With a massive purge of the FBI/DOJ underway, who is going to stop him from ignoring the verdict of a federal judge? The Supreme Court? The Constitution?
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Biden never took advantage of the power he had and Trump is aggressively abusing the power he has. He should have ordered Garland to start proceedings years ago and not sit on his ass.
Obstruction *is* effective. Look at all of the obstruction used by the GOP to get to where we are today. No more politics; we are fighting #fascism now. Do not go along or compromise on ANYTHING.
Personally, I expect that the stock market is going to collapse as American society goes into shock with the realization that the government has been taken over. Markets depend on trust in the rule of law. If the law is up to the whims of whomever is in power, the market is broken.
My humble opinion and hope - it won’t completely collapse because of crony capitalism. There will be less stability, obviously, but public companies and industries with favorable status (read: grease his palm) will still trade high
The purges are meant to make the FBI and DOJ incapable of fulfilling their mission to keep America safe, thus justifying invoking the insurrection act to get troops in the streets. You don't really believe those beds in Guantanamo are for illegal immigrants do you?
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you're giving the convicted felon too much credit. He is a useful idiot for the heritage foundation's plan that started decades ago and the billionaires.
He’s succeeded. Job accomplished. Trump is immune from prosecution for any of the crimes he is committing & will commit as president. He’s an adjudicated rapist & a felon, but 70% of American voters didn’t care. The GOP has established a White Nationalist Christian dictatorship as we watch.
"Nowadays, autocracies are run not by one bad guy but by sophisticated networks relying on kleptocratic financial structures, a complex of security services—military, paramilitary, police—and technological experts who provide surveillance, propaganda, and disinformation." - Anne Applebaum
Look at Russia, you are sadly following the same path. Very soon NO ONE will be able or willing (for various reasons) to resist it. If you waste time today, tomorrow may be too late. The countdown has already begun.
That's what I have been wondering - the courts can issue all the orders they want but if there is no one in law enforcement to execute on the orders it is all just theatre. Will be interesting to see how long it is going to take for this reality & the finding out stage to take form.
Considering that the SCOTUS gave him license to do exactly what he is doing when they granted him monarch-like power, they aren't going to stop him. DOJ and FBI are being turned into the US Gestapo, so they won't stop him. Trump blows his nose with the Constitution.
This will end when a certain majority demographics feel enough direct pain under the weight of the same oppressive forces they’ve long ignored, or even enabled. For too long, Black, Brown, Indigenous, immigrant, and marginalized communities have sounded the alarm, only to be met with indifference...
...or dismissed as "the other." The truth is, democracy isn’t a personal possession, it’s a collective responsibility. When justice, safety, and access to resources are truly equitable for everyone, the nation as a whole thrives. But as history keeps proving, some only recognize injustice...
...when it’s at their own doorstep. Until that realization is forced upon them, the suffering will be unevenly distributed, just as it always has been.
The thing is, pain alone doesn’t guarantee clarity. History has shown us that when the weight of oppression shifts, even slightly, many will still search for ways to maintain their illusions rather than face the truth.
The question isn’t whether their suffering will be enough to wake them up, it’s whether they’ll finally recognize who has been screaming fire in this burning house all along.
I just saw a clip of Fox (via @briantylercohen.bsky.social ) where their explanation of the government and Musk’s involvement was spun to such a devious degree, that they made rampant inflation a good thing. It was surreal.
Counterpoint: Who is going to force the states, counties or cities to actually follow these orders? At the rate he’s going, there will be no one to enforce them.
The states can file a lawsuit against the US govt. If the govt refuses to follow a SCOTUS ruling, the states can seek enforcement. Non-compliance could lead to potential contempt of court charges against federal officials. Since we’ve not been faced with this recently, we’re in uncharted territory.
“On 12/4/22, FOTUS called for the termination of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election and reinstate him to power Saturday in a continuation of his election denialism and pushing of fringe conspiracy theories.”
What are the odds that they refuse to fund the government when it comes time in March? Just shut it down indefinitely while finding a way to pay for what they want.
