.@velshi.com “Head in the sand”? Please. Part of the problem is limp news coverage that turns every Dem wobble into a five-alarm fire while treating GOP extremism as background noise. That’s what depresses our base.
.@velshi.com “Head in the sand”? Please. Part of the problem is limp news coverage that turns every Dem wobble into a five-alarm fire while treating GOP extremism as background noise. That’s what depresses our base.
He's not even the first. Patty Murray was on it, and Schumer has been on it as well. Those are just the ones I've seen. Most Democrats want him gone, but not all get the attention.
Schumer called for his firing; it just didn't get attention on this site because he isn't Bernie Sanders. As did Sen Patty Murray. And I haven't seen a statement from Jeffries recently, but he's been speaking out against RFK Jr for a long time.
It's not a good thing, but it is a necessary thing. Long term, there needs to be serious national level districting reform to prevent this (i personally want proportional rep, as it's impossible to gerrymander), but for now the Democrats have to fight with the weapons they have.
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I said the communists (not socialists) , who were far left, saw the social democrats, who were more towards center left than the KPD, as the primary enemy and spent more time trying to be long of the left hill. This backfired and communists were absolutely sent to camps.
This is the same mindset being criticized in the original post as I read it. People as recently as last election cycle spent far too much energy fighting against people who shared most of their views as opposed to the people who shared almost none of them.
It's a mix. The leader of the German communist party didn't like Hitler, but he was an accelerationist who thought the social Democrats were their primary enemy, rather than the fascists, and thought they Hitler would be a temporary stumbling block on the way to a Communist utopia.
"people used to be so much tougher they didn't need vaccines/pasteurization/air conditioning" no idiot they just died
He isn't the only one who cares, but he is one of the least effective. He's a career politician with no major legislative achievements over decades. He talks a good game, but he has never delivered.
It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
But the actual arguments at hand were these: 1.) Basic government functions, like building roads, is not socialism, which the other guy was saying and, 2.) National politicians running on being a socialist is a bad idea that will lose elections to the right and result in worse government.
It's more politically oriented with much more centralized control than other ideologies that fall under the same umbrella. Or in other words, communism is socialism, but not all socialism is communism.
Nah, the basic definition of socialism is social/common ownership of the means of production. It's achieved to various degrees in different nations, but it's the basic form of it, and it's a broad term. Communism is a more specific ideology that falls under the broader umbrella of socialism.
Is it too much to ask that a Democrat win a general election in a red district before we start dunking on “the establishment”. Preferably a federal office. I’m glad people are motivated but good lord. Making NYC bluer is like making Chattanooga reder.
Monarchies, dictatorships, oligarchies, etc all had roads built by the local government to facilitate trade. Socialism is not "Government does stuff." All socialism is, is an economic system by which the means of production is owned by the community as a whole rather than by private interests.
I'm not a socialist, and the whole fucking country definitely isn't. You'll find people, like me, who believe in a strong social safety net, institutions, and regulations as appropriate to prevent the worst excesses of unfettered capitalism, but that's not socialism. That's just government working.
It does matter. Believing otherwise is delusional.
That's a guaranteed losing stance outside of blue strongholds. Heck, it's a guaranteed loss within some blue strongholds. It may play well on Bluesky, but branding ourselves as socialists is stupid politics.
And the one time Democrats had a supermajority that could have gotten past that. 1.) It was for 1/2 a year, which they used to get the ACA passed. 2.) The Democratic Party is a coalition, and one of the 60 votes they had wouldn't have helped break filibuster to be able to keep their seat.
The Democratic Party has never, ever, ever had the opportunity or political clout to be able to pass a legislative action codifying abortion rights. It would have been filibustered by Republicans if it came up
It means they aren't abandoning LGBTQ people and our rights for political power. It's a good thing to refuse to abandon the pursuit of equal rights, which I assume you agree with by your pinned post.
I may be naive, but I don't think we're getting tariffs enacted by Congress. 1.) They would be filibustered in the Senate, and I doubt Senate Republicans have the votes to kill that. 2.) Enacting tariffs is different from agreeing to let Trump do so by executive order. I predict cold feet.
The “fluoride removal” bit is a solution in search of a problem. Fluoride levels in Florida are completely safe, help prevent cavities, and keep kids in school. Where’s the evidence it’s been remotely harmful? There isn’t any. No ethics, no morals, all smoke and mirrors.
How, exactly, did they screw Bernie? The truth is Bernie lost because of his flawed outreach, not because of any nefarious action. He didn't make inroads with the constituencies needed to win a Democratic primary. No conspiracy theory needed
"This assumption of a plaintiff’s allegation is the general legal standard in the motion to dismiss stage of any lawsuit. The allegations contained in the complaint must be taken as true unless they are merely conclusory allegations or are invalid on their face." Directly following your quote.
Yeah, and if you didn't like that, you should be happy that they're working to uphold that promise.
This assumption is not a declaration that the primary was rigged. It's a statement that the court didn't bother reviewing at the level needed to dismiss the claim.
The court case you are almost certainly misunderstanding made no ruling at all, as they felt it was outside of their authority. They didn't review the facts of the case at the level required to dismiss the plaintiff's claim, so it remained at the "assumption of truth" standard.
No court ever agreed that she rigged a primary, and it was never possible for the DNC to do that. But if you didn't like her favor for Clinton, you shouldn't like any DNC official taking sides in a primary.
The DNC is supposed to be an impartial support organization for Democratic candidates, representing the whole party. Part of that is maintaining neutrality in the primaries, so they can represent all candidates. Primarying a sitting pol isn't bad, but he's trying to do two conflicting jobs.
