"We must steel ourselves bc things will get worse before they get better—but they will get better. It is a fool’s bet to assume that the American people will sit idly by as their freedoms are stolen by a corrupt oligarch & a convicted felon destroying the govt to promote their selfish interests." - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

danibarnhart.bsky.social • 20 days ago

"We must steel ourselves bc things will get worse before they get better—but they will get better. It is a fool’s bet to assume that the American people will sit idly by as their freedoms are stolen by a corrupt oligarch & a convicted felon destroying the govt to promote their selfish interests."

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laurenk77.bsky.social•20 days ago

The military has a right to protect us! We must Scream constitutional crisis together! Do not let them cause chaos and confusion. Remember we FAR outnumber them! Sign and SHARE! Let’s show them how many there are of us ! We need to organize and start somewhere!

https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/constitutional-crisis

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Signed. Thank you.

laurenk77.bsky.social•20 days ago

Thank you!

alberta77.bsky.social•20 days ago

IT IS A COUP

chartchick.bsky.social•20 days ago

Why. You have been sitting idly by while this unfolded before your eyes. The rest of the world knew. Why didn’t you?

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Who are you talking to? You have no idea how many people have been working tirelessly in their own backyards to keep this from happening. Drink a glass of water & redirect your anger. Then figure out how you might contribute to the resistance.

chartchick.bsky.social•19 days ago

I’m in Canada. Doing what I can. My point is you are trying hard enough clearly. It’s gone way too far

jmach.bsky.social•20 days ago

UPDATE TO THE US CONSTITUTION. We, the people , can initiate impeachment. https://lulupress.com/bookstore

raortman.bsky.social•20 days ago

The American people will absolutely '...sit idly by as their freedoms are stolen by a corrupt oligarch & a convicted felon destroying the govt to promote their selfish interests.'

They elected Trump, knowing full well who he is and how he rolls.

raortman.bsky.social•20 days ago

This whole mess is about White Privilege.
Ditching the Constitution in exchange for keeping that privilege is a price that a sizeable chunk of the electorate is totally willing to pay.

cdevin.bsky.social•20 days ago

Haven’t seen evidence of any resistance. Your democracy looks weak and unable to resist a South African nazi and a demented orange felon. Now the world is in grave peril.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yeah. And I'm also part of the world in grave peril. I'm sad & angry & freaking out too. What I'm trying not to do is attack other victims of this deadly coup or discourage those who are resisting in whatever ways they can.

cdevin.bsky.social•20 days ago

I am so worried that there is no leadership resisting, organizing, fighting back. Just going about their business like everything is normal. How can people like yourself find hope and fight when there is a clear lack of leadership? My heart breaks for good Americans who saw the felon for who he is

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

For me, hope (like despair) comes in waves. Like most people I know, I'm terrified. They are organizing neighborhood ICE watches in my area, mutual aid is ongoing, lots of calls to representatives, but I still have to get my kids to school & go to work. It's like the twilight zone.

cdevin.bsky.social•20 days ago

Oh, I am so sorry you are having to live through such a nightmare. I hope you and your neighbours stay safe. 💔

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Thank you. I'm sorry too. 🩷

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

It's so hard not to get overwhelmed. They're are 10 giant headlines a day. Each one deadlier & more heartbreaking than the next. He stopped aid to starving babies in Sudan. Like what can I do? What can the people over there who are running out of supplies to feed those babies do?

cdevin.bsky.social•20 days ago

How can so many be ok with and support the cruelty?

bingopajama.bsky.social•20 days ago

I think we are in shock. The hits keep coming and it’s impossible to find a solid footing.

cdevin.bsky.social•20 days ago

I hope you and your community are staying safe and rallying together.

cdevin.bsky.social•20 days ago

I can’t imagine what good Americans are thinking right now. 💔 We thought it would be bad, but when it really happens it is still hard to comprehend that this is what a majority voted for.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Remember the "majority" thing is a lie manufactured by the right wing. Many did, but nowhere close to the majority of Americans voted for him.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

That is very much intentional. Firehosing.

"Remember they want you scattered. Your focus is resistance."

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greased7.bsky.social•20 days ago

Jury's out on that one

jsad22.bsky.social•20 days ago

As an American, I hope to God you're right! And, I am proud to mention i did not vote for that convicted felon!

bobmthesecond.bsky.social•20 days ago

When I was young the UK 1950s newspapers referred to South American political systems as "Dictatorships moderated by assassination". Those same countries though rich in natural resources, enjoyed very low standards of living at the time. It improved with better distribution of wealth.

chroniclebill.bsky.social•20 days ago

We need to put on our white shirts and prepare the horses for battle for we wake the blue coats at the break of day.

Was it Crazy Horse?

barbollarmuse.bsky.social•20 days ago

Amid all the gloom and doom that has been reported the past couple weeks, thank you so much for the uplifting words!

westmanajay.bsky.social•20 days ago

It will take a long time and a lot of harm before the American people accept they were wrong in electing Trump and will be in a position to reverse the situation

kimberleydi.bsky.social•20 days ago

Under his eye 👀😱

mclit123.bsky.social•20 days ago

lol We are literally sitting by while our rights have been stolen since the Patriot Act after 9/11 and Citizens United.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

30,000 of our federal employees are resisting right now. We fight where we stand.

kaawababy.bsky.social•20 days ago

This expresses a lot of faith in the American people, who, thus far, haven’t shown themselves to be worthy of it.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

You're wrong. We are being firehosed with every awful thing by a vulture capitalist media, inundated by bots & propaganda. Just because we can't see all of the helpers & organizers & revolutionaries, doesn't mean they aren't out there working. It's a huge mistake to undermine that.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Americans have fought for & won so many supposedly impossible battles for progress. From a @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social article in The Guardian:
The US supreme court has dismantled our rights but we still believe in them. Now we must fight. (2023)

https://search.app/1SYn3QLTqRRUVUZR8

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kaawababy.bsky.social•20 days ago

The American public had a chance to resist on 11/5. They failed, and actively or passively, 2/3 of the population elected this fascist. I’m not saying we shouldn’t fight back or resist, but I do think we need to be honest about what we’re up against.

kaawababy.bsky.social•20 days ago

Trump won because the vast majority of Americans chose him or were fine with him being chosen. He’s not an anomaly. He is who many, many Americans are.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Not the "vast majority" not by a long shot. Only he & his cultist believe that. You're right about one thing. He's who many Americans are. But that's not who most of us are.

