No. Right now it’s to prevent shit from getting done. - ThreadSky

normative.bsky.social • 18 hours ago

No. Right now it’s to prevent shit from getting done.

Reposted from Sen. Adam Schiff

The path back to power for the Democratic Party is to be the party that gets shit done.

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as-i-see-it.bsky.social•16 hours ago

He hasn’t gotten the message. They can block. Thats it.

akranda.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Right now they're just shit. With the odd exception there is no-one who has the sway or gravitas to make any difference. Grass roots is what's required cos the "leaders" are missing in action

sudgr8.bsky.social•4 hours ago

I have no hope

wneuhauser.bsky.social•18 hours ago

… getting done to us.

citizenoversight.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Damn it Schiff, why don’t YOU if all people GET IT! What exactly are you going to *get* done in a government where you have been checkmated legislatively, legally and law enforcement wise? You need to be mobilizing the revolution. That’s it. Mobilize the revolution.

uncieruckus.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Both can be true. Stop the bad shit. Make good shit happen. It’s the same fight let’s not spilt hairs.

fraqtyl.bsky.social•4 hours ago

How about a lot of both?

elizabethpearce.bsky.social•7 hours ago

They’re clueless. The one thing that it is absolutely not about is governing and getting things done

alexqgb.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Another man not meeting the moment

thestonecoldnuts.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Thank you technically correct Bluesky guy

katejackson.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Part of our “problem” is that maybe democrats were actually a little bit effective at fulfilling civil rights and maga can’t handle it.

mjs3082.bsky.social•17 hours ago

They just keep on talking as if this is just any other opposing administration.

amandakhurley.bsky.social•18 hours ago

This has been a reliable talking point for decades. If it ain’t broke, don’t f— [yanked offstage by giant cane]

theeagles.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Democrats need to be able to focus on two things at one time! First, protect the government from the drastic changes done by Musk and the Project 2025 agenda! Second, focus on the midterm elections! Voters need to see a strong platform ready to fight for America Values!

pekerpotpie.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Literal shit

votevaxresist.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Adam, we did that. The Biden administration was epic. Unfortunately, that’s not the winning strategy when the other party is made up of psychotic Nazis. Trump And Musk have to go NOW and Dems have to figure out how or there will be no country, and obviously no elections, in 2026.

jdtrites.bsky.social•7 hours ago

More to the point, it’s about preventing shit from going south.

leefoltin.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Schiff is just Schumer Light.

transitionstate.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Yep. If he were within a mile of right Biden would have won in a walk.

bgpelaire.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Stopping the coup is getting shit done. Don’t split hairs, people. Schofield made a couple of lousy votes but in this same interview he laid out plans. Also said “fuck you, Donald” which was nice.

bgpelaire.bsky.social•4 hours ago

How did I miss that ridiculous autocorrect? Schiff, of course.

marysez.bsky.social•7 hours ago

A good 3/4 of Dems in power right now need to be replaced with service minded people

janetwebb.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Exactly Julian. Get out in the trenches Schiff! Make GOOD TROUBLE, like John Lewis would have.

nonotthatpaul.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Democrats could just stop pretending and come out as the Republicans they are

king-of-gelato.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I take it that Schiff is jockeying for Minority Leader. This tells me that he is not ready.

Standing up for democracy is the mandate. Point out the monsters & slaw them first!

Anyone who isn’t in need of housing isn’t gonna get excited about your housing bill. Not when the country is on fire.

king-of-gelato.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Slaw -> slay
One *slays* monsters
I don’t know how to “slaw” a monster. Maybe autocorrect does.

goddessviolet.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Chop them up and mix them with some cole.

airmon.bsky.social•3 hours ago

The shit we need to do right now is keep Trump/Musk from breaking a system that while flawed, works far better than what will replace it, if anything.

airmon.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Though I suspect we're looking at similar goals with different wording.

edwalker.bsky.social•17 hours ago

We could have had Katie Porter. But no. The geriatrics who run the party wanted this guy.

protector5763.bsky.social•7 hours ago

How about begin with getting anything done?

sarahvb.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Loudly. Angrily. Communicating that we are in a crisis and the voters are right to be upset and furious about it. Channeling our rage and fear.

