red, city in Northern Michigan. The media isn’t out here, but we are. Check out your local Dem/Prog group!
We are also a huge country so if you were to take all of us who have been going out in the street, in big groups in big cities and numbering just a few in small red counties, it would look like what we’re seeing in these big countries around the world.
I think it’s partly because we’re so spread out. That said, I was on an organizing call for April 5 today. Be there, everywhere! Handsoff2025.com
We’ve taken politics, out governance, and our freedoms for granted for a long time. People still don’t understand that fascism is some amorphous threat. They don’t understand that it’s here.
It’s a good question. I don’t know the answer to it, but it’s a good question. I suspect we’re too used to instant gratification and we collectively understand that taking to the streets would be hard, and take time.
Aka....lazy
It’s the size of the country, and lack of clear leadership. But April 5th is going to be nationwide. Check here for event location near you. handsoff2025.com
Indivisible is leading this, please share far and wide. handsoff2025.com
There are lots of protests every day. Just not publicized. Bernie and AOC drew 35,000 in Colorado yesterday. More than Trump drew earlier.
There are so many excuses. It does not need to be an in person protest to be effective. A work stoppage solves it all. A continued protest of no work. A stay-at-home protest. Companies don't make money when we don't work. A good old fashion walk out strike against the administration.
Also our country (current living generation) has been able to take democracy for granted. They don’t believe that it could happen here…they won’t until THEYfeel the pain personally. Europe has far more exposure to fascism and recognized it quicker.
more like people simply can't afford to just take a day off work.
Plus we are so far flung and a huge country. Easy for large city dwellers to be in the streets. More difficult for rural folks to get to protests.
People are scared. Period.
Denver, CO this evening. 34,000 people showed up for Sanders and AOC. Decent weather helps.
I would be afraid to take to the street in DC. Last time Trump wanted to shoot the peaceful protesters in the knee; fortunately, at that time, there were people in the administration to say no! Unfortunately, the stooges in this administration would follow that order!
Protests are happening all over the country, but the news is not reporting it. We have to do more & get bigger.
We’ve been too spoiled for too long. Too much affluence, laziness. Certainly lots of people hurting, but many of them look to Trump for, as you say, the magic wand that will make us “great again.” In short, a sluggish, messy mish-mash.
nope a lot of people simply can't afford to just take a day off work to protest.
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You know, we are taking to the streets. On one day alone there was a protest in every national park. April 5 will be a nationwide day of protest. Attend in your city and help those of us who are doing this on a regular basis.
I fear that the protest gets too big and Trump will declare martial law.
We don't. This isn't Belgrade. We have huge geographical diversity. Folks ARE on the streets. In Lincoln, NE we have been on the streets during blizzards. It is just hard to see. We had a couple hundred vets out but no media coverage.
Also, I want to give the Felon in Chief NO excuse to invoke martial law.
I think folks are waking up and Maddow is reporting the protests daily and well. I wish more would.
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We took to the streets in the 60s and 70s. We fought for civil rights, women’s rights, and LGBTQ rights. We protested the Viet Nam War. Why do I get the impression younger generations would rather blog/do a pod cast than take to the streets?
I think people still believe that it can’t happen here.
Because we have not had to.
Good answer. I was thinking similarly
Most cities/towns don’t have town squares like most of Europe and other countries. NY Times Square, yes. But we are spread out. My city has a protest park, Seattle. Lots of protestors pockets across the country doesn’t make for the scenes we see in other countries. 🤷♀️
Yet another thing car culture did to destroy us.
Yeah and the only people that see Cal Ripken Park are the protestors
So true.
Agreed.
And so many disparate protests don't make the news. There could be more of them out there than we know.
And not covered by media
We ARE taking to the streets. We are a huge country, but look at the totality of the protests around the country... not all of us can be in DC.
Plus mainstream media isn’t covering them. Though Rachel Maddow has pointed out two of Boise’s rallies, saying if it can happen in the reddest of red states, it can happen anywhere
We are a lazy, spoiled lot in a very young country. We've not had enough cycles of really bad shit happen. But I fear we are in one of those now.
We’re huge. Some can travel thousands of miles to D.C. for a weekend, maybe but sustained protests can probably take place state by state. Will media cover that from the point view of it being 1 large movement?
Media ain't gonna cover shit... Billionaire owners do not want amplification of that under any circumstances.. I mean, look at Titter... XDXDXD
Otherwise, we are lazy, lame and way too soft.
Fear!! I personally don't want to be mowed down by a car or a bullet
It's because Americans are in shock/ spoiled. Maybe also afraid if they protest too much, Trump will declare Martial Law.
no many Americans can't afford to just take off work to protest, has nothing to do with fear.
Because he still has a 47% approval rating. We took to the streets his last term- it meant nothing because even more people decided, ya, let’s try this guy again = waste of time. Until his approval rating dries up we don’t have the numbers.
I think a big part of the issue is simply geographical spread. It’s hard for getting a mass from across the country to DC when a lot of US states are roughly the size of a country in Europe, etc. Coordinated protests at state capitals is a bit more feasible and comparable if the masses showed up.
I’m not because I have kids etc and I am of the belief that Trump is going to turn those things violent.
Too many of us couldn't even be bothered to vote correctly. And people KNEW #FatNixon was a shitbag.
I agree with Angry but I also think it has to do with other countries have had to fight for their democracy. Since WWII or really the end of WWI, so many of the countries have lost, won, and lost again, their freedoms. America has not. We are complacent in assurance of democracy. Until now.
I think there is still a large portion of apathetic people in your country. They appear to live day to day without knowing or caring what is happening. Apathy got you trump.
Speaking for myself, it's a matter of $. Taking time off work, waiting for warmer weather because I can't afford a hotel room, travel time. I AM going to Protest-I just want it to be a BIG Protest [worth it/REALLY Matters!!] Organization NEEDS to happen for this. I'll be there !!
They are counting on us having to work. I understand the different realms. It’s more concrete than divine or celestial. It’s like two different worlds going on right now. The collision is the slow down of work. I’m starting to see it. No projects in Q2 pipeline.
We lose our health insurance if we lose our jobs. We have no job protection in this country. We have a tiny amount of food assistance if we’re lucky enough to qualify. There’s no welfare in the US since 1996. Unemployment only if you aren’t at fault for job loss. That’s why.
I also think this is a big part of it.
That’s when I move out of country. If I have no SS and no job prospects - only savings and need health insurance- hello Colombia. Better water, air, food and better healthcare ranking higher than Canada and US. Have a plan.
At some point we'll all have nothing to lose. My friend is 75 and homeless now because Trump tanked her business. I lost all my income. My small business owning friends are facing listing their businesses and homes.
I’m truly sorry. This is a horrible time. I actually feel weird going to work watching everyone around already suffering the consequences. I know I can be next. I can open my door and feed as many people as possible while I’m able.
I agree! I’ll show up for a big organized impactful march that cannot be ignored. Who can organize this?
Or waiting until we’ve all lost our jobs and housing and have nothing else to lose….
I don't have a car. I live in Rural MI & when my then 30yr old car died, I called it. I paid MORE for 6 mos. of PL/PD ins. than it cost to buy the car. So, I walk. I'm waiting for an ORGANIZED=this actually MEANS something Protest. Time off work/ride a bus to get there/stay outside overnight
I’m so sorry for this added stress for you. That makes sense.
Until the MAGA's are ready to riot along side the dems, it won't be effective.
Perfect 👌🏻
As the weather improves, more people might show up. On the day of protests at state capitals, it was -35 wind chill here.
I agree about the gratification part, but believe there’s a lot more to it. The sheer size of the U.S. compared to European nations is another part, and many of those nations still remember WWII and/or were part of the USSR or so close they can see what happens
The problem is we ARE taking to the streets but the media isn’t covering it…Another large protest on April 5th by 50501 movement! Everyone should check it out and participate🤷♀️💙
I also think a large portion of us take the resilience of America for granted? I think there's a faith that it will work out without a notion that that happening is incumbent on us. Thinking some other agents or checks and balances will sort it out. Or that they can wait it out for 2 to 4 years.
or people just can't afford to up and miss a day of work to protest.
Tbh, I think there are still a whole lot of people who don't really have any idea what is going on. There is so much happening, and either some expectation they already held that things would be bad or a continued delusion that this is in their best interest that allows them to tune out.
I take time off from work to protest-I lose my job. If I lose my job-I can’t afford the medicine I need to live within a mth, my kids & I are homeless in 3 mths. CPS takes them in 4. Do you know how hard it is to recover from homeless? Other countries have either lost it all, or have security nets.
We are also a very large country. We have small protests in individual cities if they were all brought together like you see in European countries it would be a little bit more obvious that people are getting out there. But we can’t stop. We have tocontinue and bring people with you.
Not everyone can get to dc or even their state capitals so it can’t be as sensational. But the ‘take to the streets’ even at a local level to date has been pathetic. Too complacent & spoiled.
no troll many people simply cannot afford to miss work to protest.
Or it is the fear of martial law.
Wouldn’t that give Drumpf the opportunity to declare Marshal Law?
We have crappy public transportation and there's not enough parking here to accommodate the multitudes protesting elsewhere. If you have traveled abroad, you know it's true. Pathetic, but true.
protesting is a luxury that many simply can't afford to do, especially not if you're disabled, protesting is something many physically disabled people simply cannot do.
We are spoiled.
And still too rich. Have their actions hit our pockets more and it will be a different story.
Most of the people already impacted by prices and will be hurt the most from the decimation of the SSA, DOE, etc can't afford to not work for even a day.
You are too young to remember the 60's and early 70's? Front page news. And it didn't take a large percentage of the population to effectuate change although it took awhile- would have been faster if MLK and RFK hadn't been assassinated
world of difference between then and now, with social media and internet distracting people it's a lot easier to miss stories of protests.
Sad and true. Also they aren't being covered...except maybe on MSNBC. Vietnam War protests were front page news and made national news when that's what people watched
even if news was covering them i'm not sure how much of a difference it would make as most young people don't even watch the news on TV anymore and get most of their info from podcasts and Youtube.
So how do we get film of the protests on YouTube? Podcast without visual is tougher
34,000 March in Denver, 11,000 Az. The # are there when! When we show up!
If people had the opportunity to converge on DC, there’s no doubt we would show up in the millions. However, funds necessary for travel; flights, hotels, days off work, is too substantial for most. Even where I am in FL,it is a 7-hr drive to get to Tallahassee. Distance & economics are the problem.
Oh, I think there will be instant non-gratification --such as a few skipped social security checks-- that will do it.
I think a big part of it is the sheer size of the US. Very difficult to get people to gather in one place, especially DC because it’s so far from people in the central/western US. Money comes into play too. There have been a lot of local and regional protests though.
300m ppl, 250 m ish adults, almost 4 m square miles. State capitols often aren't the largest cities in any given state. For me to go to DC from TX to protest requires lots of planning and disposable income. For ppl in TX to come to Austin requires some planning and disposable income.
35k just showed up in Denver on a Friday night. 12k in Greeley, CO - 1/10 of the population on a Friday afternoon. It’s not hard. It’s about effort.
Is it the fact that Trump has sworn to unleash the Army, Navy, Nat'l Guard, and every other force under his command if the peasants dare to stage an uprising? Somebody needs to remind us that MLK made his point, even though folks got hurt.
I think it would be nice to see us take to the streets like we see other countries do. But I think this country is so big, it's difficult to have a big central protest. For me, DC is way too far, and even the state capital is over 4 hours away.
i'm not worried about that, many people just simply don't have the time to take a day off work to protest.
Watch Maddow-she's been showing protests every single day for weeks-it's just being covered by local news b/c national news has too much WTF news to cover. We're protesting, coming out for rallies & town halls & having town halls when reps refuse to show up!
One reason is that European Cities are lived in. We are mostly made up of commuters who live in bedroom communities. When they take to the streets in Estonia, Romania, Poland, France, Germany, etc. They are literally walking out of their homes onto the city streets. America has to commute to protest
Suburbs and car dependency. When you have to find parking it is a whole lot harder, and you have to worry about your car if some people get rowdy. That is why places with subways always hve bigger demonstrations. It is also probably one of the reasons republicans don't like mass transit.
Well then it's not bad enough yet.
or people simply can't afford to take a day off work to protest and the US is a WAY bigger country.
Guns are the reason…remember Kyle Rittenhouse?
Perhaps Trump is just waiting for that to declare Martial Law. Or Marshall Law, as those idiots call it... Whatever happened to Kyle, by the way? I am very surprised he didn't get a position in Trump's cabinet of horrors...
Every time I go to one, more people want to go. Look what Denver turned out.
It's called work, and exhaustion from work, and children and cooking and cleaning and trying to make it day to day. Some people are working two and even three jobs just trying to make ends meet. I'm not discounting instant gratification because I see that too but mostly what I see is exhaustion.
Why has everyone forgot about the marches when he was elected last time..
indivisible.org planning massive march on 4/5. Check your local office.
There are marches going on in lots of places. Stay hopeful and join one.
Use your platform and ask: Are you hesitant to go out and protest? If so, why? People will tell you.
life has been too good. but it will get worse until they are satisfied in our suffering.
We’re super spread out…
Also because we do not have social safety nets if we stage sustained protests and lose our jobs and our health insurance. Otherwise I would be out in the streets every single day.
too fat and lazy..........Americans would need a "drive up" protest
I think it’s lack of imagination. Other countries know what can happen, we still think it can’t happen here and we can just ignore it until it goes away.
nope it's the simple case of many people simply not being able to afford to just take days off work.
It’s the guns. My maga neighbors would shoot us in the street. That’s why people are waiting for large organized crowds. Safety in numbers.
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Could it be the size of the US relative to other countries?
I think this is the case. Takes a long time to drive across the country to DC. Not so much driving across France to Paris.
And they can even take trains! I believe it was Haussmann in France who widened the streets to make it harder to put up barricades… we have land separating us. Sigh.
Exactly this. It was great to see huge crowds protesting in Belgrade, but Serbia is the size of South Carolina.
It is a vast country we live in. It would need to be coordinated coast to coast in major cities.
This is why. I’d be in DC right now if I could
I’ve heard April 5th is a day people are taking to the streets.
Bingo. In other countries the population is more concentrated. Momentum builds when crowds gather
There are also much better worker protection laws (at least in Europe) you can’t get fired for taking a day off to protest, and if you do, you still have a pension, healthcare, childcare, etc. Here it would take three days to protest effectively in DC: 2 for travel, 1 for protest + poss. get fired.
