The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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They don't fight, because they're bought-and-paid-for, and their donors don't want them to fight. The ones who've never taken big-money, like Bernie and AOC, are the ones who have some fight in them.
Right now precisely is the time to take a firm stance. If afraid to do it alone, hold someone’s hand or something and do it together.
So many skilled messengers in the party. We want to hear them fire on all cylinders.
The unfortunate thing is, because of that, voting against the MAGAot agenda in 2026 will once again be a matter of voting for the lesser of evils. Other than Bernie Sanders, AOC, Jamie Raskin, Chris Murphy and Jasmine Crockett, the majority of the party is a sniveling bunch of do nothings.
Add Elizabeth Warren, and Tim Walz to the list of fighters. It’s definitely time to eliminate the current party system and create something that works for Americans…Not for the rich and mega Corporations.
Which is why they should just fucking resign. If they aren't going to do what's right for the people and our country and are instead worried about their public image (which is in the fucking toilet anyways) then they don't deserve to have the position they do now.
Politicians are NOT going to vote against their own personal interests. They are all bought and paid for. Get it through your heads already. They don’t work for us.
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Never seen anything so pathetic in my fucking life. Republicans are laughing at us, laughing at Schumer, and you know what? If I were them I’d be laughing too.
Is that a serious question? They are millionaires pretending to have integrity while they are part of a club to which we do not belong. If they had a fucking scintilla of integrity they’d quit yesterday until Joe and Mika were gone. They’d be just fine regardless. Wake the fuck up you child.
Please do give us more of your in-studio corporate wisdom!
If you had any goddamn integrity you’d lobby for the firing of Mika and Joe; as it is you’re on the chopping block at some point soon.
Schumer and Susan Collins were both lifted from the same mold. With Collins being "very concerned", and Schumer writing lamp wristed letters, they are equally useless.
Build a strong candidate against him. Build a campaign to drive him from office. Build a movement to get him to step down as the minority leader in the Senate. Make it by the time 2029 rolls around he will gladly leave. And if sooner, he will be replaced.
They will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
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Shut it down? So, we went from outraged that some feds got asked to leave voluntarily with 8 months severance to now, just put Everyone out of work with no pay check? You guys really going to kill the baby to make a political point?
So you would rather sign a budget that gets rid of school lunches, WIC & food stamps? That is guaranteed to force cuts to Medicaid , Medicare & social security? That will give trump & Elon MORE power? And you’re worried about the people who trump is STILL GOING TO FIRE if they haven’t already fired?
Also, go back and review how EVERY significant Democrat politician has ALWAYS said how terrible a shutdown would hurt. There are thousands of examples they list. Ask yourself- why is it different now? Is it still not harmful. We need to look past who is president and see what will happen if we do
The current CR continues everything on the CURRENT budget, as approved by the previous administration which I assume you don't have a problem with. The things you listed are all speculated possibilities but not even on the table to talk until next budget. But in the meantime, we shutdown/hurt all?
Schumer has to step aside. Dealing with the meanness and chaos of Trump is bad enough, being represented by impotents like Schumer make it even worse. I am with AOC.
The media must start focusing on those elected officials like John Larson & Bernie Sanders & AOC, reminiscent of Ted Kennedy. We don't need passivity. We need FEARLESSNESS in our leaders. This has been missing for far, far too long.
Frump controls those around him with one thing: FEAR. Which means, to fight him, we must be FEARLESS. He sniffs fear and it makes him salivate. But when we're FEARLESS, and push back boldly, he shrivels. Like all bullies do. Let's be FEARLESS. Maybe our elected officials will follow.
Believe me, I call my reps - all three of them - on a regular basis. I'm talking about what our reps need to do to step up to the plate, be more aggressive, and stop worrying about decorum so much.
Howard Dean showed gumption, initiative, and real concern and the party dumped all over him. They reward the Kerrys and other war voters, villianize the Gabbards until they switch sides. The real leadership should be owned by the common people anyhow if words meant what they should.
