Let's remember the compassion GOP politicians have shown California, especially when the Texas power grid craps out in a few months or when hurricane season rolls into Florida.
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Proof, as if you need more, that Repukes believe that red and blue states exist with red states giving or showing absolutely no compassion to blue states whenever or wherever the opportunity arises. Blue states are in turn expected to do the right thing and aid their asses with tax dollars.
It’ll be the same scenario like always. They will trip over themselves and each other to help the red states and curry favor from the orange turd, and likewise express disdain for anything that hints at democracy, such as a blue state in need. F*cking sad!
I thought TX signed up to get on the national grid? Biden sent them a boat load of money to do it with. Of course all that went into Abbott and Paxtons pocket.
This os simple math, California is the 5th strongest economy of the world, and gives the Federal Gov more than any other state, by a LONG SHOT, so if they need funds, THEY HAVE ALREADY PAYED FOWARD.
You would do well to remember that it is the regular people who suffer.
The time for remembering how big an asshole GOP politicians are was last November.
they'll just blame the dems and say climate change is real but they were doing it the whole time and projecting (which is exactly what the right is doing)
I find it really coincidental that when a Republican representatives state is in crisis they always seem to have another more important appointment with luxury somewhere far away.
Democratic politicians need to stop being so friggin’ polite. Your point here is halfway there it sounds like this. “Unlike the bullshit lectures we got from Republicans during…we are simply going to provide help to our fellow Americans…”
I'm just old enough to remember when They claimed to be the family values party. That era provided cover for the reality that most of them are hot trash.
They do everything to destroy functional government. Then point to Dems as the reason. Then low information voters put them back in charge to break it even more. Endless cycle.
Yup. Make trans people and abortion(among many other things) an issue, and then when people defend it, claim they are making it political... Disingenuous pricks, that's what the GOP may have always been, but certainly how they have presented for the entirety of my existence.
right? it's been this way for 50+ years, well more than my entire life so far.
all these Nazis need to be purged. there should be ZERO reason for bigotry. once unchecked narcissistic incels get slapped for once in fucking history we can heal.
think of all the high-ranking Nazis accepted after WWII. think of the perpetuated slave culture that's been allowed to fester. it wasn't JUST one administration in a vacuum. these viruses are always appearing.
I shared this on LinkedIn because some moron was defending the lies they were saying on TV. A lot of people really don't fact check anymore that is bad.
It is time for CA to go their own way. With the world’s fifth largest economy by itself as well as significant infrastructure it can easily make a go of it without Federal support. Of course, it would never happen as the feds well know that they need the money CA provides.
Oh we can be sure that the rapist will send them all the aid they need no strings attached. They do not care about appearances, truth, compassion and they sure as shit don’t care about everyday Americans.
I'm a blue dot in Florida, but we'll get help in Hurricane season because Desatan kisses Trump's ass. That is unless Trump disassembles FEMA, then we're all screwed.
Human beings don't play by the same rules that MAGAts do. MAGAts know this, and consider kindness and empathy to be weaknesses to be exploited. It's working.
cus they're right. liberals are pussies. logical and non-moronic people understand they need to be imprisoned & reeducated or hunted. but it won't come to that until the 800th white ego's genocide, after everything's already lost.
Californians aren’t rude. Despite other State naysayers Californians are generous kind & able to put up with it others give as we live in heaven while all others live in hell
Yet Milhouse Johnson wants to hold aid to California unless the Repubs demands are met. Basically, extortion racket he's running. Such high "Christian" morals. I guess WWJD is no longer a thing with his ilk huh. Most forests in California are federally owned land. Its Johnsons job to deal with.
Train derailments, floods, droughts, bird flu, and soon fires due to global warming.
Republicans will be sorry if they follow through on their plans to punish California for not worshiping their criminal orange Dear Leader.
The ultimate goal of fascists is to divide the populace. State by state, town by town, street by street, house by house, until we're all isolated and alone, ready to snitch on each other at a moments notice. We won't even be able to trust our kids. The goal is complete control.
Democratic leaders must stop bringing pillows to a knife fight. Do not compromise, find common ground, or reach across the aisle. Bipartisanship doesn't work with fascists. Fight them as hard as you can. Sign the petition.
Full statement here: https://www.change.org/WeThePeople-DemandActionNow
They need to be somewhere in between. Remain true to their values, of course never withhold aid, help everyone etc. Equally though when it comes to calling out assholes like Johnson, reps that voted against protections, the lies etc, that's where they play the repugnicans at their own game.
