Cause people say stuff like oh that's just Trump being Trump. They laugh it off. I believe it's all very real. Musk and Putin got their hackers to take care of everything. House and Senate were part of that deal.
Not sure we should believe everything he says, but we certainly should pay attention and look for the truth that's covered in all the lies he spreads. He's said plainly that they rigged the election multiple times and implied it more than that. But it's treated like some sort of conspiracy theory.
Your long-term best interest is always better served by standing up to a bully rather than appeasing him. Of course, it's hard - doing the right thing typically is.
Once you submit and hand over your lunch money, they'll never stop bleeding you dry.
DEMS, stop being so GD weak-kneed. WE have faced shut-downs before=the GOP does this routinely. US survives. I don't know if the USA will survive this surrender this time. GOP RONALD MOMMY REGAN WAS FIRST TO SHUT DOWN THE GOV. George HW BUSH GOP shut down the gov. https://www.history.com/news/us-government-shutdowns-facts
Yeah sure everyone goes right up to the moment of the vote and tells you the way of the world but nobody goes past that vote and tells you what happens next. This is the problem with the "no vote" caucus. Does govt shutdown? Then what? For how long? What's living in permanent..
shutdown like? What new powers does Trump et al gain? Can Congress still operate and for how long? Would it keep operating or would they shut it down and shut out Dems? What happens to all the Fed employees that judge ordered rehired? Do they work? Are they still fired? How long does that last?..
What happens with the funding judges ruled had to be paid out? What happens w/ the children who are literally starving to death bc USAID was shutdown? So much unsaid unexplained. Seems to me Trump would have loved a shutdown. Just heard someone on TV say no one would know how shutdown happened. ..
Ha! Well, Trump would tell them day in day out never would stop saying the Democrat Shutdown! That's how. MAGA TV and media would leave no doubt. The MSM would do a lot of both sidesism. In that environment Dems would get stuck holding the bag. Just think: Biden economy & recovery was excellent..
Note how the slimy The Hill immediately engages in vapid sports/reality show judging commentary here: Democrats are looking to "save face" in a "showdown".
This has been our political press for decades now. It's how we got here.
Tell them
@schumer.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
@shaheen.senate.gov
Brian Schatz 202-224-3934
Angus King 202-224-5344
Maggie Hassan 202-224-3324
Gary Peters 202-224-6221
Trump would've had no incentive to open the govt again--ever, and would've had control of which aspects to open as essential. Martial law would surely have followed--how else to maintain order? There would've been no courts to constrain him. It would have been the end of democracy in America.
Ok. Would you rather die on your feet or live on your feet though? As Patton said, it's not your job to die for your country. It's your job to see to it that the other guy dies for his country. You can't fight once the govt is shut down. Game over.
I can’t remember ever the Democratic Party to vote to shut down the govt. I know republicans have many times. I could be wrong I guess but shutting it down won’t stop musk from dismantling anything.
Finally! He didn't HAVE to give him his appointees either. THAT pissed me off and I will KEEP letting him and Mark Warner that is NOT how you fight a dictator our authoritarian leaders!
No @schumer.senate.gov is just a DEem MAGA that is falling in line with all the Trump GOP to protect himself. He does not give a shit about the American people.
It's difficult. Pass the CR & you hand them what they want. Don't pass the CR, everybody gets "furloughed," Trump turns it into "fired," and you've still handed them what they want, but made it easier for them to get it.
No good choice for democrats today. It's not about efficiency or fiscal responsibility. Republicans believe programs for the people cut into their bottom line, and they intend to get that money, not for the people, but to line the pockets of six figure politicians as well as the rich 1%.
Schumer handed it over. Surprised he didn't say, "Ya want fries with that," when he voted FOR #Elon & that dementia-ridden convicted felon's continued destruction of AMERICA.
This is the moment we learn who the new leaders are of the democratic parties. These are folks that are not just cosplaying leaders and collecting checks.
So what is he going to do about his leader handing it over to him? If the answer is nothing he condones handing this shit over to the bully, kaine supports that if he continues to support Schumer.
Are the Dems a political party or what? Why is everyone voting for something else? Do they even talk to each other? The US has become utterly ridiculous
This news program is ridiculous you have the hosts going to Mar A Lago after every election to bow and blow so seriously I just won't watch a second of it not even this fking clip
Well put and, coincidentally, the only correct answer. Schumer and his list of cowards will be remembered for this treachery. Good luck with your book tour, Chucky boy.
The Dems poor media strategy really shows here. There should have been persistent efforts across all media over the last month to highlight that the Republican strategy was to NOT include Dems in the CR and then to blackmail them with a shutdown. Dems did nothing effective to fight back.