I'm focusing on his performance as a senator. He was extremely dynamic as a speaker and could hold the room's attention! An amazing person to hear speak. As a younger person, I believe he had some issues with alcohol, but he matured.
They will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
Yes, and a lion he was, for sure. I miss him. I even miss John McCain, and he's a Republican! But it's the voice of reason that he brought to conversations. I might have disagreed with him on most things, but he had integrity.
We need fearlessness in our Media too! No TV reporting on protests around the Country, nothing! We've seen it on here but ole' Price is Right, Jeopardy, Pop Corn munching TV viewers aren't seeing any of it!! WHY?!.. Because they don't want people to see it!
Picket the TV Stations till they show it!
Absolutely! We could start that meme of being fearless... It's simple, but true. Frump shrinks in the face of fearlessness, as all bullies do. Make that our battle cry. Decorum has its purpose, but we aren't living in "normal" times, so I could dispense with decorum for the time being. What say you?
Instead of spending ALL air time perseverating about fRump's ridiculous & dangerous antics, why not focus on those dynamic individuals like John Larson, Bernie Sanders, AOC, Ro Khanna & Walz, to clearly delineate OUR platform. Yes, inform us re: fRump, but concentrate on defining our solutions.
I gave and gave and gave to the effort to elect Biden/Harris.
There is no amount of money that we can donate then or now to compete with the fucking richest man in the world. We have to find a better/different path to victory.
Any ideas?
Maybe if dems would correct the record on things like DEI, they wouldn’t look like such idiots. DEI does not mean hiring unqualified minorities but dems never disputed that narrative so people believe it. Tons of examples like that. Transgender surgery paid with tax dollars, for another example.
Again, stop blaming Dems for the lies and hate of Republicans. Messages like these place the blame in the wrong place. Sounds like Republican misdirection to me.
Correct the record? Where? Those people are trapped in a media ecosystem that Dems cannot penetrate, and they are trapped in a psycho-emotional landscape that won't permit them to revise their worldview even if they heard the "new" message
Dems can't correct the record on DEI or anything else the right claims to take stand on because they actually have no stand...to stand on. Forget about any rational arguments.
Many claims made by republicans are blatantly false and no one corrects the record, not the democrats or the media. They need a war room or something to respond. They look like idiots, and if they let themselves be portrayed as idiots, I guess they are idiots. They’re pissing me off.
Every Democratic Senator save two who weren't able to get to the floor to vote (but their records are trans-positive) just blocked a misogynistic anti trans bill last week.
They have something to stand for, and they are standing for it.
Dei is racist. How would you feel if a slightly less qualified white male got your nursing job over you because they need to bump up their gender equality numbers?
Musk's entire amassed wealth is a fiction, built upon leveraged debts that are, themselves, stacked upon other leveraged debts --- the "Ponzi of all Ponzi schemes." You crash his value, and his house of cards will come crashing down. THAT is how you beat this particular orc....
the democratic party needs to show some spine here. They are being ridiculed and walked on. They need to know that Trump is and always has been a bully. The only way to fight a bully is to stand up. if Chuck can't do it, find someone who can.
Yes. Get the $$$ out of politics. Citizens United vs FEC ruled corporations are people and therefore have free speech. They can use their money to buy political influence. We need to get rid of it.
Well, it doesn't help that they (the consultant class within the party) spent the billion dollars they got donated on TV ad-buys to enrich themselves, and then went onto alternate corporate media to whine about how it wasn't their fault
They are proving right everyone who stopped voting for them in the past elections. Their leaders are frauds and don't represent their base. They should be removed by the people who even want to fight.
He should have never been allowed to run in the first f****** place. This was all rigged. That's why Kamala wasn't allowed to run till the last f****** minute and she still barely lost. Trump didn't win in a landslide he won by a f****** hair
They will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
I have replied to everyone of those requests that there will be no more political donations until the swing states early voting tabulations are audited, tabulator versus paper ballot. It will pull the scab off of this lie of an election.
