The courts that were supposed to save us are being outpaced by the fascism. Democrats must begin treating this as an existential national emergency because the window for effective political opposition is closing. - ThreadSky

brandonfriedman.bsky.social • 5 days ago

The courts that were supposed to save us are being outpaced by the fascism. Democrats must begin treating this as an existential national emergency because the window for effective political opposition is closing.

Reposted from Kyle Cheney

NEW: President Trump moved Tuesday to punish a law firm for providing pro bono legal services to Jack Smith as he prepared to face a potential investigation from the Trump administration.

He is stripping security clearnces and govt funding from the firm. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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casey50.bsky.social•5 days ago

This is a serious question- do you think that the plan from dem leadership is to just wait it out? Do they think “it’s going to get so bad then we will win back all those voters”

raortman.bsky.social•4 days ago

"...the window for effective political opposition is closing."

True.

jackdonahgyjr.bsky.social•5 days ago

Buddy, they needed to BEGIN treating this as an existential national emergency on Nov 5. Why wasn't there 10,000 lawsuits ready to be filed on Jan 21? The window is closed. The democrats have revealed themselves as gutless, windbag controlled opposition. As a party they are, at minimum, complicit.

lilyisacat5.bsky.social•5 days ago

But they are not. And when you call them out, the minions attack. So many do not understand that they are not doing all they could be.

shadowfixxer.bsky.social•5 days ago

Clear and obvious overreach. The criminal POS is retaliating using our money. Fuck trump!

jamsheed.bsky.social•5 days ago

meanwhile, hakeem jeffries waits serenely for a battle worth picking.

katrinaspeak.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trump has like 50 years experience in delaying court proceedings. He still hasn’t paid the E Jean Carroll judgement. The courts will not be able to work fast enough to save us.

fwordleproblems.bsky.social•5 days ago

Not just yet it’s not. That window stays open as long as we all say it does.

iustitia100.bsky.social•5 days ago

Agreed

jordanmiller.bsky.social•5 days ago

It's tough for me because I think Smith essentially enabled Trump to escape justice. He could have had Trump in irons 3 years ago but chose to slow walk everything.

edschechter.bsky.social•5 days ago

How?

He bought guns to a Cannon fight.

jordanmiller.bsky.social•5 days ago

He could have just charged Trump with treason in DC, arrested him, argued to keep him in jail without bail. Instead he put up a show, a performance of investigating Trump.

celticdragon1.bsky.social•5 days ago

The courts can't save us. They have no means to force compliance.

theoverload.dev•5 days ago

"...the window for effective political opposition is closing."

As it's closing don't sideline yourselves from resistance by concluding from that hard truth that all is lost.

If you've ever wondered what you'd do if you found yourself living in an authoritarian regime, now you get to find out.

justinlawguy.bsky.social•5 days ago

The courts were never going to save us, I thought that was clear from day one.

sfurbanist.bsky.social•5 days ago

Dem MoC are/can only do so much. Calling them is only demonstrative at this point. What avenues remain...?

tinanyb.bsky.social•5 days ago

Calling the GOP MoC and bugging the everloving out of them.

Also, start joining groups to protest at community levels. Build a close-knit community you can trust when things hit the fan.

sfurbanist.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm much more worried for our future voting rights and the working poor, than myself (although my household is one all-hands email away from instability, as well)

sfurbanist.bsky.social•5 days ago

You have to call your own MoC, they don't regard calls from outside their district. Perhaps this (if not everything preceding this FFS) will stir up the voters who were conned into voting for... a con man

shuckabeeblutarsky.bsky.social•5 days ago

SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT FOR TWO YEARS

brendon-crigler.bsky.social•5 days ago

Well expressed.

jb3po.bsky.social•5 days ago

I can't even fathom how Trump has time for the pettiest of grievances.

anothermoviegeek.bsky.social•5 days ago

thats his whole thing. everything he does is to get back at someone. Everything that everyone does offends him.

1967honoredqueen.bsky.social•5 days ago

How can he do that? Trump conned his voters into paying his legal fees, & now AG Pam Bondi & DOJ are his personal law firm, & we are forced to pay for it. 😡

nickforbrains.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yup

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