elleesgigi.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Yes it is. Preventing Project 2025 from destroying America & its hardworking citizens.
We know that they’re privatizing and pocketing our taxes. Every destructive move they make is given a name that claims the opposite. People are finally starting to get it.
NOTHING you’re doing will benefit us.

juliepedraza.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Biden got shit done. The US economy recovered stronger post COVID than any nation. Look where it got us. Every elected leader with a moral compass should be Mitch McConnell-ing the shit out of everything. Hope someday to return to decency, but for now, monkey wrench all of it.

elissa4.bsky.social•just now

OMG they're like "how about we keep doing nothing ... but with swear words? Great right? It's great! Ok lunch everybody!"

thewettanktops.bsky.social•16 hours ago

He’s literally talking about… doing things? And what specific things to do?

kccab.bsky.social•7 hours ago

How are Dems “getting s*** done” right now?

They are letting evil triumph while telling themselves it will be better after the midterms… sheesh!

chicago21222.bsky.social•7 hours ago

You didn’t talk to your racist family. Heck you may have voted for this. Fix it.

kccab.bsky.social•6 hours ago

WTF you talking about???

weavingbeetle.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Unfortunately, democratic leaderships current idea of getting things done is having sound bites about getting things done

drrxufa.bsky.social•7 hours ago

🎯

nero-wolfe.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Gotta walk and chew gum at the same time here. They need to do maximal obstruction while also preparing the strategy for selling and executing a governmental blitzkrieg of the same magnitude as Trump’s. We will be left with an empty husk. Building a new and better government will be key.

speckonblue.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Disagree.
You can't win exclusively on defense.

ravenna321.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Time to take off the suit and tie and put on a Zalenskyy type henley.

grahamshevlin.bsky.social•16 hours ago

He seems to be suffering from the delusion that the Democratic Party will get another chance to Get Shit Done.

jbatnc.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Biden got a lot of shit done, more than any president in my lifetime. And was scorned by every right wing pundit and politician and newscast.

mamaguevopd.bsky.social•6 hours ago

First, the right will attack everyone because that's what they do. But his admin was scorned by much more than just them because that wasn't what he was elected for, regardless of what the you or the DNC think. He was elected to prevent more trumpism. He chose to normalize it and then do nothing.

kapwen.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They clung too tightly to rules that didn't take into account the kind of lawlessness and betrayal Trump was capable of and that was unprecedented. Too bad, though. You have a job to do and Biden's DOJ didn't do it.

mamaguevopd.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Once again, the knock-on effects of the Clinton political philosophy have hamstring the Dems.

morrisnormal.bsky.social•4 hours ago

He got a lot of genocide done, which is the fucking problem. Fuck Biden and his bootlicking cult

jbatnc.bsky.social•4 hours ago

You must really love Trump if genocide is your concern.

morrisnormal.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Ladies and gentlemen, the best argument liberals have. "We're not as evil as the other guy!"

se7en-driver.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I agree with this, but I do think it's important that the message be "We need to stop the shit happening now, *so we can responsibly improve things*"

For many voters a message of ensuring the status quo remains in place is not compelling.

Wes Moore nails this in his recent Bulwark interview.

sponica.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I listened to that the other day, it was really good.

jhnoonan.bsky.social•3 hours ago

This is a shit take. jfc

k7el.bsky.social•16 hours ago

He has no idea what to do.

gaymcmillen.bsky.social•7 hours ago

I think both things are true. The Blues need to thwart as much of the Reds crap as possible while getting stuff done like fighting everyday. Tell the people what's happening. The Fight Oligarchy Tour with AOC & Bernie is a good example of what most Blues should be doing. Let's get shit done.

rescuesdogz.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I have a theory that the DC politicians that stabbed Biden in the back are the biggest do nothings. All talk.So many are bought and paid for by corporate donors. I will vote for Dems over R all day every day only bc R are worse.We need a new party who isn't invested in big business and Wall Street.

withthatsaid.bsky.social•7 hours ago

No, Adam. Julian is right. You can't get shit done when you have the other side tearing it down 10x faster than you can get build it.

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