Traveling last minute DC on delta from Phoenix for example—$680 and all day. And if you protest on the street corner with a hundred like minded folks, who’s going to pay attention?
Exactly. Figure two flights or train trips (1day each) and 2 nights motel + expenses, IF you have the available $$$ AND can take time off work, have someone get your kids to school, etc.
Plus they might conceivably shoot into the crowd here, which probably doesn't occur in at least the European countries.
that's why new york works... many of us are spread out
Protesting at State Capitol buildings is beneficial. California is huge, so having more in large cities is good too.
Check out the map at handsoff2025.com There are many protests being planned for April 5th all over CA!
Thanks! I am attending and gathering friends to join me.
Unless you are on cocaine or speed, you cannot drive from San Diego to the border with Oregon in a single day. Very different terrain, north of Redding is a windy and windy nightmare full of fog and car sickness.
I had to giggle at your response. You’ve clearly driven this route.
I keep saying this to people who ask why can Syria, South Korea, Serbia, and now Turkey do it and not the US. I’m missing a couple of other countries, but for pete’s sake all of those countries can fit in the US with room to spare. It’s a 6 hour flight from San Francisco to DC.
Nonsense. You’re all just sitting around waiting for someone else to organise it and tell you what to do.
Every day there are protests here. People lined up on the side of the road. People shouting outside of local congressional offices. I ran into a walking protest of about 200 people and a drummer last week while walking my dog. We have 10mil sqkm and 340mil people all spread out.
with the cost and time off of work, i could go to dc from ca one time. i’m waiting for that time. i don’t want to go and it not be big or major. i don’t know when that time is? i see protests organized but is it the biggie? how do i know? meanwhile i protest here at home until then.
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Speaking as a mom of a kid who has her health insurance tied to her job, she doesn’t want to rock the boat bc she’ll get fired. She’s diabetic and if she loses her insurance bc she decides to go on a national strike, she’s screwed. I suspect there’s a bunch more that WANT to but will be screwed.
Bc any time they do, they're labeled Marxist, antisemitic, dirty stinking hippies or and the cops move in and riot (and indiscriminately launch incendiary devices that cause fires). In before times, middle class just watched that, had a sip of scotch and said not my problem.
That’s not really the main problem. The main problem is no protection if you get fired. No health insurance. No place to live. So taking away lots of jobs is not a great idea, but here we are. When we hit the streets it will be when there’s no other option. And that’s when they should be scared.
It’s why they’re readying martial law and throwing the word terrorist around so they can round up protesters and ship them to exotic locations. They will start preparing to keep guns away from some of us too.
April 5th, find a rally near you or organize one. Mobilize. As of today 500 planned. This is the way.
My best guess is because most of us are wage slaves who can barely find the time for ourselves without ending up behind on payments.
This. And the part about instant gratification.
I’ve participated in four street protests in the past eight weeks. I expect we’re just getting started here in Vermont.
vermont has made my favorite signs so far. 'JD Vances washes his cast iron skillet in the dishwasher' made me howl.
all protest signs should be so creative! thank you so much for standing up! question: we saw one that said Vance skis in jeans. is this a Vermont joke? a ski joke?
It’s the ultimate insult 😎
is it??? maybe i should start using it. and no one will understand what i mean, which will make it even more hilarious.
Because they never really experienced political uncertainty and fear like many others Countries did, and are so arrogant that they believe they will never lose their freedom and democracy like others did.
Our prisons are particularly inhumane, we’re particularly likely to throw people in prison, or lack of social safety net keeps most people too overworked and downtrodden to have the energy or risk tolerance, we’re geographically dispersed/or cities are proportionately small, I’m sure there’s more
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People want to but I see the reasons as: 1. We are larger and more spread out than any other country. That means it is difficult to get a lot of people in 1 place at 1 time. 2. There is no one organization leading the charge for protests. There’s many organizations and they’re not coordinating.
3. The protests that are happening (at least where I live) feel unorganized even within their groups and they’re not planning ahead. They’re calling for protests during the day on a weekday vs nights and weekends. People still have to go to work.
We will be in a war in Iran by June, that will get people off their ass and into the streets
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We suck at protests. Should have started right after inauguration.
many of us can't afford to just miss work.
Because everyone owns guns and because the current administration would think nothing of using police and military forces on people in the streets and the police and military forces would do it happily TLDR, nobody wants to get shot
It would take accepting the fact that you have to protest for *your* rights like Black people, women, LGBTQ+ etc. That the pain you gleefully or indifferently or regretfully thought would be limited to others is happening to you. That whiteness didn't protect you.
Watch first 20 minutes of Maddow Thursday. She covered every demonstration, even in Wyoming. Just because the rest of the media are ignoring us doesn't meant we aren't out there.
Thanks
And check out the news today! Loads of protests across the country. We are there, even if media ignore us.
Take to the streets, you miss work. Miss work, you can lose your job. Lose your job, you lose your health insurance. Plus, we physically can’t converge on the nation’s capital on short notice the way smaller countries can, and certainly can’t sustain a presence there.
This is not me saying we shouldn’t protest - I believe we can & will. But doing so in a gigantic capitalist country is just logistically different.
Good point about health insurance. The people in countries with universal healthcare don’t have the added concern about losing their health insurance if they’re away from their job too long. 🫤
IMO, the ability to express oneself on social media provides the feeling of protest and an outlet without giving up the comfort of one’s home, income (strikes), etc.
Because Americans are lazy. Period.
April 5th people are taking to the streets. Spread the word.
Your people are taking to the streets. I think you are all being totally censored. We are seeing all kinds of protests.
many of us can't afford to, simple as that.
True. Been there. You can probably make phone calls to your representatives, though.
right and I have done that.
So you're doing something❣️ I just had a talk with my youngest sister and suggested even just conscious consumerism. In some ways, that is probably where we can make the most difference going forward. We do what we can with what we have.
I think we are too dispersed as well as other reasons.
I’m a 5/6 hr flight to DC. 8 hr drive to state capital.
I think because we're spoiled, comfortable and distracted people. We've never had war on our soil (other than Pearl Harbor and Civil), nothing like in Europe or other countries. We choose to be too busy to engage in civics or government. And then there's our phones...
1.) There are states where the majority of them voted for exactly this and are happy about it. 2.) The sheer size of the country makes it hard to centralize 3.) White people in this country haven’t really experienced oppression yet…but they’re gonna to learn…💅 Then you might see massive protest.
A lot of white females have experienced it. Most of us are taking to the streets, etc. Not all of us are 'kept' and compliant, and that's what they're afraid of. Before, we were called witches and now its feminazis.
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Actually we are. Haven’t you joined ?
We're more than a little bit spoiled. Too cushy. I include myself in this, but I think we're going to get there. It's going to keep getting worse. We'll get there.
So many good people in this country of ours. I think we need to put down our phones, and pick up a sign. We are (or is it just me?) captivated by smartphones.
more like people here just can't afford to take days off work to protest.
i dont know that thats true. its not covered. mass media is at an intentionally oppressing level of lag, internet search is suppressed.
We didn’t suck in the 70’s. US got spoiled and complacent and stopped paying attention. Hopefully we are witnessing the beginnings of the US waking up.
People ARE taking it to the streets-I see protests every single day on Maddow-but usually only local news coverage & don't make it on national news.
Because, it's mostly affecting the elderly right now. Once the rascals are fully charged up, look out!
That is a good question. We're a geographically large country with many cities spread out far & wide & most protests are in the larger cities, hard for some to get to. Also, our media here is NOT giving enough coverage, many don't know what's planned or where to show up. It will grow. I hope.
Cable, Netflix, Amazon, Max - if THOSE went away, the streets would be filled daily.
Well we are spread out in CA..the last time we did march 750k showed up in downtown LA b/c it was in the beginning it was epic..after everyone felt defeated that nothing changed then George Floyd & the corrupt Villanueva fired rubber bullets into protesters during COVID..people are exhausted &scared
Too many of us are currently being ground down by the boot heal of capitalism... just trying to scrape together enough childcare to be able to work to earn enough money to survive another month. Finding the time to organize and protest is difficult
Go follow your local 50501 page here or on their website. People ARE taking to the streets, another upcoming on 4/5. One problem is the size of our country and our distance from DC, as well as our mainstream media being intimidated into not covering these/past events.
We (hopefully) grew up being taught about the "powder keg incident" in school. Right after it happened, I thought Luigi would have been the catalyzing event horizon, so to speak. IDFK either. 🤷♂️
Also: I personally have been slammed at work (engineer) - weekdays and weekends. I’ll FINALLY have time to protest April 5!
Actually, the anger at Musk being expressed at Tesla is a good example of our clout!
I agree that we see more-impactful protests elsewhere (and wish we could here, too), but my guess is that since the USA is much bigger & spread out w/the 50 states…it’s harder to gather so many people in one place, and having everyone travel such a great distance at the same time is very difficult 🙁
there are a LOT of protests going on, actually. literally one a week in my area, and i know this isn't the only place. but the media isn't covering it, so unless you have local connections, you won't see it happening. doesn't mean trump isn't seeing it, tho.
I hear you and agree, but partly it's because (I think) the US is HUGE compared to those countries. It's hard to mobilize hundreds of thousands in one nice video or pic. We're much more spread out than Germany, Georgia, etc.
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We are a heavily authoritarian society of wannabe bourgeoisie homeowners that worships cops and sees any complaints as symptomatic of individual failure. The mayoral race in LA was almost won by a guy whose signature policy was shipping the homeless to a concentration camp in the desert to die.
April 5th, there are already over a million people signed up handsoff2025.com
When these republicans fools cancel SSI… we aren’t afraid to go to jail
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Most of America is rural. Population density makes a difference. And a lot of countries are dictatorships or autocraticies.
They're not in enough pain yet. Just wait.
We’re not hungry enough
Many of our leaders are telling us to wait until the 2026 elections. We may be in total collapse by then.
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What do you think is the most likely outcome from the Alien Enemies Act? Technically can they deport anyone?
I just want to say that Angry is my favorite account! 🤩🤩
I appreciate his knowledge of Washington DC politics.
Mine too. From twitter to here, I follow him for sound information. As frightening as the world looks, he gives me hope. That’s all I want and need is hope.
Me too. It was my favourite on ‘the other platform’ too.
Me too
Me too! And @gtconway.bsky.social
Ditto
Are Pentagon and Social Security shenanigans enough to get Congressional Republicans to apply the slightest pushback?
Does SCOTUS hold?
What do you think ultimately happens with the deportation case? I’ve been watching it like a hawk and he seems PISSED.
HOW do we get rid of Elon? He has GOT to go. Everything he fucking does is illegal and harmful.
I keep thinking of how Stalin eventually purged Beria. But after that he got *more* paranoid!
What's your "oh shit" line when all bets are off? Courts are holding-ish, but I think we are all assessing our fight or flight plans.
OK. Forgot where I parked my car. It's blue. Where did I park it?
Where was the last place you saw it? jk It’s next to the white car.
What are your thought on Anonymous and the rigging of the votes in the swing states?
I third it!
A number of forensic security experts came out shortly after the election and gave a full detailed analysis of how Musk rigged the swing states. I will NEVER understand while Democrats didn't pay attention.
Because those “experts” turned out to be“self-described.” I’ve read several articles by reputable sources debunking their claims, but probably the best overview is by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick) on YouTube. There’s no more evidence of rigging in 2024 than there was in 2020.
which episode/video?
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I agree. I keep reading things by “experts” only to come to the conclusion that there really isn’t anything there. Will check out skepchick, thanks!
Keep your mind open. The data analysis is happening right now. youtu.be/cKDw2rlLAs0?...
Kamala had a huge team of lawyers headed by Democracy Docket fighter Marc Elias to fight voter suppression before the election and to prepare for any post-election legal disputes. Elias has been the Republicans’ nemesis for years, and if he didn’t see a reason to contest the election, I trust him.
Marc Elias is 100% on top of things.
Thank Marc Elias for his mere existence DAILY! I also subscribe to him.
Ditto. The guy is almost single-handedly holding up our country. I 💙 @marcelias.bsky.social.
Ditto!
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I took the time to review the video and the materials. I think the folks involved are well-meaning, but I found they are building their case on scant actual evidence. In no particular order, I'll give you some of the reasons why I am unconvinced. 1/
The only evidence they bring to the table is voting patterns. Similar arguments were made by Trump supporters in 2020, Sanders supporters in the 2016 primaries, and in other earlier elections. It’s a big leap to say unusual patterns are proof of interference, and the patterns aren't that odd. 2/
Between vote margins and state laws, recounts were only legally available in Michigan and Nevada. Suspicions and vague forensic analysis wouldn’t have changed that. None are available now, so there's nowhere to go with this effort. 3/
The elections were audited in all states, comparing paper ballots to final tallies. (Most randomly select precincts to check) None of the audits found issues. In most of the swing states, it was Democratic officials overseeing the process. 4/
The voting officials were very aware that the software for some of the machines had been improperly shared, and in the case of Georgia publicly addressed the situation by increasing physical security around the master device to prevent possible manipulation. 5/
With the exception of the flaw that Georgia was taking extra security to prevent, any hack of voting equipment would necessitate hands-on access to every machine involved. That would require bypassing different security processes in hundreds of precincts, most in Democratically managed locations. 6/
Source?
Not true. They are asking every county for the data. If the county refuses, they will sue for it. Thus the funding needed for lawyers.
This is just the beginning. They analyzed 2 counties and based on their findings (in this video), will seek the data from every county. If you go to their website, you’ll find the latest analysis of 3 PA counties — all 3 showing the same phenomenon.
I second this question.
Of course Sissy SpaceX is involved... this is why he won't get rid of him...he is the acting POTUS...Yam tits owes him...he just wants to Golf, eat McDonalds and sign Executive orders with his sharpie Pathetic Malignant Narcissist Sociopath with DUNNING KRUGER
What is not on the front page of “Dumpster Fire Times” that we should be paying attention to? How are you holding up?
How bad does it have to get before the military steps in and removes him from the White House?! He should have already been removed!
That would be great but they would have to have orders from the Secretary of Defense and he’s in lockstep with tRump. Nobody else can summon them.
Sad but true.
We The People Citizens militia Blue state’s National Guard?
Actually, they could do their own coup based on the fact that the President and his administration are domestic enemies of the Constitution.
That’s what I would hope, but are there enough non maga in the military??
