“delete the federal departments and the states will handle it” In Tennessee we’re #1 in Medical bankruptcies as the state hoards TANF funds for poor people, ties vouchers to hurricane aid, and hands out no-bid contracts like candy. These are the people you trust? - ThreadSky

thetnholler.bsky.social • 113 days ago

“delete the federal departments and the states will handle it”

In Tennessee we’re #1 in Medical bankruptcies as the state hoards TANF funds for poor people, ties vouchers to hurricane aid, and hands out no-bid contracts like candy.

These are the people you trust?

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evangray99.bsky.social•113 days ago

The state of Tennessee has a legislature that confused mop sinks with a Muslim foot bath.

sokyle2.bsky.social•113 days ago

Slavery would still exist in America if the states ran everything without federal oversight

thesoutherndad.bsky.social•113 days ago

But they have an R next to their name!

lindapal.bsky.social•113 days ago

The states particularly red are welfare states are part of the problem. They can't handle any distribution of federal money. It immediately goes into their coffers

redstatebluescdb.bsky.social•113 days ago

This is very true of the Tennessee Taliban !

tim-doin-tim-stuff.bsky.social•113 days ago

It's not blue states that need the federal government.
Waiiiiit a minute...

redwoodk8.bsky.social•113 days ago

*smiles in Californian*

cmiley25.bsky.social•113 days ago

Feeling pretty thankful I live in Colorado right about now.

illiniandramsalum.bsky.social•113 days ago

Me too, except now Boebert the shrill dumbass is my rep.

cmiley25.bsky.social•113 days ago

I moved out of her district the weekend before the election, but I did give you guys mail in vote against her. Happy to be back in the old Littleton area.

lkemp.bsky.social•113 days ago

👆👆 This 👆👆

valennb4.bsky.social•113 days ago

Quit taking our money and we will.

perkypeggy44.bsky.social•113 days ago

Shame, Shame Tennessee

jerseyboy72.bsky.social•113 days ago

They’ll push it back to the states cut the federal budget and the states get the bill. Wait to see what
Happens to your property taxes

kls7757.bsky.social•113 days ago

Call pos Blackburn if you live there, she seems to think doge is great and we like it.

illiniandramsalum.bsky.social•113 days ago

She only does what the men tell her to do.

darthelmet.bsky.social•113 days ago

desertdogster.bsky.social•113 days ago

The AZ MAGA-controlled state congress isn't much better. Thank heavens we have a Dem Governor and AG

jonathanmlewis.bsky.social•113 days ago

They don't actually care about you. Democrats need to go after first time non-voters who sit out elections with a vengeance.

edwincarl.bsky.social•113 days ago

This. Exactly.

jonathanmlewis.bsky.social•113 days ago

I know a thing or two about local Democratic politics.

edwincarl.bsky.social•113 days ago

We have to be aggressive and reach and more importantly motivate the stay homers/non voters. State and local outreach. I’m in.

unaspenser.bsky.social•113 days ago

If there are no federal services, we should not pay federal taxes.

sandman20.bsky.social•113 days ago

You voted for them

wolfie2t.bsky.social•113 days ago

Because of the racism, especially in the south, is why feds took it over bc of racist southern states!

leo-atreides.bsky.social•113 days ago

NO the federal government needs a chance it's not even the first inning don't low patience if you need a break take one. States put up stupider laws, anti abortion, anti brown, anti democratic. We need more progressives to send letters to their representatives instead of say nonsensical things.🫖🦁🧲

kclark.bsky.social•113 days ago

They. Don’t. Care.

iceteam.bsky.social•113 days ago

Then fix TN vote the right people in get the word out.

akdot98.bsky.social•112 days ago

Glacial pace secession efforts ensue as red states one by one attach themselves to larger state economies to support their local infrastructure, breaking the US into "Best Coast", "Everything's Bigger in Bigger Texas", and "New New York"

411bee.bsky.social•113 days ago

You can try but I’m not buying any soybeans lol

westmanajay.bsky.social•113 days ago

Time for the States to step up - if the current State level leaders are not up to it then you need to get better ones - this is an important part of fighting back against Trump

pollamb.bsky.social•113 days ago

Also, the states will handle it with what $$? You don’t really believe this group of grifters is going to send dough back to the states as block grants, do you??

marthawt.bsky.social•113 days ago

I’m so sorry, Tennessee.

lasophie.bsky.social•113 days ago

So no more federal taxes right? 😏

icogitate.bsky.social•113 days ago

That’s what I’m thinking.

