Firing watchdogs. Dodging accountability. Trump’s unchecked power is the new normal. Explore America’s unraveling with Michael Tomasky, Greg Sargent, Bennie Thompson, Jamie Raskin, and many more on Feb. 12. RSVP for livestream and in-person: https://www.atlasarts.org/events/the-new-republic-amer… - ThreadSky

newrepublic.com • 128 days ago

Firing watchdogs. Dodging accountability. Trump’s unchecked power is the new normal.

Explore America’s unraveling with Michael Tomasky, Greg Sargent, Bennie Thompson, Jamie Raskin, and many more on Feb. 12.

RSVP for livestream and in-person: https://www.atlasarts.org/events/the-new-republic-amer…

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danieljarthur.bsky.social•128 days ago

Time to get healthy state governments to start taking action to takeover federal government functions like public health and income assistance, and to help each other with disaster relief and workers shortages. There will be many other problems to anticipate and mitigate. Stock up on essentials.

jaderydererhard.bsky.social•128 days ago

Question: how much longer can the USA be deemed a republic?

ridgebackluvr.bsky.social•128 days ago

It’s only the new normal because Democrats are failing to stand up and fight for the millions of people who voted for them.

ethicaloperator.bsky.social•128 days ago

What should the Democrats do? They are the minority.
The Republicans don't care about the rules and laws.
What do you think the democracts can do that Republicans will care about.
Supreme court gave him immunity.
Short of every single American citizen rising up and physically removing them.

jamaicanmekrazy.bsky.social•128 days ago

They also need to fight fire with fire. Get some Dem billionaires to step up like Bloomberg is.

ridgebackluvr.bsky.social•128 days ago

Totally agree. They seem physically incapable of doing anything. They bring a butter knife to every gun fight.

jamaicanmekrazy.bsky.social•128 days ago

If they even bother to show up

jamaicanmekrazy.bsky.social•128 days ago

They need to be more vocal about thier opposition; and highlight the ethics, norms, and laws that are being violated.
By being quiet, they appear to be cowards just towing the line.
They need to get mainstream media stop spinning everything as normal.
The average voter isn't listening to podcasts.

ridgebackluvr.bsky.social•128 days ago

THIS

ridgebackluvr.bsky.social•128 days ago

This is a cowardly answer. They have plenty of legal and parliamentary ways that they could make a difference. They are rolling over and doing jack shit and it’s fucking disgraceful. We are in a deep constitutional crisis and they are drinking champagne with the fascists.

ridgebackluvr.bsky.social•128 days ago

They could refuse to vote for his incompetent and unqualified cabinet pics, for starters. Tell me why Michigan senators Slotkin and peters voted for dog murderer and unqualified Kristi Noem. They are putting up zero fight. No messaging. No reassurance that they are going to protect democracy.

lumenation.bsky.social•128 days ago

I feel like osmosis jones and america is bill murray.

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