I doubt it. My guess is that the military is about as split as the country at large.
How many years out of the last ten have you spent aboard a military installation? I’ll wait.
None. Do you have special insights that you'd like to share?
It’s redder than NE-3 and FOX plays on every public television. There isn’t a lot of education, certainly not critical thinking and more authoritarianism than you can shake a stick at. It’s ripe for fascism.
How real is the Krasnov stuff?
A long time ago, you said Stephen Miller was the guy you detested the most, or thought the most dangerous, next to Trump. Suddenly it seems Miller is out front all the time. Is he on the rise, influence-wise, within the Trumpoverse?
God I hope not! God help us! What an absolute freak he is, Goebbels Miller
Do you think USAID will be saved and back in operation soon? Or are we looking at a year of legal delay-appeal-delay, etc? Also why isn't AARP and other older American groups warning people about the SSA fiasco?
Republicans think it's not true. They are so naive.
I want my subscription money back from AARP. They are useless. I recently got an appeal letter from them. I wrote across the front of the application, IN SHARPIE, "Not one fucking dime. You've done nothing to help!!"
WTF w Elon and the pentagon? How does he legally have access too these agencies?
Will we see countries pull out of the 2028 Olympics?
I'm wondering how 🇺🇲,🇨🇦, and🇲🇽 are going to jointly host the 2026 FIFA World Cup ⚽️ in this political climate.
Great point…
I’m 🇨🇦 and I want no part of it.
Is he a Russian Asset? What other possible explanation could it be?
Yes.
He’s a malignant narcissist who can be talked into anything by a world dictator.
He’s a Russian spy.
He is a traitor
Even if he’s not an official Russian asset, he’s working his way down Putin’s Christmas list at record pace, so I think that’s probably a distinction without a difference.
💯 x1000
I've been thinking something along the lines of useful idiot and authoritarian fanboy such that Putin doesn't have to buy the cow when he gets the milk for free.
Exactly. What would a Russian Asset do differently?
Nobody can trust him, nobody.
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How can you say that’s a distinction without a difference?! He’s a spy. And a traitor. He should be in prison. He didn’t accidentally do anything for Putin that Putin hasn’t told him to do.
He's such a smug SOB..
He invaded and defeated the USA without leaving his house. I would be smug as well.
Smug has always been plastered on his face ..CREEPY!!
I hate to have to debunk this again, but he’s talking about the liberal mindset. (Not that I agree in the slightest.) There is a complete video on YouTube where he explains the terrible, terrible danger that DEMOCRATS pose to everything Americans value.
I read that, however it still worked, albeit on the opposite side of the fence. In fact it is working splendidly :(
No difference. He's appointed people like Tulsi Gabbard who are actually Russian assets, so the connection is kept close.
Angry, why isn’t this considered treason?
Correct!
He has been since that KGB-sponsored visit in 1987.
If he WAS a Russian asset, what would he be doing that’s different than what he is doing now?
As I posted above, read "American Kompromat How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery" by Craig Unger. The Russians had their hooks in Comrade Krasnov since the early 1980s. I'm only 35 pages in, but it's very convincing as to the Russians' long game.
I don’t have money to buy anything but groceries. And I believe it, there’s no need to preach to the choir. We’re all impotent to change anything, like toddlers strapped into car seats with a drunk driver.
Thnx , I was looking for that but couldn’t find it in time.
Almost every day I respond to his actions with this basic question: If he was an actual asset of a hostile foreign power, what would he be doing differently?
Trump's too stupid to be an asset. He's more of a Russian Stooge.
Those who said they would flood the zone with outrageous were right. What are the best targets to fight back on in the immediate? SS is obvious. Immigration doesn’t seem so even though it is receiving a lot of attention.
I’ve got nothing. We’re fucking fucked.
When will US intel community leak what they know about Trump’s conversations with Putin? When will Five Eyes?
What’s your worst case scenario and are we already there?
AOC and Bernie are pulling big crowds. Can we expect more democrats to get out there and is there any plan yet for how to combat republicans?
Tim Walz.
Whatever has become of Kamala?
I’ve heard she may run for CA governor.
Same as joe, Barak & Michelle. They screamed @ the top of their lungs what would happen & ppl still voted for the old white male felon grifter….because they couldn’t vote for the woman of Indian & jamaican heritage.
There’s a certain percentage of men in this country who will NEVER vote for any woman. We can’t run a woman in 2028.
We keep saying that, while democracies world wide elect women. We can.
Too risky right now.
I like telling my MAGA dad about all the Muslim countries who have had women leaders….each time he tries to tell me how oppressive Muslims are.
Democrats nominated two great women and both lost to trump. Connect the dots.
Educate the populace.
OMG. I voted for the pant suit lady & the woman of jamaican & Indian heritage. Many preferred the old white male criminal grifter sexual abuser. & It’s not certain we are still a democracy. If we are - ppl better get active & rise up.
This, i fear, is an unfortunate truth.
I campaigned & voted for the pant suit lady. I campaigned & voted for the lady of jamaican & Indian heritage. I love them - but don’t speak about Whitmer or Pete for 2028. No way amer ppl will elect either. Or maybe even pritzker or Shapiro or moore. & newsom just tanked himself.
Pete goes on the MAGA news stations and whips their butts. I think he could win.
He’s a great surrogate but I don’t think this POS country would vote for a gay person anymore than they would vote for a woman, at least not in my lifetime. Sorry to say that, but I just don’t want to take that gamble again. My new favorite is Andy Beshear.
I really like Beshear too.
I think this country would be open to a beshear/walz or walz/beshear ticket for the next election.
I love beshear but whoever it is needs to be able to really fight & go the distance. Not sure about beshear’s capacity to fight
There is no way this country is going to vote for a gay guy w/ a family for pres. They just won’t….maybe in 15-20 years if we move out of the dark ages….
The white male incel who votes would never vote for a gay person or a woman. We have not evolved enough yet.
Agreed
Sadly, I think you're right. Kamala tried hard for the white female vote but they let her down in a big way.
My comment was about men.
Yeah, I know. I misstated my point. I should've said there is also a large number of white women who also won't vote for a woman.
True, unfortunately.
My best friend of 47 years said a psychic said she will be coming back...who knows? Maybe as POTUS? ONE CAN HAVE HOPE!
I hold Bernie responsible for this entire mess, so as soon as he goes away too, I'll be happy. Fk that ahole.
Why are so many people going along to get along right now. I’m disgusted to see colleagues sit on the fence when they used to have principles.
It feels like we are at the point of no return. Leadership is failing, institutions are capitulating. What can we do?
Who even believes upcoming elections won't be fraudulent like the last??
That the GOP are not going to their town halls is telling. It's as if they are not worried about getting voted out of office. Like the voting machines are already fixed for the win.
Like, Congress knows they're not getting paid without the IRS collecting tax revenue, right??!!!!!
Are we as screwed as we seem to be, as not so screwed as Schumer likes to pretend we are or way more screwed than we even know?
What is the wildest, most crazy ending to all of….this [gestures vaguely] that you could actually see coming to pass?
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Thank you!!! What is the inside on Schumer?
Please know that Medicare monthly premiums are taken out of recipients SocSecurity checks. If even one SocSec check is missing we also don’t have health ins
Who are you supposed to be, again?
Where are we in security exposure with China? Thanks much for pouring a good scotch.
How do we keep our collective heads from exploding?
Starting the spring gardens. Manual labor is good exercise and hands in the soil is seratonin
Good question!
Cat videos give me a nice timeline cleanse but I suppose that won't work for everyone. Happy Friday!
How can we get them to leave social security alone? People out there live in 600 a month and missing a single payment could be life ending.
Is there any point where any of the GOP will be willing to say no to trump?
Are we going to survive as a democracy?
Not without a lot more bravery and a lot more truth.
I think we will, yes. Depending on the midterms and just how much he’s allowed to get away with destroying in the next two years, we will very likely emerge as a very different country than we are today. We’ll survive, but there’s gonna be a lot of rebuilding.
While I hope you are correct, I fear you are not. At the rate things are happening now by the time there are midterms (which is iffy) there will not be a country left to save.
What exactly have you seen in the past 8 weeks that leads you to believe we are going to have free and fair elections in 2 years??? Autocrats don't allow themselves to voted out of power.
You think there will be midterms?
I'm not so confident. 💔😢
'we will very likely emerge as a very different country...' I hope so. An informed, intelligent, astute, non-clueless, etc. country. That is the whole problem, we are not that! Americans don't pay attention.
We need to get rid of the EC. That'll more than likely destroy the gop forever. If you can't win the popular vote, you don't deserve to be president.
@angrystaffer.bsky.social, I truly respect you, but like many other institutionalists, you are wrong. Read my words, GOP doesn't have two years. I think you are not reading "the room" correctly. When MAGA is yelling "Tax the rich", GOP lifespan is not years but months!
After all this in only two months, do you really think we can survive two years?
It took many years of tearing itself apart from within for the Roman republic to become an empire under Julius Ceasar. It lasted several hundred years under its new form under various emperor.
You really believe that they intend to hold elections? The vibe sure seems they have no fear of future elections
I think they’ll hold something that looks like elections, but with the GOP off the chain they can probably rig the outcome with voter suppression alone. And any other ratfuckery will go completely uninvestigated
I think he’ll declare war to stop elections. Musk already bought the presidency, why would midterms be any different?
Won't declare war. I can imagine weeks leading up to midterms Musk & Miller will convince Donald they need to institute martial law. The GOP & MAGA will go along with idea and the Democrats will allow it to happen.
At what cost? How many will suffer and die.
Too much and too many.
I hope you’re right. I’m not nearly as optimistic as you are. I’ve never had much faith in this country. Honestly the last 29 years have only validated my belief that we were always just a heartbeat away from fascism. All we ever needed was someone to tell half the country it was okay to be a Nazi.
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AOC is right
AOC is wise beyond her years.
You should come to Europe while u still can, I'm afraid. The A25 criminals know very well what they are doing. Trust me, we've been through that a couple of times here in Central Europe. Closed borders is in their playbook, soon to be implemented, I am afraid.
I cannot believe in 2025, this still needs to be said.
Have you met the ppl who voted djt?
Yes, I have. I know the question is rhetorical. Couldn’t help myself.
I can't believe that members of my immediate and extended family voted for him in 2016 AND 2024! I haven't spoken to them in over 4 months. Ugh!
Don't feel bad my Mom did twice and now she's dead...I tried convincing her but to no avail...she was brainwashed by Fux news...thank God she didn't live to see him steal the election!
I can’t believe in 2025 I, a 68 year old Boomer had to get an MMR measles booster! 😡
It’s staggering how unbelievably stupid, not to mention incredibly selfish, people have become.
Too bad she’s never done anything in office
youtu.be/9uegwd_rBek?...
I think she will be president one day, I thought that from her first election. We need fresh voices like hers to renew and fuel our party.
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He's the symptom. Not the cause.
I still cannot believe the amount of men who discount the intelligence of this woman!! More likely they are jealous of her intelligence, courage and integrity!
To the GOP in Congress, just do the right thing. You won't have to worry about being primaried if you do. Because your constituents will vote you back into office. It seems like a no-brainer. Or am I missing something?
Mid terms 🫤 if we don’t uncover the cheating, they will cheat again
A LOT of rebuilding. Rebuilding within our own Country is one long gruesome but achievable process. A Country only exists in a global context and rebuiliding international alliances, trust and friendships may take several generations. We haven't realized the depth of the damage inflicted by Trump.
And constitutional amendments to plug all the holes that trump has exploited.
A generation of rebuilding, but we will come back better. I hope I live to see it.
I hope you do too. I know I won't, and a lot of my older friends probably won't either and it's depressing as fuck.
Same here. I'm 73 and I DO want to live long enoughto vote for Sec'y Pete for POTUS
I don't think I will either, but I'll go down fighting.
Agreed! And I'll take a few Nazis out with me.
Agree!
I won’t live to see it but I hope this happens for my grandkids.
I hope you live to see it and me too!
I will not. I'm already 73.
I think the rebuilding will take more than one generation.
When we rebuild, I'm going to make it a point to get our government to put up safeguards to keep this from happening again!
Power to you. I kind of thought Democrats would have worked harder on safeguards after the last Trump presidency.
Nobody thought he'd have a prayer of winning in 2024. Now we know: Either Musk rigged it for him, or there's a hell of a lot of racists /misogynists out there who didn't like Trump, but would not vote for Harris, and complacently thought that Wall St., etc., would not "let" Trump win.
Musk cheated for him and trump.
We were told safeguards were put into place before Asshat#1 took over. They failed.
Yes. I remember that! Now, there's nothing anybody can do! Mom always used to say: Ya want something done right, ya gotta do it yourself! She sure had a good point!
The wrong person was in the AG position for that to happen.
It is Congress who drafts and proposes legislation, no?
Thank you! I totally thought the same thing! Even after the first impeachment failed, I thought alternate plans were being developed! But, all this time & despite knowing all about project 2025, & nothing yet!
different for the better hopefully.
$300M+ buys you a lot of power in the Oval. If we ever get out of this, one of our first priorities must be repeal of Citizens United or we'll just get back here again.
Agree 100%
It's astonishing to think anyone opposing the domestic terrorism you are experiencing should wait until the midterm elections to bring about change. You don't have that much time as the time is NOW. I"m so surprised that many Americans don't understand that.
I understand. I'm 73 and doing all I can do.
I'm not convinced we'll have midterms.
We may rebuild, but in a late Roman republic sort of way. We have hit the proverbial slippery slope conservatives used to worry about, and now they’re the ones pushing us down the slope.
Thank you 🙏
Fascists don’t give up power once they get it. It has to be taken through force. The amount of force depends on how entrenched they are. We are basically in civil war territory.
Many of us won’t be around to see it but will fight to make sure that future generations do.
Democracy is the cure to threats to democracy. If we are gonna survive, it'll because we the people got up off our tushes and got active about protesting, voting, and calling out the corruption and the bullying that underlies the threat to our way of life.
He is currently polling at around 50% approval. So no.
yes but not because of lawyers and elections tho i support good examples of both.
You're more optimistic than me. Look other countries that have slid from democracy to a dictatorship. The play book is always the same. Remove checks and balances on any institutions that can hinder them. Then do away with free and fair elections.