#electiontruthalliance
I refuse to donate because I see nothing new or hopeful in trying to fight trump and his administration. Time to let the youth take over. Being nice got Democrats now here
I think we need to keep giving to the 3 Dems running in Special Elections to replace R’s that left their offices.
Josh Weil & Gay Valimont in Florida spec elec is SOON
We’ve gotta make a FULL effort to win those & retake The House!
Holding back giving to the dnc DCCC & DSCC is very doable though.
Madam, we are fighting the best way we can! The difference between what is happening today and what has been the pattern for decades... everyone is affected by the GOP's ignorance and bias!
Get your hands soiled! Jump in and fight for what you thought was going to be utopia!
It's worse. They're far more willing to enrage their base than literally anyone else. And it is pathological. And until Democratic primary voters get serious about requiring spine in their elected officials, we will get more of the same.
Thank you for saying "primary voters"
This is where it's at.
Not third parties, not staying home. No, that helps Republicans.
Primary feckless Democrats.
“For sure, the Republican bill is a terrible option. It is not a clean CR. It is deeply partisan. It doesn’t address far too many of this country’s needs. But I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a gov't. shutdown is a far worse option."
They will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
They need to stop playing nice to the Republican Party because they dam sure dont play nice to the Democrats. All this playing nice bullsht isn't getting them anywhere but being laughed in the face by individuals like Spkr Mike Johnson. Only a fool will keep letting a bunch of clowns trick them.
It is so frustrating.
We are sitting by and watching Musk/MAGA destroy our democracy, and to add insult to injury, we have to watch the democratic minority leader, weakChuck, give MAGA what they want. WTF is going on?
I will add one more thing here; it's not simply "conflict avoidance" randomly directed, no, it is their corporate lords they are indebted to so they don't loose their funding that they don't want to make mad. Come on...we all should know that by now?
Anyone worth his salt at 80, will surround himself with young, energetic, smart people to teach him contemporary ideas and strategize in today’s world.
Vote for cloture on the bill isn't till tom'w morning. One thing we all can do is send enough messages to Schumer's office that by tom'w he opts to reconsider his piss poor decision. Only takes a minute to fill out the form.
If you're not Schumer constituent but have Dem sens, do same. I just called Warner's office and left a message, will call Kaine early tmr. And said I'll support primary challenger for either one if they vote yes, even though have been happy to vote for them in the past.
To use the contact page for Schumer you don't need to be a constituent of his. There's a drop down menu that includes a choice of any state in the U.S. Probably the case with Schumer since he's the minority leader. Worth trying him, as well as whomever is actually the Senator from your home state.
Thank you! I had glanced at contact form with mandatory address blanks and had assumed it would be rejected if I were out of state. Goes to show I should actually read what's there, not make assumptions.
They will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
I think that they think there will be another free election, and they will win if they put their heads down and let Republcians shoot themselves in the foot. But I think that's a BIG gamble. There is no guarantee that elections will ever be free and fair again.
They will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
My sentiment as well. I am angry too much of the time. We need representatives that can resist in the Senate and the House. Every time Trump Lies it would be meaningful if they got up and challenged him. They all should have stood up with Congressmen Green. Again a missed opportunity.
Listen Jeffries has the PR acumen of a leper colony, but in this instance the man absolutely did his job, and he’s out in these online streets giving Chuck both hands for folding like a cheap tent.
I bet they're already insider trading and buying stock in all the private companies that will scoop up all the contracts to do the work government workers used to do.
Let’s give our money away to billionaires rather than shut down half a government.
Smells like Schumer might like that tax break himself. I should look up how much he’s worth.
I was born the same month that the great FDR won his first presidential election, the only man to win FOUR presidential elections. That was a time when the Democratic Party stood fearlessly for the little guy and didn't flinch before the oligarchs.
Uniting dems is like a herding cats. Dems must be united period under the one goal - take country back from the fascist F-Elon regime while set aside our personal agenda.
They help Republicans pass this bill & they won't have to worry about whether or not moderate Republicans support them in 2026 because no Drmocrats will.