I mean really call them out. Pull absolutely no punches leaving absolutely no doubt in the minds of the public just how reprehensible MAGA is. Use their kind of language and see how they like it. Then when they complain, turn it around on them and their rhetoric.
Let's remember it, but let's also be better humans than they are and always advocate to help people who are hurting - even if they are people we disagree with.
They only jealous of California for being free, loving freedom, enjoying liberty, with hardworking, smart people giving birth to the World’s 5th largest economy, we Californians could leave the Union and become a free and independent nation or perhaps join Canada with Washington & Oregon!
Californians should discontinue any travel to red states .. they get our taxes, don’t give them your money … petty, yes.. but we can all play the same damn game 🥂
The Texas grid is disconnected from other regions. It's most susceptible to freezing temperatures that kills power generation equipment. Directly from under investment in maintenance practices.
They can still help, just not unconditionally. They should make Texas fix the grid as a condition of receiving aid. They could make stilts and cinderblocks conditions in all Florida rebuilds.
Holding disaster relief because tRump wants more money for his billionaire tax plan is unnerving. I would hate to stoop to their level. Lie like hell on social media.
Yes please! the politicians stay sucking agent Orange and Hot Wheels they trip over each other to see who can do the most dumbest 💩 to appease adult diapers in charge.
Good idea. I hear they plan some big data centers in their fair state. That power grid is gonna creak and groan. Then they’ll blame the dems for who knows what? It will be ludicrous and the MAGA will swallow. Takes 4 years to connect to grid. Hopefully dems back in control by then.
I do remember AOC collection of over $5 million in a matter of hours when Cruz took of to Mexico for a vacation (as his emails from 'friends' detailed because without electricity it
was to cold) and his elderly neighbors were frozen to
death where they sat.
This scares me. I survived hurricane Andrew at 15. I’m 48 and still have massive PTSD from surviving that storm. We had a direct hit with the eyewall come down our street. No natural disasters deserve to be politicized. Not one single one. I’ve seen how my fellow Fl are struggling
Since Ron took power. He hasn’t fixed any the insurance crisis we’re had coming. People’s rates went up $7000 in central landlocked Florida with no claims, that is, if they didn’t get dropped entirely. He refused FEMA, the west coast is still struggling with recovery fm the storm 2 yrs ago plus
Most recent season. But it’s the little people like my family and me who will suffer. I’m disabled, one side paralyzed, a renter, I’d lose everything again with a cat 5. And Elon would tell me it’s my fault & the blue states would be happy at our demise. 😞
We point fingers. BIG FINGERS. And hold our compassion for our fellow human beings. We are all from the same star. Just some of us hold it dear while others wallow in materialism.
Thanks Just Jack.
That’s ridiculous, you’re sinking to the republicans level. Not everyone in those status voted for republicans, democrats also live in Texas and Florida.
He won't since I heard that Abbott is going to raise the flags for tRump's swearing in (and the bible bursting into flames) on the 20th and then back down on the 21st.
We’ll remember ….they won’t. We’ll do the right thing …for what?
I think California & other states should seriously considering independence. Call their bluff.
I’m in Ohio and seeing clips from the game last night has me sobbing, literally the ones who should care the most about citizens care the least.
GOP talking about tieing fire relief to raising debt ceiling???
What a bunch of jerks.
When Hurricane Helene hit, and the disasters in Texas, I donated to a variety of aid orgs and did all I could to support. I didnt point fingers, I didnt politicize, I rolled up my sleeves, opened my wallet and helped as much as able. You know why? BECAUSE IM NOT AN A-HOLE. 🖕YOU, MAGA
Problem is, Ted Cruz will go to Cancun, Abbott will fire up the generator and DeSantis will put on his Nancy Sinatra boots while the people who count on them will suffer.
We don’t want to become the horrible people they have turned into, but we definitely need to remember and remind them as we rush to help them in spite of how horribly they treated us (from SoCal).
Dems shouldn't act like the GOP does, but they should take every opportunity to point that out and draw the contrast. Rub their ugly little noses in it.
Disagree. I think Dems need to be as nasty as Rs sometimes. Biden should have conditioned hurricane aid to Florida on DeSantis and Scott holding a press conference acknowledging the dangers of climate change.
No but they can't just roll over and take it either.
They can help Texas, for example, but they need to make it a BIG deal, like Republicans do with their disinformation.