I'm not going to comply in advance (or ever) & neither should you.

mountaincabbage.bsky.social•20 days ago

Where do you get the idea that things will get better? We‘ve gotten better at making cheap plastic garbage and making rich people richer, but it seems we’ve only backslid on the things that matter for at least 30 years.

mgkahb.bsky.social•20 days ago

Over 77 million of those people voted for a convicted felon.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yep. It's infuriating, but I'm not going to let that stop me from fighting for all of the rest of us & everything good. I mean, that's what these assholes are counting on, right? To delight in the suffering of others, to become apathetic, to break.

qutapi.bsky.social•20 days ago

I just had a talk w my maga dad last night. Voted for Trump 3 times. He was appalled and said he would call his congressman on Monday.

crankyoldfrog.bsky.social•20 days ago

My Maga family members swore that they stopped supporting Trump after J6.

Then they voted for him again, bought t-shirts, MAGA jewelry etc.

Their reasoning? “He tried to stop J6 and told the rioters to go home”

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Ugh... What are they saying now that he pardoned them all?

crankyoldfrog.bsky.social•20 days ago

I haven’t spoken to them since the inauguration.

It may be the wrong thing to do but I’m concerned about what I might say.

duchessbug.bsky.social•20 days ago

He’s a little late to the party

qutapi.bsky.social•18 days ago

I know, it’s been a painful 9 years. But at least there’s a glimmer of sanity there.

kevinmaloneschili.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yet, this person’s dad represents an inevitability that is as evident now as it was ~250 years ago: when faced with existential betrayal, even MAGA will decry tyranny and stand for the principles that founded this country. When that time comes, we must welcome them and forgive as American family.

mgkahb.bsky.social•19 days ago

and most of the Nazis were patriotic Germans?

velocerabbit.bsky.social•20 days ago

A "fool's bet" you say? They voted for him TWICE. He obviously didn't crap on them hard enough the first time for them to even notice. I despair for the American people at this moment in time, but also for the rest of us. The guy is totally incompetent.

shaneyo.bsky.social•20 days ago

50% of the country wanted this! What are you going to do about them?

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Absolutely not 50%. Don't help to spread the lies of the delusional cultists.

shaneyo.bsky.social•19 days ago

But they did. The other 50% laughed at them and now are suffering (along with the rest of the world) because they didn’t take the cult seriously

danibarnhart.bsky.social•19 days ago

No. They didn't. Nearly half of the votes counted, were for him, but many many people in this country did not vote at all. So many purged, disenfranchised, intimidated, exhausted, polling places shut down, scare tactics—oh, and the billionaire who all but admitted he fucked with voting machines.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•19 days ago

And, I believe, most of the people who voted for him knew exactly what he intended to do. They just didn't care, as long as they could take pleasure in the suffering of targeted groups. I can't care about them though. They can destroy themselves. The rest of us have work to do.

shaneyo.bsky.social•19 days ago

Yep. Gonna be a rough four years for all of us simply because many americans were too apathetic or just plain ignorant to the consequences. Glad I have homes in Mexico and Canada. Feel free to visit when you need a break from the gong show. 🙂

norbrya.bsky.social•20 days ago

I certainly hope you are correct! I wonder what it will take to get that process started? Mr. Musk must go, 47 must go. Can we recall a president?

kevinmaloneschili.bsky.social•20 days ago

Frankly, Trump is 10% the threat he is now without Musk. If Musk goes, you just get another dumb administration tripping over its own feet and a caucus embarrassing itself to kiss the ring. With Elon you get deception in motive and genuine skill in dismantling our fundamental institutions.

bonniedreams.bsky.social•20 days ago

I do see us sitting idle by. My husband lived thru the 1979 Iranian regime takeover. This is what it feels like with a dictator in place. Protesters r shot/jailed 2 eternity, people who were against tRumpy r executed. This is what’s gonna happen next. We live in 1979 Iran.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Let's try not to give up before we start. This terrifying, and many people are resisting & fighting on multiple fronts. Don't just let them win.

bonniedreams.bsky.social•20 days ago

I will not. But, he has seen it. Because of his ties to the Shah, he had to flee & escaped to Switzerland with his mom, sister and Cousin of the Shah. He was 17. I am a DOR several times over & like my ancestors, I am here to fight these enemies, this time from within.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Love & solidarity. 🖤

bonniedreams.bsky.social•20 days ago

Back at you, sister!

danipousson.bsky.social•20 days ago

I feel that in my bones

skyfog.bsky.social•20 days ago

On the contrary, it’s a very reasonable bet.

Courage and integrity aren’t American values.

danibarnhart.bsky.social•20 days ago

Oh, no? Why post this then? Leave the attacking of Americans to Musk & Trump. They've got it covered.

https://bsky.app/profile/skyfog.bsky.social/post/3lgbx5o2ges2a