myviewsmary.bsky.social•113 days ago

And yet they continue to vote red.

drnancysp.bsky.social•113 days ago

We need to delete all crooked officials ASAP! From the school boards to the governors!

calyps09.bsky.social•112 days ago

If this is the argument they’re making, the obvious counter is- then why have a union at all? Why not just have 50 sovereign member states like the EU?

lizonline011.bsky.social•113 days ago

Very funny!🤣🤪😬😄🙄😂😁😳NOT!!!

simonsays2.bsky.social•113 days ago

billhan.bsky.social•113 days ago

...to be fair, y'all elected 'em...

gryffinbird.bsky.social•113 days ago

To be fair, not everyone in TN voted for him actually, thanks 🙄

mindthecrows.bsky.social•113 days ago

How do we know Elonia Muskrat isn't transferring our money to help Putin?

toddadam.bsky.social•113 days ago

lochness-legume.bsky.social•113 days ago

This vileness has spread to Ohio too. Just rotten to the core.

benintn.bsky.social•113 days ago

And don't forget, we still have not expanded Medicaid/Tenncare. Absolute foolishness.

333triesq.bsky.social•112 days ago

Yet these are the people voting Repubs into office. It’s like they have Stockholm Syndrome.

eloisa2ao.bsky.social•113 days ago

Those who believe this is a farce, ACT. Trumusk is just cutting jobs on a whim. They want to reduce the workforce by 5% by any means. That is not how to run a business or gov’t. Stand Together & Act on 2/11

https://bsky.app/profile/nahyatx.bsky.social/post/3lhoz3dsju22n

slindquist.bsky.social•113 days ago

Tennessee needs to find a great D candidate to run against Hagerty.

dharmachameleon.bsky.social•113 days ago

I recall a certain event that tore the country in two last time we let the States “handle it”.

wolfenater42.bsky.social•113 days ago

Those are the people that THEY continue to keep in power so sorry but I’m all out of fucks to give to people that bitch about a problem and then never vote to change.

risefromtheashes.bsky.social•113 days ago

Cue magats: “that’s becuz libruls…”

apathetic-zealot.bsky.social•113 days ago

People forget the 17th Amendment exists because state legislatures were corrupt. People think state govs are more legit than Federal because it's more local/responsive to the people. They can be just as corrupt as the Fed if not more so. The Fed often prevents states from abusing their own people.

clausmagnusdehlin.bsky.social•113 days ago

🎯 In some places it will confederacy 2.0. Revenge of the Reconstruction.🤨

rbv-3896.bsky.social•113 days ago

Yeah, over here in MO we’ve seen how our GOPMAGA legislature “handles” money. Our schools haven’t been fully funded for years

ashleyelfwick.bsky.social•113 days ago

We are way smarter than Trump, I think the Teneessee Holler should be in charge of things tbh

mame6432.bsky.social•113 days ago

They keep electing them so they must.

rewritingmystory.bsky.social•112 days ago

People screaming to send it back are undeniably ignorant failing to realize it means maga voters will be deeply impacted the most in their states.

Natural disaster? Sorry, can't help.
SNAP, TANF, Medicaid? Nope not there either.

GOP knows this gives them complete P2025 supremacist control.

cmiley25.bsky.social•113 days ago

This thought process is going to hurt red states more. Democratic states give more to the federal government. Red states tend to take more.

stevestarr.bsky.social•113 days ago

There are LOCAL Elections. You buy the ticket for the ride when you stop caring about local elections.

spotonthesun.bsky.social•113 days ago

Nuthervuckers 🤬

jb3po.bsky.social•113 days ago

Hopefully, blue states will start pulling business and resources from GOP run states. Let their own constituents do the work of changing their minds.

mikewillis32.bsky.social•113 days ago

Eat the GOP

mikewillis32.bsky.social•113 days ago

extreme wealth disparity can lead to revolutionary consequences, where the oppressed eventually rise against their oppressors

frankgibbons75.bsky.social•113 days ago

History has shown us this time and time again.

flyinbrianc89.bsky.social•113 days ago

I think it's long past it we stopped posting and start Rioting! You know we need embrace the second amendment too these right wingers love to tout! No more hollering it's time for fighting don't you think?

feistypants.bsky.social•112 days ago

I don't trust any of the red states to run anything efficiently or effectively.

benthereonce.bsky.social•113 days ago

Live in a ccclan state, live by ccclan rules. What politicians have perpetuated in these states is no accident.

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