And here's our statement: Please do something other than make statements. If you're unable to mount any sort of meaningful resistance to this horror show, your statements are just frustrating to people who are anxious, uncertain and very afraid.
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Philly - Federal Dems can do more but they were not given power of anything in the Federal Government. That’s what happened in this last election.
Democrats do not have any control.
You can still push for solutions and vocally fight back. Outside of AOC, there has been zero leaders here. As reference, see Republicans when Dems had control prior. Not the time to be flat footed and take it lying down
Let's not forget Jasmine Crockett among the "nasty" women we love. There are a number of outspoken Dems, but these 2 generate more clicks so we get to hear from them more. Still, this doesn't exactly rise to leadership; it's mostly risen to viewership.
The entire Democratic Party needs to get on its' feet NOW and fight. The outspokenness of just a few isn't going to make any difference, particularly as those few are standing alone.
Pelosi has done a lot of good but IT IS TIME FOR HER TO STEP DOWN. AOC needs to be the face of the Dem Party or else we're screwed. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
I think we the people are the ones that have to do something. It will require sacrifices. It will require constant protests. It will require nation wide general strikes. Stop the economy. Those better off need to support those that are not, so we can all participate.
Yes, stand up and do something instead of just speaking words. We're sick and tired of all the statements. Your job is to help the American people who want to save our country from a felon lunatic.
The Dems are in the minority, words are their most powerful weapon right now. They should be constantly o TV announcing a 5 Alarm Fire and offering advice and guidance. Their job is to BLOCK, OBSTRUCT and RESIST. 1/2
2/2 It is not their job to look for common ground and vote to confirm cabinet nominees. A few individual Dems are speaking out and putting up a fight, but I've seen no concerted effort to rally the Party as a whole to mount any kind of meaningful resistance. This is disappointing.
100% THIS ☝️ The statistics on the massive amounts of social media posts and news interviews Trump did/does makes him what White House Transition Project Director Martha Joynt Kumar calls an "outlier" based on research & comparisons of Trump's communications preferences w those of his predecessors.
Besides having done more Q&As during his first 32 mos., Trump also tweeted 80,356 times since 2016 (TrumpTwitterArchive). The Dems have done a poor job comparatively whether or not in power. They need to be appealing to the 50% of voters who did NOT want this & are angry & scared.
The source of the statistics is at the https://whitehousetransitionproject.org and the PDF available for download is linked. Get it while you can, as massive amts of web sites and data have already been removed from federal/govt websites in a move that could come straight out of dystopian sci-fi.
One thing he can do is be more clear about what he means when he says “push back.”
Since HE is the guy sitting in the chair, it seems that he would have more details on what can be done than someone on Bluesky who’s just upset because they’re watching their country being torn apart.
With respect,Danieo9, you don't speak for me. Every opposition statement whether written or spoken, is needed. We're all responsible. I've written and called my Republican legislators. I'm educating myself. I'm here. Trump controls the executive branch, believes he controls the judiciary, and
Congress has a narrow majority of Republicans. Dems and Independents can denounce the Trumpigarchy and make opposition statements, but unless the half of us who didn't vote for this make OUR statements as often as they make theirs, we're not going to get those few votes we need to censure this.
I can't agree with this more. We are sick to death of "statements" from elected officials. It's your fucking job to protect this country, and the evidence is clear. You're not doing that job.
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Democrats do not have any control.
Anyone see him lately, by the way???????
https://newrepublic.com/article/189500/pelosi-aoc-oversight-committee-democrats
(YouTube link rather than IG)
https://youtu.be/e4hRJDYh1Ss?feature=shared
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2025/01/congressional-response-watchdog-firings-hindered-gop-control-connolly-says/402589/
Be specific. "Something" is not an answer.
Since HE is the guy sitting in the chair, it seems that he would have more details on what can be done than someone on Bluesky who’s just upset because they’re watching their country being torn apart.
We didn't.
Now we have left our elected representatives in an impossible position.
We did this. Not them.