They will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
Schumer is a disappointment as a leader. He needs a back bone of courage to stand up to Republican lawlessness. Voting for the CR is a disgrace. Trump and the Republicans are already disseminating the government infrastructure. Voting for the CR only encourages the Republican agenda. Shame ... Shame
I'm 77 and have been a Democrat since the 70s. I'm done . What a feckless Senate leaderwe have in Schumer, and Hakeem is not any better. I'm done voting, except in my local elections.
My first vote also. A friend and I campaigned for Eugene McCarthy as Freshman in high school and I convinced my Republican parents to vote for him. They never voted Republican again.
While I agree with the sentiment and the frustration, this is counterproductive. A non-vote for a Democrat just makes it easier to keep GOP in power. Keep voting, the right Dem candidate will come along.
Usually justified through a moral imperative to: 1. not be like the "other side," and/or, 2. to attract voters who are conflict adverse themselves. Ironically, these appeals to morality suppress the base and destroy the ground to build alternative base.
AND IN THE WORST CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS OF OUR TIME OUR GO-TO MOVE IS SUICIDE. Kill ourselves. Point fingers, cast blame, DO ANYTHING BUT UNIFY, because THAT isn't what we do.
Democrats EAT THEIR OWN, while red hats RIDE OR DIE.
Madam, we were and always will be! At issue is... when will the rest of America refuse to follow ignorance! You can lead a horse to water and it will drink! Exercising the same action with people too dense to recognize when they are being dupe... well, that's another venue.
That is so true. In comparison to the last 40 years, the acts of this administration are not a new phenomenon but an intensification driven by a feudalistic, racist, anti-human agenda. The more they get away with the worse it will get.
This is true, I think, of the GOP at large. But with strump, I think it’s as simple as a quid pro quo with the tweaker rocket man to divert the $ to his company.
All of the dumbfucks who say “run the country like a business” get to watch the resultant, current carnage.
Schumer and some other Democrats are part of a Controlled Opposition that give the illusion of an opposition. They function as a mole, now acting with the government in power.
They don't have any sense of loyalty to the people or real opposition to the ruling power. They are bribed self-servers.
Please tell me how Democrats shutting the government down will stop Trump and Musk from what they are doing? Which is shutting down the government. That’s what they want. And we want to give it to them?
It's the Pottery Barn rule. If you break it, you own it. The Republicans now own all branches of government. They need to be held accountable and transparent for all their actions.
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service...We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor.” - Claude Malhuret https://youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU
The Republican facade is one of faux strength and masculinity. The traditionalist Democrat facade is one of self-righteous, rought morality and maturity.
Both are a ruse, and both sacrifice the best interests of citizens for the sake of maintaining appearances.
I want a party that believes in accountability, everyone pulling their weight, help your neighbor, and punch a bully right in the mouth. I will be disappointed if the Dems go soft and pass the CR.
There has never been a time where we weren't voting for "the lesser evil". Never. There has never been a morally pure leader in the USA, ever. Not ever. And we still made progress. Why? Because we took it inch by inch. Y'all want everything now today. You gave up everything for nothing.
That's BS, but at this point I guess morals and values are out the window anyway, so what difference does it make. Thanks for deeply fucking the futures of people like me for decades to come. I hope not getting anything you wanted to any degree whatsoever was worth it.
I'm a foreigner. You are blaming a foreigner, thinking it's a regular citizen with no influence, instead of people actually responsible for setting things into motion.
It doesn't matter where you're from when you're spreading ideas that have lead to us being dragged backwards by a century and utterly fucked. You're not less of a problem just because you aren't from here.
Voting third party is counter productive because the United States has a winner takes all system, not a parliamentary system.
Primary Elections are where the reform needs to happen.
Where does the idea that it is counterproductive come from? Is this not perhaps some kind of propaganda to mass-discourage people from real actual choice?
Then it is the fault of those who established (and later solidified) that system and current circumstances are a foregone conclusion until that reform (and many others) can take place.
