And @ericswalwell.bsky.social and @petebuttigieg.bsky.social.
Give credit where credit is due.
@sanders.senate.gov is also speaking truth to power, as are @lizcheney.bsky.social and @adamkinzinger.bsky.social, so it's NOT just Democrats making an effort to set the record straight.
“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
I also donated to, and voted for, @votegloriaj.bsky.social to try to dislodge our perennially "most corrupt" senator, the despicable @marshablackburntn.bsky.social, who belongs in PRISON for LIFE.
This has fallen off my radar completely, but you’re right. I know Elise Stefanik is leaving ny and gaetz seat is up but I haven’t heard anything else about it. Hopefully they run viable candidates and have a chance.
Employment is moot (speaking on behalf of the thousands of government employees that have been shit-canned since this nightmare started).
She has the opportunity to speak for those that believe in a country for the people, of the people, by the people. A Civil Servant? How about being a leader?
The American people told her that her services were not needed. She preached to rooftops about Project 2025, but the country said we'll take fascism over a woman of color.
I don’t disagree with you. That being said, “lose the battle, win the war” mentality is the only way we survive this. Every single General worth his salt during the Civil War took a beating at some point. The victor was the won that kept on fighting. Overcoming adversity is mandatory!
I believe he still has political aspirations, whereas she does not appear to have the same. Either way, SHE OWES US NOTHING. People need to stop with that rhetoric.
We have to look at state level democrats too. I'm getting pretty good feedback from my reps. And Govenor. But you are right. can't think of two more dedicated than AOC and Jasmine Crockett.
She's a good policy wonk, a good person and one of the best centrists out there. You'd want her for Treasury. But she doesn't have the social media juice that they have
Nope. There’s @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and @raskin.house.gov
And
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social
too but I get your point.
It's like the others are sheltering in place and waiting for FEMA to rescue them.
FEMA isn't coming to rescue anyone.
The words and actions of those who speak out will define the leaders.
Those leaders are AOC and Crockett.
Both women.
A Puerto Rican and a Black.
Yeah, that's right, not White.
Yes. And even as horrible as things are right now, I believe that there are too many of us to keep down indefinitely, and I believe MLK's statement that the moral arc of the universe bends towards justice.
Isn’t that so disappointing? How it always comes to WOMEN OF COLOR speaking louder, speaking direct, & having the book & street smarts to run the country but not be recognized for it.
They need to be a member of the group of 10 or 12 Democrats who direct Dem efforts now. Get Pete to regularly elucidate what's going on. Get Murphy and Whitehouse to explain and deplore. Pritzker.
New leadership needs to emerge right now.
Teach-ins. Congressional obstruction. etc.
Also out there, but since you're not following them, you're not seeing them. Bluesky doesn't have an algorithm to push them, and the media don't want to cover anyone opposing their King.
Truth. They're the future, & the ❤️ & soul, of the party, if the #Dems could get out of their own way, quit capitulating on the #DNC level w/ $$$-waffle #KenMartin & kick Chuck "If I Had Any More Fight in Me I'd Be Completely Dead" #Schumer & Hakeem "Follow Me on My Book Tour" #Jeffries to the curb.
Jim McGovern is remarkably accessible. Local public radio station runs a weekly 14-minute segment, called McGoverning with McGovern, in which he answers questions submitted by constituents. He's also on the ground all over the district whenever he's not in Washington.
“One of the things we've been trying to keep an eye on recently is telephone town halls that members of Congress have been holding. Members of Congress who have to be in Washington because Congress is in session, but they want to connect with their constituents…
“They want to tell people what they think is going on. People in calling into telephone town halls with their members of Congress in massive numbers, like kind of shockingly massive numbers.
For example, this was Congressman Richie Neal of Massachusetts last week from his very messy desk in Washington. More than 8,000 people from his Western Massachusetts district dialed into his town hall.
“This was another one from Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan. She also got 10,000 people from her district to call into a town hall. In Maryland, Congressman Jamie Raskin's district, 13,000 people joined.
“This is Congresswoman Valerie Foushee. She's a relatively new member of Congress from North Carolina. She just started her second turn. She held a telephone town hall last week for her North Carolina district. More than 19,000 people called in…”
And if we (us liberal-leaning old white men, especially) cannot be smart enough to learn something from their example, then, maybe we do deserve to be just where we find ourselves at this moment in time.
