1/ Trump will continue to do whatever he wants as long as Republicans in Congress allow it. R’s will let Trump do whatever he wants as long as they fear for their safety from his cult. The only way to break that cycle is to break through to the cult so they know who is actually hurting them… - ThreadSky

jp262.bsky.social • 1 day ago

1/ Trump will continue to do whatever he wants as long as Republicans in Congress allow it.

R’s will let Trump do whatever he wants as long as they fear for their safety from his cult.

The only way to break that cycle is to break through to the cult so they know who is actually hurting them…

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wptrocket.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Good luck with that......

zensoul.bsky.social•22 hours ago

imagrandma.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Yeah that exactly right

ctrltxquilting.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think there are more farmers and park rangers finding out. There are meat packers in the Midwest finding out.
Soon it will be roofing season in Texas and roofing company owners are about to find out.

be-zen.bsky.social•1 day ago

Alternatively, make Republicans in Congress understand that it's not only MAGAts who they need to fear.

mepafford.bsky.social•1 day ago

Exactly.
George Will said this correctly years ago (paraphrasing):
"The Real Reason people don't speak up against, or act against #Trump - is, 'Fear of Physical Harm To Them Or Their Family', from #MAGA."

Until Trump Finally Harms MAGA, this will continue to be the case.

thenamesjane.bsky.social•1 day ago

MAGA have been grifting since 2016.
Flynn has been a major player in this.
People like Catturd and Martin Geddes grifting on numerous platforms.
They have all made money not only for themselves but for the new Fascist Trump party.
They have set up hundreds of Gofundme sites begging illness, etc.....

thenamesjane.bsky.social•1 day ago

All manner of family illnesses and "accidents",
The grifting is on at least 5 platforms that I know of.

veramedea.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think what the Republicans are afraid of is the Russian mafia.

cpcflyfishing.bsky.social•22 hours ago

This is where our military should be stepping in !

veramedea.bsky.social•22 hours ago

How? They are under the command of the guy who has been in debt to the Russians for decades.

rmz1961.bsky.social•1 day ago

I live in NC & there was a story in our local news that Thom Tillis was not on board to vote for some of nominees. Then his family was threatened & he changed his mind. I suspect this had happened to other senators. Which is no excuse.

passiflora8.bsky.social•1 day ago

I guess the R's think they're the only politician getting threats.

rmz1961.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Exactly

lisamarianyc.cloud•1 day ago

Or if the ones who didn’t bother to vote step up and call members of congress with the promise to VOTE IN 2026. FFS.

itsnotathing.bsky.social•1 day ago

Republicans need to know their voters will vote them out in the next election if they continue down this path. They will loose either way so do the right thing a the hell with Trump.

cpcflyfishing.bsky.social•22 hours ago

“Vote,” could our elections be compromised by musk’s kidds using AI..

lucycarin.bsky.social•1 day ago

I will find my reps address. .like many they don't think we will riot n guess what..

wtfdonald.bsky.social•1 day ago

Or...... make Republicans fear those that hate them and know that most people do.

livesantacruz.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think this works for businesses and corporations too.

swirlytwirlymom.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah.. everyone is focused on Trump and Elon.. but really it’s on congress,.. they allowed this! It’s their fault! All of it!

meanneighborlady.bsky.social•1 day ago

True! Congress is responsible. But also Musk and trump are wretch low-life fucking crooks. I wish them the worst fate.

jupiterdi.bsky.social•1 day ago

Same. I was just reading how so many of the congress people are getting threatened with death threats, targeting their families too. Many are afraid to go against them.

beachlover10.bsky.social•1 day ago

"Safety from his cult"?? They ARE his cult.

rene4heatherheyer.bsky.social•1 day ago

We will need one of these⬇️

abilityrules.bsky.social•1 day ago

The part of the cult they fear are domestic terrorists like the Proud Boys. They are on the list of terror org in Canada and NZ. We have to convince the GOP that they are going to lose Trump's protection when he feels like it. Stand with Dems and other GOP now. In 2 years they'll be on their own

cpcflyfishing.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Sonny Bono..

asainti.bsky.social•1 day ago

As soon as Trump/Musk policies hurt them personally they will turn on him.

natureloverfemist.bsky.social•23 hours ago

🤞

chan-go.bsky.social•1 day ago

When they’ll find out,will be too late

westmanajay.bsky.social•1 day ago

I agree with the strategy but it feels like it’s going to be a pretty hard sell to the MAGA cultists - there is usually a long period of denial when core beliefs are at stake - they have invested so much emotionally into Trump

meanneighborlady.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don't know that these cowards, these low-life "oh but my elected seat" fuckers care. They stand by has thousands of good people lose their jobs in the parks and other federal agencies saying not a word, but quake like little shits at the thought they will lose their comfy fucking seat.

liberianmocha.bsky.social•1 day ago

Or...kool-aid 😅

coltranehendrix.bsky.social•1 day ago

Stockholm Syndrome on a grand scale.

