There are 30 million on BlueSky! We need to be the opposition!
Every single person who is part of the resistance needs to be screaming fascism ALL day! This is not about left or right, this is about the UNITED States of America!
SIGN and SHARE! We need to organize !
When Congress refuses to do their own job, to protect the balance of power and thus the Constitution, they should be removed from office. Period. They are endangering our democracy, refusing to do the job they were elected to do, and endangering the citizens they represent.
Look up if your locality allows a recall vote of your representative. Every area will be different, so do your own research. You just might flip a seat or at least get someone willing to put proper checks on power in place.
who chooses the people to represent their interests in Congeess? Yes. WE DO! This is all on the American people for electing the wrong people for way too long.
I would agree in as far as current SCOTUS has required congress to explicitly legislate in certain areas. Given the opportunity (a dem supermajority), they should codify all the governing norms and ethic rules (with penalties and rights of the public to sue) to backstop it.
All those who regard the US Constitution the core foundation of their country must now realize that their country is rapidly becoming, or has already become, the very thing the founding fathers warned you about.
Congratulations to the newest kingdom on earth, you fucked up.
The only branch that can stop him is the judicial one and half of the Supreme Court were directly appointed by trump and several are nakedly taking bribes and shit they're bought and paid for
Your oath to the Constitution is still in force. You swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.” The presidency ends but your Constitutional oath doesn’t.
Honor your oath & fight back! Preserve, protect & defend the Constitution. NOW.
Now we don't have any Republicans willing to go against Trump or Musk. It's sad to say the majority party has most of the power!! The government is on fire and the Republicans are standing by watching!!
Yup. MAGA arent really smart people. People willing to submit to a lunatic based on religious brainwashing and conspiracy theories, as well as racial hate are easily manipulated. Just give them somebody to hate and they are happy.
They fully support what's happening because they've been convinced that foreign aid or whatever is what's keeping them poor. There was a poll that showed people believe that something like 30% of the budget goes to foreign aid when in reality it is 1%. They're blind to the rich getting richer.
True. But now that Musk has access to everyone’s private info, he could use it to destroy the life of anyone who stands up to them. We are in that type of environment. It doesn’t mean that you sit and watch, the only way is to stand up to them collectively. They can’t retaliate against everyone.
Those sworn to protect the constitution are actively shredding it, so no, it isn't in effect right now. Trusk 100% believe that rules *never* apply to them. Rules, laws, regulations, no constraints of any kind. MAGAts think it's freedumb. But it's just crime. Laws are for the little people.
Coup by Kevin Roberts and his elk at Heritage Foundation with Project 2025 and their undisclosed 180-day Transition Playbook are delivering a "revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it." And if elon musk wants to be king, um, ok. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FznbfmZ0JZE&t=13s
Elon may have lowered his chances of being prosecuted by law with his actions, but his chances of being necklaced after being pulled out of a spider hole have increased.
Come on Americans. Isn't this the go to argument for why you opposed gun controls? In case there ever was a dictatorial government in power? News flash. The US is a dictatorship now...
You’re not wrong, but it was written by guys that fought Redcoats who had similar muskets to theirs and marched in nice, neat lines.
It’s a different dynamic when you’re fighting people who have tanks, attack helicopters and an electronic surveillance state with rifles from sporting goods store.
No, see, current US government is fucking nuts, if they do a little rising up now, this government might *actually* come take their guns away, better to save them for later when they can rebel against someone safer.
Like, you don't pull a gun on the guy who's gonna deepthroat it while pouring gasoline over himself and you and pulling out a lighter, you pull the gun on the guy whose gonna go "hey now, okay, listen we'll do what you want just let us pretend to resist a little"
Yup. I think it’s voidable by the states at this point and they should generate new constitutions along regional-and political-cultural lines and just start over
If we can ever get a Dem or whatever back into office, they effectively will have to be a dictator for the first year or so just to undo all the damage Trump has done. Trump has changed this country forever and for the worst.
“although it may be worth noting that U.S.A.I.D. supported the efforts of Black South Africans during and after apartheid” - this is the entire motive behind it. Musk wants apartheid back.
I know, but has any Democrat tried?
Many votes throughout the world are held just to ascertain positions, but Musk’s billions might be needed to a Democrat too, & no one has the guts to face him!!