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And yet they piss off enough people to lose elections time and time again when they pull this shit. They live in a fantasy world…time to wake tf up Dems.
Democrats have failed over a decade to confront maga and Trump. Kamala Harris got it and had a heck of a run at it. She needs to jump back out there because the party is a lost cause. If not her then someone and now not in two years.
Harris deliberately sandbagged. This shit is why you lose. Libs don't have the ability to understand the moment. They are compelled to lie for conservatives.
The time to "jump back out there" was January 20th. If she truly wanted to lead this country, she had her chance to be an opposition leader. Instead, there have been crickets.
I agree, she's been in a position to be /the/ voice of the opposition as the literal example of "what could have been". I assumed from her silence that she decided she was done with politics.
Crazy that I'm now reading that she's planning a run for Governor.
Do you think Obama and Clinton and Pelosi are telling Dems what to do and telling them to lay low? My guess is that Carville and Axelrod are just repeating what Clinton and Obama want. Don't you think?
I wish I had a buck for every time over the last 30 years, I looked at something the DCCC or other party leadership had done and thought, "Are they actively TRYING to lose?"🙄
It’s getting really really really really old!!
Maybe we need some younger Dems in there.
But I can’t really say that cuz of Congressman Larson’s lecture which was fabulous. Dems need to speak up, make some sparks fly, and call it like it is. Stand up Chuck! Show us your ire‼️
Absolutely. A 30 day, clean extension would have been a no-brainer to anyone actually interested in the productive, normal operations of the government. Shutting the Dems out of the process COMPLETELY? Makes it a no vote for me.
They’re already shutting the government down, with or without the help. You must have missed the little thing they added that eliminates article 1 of the constitution to the funding bill, eh?
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Which is why there have been over 400 unanimous consent vs quorums since Jan 20. (Republicans using these too in order to help this crap go warp speed). They want to avoid working to protect their personal revenue streams vs constituents.
This is not the Democratic Party I spent 40 years donating to, volunteering for, staffing the campaigns of, and running for the downballot nominations of.
They're old, coddled, and too protective of their wealth and exalted position to serve
Going along feels complicit and like we are playing the part they want us to-rubes who follow rules and believe in the Constitution still. Activating Ds and personally impacted Rs is one of our remaining plays.
Trump and Musk have essentially shut the gov't down and Schumer, instead of making the GOP own it all, is letting them off the hook.
Schumer is doing what his brand of Democrats and Republicans have done since the 80s: Not taking responsibility for anything and letting the President decide.
Schumer, McConnell, Mike Johnson and others have given away their law making capacity to the U.S. Supreme Court and given all of the rest of their duties to the executive branch. Congress can’t even put forth a budget.
They will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
Dems weakness and also getting paid like republicans are is why we are at this point. Anyone voting for the CR regardless of party affiliation is a
Traitor.
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John Oliver says that defiance is the defining characteristic of Americans. I agree. So how is anyone supposed to respect a party that will never fight?
I know some may not agree, but I give the dems some slack. They not only have to pacify the base. But they also have to be able to keep their Democratic jobs. I.e. positions in Congress. Otherwise, we would be without a voice.
However, they should be doing more town halls throughout the country.
Maintain narrative on economic issues. Because this affects everyone.
Deflect any questions on trans rights, LGBTQI or any other intentional distractions.
Talk about the big picture; some details will only matter when you win.
Don’t let the other side run the narrative.
Hopefully they will actually try to converse with the people & hopefully your psis will stop being a one way conversation too! How do you justify criticizing what they do when you do the same thing?? BUT I grant that the Dems seem to be as cowardly as the GOP is.
It’s that *Take the High Road* bullshit instead of going lower than their low, punching them in the dick, then kicking them in the face when they fall.
Because if given the chance, that’s what the Republicans would do and not think twice about it.
Peace.