Trump will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Chuck take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
Trump isn’t negotiating with Putin—he’s obeying him. From wanting Canada as the 51st state to eyeing Greenland and the Panama Canal, it’s all about justifying Putin’s Greater Russia dream. America, don’t be fooled!
I am changing to independent.
Democrat Schumer fucked the Dems today.
Why should I support Dems when they Don't represent the People.
Fire Chuck Schumer!!!!!!!!!!
Fed the Fuck up!!
You know all those jobs that got saved in court? All of them are removed from that congressional budget, and unlike firing from executive order that would in those people being fired. From cancer researchers to veterans.
Merkley said something similar: "You don't get rid of a bully by giving him your lunch money and you don't get rid of a tyrant by giving him more power." Proud of the ones sticking to those sentiments.
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When a bully tries to take something from you, you fight. You bloody him. Maybe he wins that squabble but he won't win the fight if you're the dog who's willing to fight.
Like me.
Like the base.
Unlike D-leadership. (PS not neutral now)
@kaine.senate.gov
Every Democratic Senator like Kaine should tell Schumer he is about to lose his job as the Minority Leader. If he won't stand with his fellow Democrats he shouldn't lead them.
From a former job teaching people how to deal with bullies, one of the things we taught is "Don't back up (inspires the chase instinct) and Don't back down (Bullies do not assault things which might harm them."
Adrenaline changes everything, like, shutting off mental cognition.
If you are not voting no on cloture, it's all performative BS. the people are not stupid, especially those who live in Blue States. We know exactly what you are doing, Senators who vote yes on cloture, and we will not forget your cave.
@aoc.bsky.social
At this point AOC should take over leadership of the Senate.
You say, "She's not a senator!"
I say, "So what, do rules and even laws matter anymore?"
When prominent figures focus solely on addressing the damage inflicted on trans communities by the Trump administration, without using their platforms to amplify the voices of those affected, it can be detrimental.
I was thinking the very same thing. He even voted YES for Kristi "puppy killer" Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security! I used to trust him, but after that vote, never again. 😡
You don't play footsies with the Fascist Felon and his goons in the middle of a coup. Every Democrat who voted for this Project 2025 budget must be removed. This is betrayal of our democracy, our party, and our values. We must hold the line!
How much of this is theater? I suspect they all agreed that enough of them would vote for cloture, so the rest could puff up their chests and say tough and principled shit like this.
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https://substack.com/@jamiedupree/note/p-159075202?
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2brB53D/
Once you submit and hand over your lunch money, they'll never stop bleeding you dry.
You're forever marked as an easy target.
Maybe he will take a whip this weekend and whip his back 100 times?
You voted yes way to follow in line
This has been our political press for decades now. It's how we got here.
@schumer.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
@shaheen.senate.gov
Brian Schatz 202-224-3934
Angus King 202-224-5344
Maggie Hassan 202-224-3324
Gary Peters 202-224-6221
He's my other Senator. Thanks for standing up!
Shut down govt - fed. courts closed, dt does whatever he wants for as along as he wants.
Be mad at dt, DOGE, GOP.
https://youtu.be/NLsPfYUp1QM?si=zQv1bgn0pfVEAgNl
Read my analysis here...
In the end? I still say SHUT IT DOWN! (Read why...)
https://open.substack.com/pub/brianteal/p/to-shut-down-or-not-shut-down-its?r=el88k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
You do not compromise with Putin.
You do not negotiate with a tiger when your head is in its mouth!!
Even Warner is a NO I think – that’s huge
Dem leadership mocked progressives for using the words theocratic fascism, decades ago. Called us extremists using radical language.
All righty then. How'd that work out?
Bow & Blow Joe
Democrat Schumer fucked the Dems today.
Why should I support Dems when they Don't represent the People.
Fire Chuck Schumer!!!!!!!!!!
Fed the Fuck up!!
V O T E N O
"Hundreds of federal offices could begin
closing this summer."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-cuts-hundreds-federal-offices-start-empty-summer/
Schumer is a gutless coward. We need new Democratic leadership in the Senate. Today would not be soon enough.
Thank you Sir ✊✊
Like me.
Like the base.
Unlike D-leadership. (PS not neutral now)
@kaine.senate.gov
Adrenaline changes everything, like, shutting off mental cognition.
#resistance #protest #50501movement #fucktheking #fuckmusk
https://www.youtube.com/live/_Npmr37aO1g
At this point AOC should take over leadership of the Senate.
You say, "She's not a senator!"
I say, "So what, do rules and even laws matter anymore?"
😀
They only care about what ppl say. Not what they actually do.
They care about how someone makes them feel in the moment, w/out any research/vetting as to what that person has done for them.
All this praise for her is unearned.
Stop simping, old man.
Pick one and go with it.
Weak piece of shit.