I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
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Name one idea(logy) or religion that did not get corrupted by this life-style called "civilization".
What you say seems true to me but I wonder if there is data on this? Does « paying attention » to rightwing news count?
Folks, if y’all don’t understand by now that the grift is the point after 10 years…is everybody on bath salts????
Yes, Trump and Musk are grifters.
However, they are also intent on utterly destroying America as well.
Lenin was right when he said, first thing you do when you want to overthrow the govt is
https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/1j849xl/has_trumps_return_to_power_affected_your_small/
I don't know if they've ever determined what happens with the body once they get to heaven or not
Various portrayals show the bodies falling over or disappearing entirely, but it's really just different flavors of dead.
We will probably never know since it's all just made up.
An increase in groceries and common goods is something we're already used to at this point.
For example, I have a family member here in Texas who insists that the Texas Heartbeat Act allows exceptions for rape and incest. I literally print the bill and go over it with them, yet they don't believe me.
Surprisingly, this type of thing is common among MAGA people.
Speaking of corruption, Elon wants a government shutdown so he can fire more people faster.
Elon Musk Hopes the Government Will Shut Down So He Can Fire Hundreds of Thousands of Workers
https://newsvideoclip.com/elon-musk-hopes-the-government-will-shut-down/
i fucking hate Trump
Trump said himself he intended to cheat
if y'all can't hear about why she lost, then what makes you think 2028 -- if we even get an election -- will be different?
Democrats are equally benefiting from foreign gov'ts buying our gov't (hi, israel & russia), corporation$ setting the govt agenda & cozying up to white supremacy domestic and foriegn (hi, israel & russia). Then Dems beg 4 donations to fight those things.
Dems are so spineless they didn't even ask for a recount of even one swing state, let alone an investigation. This is why I get frustrated and feel like just moving to Canada.
politicians dont like it when you stand outside their office yelling at their staff
politicians dont like it when hundreds of people pack the assembly hall
billionaires dont like it when you stop giving them money
bankers dont like it when bricks go through their window
Gone are the days of Edward R Morrow.
We are doomed.
But, what are we to do? @chrislhayes.bsky.social
You want us to boycott our one Walmart that is our food in our area? Storm the capital, die in the streets marching, go to jail? While millionaires can moan, report on our losses, but lose and do nothing?
Also, maybe the media should’ve figured out this wasn’t eggs and or been more concerned with Biden’s age than the destruction of democracy last summer.
https://bsky.app/profile/joocifer.bsky.social/post/3lgdirswnf22p
These people literally live in a different information realm that they may not be able to escape from because they've been told all other sources are compromised.
https://ctmirror.org/2019/02/01/their-political-road-began-in-ct-and-led-to-mueller/
Trump's just waiting for a protest to get out of hand so he can declare a state of emergency, invoke martial law, & suspend elections.
https://web.archive.org/web/20250204131222/https://devpost.com/software/ballotproof-vision
Trump went on shit like Joe Rogan because he knew thats where his voters were. Kamala didn't try to talk to her base, she decided to alienate them. She should've been talking to Skibidi Rizzlers on Twitch
MSNBC is right-wing.
CNN is right-wing.
WaPo is right-wing.
ABC is right-wing.
stop buying crap on Amazon and giving Jeff Bezos your money. the dopamine isnt worth it
2. There has been a massive bipartisan crackdown on protests for the last five years.
It does make me think that protests need to focus some activities in rural areas, even if it's just billboards.
Conservatives have made too many Americans afraid of anything that helps people. This makes the entire endeavor hopeless.
It doesn't help that so many people never hear the bad about their own side.
Questionnaires w/?s relating directly to THEM-
Example- "With cuts to Medicare- how will you afford the increase in your prescription drugs? a) Your own money b) Private ins c) Other"
Plant the seeds.
It's the things people can bring to bingo or church, etc. and show their neighbors.
Things that can start rumors of the truth.
Honestly though- I think it's about sowing the seeds of doubt in the Moms, the Grandmas, the people in the household that take care of making sure the kids are fed, clothed, etc. because they are already noticing the cost increases.
I love the way the questions are structured.
Just a survey and nothing more.
Even if the data goes nowhere- it will sow the seeds of doubt and concern.
Not a veteran
Not yet on Social Security
No kids in school
Trash still getting picked up
Snow plows running
Cops still working
The problem is, we're also aware that the "opposition party" is unwilling or unable to do anything about this right now.
And also: how many times can we react to the corruption? It's constant.
it looks absolutely fucked up. and i don't see any democrat in the news over here at least talking about 'resistance'.
after election dead silence
One- when you're the minority party there is little you can do, and the voters made them that.
Two- people have the correct sense that Trump/Musk are operating for the benefit of the richest & most powerful people, as opposed to anyone against them.
Deciding that the opposition party is "unwilling" to do something forgoes the lack of any ability they have to oppose anything in a meaningful way. You gotta operate in that frame before stating what they are willing to do or not.