Klobuchar isn’t doing much but whine about being in the minority and blaming republicans for not fighting back. Her interviews on MSNBC have been pathetic.
.. #mayorpete is trying, thinking that since he is not part of gov right now and congress being the way that it is.. maybe he should be part of the resistants and lead 💬
they are the ones that really should be leading the Democratic party, not the neoliberals who are basically letting it all burn. imagine a Democratic party that was actually Pro-Worker and Pro-Welfare? Now that would a true opposition party....
I was there. Lots of 🤷 I felt bad for the HS students who were there. I do appreciate that both OR sens do regular town halls, I hope they start kicking a little more ass in Washington. For the kids.
And they’re doing an excellent job of it! Where are their important committee assignments, and leadership roles? Doing so much more than the nominal leadership.
Eh. That's not it though. Elizabeth Warren, Pete, Chris Murphy, and Bernie are just a few that are. If you're not following them, that's part of the issue. There's a lot of them regularly speaking to the public.
Ime so pissed at bullshit the Dems are not bowing out and just because you choose to only listen to AOC AND CROCKET. You all are not being honest! The DEMS ARE IN A FIGHT LIKE NO OTHER AND JUST BECAUSE ONLY TEOO STAND OUT DOES NOT MEEN THE REST ARENT FIGHING! Stop the bullshit
Indeed. Looks like Abrams just got caught with her hands in the cookie jar. Dems would never have revealed this to the American public. But the receipts are now coming out.
The rest might as well walk out and start leading daily protest through DC because that would make more of an impact than they currently do. Problem is they aren’t paid minimum wage as they should be they are civil servants not gods. They have so much money they also don’t actually care.
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Give credit where credit is due.
@sanders.senate.gov is also speaking truth to power, as are @lizcheney.bsky.social and @adamkinzinger.bsky.social, so it's NOT just Democrats making an effort to set the record straight.
Lyndon B. Johnson
I’ll get them started:
Launch an investigation into the Trump crime family - day 1 agenda
I would like to encourage every red state anti-fascist and anti-racist to consider doing the same.
https://Jasmineforus.com
I also donated to, and voted for, @votegloriaj.bsky.social to try to dislodge our perennially "most corrupt" senator, the despicable @marshablackburntn.bsky.social, who belongs in PRISON for LIFE.
Do you promise to take the twice-impeached criminally seditious sociopath with you?
She has the opportunity to speak for those that believe in a country for the people, of the people, by the people. A Civil Servant? How about being a leader?
https://bsky.app/profile/petebuttigieg.bsky.social/post/3lhyb43rwlk2n
Senators Chris Murphy, Raskin McGovern Warren & a whole pack of Dems rallied at the Capital
MANY Dem Govs have spoken out like Shapiro & Pritztker. MANY House members too
don’t try to pretend there’s only 2 of our Dem Congress folks standing up cause that’s bullshit
AOC is cool, but Jasmine has a potty mouth and that makes me lover her more.
Afraid to lose their privilege maybe?
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3likpmdnvxb2n
And
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social
too but I get your point.
Paging @democrats.org
@kenmartin.bsky.social @davidhogg.bsky.social @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social
FEMA isn't coming to rescue anyone.
The words and actions of those who speak out will define the leaders.
Those leaders are AOC and Crockett.
Both women.
A Puerto Rican and a Black.
Yeah, that's right, not White.
New leadership needs to emerge right now.
Teach-ins. Congressional obstruction. etc.
Those 2 speak the language of fighters, scrappers and everyday people
Almost daily. Tough electeds
“One of the things we've been trying to keep an eye on recently is telephone town halls that members of Congress have been holding. Members of Congress who have to be in Washington because Congress is in session, but they want to connect with their constituents…
Why aren’t there more?
Citizens United and massive money making sure the rich elite get elected because they can be controlled.
The way to preserve democracy is publicly financed elections.
They make me hopeful
ARE THE TRUE TREASURES OF OUR TIME
Bernie
Pritzger
Pete
These two give hope !
Stand with @aoc.bsky.social and @repjasmine.bsky.social !!
💙 💙 💙
He’s generally Squad-adjacent in his votes.
I donated to Fetterman in ‘22 because I THOUGHT he was going to be the same way but we know how THAT turned out.
This them?