We’ve to analyse bodies like the UN, despite motions being lost, no one stops putting them to a vote
I believe impeachment articles are in the works at this moment but you and I both know it will amount to nothing but another dog and pony show. Maga RusPublicans want an authoritarian nation now and the shit bag magats voted for it. Violence is becoming the only anwser at this point.
There’s a good case study: 1974 Portuguese dictatorship coup, & the set up of democracy again.
The BBC has an excellent documentary about it. It shows that change can be done peacefully, & men were ready to fight for their freedom but women stopped them with flowers🌹
The Constitution has no power if no one is willing or able to enforce it. The day is coming soon when the courts or Congress will order this administration to stop, and they will reply, "make me." And if no one can or will make them stop, it won't be a constitutional crisis; it will simply be over.
Wrong. It's a fundamental document for the courts, the Congress, and the federal service, as well as the damn military. We are not looking at a collapse and abandonment, we're looking at outside attack. Act like it.
It's certainly a document. One that can be ignored if it's not enforced. These people believe they are above the law. And so far, who is proving them wrong?
I laughed so hard when I saw they were trying to get Musk to stop by suing him. Like he cares. He already has access to all your money and all your data, what can you seriously do to stop him?
It is the fundamental doc, but it's a social contract that is not being honored. It was a death of little cuts before. Now it's abandonment by the reds. I'm not saying give up; we need to get devious and nimble.
this is what seriously scares me - suppose we got to the point of an impeachment/conviction and Trump just said "nope", then what? He has a SecDef who is in power specifically to be his lapdog.
They have every branch of government on lock. Many in the police and military are philosophically aligned with this administration. The courts can only slow it. I mean, if the only thing we have is a Dem minority in Congress shaking their fists, we are cooked. We'll see, because they will test it.
Yeah and they are going to say this is a precedent. I thought we had 3 branches of government, apparently we only have 1. Republicans in congress are willingly giving up any and all power that they possess. They all need to be voted out. This is frightening and sickening.
Thank you. Terrific article. I think the only thing that changes this is Republican lawmakers getting yelled at by their constituents everywhere they go. But that won't happen for a while, when Musk withholds their Medicare or something
Additionally… Musk has compromised many critical server systems in government and has his interns injecting code. The only way to get him out is to rewrite and rebuild everything.
Until that happens, assume that he has full access to everything and can even shut them down at will.
If there is another election and a Democratic administration tries to prosecute Musk, imagine Musk threatening to crash the Treasury Dept payment server.
Musk is beyond prosecution because he can hold all of these server systems hostage for the rest of his life, or until they are rebuilt.
The article is less demotivating than the header but I know the concept of drip feeding
You guys better get your shit in order pronto on the other side of the planet instead of 2-3 year processes because in the mean time many people could potentially die
This is the point I keep coming back to- if the head of state has no regard for the Constitution or the rule of law, what responsibility do states/citizens have to obey the directives of the federal government?
None. I think it would be fair to withhold payment of federal taxes, and place them in an escrow account in Canada perhaps, until this thing blows over.
I'd bet Musk will especially take aim at the IRS, so they'll have little or no capacity to handle millions of people refusing to pay taxes. The same problem he had at Twitter, he made changes which greatly annoyed the people (advertisers) who supplied his revenue, and it disappeared.
It’s a sound bet. It’s amazing how these people do not think any of these things out to the end; how they will affect people, organizations, businesses, etc.
They have no obligations to this country- rich jerks in the old days lived here - and used grand gestures to establish a legacy - I don’t know what billionaires want aside from more money
Who exactly would send out these letters since they are emptying government employees out? And as far as it coming out of your paycheck, you sign up for your deductions. You can change that at any time. Didn’t you know that?
Of course I know you sign up for deductions. There are income thresholds and you must have no tax liability the previous year to qualify for not having deductions in the current year. If you're following the law.
In the USA, most of the government and law enforcement is at the state and local level. The federal agents for law enforcement are about 13K FBI, 20K border patrol, and 4K US Marshals. Not much for a country with 320M people. The feds aren't going to show up at your door for this.
Good time for white people to once and for all deal with white people...white people will you please take out your trash...it's overflowing with a stench!
As far as I can tell it never was. The threat of it kept some in line for a while, but the first one to see behind the curtain realised there was nothing there to stop them.
You really think that America has a Government?
If America was a actual proper functioning Democracy, Trump would have been arrested straight away & held without bail on J6. Welcome to 1930s NAZI GERMANY.