A whole lot of people in this country have guns & many of them (Magots) are slow to catch on, but if they can't buy food, gas, liquor, get healthcare or pay rent & utilities...they're the ones with the guns & Trump taught them where Congress is located..
No one apparently. What are people waiting for? Total fascism by the assembled oligarchs? If the takeover of OPM by President Musk isn’t Hitler enough,wait for the concentration camps to pop up stateside. The words “clear and present danger” are not sufficient to describe our country right now.
Why, that's his whole point.
Sweep out anyone who won't demonstrate absolute maga fealty while installing more incompetent slobs to perform in their very specific and highly-trained professional positions.
He
Does
Not
Care
about us, our safety or legality.
We TRIED to tell you!
Well, if the FEDERAL AGENTS ARE WILLING TO DISARM THEMSELVES, AND BE ESCORTED OUT OF THEIR WORKPLACE TO THE WAITING TRAINS CARTING THEM OFF TO GITMO OR A SIMILAR "HEALTH CAMP..."
then there's not much hope left for the rest of us, eh?
Time to clean the ol' muskets and bayonets off, eh chaps?!
That would play right into his hands. Then he could invoke the insurrection act, and declare Martial Law. Until the MAGATS are hurt enough to join us it would be a world of hurt.
Bro, a retired vet, bitching about "a world of hurt?"
Did you even see active combat? And I don't mean behind a desk overseas, I mean behind a fucking weapon, on the streets, in a strangers home, fighting for your fucking life?
You don't even know what a world of hurt is if you think Nazis scare 🇺🇸
You think the fucking Murican forefathers, THE REAL PATRIOTS, weren't shitting their pants when they stared across a field, saw all them red coats lined up, their cute little uniforms?
You think the military will follow through, kill their own families? We, The People?
All I know, Martial Law in Murica would make the Purge look like a fucking Disney movie.
Every govt building? Razed to the ground. Every Amazon and Corporate owned warehouse? Ashes and rubble. Every mansion owned by the wealthy? Leveled like a tornado.
Honestly, didn't you take that oath, "TO SERVE MY COUNTRY, PROTECT FROM ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY LOVED ONES WITH MY LIFE."
what happened? You retired, had kids, grandkids, now you can't do your fucking job as an American? A Human Being who stands against Nazis? Ffs
Folks are finally realizing nobody can really stop him. The SCOTUS set this all up in their ruling that Presidents can do whatever the fuck they want as long as it’s done as an official presidential act. He’s King.
Well I was making weekly donations (albeit small donations) to secure act blue…..seems like this is a perfect place to donate. He’s a spitfire….never backs down!
Marc and his firm is the only entity on the Dem side worth investing in. The rest of them are feeble losers who can't even stand up for themselves, much less any of the rest of us.
Democracy Docket is a great informative publication, but it's not donating to the cause. Donating to the cause is digging deep and donating LOTS of money to groups like the ACLU so they can hire attorneys to file and win the lawsuits discussed in Democracy Docket.
Absolutely nothing it seems.... @housedemocrats.bsky.social @dscc.bsky.social What the hell is the plan people are waiting to hear cuz people aren't real pleased right now with the constitutional crisis going on
Just Jack, this is what scares me the most. We live in a country that has not been witness to coups and complete breakdown of laws and norms. Name one nation at any point in history where this ended peacefully.....I'll wait. America is not immune. Will there ultimately be an end to this? Yes.
Everyone who is removed or leaves in protest needs to be part of our own shadow government who are willing to resist and ready to take power back when ready. We need to fight fire with fire. This coup was in the works for a long time and it is time for us to organize, plan and fight our way back.
Dumb?🤔 I would say the US is a dysfunctional Patriarchal shit show! Things aren't going to get better with men in charge. A man's focus is too self serving. Men are always unsettled. Never ending wars thanks to the emotionally under developed minds of men.
Conservatives are a cancer wherever they manifest themselves. You aren't wrong, but I'd just temper this with a truism: The only people on Earth who hate women more than conservative men do, are conservative WOMEN.
