Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
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Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Nobody on the right does. When he is gone, those working class voters are going to be frustrated. We need to channel their frustration toward good government.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
If he has no standing, then heās just a guy online being annoying.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Heās going to do a sone very specific things: He is going to use the post office to stop or slow down mail delivery in blue counties. Drop boxes must be set up by the states to prevent this. He will attempt to prevent the swearing in of members of congress he think stole their seats.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Iād settle for tan suit level annoyance at this point.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Breaking? Heart breaking.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Donāt worry. We have coal.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social)
If only heād shut the fuck up too.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Absolutely. I hate the thought of abandoning these poor people. I donāt care what it costs, abandoning humans is what I find cruel.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
I have got no idea how people would be mad that we donāt want people living on the streets. We have a duty to give these people access to the care and shelter they need.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed. Iāll never send money to Act Blue again.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Iām assuming that they are always tracking Russian submarines.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
If she wins the dem primary. I doubt that very much. I doubt Schumer wins his next primary.
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Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe if they werenāt so feckless we would send them money. Iām not going to send money to a party that wastes it and drops the ball daily.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
There is a lot of people in this country who donāt understand or donāt care, and only react to things when they impact them directly. We see it time and again with many subjects. COVID for one. Iād rather believe they were ignorant than willful, but they keep proving me wrong.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe we start calling him āpresident in waitingā. At least to the point Trump hears it and has to react to it. Again, thisāll no doubt be another missed opportunity by the Democratic Party.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Without empathy, this is a felt problem. And trump thinks he is smart enough to target his authoritarian policies away from a lot of people who lack empathy. I donāt think heāll be that smooth forever. And sooner or later it will be felt in some way by the overwhelming majority of people.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
We barely have what it takes to comprehend this. Our government has functioned unmolested (somewhat) for 249 years. We donāt know what authoritarianism looks like. If those on the right are not feeling it then they will never believe or care it is happening to others.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
It blows my mind that in most states it would be perfectly legal for me to carry a long gun in the open, and would not have broken any laws until I pull the trigger.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this all so Sean can ride the subway?
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Were they really principles if they can abandon them so easily and cheaply?
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
State crimes are unpardonable. We need to broadcast that message far and wide.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Optics is what he cares about. Itās all he cares about.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Heās is different, in that he started this shit way too late. Heās falling apart like Jeff Goldblum in The Fly.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
He will never get that prize and it will torture him. I love that for him (and us).
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
I think this is a reaction to Trump upping his decorating budget. Unless that tacky shit in the Oval Office isnāt real gold.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
George, we could never get that lucky. This mutter is going to live until he is 90.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
I think America has syphilis.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Cuomo counting the people who showed up to his event.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Now?
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
This sounds like a case for RFK Jr.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Heās over flushing again
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
They are going to say to Gavin Newsom all the things they wanted to say to trump. Play it back and imagine they are talking to Trump. Itās hilarious.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Maxwell swears she did nothing wrong either. If Epstein had lived, she would have put her hand on a bible and said he was innocent too.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Do people not understand that we need those taxes to fund basic government programs?
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
It is incredible that we keep funding it. It is also amazing to me that we arenāt starting our own grassroots version of Act Blue to support candidates who will primary the democrats we are obviously frustrated with. The only thing they lack is access to money the party wonāt give them.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Biden had people around him who knew it was a bad idea for him to run again, but they stood to make a lot of money if he continued. The Democratic Party is full of those same consultants who take our Act Blue money and advise the leadership to say this shit.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
None of this is going to have the effect they think it will.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope so.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
The desire for them is to continue unregulated. Pro-pollution republicans always seemed like the obvious choice for them. If I was to create a 10 point plan for democrats, it would surely include: āRegulated capitalism is how we protect the customer from unfair business practicesā.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
I need to see this guy on an episode of law and order.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
I need to show this video to my wife the next time she says Americans donāt have accents.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
āOrange cuntā.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
The last thing Iām clinging to is that we donāt want authoritarianism as much as democrats fear or a minority wishes. How do we manage a vocal 35% minority when they are out of power? Hopefully a lot better than we did in 2010.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
I donāt think he has a natural successor. Plenty of wannabes. Their brand of idiocy and bigotry doesnāt die with him, but it loses its potency. Who on the right is going to be able to convince enough people that they are only looking out for the middle class? The GOP knows this.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Can hear his meniscus creek with the sound down.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Great question. Iāll be thinking about this for a while.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
He must have touched the Oval Office decorations.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
How do you measure progress, when you donāt understand or remember where you started?