Bouie's article is overwrought. There are a lot of abuses and even more incompetence, but some of the stuff he complains about is just normal political stuff, and very little if any of it seems permanent.
There are various ways this could still go south, but it's mostly just a clown show.
Have you quit that place yet? I think you're mistaken: Elon Musk doesn't have the constitutional authority to make such a change. Gonna ask why are you amplifying that message, Jamelle?
No.. didn’t read the piece.
BUT
I can say that the normalization of US Constitution being null and void by the largest paper in the land.
That’s something for the grandchildren to ask how things got so fucked.
The "reader picks" leader for your column is a gentleman from Great Britain who suggests a general strike. To me, this sounds like a good idea, if it is well organized. What is your opinion of that?
Civilisation is ALL just an honour system. We agree to not act like animals and this is how we live in giant organised systems. As soon as an element of this decides to just stop, it fails. Humans have to agree to social constraints. Its always been the case.
I guess I was just expecting someone to get arrested or in trouble. I didn’t expect everyone to get pardoned and then the people that try to go after the bad guys get targeted.
Feels like I’m living in bizarro Superman world
It will end badly. Those of us that read the history books know that. Humans have a breaking point, and Americans are not designed to follow a dictator. I would prefer it end in the kind of courts war crimes are tried in due to the amount of lives affected globally but I don't know that it will.
Here, this is a historical breaking point for a group of women in Germany after their husbands were taken by the Gestapo. It led to a change in policy that lasted to the end of the war. When you piss off enough people, things crumble. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenstrasse_protest
How do you think it will end? I was amazed on threads today to see a lot of maga defending all of this. I thought I had my algorithm pretty set. But they love everything he’s doing. Civil war?
Shock.
Denial.
Anger.
Bargaining.
Depression.
Acceptance and hope.
Processing grief.
Then I think that once the grief is processed, shit is either going to go bloody or there will just be a military coup. No one wants to see America die.
True :( It would be far better if the ringleaders could be arrested before fights break out in the streets. If it escalates, it becomes something much harder to control. Not that I wouldn't punch a nazi on sight, its a reflex, but I still would prefer to confiscate their assets and jail them.
Same here in the UK although we don’t have a codified constitution, we thought the rules were law. Then Boris Johnson came along and people realised that it was all about convention and agreements. There are literally no consequences.
Honestly, it was something I always wanted to submit to a Q&A episode while the Revolutions podcast was running, but I never figured out how to word the question of why the US seemed to have an almost mythically powerful Constitution while every other country covered on the show seemed to see...
...their new constitutions evaporate before the ink was even dry.
Looks like the US Constitution just got a little bit luckier than the rest, but wasn't actually especially impervious to a dedicated assault by fascists who despise it.
And we knew this was going to happen, we have been saying this since last year, but what happened? "Nah, you are being alarmist. Nah, come on, there are rules, 'they' will not allow these things to happen. It will be fine."
And like I don't mean you I mean the NYT. This is the time to be most loud because they are explicitly pushing to see how far...before we collectively demonstrate at what cost. They need some compliance to succeed. Not sure how much they'll get. But not from me yet. No way
Please stop this echo now and consider the 💩 source. The constitution is in effect as long as we wee citizens demand it to be. This is not the right moment to give up
So where are our public servants that took an oath to DEFEND the constitution? The DOJ? The military? Elected officials? We are just going to let them take over our country with no resistance?
I think it’s generally less that as a system it’s corrupt and dysfunctional and more that as a system, it tends to be predicated on a big gentlemen’s agreement-style approach. So there’s not much ingrained recourse against someone who doesn’t give a rat’s ass about it. See: the M McConnell strat.
agreed; moreover it’s a system populated by christian nationalists and racists (always has been). that corrupts a lot of things and needs to be fixed independently
Oh it definitely is! I think a lot of people 250 years ago thought we would have analyzed and adapted and updated a lot more before now to address those weaknesses, but here we are!!
and yet we have nearly 30 amendments to it. i don’t agree here. we’ve made amendments in record time before. you don’t want it too easy or i guarantee you the GOP fash wd have already enshrined no abortion, m/f marriage only etc etc. not saying the constitution is perfect, but…
To be fair, it was less difficult when there were only 13 states. A lot of the difficulty comes in as you add states and representatives. The more people involved, the more complexity. And there’re a WHOLE lot more people and ideas involved now than they probably ever considered.
I have always felt that after fighting a war where their lives were on line, that they were incapable of imagining a point in the future where the people leading the country were actively trying to destroy the country.