2) You're just restating Charlie's point.
This is night and day from the reverse, because the Dems want to actually pass legislation while the GOP hasn't done anything close to it.
Just because they continue to believe in a phantasmic decorum doesn't mean they're actually hemmed in.
First off, if the GOP doesn't produce any legislation, there is nothing to filibuster. 🤔
They are trying to screw up the government by firing people that they have no authority to fire. It goes to courts and they lose, but the firing stands before that.
Come on, man. Trump is doing this stuff outside of Congress. Which is why it's in the courts and he's losing there.
These worthless dems could do it too, but they inherited the "they go low, we go high" mindset from Obama, so they're not going to do the thing that works.
The fuck are you supposed to do?? Be permissive until shit hits the fan with absolutely no action where it hurts them?
No ones ever stopped creeping facism with peace pleas
"You can play this as keeping your integrity - the Democrats seizing the moral high ground. But in response, the Republicans... seize the Supreme Court."
https://youtu.be/MAbab8aP4_A
That's the type of mindset politicians need to snuff out fascism.
You're talking about filibustering votes in the Senate. How many bills have the GOP sent to the Senate as of yet? (None, except the budgets)
They have had NOTHING to filibuster yet.
My neighbor was just evicted by her landlord (couldn’t pay). Her couch, ottoman, and TV are sitting in the parking space.
You could put it in your garage?
Sorry about my fixation on the big picture.
1) Housing needs to be way more affordable. Build!
2) Bottom 90% are losing relative wealth to Top 10%. So the 90% increasingly get outbid on assets. The 90% asset share shrinks.
A wealth tax puts downward pressure on asset prices.
The 4-property landlord is an immigrant who lives in a 1,500 sq ft bungalow in the burbs. He talked to me for an hour. He wants me on the HOA so they stop stealing the $. He claimed other local HOAs are even worse than mine.
Almost everything else is noise.
Sorry, I’m upset. The big issues are obvious and solvable.
Never let the media say they can’t take on a president:
https://bsky.app/profile/dawningawake.bsky.social/post/3liuitqoqwc2q
JFK and LBJ were liberals for chrissakes. 😁
I don't watch daytime.
Jones ❤️💙
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2025/rashida-jones-msnbc-rebecca-kutler/
The OWNER of MSNBC is Comcast. The fascists are attacking Comcast. Comcast is trying to spin off MSNBC.
Don't blame MSNBC. If it dies, freedom dies. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/trump-brian-roberts-msnbc-lineup-1236145334/
Biden admitted it.
Nobody asked him how he plans to enforce MAKING people buy things
They just report it as if it isn’t the dumbest nonsense anyone has ever uttered
they give utterly horrible people a platform of information and lie under the guise of equal access
This tells me they are also part of the problem
You people are so out of touch,thinking everyone work 9-5 Monday to Friday.
And yes, we are all paying bills & putting food on the table. Still, it doesn't take all that much time to call a rep's office & demand accountability.
Don't make the mistake of thinking I am apathetic or not enraged.
Give it time. Everybody has a breaking point . And we’re not there yet.
That Hayes and others - at this late date -continue to be bewildered by the electorate that voted for Trump three times or foresee the tech bro menace is pretty sad.
The American people have been trained like dogs are trained to accept whatever elected officials do as being entirely appropriate.
As long as it is the poor and POC, just keep virtue signalling while bulldozing unhoused encampments.
I'm stocking up on things I never thought I would do. also, emergency backpack.
They didn't know what the holocaust was. As a historian and solicitor (lawyer, for Americans), I was shocked and thats putting it mildly.
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They don't read.People under 25 that can not read a book is becoming common.That's not hyperbole. It's fact.
They have neither the attention span or critical thinking capacity to do it.They are locked in a bubble..
Nice and sedated. Which is what people like Trump & Elon want.
Worker drones that can do a task without thinking & are willing to give up their rights in the process.
Mainly because they are being told its for their own good & don't think.
WE THE PEOPLE have a responsibility to protect our democracy and 1/3 didn’t vote.
Early January, my own financial advisor was happy Trump was elected, "he'll be good for the markets", but I told him of Trump's plans to destroy the economy and rip out social services and he was shocked but mostly "wait and see".
I chatted about a week ago and he was more awake but this was before the markets started tanking. I wonder what he thinks now.
I don't think Trump can undo his damage to investment optimism. I expect many companies to shift locations elsewhere over the next year or so, or at least halt investment in US operations.
On the side, I'm coding automated trading of Nasdaq futures on the Chicago (CME) exchange. 1/2
Still tweaking and testing, difficult these days, fingers crossed. 2/2
WTF
A "government salary" for a regular Civil Service employee is pittance compared to elected officials, which is tiny pennies compared to CEOs and corporate executives who aren't accountable to the entire country.
Except it’s not remotely true. But the US is slowly falling apart so it doesn’t matter.
https://ballotpedia.org/Changes_in_Net_Worth_of_U.S._Senators_and_Representatives_(Personal_Gain_Index)
We're run by billionaires/millionaires. The system is working just fine for them. Why would they be inclined to change it for the majority who aren't?
