our story so far: maga, having planned for this moment for years, consolidates power and stacks the bureaucracy with loyalists. meanwhile, the opposition party seems befuddled by the entire current situation and considers thinking about someday planning a response of some sort. - ThreadSky

tomtomorrow.bsky.social • 26 days ago

our story so far: maga, having planned for this moment for years, consolidates power and stacks the bureaucracy with loyalists. meanwhile, the opposition party seems befuddled by the entire current situation and considers thinking about someday planning a response of some sort.

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oldohman.bsky.social•26 days ago

I've posted this before but it fits here too:
DNC folks looking around, "Who's this Opposition Party I keep hearing about? Should we be worried about them in the polling?"

deadgodsbook.bsky.social•26 days ago

I guess that since they’re old as god, they have decided that now is the time to take a little nap

flemingo61.bsky.social•26 days ago

Nailed it.

mrtoads.bsky.social•26 days ago

Pretty accurate summation, I think. Old TS Eliot foresaw this.

frozenpeas.bsky.social•26 days ago

At least ninety years of coordinated, and frequently documented, work to reach this point and still the Democrats were blindsided.

Incomprehensible.

rogueplog.bsky.social•26 days ago

Arrogance boarding on hubris was my take, but I see your point.

billy158.bsky.social•26 days ago

I would add “having planned and publicly announced its plans”

whoharris.bsky.social•26 days ago

Maybe they have a concept of a response.

axleblaze.bsky.social•26 days ago

If only someone, anyone, had tried to warn them this was coming over and over and over and over again for literal decades

After all boy would my face be red if that had happened and I still had no plan other than "pretend it isnt happening"

danifroom.bsky.social•26 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/danifroom.bsky.social/post/3lgdvk2n6rs2z

kab-fair.bsky.social•26 days ago

they seem caught totally off guard when gerrymandering was their first indiction of building a power base in both the states & federal govts, the real alarm should have been the citizens united opinion & not matching the flood of money into repub races & also ignoring the entwining of religion & gop

russbengtson.bsky.social•26 days ago

pokemon go to the camps

elkmovie.bsky.social•26 days ago

The incentives are set up such that whichever Democrats figure this out first are going to gain tremendous amounts of money and clout, I don’t know why more of them aren’t trying - right now it’s basically the AOC and Pritzker show, and others eyeing 2028 ought to feel some urgency about it.

tessafisher.bsky.social•26 days ago

Yeah, I was about to say, there's a real chance that they could emerge as a bona fide hero of the republic, go down in the history books, etc, if they're actually brave enough to go for it.

michaelbroussard.bsky.social•26 days ago

That's pretty much it.

eryq.bsky.social•26 days ago

Their solution is to donate to the DNC and vote harder

webrant.bsky.social•26 days ago

To be fair, they’re stymied because the big money donors have all turned fascist too so what’s a neoliberal to do?

https://bsky.app/profile/tomtomorrow.bsky.social/post/3lgrbimisxk2z

jpgaunt.bsky.social•26 days ago

The time to do something was 8 years ago when he attributed his electoral success to the "poorly educated." That should have set everyone's hair on fire about the education crisis in this country. But no education legislation has been introduced in the years since, even with an educator as FLOTUS.

bicyclesamurai.bsky.social•26 days ago

Sounds about right.

wleisner.bsky.social•26 days ago

"Give us $10 to respond."

0x6772.bsky.social•26 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/0x6772.bsky.social/post/3lgmz54m2j22v

karpouzisporo.bsky.social•26 days ago

The perfect synopsis doesn't exi-

iconoplasty.bsky.social•26 days ago

Lesson: The people can't wait on its political leaders to take action. We must do it ourselves.

tomtomorrow.bsky.social•26 days ago

since a Dem Defender (tm) asks what's my plan -- I would say anything other than the current "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas." speak up, speak out, hit back wherever possible. It may surprise you to learn that I myself am not a united states senator.

lylebeaudoin.bsky.social•26 days ago

Every time a Dem speaks in congress they should end with "And furthermore, gentlemen, it is my belief that President Trump is a disgrace to his office. And his hands are very small." That's not all they should do but it would make their position clear. And we'd all feel better for it too.

mopbucket.bsky.social•26 days ago

Don't worry, I'm sure someone will eventually figure out what the Democrats can do with the power of the federal government after the Republicans are done dismantling it

goodcitizen.bsky.social•26 days ago

I’m sure everyone is very concerned and they are formulating a comprehensive plan to be put in place in approximately 3 or so years😁✌️

Honestly, though, eerily quiet, as if laws apply themselves

lawyerforcat.bsky.social•26 days ago

Another good answer is "whatever Republicans would be doing." They sure as hell wouldn't be voting for the cabinet nominees, tweeting about bipartisanship, and sitting around with their thumbs up their assess thinking about maybe at some point coming up with a plan.