I couldn’t imagine anyone getting away with keeping Trump waiting at least 45 minutes, yet Putin did it without any blowback. Do you think Trump realizes how weak this makes him look?
not to mention putty flashing nude pix of the immigrant wife
So what happens now he threw Marco under bus and us saying he didn't sign the order
What do you think about Tim Walz going on the road to talk to people whose legislators won't do town halls? Same thing with Bernie & AOC... is this just test balloons for future office? Or, are they doing something significant...that has wheels to counter the republican nightmare/ trump regime ?
The Dems should be doing this in EVERY SINGLE RED DISTRICT in the US. I mean, think about it: deep red districts are pissed off, their own Senator/Rep won’t meet with them, and Dems send somebody to hear them out and empathize. Who do you think they will vote for in 2026? It’s a golden opportunity.
Everyone with a VOICE needs to be on road. Staying in their faces with bright lights shining on them. Critters don’t like bright lights❗️❗️❗️
^^^^ THIS!
St. Louis MO here. We welcome all 3, please come! It might be test balloons but critically, it's about realizing that Democrats ignore the vast majority of non-coastal America. MO has been a gerrymandered GOP supermajority for something like 25 yrs.
This question does not make sense..Dems do not ignore if the R's Gerry mander you? Huh?
The Dems ignored so long the supermajority has now gerrymandered the entire state. What did you miss
Do you buy this Elon Musk China business or is it a cove3r for something else?
How close are we to him declaring martial law?
Remember that week when Fort Knox didn’t have any gold?
Well done. I feel seen re Your point about Americans with short attention spans is squirrels !
Why do you do this?
I’d love to get a glimpse of He Who Shall Not Be Named’s medical records.
Trump hasn’t ended the war in Ukraine, hasn’t even secured a 30 day ceasefire, but he’s now asking for US to have control over nuclear power plant… what’s next? Has he asked Russia for ANY concessions?
Trump picks Boeing over Lockheed. Why after all their F ups?
They’re calling the new jet the “F-47”, after him. Yup. And money in a bag of course.
Follow the money.
That would be my guess
Will there be a general strike within the next 9 months...or at all?
after yesterday, i think we need an additional emergency question session sooner, like today for this week… 🫣🤭🤗 panicking, cant sleep, doom scrolling again 😩😭
Do you think any congressional republicans are close to a tipping point?
To tip you need a spine.
Do you have an opinion about why Dems haven't floated the idea of Impeachment? Wouldn't it be good to put it out there/talk about it, even if they aren't assured of winning the votes?
One of the democratic representatives is discussing. Can’t remember who it is.
Elon’s conflict of interest is so blatant! Is anyone doing anything to stop him legally? I feel like he’s just running roughshod over the entire government
People were doing something but Doge has fired them.
How long do you think it will be before "the government" bails out Tesla??
When we hit the tipping point where we are millions in the streets, and I believe we will, do you think this will force the Republicans in Congress to do their jobs?
Why is congress seemingly allowing Trump to dismantle things through EO & Musk?
Do we need to worry about our mother in law on social security? We are making contingency plans already but it’s looking pretty scary per @maddow.msnbc.com
Yes you need to worry! It has already begun. It’s a slow con — They are aiming to financially suffocate (allow to die) baby boomer & silent generations to cut down on SS payouts. Americans have become complacent. There needs to be holy hell turned loose with massive protests. SSA + SSI + Medicaid 💀
What's your take on the outcome of Trump's Canada vendetta?
Why are you so angry all the time?
What do you think will finally be “a bridge too far” even for this Supreme Court?
Nothing. The will great the Russians at our coastline, as long as they bring cash. Or bitcoin?
Autocorrect sucks. They will greet the Russians at our coastline….
I cannot imagine, anymore.
This may be a stupid question, will they attempt dis-bar Pam Bondi for what she is doing? Canadian, not sure if that’s the right term.
Will we be able to restore the history books after all the DEI scrubbing that has occurred?
Yes. Everything is copied, saved, photographed, videotaped ad nauseam!
Probably. Ppl are compiling data to restore,
If the WH explainer on the Elmo China briefing is to be believed, why does an unclassified brief need to be in a SCIF?
They actually met in the tank, the conference room used by the JCS which is both a SCIF and a SAP-F and they talked about TS stuff, they have to set the room if they change the clearance level which to an outsider appears silly and inefficient
They claimed in case it ‘drifted’ into classified territory. It’s such a stupid, nonsensical answer that insults the intelligence of everyone who reads it. Musk doesn’t have the requisite clearance to see our war plans with China. Full stop. The meeting was in a SCIF because they’re lying.
I believe that when the story got out, they pretended to stop Elon from getting classified info but that contradicts their other story that he was just there to visit Hegseth. They called the story fake news. No matter what spin they gave from the oval office, Elon still got the classified info.
Why the f*ck does the US have war plans for China anyway? I get it that they’re likely contingency plans but still.
They wouldn’t know the truth if it slapped them upside the head.
Musk leaving The Pentagon today, fake, staged, laughing, diversion with Hegseth … 🤷♀️
musk is just an overgrown fat baby, seeking attention & thinking he's all cool. i wonder why he wasn't carrying his child on his shoulders as is usual. 😳 🙄 😳
Because he was going to be briefed on war plans for China & his kid parrots everything #Elon says. Little X is the only one telling the truth at the White House.
oh yes, that's right, forgot! 😂 👍
Musk can't participate in many of the discussions between the US government and SpaceX because he cannot get high enough security clearance. No, he most definitely should NOT be in that kind of meeting!
Yes. He’s in the driver’s seat, and one wheel is already off the cliff.
It’s hard to believe that he has a need to know, either.
Can't Trump grant him clearance like he did for Jared?
Exactly!
Those MFers!
Again, WHY are we talking about war plans with China???
But I was under the impression that the dipshit could wave a magic wand and declassify for whatever purpose he wished. Now that I think about that wouldn't it then mean we should all now be able to see the declassified information stolen and held at mar-a-lager's outhouse shitter?
Again, but who’s counting and lost count when the phone calculator gave out?
The Elon administrative coup has been entertained too long already... The Koup Klutz Klan must go. Nobody voted for Musk co.. He bought the Presidency \ USA on a silver platter.👹
Will they be successful in privatizing Social Security?
They’ll try but even MAGA might wake up and draw the line at that. That said, I can see Social Security missing payments on purpose and argue privatizing it would prevent delays in the future (although it’s never been an issue before).
Pretty sure that’s their strategy 🤮
This, yes, especially if you've seen the Lutnick clip saying his 94 yo grandmother wouldn't mind a missed check. Soooo much lying, soooo much bullshit, where do they find the time.
*His MIL
Ooops, thanks.
If that happens I can't afford rent. Should I move in with my MAGA relatives just to annoy the heck out of them?
Absolutely no!
My mom’s in the same boat she’ll have to move in with me…
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I feel really bad for everyone who is being stressed out by this. It’s cruel and unnecessary, made worse by the fact Lutnick and Musk think it’s hilarious to toy with people’s lives.
Yes, eat all their cookies too
Yes, yes you should, and be a bloody terror too.
I hope for your sake that doesn’t happen but if it does, I promise I’ll buy you lunch. And dinner
I will bookmark this...LOL
This is a stupid argument for them. In 90 years social security never missed a timely payment/check. DJT caused this - not the system.
When has a stupid argument ever stopped them from making one? Fox will spin it and the cult will believe it.
How was your week?
What. Why. How. Hope?
Good evening Angry, I live in a high risk wildfire area and was grateful to have federal funding to do major fire mitigation work 2 yrs ago on my property. Will a major disaster in the coming years shake MAGA support for mass firings in the Forest Service, NOAA, FAA?
This is not even mentioning our new off season fires? Our new normal now includes wildfires in the winter/spring on top of summer/fall. Now all the time? Climate change is real, man-made or not. The government wants us to fight about why, and in doing nothing they have $$$ to spend elsewhere
At this point, I don’t think much of anything is going to make MAGA realize they’ve been conned. Even if they do understand it on a subconscious level, they’ll be too embarrassed to admit it.
I agree, will add one thing, either too embarrassed or others like to see the US go down the drain. Some are that twisted.
Call it what it is...selfish and self righteous.
Exactly this. They're far too deep into it, and admitting it to themselves is a check their egos cannot cash
It’s a cult that is fed by Fox and the like.
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Exactly what I’ve been saying
The “mark” finds it way too painful to admit they’ve been had. It’s a psychic wound
I’m seeing a lot regretting voting for him
It would have to be THEIR house that was threatened, not yours.
Agreed, they’ll find a way to tell you how taking their social security is a good thing.
And they are getting very different news coverage, aka, propaganda, so why would they turn?
My husband wore his Kamala t-shirt to pickleball today. A lady told him, "I should've worn my Trump shirt." Hubby pushed her and she admitted, "I don't like what Musk is doing." MAGA folks, e.g, vets, SS recipients, fed employees, and Medicaid users are getting nervous about the DOGE chainsaw.
I'm sure a good number already impacted by federal job cuts, as jobs are in all states... Red toooo
When they realize that Trump doesn't care at all about them, there may be a change of heart.
luigi!
they'll blame it on some woke "lib" hiking and smoking.🤦🏽♂️🤡🔥
No matter how bad it gets, his supporters will always blame the Ds. By now it's their knee-jerk reaction. We've always had a level of stupidity in this country, but Covid showed us how dangerous that stupidity can be. I fear this problem cannot be solved or, at least, I don't see a way to solve it.
The one thing that characterizes MAGA is their willingness to complain. The break is coming
Wait until hurricane and tornado seasons hit full force. Almost all red states
Now Noem saying FEMA is being cut entirely
Unbelievable. Wasn't it created by Congress? So she can't do that?
Don't know
I've said it before, but TX and FL are going to have a rough hurricane season this year, with doge cutting the NOAA
When the head of the snake dies, the cult will too. They’ll still be MAGA but they’ll lose their savior. For now. Vance isn’t it.
No but miller and vought won't walk away that easily...
Posted earlier I know many maga’s who are no longer enthralled by their candidate. In fact they’re pissed—at him and their own stupidity. Warned my brother and he’s super maga. He was proud to tell me his vote. He’s no longer proud because his job works with Medicaid patients. Oopsie.
I'm hearing the same from GOP folks here in ruby red Arkansas. They are mad! They never dreamed they would have their jobs threatened at the IRS, VA, parks, FDA, family farms, etc. They are also worried about their Medicaid, Social Security, veteran's benefits, post offices, and IRAs being cut.
We tried to tell them! But so gullible and ignorant to project 2025...
What did they think will happen when they voted felon TRUMP, his Repugnants goons and project 2025?
People have told me quite different reasons they voted for Trump. One guy said he voted for Trump, despite not liking his morals, because he wanted smaller gov't, less regulations for his small business, an increase in his 401(k), and law and order. Now things have turned into a bloody mess.
Well, guess he'll see how destructive it will be for so called less regulations, More 401k...stock market soaring under Biden So generally i see weak if any facts for what those voters rationalize and didn't seem open to learning differently
People vote by what they think will protect the/ by fear, live paycheck to paycheck and rarely touch any savings if 60+ years old. The rest vote from fear of not having what others have because they think they deserve things—propaganda tells them others will take away— “US vs THEM” mentality.
It’s because they were told what to think via Fox, oan,etc. and on repeat every hour to enforce it. Every authoritarian government does this since the Soviet Union.
We need to make sure they understand it's not just him, it's the republicans who are going along with it too. The GOP in congress is behind him 100%
There's no republicans or gop... Only magats! 🐛 🐛
Brother today tried to tell me Biden ruined the economy and I reminded him to read more and watch less fox TV. He says he just cares about his “ world” and told him about the legal mishagas happenings. He’s regretting, but figures it will get better. Laughed at him and told him “ FU” —he laughed.
Great story. I'm glad you two are still in a relationship. Since the Trump regime took over (aided and abetted by Fox etc.), I've heard many folks say they have family members who aren't even speaking to each other anymore.
Because who can for people who treat others so horribly.. Complicit with magats=are magats.. Had long thread discussion of same that one can't be true to yourself and authentic by hanging with them... Great discussion!
We are still in a great relationship because I do love my brother. No “ Us vs Them” with us. Plus he taught me my first profane/vulgar word growing up. I can still hear him laughing at me telling me I was going to get in trouble. So I said, “she it” is not a bad word!” He laughed harder! 😛
What a hoot! I grew up with four brothers, a pretty raucous, fun clan. So I know how you can have special feelings for a brother even if you squabble or disagree over politics.
It was fun growing up—fought a lot, supported more, and still enjoy each other. ❤️
they. dont. read. the. news. or what what we consider news.
That’s a damn shame.
I grew up in a cult and MAGA is the cultist cult that ever culted. They will fight to the death to not be exposed as the idiots they are. They know and they are going to come at you like a spider monkey youtu.be/RLe09qoyPP8?...
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It’s a cult.
It really is a cult. I spoke to a family member, whom I’ve always thought of as kind and warm and smart, etc, but she’s in the cult. I couldn’t believe the confidence with which she made absolutely uninformed and obviously incorrect points. This was three weeks ago. I’m stunned. It’s a cult.
Truth!
. This may sound crazy but an ad campaign — offering help — would be good for the psychological gutting of the MAGA-conned when they realize they’ve been conned. Like the messaging for those with substance abuse issues or who’ve suffered from domestic violence. May move others begin unprogramming.
They’ve been had, and many of them know it.
Crazy people don't think they're crazy. 🥺
Cray cray
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Only the sane question their sanity. Indeed.
Yep it's called Dunning Kruger effect
The oligarchy and Project 2025 want to destroy and then sell off the pieces. 😖
No. Their orange leader will blame someone else and they will believe him. It’s a cult.
easier to listen to a lie than read the truth.
Just remember it's a cult; There are multiple cults that committed mass suicide because their leader told them to. MAGA isn't going wake up to logic and reason
Why won’t our Senators object to unanimous consent to slow down the Senate business going on there?
One word..... Schumer
They don’t need his permission to do it. Any one of them could do it at any time. Booker did at one point but apologized for it. Reps have a various points and didn’t do that.
Why don’t we have cell video of DOGE showing up at any agency?
Why is a whole ass law firm caving to Trump now too? What kind of dirt does Elon have on these people?
Yeah .... so much capitulation, completely across the board. I would not have believed this if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes.
You mean Putrid
Will fucking up SS finally shake some defenders loose?
How fucked are we with this DOJ? Musk getting Pentagon briefings about China?? How close are v we to the point of no return?
Past. It’s all over but the shouting.
