A lot of these people have done unforgivable things. Also holding an anti-Trump conference as Republicans takes bravery that I respect I know, I know, you don't have to hand it to them, but I'm handing it to them with both hands. Republicans who step out of line are getting credible death threats - ThreadSky

laurajedeed.bsky.social • 1 day ago

A lot of these people have done unforgivable things. Also holding an anti-Trump conference as Republicans takes bravery that I respect

I know, I know, you don't have to hand it to them, but I'm handing it to them with both hands. Republicans who step out of line are getting credible death threats

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ohonesixohiforget.bsky.social•1 day ago

Accountability should be had, but stopping this is priority.

aguyyouknow.bsky.social•1 day ago

Steele, Longwell, Miller, and Fanone have publicly and consistently been expressing the kind of righteous anger and alarm that every Dem politician should be emulating. And they should be doing it everyday, all day, in front of anyone who will listen. It's never been more crucial than it is now.

aguyyouknow.bsky.social•1 day ago

GOP reps Don Bacon, Drew Ferguson, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks got death threats just for opposing Jim Jordan for House speaker. Will be fascinating to see if Reps speak out when their schools lose $$ or voters lose insurance. Who will they fear more? Their citizens or Trump?

thinkyparts.bsky.social•1 day ago

Right on. There are two teams at the moment… pro-authoritarian and pro-democracy.

Everybody who believes in democracy has to stick together.

laurajedeed.bsky.social•1 day ago

I have heard some of these people speak and they are more clear-eyed about the danger we're in than a lot of Democrats I could mention

divinecoffeebinge.bsky.social•1 day ago

to be fair that's not the highest of bars to clear

laurajedeed.bsky.social•1 day ago

It is not!

crary.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah, you don't seek ideological purity when you're in a foxhole. You seek unity of purpose.

nathankalmoe.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes. Maintaining & esp advancing democracy usually requires some unsavory allies. We don't need to be friends w/ them. We don't even need to agree on reasons to support pro-democracy things -- maybe they want Trump gone so they can run the party for their own gain. But they're still useful.

laurajedeed.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yep! "John Bolton is a piece of shit who helped develop a foreign policy that killed millions and he is going to the lowest circle of hell when he dies" and "John Bolton is right about this and doing a brave thing" do not contradict each other in the slightest

laurajedeed.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's very uncomfortable but hardly the most uncomfortable thing about this godawful moment in history

brad-carpenter.bsky.social•1 day ago

My takeaway from the poster is that even when people are trying to do what's right the richest guy in the room gets top-billing.

billyparhamswolf.bsky.social•1 day ago

Gee, it’s too bad Rumsfeld and Kissinger are dead or I’m sure the left would honor them too. Un fucking believable and if you dont know why it’s because you are young and ignorant or you’re just automatons.

zev47.bsky.social•1 day ago

My dude I'd consider working with McNamara himself if he had a viable tactic to bring down this regime before it does any more damage.

laurajedeed.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh fuck off, if you're older than I am and still think in this ridiculous way that's embarrassing for you, not me

aeonfluxus.bsky.social•1 day ago

We need to celebrate anyone who joins the opposition of the fascists, even if they wore an elephant pin at one time, doesn’t mean they can’t change their mind. We need people to leave the MAGA movement. And we will welcome them!

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