escapedexplorer.bsky.social•26 days ago

Trying ANYTHING would be a welcome change at this point. There's a grand total of two elected Dems anywhere that I've seen actually giving a shit and all the others seem to be in line for the Most Useless Vichy LARPer 2025 Awards

escapedexplorer.bsky.social•26 days ago

on one hand, at least he's not talking about UFOs or fucking AI but I feel like "he illegally halted trilions in federal spending at closing on a Monday" deserve a bit more yelling of a tone here

lardog.bsky.social•26 days ago

JFC, at least they should all voting against every nominee to slow the roll.

lardog.bsky.social•26 days ago

all *be* voting, oops

steve-in-manhattan.bsky.social•26 days ago

"The bad guys are in charge right now. You can’t triangulate your way out of this. All you can do is fight." Hamilton Nolan

dwjohnson.bsky.social•26 days ago

US Senator =

jeanmorrison.bsky.social•26 days ago

I’m so lost on the lack of dem response. I hear / read E. Warren and AOC fairly regularly but nothing but crickets from our supposed “leaders.” Where are past dem presidents speaking out? Where are the supposed up and comers, knock-knock Mayor Pete, Josh Shapiro?? This is so frustrating.

jeanmorrison.bsky.social•26 days ago

I’m a PA resident so giving Shapiro a very slight break as he is indeed working with a divided legislature and all republican row officers trying to get things done in the state. Still he was certainly out front during the pres. campaign, but, has sunk into the shadows now.

seanoconnor.bsky.social•26 days ago

I'm amazed how many dems in congress think they are just passengers.

adorableoddities.bsky.social•26 days ago

I’ve been waiting to hear leftists saying things like this.

hashnaif.bsky.social•26 days ago

The famous "if you don't have a definitive plan to solve this problem then you have no right to speak up" riposte.

shoehornwithteeth.bsky.social•26 days ago

Usually said by those who lack any plan at all to solve the problem in question.

booktweeting.bsky.social•26 days ago

Senators who do seem to understand the assignment include Elizabeth Warren

Representatives who do seem to understand the assignment include Nydia Velásquez, Jasmine Crockett, and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez

maybe a dude or two could do something? anything?

eatsmaster.bsky.social•26 days ago

Republicans will probably just end up banning the DNC at some point

nickxylas.bsky.social•26 days ago

They would have to pose some sort of threat for them to do that.

egoode.bsky.social•26 days ago

If I were a senator, I’d walk in every day and just stand up and say “why is Trump increasing grocery prices? Why is he killing babies? Fuck all y’all.” And vote no against everything they’re doing.

Then I’d take a shit in a paper bag and leave it at speaker Johnson’s office.

egoode.bsky.social•26 days ago

This is not exaggeration. I’d do precisely this.

akileese.bsky.social•26 days ago

Run on that platform. You’ll probably win.

egoode.bsky.social•26 days ago

I have enough skeletons in my closet that I will never run for office.

While they wouldn’t matter to the electorate, they would matter to my family.

akileese.bsky.social•26 days ago

That’s an entirely reasonable reason not to run.

jhfhockey.bsky.social•26 days ago

The Democrats should do what the Brits do: have a shadow cabinet. For every loon in the administration, have a member of Congress or a top expert act as their opposite, displaying to the American people what an alternative, rational, government looks like.

irenewellman1.bsky.social•26 days ago

It's time for that shadow cabinet here, asap! We have some very good speakers and thinkers to take those positions.

belllasusan.bsky.social•26 days ago

Yeah, no. Dems have been playing defense/reacting to GOP bs too long. Time to take the offensive.

dahoovster.bsky.social•26 days ago

But Mr Tomorrow, the important thing is everyone has fun at the congressional softball game

johnlinen.bsky.social•26 days ago

I was just taking a walk, nose buried in my phone, and thought, "Where are the leaders who are supposed to protect us from this? Why are they rolling over and not even making a token effort at resistance?"

nurseferatu.bsky.social•26 days ago

I see so many folks complaining their reps in Congress aren’t doing anything about all this. Minority in both houses and have to follow the laws and Constitution. And are up against an organized takeover with a leader who has been given a letter of marque by SCOTUS via power to pardon himself.

jbrilliant.bsky.social•26 days ago

But have you heard the good news? God is on the throne.

watermia.bsky.social•26 days ago

Pelosi wanted a strong Republican party and now we have it

toddadam.bsky.social•26 days ago

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kaboosemoose.bsky.social•26 days ago

Decades of reaching across the aisle to increasingly rabid bad faith actors works!

panzerbjrn.bsky.social•26 days ago

Much of the Dem leadership benefits from this, so they don't care....

sdbikeist.bsky.social•26 days ago

So, the fascists are going after science, intellectuals, homosexuals, the rule of law, political enemies, and foreigners. Who could’ve predicted that?

utternonesense.bsky.social•26 days ago

And world is just shaking it's collective head wondering how so many stupid people wanted it this way?

Follow me to help fight UtterNonsense.

greenboy01.bsky.social•26 days ago

Democratic party is weak, dominated by geriatrics whose politics were formed in the 1980s

digitalprophet.online•26 days ago

Your statement seems to lack the proper decorum required at this time by the democratic party, hrm tut tut harumph.

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