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
He knows heāll be impeached again. Investigated again. And ice will not continue to be funded again. He knows heāll be a lame duck if democrats win.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Dude, they donāt even have subpoena power. Gaslighting.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
And windmills NOT Trump policies and data centers are the reason your electricity bills are so high.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
They cannot string a sentence together.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
We did. Thatās why he owes New York $500m. Shocking that the appeal decision isnāt in yet.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump reacts to everything negative he sees. He needs to see democrats calling him out and bringing numbers. He needs to see it on TV. Heāll react and that will drive the story. The cable news channels just want clicks. I think we can get a fourth grader to react if we do it right.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Will he ever learn that international relations are so much more complicated than a real estate deal? Stupid question. Heās incapable of learning.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
We have no centralized ability to spread our message and platform. Shit, I donāt even know what our platform is. We are so scared to release it because we are scared to defend it.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
I think it is the ability of the GOP to focus & turn democratic voters against their own party and interests. The smallest crack is identified & they spend months widening it. It doesnāt take much to swing these states and they have gotten really good at it. We have also gotten bad at fighting it.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
The thing I look forward to the most is her losing in South Carolina.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh guaranteed.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social)
Heās trying to put a positive spin on slavery⦠for the tourists. Like they wonāt be put off by the military walking through the streets beating delivery drivers.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump thinks the government owning 10% of Intel is HIM owning 10% of Intel.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Horrendously.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
The ones that voted for Trump because of Gaza.
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Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
The first term he had at least some smart people in important positions. This time he is dementia grandpa running wild.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
100%. Doesnāt it feel like was a time he needed the press, now it seems like the press needs him?
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
What democratic leaders? The democrats havenāt had a leader since Obama. We have a bunch of safe seat politicians who are a little too comfortable in their bubble.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Itās still easier to invade America through Trump though.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Future search bar option on pornhub.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
If you believe that, youāll believe anything.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Under coercion obviously.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Heās a piece of shit. Not useful shit either, the kind of shit you step in and canāt get off.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Alleged sandwich thrower.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Because heās a Christian, I suppose.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Depositions are a great way to get to the truth.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
You canāt coach this.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
You think the manager planned it?
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Dumb question: it looks like we consistently underperform the rest of the world.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
She still thinks sheās the governor of Arizona.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
A US president calling it Leningrad just gave Putin a boner.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Honestly, I hope we have given them enough to choose from.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Makes sense haha
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Cannot admit he misspoke. Ever.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the only way the US will learn.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Overturning Roe wasnāt a case about overturning Roe. It was a case about limiting abortion to 15 weeks in Tennessee.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Dementia
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump knows, because Trump was there for some of it.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Once the Supreme Court denies her case Trump will pardon her, but only after 2026.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Like a mugger saying he already spent the money.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
And hurt feelings donāt count.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
So will trump attempting to federalize the states.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Heās going to Alaska on Friday. Has he signed over Alaska?
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
The US military patrolling the nations capital under his orders is not the optic he thinks it is.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
The big difference between Rwanda and Gaza is we were never afraid to call Rwanda a genocide.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Iām done using the tax code and revenue streams to make people invest. People will invest regardless. Because they do all over the world.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
The sad truth about taxes is the top 80% (or so) do not pay enough for the services we want. Large corporations do not pay enough either. The dollar value is greater on an individual basis for those larger businesses and billionaires, but this needs to be a collective effort.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
This is why my 17 year old (US citizen) daughter will be applying to your school.
Andrew (@random55.bsky.social) reply parent
Democratic messaging takes three forms. Minor players vying for attention. Party elders doing nothing but burying their heads in the sand and fumbling. People obviously running for president but too scared to say so. All of this backed by consultants who love to make money off this system.