If the system provides no recourse, people will eventually go outside the system and use violence. Which the Founders were aware of ironically, and trying to avoid.
This is exactly right. It’s like driving … only a yellow keeps us from disaster every day, and once people decide they don’t care about staying on their side we’re doomed.
There's a scene in the movie Roadhouse where the evil boss of the town is driving down the road swerving from one side to another. Just because he can and no one can stop him.
Also most people study law in defense of the Constitution, these people have studied it's vulnerability and created attacks on the soft spots.
And here we are😒
Exactly.
Federalist and heritage employ a fuck ton of people solely to destroy the Constitution and have been for half a century!
They are playing the long game along with KGB, a #NewWorldOrder
No one with the power is willing. Only the people can do it now. It's been done a few times, but it requires enough people willing to put themselves at actual risk of being attacked by police or national guard troops, perhaps aided by Proud Boys style militia goons.
The right wingers are hungry for the opportunity to unleash death on us. If we're lucky, some other countries will be so sickened by us being slaughtered and be willing to fight with us
It feels like Congress and the Senate both need to move to make the office of President about as important as the UK head of state ie: not in the slightest. Sure, have a president, whatever, but the legislative power *has* to be in government.
Other republics have done this. It works.
Dems are too spineless to even expand the SCOTUS headcount to balance the illegitimate court. They aren't built for every single remaining organization packed with Trump partisans and the steps necessary to restore them to legitimacy.
Ds couldn’t expand the Supreme Court in 2021-2022 because Manchin and Sinema refused to make an exception to the 60 votes filibuster rule. Ds couldn’t pass voting laws either for the same reason. In 2025 Ds are not in the congressional majority. That means they cannot “just” pass bills currently.
They also can't whip their own caucus members, which is why they always, for the past 30+ years, have a revolving patsy that takes the blame for why they cant do anything this time around.
R's step outta line and get crucified. Dems are complicit. It's learned/weaponized incompetence.
There's no going back to the previous Constitution. Think of it, even if Dems won in 2028 all these gutted orgs would be packed with Trump partisans and another massive unilateral purge would be necessary to return basic order/functionality.
We can't incrementally come back from where we are now.
If you don't stop what's happening within the next 3 months you won't be voting 2028 or 2032 or ever again...either you create chaos and bring them down or you live in a Dictatorship your choice
if we are set to the same time scale as when Hitler went into power, by march, our democracy will be officially past the point of return. I think it took 54 days "last time"?
Reichstag fire was 27.02.33, Enabling act giving Hitler power to act without parliamentary approval was passed 23.03.33...just 24 days, although he'd been sworn in as Chancellor on 30.01.33 so from that point it was 51 days
Clearly we need to clean up the constitution. While it addressed the balance of power, it didn't account for one of two parties turning on the country.. there's nothing baked in to keep a wannabe despot with felony convictions and a stab at insurrection out of the White House. Something's wrong.
I wouldn't go that far, but clearly it needs work, and clearly so does an apathetic citizenry that let it get to this point.. I include myself in the latter part of that statement. Guilty as charged..
Right On 6 trillion dollars to play with, wow it would be so fun to bankrupt this country and kill off social security, Medicare, medicaid that'll fund eliminating taxes for billionaires and their companies.
“…What should be done and, more critically, what can be done? The sad answer is not that much.” They don’t care what’s illegal. Who is going to enforce rule of law? What would that physically look like? The cat is out of the bag, and to top it off the so-called cat turned out to be a skunk..
This is the clearest, most eloquent description of what has befallen our democracy since January 20th, and the first steps of what needs to be done to counter the fascist coup. Read it, reread it, then take action. Thank you, Jamelle Bouie!
Both sides are exactly the same. It's been a two headed snake for decades. America has committed many Coups in other countries & illegally invaded Iraq & Afghanistan & murdered 4.5 million people of which my country of Australia was also involved in.
No, you don’t get to both sides this situation. If you can’t see the giant Grand Canyon size divide then you’re part of the problem. What the GOP is doing now and has done for decades is unconscionable. Check the voting records please.
You're still holding onto that strawman "both sides" argument. Even after what's transpired over the past two weeks, you're *still* holding onto this notion that Harris would be doing anything remotely comparable to Elon & Trump. Get over yourself. Grow up.
It's because of Biden/Harris & their unwavering support for Zionist Israel & it's Genocide & Ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people that people refused to vote for Harris.