The thing he's doing that is wrong is trying to be a DNC official (supposed to be neutral on primaries) and an activist working to primary sitting Democrats at the same time. Both are fine, but not good together. The DNC represents all Democrats, and an official taking sides muddies that.
As a former Catholic I'll say... I will choose to view this from the perspective of harm reduction. You'll probably be hard-pressed to find any candidate for Pope who isn't tainted by this. He may not be great, but a not-great Pope that the far right hates becomes good enough for the moment.
There are some (esp younger) people in certain targeted groups who have gotten the idea that leftists are their people, the ones who have their backs. They have no clue how quickly they would be abandoned if they started insisting on actual progress, nor who actually fights for that progress.
It is the Democrats who are fighting for progress, and they're the ones doing it effectively. Evidence is, you can make a very good guess about the state of trans rights in a state or territory by looking at the ruling party. Hint: it ain't the red states where things are better.
My spouse and I were talking about this again yesterday: when people scream at democrats to “do something” and you press them about what, it falls into four categories. 1. Things they are doing. 2. Things they can’t do. 3. Performative nonsense that would achieve nothing. 4. Literal crimes.
Holy shit, our lawmakers are fucking idiots.
When my point was that the individuals actually under fire were saying, "please vote for Harris and keep Trump out," citing the source that showed that is not cherry-picking, and citing a bunch of people who were very much not the people in question is missing the point entirely.
Yes www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
I'm not indifferent to the suffering of Palestinians. Part of the reason I voted for Harris was that she was the best choice to help them.
Oh come off your high horse. Me saying that you, specifically, are wrong is not me insulting all black people. I think you, specifically, are wrong and a bad actor here.
Saying, "I'm black," and posting a voter breakdown chart is not a solid defense against distracting from the on-going assault against our institutions and civil rights with, "B-but Democrats also bad."
Oh get out of here with the "both sides" bullshit. Palestinians were outright begging us to elect Harris because that was the best case scenario for them and us. Instead performative morons decided they couldn't be pragmatic and we got this.
They arrested a sitting Judge. This is insane. Every day, the Trump admin commits another blatant act of lawlessness — not just to test our systems, but to test us. I will not grow weary of saying it plainly: We have no kings in America. We must not be silent or look away.
75 percent.
The Economist: "IF YOU failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality than the president of the United States."
Last night, Democrats flipped a Trump +23 state senate seat in Pennsylvania for the first time in 40 years. Florida is next. CD-6 is considered a safe seat but the race is tightening and Republicans are flipping out. We won’t rest until polls are closed!
Vaccinate your kids, people. And yourself if you had anti-vax parents who let you down. www.texastribune.org/2025/03/21/t...
All else aside, Bernie is turning 84 this year, and will be near 90 when his current term is. We shouldn't want anyone running for high office at that age.
Most of it. There are some unironic neoliberals, but most of the users are just small l liberals. Big on social liberties, typically support capitalism AND the institutions necessary to tamp down on abuses, and generally not fans of radical politics. But they do hate that Schumer refuses to fight.
I'll be supporting a primary challenge against Chuck Schumer. Time for him to go.
DAILY DEMS DOING THE WORK, MAKING NOISE, AND FIGHTING BACK Day 39 Today was a day of purity tests and spreading discouragement and anger. It’s really important on days like today to hear about our fighters. 🧵
I came here hoping to see this said. Your story is my favorite in that anthology so far: going to follow to see if you update any time.
Ending the night with this. *Get your hankies* A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.
🚨ATTENTION The deadline to register to vote in Florida’s special elections in CD-1 or CD-6 is THIS MONDAY, March 3rd. These two seats are crucial with a narrow majority in the House. Double check your status and register to vote at iwillvote.com.
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
Under Governor @jbpritzker.bsky.social's leadership, an additional 170,000 Illinoisans will have their medical debt erased.
House Republicans voted for a budget that would gut Medicaid.
The Republican budget adds trillions to the national debt with a tax giveaway for billionaires paid for by seniors who rely on Medicaid. Every single Florida Republican voted to cut Medicaid.
🚨ICYMI: We’re a few months out from Hurricane season and DOGE just fired 800+ NOAA staff, including some meteorologists, radar specialists and others who help track and monitor hurricanes. Dangerous.
This was one of RFK Jr.’s first orders after being sworn in. Just an astonishing denial of science and will cause so much pain to the 45 million Americans facing mental health challenges.
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, “What is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options. Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.
Happy Black History Month! Here is my favorite story about a Black American you may not know about: Robert Smalls. He commandeered a confederate ship and sailed himself, his family, and the other enslaved crew and their families to freedom. THROUGH waters controlled by the Confederacy.
This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.
lots of people seemingly need repeat reminders that people who commit acts of mass violence are not normally people with well thought out political views consistent with ideologies they support/oppose, because if they had well thought out political views they probably wouldn’t be doing mass violence
Google says that 30-60% of one nematode's genes "have orthologs or strong homologs." So we don't share quite that much, but there's a lot of similar functionality in those genes! (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)
Elon's chart is even more narrowly about humanitarian aid (~0.15% of the Federal Budget), which is basically all emergency food & health aid to conflict regions. To cut it is to condemn tens of thousands of people to unnecessary death in places like Ethiopia in order to save a couple pennies.
Always ask the question. Every story I’ve ever seen of someone curing their cancer using “alternative” therapies has a “also we did the normal stuff” subplot right beneath the surface.
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