Conservatism is tied to religion. The longer we allow religion to grow, have tax-free exemptions, take up land masses, control holidays & Communal tones, We will SUFFER. It's illogical in the 21st century to keep deferring to edited conversations between barely literate first century men.
I'm an agnostic (in the sense that I do not know everything there is to know, metaphysically speaking) Secular Humanist.
I've always thought religion was a pox on mankind because people use it to justify the most horrific atrocities.
I believe in science & historical records. I believe in, that which can be proven. Religion is faith-based. It came into existence when ppl didn't know where the ☀️ & 🌙 went. Then Kings & Queens used it to give family members jobs & have another way to tax the commoners. It's the longest running con.
Work environments where multiple women work together are almost always toxic. I lost two jobs as a young woman in my early twenties because of jealous toxic co-workers who were female. The Patriarchy must die for life to truly begin. Throughout history the Patriarchy has kept the 🌎 in CONSTANT wars!
If this were happening in most other "democracies" the streets would be filled a week ago.
So since we can't do that - can we have at least a Mass General Strike at least of any company that donated to 45/GOP??
After all - they ONLY care about money - so hit them where it hurts - boycott the right!
The Constitution! That old thing! The Constitution is so yesterday. Dear Leader is the law now thx to Repubs who refuse to provide oversight. Repubs want to protect their precious careers, failing to realize it’s not about them. So now that Independence Day is moot, what are you doing July 4th?
How? By whom? He’s gutting law enforcement right now. The GOP controls all three branches of government. The Supreme Court has given him immunity. 40% of US voters didn’t even bother to vote. Trump belongs in prison, but the US voters made him our president. He doesn’t have to follow any laws.
Every time Chuck says they should be ashamed or history will not remember them well, I could just spit. Fascists don’t give a shit about shame or how history will remember them. WTF are you talking about, Chuck?! Do fucking something for crissakes.
What if a few thousand of us create fake proton mail accounts and spam WH email with questions and pushback. IE. why are you letting Musk run OPM? I thought you were POTUS not him.
Or news reports say Musk is saying what a fool you are… we need to get that idiot out. But also bannon and miller.
By "this generation" I meant this generation of Americans, not the youth. Think more broadly; like the first generation who fought in the Revolutionary War.
I can't believe Democrats aren't trying to organize a #NationalStrike They don't have to do this openly. They can organize & direct their influencer army to coordinate it. And WTH is Schumer negotiating to fast track Trump's nominees?
#ReplaceSchumer
Thank Biden for failing to preserve protect & defend the Constitution. Trump & all Congress members who participated in the fake electors scam & Jan 6th should have been arrested & held without bail Jan-2021. Biden should've declared 2024 presidential election invalid due to foreign interference.
Dem leaders may well be unable to stop it, but they have a platform and need to be out they calling this out forcefully, out there FIGHTING. Schumer and Durbin and Jeffries are AWOL. A few others are trying, but they don't have that platform and so it's hard for them to break through.
No. Like Andrew Jackson before, he'll do what he wants. No laws. No government support. No protections except from our states. What does you state constitution say about you and your protections? A good place to start reading.
Both of those have been/produced words on paper. They mean nothing w/o action. It seems inevitable that we can not rely on precedence & decorum. At some point there will need to be adults in the room fighting for democracy.
At this time those hero’s that handle those tasks, have not clocked in.
The purge makes no difference. Nobody could have stopped him before that anyway. The moment SCOTUS handed presidents immunity, any option of holding a president accountable for anything went away.
Where is our Dem leadership? @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social or @schumer.senate.gov or even some GOPs
What are you doing - I dont need explaining - We Need Action - If you cant please lets some one else do it !The rope a dope wont work if it's all dismantled while you roping and doping....
We did vote for them and they do have power- for some reason they are not using it? They seem to think that waiting for all the shit to come out and exhaust itself will be the optimal move - its the rope a dope pushed by James Carville - but this is different, once the rules are changed wont help.