They’re just not allowed anywhere near a party leadership position in case they risk having an impact.
Apathy for anything sucks. But if people start commiserating about their disappointments & no one calls them out for not trying to solve the problem, then it becomes okay. 🤦♀️
And why Dems raised taxes on the wealthy…
And why Dems dismantled the fascist police state…
Oh wait none of that shit happened because our government is completely corrupt.
The press secretary called tariffs a “tax on our enemies” and half of this country claps in excitement.
To be angry, you have to know what’s going on. More than half of this country does not know what’s going on.
1. Fake news, prices rise a little and can’t be blamed on the president. Get over it.
2. Democrats have paid farmers to overprice their goods to derail the president’s efforts.
The GOP is claiming all the protests are paid actors.
He can keep smiling like a Keebler Elf for the time being.
Now, measles are on the rise in certain states and Marjorie Taylor Greene is asking parents to throw parties to help immunize children “naturally”.
I’m speechless.
Perhaps overturning Citizens United should be a priority too.
But I agree, much of this starts with education.
MSM IS NOT COVERING TRUMP'S ACTIONS.
So yeah, absolutely look for a way to improve the situation, just be aware of the present situation.
We talked about everything else, but I told her three times if something is unexpected by you in your finances from the government call me and I will explain what’s going on. 🙄
The US is speedrunning Hitler’s Germany!
- Putin gets Europe
- Xi gets the rest of Asia and
- Trump gets the US, Canada and Greenland.
They all split Africa and Latin America.
Where are all the people, on all sides, who scream so loud about free speech?
How can a legal resident be deported for no crimes, just participating in a legal protest?
Even if he did commit a crime, is the country now at the stage where due process isn’t needed even for residents?
https://Indivisible.org
https://www.5calls.org
@indivisible.org @publiccitizen.bsky.social @aclu.org @crew.bsky.social websites have all sorts of ways to plug in, make phone calls, send letters, attend protests, support organizations pushing back & be part of the change you want to see!
People look to the media and leaders to be the canary‘s in the coal mine.
Too many of them aren’t.
Why I don't like the corporate press anymore, we need a press, but if truth is punished by the overthrow overlords, the overlords must be purged for society to work again.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pRqfDdlPWucBzsATgpo52
You can't work within a system to fix said system when half of the participants have already broken the means to do so.
@moveon.org @50501movement.bsky.social
These are some of the resistance organizers
The #teslatakedown protests have had successes.
It seems they will only understand when a "pause" in SSI and MEDICARE benefits affects them.
https://bsky.app/profile/thegreatsipper.bsky.social/post/3ljypwknlxc22
Next- everyone expected this much corruption from Chump. You’d have to be a slack jawed fool to be surprised by it.
Last- the dems are useless. So who’s going to DO anything about it.
Had we gotten up one morning to this horror it would have been so galling that we would be far more angrier and outraged.
What I'm shocked about is the ignoring of very clear, easily comprehensive warnings that were and are ignored.
that nobody gives a fuck
1/2
2/2
I for one am no main character.
Spare me. It's been 80+ years & white people haven't changed AT ALL.
Try this (I'm not joking; it's excellent):
Their whining about how weak they are makes them weak.
social media places. If folks are waiting for these things to happen in normal places, that
bus ain’t coming.
If you're tired, lean in.
Prior we at least had WAPO and the NYT to balance FOX propaganda.
They’re dead.
Critical thinking is dead and people need to be told what to think. Fox is filling the gap.
Nazi Trio
***social media plan***
1) make people stop watching CNN
2) Demonize watching news (AP, NBC, CBS)
3) make people attack hakeem jefferies, adam shiff, chuck schumer, liz cheney
4) *turn democratic anger inward towards itself*
5) discredit demonize destroy civil rights
They are extremely good at it. All they need to do is drop a meme here , “these are the 10 Democrats that you have to hate”
And a headline there
“CNN supports trump!”
russia wins, easy
Bernie Sanders fans hate Hillary
And then kick back with evil laughter .
I was telling people in 2015 years before the Mueller report how they’re being manipulated. Nobody listens.
The median voter is stupid.
One Trump term was not long enough to change this reality. The misleading of the American voter has been a decades-long project. 2/2
They’re stealing all of our personal information; all of it. Even if they don’t understand what it is they’re looking at they’re just trashing it.
#JoyReedScrewed
I know about the corruption. Most of us do. Chris shouldn’t be addressing us, he should be addressing the American media in all forms, and the politicians pretending this shit is normal.
The problem is white supremacy and our refusal to hold ourselves accountable as a nation since inception.
What is happening is normal in America, because white supremacy is normalized in America, foundational to America. Call it what it is. Call it racist, misogynistic, evil.
I’ll Find reassurance. I find myself freaking out and I am ALONE. My coworkers just going along. They do not want to hear it.