I had a little LOL at the "Democratic Party is guided" line. No individualism except Bernie and the vulgar cute little black chick. Everytime @jasminecrockett.bsky.social opens her yap this is the angry bull dyke black I picture
Personal exp talking - When you encounter the type of person/ppl who’s only goal is destruction, there is no compromise. No harm reduction. To attempt it is to give permission for what comes next.
Now is the time to steal your spines. If not, you will be complicit in their conflict.
It's a hard thing to witness. Helping the American people take it up the ass and telling them we're taking the high road. Come on the movie's almost over. Find a brave heart.
How about how can we avoid taking the blame off Trump the GOP, Musk, Vought, Johnson and putting it right on the Democrats. "Oh what happened to federal government? Dems shut it down wouldn't fund it now without the money we had to close a bunch of agencies it's all their fault." That won't sell?
They only care if they make white men mad, that's all their conflict avoidance extends to. They will throw everyone else under the bus if it makes one white dude happy
I’ve had to step out of my comfort zone more I. The past 2 years at my job than almost anytime before that, and my comfort zone is largely ADHD defined, so not like ethical comfort zone…how can leaders not be willing to step out of theirs for a moral imperative?
You nailed it Chris...no wonder they lose elections, cannot stand up for what they believe in. They are going to get wiped out in the midterms, can't win being tentative and hope something or somebody will do the heavy lifting.
Concur, Chris. Look at what Chuck Schumer is doing. He's going to vote yes with the Republicans on Friday. This guy is giving Trump exactly what he wants. How many ways can he demonstrate he is a traitor to the Democratic Party? Kick his ass down the steps of the Capital.
They will blame it on us Dems no matter what. This vote is not performative. We are in a war between democracy and authoritarianism. Wake up. Start fighting back. Take a risk that will be supported by all Dems. Show us your spine and we will fight as never before.
You're right Chris. To negotiate both sides need to know what they want. It seems that most the Democrats just don't want to piss the bullies off. Fools.
This Budget Sends American Into The Fastest Self-Inflicted Bankruptcy Ever- By Its Own Government! I Guess Trump/GOPs Crashing Economy Into A Coming Severe Recession And Millions Of Jobs Losses—Was Just The Beginning Of America’s Demise!!
This is why we need more nurses, miners, public school teachers, bus drivers, & anyone else who makes less than $50,000/year running for office.
No more of the rich being in control of government.
Raise up workers!
Get the government to reflect its people.
Expand representatives!
And now you have your answer why there are no protests. We did it for 4 years and gave them our ears for 4 more and all they could do is literally cave. A bunch of codependent do nothings. With representation like them, who needs enemies?
There have been growing protests for weeks. Stand Up for Science just had a bunch.Tomorrow is a veteran march.Students rolled out a giant pride flag on Utah U’s lawn. Lots of protest at Tesla stores. Jewish Voice for Peace filled Trumps hotel yesterday to demand release of pro-Palestine protester.
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Please send a message hold the line vote no on the Republicans'CR, don't cave the majority of Americans are behind the dems standing firm-he is saying they will give repubs the votes don't let them!
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Right now I'm a bit confused and need more info on this. Some of what Schumer was saying made sense to me: if the government shuts down, it leaves us vulnerable to whatever EM & Frumpy want to do, with no way to stop it. He's saying that would be worse than what's in the CR. Input?
Our forefathers were willing to die over taxation without representation, and you’re afraid of voting against a bill in which you didn’t have a say? Stop worrying about offending people and grow a spine!!!
It’s because most of them are ancient…. Time for them to be replaced by younger folks who have guts and principles. The only ones standing up are the young ones.
The minute your priorities shift from “how can we fight against this coup” to “how can we manage the fallout from voters” you have lost all semblance of honor
Any of these cowards who vote for the fascists have given up morality, broken their oaths, and people will not forget or forgive
To be honest, I’m hoping there IS a “next election” so that the wave of incredibly unhappy voters may actually roll all these bastards up, vote them out, , and enact real change.
I recall after the election several focus groups and polls showed that one of the big negative perceptions the public has about the Democratic Party is that they don't stand for anything. Bottling up this CR would have been a really good way to show that they do, and instead they're whiffing it.