Wake the FUCK UP.
Biden has been the biggest supporter of Zionist Israel & the biggest recipient of AIPAC $ over the term of his political career. Congress has given Israel over $300 BILLION in the past 60 years. Biden & Congress are War Criminals who belong in the HAGUE for War Crimes against humanity.
Well, you can Google it: "(Elon) knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers. Those vote-counting computers," Trump told the crowd. "And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide."
Exactly! The Democrats just excepted the results without question!
With the voter suppression and throwing out votes, mostly black votes, they should've put up a fucking fight!
I've been posting "Repeal 2A" on every social media post about mass shootings for several years now. It was never about self defense and it's absolutely pointless in the age of nukes and drones.
But you're exactly right. We've erased the "well regulated militia" part.
Weapons for all was a long studied plan. Start by creating the right environment for a subversion by basically planting the seeds of hate. The rest is easy.
The world in my lifetime has been a rollercoaster with no safety harnesses and it keeps speeding up with every lap. When the bombs fall I'm going to be bent over in a field ready to catch one, ass first, with glee.
Every time a classroom turned into a war zone for the last 30 years, I was told that's the price of 2A tyranny insurance; just asking for a little put up or shut up from the pickup truck decal crowd is all. Which I know I won't get because they're hypocritical freaks who'd aim at the good guys, but
It took a couple of weeks for the precious "we the people" get silently thrashed.
This is going to make history - In the EU, since history will be rewritten in the US.
Call Representatives
“…the mid-1920s, when Lenin (Trump) was not really exercising oversight of the day to day operations of the party and government. Stalin (Musk) was busy operating the system of personnel management and accruing power that would make him ultimately an unstoppable force.”
Bulwark
Unless and until the Constitution is changed with an Amendment it is what it is. The question is whether or not the people who swore an oath to uphold it are going to illegally ignore it.
This is exactly the choice they made. But we had fair warning, and the democrats apparently thought business as usual would be enough. They were mistaken.
For the last century, all
the work to build a better
and bigger democracy
has been done by the Democrats.
And Biden did splendid work.
If it wasn’t enough,
it wasn’t nothing.
I give credit where/ when due, and Biden overall was a good president. But the stodgy democratic party so far is no match for these nazi's. Hopefully they will step up during this existential crisis.
It’s more a question of whether Americans want America. Many voters don’t want government or democracy. Many nonvoters just don’t give a fig. We really do face a confederacy of dunces opposed to the genius of democracy, which has always been a radical idea.
Only if we don't fight. I hope you join. I have every intention on fighting for this country like a Ukrainian.. I know there are millions of people like me.
AOC strongly suggests calling your dem. or indep. (if u have any) senators and reps. Some who politely comply w/ GOP need encouragement to cause FRICTION🔥 —> slow down the looting so the greedy chipmunks miss their deadline for yacht fund / 2 renew tax theft. (Apologies 2 real chippies.)
Well we all have to do what we can. Standing up, Speaking up, and Showing up is a great place to start. The movement is starting. It's going to gain momentum soon. Stay engaged. Post on social media. Talk in person... there's so much you can do ;-)
There are people who took oaths to defend it and protect the country from enemies foreign and domestic and I hope some of them take that very seriously.
I'm literally still surprised that none of the Christian nationalists took issue with that?? I heard *nothing* about him not swearing on the Bible he claimed to love. Dude made a Trump Bible and still wouldn't swear on one.
This right here is yet another reason why he shouldn’t even be allowed in the White House. I thought that was the whole purpose behind swearing on a bible.
Every swearing in that I have had the pleasure of witnessing has had a hand on a bible. But modern people don’t take issue with the change in tradition. I personally love to see the old ways.
A thought. If this billionaire piece of filth has just succeeded in torching your constitution that debars foreign-born persons from becoming your president, then hasn’t he just managed to open the door to becoming your next leader? Good luck America. #SpaceNazi
Well, I've been saying for decades we need to rewrite the constitution. It is flawed and out of date. I just don't want these criminals writing it, please!
When we BRIEFLY had D IN White House, House and Senate majority, is the only time it could have happened, it didn’t.
Now we have THINGS TO WIPE OUR ASSES WITH FOR $400, Alex!
Dems are either literal or effectively; controlled opposition. The sooner people realize that the better. Putting your hopes in them is delusional as evidenced by past performance and the current reality.