txeightiesgirl.bsky.social•22 hours ago

They need to be gone. Arrested and forgotten

cybskysocial.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well didn’t they choose their job . I am sure there are death threats on Dems . I am sorry when you become spineless and can’t do your job . Resign

merri24.bsky.social•1 day ago

Call the Republican congressional members. Show up at their local offices. Write an old-fashioned letter while we still have a USPS.

bettersweet.bsky.social•20 hours ago

apologies if i sent this already :)

imagine if 30 million members of bsky gave $5 to Ukraine with a big middle finger to dictators!
#Igave5

https://u24.gov.ua

lovesny.bsky.social•1 day ago

Protest, town meetings, boycott companies that funded trump republican party etc. Call your representatives local and Washington.

pink-tourmaline.bsky.social•1 day ago

The cult they enabled. The tiger they rode on is looking to eat them for lunch.

luciecos.bsky.social•19 hours ago

When back home voters will indicate not to vote for a republican candidate who helps billionaires instead of them tables will turn

chrisjacobs4499.bsky.social•1 day ago

They are beyond repair. We need to do whatever it takes to stop this. No more high road

dolansdog.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Exactly that, my friend.

No more high road!

jp262.bsky.social•1 day ago

2/ To be clear, this is no easy task. Perhaps impossible. But for every friend and family member we lost to maga that snap out of their trance, the better chance we will survive this assault. This does NOT include online trolls - this is anybody we used be close with before the orange scourge…

jp262.bsky.social•1 day ago

3/ Keep in mind that humans by nature hate to be wrong and don’t want to feel stupid, so any attempts to deprogram should not be focused on THEM, but on how HE turned on them. Every decision that negatively impacts their lives is not THEIR fault, it’s HIS! Otherwise, it’s a fool’s errand…

centennialresister.bsky.social•22 hours ago

So it’s a bad idea to say that they are the “Suckers born every minute?” I know it’s sarcasm-I’ve been trying to reason and coddle them since 2016
I’m tired!

lslook.bsky.social•1 day ago

So lie to them like he does? Ends justify the means? The truth is painful sometimes. They did this. I completely understand your logic, but these people hear what they want, believe what they want. I think our energy is much better spent on the apathetic who will/are suffering, too.

jp262.bsky.social•1 day ago

4/ To be clear, this is not a silver bullet. We still need to primarily engage the millions of apathetic folks who ultimately cost us the election because they chose not to participate (and we all know at least one). But if we can peel SOME maga away, we can free up GOP cowards to finally push back…

jp262.bsky.social•1 day ago

5/ The bottom line is we will not survive as a country if elected officials are held hostage by an uneducated and violent minority. If even half of the 75M who voted Democratic can rescue one maga family member and/or engage an apathetic potential voter, we may just survive all this shit! End.

librarian.be•23 hours ago

Interesting. If you can, you should read the Spanish book ‘Memorias de un exnazi: veinte años en la extrema derecha española’ by David Saavedra. In his book, as an expert by experience, he describes exactly the process you refer to. I spoke to the man in June 2022.

https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=17611&recCount=25&recPointer=25&bibId=22110937

dwntwndave.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://youtu.be/CDNF8U2tFW0

lslook.bsky.social•1 day ago

IMO, those people are not salvageable. They are selfish, stupid, racist or bigoted, or some combination. Our time would be much better spent working on the 1/3 that are apathetic and don't get off their butts and go vote, or weren't diligent and their voting rights were taken away.

neesiefromca.bsky.social•1 day ago

Agreed. I have one friend who I don’t think ever votes, because her life hasn’t been affected by whoever is in power. Maybe this chaos will wake affect people now and wake some of them up.

doralicia.bsky.social•21 hours ago

You will be surprised - they are already showing up to town halls. There are acknowledging they were lied to. Hopefully, this is the beginning of the tides turning.

jupiterdi.bsky.social•1 day ago

I read recently that people don't have to say they made a mistake, they just have to say they were lied to. It puts the onus on the liar.

brody-justadude.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's not just fearing for their safety but also their political futures. I saw a MT video where Ben highlighted a town hall meeting in GA 7th district and Rick McCormick got ripped by his constituents. These Reps will have to make a choice soon; the People they serve or the guy sitting in office.

aliceking.bsky.social•22 hours ago

And Roswell is a well to do area. I was honestly impressed by their reaction to him

mademocats.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is very smart and spot on. We also have to check our anger and avoid “I told you so’s” as we have these discussions.

davidhhull50.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Where are the fucking democrats? There is a military acronym for the Democrats right now: AWOL. When are they going to show up? The are starting to remind me of Kansas City in the Super Bowl. What a joke.

memewrangler.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hey also wanted to point out that Republicans in Congress want most of what Trump is doing.

They are cowards, hiding behind his actions so they don't have to go on the record themselves.

I give them NO credit at ALL.

amedeofelix.bsky.social•1 day ago

Some GOP having a spine would also be a thing.

mademocats.bsky.social•1 day ago

Their constituents have to give them a spine, so it’s important to stay loud.

venntive.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think we need to impress upon EVERY member of Congress that they should prepare to be "primaried" if they don't actively fight like hell against Donold and Muskrat et al.