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They must not pass this!
If they do, they're essentially giving up. 😡
They are there to serve the interests of their constituents and we DEMAND they stand up to Trump!
They need to vote against the bill and stop Trump/Elon's further destruction of our country on the path to dictatorship! Vote no! 🤬
I find when most people talk about the "Democratic" party they have no clue that it is not some Unified force, that it is a very loose coalition of many thought streams and keeping it together is all about coalition building... They are what they are.. If you want them to change CO-OP them, its easy
Amen to that. And that's why the Democrats own a good part of why we are where we are as a country. If they had effectively done their jobs, Trump would not have a second term & would have been prosecuted for his crimes.
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So many skilled messengers in the party. We want to hear them fire on all cylinders.
Jan 6 pardon Thread: https://bsky.app/profile/idiokratie.bsky.social/post/3ldif6udwrc2f
Justice is coming meme Thread: https://bsky.app/profile/idiokratie.bsky.social/post/3ldjca3h27s2w
Cheneyfication of the Democratic Party Thread: https://bsky.app/profile/idiokratie.bsky.social/post/3levl6en3ez2v
What Americans actually want thread https://bsky.app/profile/idiokratie.bsky.social/post/3levlp6idm22q
If you had any goddamn integrity you’d lobby for the firing of Mika and Joe; as it is you’re on the chopping block at some point soon.
This is our leader?
Schumer backs down every single time. This is beyond disappointing. This is betrayal!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Picket the TV Stations till they show it!
There is no amount of money that we can donate then or now to compete with the fucking richest man in the world. We have to find a better/different path to victory.
Any ideas?
Every Democratic Senator save two who weren't able to get to the floor to vote (but their records are trans-positive) just blocked a misogynistic anti trans bill last week.
They have something to stand for, and they are standing for it.
So disappointed.
#WhatTheFuckChuck
Not a penny till they fight.
#electiontruthalliance
the money they’ve been paid
to represent us. Cowards.
We need the progressive party. The people’s party. Anything other than ESTABLISHMENT DEMS party.
No more cash.
Stop begging for more.
Josh Weil & Gay Valimont in Florida spec elec is SOON
We’ve gotta make a FULL effort to win those & retake The House!
Holding back giving to the dnc DCCC & DSCC is very doable though.
Get your hands soiled! Jump in and fight for what you thought was going to be utopia!
This is where it's at.
Not third parties, not staying home. No, that helps Republicans.
Primary feckless Democrats.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/chuck-schumer-vote-advance-gop-funding-bill-democratic-divisions-rcna196306
https://nypost.com/2025/03/13/us-news/senate-dems-prepare-to-filibuster-gop-plan-to-avert-govt-shutdown-despite-trying-to-defang-tactic-under-biden/
We are sitting by and watching Musk/MAGA destroy our democracy, and to add insult to injury, we have to watch the democratic minority leader, weakChuck, give MAGA what they want. WTF is going on?
He fits the diagnostic criteria for "the dark triad" like a glove.
https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck
Isn't that part of Schumer's argument? Could a shut down be worse?
What about pending cases- EPA FDA HHS/CDC DOGE over reach?
Critical issues or not?
#SHUTITDOWN and put it all on trump and musk!!
It might be a permanent shutdown - a libertarian’s paradise
This shut down could be permanent - no Congress, no courts - a coronation
You are correct!
Two wings of the same greedy corrupt bird, each saying, “oh well at least we’re not them! “
I. Could. Not. Agree. With. You. More. If. I. Tried!
His argument fell really flat.
Smells like Schumer might like that tax break himself. I should look up how much he’s worth.
A rudderless ship wandering the sea.
A riderless horse
A tractor without a farmer
A razor without a beard
We need to stay focused on Trump and Musk. those 2 deserve prison for life and assets frozen to rebuild our country.
Or leavin' Las Vegas?
While you twiddle your thumbs telling people to be patient, the people I care about are dying.
