what rightly frustrates people, myself included, are these descriptive posts. we already know what’s going on. what are you going to *do* about it. call for hearings. call for impeachment. withhold your vote. promise complete obstruction. anything! - ThreadSky

joshuaerlich.bsky.social • 25 days ago

what rightly frustrates people, myself included, are these descriptive posts. we already know what’s going on. what are you going to *do* about it.

call for hearings. call for impeachment. withhold your vote. promise complete obstruction.

anything!

Reposted from Amy Klobuchar

The reckless funding freeze by the Trump administration jeopardizes everything from community health centers to cancer research to child care to critical infrastructure projects. It is an unconstitutional power grab that puts lives and livelihoods at risk.

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chlommunism.bsky.social•25 days ago

dem senators tweeting "a dog can't play basketball, that's against the rules" while a dog dunks on them over and over

fatcatknits.bsky.social•25 days ago

They are completely inside the machine and frankly allowed if not aided getting us to this point.

pamela28026.bsky.social•25 days ago

Purely performative -- as if @amyklobuchar.com has the same lack of agency as we poor schlubs do. Maddening! Disrespectful of her voters. She knows the power she holds. She needs to use it.

cv-danes.com•25 days ago

What the establishment Dems will do is hope that Trump becomes so toxic that the electorate will hold their nose and vote Team D. That's all they got.

phcoco.bsky.social•25 days ago

A Canadian Politician recently asked us to contact
Elections Canada to complain about social media like X and Facebook who may be using algorithms to spread false information which could interfere with a coming election.
This medium if coordinated can do good.

phcoco.bsky.social•25 days ago

As a citizen what can you do to counter policies for which you disagree? The power is with you. This is Tommy Douglas, the father of Canada’s Universal Healthcare, speaking about the electoral system, circa 1930. It is still relevant.

https://youtu.be/n7QZDG3d9R8?si=CBBI67soq7FkB_Cu

stephenbaines.bsky.social•25 days ago

You’re right. That is what frustrates me.

shoulderdevil.bsky.social•25 days ago

They're literally the people we have to turn to in order to stop this, and all they can do is talk about how bad it is.

mleroi.bsky.social•24 days ago

She going to vote Yay on more bombs to Israel

julieshields.bsky.social•25 days ago

Agree completely. If the Democratic party can't meet the moment, the US needs a swifter, more tactical, strategic, and clever effort to come from somewhere else, and soon.

caioalmendra.bsky.social•25 days ago

I wonder if tweet-writing DEM staffers can't understand these words, because they surely read it.

raymbo.bsky.social•25 days ago

abogadomike.bsky.social•25 days ago

Right? I know there’s not a lot that House members can do in the minority, but good lord it seems like even in normal times GOP senators are more willing to gum the works than Democrats are now.

jasonsteakums.bsky.social•25 days ago

I don't think the party establishment has any idea how badly the "trust us" attitude backfires when people feel like they have nothing to lose. A lot more of the coalition than just the far left is realizing you might as well tear it all down and rebuild if it's all talk anyways.

citizentara.bsky.social•25 days ago

We don't need our electeds to live tweet the fall of democracy. We need them to flight like hell and stop it.

lizzieloo.bsky.social•25 days ago

It’s not descriptive, it’s performative. (Read JL Austin and Searle.) She is performing the speech act of public condemnation. That is a legitimate part of politicians’ jobs.

callidusdominus.bsky.social•24 days ago

Yes. We know about these big problems with the federal government, but it's the job of congress to do something about it. At last give some impression of how you can stop it! Amy Klobuchar and a lot of the Democrats just don't get it!

cherrycapital.bsky.social•25 days ago

amen.

derfelif.bsky.social•25 days ago

He was impeached and not convicted for this last time. You let him off so now he figures it was ok!

leninlover69.bsky.social•25 days ago

You've got the spirit but most everything you described relies on the legal mechanisms of the US empire- which are totally worthless. Unionize. General strike. Sell all your assets and withhold money from banks and corporations.

jwlicinio.bsky.social•25 days ago

this scene on repeat for the next four years
https://youtu.be/SMTDQZzQMKk

clark414.bsky.social•25 days ago

I can tell you this. I’m not donating another dollar to a Democratic candidate until she or he can tell me what they actually did to protect my family from the fascists. Social media posts, poking Cabinet officials during testimony and strongly worded letters aren’t gonna cut it.

eschatonblog.com•25 days ago

appealing to the [off screen] referees, as always

righteoushazard.bsky.social•25 days ago

It is not as if Klobuchar hasnt got that dog in her. By all accounts, she has no problem yelling at her staff.