I'm gonna say super close...!
Will Republicans in Congress at least intervene before Social Security is shut down? I mean, it would cost every one of them their jobs.
Is there any chance that a country that is/was an ally ever leak information to damage Trump? I’m sure it exists…
What is the impact of removing the security clearance from people in a previous administration? Is it just for spite or will it actually have an impact?
Definitely spite
When is Trump going to die?
Not soon enough!
Not soon enough. Unfortunately there will be another MAGA clone to take his place.
True, but they won’t be the leader of the cult.
This instant works.
Now would be good
Wouldn’t Vance be just as bad?
If Trump dies inside of the first two years, Vance could only run once more. If Trump died one day (or more) past two years in office, Vance could run two more terms. Technically, we could end up with ten years of Vance.
I don’t like this movie. Turn it off!
I hear you.
He doesn’t have the cult following. And he really is an idiot.
He would be Steve Millers puppet
Yes. In many ways he's worse as he's actually smart. But he's a tool and poser and couldn't intimidate a flea
Vance with a Mike Johnson VP does not make me feel even slightly more comfortable…
Oh god no. They must all be, you know….
He is going to survive long enough to drive millions away from believing there is a god
Every day, I wake up hoping.
20 years ago would’ve been perfect. How does such evil survive so long? The saying, ‘ only the good die young’ has taken on a frightening new dimension.
His time is coming. We will pick up the pieces and rebuild
Yet some still believe the Lost Cause myth. We still see Confederate flags. Trumpism isn't going away, even if he does.
We’ll still have Vance, who’s worse. I’m convinced he and Vance are conspiring and trump won’t make it to the midterms.
He’s worse because he’s smarter. I don’t think he has the same popular appeal though. I would say one of Trump’s kids would be a more likely successor, except I doubt any of them could pull it off.
Speaking of which, don’t hear too much from them and son in law either. Not complaining, but they are using the spot light.
But I think everyone hate Vance and won’t do his bidding as easily.
What is Vance’s role in this administration? Hardy hear about him since the election. It’s all about muck & rump. Hopefully he hates them too. He’s gotta be jealous of muck. Even rump has to be a bit jealous. But then, rump can blame muck if things go wrong.
Just like Hitler. How is it that history keeps repeating itself over and over and over?? What am I/we missing? Is this the nature of humanity? I always thought that most of us were above evil, greed, and destruction just for kicks.
Maybe not, but it will really defang them when the shitgoblin goes.
I believe this… Vance is hated by everyone and no one has the mango mousollini’s ability to mesmerize his cult.
I don’t even know what Vance does? Between muck and rump, he’s just taking up space and a paycheck. Doge should check his position out…
He's Peter theil's bitch. Just waiting for Trumpkkkin to keel over. But he has negative charisma...
Meh… none of them are the least bit charming. They think all they need is $$ and power. If any of them could just be a tad concerned about humans, environment, and progress, we might get somewhere. Even an inch in the right direction instead of hundreds of years back, would be better.
Ugh… not sure how much more I can handle.
I’m not a betting person. I bet my friend that Trump will die by the end of the year.This is one bet I really, really, really want to win.
Tomorrow? Hopefully?
Is there any chance we can actually hold Donny in contempt of court for his disobedience of the order to turn the planes back with the immigrants?
What else can we do to push back even farther? I don’t buy anything from stores that have rolled back DEI policies. I’ve written to my congressman and senators and feel they can be doing more.
call your congresspeople, often. leave messages.
Good move! Have you told the stores WHY you are boycotting them?
Calling your reps and senators is better than writing, emailing, or faxing. Although that’s good too.)(Even if it is voice mail. Call frequently, keep calling.
Can a lower level US Marshal, FBI agent, or some other law enforcement officer actually go and enforce a judges order even if Pam "Giuliani" Bondi doesn't authorize it?
Is this regime really going to try to shut down social security? What can we do?
Can you force the DOJ to charge someone with a crime? Can they just not prosecute crimes against their friends - doing their bidding?
Who is the most vile human so far in Trump orbit 2.0
Too many…
Stephen Miller
He's certainly a vile douche.
That gets a follow!
I put in a vote for Tom Homan.
Will you out yourself before they out you?
Hope that doesn't happen to Angry. I am Spartacus.
I would like to know why democrats are sitting on their hands doing nothing. Why not demanding that Musk be accountable! He claims fraud! Why is no one arrested? He claims savings. Where and by whose calculations? Why has Clarence Thomas not been charged or removed? The Democratic Party is in chaos
Hiistory won't be kind, neither the next generation, to you, the "opposition." I understand the obstacles, from sacrificing jobs, money, time, transportation, etc., etc., but all these, and your kids' future, don't worth to physically removing that Nazi Regime, once and for all, in D.C.?!?
Is Trump's dodge on TV today that he didn't sign the Proclamation invoking AEA a handwash because of the potentially looming contempt charges?
Is every single Republican in congress morally bankrupt?
Will social security be stopped?
Younger gen-x has known this their entire adult lives. 6% of all our income is gone. We'll never see a dime of it. Older Gen-x folks will collect some. The cut-off point is like 1976-1980
Now that musk has our banking information through treasury and Social Security, do you think he’s going to start using that info to link fake terrorist and make arrests Willy nilly?
When Trump in his idiocy, inevitably tried to invade Greenland or Canada, over/under on military saying, "Sit the F down."?
I am honestly not sure the military would do the right thing. A group of soldiers may beak away and disobey orders, but I am convinced they'd end up in El Salvador. I cannot believe I believe this. Sigh.
Tell me who they take their orders from.
Won’t happen. He doesn’t want to start WWIII. Not to mention Canada has other trade partners (Europe, Britain, etc). The US will be iced out of trade eventually. Canada won’t put up with Donny’s crap.
Doesn’t he? I think he absolutely does.
This fucking jackass hid under his desk in the fetal position, cowering in fear, as soon as he took office. He is a weak, pathetic, despicable coward, who was spectacularly unfit for the position he was given — and there is no condemnation of this useless idiot that would be too harsh.
Angry kept telling us to trust him, that “these things take time”. Told us Donald would never be able to steal documents (or art), and that our elections were incorruptible. Look where that got us.
He was frightened of the job when he took it. He acted like Major Major the whole time he was there: “Remember, when I’m in, you say I’m out. When I’m out, you say I’m in, but I can’t see anyone.”
what kind of dog is your pup??
Anything?
Will AI and Optimus robotics solve all of our problems by putting Americans out of work permanently?
HOW MUCH WOOD WOULD A WOODCHUCK CHUCK ?!?!? 😆😆😆😆😆
Angry... Trump has just rescinded Joe Biden (and the entire Biden families (double eye roll), Norm Eisen, Hillary Clinton and a host of other's security clearance.
Why is the Democratic leadership afraid to fight back against this dictatorship, Musk, etc?
If u don’t have a majority u don’t have the votes, can ‘t get anything done. Everyone giving Schumer shit but people forget Republicans don’t care about people, services getting cut, don’t want poor kids getting free lunch or healthcare. Not much they can do without the votes.
Follow Ariella Elm on Substack. She tracks a lot of what Dems are doing to fight the regime. She’s great. I think she has a Bsky account too
I don’t think it’s that they’re afraid to fight back - there’s been a lot of pushback on Musk/DOGE, but the fact is that they don’t really have the power to do anything. What would you like to see them do that they aren’t currently?
Thank you for saying this! Please repeat it over & over again! I’m not sure if the “Dems need to DO something” crowd will believe you, but it’s important that they hear it!
Well for one thing don't vote with the party that allows this man to run the Federal Government This image itself gives them every excuse they need not to bend over
you said, "The only other option we really have is a sustained protest that gridlocks DC and/or much of the nation, and I’m not convinced the American people have the attention span for that." they can't organize this effort, but they can be radically vocal & transparent about the damage & impact.
Walk out en masse of the State of the Union.
Have a briefing everyday on the Capital steps outlining exactly what Trump and Elon are doing. And what can be done to counteract it. Stop being so passive. Find a spine.
Do what Chris Murphy’s been doing and call bullshit every freaking day. Act like they share a common purpose even though they are a minority in the current government. Sit in, walk out, take out full page ads in newspapers and them meme-ify the heck out of those.
This.
Take to the streets like we do.
AOC & Bernie are great examples of what CAN be done, Schumer is an example of the opposite. We each need to FIND something we can do to make a difference big or small. bsky.app/profile/aoc....
I'd like to have the tell the freaking truth. Too many are silent. Hold a sit-in in the damn Capitol. If the people are going to ever step up and do a shutdown, it will be after congress shows they are there too.
I would love to see them speak up, loudly. Speak directly and without over-thinking all the reasons they should be nice diplomatic, etc. Voters need to see they are willing to do this. We understand they can't legislative make much change. I want them to be as mad as I am.
I’d like to see Trump impeached and removed. He is breaking laws and ignoring court orders. Bounce his ass out of there, and do the same to Vance. This is not just for Dems. Any GOP member who loves America should do the same. Got to GO!!!
Make noise. Filibuster. Protest the theft of congressional duties
Local democrats that want to dissent us start doing town halls and organize protests. I'd go to a march in my town, but there aren't any. The leaders with some clout need to lead.
At the very least, they could educate people instead of shrugging, saying nothing, and NORMALIZING the destruction of our lives. We will ALL suffer if the economy crashes.
Ugh, this is why Harris lost— the hang wringing and BS tough talk followed by “actually, we can’t do anything” because of (insert dumb excuse here: parliamentarian, “tent too big”, etc) while all the time both FDR and Mitch McC provided excellent examples of DOING STUFF while in the minority.
When Dems poll, actually pay attention to answers. Do it once without asking for money and see what you actually hear.
They need to get their message out where people will see it. Run ads during games and prime time shows telling people how they’re getting ripped off and what they should be doing. Show up at the rallies and get mad.
Angry, this is the bullshit Dems keep saying & you're perpetuating the "we have no power" excuse. They should unite in demanding Schumer step down, holding town halls in red districts, voting down everything and holding local press conferences, attending protests, talking to Americans locally.
They need to remember idealism doesn't go that far when people are homeless, sick or dead. The stakes have become that high now
Be outraged and loud about it. All. The. Time.
Literally get into fights on the House and Senate floors. Raise so much hell that nothing gets done, they don’t have the votes to punish anyone, so let’s actually and literally fight!
That is a very bad excuse! When you want to fight for the right cause, no one cares about the boundaries. To win under these circumstances, gloves should be off. This is why "chicken" Dems like @schumer.senate.gov are DONE!! Nobody wants relics in Dem party!
I would like to see them either do what Bernie and AOC and Tim Walz are doing or leading protests in DC. I don't even see a lot of them posting here. I would also like to see them answering questions here - the way that you do - espec on a regular basis.
Schumer could have done something, and didn't; he rolled over faster than my corgi for a biscuit. I am Canadian, and even I know a shutdown reflects badly on the ruling party, and the minority party can use that as leverage.
Angry, I think we could list a lot of things like not vote for the budget extension, not vote in these grossly incompetent cabinet members, etc. I love ya Angry but this is one big miss.
Agree. Capitulation and enabling is not 'fighting back'.
I think most of us would’ve preferred that the government get shut down by the Republicans then agree to that horrific abuse of a budget proposal.
How about stand up and yell like @algreen.house.gov or @aoc.bsky.social or @sanders.senate.gov???
I think every senator and congressperson should be holding huge rallies. We also need a huge million plus person protest in DC with auxiliary protests in every US city. People overseas will join, too.
This! Daily messaging is all they have so use it.
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In no particular order: - Resist - Delay - Throw sand in the gears - Handcuff themselves to a Social Security office - Showcase impacted Federal workers recently fired - Rallies, town halls, (think Walz) - Press conferences on the price of eggs for God’s sakes!! ANYTHING BUT NOTHING
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Shunning their Republican colleagues, shaming them in public and private. Bang pots and pans in the House and Senate. Refuse to cooperate with any bills. Make it plain the GOP will be left holding the bag and solely to blame for all this shit. In other words, make their life a living hell.
They see themselves as legislators, but if they cannot legislate, we need them to be leaders. They don't see themselves that way. Completely different mindset. They are wearing blinders and cannot seem to shift over.
I call BULLSHIT! Someone needs to pull up their big boy/girl panties and fight like #MitchMcConnell did when they were in the minority
Not vote for his nominees. Use the procedural tools at their disposal to stymie his plans. You know--SOMETHING. Force Jon Fetterman to resign because he's clearly suffering from brain damage from his stroke. They [wrongly] forced Al Franken to quit so they're not powerless.
Start by getting rid of Schumer. The guy’s a joke.
ALL of them should be holding massive rallies & appearing on tv & podcasts everywhere, multiple times a day.
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Be loud and present everywhere all at once. Take convoluted and semi-ridiculous legal actions like the GOP is doing. FIGHT BACK!!!
That’s exactly the point though. Trump/Elmo don’t have the authority to do what they’re doing. But then Dems Dems fold under the pretense that they don’t have the authority to stop it. This the who issue and it plays out over and over
no troll
I'd like to see them following in the footsteps of Bernie and AOC!
They don’t have the power to fight misinformation online? They don’t have the power to effectively message? They don’t have the power to change their lame ass reputation as weak sauce? Did you see the republicans in congress actually have higher approval rating than the dems?Come on.They have power.
I would like to see someone pull a John Lewis and stage a sit in on the House floor.
I see @booker.senate.gov is reading these…
Message effectively like AOC?
Literally get in the way. Take cameras and annoy the shit out of the unelected operatives gutting stuff. Bulldog into detention facilities. Stop having yuck yuck sessions with their dear friends across the aisle who endorse this travesty. Stop using weasel words.
So you want performance politics. Not actually things that work
I want them leading marches and getting into good trouble. How about you?
Why is g Bernie leading marches? Why the fuck aren’t YOU leading marches? Because you’re sitting 🪑sitting in an echo chamber thinking you’re a warrior. You sure are good at attacking democrats.. Doing Trumps work. Good job
Still listening for your solutions, which are?
My solution is not to attack democrats. Smarter people than me are doing everything they can. Sometimes not doing the wrong thing matters most. In the meantime, I still go to high schools every week and try to get kids ready to vote.I have been writing postcards to Florida and Wisconsin.
I will hit the streets and do anything I can. I won’t demand things that can’t happen because I know we just don’t have the votes.