It’s sad you think we have nothing else. It’s sad you think anyone would bow and accept this. There are no dem leaders. They’re not going to save you. They got us here. It’s up to you. It’s up to us.
I helped people get elected to powerful positions to vote for me, to fight FOR ME. Not to tell me to fight while they vote with Republicans to confirm crazy people to cabinet positions.
It’s sad, yes I’m sad, mad, angry and you aren’t helping!😂
One of the most interesting parts of the article that I learned was that USaid, the group Musk has destroyed is a group that worked with black Africans to help them win their freedom from apartheid. I hope someone does a lot of research to find out what happened to him and his family then.
⬆️⬆️⬆️ So this is the prime example of an illegal alien damaging our country.
He has done more harm to our country than any group of immigrants seeking asylum at our Southern border every could.
Trump did this!!!
If you get anything out of this
Trump did this⬆️⬆️⬆️
There are questions about his immigration process, visas and the like.
If he didn't follow the rules, or side stepped, then his citizenship could be taken away. But he is white and rich so it doesn't matter to them.
I thought the point of everyone having access to guns is so you can run up a local militia to stop the kind of insurrectionist looting of govt that's taking place right now?
Every person data in the US is compromised as the Dems support a Trump cabinet position with no idea of how to fight the war on our country. We need war time leadership Dems!
It was a coup! We knew Jan 6th 2021 they wanted to overthrow the govt. the gop allowed him on the ballot and here we are! Our elected officials FAILED US!
i think the American people failed themselves. they allowed this to happen, they voted for this, they made excuses for all his crimes, and still do, while he's tearing the USA apart right before their very eyes. as per project 2025 outlined.
Beyond believe that American people elected a convicted criminal as their president (or was it bought for him by the eccentric Nazi Musk?) No wonder they are behaving like kleptocrats
yes, I'm sure if voting was compulsory, the result would be very different, as it is, you only get the government that 30% or less of the population actually voted for, and of course, that is the 30% that is most politically engaged, and as a result, usually the more extreme views.
I just had a conversation with somebody last night. The viewpoints on what's happening couldn't be more polar opposite. And there is no explaining things. There's no looking at other things. There's no alternative. It's just what they think, which ends up being exactly what they're fed
It's terrifying to think that those attacking our democracy hold the power to make decisions that could affect the entire world. We need leaders who are accountable, transparent, and committed to protecting our country and its values.
Honey, she is a representative of a district carved out for conservatives. There is nothing I can do about her. She even MOVED districts last year after I (& the rest of the country) donated to the opponent in her former district. US diversity, equity and inclusion is only for rural maga.
This is exactly why gerrymandering should have been addressed BEFORE now. The GOP re-carves the districts to suit THEIR needs only. That alone should be unconstitutional.
Just divide the state districts by physical boundaries. Yes, some representatives will have more population to handle. Oh well!
Unironically posting a Jesusland map 20 years later is crazy.
6 states are in the wrong “country”.
Colorado’s particularly bad. Sure, it voted for Dubya twice, but three months ago it voted to the left of five of the Harris states on this map and was barely to the right of New York.
the US became a superpower in the wake of WW2 because they were made strong by it, having entered the war late, and then were in the strongest position after
And then the rest of the world had to participate for survival
Doesn't work on all sites but it's a good trick for many of them. In fact I like it even on free sites as it strips all the seizure inducing advertisements ;)
Maybe, if we ever get rid of these traitors, we can make the Constitution stronger to deal with right-wing domestic terrorists, establish ethic requirements for the elected and judicial offices, overturn Citizens United, etc...
The Constitution went out of effect when SCOTUS decided that the president can't be indicted. Only the American congress can bring it into effect again. Then I wonder, is there even a chance that Dems can take it back? Trump knows he'll be in deep shit if that happens...
The only good thing they're doing is showing us all the holes and grey areas on the government and laws. If we manage to get the power again in the future I hope they fix it.
*We fix it because the won’t. Research guarantee clause. We can purge all the senators who voted for project 2025 architect Vought. If we wait for them we will stay the same
I absolutely reject that NYT opinion. Call me a naive fucker, but I still believe the Constitution is the foundation of this country, & as such should be cherished by each & everyone who lives in the US. To think otherwise is antithetical to what the USA is all about.
I'm not sure I'd say that--for what it's worth, the govt is still there, in its traditional form, according to the Constitution. Both houses of Congress are here, even if the balance is tilted against sanity... the President is busy handing over the keys to the kingdom and plotting invasions...