Maybe what we need to do is convince Senate Dems that the GOP is their underlings, and leverage that "only punch down" energy.

msy2atl.bsky.social•25 days ago

SAY IT LOUD FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK...AND CONGRESSIONAL DEMS!

plutopotam.us•25 days ago

Yeah, this is just her submitting receipts to later prove she “did the right thing” in a campaign ad or something

pnutsmama.bsky.social•25 days ago

i think these posts are fine in that they show she is aware, and informative for people just tuning in, but it needs to be a three part tweet!! here’s what’s happening, it’s hurting everyday americans, this is how we will stop it.

gigismile.bsky.social•25 days ago

A-frickin-men!!! Stop preaching to the choir and give us a plan already!

dennycarter.bsky.social•25 days ago

Dem messaging moves lightyears slower than Republican messaging. It's like they're operating in the pre-internet era.

jaymarose.bsky.social•25 days ago

Get 3 republicans from NY, CA, MN, IL, PA, WI and jettison johnson today.

Impeach tomorrow.

Difference is Democrats would step down & be honorable.

Short of a pelican brief, the dangerously stupid is embedding so fast, meaningful action needs to be historic - not Mark Penn sanded prose.

jaymarose.bsky.social•25 days ago

Actually, no need for trust, the interstate election framework is up and only needs a few more states.

Quick call national strike (weekend). Connect with your gop friends/neighbors over coffee and be human. Educate.

‘We may disagree, but this isnt the way.’

Why no History game shows in prime?

zoeconomy.bsky.social•25 days ago

Hi, my name is Senator [name]. I am doing [helpful thing A] and [helpful thing B] to stop [awful thing 1] and [awful thing 2]. This will support [precarious community X] in my state who is currently experiencing [hardship Y] due to the the administration's cruel and illegal acts.

chuckmccullagh.bsky.social•25 days ago

Thanks. I sense no discernable plan of acton.

silkyweineck.bsky.social•25 days ago

What they can do is get their constituents to understand this -- NYT style headlines "Feds cancel grants" don't do that. A whole lot of people do NOT "already know."

joshuaerlich.bsky.social•25 days ago

cv-danes.com•25 days ago

Ans the establishment Dems responded by slapping her in the face.

eschatonblog.com•25 days ago

well we've told all The Groups to fuck off, what's the next plan

peppermintjack.bsky.social•25 days ago

a fucking idiot like tommy tuberville was able to obstruct senate confirmations for half a year

but i guess the democratic party has less institutional competence than a mediocrity of a college football coach who made a late career pivot into politics

benjbrew.bsky.social•25 days ago

The dems are raising serious money right now, its gravy train baby. Nancy is getting a new nose too, which gives her another twenty years of life and poor leadership. The dems are doing just fine thank u

publickspace.bsky.social•25 days ago

Not the Party. I believe the Senate, over the decades, has hamstrung itself in a collection of rules and procedures that render the minority party powerless. Completely undemocratic.

peppermintjack.bsky.social•25 days ago

dems held a majority in the senate last year yet tuberville singlehandedly obstructed >400 appointments for 10 months by refusing to give unanimous consent

dems could be making it hell on trump right now to get his appointees confirmed, the party's leadership is choosing not to do so

johncastiglione.bsky.social•25 days ago

Only takes one! Where you at, Liz

matthewarthurgray.com•25 days ago

Democrats, in 2013, actually ruled that the filibuster did not apply to cabinet and lower court nominees. So they actually, cannot use unanimous consent in these situations.

ironbound.bsky.social•25 days ago

Eh, describing it is important. A lot of people who aren't as plugged in as us legitimately don't know what's going on.

brandonocles.bsky.social•25 days ago

Throw staplers!

winterpancake.bsky.social•25 days ago

adkstarvingartist.bsky.social•25 days ago

Folks pay attention. Leaders lead by example. Take Schumer, just the other day I saw him wagging his finger at trump. I saw Jeffries beating democratic swords into plowshares, and Pelosi showed us how to stab a fellow democrat in the back. Jeez, they're doing their best.

lila-h.bsky.social•25 days ago

I keep getting donation requests from a political candidate which are framed around "look at this bad thing Trump is doing, I'm going to fight it but I need your money" and there is just...nothing, absolutely nothing in the email about HOW.

maddening.

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