You can disseminate truth using disinformation tactics and it's more effective.
Dems must play hardball. Opposition to FOTUS’s agenda must be loud and impolite and posted and aired everywhere. Let the Senate sound more like British Parliament.
Strongly worded letters and hand wringing are of the past now.
I remember the "compassion shown" from the west coasters when my fam lost almost everything in the Bastrop Co fire complex (SEP2011) That kind of hate is better suited for that other plaXce. Then a few years later they start moving here in droves....
Few months? We're expecting 24°Monday-Wednesday nights!
Our generator is always ready & we have 6 gas tank cans with 5 gal ea.
It's hell here with Abbott
Don't forget the ever-looming "tarnada" threat in the new southern tornado alley. Please note I wish none of these disasters upon anyone; when your life has just been destroyed and all you have are the clothes on your back, politics shouldn't matter
Nobody will respond like the Biden/Harris administration did. Without exception. We will long for this President and his extraordinary administration. Wait and see.
with Meta in TX, they’ll finally fix that grid. Who knows what Keith Self (R-TX) held out on the Speaker vote, got in the negotiation. And Greg Abbott is defying flag code and requiring his state to not fly flags at half staff on 1.20. Ken Paxton made sure 2.5M ballots did not go out. Mafia State
As a 💙 living in Florida, not sure I can agree with the vengeance tactic. People don’t control where disasters occur. If the fires had occurred in a red state, I would still donate to disaster charities. Compassion should be fostered, not weaponized. There are times we need to take the high road.
Remember when the panhandle of Texas had an uncontrollable fire last year?? Didn’t hear the Republicans bitching that the ranchers weren’t properly managing prairie fires and controlling the wind!
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It's absolutely horrible !!!
Oh baby, oh baby oh baby 👏👏
The time for remembering how big an asshole GOP politicians are was last November.
All antifascists should prepare to shelter in place during a potential general strike or WWIII.
The Constitution has been shredded by the christofascist SCOTUS super majority with Merrick Garland collaboration.
NQNQ247
Hoping the duct tape on grid holds.
all these Nazis need to be purged. there should be ZERO reason for bigotry. once unchecked narcissistic incels get slapped for once in fucking history we can heal.
first the white fundamentalists, then the others.
think of all the high-ranking Nazis accepted after WWII. think of the perpetuated slave culture that's been allowed to fester. it wasn't JUST one administration in a vacuum. these viruses are always appearing.
https://gavinnewsom.com/california-fire-facts/
And we have wildfires.
Republicans will be sorry if they follow through on their plans to punish California for not worshiping their criminal orange Dear Leader.
Full statement here:
https://www.change.org/WeThePeople-DemandActionNow
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/houston-based-utility-wants-minnesotans-to-pay-for-texas-deep-freeze-problems/
I guess dumb never learns.
I bet NYC does.
Just grow up, ok?
Hey, @speakerjohnson.bsky.social, can you say, "Katrina"?
#NoWarButClassWar
was to cold) and his elderly neighbors were frozen to
death where they sat.
Don't ever count on a MAGA for anything...They have to look up the word help for the definition!
Thanks Just Jack.
CA hereby attaches strings to all TX officials requesting fed 💰 aid: to receive funds, each must wear strings & dance as we command.
In Italian lederhosen.
- there’s no penalty on the people (remember: a great many had almost no input but Fox)
- it costs taxpayers zero
- it costs TX leaders their pride, and the wages include showing Texans how willing its leaders are—or aren’t—to protect its people 💅🏻
I think California & other states should seriously considering independence. Call their bluff.
Ted Cruz went to cancun for his daughter’s vacation is perfectly fine.
Karen Bass went to Ghana for presidential inauguration is not.
GOP congresspeople should be sent back to kindergarten to relearn basic human decency.
Both are NOT okay!
GOP talking about tieing fire relief to raising debt ceiling???
What a bunch of jerks.
Would not recommend.
They can help Texas, for example, but they need to make it a BIG deal, like Republicans do with their disinformation.
You can disseminate truth using disinformation tactics and it's more effective.
The GOP does their extreme crap because they know Democrats won't do a damned thing to stop them.
Strongly worded letters and hand wringing are of the past now.
Our generator is always ready & we have 6 gas tank cans with 5 gal ea.
It's hell here with Abbott
Because that's how they win.
The Democrats had better prove them wrong or they will never stop abusing us.