In opposition you still have some power - you still have access to media - you still need to be counted for the vote- you still need to be available for a quorum - each of those is a form of power. True they don’t have the levers but they can sure muck up the works
That’s my question. So if a judge screams”I said freeze!” And he doesn’t, he has a Senate and House full of kneelers and a Supreme Court that gave him immunity. So in other words, Carry on.
I don't know, maybe i'm jumping the gun, but I feel like at this point, the constitution is moot. The Supreme Court has sold America out. If not stopped, we will become a theocratic authoritarian government.
100%! It’s astonishing to me that more people don’t understand this. Trump is under no obligation to follow any laws at all, and the majority of Americans don’t give a damn. About 70% of US voters either didn’t vote at all, or voted for Trump.
Republicans will stop him. Oh, wait a minute while I splash some cold water on my face and check back in with reality. We can’t count on either party in Congress right now. Republicans are sheer cowards and Dems are still playing badminton. It’s all up to us right now. Organize and fight!
We need to call the reps and government and let them know we are still fighting and once they stop getting them they will know they have won. So call and call and write and write. Because they do fear the masses. If we don't back down they will give in. They want us hopeless
"We're sick and tired of your bullshit game
To die and go to heaven in a Jesus' name
We know and we understand
Almighty God is a living man
You fool some people sometimes, yeah
But you can't fool all the people all the time
'Cause now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our right." Tosh/Marley
Republicans will have to choose 🟠💩 or keeping their constituents alive.
The EOs so far are destroying our food sources, work places, rights and taking our $$$.
Planes are crashing daily now.
Markets are crashing.
The oligarchs are not going to stand for that.
How safe do you feel right now from terrorist attacks?
Our enemies are watching this shit show too
Our FBI is crippled and the guy in charge of the military is a drunk
Exactly. SCOTUS is corrupted. Lots of Trump judges. Have the GOP senators and reps figured out that they are just tools yet? Nope. It’s hard to see when they have shit in their eyes. Democrats need to be LOUD. Those people who didn’t vote for him LOUD…
#PushBack
Corruption of the church, the courts, Congress, state legislatures, school boards, local governments, law enforcement, and the news media. 70 years of civil rights terminated. Bought and paid for by corporate overlords. What's next?
I think it's about time to have the hard conversations that MAGA wants this. They want to be ruled. They want to be told what to think. Maybe it's about time we divide the US and let the ones who want a king have one.
Not crazy talk at all. And I think that’s where we’re headed. The nullification started a while ago. CA may be the first to go- going to be very interesting with the Cdn oil pipelines on the west coast. You think Newsom is going to let that oil go to china? I don’t.
He is creating the environment where he can do what he wants unopposed. Just like his Pal Putin. If anyone thinks he isnt setting the stage to become the authoritarian dictator of the U.S you need to give your head a wobble. If you do then you need to act.
We must unseat a pathological sociopathic narcissist who admires dictators, told us in advance he would become one then became one. It's 1933. I read P2025, it's pinned on my page. I voted Harris. I'm mad at everyone who didn't. Now we have BIG work to do.
True, & once Hegseth is fully in place & they start going through the top military, making them pledge allegiance to Trump above all else, or be retired & replaced with those who will. Then even the military will be made to do unconstitutional things
Nobody will be there to stop him. That’s the point of every move he’s making right now. He wants to eliminate opposition. Not that hard to figure out. And the rest of us that voted for Harris already knew this was what he was going to do.
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I have faith in our military more than anyone.
have a choice to make.
But we cannot be cowed.
I doubt they’d let the blue states go peacefully though. That’s where the economic engine is.
They know all about fascism
"the second revolution will be bloodless, if the left allows it to be".
That to me should have put them on a domestic terrorist watch list.
They underestimate us. We are a sleeping giant.
I have no taste for violence but if they make it necessary, we will definitely win. History indicates that that’s true.
We are heading to disaster
A Republic, if you can keep it.
“On 12/4/22, FOTUS called for the termination of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election and reinstate him to power Saturday in a continuation of his election denialism and pushing of fringe conspiracy theories.”
If you've never experienced authoritarian rule or a failed government/state... you're in for a very rude awakening. Brace yourselves.