... threatening to start wars and all of the other things we dreaded, like allying us with Putin and Netanyahu for a little ethnic cleansing. We have a judicial branch and a Supreme Court, even if at least half of them are trying to root out small-d democracy...
The structure is there, but the mechanisms that make the government work are being trashed, data stolen, all of the people who together make sure that the work of the executive branch is carried out--that's what's been trashed. Not saying this is a crisis and that rights aren't being trampled...
We may not have $billions, but we do have resources. We're fighting back to restore democracy, to prevent the Nazification of govt, & get critical functions working for people who need them, with the help of intelligent, motivated Americans. I haven't lost all hope yet. Please hang onto yours.
PS -- also, consider the source of this death-notice-in-advance... I wouldn't take the NY Times's word for anything, even if it was just that the sky is blue.
I so appreciate the column, Jamelle. I immediately returned to the beginning after I finished. With great utility, you consolidated many of your takes over the past few days.
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Every single person who is part of the resistance needs to be screaming fascism ALL day! This is not about left or right, this is about the UNITED States of America!
SIGN and SHARE! We need to organize !
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/constitutional-crisis?source=web-share-api-button&utm_source=web_share_api&share=a3bbaefc-c2c7-4390-bb75-ff8b2c5d5198
With Pam Bondi in charge of the DOJ- that’s not happening.
With President Musk in command - anything goes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion/trump-musk-federal-government.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uk4.k_pf.a_UjRvcIDAN7&smid=url-share
That was the moment you became a monarchy.
Congratulations to the newest kingdom on earth, you fucked up.
Your oath to the Constitution is still in force. You swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.” The presidency ends but your Constitutional oath doesn’t.
Honor your oath & fight back! Preserve, protect & defend the Constitution. NOW.
I've been owned as a lib enough. Can we get back to government please?
(🤬)
That Oliver quote is addressing *elected officials* who keep saying "that's illegal, someone should stop it" while doing nothing else.
Even if you disagree with the above, unless you're walking to the White House right now to stop it yourself, your reply misses the point.
https://youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?si=V22aNHGskAqnuZBx
With absolutely no consequences whatsoever.
NONE.
WHY?
They're overthrowing the f*cking Constitution.
AFAIC we should be targeting traitors, & reminding them all that very few of them have Secret Service protection.
If they burn down America they're going down with it.
Our Generals & Cops have proven honorless.
Protect the Flag.
It’s a different dynamic when you’re fighting people who have tanks, attack helicopters and an electronic surveillance state with rifles from sporting goods store.
Fuck that guy.
But not on a nice way.
"Kindly insert your genitals of choice into your orifice if choice. Ok, thx."
Er
Speaking for a friend.
Haven’t seen any Democratic motion yet…
Many votes throughout the world are held just to ascertain positions, but Musk’s billions might be needed to a Democrat too, & no one has the guts to face him!!
We’ve to analyse bodies like the UN, despite motions being lost, no one stops putting them to a vote
There’s a good case study: 1974 Portuguese dictatorship coup, & the set up of democracy again.
The BBC has an excellent documentary about it. It shows that change can be done peacefully, & men were ready to fight for their freedom but women stopped them with flowers🌹
Frank Zappa
New York Trolls
Until that happens, assume that he has full access to everything and can even shut them down at will.
Musk is beyond prosecution because he can hold all of these server systems hostage for the rest of his life, or until they are rebuilt.
This is exactly what I am monitoring around the MAGA influencers paid by Musk
Everything they do involves fraud, projection, violating law, bribes, conflict of interest and chaos to cripple the gov
You guys better get your shit in order pronto on the other side of the planet instead of 2-3 year processes because in the mean time many people could potentially die
Nobody has reluctance for a new Nazi regime
And how would you refuse? It comes out of your paycheck
Of course I know you sign up for deductions. There are income thresholds and you must have no tax liability the previous year to qualify for not having deductions in the current year. If you're following the law.
even Bush-Republicans are silent which makes NO SENSE
none of this can be rebuilt, it's a 100-year loss
and it's incredibly obvious there won't be change in 1400 days as there's not going to be an election, no-one to stop them
If America was a actual proper functioning Democracy, Trump would have been arrested straight away & held without bail on J6. Welcome to 1930s NAZI GERMANY.
There are various ways this could still go south, but it's mostly just a clown show.
