I do not think its funny. But to allow the lies to continue empowers the maga base. And spreads them to where more start thinking "maybe what tRump is saying is true" Maga won't be watching news programs todayIt was the one chance to get through as it happened. Last night was like a tRumpus rally.
"This pig has no lipstick."
The Financial Times, in the UK, ran an article today entitled "Trump's Heist in Broad Daylight" describing his stopping firms owners being identified, not funding the IRS to collect taxes effectively and potentially using the Federal Reserve to prop up crypto currencies.
This was a joke of a protest. Speaking the truth would have been something way more powerful than this. Democrats get your head out of your asses we are at war for the country right now and this is what you got? The party is dead. Embarrassing
This is utterly humiliating, sad, embarrassing, pathetic, ineffective, joke, typical, and why Republicans call us SNOWFLAKES!!!!! It's not the constituents it's the representatives on the HILL! Looking at this, makes me angrier and less confident that we will make it out of this mess.
Same. We the people are decidedly on our own. Until they prove otherwise, we can expect exactly 0 effort from the folks we elected to protect us. Honestly, this hurts more than all the crap that’s happened over the last 43 days. An absolute betrayal.
🎯Yes! Not even a whisper, they're 'fighting' in complete silence, it's surreal. They're so disconnected w/reality, I can't believe the level of failure. Absolutely nothing has been done to even slow down the fascists' destruction of our democracy & Constitution. History will not be kind to them.
Why are we considering this brave? You’re in the room with Nazis. The Big Nazi is there. Shout at them. