1. Show up. Go to the places Musk is taking over, bring cameras, demand to find out what's going on and where it breaks the law. 2. Refuse to allow standard business to continue unimpeded. Deny unanimous consent, delay votes, etc. 3. Be public about how illegal all of this is 4. Lay out a plan - ThreadSky

mmasnick.bsky.social • 20 days ago

1. Show up. Go to the places Musk is taking over, bring cameras, demand to find out what's going on and where it breaks the law.
2. Refuse to allow standard business to continue unimpeded. Deny unanimous consent, delay votes, etc.
3. Be public about how illegal all of this is
4. Lay out a plan

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shashananigans.bsky.social•19 days ago

Sure. Let’s burden the victims, without the obvious power and access, to also lead the charge.

What does leadership even mean to you?

oldohman.bsky.social•20 days ago

Seems pretty clear that if a dinosaur from Kentucky could organize an effective opposition party, it's not that hard.

iruvage.bsky.social•20 days ago

All of Obama's cabinet positions got confirmed?? McConnell couldn't do shit and he knew it

wadeonthebeats.bsky.social•20 days ago

Study the loading dock, not the main entrances

esmewrites.bsky.social•20 days ago

💯 make them own and answer for the lawlessness and security breaches.

lieutdan.bsky.social•19 days ago

@chuckschumer.com @senatedemocrats.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social

Are any of you listening…?

Or are you all so compromised & comfortably ensconced with your fabulous salaries & medical care that you consider yourselves somehow noble?

jerseyboyingeorgia.bsky.social•19 days ago

Mitch McConnell wouldn't have any problem screwing things up and slowing them down. Maybe the Dems should have paid attention and learned something from the people to whom they keep losing. Just because you are not in power doesn't mean you are powerless.

marcosantana.bsky.social•19 days ago

Musk has as much power as you do. So you can tell him to fuck off.

marcosantana.bsky.social•19 days ago

Yep. This.

pezook.bsky.social•19 days ago

Our (Polish) opposition parliamentarians literally took over the floor of the Sejm to prevent a law which would bar journalists from documenting proceedings, and we do consider these people pretty fckn useless.

There's always things that can be done.

jamest65.bsky.social•19 days ago

Shame and misery works really good when you do things that nobody suppose to see. Goto the elected own district and hold a press conference and town hall meeting

bobmlhs.bsky.social•19 days ago

Most of all don't shrug this off with stupid remarks about the price of eggs and talk about how this will help Dems in the mid-terms. It makes people think it's not that big of a problem. Plus there may be no mid-terms at this rate.

skyblueheel.bsky.social•19 days ago

Repubthugs had no problem showing up at the border to help imagine fake invasions. Dems just have to take a bus a few blocks over.

msderohanes.bsky.social•20 days ago

It would help if Dems quickly learn how to do "media stunts" to attract attention now to inform the public.

& Yes, they need not be shy about calling it what it is... & calling on their republican colleagues to take action.

Think, what would Congressman Jordan do? And do exactly that.

slam4.bsky.social•20 days ago

Grind the Senate to a halt (per point 2) instead of acting as if it's business as usual.

There's a call from Indivisible, MoveOn, WFP for everyone to get to their Senators' state office and tell them exactly this. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cru6DBkH5gadq3S-mVhiSU72mC2ZeDHXG93jeiemFH0/preview?tab=t.0

spazed1.bsky.social•20 days ago

I say papa Cheney needs to take those boys on a bird hunting trip...do it for Liz

bruffles.bsky.social•20 days ago

There is such a void of leadership that anyone who leads people to do those things - and maybe risks, say, arrest - could lock up the 2028 nomination (if that’s still a thing then).

pakababa.bsky.social•19 days ago

How about they do whatever is necessary to get the violations in front of judges? Use these “checks and balances” we heard so much about in high school civics.

rozrk.bsky.social•19 days ago

Im carrying my passport with me. When i see the line of migrant looking people with ICE, i plan on standing in the line so they can check my citizen data. Let the country see how nazi roundups look.

rozrk.bsky.social•19 days ago

N.B. iam 71 yo old white lady who apparently is more powerful than news outlets and government officials. Cause i get to do and say what i believe in my soul. Just dare me to out govrnmnt embodiment of racism and misogyny! I figured out how to use my iphone and attach documents, its Game on!

ravencblack.bsky.social•19 days ago

[I don't understand what these Do SoMeThInGs want from powerless elected Democrats.

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?!?]

how about starting with something other than "what can I do?!"
we elected them to represent us, not cower inside their burgeoning paycheck.

rileypilot.bsky.social•19 days ago

If I walked down to the local federal building and started to fight my way to the server room I'd already be in prison for, like, Ever.

marksummerfield.bsky.social•20 days ago

Form the equivalent of a "shadow cabinet": have a spokesperson to shadow every significant official in the Administration, and make sure that person speaks out and counters every statement, decision and policy in their "portfolio". Give the media a focus/contact point on everything.

ssmithnyc.bsky.social•20 days ago

Exactly. Timothy Snyder termed it The People's Cabinet
@timobrien.bsky.social

jamest65.bsky.social•19 days ago

Not a bad idea really. Record every move on a phone and let them know it's going live on Tik Tok. (Hehe)

jenscharlevoix.bsky.social•20 days ago

YES!

dneto.dev•20 days ago

Everyone should know this is standard practice in Westminster-like parliamentary systems. We have an Official Opposition with a"shadow cabinet" whose members mirror the portfolio of the government cabinet.

Totally normal.

dneto.dev•20 days ago

Also, the government falls (triggering an election) if they can't pass a budget each year. Not continuing resolution. An actual budget bill.

(Canadian here.)

repressionnap.bsky.social•20 days ago

This is like talking about brush removal after the wildfire has already broken out.

bee-2384.bsky.social•19 days ago

It's still better than doing absolutely nothing though, and it's also how the opposition party works in other countries (at least in the UK) so it's not without merit or precedence.

repressionnap.bsky.social•19 days ago

Yes, I do agree it’s better than doing nothing. And in better times, I think the US would benefit from a shadow government system as a more explicit check on power, since the machinations of executive power can often be made purposely opaque.

peterhaugen.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yes! As quickly as possible.

womanofinspiration.bsky.social•20 days ago

I agree. This is very important, especially since the media doesn't seem to broadcast both sides.

afowles.bsky.social•19 days ago

https://democraticshadowcabinet.com

citytechie.bsky.social•20 days ago

Start by picking a leader. Why wait until months before a general election to choose? Choose now, and have them out there every day, hammer away at the gov't, touring the country, speaking to people, putting out a platform, and communicating it. What was Trump doing all 4 years of Biden's? Rallies.

marksummerfield.bsky.social•20 days ago

That's how we operate under the Westminster system. But our opposition leader is, by definition, an elected, taxpayer-funded member of parliament. And we don't hold expensive rallies. Trump could hold rallies for years because he's a rich old white (orange) guy with a massive fundraising machine.

marksummerfield.bsky.social•20 days ago

So if you want to out-Trump Trump you'll need to pick a leader that everyone is willing to stand by as their candidate in four years' time, and make sure that they are adequately funded to run a continuous campaign in the meantime. It'll be hugely expensive!

citytechie.bsky.social•20 days ago

Lacking daily Question Period, I don't see how else. The US-style is so weird. For 3.5 years, they don't have an effective opposition leader, not one that ultimately becomes head of gov't. Maybe not massive rallies, but the Dems need someone who can connect with the public to have a fighting chance.

citytechie.bsky.social•20 days ago

BTW, under the Westminster system, the leader doesn't necessarily need to be an MP. In fact, here in Canada, we might soon have a PM who is not an elected MP. They should run to be one ASAP, but Privy Council members are not exclusively MPs. Just call a daily press conference to hammer at the gov't.

dailygrumbles.bsky.social•20 days ago

They should create a shadow government.

carenloathing.bsky.social•20 days ago

Beto did this is Texas, actually was out there organizing and being present between elections but it's hard work and we price most people who are willing to out in that kind of effort out of our political system.

pittsburghdan.bsky.social•20 days ago

There isn’t anyone worthwhile right. Plenty of time to pick a challenger. Right now they just all need to fight and let a leader emerge naturally. Like the way Tim Walz became the VP pick

citytechie.bsky.social•20 days ago

Have a leadership contest with vigorous debates about the future of the country and party. The point of having an opposition leader and shadow cabinet is contrast vs the current gov't. They are the gov't in-waiting. This is what we would do differently. These are ideas from Westminster democracies.

pittsburghdan.bsky.social•20 days ago

No, this would not work. They literally just lost an election badly two months ago and you need time to let the waters calm. Biden and Harris began last year as the leaders and they are no longer viable. You can’t just pick someone and run behind them. Vetting alone could take months

citytechie.bsky.social•20 days ago

In other countries, like the UK, Canada, Australia, etc, as soon as the general election is over, the losing parties' leaders are likely resigning, and we're choosing new leaders to win next time, cleaning house.

citytechie.bsky.social•20 days ago

An effective opposition needs effective leadership. You are trial-running your future president. Are they electable? Are they connecting with the public? Are they competent? Good communicators? All things you need to know to win.

pittsburghdan.bsky.social•20 days ago

Great give me a name

mcherm.com•19 days ago

I like the idea of a shadow government, but picking the leader is the weak point. One of the terribly wrong moves the Democrats made in this past election was to forsake "elections". Biden ran (with dissention but no opposition), then endorsed, upending the primary process.

citytechie.bsky.social•19 days ago

Choosing a leader is critical. You can't anoint an heir apparent. They need to be winnable. In 🇨🇦, the Liberals are choosing a new leader to replace Trudeau. If we do what the Dems did + choose his deputy, we'll lose. That's why Liberals are rallying around an outsider, the fmr Bank of Canada govr.

chief1970p.bsky.social•19 days ago

And who will decide in the party who will choose the leader? Knowing Dems that would take another 6 months. You don’t need a leader if everyone is on the same page. Everyone should be parroting the same lines about this madness. You know, like the cult does.

danrar.bsky.social•19 days ago

You still need a face. The face.

This is something conservatives understand.

mjbeasi.com•20 days ago

A public statement supporting trans and nonbinary people would also be nice. But I’m not holding my breath. They’ve already made clear our lives don’t matter to them at all.

mmasnick.bsky.social•19 days ago

The fact that Lady Gaga said more about this at the Grammys than any major Dem is... embarrassing and tragic.

mjbeasi.com•19 days ago

Yes, THIS. Like, we're grateful, but also, we shouldn't have to rely on pop stars to have our backs on this??

briankgruber.bsky.social•20 days ago

Preach Mike!

trenchdiggr.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yes! Show some freaking urgency. Trump's extraordinary actions demand extraordinary responses. Act like it is the emergency that it is. Show some fight! Yell about it being illegal, and that the Dems will fight it in the courts. Point out that this stuff is hurting ordinary Americans. Give examples!

rebcoco.bsky.social•20 days ago

When Trump first started separating families, Oregon Senator @jeffmerkley.bsky.social went down to the Texas site where kids were being held & confronted the guards with cameras and the story blew up. As an Oregonian, I’d appreciate Sen Merkley doing the same thing over at the Treasury. Tomorrow.

totallyrandomgma.bsky.social•19 days ago

Organize demonstrations at the very least.

gregory.wild-smith.com•20 days ago

First requires the cooperation of the complicit right wing media. So that’s out.
Second doesn’t stop 99% of the stuff we’ve seen happen, so is nice but not super helpful.
Third they already are doing.
Fourth we have no way of knowing atm.

luubean.bsky.social•20 days ago

They keep telling us what he is doing is illegal, but no one is showing up to support our institutions. Where is law enforcement, where is congress, who is telling these people no, you can't do that?!?
Does the FBI not have the ability to arrest people engaged in illegal activity?

seanorleans.bsky.social•20 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/mjsdc.bsky.social/post/3lh5h7noaqk2e

You know, maybe something other than this...

mockgod.bsky.social•20 days ago

I want Chuck Schumer bringing an AK into congress, tbh

jandcochran.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yes. I want my rep arrested for demanding Elon and all his goons be drug tested in the spot and refusing to leave whatever building she has to be in

jandcochran.bsky.social•20 days ago

Hell, my rep was an MMA fighter. I want her to beat up Elon

nomnomnomdeplumb.bsky.social•20 days ago

I wonder where we'd be if elon hadn't chickened out of that fight with zuck

wallamide.bsky.social•20 days ago

probably slightly less distracted by that one specific plotline of the culture wars

graceomalley.bsky.social•20 days ago

When Reps were in the minority they had a long, detailed action plan on how to make it difficult for Dems to do anything. They were very good at it. Dem pols will have to work and think harder than they are used to but if they have no plan at all they need to be fired.

belmontx2.bsky.social•20 days ago

Don't participate (this is to DC electeds). Walk off the floor before every vote. Boycott committees & bipartisan caucuses. Focus on messaging (Hint: NO ONE VOTED FOR THIS) & constituent service.

Make Rs own everything that happens until the madness stops or Nov '26, whichever comes first.

shonanchris.bsky.social•20 days ago

I keep asking myself if there will be a coming to Jesus moment for his cult and it dawned on me that when they tell you “this is what we voted for” believe them. They hate the United States, they hate minorities and the LGBTQ + so yes this is exactly what they want. They want it all to burn down

karie.bsky.social•20 days ago

Great idea. I’m on the west coast but this is the first post that said what to do. An action. I feel helpless. I hope people there hear this.

uriahforfun.bsky.social•19 days ago

Legality requires consent about the rule of law. If they choose not to honor the constitution or the laws our legislative branch created and there is nobody who could hold them accountable, the most we can do is document.

jhamiltonhatch.bsky.social•20 days ago

Leaders

It's really that simple.

Fearless people committed to the oaths they took.

Many have spelled out actions that should and could be taken but they are failing at being the opposition and more importantly an inspiration and comfort to those who gave them our confidence and trust.

johngage1.bsky.social•19 days ago

Here is what the Democrats should do:

https://bsky.app/profile/therickwilson.bsky.social/post/3lh7gdbv2rs2r

charliegermano.bsky.social•20 days ago

I want them to do exactly what 2010 Mitch McConnell would do if Obama was doing it.
Or what John Lewis would do at literally any moment of his life.

iruvage.bsky.social•20 days ago

I see this argument a lot, and can't help but remember that this supposed gold standard for obstruction confirmed all of Obama's cabinet positions, in some cases without a single no vote.

stevenbodzin.bsky.social•20 days ago

Or if Obama were, like, proposing a 5% increase in the minimum wage

billblake2018.bsky.social•19 days ago

We can't talk our way out of tyranny. Unless Americans in bulk are willing to throw themselves into the fray, risking "lives, fortunes, and sacred honor", the tyrants win.

crdenny.bsky.social•19 days ago

Very helpful post. Some good answers in the comments as well.

meredith-zzle.bsky.social•19 days ago

Perfect response, using some of this in my communications with MOCs today. Thanks!

sorien.bsky.social•20 days ago

I want them to use EVERY Parlimentary procdure and trick to stop or stall EVERYTHING that the GOP or Trump/Elon attempt.

I want cameras present at EVERY weird action taken by Trump and his lackeys.

I want there to be evidence. I want everyone to see what is going on, and to GET MAD.

branflakes.3dsgoonsquad.com•19 days ago

all we're asking is that they at LEAST match the energy that the republicans did when THEY were a minority in the senate/house. They made it like pulling teeth to accomplish anything, why are democrats not capable of the same thing when the lives of every single american are at stake?

profjabbott.bsky.social•19 days ago

I called my Senator's state and DC offices and the line cuts out

elmobronowski.bsky.social•20 days ago

Anybody who (together with their staff) can't figure out anything better than shitting out a disapproving press release once a week has no place in the Congress in 2025.

bazookajoe204.bsky.social•20 days ago

please no make it stop

egaal.bsky.social•20 days ago

I said this on Threads earlier:
100% this. Do some theatrics, reality TV drama stuff. I want to see some shaky cam footage from inside the Treasury with some broccoli haired intern running to hide in the bathroom. Question which equipment & computers are authorized to be there. Show everyone!