Cool, I’m glad you have productive place to put your energy. (Really, no snark, kids need to be educated and participate) I am comfortable venting my frustrations with certain leaders, but I’d offer that this account is not the sum total of who I am and what I do towards goals I think we share.
Like most things. We certainly have more in common than not
FFS - performative politics got MAGA the White House, the Senate and the House. Rise above it, go high & when you get nowhere, know you did it w/dignity. Tuberville was all performative but he rallied the stupid. We can use some good, performative shit on our side.
Be more Sanders, AOC & Crockett & less Schumer. They always reach us for money - use those channels to organize rallies. They don’t have to always be there-ask Pete, Clinton, Obama, Sherrod Brown, etc. to stand in. It’d focus & energize us. And get Schumer out of leadership & stop using Carville.
Be role models for resistance. Schumer is a disgrace. The law firm that folded today is a disgrace. ABC is a disgrace. Two out of three of those would have won but they bowed instead. #Chickenshits
ABC's case they were worried about losing a lawsuit because George did kind of mess up in his wording big time and it could've been set a disastrous precedent for the free press everywhere if that case went to trial and went badly.
That's b.s. George was quoting the judge, pointing out that NY has this "exception" to the rape law that most states have changed to include any kind of penetration. The judge said it was rape. That's a quote. A perfectly reasonable defense for ABC. All George had to do was cite the source.
other users on Daily Kos explained it better then me on here: www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
Did you see Schumer interviewed on "The View"??? Or Chris Hayes March 13th?? I humbly ask you to watch the conductor...he really loves this country and did the only thing that could save our democracy...
And may I ask, how exactly did he save democracy? They are continuing to destroy govt agencies.
I saw Schumer very aggressively responding to women on The View and I've been hearing this lame ass argument from Dems for decades so I learned nothing except that we need Sanders and AOC because they are actively resisting.
Well he was aggressive so what?He was URGENT! explaining why he is the orchestra leader he sent Bernie &AOC out there together!This is what Russia &R's want you know...Dems against each other!
No, he was aggressive because a bunch of women were holding him to account. And guess what? He gave Russia what they wanted. He's in a leadership position. His job is to present a united front which he has never been able to do. He has folder so often he could own a laundry.
I saw Schumer angrily raising his voice on The View defending what he did. Doesn't change it. They folded. Just like ABC and now a law firm. They are surrendering to fascism.
No he just didn't angrily raise his voice he EXPLAINED WHY! He said it was the lesser of two evils do you honestly think that if the government shutdown which is what Space Nazi wanted That they wouldn't try to go in w/ his DOGE & dismantle Social Security? If you believe that U ARE NOT PAYING ATTN
Do you honestly believe they won't try and do that anyway? GOP still would have won. The point is to resist. This is like voting for the Nazis because they might do something worse. It's moral bankruptcy. And yes, he did raise his voice.
They can try but there are already 22 cases before the courts to slow them down and STOP them the point is to resist but they have to be strategic if it was shut down I guarantee me & everyone else getting S.S.would not get any money & it could be shut down for 6 mos! Shitler&Sissy SpaceX wanted it!
I worked at Paul Weiss many years ago for a year-and-a-half. It was a terrible place for me, but I still respected many things about the firm. I’m so disappointed in and ashamed for them. What a complete capitulation. It’s a big powerful firm and this sets a horrible precedent.
Any idea why they did it? They'd have won in court.
$. Avoid death threats. Keep their employees safe and working. I don't think it was political. Just profoundly disappointing
While the rest of us less powerful less rich not trained in law are on the streets and social media, putting ourselves at risk daily. The precedent they set was a disaster. All the TV lawyers are stunned.
I has an interesting conversation with a friend who was in management at Perkins Coie who had a surprisingly sympathetic perspective on Paul Weiss although she wished they chose differently.
PW didn’t want to be blacklisted - and, I guess the firm can continue its diversity practices without having DEI listed in its platform. I’m still disappointed. Perkins Coie took the better approach. What did your friend say?
The weight of keeping staff safe in the workplace from threats to the firm. Safety drills, all access doors locked etc. And while many but not all lawyers may be able to afford to keep themselves safe in and out of the office, staff can't. Perkins nevertheless did what it did now...
And keep from laying off staff, as you mentioned above.
I’d like to see leadership organizing mass protests.
Keep holding town halls in red Districts, especially swing districts, where the republican representatives will not show up. Also, every Democratic lawmaker needs to make sure they have sufficient staff to answer every call and email that comes to their office
They have a budget and and it’s not unlimited. How about you go volunteer to answer calls
That would work. I am sure most congress people and senators could get volunteers who would be willing to do that. Why not? I think your response was intended to be snarky, but it is very important
It wasn’t meant to be snarky. It was a fact.
When they want money the DNC does a great job activating volunteers. Let’s see them use their connections to save democracy. Many of us will step up but we need a united message & a coordinated national effort - that’s why we have the DNC & elected officials.
Go full "Mitch McConnell" on the R's. Block everything. Mitch gave them the playbook - they should use it.
They continue to play by the old rules when the rules have indeed changed.
Debt the GOP any votes for ANYTHING.
Do oversight. Bring in voluntary witnesses you don't have to subpoena. Get them on the record.
lol FFS. Democrats can’t even have a hearing if republicans won’t let them! And never a subpoena
cc: The minority witness rule. They could at least try.
I'd like to see them do much better on messaging. They're sounding very passive.
100% - Schumer is just cringy whenever he speaks - stop using him. He turns people off. I don’t give a crap what he does on a bike in the gym we pay for. We need results not stories about the good ol’ days. Get people who can deliver out there.
There is a big nationwide protest happening April 5!!! Let's show up in droves!!! #indivisible #50501
Speak out! Say musk is not elected and has no business in government! For Christ’s sake, protect your constituents!
They had the chance with the CR and they blew it. They kept complaining that they had no power in the minority, then the one time they do, they caved.
It’s up to the citizens to show up at protests and marches, write letters and emails, encourage non voters to register and vote in the mid terms and flood your Congress with phone calls! That gets their attention and keeps the pressure on!
Introduce articles of impeachment. It’s different than the first time he was president. His own are turning on him. He only has a 40% approval rating. Nixon had a 60% approval rating when articles impeachment were filed against him.
They can go to those town halls the republicans are too afraid to show up. I know AOC, Bernie & Walz are showing up but we need more Dems doing this.
I would like them all to do what AOC and Bernie are doing.
When they’re not in Washington, holding rallies and town hall meetings. Going to the people and rallying them. It’s what Bernie and AOC are doing.
Rallies, town halls, podcasts and live interviews Get out there and get loud.
They are doing that.
Very, very few are doing that.
This ^
AOC and Bernie are out there and they are loud and speaking to thousands.
A lot of CA congresspeople are going to protest outside their districts and even going to other states to help. I know one congressman has three rallies on Sunday alone in neighboring districts
A lot of what they do gets little or no coverage because trump is creating headlines. Also people have unrealistic expectations about what can be done. They want the big gesture lead by a shining hero, not the hundreds of political and legal small cuts that disable and weaken what is being done.
and by going at the rest of Trump's support system...the people propping him up. Weaken the Republicans and attach everything Trump is doing to them.
Yes!
Excellent point. Tesla is sure dying of a thousand cuts. That's the same energy we need to stop Trump.
All our representatives should be out there leading us.
34,000 this evening in Denver!!
Clearly the power lies elsewhere. Did that begin with Legalizing limitless corporate funds in elections or was it made legal to normalize the existing power structure and broaden the influence? Where do they meet? Is it even within our borders? Clearly things aren't what they appear to be.
Take lessons from McConnell. As someone observed, even when the Rs were the minority, McConnell behaved like they were the majority. They voted to confirm cabinet nominees that they didn't have to, some were really awful people.
I would have liked them to use the filibuster and shut down the government until Republicans caved.
They literally obeyed in advance.
Slow things down by whatever means and get media coverage. Force them to defend what they are doing by asking detail questions about what, when, how, why, etc
They should have held up appointments, filibuster the budget, hold hearings even if it's not official, make noise!! Push back!! And I would hope that behind the scenes they trying to convince their colleagues to do the right thing and oppose trump.
Organize as a whole. Why are we seeing an independent like Sanders rallying the troops and having town halls? We see AOC, we see Walz, but where are the rest of the democrats? Each dem member of the house and senate should be holding town halls in deep red areas.
Californian here in a red district with an asshat Rep. Tomorrow a Dem is holding a town hall in his district. I’ll be there.
Haven’t seen our Dems go into our one red district - Trump won 68% of them & it’s the district that’s most reliant on fed subsidies. Holding regular rallies/townhalls there would be great. @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social @salinas.house.gov @repbonamici.bsky.social
Where?
Plus Bernie almost always caucuses with The Democratic Party on votes in The US Senate.
Sanders is a "Democrat" in SPIRIT.
More of what AOC and Bernie did in CO today.
The mainstream media in America doesn’t show any of the rallies. Does not really cover politics or do in-depth analysis. They’ll cut away from a serious story for breaking news, a car chase. News media in America isn’t fake (Except for Fox, America One, etc) it’s just not substantive.
One reasons they don’t is because we’re disjointed. A lone rally in Salem, OR won’t get national coverage but if we coordinate ongoing nationwide protests it’ll break through. We need elected Dems to help coordinate & be out there with us. Vietnam protests didn’t get covered until they did.
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Do exactly what AOC and Sanders are doing. Have more town halls with GOP empty chairs
if a single judge rules that his actions violated the constitution, he should be impeached
oh, please.. where is "Angry" from before the elections? Of course there are things Dems can do. AOC and Bernie are speaking NOW to 34, 000 people today in CO, not all Dem voters. The Dems who do not meet their constituents where they are are afraid, play donor games or simply wait for permission.
What? He's the very same "Angry" since 2016...where have you been for 9 yrs? We have not had the majority with the filibuster in place since Obama(who had 4 mos total) & we had two traitors in Mansin & Enema #FactsMatter
If you read what i said-- there are Democrats (AOC/Bernie) who ACT, who have a MESSAGE that people resonate with, who are NOT afraid to meet their constituents, and GOP in need. Not paralyzed, adaptable, using opponents' weaknesses against them. Old playbooks and ways of thinking must go.
If you read what I said Schumer had to do the lesser of two evils...If they shut down the government...Shitler would have Apartheid Clyde and his criminal DOGE walk right in and dismantle our S.S. Democrats are doing everything they can the MSM doesn't report it!
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Dismantle DOGE, or deem it unconstitutional.
I'd like to see them on every channel, every outlet. Print, online, TV, everything. All day, every day, with a list of our grievances.
Not help pass the C.R. Ten democrats ended their careers, they and the DC bubble doesn't know it yet.
It’s not my responsibility to tell them how to resist. The Rs successfully slowed Obama. Get the blue state AGs to arrest the politicians breaching state laws Of their citizens. Stop congress from working. They need to figure it out or quit and let someone else Do it. We don’t work there!!
Are you aware Republicans had 2 fewer senators than democrats? And we had Manchin & Sinema. They have 53-47. Big fucking difference. The filibuster rules were also different when McConnell was majority leader. Republicans don’t need one Dem vote for a lot of things.
Like I give a shit. Schumer and Jeffries are about as interesting as watching paint dry. AOC and Bernie are in the same senate and house & push back and change the conversation. Honestly, they want this responsibility they can’t whine when we don’t have the solutions to problems they ran to solve
Stop making me laugh. You want to be entertained. Not actual governing. Between Bernie & AOC , they have zero legislation that matches their rhetoric. If all you care about is talk.. you’ve found your magic grandpa.
Lol y’all are pathetic. You want to sit idly by and wait out the storm. Good luck. I’ve marched, I’ve poll observed, I door knocked the past 3 elections for the dems in TX, AZ and CA. I’ve given thousands each cycle and I’m about to register as an indep. Y’all think I’m alone. Look at D approval #s
No one is sitting doing nothing. I have spent years registering high school seniors. Over 2400 .. every Friday I spend hours at a community market at a registration table. I am an officer in my local Democratic club. I know better than to attack democrats when they have no power. I know WHO has the
power. I don’t worry a minute about a poll that people are mad at democrats. JEEZ! I wonder why? Because of stupid fuckwads attacking over what they don’t understand. Thank God we aren’t sitting with a closed government. 700,000 jobs cut in 5 days. Millions more next week. No way to reopen & now we
know republicans had no intention of opening the government. They were fine with Trump/Musk running wild. Courts gone. No one to stop them. Planes leaving for El Salvador every day. For two years republicans were ok with govt closed or until Trump was ready. Shame on everyone helping Trump by
No I care about saving the effing republic - you want to pretend that things are following rules that no one is playing by. Enjoy the descent to fascism toots
Just watch TV. That's your speed.
Rules are what the Congress runs by. Not tantrums. Or entertainment. And.. Congress IS playing by the rules. We are simply the minority so rules aren’t on our side. Instead of demanding bullshit.. learn the rules. Stop attacking democrats & start attacking republicans. It’s not rocket science.
Stop kissing big donors asses and vote against things. We had Dems vote yes on the CR. They should have all voted no!
Use regular media + alternate media. Bluesky, Substack, etc. Make noise. Have news conferences. Speak out.
They’re doing a *lot* of this, but it’s getting overshadowed by the daily chaos. Follow @ariellaelm.bsky.social to get daily updates on what Dems throughout the country are doing. @dworkin.bsky.social similarly highlights people doing the work. We need to help promote the fighters.
Thanks!
Have a news conference every fucking week to address in clear LOUD terms what he did and what it means to "us"...Scare the SHIT of of "US", like the rePUKES do to their cult.
Town Halls everywhere GOPers are (a la AOC and Sanders), messaging like Buttigieg across all media, being on every Sunday show every week. Daily resistance messenger using the best Dems have: Raskin, AOC, Warren, Markey, Whitehouse, Swalwell, Schiff. Flood media. Message the hell out of every venue.
Wall is all over the Midwest doing this now - town halls in red districts and states.
@governorwalz.mn.gov is someone I forgot to include. He's a wonderful speaker. Thanks for the nudge!
Pretty good governor too 💜
More of Bernie and AOC
Do what the GOP did during the Obama years: say "No" to everything. Block everything you can in the Senate, no matter how small. Slow things to a crawl. The GOP's insight was that, if nothing gets done, the ruling party gets blamed. Just copy what the GOP did, which worked so well.
