How is there not a single Democrat Senator or Representative who has stepped up over an entire weekend where Elon Musk is clearly unwinding American democracy inside US govt buildings???
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TODAY Sunday at 3:00: Protest TODAY (Sunday) outside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) bldg., where Musk & his cyber-thugs have seized control of the computers. 1900 E Street NW (corner of E and 19th Sts.), Wash. DC. Please spread the word to folks in DC.
NBC had Democratic Senator Mark Kelly on and didn't bother to ask him how he could have voted to confirm Trump's Treasury Secretary nominee and the disaster that has produced in just days. He just blathered on about working across the aisle. There is no working across the aisle at this point.
I'm afraid that if a media member actually brings up the subject, and the dem says they haven't heard about but will look into it...something like might just have me faceplant
The Sunday Shows are just a pipeline for Republican talking points; there is no way there will be anything that sounds an alarm on anything Trump or Elon is doing. They've been useless for the public good for decades.
I was just wondering if it'd be worth it. But judging by the RADIO SILENCE from every news outlet about cyber theft of my information I guess I am screwed.
America in November loudly & proudly told the Democrats to FUCK OFF and now NOW?!?!? Everyone is all why don’t the democrats doooooooooo something???????
We need to be looking at how Musk benefits from every single thing that comes out of this WH. Musk is unelected and unvetted and unqualified for his role as the de facto president.
What would “stepping up” look like? You’re angry no one gave speeches?
The problem isn’t speeches. It’s a media that ignored this during the campaign & isn’t everywhere w/it now!!! Cornering Rs endlessly about this. Ask them like they asked Ds about Biden dropping out!
They have been leaving to judges to register their letters. The appointment keep them busy but they know that. They have Staff. If not enough then get more so they can more. My second cousin was speech writer VP Biden. I got a good glimpse of it all
Can we please be precise in our criticisms? There are plenty of dems standing up and expressing outrage — what do you want them to do? How do you think they can stop the president?
A lot of people in this torrent of “just do something Democrats” who grumbled about Biden or Clinton; who complained that Harris didnt pivot to the hard Left and was not sufficiently anti Israel etc. People finding out that elections have consequences & to win them requires the votes of independents
100%. Also a lot of people who think politics is all magic and rage and don’t understand politicians in different parts of government only have specific tools and levers they can use. Unfortunately, the president is a single force with massive power while Congress requires agreement to act.
There’s no longer a Democratic and Republican Party. It’s MAGA and the opposition, and the business as usual Democratic Party in Congress is not up for the task. It’s not their paradigm, to be fair. And the few strong voices there need to stay put. We need our anti-MAGA “Trump” on the outside. Who?
The problem isn’t our Rep & Senators it’s the MSM who is throttling the Democratic messaging. They are genuflecting before fascism. Stop w the Dem this the Dem that & I won’t ever bec whatever. We are being played. Wake Up!! Vote D in every single election it’s our last chance!!
I haven’t even seen any of the MSM report the musk Brown shirts, illegal takeover of government payment systems. I’ve only seen that in written reports the damn TV people aren’t doing it at all.
Just like the chaos agents who wedge Democrats the MSM genuflecting before fascists is because they are owned by billionaires who want government to favor/controlled by billionaires. All part of the plan
Additionally- At this point I shouldn’t have to spend my time begging my reps to do their jobs. The constitution is on fire @kaine.senate.gov
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Last I heard, Democrats don’t own a 24 hour cable network and cannot dictate when and where they want tv time. So their message will be filtered through corporate media and how did that work in the election?
Tim Kaine on CNN: we need information from our constituents, I know more about Virginia, the next election, we'll look into it... 🤦♂️
It makes me so mad (and I'm not even American).
mostly what I've seen from E Warren are social media tweets about the alternate cuts she wants to work with DOGE on - I know they are taunts & trying to tell voters there's a better way but C'MON You do NOT accept their frame and work with it. Save the republic NOW, spending cut ideas later.
Our elected officials have failed us. All of the safeguards of democracy have fallen. We will have to remove this regime force. There is no other path. Our nation has been defeated by a foreign power that will see us all dead.
They are testing the winds with their wet fingers wondering what their mega-donors want them to do. They don't give a shit about their voters anymore. Citizens United changed everything
Imagine the alarm sounding in the firehouse & instead of the firefighters sprinting to their feet, they grabbed their phones to post concerns on social media. Or stood outside the firehouse at a press conference to condemn the fire.
This is what Dem leadership is doing (rather, NOT doing).
Keep hearing that more is happening but not being communicated bc of a msm blackout. If that's the case, they need to speak where they'll be heard. Wish more leadership / elected voices were here on Bluesky. Msm is afraid and failing us.
They’re busy enjoying the weekend, cowering to corporate donors, eating at fancy restaurants, planning a fundraiser, checking their stock portfolios, swimming through gold coins…all the things politicians do
It does seem more like a media blackout than an abdication. I also think the fragmentation of the public town hall over numerous social media platforms hurts us as well.
Fu k social media, I think we need people in the streets.
That's what I'm saying but we know they're crazed and aren't afraid to use force...Jan.6th ring a bell? So we need to be careful and protect ourselves.
There is a contingent of congressional Dems who argued early on to let people suffer with high prices and Trump 2016-style chaos and incompetence.