BUT
I can say that the normalization of US Constitution being null and void by the largest paper in the land.
That’s something for the grandchildren to ask how things got so fucked.
Feels like I’m living in bizarro Superman world
Denial.
Anger.
Bargaining.
Depression.
Acceptance and hope.
Processing grief.
Then I think that once the grief is processed, shit is either going to go bloody or there will just be a military coup. No one wants to see America die.
🫶
Looks like the US Constitution just got a little bit luckier than the rest, but wasn't actually especially impervious to a dedicated assault by fascists who despise it.
That sort of treason was unfathomable.
Where's our Dalton?
And here we are😒
Federalist and heritage employ a fuck ton of people solely to destroy the Constitution and have been for half a century!
They are playing the long game along with KGB, a #NewWorldOrder
Other republics have done this. It works.
Press any key to continue
Will ranking Dems strip him of any committee positions? Nope.
Will they kick him out of the party? No.
Primary him? No.
Ostracize him from messaging/planning? No.
Threaten to expose dirt on him if he doesn't fall in? Of course not.
R's step outta line and get crucified. Dems are complicit. It's learned/weaponized incompetence.
We can't incrementally come back from where we are now.
There’s already been 20k people accepting buyouts so it’s almost a done deal.
The Guarantee Clause allows the REMOVAL of the trump reich, use it...
D’s have yet to acknowledge their ‘Friends Across the Aisle’ are Enemies of the State
Trump Is The Symptom
GOP Is The Disease
Removing the symptoms & leaving the disease?
Come on man
They ALL have to go
Wake the FUCK UP.
It's up to US to make damn well sure that they follow it.
Protest the GOP directly.
Truth bomb conservative spaces online.
Get the word out, and don't let cynicism take over.
But we are still the bosses of this country.
Start by flooding conservative social media/discussion boards with the truth. Break down the wall separating fantasy from reality.
He spent 4 years planning his attack on our electoral system.
With the voter suppression and throwing out votes, mostly black votes, they should've put up a fucking fight!
But you're exactly right. We've erased the "well regulated militia" part.
Well regulated, folks.
This is going to make history - In the EU, since history will be rewritten in the US.
“…the mid-1920s, when Lenin (Trump) was not really exercising oversight of the day to day operations of the party and government. Stalin (Musk) was busy operating the system of personnel management and accruing power that would make him ultimately an unstoppable force.”
Bulwark
Don't obey in advance.
Laying back now, brings you to Hungary & ruZZia.
Fighting back brings you to Brazil (prosecution on day 1 of Bolsonaro) and Poland (took them 8 years to win back their democracy).
Were
The
People.
250……
the work to build a better
and bigger democracy
has been done by the Democrats.
And Biden did splendid work.
If it wasn’t enough,
it wasn’t nothing.
#tyranny #revolution
@schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov
Time for reality.
If there isn't a law stating that the PM must pass the highest security clearance, then make it a law now!
stealing breath, clouding the mind,
yet they feel no flame.
Now we have THINGS TO WIPE OUR ASSES WITH FOR $400, Alex!
It’s sad, yes I’m sad, mad, angry and you aren’t helping!😂
He has done more harm to our country than any group of immigrants seeking asylum at our Southern border every could.
Trump did this!!!
If you get anything out of this
Trump did this⬆️⬆️⬆️
If he didn't follow the rules, or side stepped, then his citizenship could be taken away. But he is white and rich so it doesn't matter to them.
he is.
This is the end.
Just divide the state districts by physical boundaries. Yes, some representatives will have more population to handle. Oh well!
6 states are in the wrong “country”.
Colorado’s particularly bad. Sure, it voted for Dubya twice, but three months ago it voted to the left of five of the Harris states on this map and was barely to the right of New York.
the US became a superpower in the wake of WW2 because they were made strong by it, having entered the war late, and then were in the strongest position after
And then the rest of the world had to participate for survival
The Supreme Court voided our constitutionally guaranteed democratic republic on July 1, 2024 replacing it with serial authoritarianism.
I do not consent to autocracy.
#NQNQ247
If only we could have seen this coming...
If only we knew they were liars and demogogues...
If only we knew they'd say and do anything for power...
If only...
Oh wait
Sincerely,
Naive Fucker
Hope it impacts those it needs to.
"Those with the direct institutional power to slam the brakes lack the will and those with the will lack the power."
Ouch - we the people are looking so screwed right now...