Exactly. Face reality: Republicans, Trump, Project 2025 and MAGAs work to destroy democracy and enslave Democrats. Fight the Fascists with all you've got. Don't capitulate. Don't collaborate. No excuses for keeping silent when they destroy democratic constitutions and disobay judges verdicts.
I remember that. They were the party of “no!”
I want to see Democratic Politicians on Local Public Access Cable Television Stations giving talks, making speeches, suggesting resistance actions/responses, being interviewed, airing/covering town halls in both Blue & Red Voting Districts.Speak up strongly, fiercely, vocally, in clear & plain terms
I think the question really is about what everyone should be doing.
We are rallying & protesting but these are scattered around & receive limited coverage. We have a political party so we can coordinate national responses. We have a huge job but so do they. And where is the DNC Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social ??? Isn’t he supposed to be coordinating the charge?
It's a great effort. But we're not making a big enough impact.
Filibusters, invoking cloture, not voting for any of these appointees, not voting for the CR… To change their attitude from minority party to OPPOSITION PARTY.
Build an opposition party. Start with @represent.us and their framework. Get Republicans on record with their opposition to this transparency and reform.
I want them to fight. To use every single tool in the box. That would be the opposite of what Schumer did.
I like to see @schumer.senate.gov act like Moscow Mitch when he was the opposition party. They delayed everything Biden wanted to do & pull “a Tuberville” too.
What Bernie. AOC & WALTZ are doing! Get out and RALLY people
I think they are doing town halls. Are they getting on TV? In the papers? They are speaking up in committees. Is that getting aired? There are a lot of Senators and Reps like Senator Tina Smith who work quietly but hard to get bills passed. The Republican Party have destroyed function in Congress.
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I'd like the Democrat heavyweights such as Biden, Harris, Obamas, Clintons to speak out. My perception (which could be wrong) is that the leaders of the party took their ball home to their mansions when they lost the election, and will only resurface for the next election.
they seem unwilling to publicly lead, even if that leadership is simply building the momentum for protests. seems bernie and aoc are doing that on their own, and at least from the outside it looks like its gonna cause a leadership clash at some point
The courts staying open is the best way to keep trump and musk in check
Better representation and leadership than Schumer, Shift and the other guy whose name I can’t remember and that’s a whole other point!
Why not buy ad time and have commercials explaining how this administration is screwing up? March Madness seems like a good time to get people's attention. Make the election cycle start now.
Love this idea!
Me too! I'd like to see billboards up in red states, maybe even electronic ones stating the daily disasters that are affecting everybody. Get the real news out there!
be louder. Ads constantly. all over the waves.
Chain themselves to every Doge building and refuse to move and any other civil disobedience they can think of.
UK here: Any land taken from Canada will be returned. Any US soldier refusing to invade a Nato country will have any punishment annulled. Any company profiting will be fined 200% So undermine invading Nato countries.
What AOC and Bernie are doing? More people doing that
They are progressing. Moar plz.
This.
Daily high profile press conferences explaining the impact of the Trump shitstorm that day.
Have a plan on what’s next and what to do going forward
Be in their faces every day. Do press conferences on the Capitol steps every day calling out all the BS at every turn. Speak to the people back home at Town Halls, Libraries, Schools….Be loud! Be heard!
Develop Project 2027 (Democrat’s answer to Project 2025)
More of them on red districts listening where the republicans will not. Out there motivating voters for the midterms.
In red districts. Need an edit function’
THIS: APRIL 1ST IS THE NEXT BIG OPPORTUNITY. ALL DEM SENATORS AND REPS FAN OUT ACROSS FL DIST 1 AND 6 TO GET THESE HOUSE SEATS. THERE ARE HUGE POPULATIONS OF SOC SEC AND MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES THERE. SCARE THE BEJEEZUS OUT OF THEM AND GET THEM TO VOTE FOR JOSH AND GAY. SHOW UP AS A UNIFIED TEAM!
Because they’re cats, unable to be herded and in a circular firing squad at that.
What gives you hope this week?
How's your bracket?
Trump is now denying that he invoked the alien enemies act, and blaming Rubio - given that, what congressional/legal sanctions can be imposed upon Lil' Marco?
I can never see these threads like I could on Twitter. WTF?
How can we best organize to stop the overthrow of our Constitution?
Show up for protests. They’re def worried.
When will this travesty end? How can we stop it
The travesty will end when cholesterol does us a solid or the GOP grows a spine. The only other option we really have is a sustained protest that gridlocks DC and/or much of the nation, and I’m not convinced the American people have the attention span for that.
There are protests and rallies every day around the country. Rachel Maddow highlights them on her show each night.
"and I’m not convinced the American people have the attention span for that." What a sad and concerning commentary.
I'm not convinced the American people will swallow all the DOGE cuts without a fight. Indivisable, Project 50501 and other groups have been pretty successful organizing Town Halls, letter-writting, and calling campaigns. The anger and actions are bubbling up differently from how I've seen it before
That part. We've been too privileged. Too worried about self even when this is going to touch everything. Without a mass walkout, shutdown, the military will be walking our streets, arresting many of us resistance members for what they see is bring a traitor to the country. No one is safe.
The problem is Vance, Theil and Musk are thick as thieves. Trump pretty much let's them do whatever while he plays golf but Vance will actually help them do it.
So. Damn.True. SUSTAINED protest is critical.
Lazy selfish Americans
I'm not sure the American people have the courage for it.
I think MANY people will show up, just waiting for the when/where in their community/city
I think we can all spend as little money as possible, and try to spend no money with American corporations, supporting our favorite local businesses only and paying cash to screw over the big banks. We’re driving them nuts by gutting Tesla, let’s do it to more of these mofos like AZ, Target and FB.
Cholesterol kills slowly (sadly decades), and GOP has no genes (genetic material) to grow a spine. Now what?
A massive #NationalStrike would do it. But I'm not sure a critical mass of people (15M?) could be persuaded to participate.
It's not attention span. The effects of the horrible policies aren't that painful yet - in many areas. How many jobs have definitely been lost? Are prices and food shortages out of control yet? SS still works so far and many don't like helping other countries. Court cases are dragging along.
So it won't end because I am not seeing protests on the order of Belgrade and Hungary, and the former 2 solutions will never happen
Nope
You keep returning to theme "attention span". It would be great if you would expound on that, and your suggestions to change that. I think AOC and especially Bernie, (who denigrated the DEMS while running against Hillary, and harmed the party) are adept at bringing focus to the fight. Yes?😻
I believe he is talking about us. The individuals. We are upset, cry out, but won't put ourselves in the path of being arrested, losing jobs, or being sought out.
Trump Rev 1: everyday was a new rev of bad. It splintered us. One group focused on X, another on Y, then forgot about X even though X was totally fucked up and then Z superseded Y. We need to focus on one issue, rally around that issue, and don’t get distracted. What hill are we going to die on?
There were a few days when I lost my shit. I was afraid I was going to be detained at the airport because my US passport shows that I was born in a foreign country. I was afraid that I could be disappeared because because my skin is brown. I’m one of 4 ppl of color at my place of employment.
I got tired of being afraid. My parents sent me to the US to live a better life - and I have. I’ve achieved a level of affluence that insulates me from 75% of this nonsense - but there are so many others who are vulnerable and I’m mad as hell and I’m fighting for them. Living in fear is bullshit.
And maybe just being angry us enough to keep us focused. But one day it’s the FAA, then it’s USAID, NOAA, what the fuck happened to the CDC? That’s so important that we’re hearing zero from the CDC and we’re focused on Tesla stock. We have to focus on a single issue. Otherwise, we’re herding cats.
too many people only get their news from podcasts, it was alarming how the trending google search after the election was "can I change my vote"?
The townhalls are promising...
Pleae!! Everyone!! April 5th in DC!! We need thousands there!!! I’m going- flying in from CALIFORNIA…. www.seeyouinthestreets.com
Why would the GOP really want to accomplish anything even remotely considered positive. They collect their paychecks regardless
Until it affects them…..
We should do it as they do in Europe
I disagree it’s lack of attention, it’s lack of ability. To protest in DC would take most three days: 2 for travel, 1 for protest. 50% of Americans don’t have $$$ or job security to withstand that. Lose job, lose healthcare, lose home - it’s a big risk for most people.
Nor the organizational skills.
BLM did it in 2020 for 6 months.
The fear is building in everyday folks who are having their fed jobs, Social Security, Medicaid, disaled kids, and veterans benefits slashed. Plus they see their IRAs dropping. Musk's chainsaw is becoming an existential threat to a lot of Trump voters who didn't think the leopard would... you know.
All we need is an organizer. I would definitely protest and am waiting to hear when and where
April 5th. Everywhere.
Tell me more
handsoff2025.com
well the Sanders/AOC oligarchy tour brought in 30K people in denver. people are getting pissed.
I’m guessing Phoenix on Thursday night was 20k.
I'm going to the one in Tucson tomorrow morning
thank you!!!
It’s building. Everyone needs to encourage others to get their feet wet with local protests. We need a big turnout on April 5th. www.fiftyfifty.one
I volunteer with an 82 YO gentleman (I'm 71) who asked me to take him to his FIRST PROTEST!!!!! We went last Saturday and we plan to go to many more together!!!
There are lots of small things happening everywhere every week, too. Indivisible encourages local groups to organize things all the time. Check out their website.
I'm going to the one in Portland!
Thank you for posting the links. I feel like I am only hearing about protests after they happen. Using social media to get the word out ahead of time so folks can plan is key.
I created this List of Accounts who post about Protests, etc. You can follow it, I think. bsky.app/profile/did:...
Thank you!!!!
I found this with just searching for Protests....people are creating protest feeds already.
The feed scrolls by so fast. Maybe do a search for "protest" or create a "protest" Feed? It's probably better to search for the opportunities in advance so you can sign up and add them to your calendar...so you can plan & prepare for them...and have time to make a sign & ask someone to join you.
I second this. We need to get out of the social media algorithms. I found out about an event yesterday after it was over. Another option is to join a local Indivisible group.
No algorithms here. Your feed is what you want it to be. Create or follow lists of stuff that interests you. I just created this list of accounts that post about #protests I think you can follow it? Pin it to your feed. Let me know if you want other accounts added to it. bsky.app/profile/did:...
I understand that. It was Facebook that showed me the event too late. The group organizing it is not on Bluesky.
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I’m currently in Michigan, so I will be attending the one in Lansing! ✊😎
lucky!
I’ll be there, too! 💙
Why are you all waiting that long? Given the pace of the damage being done? Stop kicking the can down the road!!!!
There have been a series of these. And a bunch of other protests too. They are getting people used to it. They are building. We aren’t waiting. There are protests everywhere right now.
34K
I heard 34,000, which is nearly 1 percent of the Denver metro area, I think, and it's early days. It's encouraging in a sea of discouraging news.
yes! it was! and that will just drive trump nuts. i bet he decides to go have a rally.
He won’t because no one will show up and if they do it will be to protest him.
APRIL 1ST IS THE NEXT BIG OPPORTUNITY. ALL DEM SENATORS AND REPS FAN OUT ACROSS FL DIST 1 AND 6 TO GET THESE HOUSE SEATS. THERE ARE HUGE POPULATIONS OF SOC SEC AND MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES THERE. SCARE THE BEJEEZUS OUT OF THEM AND GET THEM TO VOTE FOR JOSH AND GAY. SHOW UP AS A UNIFIED TEAM!
Yes. We. Do.
It's unfortunately not just attention span. It involves time and money and travel
April 5th will tell. Indivisible, 50501 many groups are targeting that date for massive protests.
I’ll be there!
They might if he crashes the economy.
I think the American people are so apathetic, even this won’t get you all to do something.
Americans are not the "best" at anything anymore. Those generations are long gone. Americans have become isolated, selfish and lazy, thanks to years of programming. Americans will spend endless hours scrolling TikTok but actually getting up and doing something? Too hard.
That asshole is built like an ox. Either that or there's some serious voodoo keeping him animated.
It has less to do with attention span and more to do with people being afraid to lose their jobs and care for their family. To have to take time off work. To have to spend money for travel. Etc.
When SS checks are late or don't come at all.
Since the GOP is willing to let him destroy our country I am guessing we all need to pray cholesterol does its thing - and soon.
I agree. Majority of Americans want big gestures by a hero that needs no effort from them. It was part of trump’s appeal. Big promises, day 1 he’d bring prices down and stop wars. They believed him. Only answer is education. Long term solution.
THIS! You nailed it. We’re seeing this play out with AOC and the enthusiasm with these big stadium rallies. I’m all for AOC and her work but can she motivate Americans to do more than show up at rallies and talk on social media about how she’s the one to save us? 🤷♀️
The difficult part is getting to the poorly educated. AOC appeals to the educated, especially those left leaning. They’re madly enthusiastic. What she’s saying won’t reach the majority. The ones who didn’t vote aren’t interested enough to listen to her, & lots wouldn’t understand what she’s saying.
Agreed. I'm also concerned about Bernie using this to promote Medicare for All right now. I'm no political science expert but can we start with saving Medicare and our democracy that's currently hanging by a fingernail off a cliff?
America won’t go as leftwing as Bernie in my lifetime, probably not yours. I’m worried that the enthusiasts will take the Democrats too far left. As you say, save your democracy, save your Medicare, get the Democrats elected and the rest will come in time.
That explains how Lauren Boebert rose to her position.
Yes. They probably thought, “Someone like me!”
Boebert is the poster child for that poster.
😂 She is!
And I'm actually seeing some establishment Dems poo pooing the activism. bsky.app/profile/nats...
That's the last thing we need-that'll give trump the excuse of declaring Martial Law & he can cancel elections then-for as long as he wants. And people are protesting all over the country-you just have to watch Maddow & see it. Hell-they keep protesting in my rural area-all over the place!
GOP will never grow a spine. I’m praying for the cholesterol.
General strike. Or we don't deserve our country.
The felon is absolutely itching for us to come out in full force. Marshall Law is his next step. Make no mistake about it.
Or when protests make the news. Too often, there is no mention of a protest I know happened or was at. If it isn't news, it didn't happen. No one knows.
Vance is much worse than trump.
Most Americans pay no attention and/or only get their news from Fox and have no idea that our democracy is experiencing an existential threat to its existence.
That’s very depressing for this Canadian to hear.
Well Americans need to wise up as they're the only ones who can stop this. The people DO have the power and right now need to exercise it. Take to the streets, stay there, national strike and blockade politicians offices.