pevohr.bsky.social•19 days ago

This doesn't take a lot of planning, just a little gumption

Given the weather, Senators from the committee who passed the legislation + funding empowering each such agency don't have to wait to formally exercise their oversight responsibilities

Call your colleagues + go take an impromptu stroll!

jason0x21.bsky.social•19 days ago

Also we _elected_ them to do something. That's literally the whole of their job. Figure it out. If you want me to lay out a step by step plan then put me in Congress.

michelleshuster.bsky.social•19 days ago

@aoc.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @repilhan.bsky.social @raskin.house.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social @smith.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @kenmartin.bsky.social Any of this please, DO something.

stevenbodzin.bsky.social•20 days ago

Good points but no need to publicize a troll

badgramar.bsky.social•20 days ago

MAKE. A FUCKING. SCENE.

rosalierann.bsky.social•20 days ago

Oh, I like this.

phinsphan.bsky.social•20 days ago

"Powerless elected dems" is such a cop out. these US Senators have no power because they are in the minority? What absolute nonsense

2the7thgen.bsky.social•20 days ago

💯 NO CONFIRMATION of Trump's cabinet. Do not participate in the coup. #Resist! Use every means available to stop business as usual in Congress.

heathenswan.bsky.social•19 days ago

She’s not a serious person. She’s a troll. Block.

markscarbrough.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yes. Perfectly enumerated. But they’re looking for the right wording to make their avocado post go viral.

ac3hilm.bsky.social•19 days ago

Anything at this point. Too much silence right now.

virgoian.bsky.social•20 days ago

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/

wistfulwitness.bsky.social•20 days ago

Remember when state legislature Dems left their states en masse in order to prevent Rs from passing controversial legislation?

jamest65.bsky.social•19 days ago

I wouldn't mind seeing a duel in Congress. But what needs to be done is our fearless leaders to get FEARLESS. If Kash Patal acts like an lying asshole then call him an lying asshole on live TV. If Elon starts going full autism then tell him to go get fixed seriously CALL THEM OUT AT EVERY DAY

jonnypants.bsky.social•19 days ago

chuck schumer's old ass should tell the tales of BigBalls on cable news.

jamest65.bsky.social•19 days ago

Make life for MAGA a nightmare

kinamalie.bsky.social•20 days ago

Hackers of US Treasury👇
Akash Bobba and
Gavin Kliger: UCBerkeley students @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
Ethan Shaotran: HarvardUniversity student @harvard.edu
Luke Farritor: UofNebraska student @unlincoln.bsky.social
Edward Coristine: Employed LesserEvil Snacks
Gautier Cole Killian:Musk Engineer

ghostofgroucho.bsky.social•19 days ago

Dems simply dont know how to use the media to their advantage!

Remember "If it bleeds, it leads"

Media loves them a catfight! Especially if they can get it live!

Dem's simply just gotta show the fook up!

marvs5.bsky.social•19 days ago

How about getting some lawyers to sue to protect Congressional constitutional rights?

rednecklefty.bsky.social•20 days ago

How soon until she deletes her skeet? Screenshots are forever.

numb.comfortab.ly•20 days ago

Also just grind everything to a halt https://bsky.app/profile/ezralevin.bsky.social/post/3lh7kpovdm22c

superpixels.bsky.social•18 days ago

Now we just need a single fucking elected dem to actually look at this and do it (I won’t be holding my breath)

jpmboston.bsky.social•20 days ago

Exactly. They should not be sitting on the sidelines during a 5 alarm fire. They look like they are frozen with fear.

realityred.bsky.social•20 days ago

They could show a little flash of anger. Is that asking too much?

winstonsmith2024.bsky.social•20 days ago

Contact members of the House Oversight Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and demand they take immediate action.

cidmcdp.bsky.social•19 days ago

Be great to see a press conference regarding whether Musk, etc. can actually fire/ term/ furlough/ RIF/ anyone. I'd start there.

bcarreiro.bsky.social•19 days ago

Be a loud pain in the ass that is in the way and disrupting everything. You know, be a republican

julieannnitsch.bsky.social•19 days ago

I want them to start a fight on the floor, bring what they need. Sacrifice themselves. They’re the only people that can get close enough.

pwnallthethings.bsky.social•20 days ago

Say what is happening right now is the heist of the century; and you will spare no expense to ensure the people involved in it are sent to prison, and the dollars they stole are recovered

danihere.bsky.social•20 days ago

Crime of the century!

mikejstarks.bsky.social•20 days ago

And establish bail funds for protestors, etc.

helchose.bsky.social•20 days ago

I will donate to that.

peoriabummer.bsky.social•20 days ago

Except don’t say “heist”. That makes them sound like Ocean’s Eleven.

witwarrior.bsky.social•20 days ago

Smash and grab?

originalist.bsky.social•20 days ago

This citizen hero showed up with a camera in freezing weather to record the Elon boys entering OPM and is yelling "robbery in progress" outside to alert the public

maryhruth.bsky.social•19 days ago

It's the heist of America, now two and a half centuries old.

mikecaulfield.bsky.social•20 days ago

Just keep saying heist for a start.

criminalerin.bsky.social•19 days ago

"Money crimes" works too!

chief1970p.bsky.social•19 days ago

“Stealing your money and everyday life” works too.

criminalerin.bsky.social•19 days ago

"And also now Mike Flynn has everyone's most important private data in one nicely collated file and in case you forgot who Mike Flynn is, he's the guy who pled guilty in 2018 for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia during the presidential transition."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-sets-dec-18-sentencing-for-michael-flynn

jaanagolf.bsky.social•19 days ago

#PutinsPuppet #RussianASSet just like all Trumpers.

thinkitthrough.bsky.social•19 days ago

😲

jthewolfmanm.bsky.social•19 days ago

And yeah, throwing bows and challenging assholes to duels would be cool, too.

youlikeraisins.bsky.social•20 days ago

Why is this so hard for Dems to grasp? We have musk and his band of teenyboppers doing who knows what to the country’s finances. If this isn’t an emergency, what would be?

freedomforall.net•20 days ago

It's a robbery. They are robber barons.

johnbrownbread.bsky.social•19 days ago

Federal employees are literally begging for help right now.

toddman42.bsky.social•19 days ago

Yes, SCREAM about how illegally this is! Show some outrage and emotion. Wake people up!

trudgedrudgery.bsky.social•20 days ago

Someone really wrote "Hakeem Jeffries packin' heat". It's really the apostrophe that's putting this over the top, for me.

martyoconnor.bsky.social•20 days ago

5. Don’t vote for their fucking nominees

randallsd.bsky.social•20 days ago

But also, sure, duel on the floor of Congress, that'll at least show some amount of urgency. That shouldn't be off the table.

wincetoldme.bsky.social•20 days ago

Might as well take a page out of Jackson's book and start caning people on the senate floor.

travisgodel.bsky.social•20 days ago

I would take a page out of newt Gingrich playbook even though the house from my understanding he took to the floor of the house In overnight hours and railed against the Dems they should do the same and stream it online

travisgodel.bsky.social•20 days ago

They Don't need cspan anymore just do a twitch and YouTube Livestream host it on your own portals send it out to major and independent media sources

spacegirl.cool•20 days ago

They think they need cspan. Ngmi

fwordleproblems.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yes. Yes, it should.

suasponte2023.bsky.social•20 days ago

It's not like it hasn't happened before.

fwordleproblems.bsky.social•20 days ago

Well, exactly. We’ve seen what that looks like and it’s extremely NOT GREAT.

birgitt.bsky.social•20 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/cgblue.bsky.social/post/3lh7qrcsa3s2h

proverbialcrow.bsky.social•20 days ago

Wait, Eliot was at the inauguration - did he have his hand on a bible?

proverbialcrow.bsky.social•20 days ago

There, is that so unreasonable. These folks took an oath to uphold the constitution which is being shredded. DOGE bro's take any kind of oath at all?

stevenlee.bsky.social•19 days ago

She’s a hack

earachemyeye.bsky.social•20 days ago

donnalew.bsky.social•19 days ago

Seems like the OP turned off all replies.
But how about the same shit McConnell pulled when the Rs were the minority in both the senate and the house?

dinorocket.bsky.social•19 days ago

At the very least they need to be where the problem is, not attending benefits for Israeli organizations.

oss1ris.bsky.social•19 days ago

@aoc.bsky.social

dominomask.bsky.social•20 days ago

Remind GOP colleagues of historical precedent: the fascism doesn’t stop BEFORE the dissolution of the legislature phase. They care about their power. Hammer them on the reality that they’re not part of the inner circle, so they’re long-knife fodder same as you.

blueeyedhexe.bsky.social•20 days ago

You're not wrong but it would take a special kind of courage to do that. Our corrupt system wasn't designed to elect people like that. And our electorate has shown they don't care, so why would anyone even bother?

It will be up to a dedicated group of citizens to take back our country.

1984georgeorwell.bsky.social•20 days ago

Commit to a democracy reform agenda that addresses the root causes of this disaster in an ambitious way and let politicians sign up to it individually so we know who to support and vote out

kdbyproxy.bsky.social•20 days ago

#1 is great. Like when House Republicans crashed the House SCIF. It was anarchic, but that's where we are.

naughtfollowers.bsky.social•20 days ago

Elon’s in there with his cell phone anyways

difficultopinions.com•20 days ago

ent-anp.bsky.social•19 days ago

Fight for us! Get out there every day and call these A-holes out on there bs every day.

jrichmond.bsky.social•20 days ago

This is how you get FBI director Kash Patel and RFK Jr. as HHS. Right now their confirmation isn't assured. Do #2 and you guarantee it is.

chickpea7.bsky.social•19 days ago

1 and 3 depend entirely on press coverage. Check the papers. Remember the last 2 years. Are you sure this will go well? They can do 2., might make the base (me) feel better, sure. *Your* plan is four things and I'm pretty sure that 2 will fizzle.

antisocialworker77.bsky.social•20 days ago

I don’t understand why alleged Democratic voters not only support but appear to *beg* for utter fecklessness on the part of the officials they elected.

bccoyne.bsky.social•20 days ago

I'm definitely a plant, but a general strike ought to be part of the discussion.

sgarthffrind.bsky.social•19 days ago

As someone who has met Schumer and knows what he's capable of, this is the *bare minimum*
You don't get to be senator without making relationships.

Schumer is stuck because he spent a lot of his political capital keeping Feinstein in office beyond her capability. Durbin isn't better.

beccasmullet.bsky.social•20 days ago

The Republicans had a plan to slow everything to a crawl after Obama was elected, and implemented in quite successfully. We should do the same. Mike is 100% right here!

spookybutkind.bsky.social•20 days ago

I hated seeing the Republicans doing that then because it was them signaling that they would choose party over country and setting a dangerous precedent. I don't see what other choice Democrats have now though.

astridpankhurst.bsky.social•19 days ago

This isn’t the politics we are used to. We are losing our democracy. Obstruction, delays, annoyances. Project 2025 has been years in the making. It’s being implemented. We are in 1933 Germany.

spookybutkind.bsky.social•19 days ago

This may not be politics at all. We may be past the point where we can solve things with committees. By 33 in Germany they were certainly at that point.

beccasmullet.bsky.social•19 days ago

That's why having actual employees stand up to Musk's Incel Boy Army is the best move right now. In a post-political world, just having the local cops throw them out, without making reference to anything high-level, focusing on the fact they have no IDs and aren't employees, should work just fine.

spookybutkind.bsky.social•19 days ago

From what I understand people have done that and been immediately fired for their trouble.

winterwarpath.bsky.social•20 days ago

If you are an EMPLOYER and an employee expresses dangerous sentiment agreeing with the unlawful policies currently in place, you are within your right to fire that person.

If you want a cheap and dirty but convenient excuse, claim it harms company image.

Because it does.

keithzg.ca•19 days ago

Forget it Mike, this is KHive

chardypeeres.bsky.social•20 days ago

Exactly…..why isn’t every democrat in Musks face??? They have access to go to these places. Go see what’s going on!

demetersgarden.bsky.social•19 days ago

Since the OP disabled receiving responses I’ll drop this here and thank you.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-senate-the-power-of-the-minority-and-the-nuclear-option/

craigwinston.bsky.social•20 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/bcfinucane.bsky.social/post/3lhaqp4r6ts22

wirefan51.bsky.social•20 days ago

One senator can block a nomination from coming to the floor for a vote. We have the power. Let's do it

lalab00m.bsky.social•20 days ago

It was deemed legal to tear down the Capitol, so a couple thousand at OPM should be no big deal.

jeffreyaward.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yes, all of this. Thank you.

amias.net•20 days ago

A citizen blockade of these offices would be amazing.

Another aspect is where is this illegally captured data going, laws exist regarding safe storage of data and there are government clouds and non government clouds.

donkadooballs.bsky.social•19 days ago

Can we all finally agree that Khive is a bunch of paid shitheads? How could anyone act like this is the time to be waiting to see what happens. Internet trolls know what is happening. They damn well know, they just want to take up everyone's time denying it.

paradigm317.bsky.social•19 days ago

Do what gop does. Block each nominee. Let America come to a halt

kevinwglass.bsky.social•19 days ago

26 GOP Senators voted for >50% of Biden nominees, and all but two of them were confirmed https://ballotpedia.org/How_senators_voted_on_Biden_Cabinet_nominees,_2021

dri77.bsky.social•20 days ago

Where are State Attorneys General on this?

dollparts69.bsky.social•20 days ago

Resist, Obstruct, Delay, STOP ALL THE MOTHERFUCKIN' ACTION!

zenlightning.bsky.social•19 days ago

The best plan is to be had at the state level. States need to pull back all income streams from the federal government. Constitutional amendments in each state that force tax money to be delivered to the state first.

katecrane.bsky.social•20 days ago

oh my god she was comparing herself to Black women earlier. Log off, Alysson

onlyobsessed.bsky.social•20 days ago

She's also blocking anyone who responds to her with any constructive ideas or pushback

waluigiyaoi.bsky.social•20 days ago

It’s actually really easy because republicans have been doing this for ages. Can we get a dem project veritas? I feel like it would be much easier guys

elmobronowski.bsky.social•20 days ago

due to its containing actual veritas

nomnomnomdeplumb.bsky.social•20 days ago

Hell, republicans used to join anti-abortion protests, lying with people in the driveways while talking to them about their politics to win them over

elmobronowski.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yeah, I feel like I want to say to Dems "You know how crazy Republicans act? You have the rare opportunity to act like that, but on the side of ethics and the Constitution!"

dangrously.bsky.social•20 days ago

for a start, they wouldn't have to misleadingly edit shit.

Thing is, Veritas had an entire well funded rightwing media echo chamber to publish their vile, cackhanded hack stories.

mxmatch.bsky.social•19 days ago

They know what they can do. It's part of their job to know.

chrysscott.bsky.social•20 days ago

Not take the weekend off, for one.

ozarkgraphic.bsky.social•20 days ago

While the rest of us work weekends.

marsbar078.bsky.social•19 days ago

Optics optic optics. Should be standing at the doors with cameras. Better, should go limp and be arrested civil disobedience style. Should NOT be voting yea on ANYTHING. Should be bringing all business to a halt, Mitch McConnell style.

fraublooms.bsky.social•20 days ago

Take notes from Mutch McConnell and OBSTRUCT! Play dirty!!!

lizardky.bsky.social•19 days ago

Wait, can we go back to the "challenging MAGA reps to duels" idea?

If nothing else, in 200 years, we'd get a cool musical out of it.

robsolvesamerica.bsky.social•20 days ago

They're doing a lot of this. Why not focus any attention on the Republicans enabling all of this? Why do they get a pass?

mmasnick.bsky.social•19 days ago

They don't. But they're cheering this on, so it's not like they even want to stop this.

swonder.bsky.social•19 days ago

Be PUBLIC. I feel like most people don’t even know. MSM is not reporting the Muskrat’s coup in the illegal takeover of OPM & the FBI.

tzipshmil.bsky.social•19 days ago

they can just ask Obama what Republicans did in 2009-2010.

verbalobe.bsky.social•19 days ago

This is okay, I guess. #3 hits a snag when "public," for a reality-based message, is confined to the Bluesky choir.

Half the public ain't gettin' it.

bradyheat.bsky.social•20 days ago

I'd settle for 47 Dem Senate No votes on all of these unqualified nominees. The bar is so low for Dems and they still are unable to clear it.

lovesdaryl.bsky.social•20 days ago

But BiPaRtIsAnShIp!!! *wrings hands*

maxtla77.bsky.social•19 days ago

Do we know where these are happening? Where can we show up?

gretchenpatrick.bsky.social•20 days ago

Become the party of “no”. It’s been done before.

karmapolicia.bsky.social•20 days ago

@booker.senate.gov @corybooker.com @andykimnj.bsky.social this

endtimesjen.bsky.social•20 days ago

Or just ANYTHING. We are in despair. Anyone who acts in this void will become a legend.

gagonic.bsky.social•20 days ago

Cameras? Bring guns

pluckylump.bsky.social•19 days ago

I'm starting to wonder if liberals think Congress is just a ceremonial body that just does pageants, and that's why they always ram in the most worthless Democrats. "This guy's over here promising legislation? Doesn't he know he's just supposed to dance on CSPAN?"

sarahay.bsky.social•19 days ago

@markwarner.bsky.social This is what we need

cactiwrangler.bsky.social•19 days ago

she's a loser troll

msshilpa.bsky.social•20 days ago

Show leadership and law.

conrado.bsky.social•19 days ago

Stopping autocratic take overs are about throwing sand into the gears in government. Take up media space. Make life uncomfortable for people. Block freeways. Call your members of Congress and senators. Downvote every comment in /r/conservative. Make couch jokes about JD Vance.

mattdouglas.bsky.social•20 days ago

We have to take a page out of the GOP playbook and gum everything up. Archaic points of order, grandstanding, whatever it takes to slow them down and make a spectacle of it. We know how it's done.

gh0st.space•19 days ago

Ok they're lost.

rclendan.bsky.social•19 days ago

Tell the angry mob where Musk is.

altiam.bsky.social•19 days ago

Stay vigilant, speak out, and hold them accountable. Your voice matters.

drrxufa.bsky.social•19 days ago

Evergreen this America 🇺🇸

smokingrasshopper.bsky.social•19 days ago

Also, duals.
That could be exciting too 🤷🏻‍♂️

insertspookyname.bsky.social•20 days ago

haveyouanywool.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yes, at a minimum, throw a fit/cause a ruckus. The squeaky wheel gets the oil! Everybody gives baby what he wants to stop the tantrum! Fight fire with fire! Nobody cares about maintaining dignity and decorum when our country has been torn down, jump in there and claw at the earth with your fingers.

travisgodel.bsky.social•20 days ago

1. I would take a page out of newt Gingrich playbook even though the house from my understanding he took to the floor of the house In overnight hours and railed against the Dems they should do the same and stream it online

travisgodel.bsky.social•20 days ago

2. They Don't need cspan anymore just do a twitch and YouTube Livestream host it on your own portals send it out to major and independent media sources

allliesmatter.bsky.social•20 days ago

And stop voting for the people they are nominating.

noelsanger.bsky.social•20 days ago

I was thinking maybe they could post about tomahhtoes

messenginator.bsky.social•19 days ago

Gavin Newsom campaign slogan:
We the people

Time to start the “We the People” movement!
We don’t want Republicans in charge who only look after themselves.
We don’t want Republicans who blindly obey their supreme leader. We the people want leaders that care about us!

heatherthewhatever.bsky.social•19 days ago

It started over the weekend 💙✨✌

jeffreyd.bsky.social•20 days ago

my entire life people have been using “what do you want them to do?” to excuse them for doing nothing while republicans do whatever the fuck they want

justin42.bsky.social•20 days ago

The fact (D)s had 4 years watching (R)s throw hissy fits, gum up the works, hold pointless press conferences, get the word out, etc, should show them everything they need to know. (D) campaigned on "danger to democracy" but had no plan B in place for if he won? Are they complicit in this?

hmfic.bsky.social•20 days ago

@altnps.bsky.social is leading the way.

mmasnick.bsky.social•20 days ago

Those "alt" accounts tend to be a lot of bullshit. I wouldn't exactly buy into what they're telling you.

eclectictastessa.bsky.social•19 days ago

I love how this person is just completely clueless about all the ways a minority party can gum up the works after Republicans spent decades doing it constantly. How are my fellow Democrats just always like

prezbeeblebrox.bsky.social•19 days ago

Hunt the assholes. Don't care if they are 19 y.o. So were a lot of brown shirts.

inkwarp.bsky.social•19 days ago

Haven't you heard? The LAW is broken.

dangrously.bsky.social•20 days ago

If you can reach such places that Musk wants to seize, go there. IN PERSON. This means YOU, if you are reading this. BRING CAMERAS. LIVESTREAM IT.

brofredfran.bsky.social•19 days ago

I prefer democrat legislators beating Republicans with canes

Historical precedent

megabeth18.bsky.social•20 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/missmouse.bsky.social/post/3lhakasife22l

fancy-crisis.bsky.social•20 days ago

No, no, this is far too reasonable and the yellowmagas don't want facts they just want to feel superior while they brunch.

johnbrownbread.bsky.social•19 days ago

Federal employees are blocking the doors to Elons goons and are begging for help. Where are the politicians and the mainstream press?

klogoldman.bsky.social•19 days ago

Now she's claiming it was a "bait tweet". It sounds like a seriously confused person.

chatsubo657.bsky.social•20 days ago

Exactly. If Musk goons are threatening people with arrest, film that. Or get arrested yourself.

prisoner37.bsky.social•19 days ago

#WhatTheFuckChuck Make it trend.

kaikronfield.bsky.social•20 days ago

why is this so hard?

alyssabones.bsky.social•19 days ago

I just keep yelling (and politely requesting via phone call) that they USE THEIR IMAGINED AND REAL AUTHORITY. They have power outside the chamber go shed some light on something for the love

valoisdubins.bsky.social•20 days ago

Is she someone’s staffer?

https://bsky.app/profile/valoisdubins.bsky.social/post/3lhaqjkqc2s2x

sirskeltal.bsky.social•20 days ago

I do actually want both of those things to happen though.

pragmatcradical.bsky.social•19 days ago

I think the account you're quoting is some sort of op.

phate.bsky.social•20 days ago

vote blue no matter who people really think political engagement happens one day every four years, and if their team loses, that’s it for four more years.

grantsherman.bsky.social•20 days ago

Democratic leadership is literally too tired to do this. It requires young, vigorous energy. Younger members have a chance to make a name for themselves here in the vacuum leadership has created.

openingmyheart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Please share!

jenniekermode.bsky.social•20 days ago

Disseminate all the useful evidence you can gather as widely as possible. Share it on different networks - the more random or obscure the better. Screenshot it. Write it down on paper. Encode it in whatever ways you can. Turn it into songs that will stick in people's minds. Make clean-up impossible.

oscardavid25.bsky.social•20 days ago

I've seen this type of post a few times now. I'm for it, but people ought to be prepared to be arrested if they try it.

mmasnick.bsky.social•20 days ago

This is for elected officials, not every day people.

oscardavid25.bsky.social•20 days ago

Ahhh... That makes sense. 🙃

falterj.bsky.social•20 days ago

And do it day after day after day at every agency. Take shifts. Go live. We will support you.

bluedotinfl.bsky.social•19 days ago

I want my elected leaders not to take it in the ass. JFC

platinumretriever.bsky.social•20 days ago

I know one place musk has taken over a while ago they should spend less time at though

shivax.bsky.social•20 days ago

Barring that: literally anything would be a nice start.

And snarky comments about gas prices in 4 months is not a fucking start.

iwillremember.bsky.social•20 days ago

@mmasnick.bsky.social has the dnc recruited you yet? 🤞that they come up with the cogent plan of action you laid out.

mikeloomis.bsky.social•20 days ago

I have a feeling the Dems know that Trump is just looking to finish what the ex-President of South Korea started. The Dems are trying to prevent martial law from being enacted. They can make their posts about tomatoes and eggs, but the second they try to gum up the works Trump will enact revenge /1

mikeloomis.bsky.social•20 days ago

And I think they have been told in no uncertain terms that the rest of the R's will support him. Now they have to make a judgement call on if they want to go to jail and if they think that will be enough for the American people to turn against Trump, which could make it worth it. /2

mikeloomis.bsky.social•20 days ago

If not, they are hastening the demise of the country. If Musk taking control of the Federal Building didn't move the needle, I don't know what will. I have a feeling it will take the slow burn of the economy collapsing to make Trump's very stubborn followers actually realize what they signed on to.

catmilfstudio.bsky.social•20 days ago

It's blowing my mind that this Alysson shithead wasn't being sarcastic. Liberals are useless. Goddamn.

roberts-rants.bsky.social•20 days ago

Insist on full recorded votes in the House & Senate as often as possible.

Also: find opportunities to bring lawsuits where individual senators or reps have standing. See discussion of congressional standing in https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45636#:~:text=Even%20when%20Congress%20lacks%20standing,amicus%20briefs%20in%20support%20of%20(

hansenwithane.bsky.social•19 days ago

@democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social This. This is it.

pattyduffy.bsky.social•19 days ago

They can hold press conferences...after press conferences...after press conferences.

moneil.bsky.social•20 days ago

I honestly don't expect them to stop it, but I do expect them to at least not treat this as business as usual. Yes, they may fail, but fail trying!

(I understand that many will still be angry at them for failing - "if they really wanted, they could have stopped it" - but f$* those people too.)

jksinto.bsky.social•19 days ago

Sue, sue, sue, sue, sue, sue and sue.

rainsurname.bsky.social•20 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/rainsurname.bsky.social/post/3lhakumahbc2x

wrighteous86.bsky.social•19 days ago

“Yeah… but what else?” Or “Be realistic.”

joeymocha.bsky.social•20 days ago

These are things that they're doing already

drclaw.bsky.social•19 days ago

She acts like she has no idea what more they could possibly do then agrees with everyone who replies with what they should be doing.

bbmjcandy.bsky.social•19 days ago

Get busy. Get loud. Get into done good trouble.

robertborland.bsky.social•20 days ago

📌

oyvegas.bsky.social•20 days ago

Do public record requests. Question elected officials who are complicit and confront with facts. Write stories like this one I co-authored.

https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-las-vegas-loop-oversight

soog.bsky.social•20 days ago

Somebody should have called the Capitol Police & had them thrown out!

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