The situation is vastly different than *they* expected. Fine. Lead or get out the way. Gum up the works. Protect civil servants. Sit-in at govt agencies
Is the “plan” here to let the wheels come off and then do something about it when everyone realizes how bad it is? It’s a bad plan but I don’t understand what else it could be.
The J6 push didn’t work because most of the public didn’t care. Will a new push only work when eggs cost $30/dozen?
That's what the so-called progressives have wanted every since EEEVVVVILLLL Hillary Clinton lost. "Trump will be so bad things will fall apart and we will have the GLORIOUS REVOLUTION" has been their byword for a decade.
I don’t understand how not a single representative with security clearance is going right there at the Fed demanding identification of Musk minions pirating America’s payment systems. Bring cameras on.
I want any pro-Democracy leadership at the federal level at the Treasury, blocking Musk, asking questions, recording the process. Show up, make a fuss, don’t let it unfold!
Here's my plan for a public protest. Flood Republican governors & members of Congress asking "what is the price of eggs today?" Simple, fast,easy to explain. 10 million messages a day for days should get their attention. We can't stop Trump but they can.
Have you not watched the news where Democrat Senators and Representatives attempted to enter the buildings and held press conferences when denied entry. Seen the mass protests outside USAID?
Dems are doing the important resistance work of drafting preliminary working documents to form a select committee to vote on rules and strategy for the formation of the working group that will draft proposals for a 12 point plan to be voted on by a full nonpartisan committee and sent for review by t
I’ve seen more concern from outside the USA to be honest. From outside it looks like an illegal alien has blinded your emperor so that he can steal its wealth…
We already have a Elon Musk jet tracker but we need to start tracking him on the ground and reporting his location every second of every day of where he is! This is everybody's fight now and he must be taken down!
How about looking at the media blackout of any opposition opinion being aired . Only opposition input I’ve seen is on the CNN broadcasting output run from London. Proper journalism!
Wouldn't half a dozen US Senators walking into Treasury with cameras rolling, be a good start? Let one of Musk's lackeys introduce himself by his first name only, and take it from there.
Because they hope our pain will work to their benefit in the next election.
Why does anyone still think any politician works for us?
In a system driven by big money, they must work for big money.
Our political system is deeply broken. It's openly corrupt.
since Scott Bessent (confirmed with 16 dem votes) granted them access to the DOT systems (apparently for "read only" access) I'm not sure what legal avenues the dems have here - "physically" stopping them sounds fun but I doubt in the extreme there's ways to accomplish this legally.
the usual occasional democrat voter screaming into the void that the GOP would snap their fingers and solve this problem as they do so often. Sure, brutally neuter the dems, strip them of all federal power, working with a stacked SCOTUS and then wail "why aren't the dems making this better?!?!?!?!"
Schumer is the worst elected Democratic communicator and tactician in existence, and is totally outmatched in every way by his political opponents. The Dems need to oust him as leader for somebody who is ruthless and not in his/her 70s.
Is it “I’m too afraid; let someone else rise up to them”?
Threats?
Thinking someone else or another entity will emerge to fight them off?
Is there bullying within our Party; “don’t make waves”?
Every “yes” to him sinks us further and embeds authoritarianism more.
My Dem leadership has abandoned me.
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Please don’t use ‘Democrat’ like the Republicans do. It’s like nails on a chalkboard for me.
Republicans threw out an "inflation" red herring, and they've been inserting the term "kitchen table Issues" into everything since. Just clueless.
I'm actually kind of afraid you ARE the army now.
It feels like we're all alone in this colossal mess!
What would “stepping up” look like? You’re angry no one gave speeches?
The problem isn’t speeches. It’s a media that ignored this during the campaign & isn’t everywhere w/it now!!! Cornering Rs endlessly about this. Ask them like they asked Ds about Biden dropping out!
Can we please be precise in our criticisms? There are plenty of dems standing up and expressing outrage — what do you want them to do? How do you think they can stop the president?
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It makes me so mad (and I'm not even American).
This is what Dem leadership is doing (rather, NOT doing).
https://bsky.app/profile/pocan.house.gov/post/3lh7czqapks2o
Shame on you.
Democrats should have set up a war room the day after the election to prepare to respond.
It does seem more like a media blackout than an abdication. I also think the fragmentation of the public town hall over numerous social media platforms hurts us as well.
Fu k social media, I think we need people in the streets.
The situation is vastly different than *they* expected. Fine. Lead or get out the way. Gum up the works. Protect civil servants. Sit-in at govt agencies
The J6 push didn’t work because most of the public didn’t care. Will a new push only work when eggs cost $30/dozen?
If they were unwilling then what makes you think they'll stand up now?
Why does anyone still think any politician works for us?
In a system driven by big money, they must work for big money.
Our political system is deeply broken. It's openly corrupt.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/01/senator-warns-of-national-security-risks-after-elon-musks-doge-granted-full-access-to-sensitive-treasury-systems/
The regime itself isn't legal. Any action taken to stop it would by default be "legal" for whatever that's worth.
Threats?
Thinking someone else or another entity will emerge to fight them off?
Is there bullying within our Party; “don’t make waves”?
Every “yes” to him sinks us further and embeds authoritarianism more.
My Dem leadership has abandoned me.
https://youtube.com/shorts/VLIg4...
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YNjn8E/