And then there's always the possibility: Most in the ME (except Saudis) hate him, African nations hate him, Canada, Mexico, Ukraine, Poland, hate him, most of our "allies" hate him, and then there's dear ole "Iran, if you're listening"...who not only hate him but have a marker out on him. Drones!
Father Time is undefeated, and the Orange Menace is a physical and mental train wreck.
April 5th. handsoff2025.com
Excellent graphic.
Wish I could take the credit and I don’t know who designed it but I agree. Simple and direct!
Hmmmm… Would be nice as a bumper sticker 🤗
On a Tesla!
How do you feel about our country unifying like we did when 9/11 happened?
as much as this guy was not held responsible before, now there is no literally no one to hold him responsible. how fucked are we?
I read Bondi is asking for Trump to be removed from J6 case. Can they really get him off?
sorry, can't stay tonight. My CATS are unzipping Akron
Still think midterms will go forward?
Is Lutnick really thinking of messing with Social Security payments? Oh, and "complaining about missing a check means you're a fraudster"? wtf?
He's absolutely nuts !!
There is an implied threat in his words that if you dare to complain then it means you are a fraudster. People will be terrified!
That clip needs to be in LOTS of commercials
Boomers aren’t to be trifled with when it comes to Social Security. They really don’t know how pissed they’ll be do they?
This was something that would be said years ago when people still got physical checks in the mail. Something like - only fraudsters wanted physical checks not direct deposit. This of course, is also not true. But it was the reason to push DD This is how detached this man is from the rest of us.
Disgusting
If we miss a check, several somethings won't get paid. Miss another and we're out on the street.
We are in the same boat, and I'm sure there are many more
I know there are.
🌿💜🌿, yes, it is terribly worrying.
Fuck that dude, seriously. I got this one on another question, but I think it’s a trial balloon. They’re trying to gauge what might happen if they “miss” a payment. We need to make it very clear to them that it wouldn’t be tolerated.
@mantahunk.bsky.social
Overton window 'Well they privatized it but THANK GOD I still got some money'
It’s also another way to shame people who aren’t rich. What, your son-in-law isn’t a billionaire and you depend on the modest monthly check you get from years of paying into Social Security? You can’t wait a month to see what happens?
It’d be kinda creepy if we all made this our profile pic.
We have to make it very clear that putting business men in charge of Social Security makes it run worse and that privatizing would be even more awful.
Lutnick's rich mother might not miss a Social Security payment, but unfortunately, LOTS of us live month to month and can't pay our bills if that SS check isn't deposited. #ProtectSocialSecurity
Lutnick can fuck off !
This would definitely turn my Trump loving 94 yo mom against the regime, but she will probably blame Elon or someone else.
I imagine, Nutlick and all his rich buddies return their social security checks to the treasury every month, since they don’t need the money😂. Have they even paid into the system themselves? Greedy bunch of frauds.
The gas lighting and manipulation is jaw dropping. Trump and thugs are now trying to condition people to feel badly about speaking up if their money is stolen from them? The absolute gall of these people.
The acting Soc Sec commissioner is already threatening to shut down the entire agency over the court order against DOGE. I really really fear payments won't go out as scheduled next month for millions of people.
I suggest they study French history.
His mil needs to speak up
I can’t handle a missed payment.
Time to rise up. Peacefully, of course! bsky.app/profile/news...
Many seniors rely on their SS to survive. Howard can take a long walk off of a short pier.
Lutnick was Chair of Cantor Fitzgerald. "On September 11, 2001, Cantor Fitzgerald, whose offices were located in the World Trade Center, lost 658 employees." Though he relented later, Lutnick's stopped paychecks & health coverage immediately, tho "search & rescue" was officially ongoing.
Oh, the one who just happened to not be there that day?
He wasn't the only one but... 😑
Who else of note?
Not "of note...." But in our area, lots of people worked in the city & some at WTC. So there were a few personal associates & family members of my students who for one reason or another didn't go to work that day.
We need to be loud and those of us who live in DC need to camp out in the Capital.
I think Lutnick is really that troll that lives under the mossy bridge in the scary fairy tales we don't tell anymore.
Lutnick has always been a piece of shit.
We’re bigger and stronger now that we are adults—let’s turn and face the trolls that frightened us as children—with the full force of our adult capabilities!
It’s another litmus test. We keep failing them.
I knew I should have paid more attention in litmus class. Dammit.
😔
Omg I was just gonna say that…fuck that guy! 🤬
How do we do that? People aren't angry enough yet.
Apparently HIS MOTHER’S life wouldn’t crash immediately, but too many others’ lives would!
Well, after all, her son is a billionaire. That should offer a bit of security.
*son-in-law
It’s already happening. Several people have been marked dead and payment stopped. I expect It’s way more than we know they just haven’t seen their bank statements yet.
True but those were the "false fraud" (whom I hope sue him)-- there talking about delaying EVERYBODY'S checks
There’d be blood. Promise you.
I think you're right
I say we don't say anything at all, and let them try it!
To quote my dear, sweet friend Angie, that is no longer with us. "Don't fuck with my money and don't fuck with my food. "
exactly !
You are my favorite.
Tina Smith is letting salty language fly now that she isn't running for re-election. Not enough. We don't need to get angry or salty. But we cannot take a back seat & hope others will speak out /show up. I've gone to 2 capitol protests-they're growing. But we need to show like other countries do.
Isn’t it astonishing how they all got infused with courage and boldness when they don’t seek reelection. See Jeff Flake, and others.
I love this. Thanks for posting it!
Nutlick. It's spelled Nutlick. Howard Nutlick
If you'd like to contact the Commerce Secretary to let him know how you'd react if your or a loved one’s SS deposit didn't show up on time. Email: TheSec@doc.gov Mail:U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Main line: (202) 482-2000
The phones are offline.
TY
lutnick is a billionaire. he doesn't know how us 'little people' live. he doesn't know we pay our money into the govt each month/week. he doesn't know that some older of us, count on that check, that we have paid for, & is what puts food on the table. 😳 🙄 😳
Mostly he doesn’t care😩
I'm curious if the influencers will try to make "complainers are fraudsters" maga doctrine now
we know who 'the biggest complainer of them all' is....🙄
Delay. Delay. Delay. Don’t believe any promises about turning the faucet back on after replacing the washer.
It will not be tolerated!!
Or we want to be paid back with "interest."
Agreed. Don't poke a sleeping bear.
It will cause a shitstorm of epic proportions. There's a reason why screwing with Social Security has been called "touching the third rail" in politics.
I keep looking for a national group to organize a nationwide walkout/mass protest if a SS payment is missed! Anyone???
Yes, Elon Will do a scream test. It’s his only tool. executingorder66.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/o...
Let's get some calls in to the Secretary's office (I called, you can leave a vcm on the 800#) Department of Commerce - Phone, 202-482-2495 or 800-424-5197. TTD, 202-482-5923 or 856-860-6950. Fax, 855-569-9235
In the meantime, trump is tanking the stock market. Couldn't help Putin more!
Where are the millions of protesters in the streets? Nothing less. Have they spiked our water?
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They're all fucking idiots if they think they can fuck w/SS w/no blowback.
That man filled me with unhealthy rage today.
We’ve got to win special elections in Florida!!!!!
What’s Lutnick’s address?
SS pays for our Medicare. If they stop our payments we are in big trouble.
Same. There are so many ramifications with this. Some rent checks would bounce, credit cards would be late, utility bills would be missed - these have late or overdraft fees which would stress budgets even more. And many wouldn’t be able to afford meds or food. Let them try.
Completely disagree. We should be rooting for this to happen, as soon as possible. Nothing less will wake up red voters.
No that is unacceptable. People will die, people will despair. Watch you don’t become what we are fighting.
That's inevitable either way. You're not thinking very strategically. The question is one of minimizing harm. There's no possibility of no harm.
In the meantime, how many millions of disabled and retired people who depend on those checks to live have to die first?
This is a histrionic and intellectually dishonest response. Zero millions of disabled and retired people who depend on those checks to live will die if a check is missed. They will, however, experience discomfort, which is the exact point I was making.
Yeah, we'll live. But not be able to pay insurance bills, those will be cancelled. Credit cards extra fees for not paying bills add up quickly. Landlord might let us slide for one month, maybe. Not to mention the eating thing. Sure, discomfort.
Well, if we can’t buy food at the grocery store, I suppose we can use the food banks. Oh wait. 🤦♀️
I know, it's all insane!
Yeah, I think you missed my entire point. An incredible amount of pain is inevitable under Trump. My point is that it's better for it to happen early, so that it can generate the necessary outrage for effective protest to happen in a timeframe where it's still possible for it to have an effect.
I get it. But in my position, and probably many others, for us personally to miss a check or two, is something we will never be able to pull out of. Hopefully the outrage will happen sooner rather than later.
I do understand. Things are awful, and my thoughts are on what it will take to make them less awful. I just think the longer that things are shitty but very slightly less than crisis level, the more normalized Trump's shit gets. I'd rather have the crisis early as opposed to later.
Yes, I can agree with that.
BS! All I have is SS! If $ is not deposited, I don’t eat… my animals don’t eat… my bills don’t get paid… Life basically ends! I literally have $15.00 left at the end of the month. So NO! I’ve never been so worried in my life. I can’t sleep and am nauseous 24/7
Oh we we will. You can count on it.
It is a flat out psyop. This or a variation of this has been a repeated gop talking point today from Lutnick on down. They are saying these things over and over to lull people into numbness for when it happens so they won’t fight back.
It’s a test for what they want to accomplish.
The Elon.administrative coup has been entertained too long already... The Koup Klutz Klan must go. Nobody voted for Musk co destructo. Every hundred years like a clock the rich crush poor to same end historically.🔥
Unfortunately my own mother did, and 3-4 weeks ago told me she loves that all things are being broken. She really dislikes AOC, and Pelosi...told me gov't was too corrupt, and it all needs to burn down to the ground. It would make her homeless, but she's OK with this. "God" will take care of her.
She is one of few true believers then because most are not thrilled with being 80 \ homeless.🙃 They talk big but see how reality sinks in when living in church parking lot!🙃 Hugs. They are really brainwashed elder abuse style by Fox.👹
Eh, she just turned 76. She might not make until 80. She's always been a bit spiteful and vindictive, even if it blows back on her. She's not going to ever change. This has been her MO all her life.
Jeez
Yeah. It would make for a few interesting Dr. Phil episodes. My dad's side all passed away decades ago at very young ages. Glad they aren't here to see everything going on. Still miss them.
💐
🌼 Thank you.
Yes, she is. She was all excited about Truth Social, Rumble,OAN, RSBN, and "Steve Bannon's War Room." Way beyond rescue or reason. She got mad at Fox for punting Tucker Carlson to the curb. One of *those* people barely scarping by before the election, and no savings. We're estranged again.
Oh man! I hope she enjoys what comes next I guess.🤔 Most more reality based GOP are realizing they are getting fucked instead of help from Trump co!🙃🙃🙃
With that one? The FAFO is gonna hurt, really hurt. Not my concern anymore. I have to worry about me and mine, she said so. I would wish her luck, but I'm frosty towards her and think forgiveness is beyond my ability to give, ever. I won't wish her luck. I wish her a harsh FAFO. I'm done.
🔥🔥🔥
🍿 Might as well eat snacks as it all craters down around me. Better than screaming, or crying. It won't help me. But, I'm not the only one catching collateral damage. Solidarity of a sort, I guess? I did what I could, alas...
Koup klutz klan….klassic!
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All due respect but I think you’re giving Lutnick too much credit for saying that as a trial balloon. He is a sanctimonious ass who is stupid beyond belief.
Deserves a follow
It’s clear to me elon, don & friends have NEVER paid into SSA, never lived paycheck to payck, haven’t paid insurance premiums & have only lived off their interest/huge bank accounts. They have NO idea how most people actually live. They really think it’s just “free money” being taken by lazy slobs.
That last line of Lutnick’s quote sure is accurate in regards to Trump**: “A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling, and complaining.”
Exactly. I hope his mother-in-law holds a press conference tomorrow to set the record straight and to say, “Keep your f*cking hands off my Social Security!”
So out of touch
Lutdick comments sound like a cry for attention… So contact Howard Lutnick, Phone: (202) 482-2825 you can email him at howard.lutnick@gmail.com. USPS: Secretary of Commerce Office: 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20230
😡Today trumps Billionaire Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick said this!
its already been messed with. this is bonus trolling.
How to lose all 65+ Republicans? Take away benefits and claim they are cheats if they wonder where their money is. Can anyone really be this stupid to say the dirty part out loud?
And what do seniors have to lose if they take their checks. They’ll all be out in the street, and if these fools haven’t been watching the town halls where the vets are airing their opinion they better start now.
The guy has a tailored fucking suit.
What Lutnick is saying is, Musk/Trump are going to end Social Security (and steal all the money), and the ones to complain when they don't receive their checks, are fraudsters.
What a callous man. He has no empathy.
Since Lutnick and others haven’t been in public service, they have no idea of the reality of working class retirees. Or ordinary people.
These people are willfully out of touch
Honestly, I think the Boomers will buy whatever line of propaganda they sell them. These Boomers have proved they will buy anything that comes out of a Republican mouth. They will embrace the privatization of SocSec if Trump tells them this is the only way to save it.
Well that’s a hell of a generalization…. Boomer here and life long Democrat. MAGA however will swallow his BS hook, line and sinker
Boomer and life long Democrat here. It seems you consider yourself a gold standard of the ideal Democrat. Please stop your attempts to alienate any age group. We need everyone so climb down from your delusional pedestal and join the rest of the Party.
Seriously. I just blocked that cunt.
Um no... not all of us Boomers are magats. Many stayed progressive and are not gullible fools that follow Rumps marching orders.
Bwahaha! Wait till all those Q tips go after them if they mess with SSI cheques.
Fraudsters are the loudest, he says? Has he met his pal trump? That guy never stops whining!!
Exactly! That last line - “A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling, and complaining.” sure does describe Trump**.
What is your feeling on a possible 25th amendment here?
Yeah, ok. Why do I always see these posts an hour after you post them? Oh, that’s right, I missed the timing again. Try, try, again.
TGIF! What are you drinking tonight? I’ve got a pour of 12 year WhistlePig.
How long till marshal law?
Martial, but we get your point.
Shucks - thank you
Is 50501, Indivisible, and other grassroots protest moments having any impact? If not, what do you think would?
WHere are your answers? Sorry but I see only one answer and a ton of questions.
Keep scrolling down, you’ll find them.