Sweep out anyone who won't demonstrate absolute maga fealty while installing more incompetent slobs to perform in their very specific and highly-trained professional positions.
He
Does
Not
Care
about us, our safety or legality.
We TRIED to tell you!
then there's not much hope left for the rest of us, eh?
Time to clean the ol' muskets and bayonets off, eh chaps?!
Did you even see active combat? And I don't mean behind a desk overseas, I mean behind a fucking weapon, on the streets, in a strangers home, fighting for your fucking life?
You don't even know what a world of hurt is if you think Nazis scare 🇺🇸
You think the military will follow through, kill their own families? We, The People?
How many Nazis you know? 🤔
Every govt building? Razed to the ground. Every Amazon and Corporate owned warehouse? Ashes and rubble. Every mansion owned by the wealthy? Leveled like a tornado.
What would you know about Protect and Serve?
what happened? You retired, had kids, grandkids, now you can't do your fucking job as an American? A Human Being who stands against Nazis? Ffs
What the hell are we doing?
What the hell are you doing? Do it, tell us, and stop trying to convince people that Dems are NOT doing things not that we are helpless.
Mute the Pollyannas & unconstructive criticism generators… start stratifying the volume based on the pointlessness of the ‘news’ source…
Focus on actionable plans, not would’ve, could’ve, should’ve…
Don’t waste time on all the whining.
But lawyers won't help when we have a wannabe supervillain hacking the federal government. We need somebody who can knock him out of those systems.
I've always thought religion was a pox on mankind because people use it to justify the most horrific atrocities.
So since we can't do that - can we have at least a Mass General Strike at least of any company that donated to 45/GOP??
After all - they ONLY care about money - so hit them where it hurts - boycott the right!
Just like the dissenting justices put on record.
The ONLY hope is for Republicans in Congress to work with Dems NOW to get rid of him. And prepare for the Civil war that will ensue.
There is no time to waste.
We’ll see who the true cowards & traitors truly are! Someone HAS to stop him!
NATO????
"Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hang onto!"! Right,bitches??!! 👍🖖✋
“There’s only room for one king in the castle”
Remember people are stronger together.
As someone said, " 'Never again' has been canceled and replaced with 'Happening now.' "
Or news reports say Musk is saying what a fool you are… we need to get that idiot out. But also bannon and miller.
What I need to hear is WHO will stop him. There’s never an answer to that question.
America is now a failed state thanks to MAGA 🤦🏽♂️
If history is repeating itself then what follows next will certainly not be peaceful.
How do we fight then and have it stick? I don't see any plans besides protests.
#ReplaceSchumer
At this time those hero’s that handle those tasks, have not clocked in.
If only someone had warned this might happen if he were re-elected.
Where is our Dem leadership? @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social or @schumer.senate.gov or even some GOPs
What are you doing - I dont need explaining - We Need Action - If you cant please lets some one else do it !The rope a dope wont work if it's all dismantled while you roping and doping....
Get on it.
I called my Representative and Senators and donated hard-earned money to @marcelias.bsky.social and democracy docket.
What the hell are you doing? Do it, tell us, and stop trying to convince people that Dems are NOT doing things not that we are helpless.
Short of throwing him and his cronies in jail and keeping them there as enemies of the country....good luck
To die and go to heaven in a Jesus' name
We know and we understand
Almighty God is a living man
You fool some people sometimes, yeah
But you can't fool all the people all the time
'Cause now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our right." Tosh/Marley
Trump will just claim immunity and mandate and blah blah and carry on regardless
Republicans will applaud as he destroys the country
The EOs so far are destroying our food sources, work places, rights and taking our $$$.
Planes are crashing daily now.
Markets are crashing.
The oligarchs are not going to stand for that.
Our enemies are watching this shit show too
Our FBI is crippled and the guy in charge of the military is a drunk
#PushBack
We do what South Koreans do. We stand up. We object. We take to the streets. We strike.
Democrats were not fucking around when they said this was the end of democracy if he wins.
People voted for fascism anyway, now they’re going to get it.