If the Dems don’t act with votes, others will with gasoline. Is that what you want?
Democrats EAT THEIR OWN, while red hats RIDE OR DIE.
what do you EXPECT?
All of the dumbfucks who say “run the country like a business” get to watch the resultant, current carnage.
They don't have any sense of loyalty to the people or real opposition to the ruling power. They are bribed self-servers.
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service...We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor.” - Claude Malhuret
https://youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU
Both are a ruse, and both sacrifice the best interests of citizens for the sake of maintaining appearances.
They love looking the part.
This is why you are fucked.
Primary Elections are where the reform needs to happen.
It's time to move on.
Crazy that I'm now reading that she's planning a run for Governor.
Why?
Maybe we need some younger Dems in there.
But I can’t really say that cuz of Congressman Larson’s lecture which was fabulous. Dems need to speak up, make some sparks fly, and call it like it is. Stand up Chuck! Show us your ire‼️
They wasted all the time on the clock so we need to go into overtime.
30 day clean extension makes a ton of sense.
This is not the Democratic Party I spent 40 years donating to, volunteering for, staffing the campaigns of, and running for the downballot nominations of.
They're old, coddled, and too protective of their wealth and exalted position to serve
Stupid.
Unproductive.
Cowardly.
Useless way to operate!!
Schumer is doing what his brand of Democrats and Republicans have done since the 80s: Not taking responsibility for anything and letting the President decide.
And their voters fall for it.
Every. Damn. Time.
This is why he's backing down... because even when he stands up and says it's the GOP's fault, he gets blamed.
Why does he care what they say. They are going to blame him regardless and the bill itself is garbage.
And when exactly has he “stood up” and took any kind of real action since Trump took office.
He’s backing down because either he’s a coward or one of his donors told him to.
Apparently you should be on his staff. Maybe he’ll be hiring soon
Traitor.
But I’m sure THIS time it will be different.
Turn in Anne Franke’s family yet?
First they came for DEI
Then they came for Government workers
However, they should be doing more town halls throughout the country.
Deflect any questions on trans rights, LGBTQI or any other intentional distractions.
Talk about the big picture; some details will only matter when you win.
Don’t let the other side run the narrative.
Rick Sanchez
Because if given the chance, that’s what the Republicans would do and not think twice about it.
Peace.
Now is the time to steal your spines. If not, you will be complicit in their conflict.
This is a historic betrayal of the party and quite honestly the country.
Stop helping the MAGA FASCISTS - let them rot
@schumer.senate.gov
Let them sink the ship!
They have to learn it’s just to bad a lot of innocent people will also get hurt !
But we need to get rid of these MAGA-FASCISTS!
https://youtu.be/aL8aKMaOewE?si=un4zpKpsgvFWNFKb
No more of the rich being in control of government.
Raise up workers!
Get the government to reflect its people.
Expand representatives!
All Dem senators must vote against cloture to stop Trump from steamrolling our democracy out of existence.
DO NOT LET SCHUMER CAVE TO THE REPUBLICANS!
https://www.marytrump.org/p/the-last-card-to-play?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Send to everyone you know will fill it out it takes 2 mins
https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/mess...
https://bsky.app/profile/briantylercohen.bsky.social/post/3lk7cquwpw222
Any of these cowards who vote for the fascists have given up morality, broken their oaths, and people will not forget or forgive
It's so frustrating.
It’s a small hope, but it’s there.
There are those who are fighting, but the majority of them are not interested in standing up for anything.
He scoffed.
We can still hope there will be another election, but the hope is small and gets smaller every day.
My husband no longer trusts democracy to work, and it breaks my heart to see.
If they do, they're essentially giving up. 😡
They are there to serve the interests of their constituents and we DEMAND they stand up to Trump!
They need to vote against the bill and stop Trump/Elon's further destruction of our country on the path to dictatorship! Vote no! 🤬
We needed a leader.
children of alcoholic parents who deny they need to change …ugh so damn disappointing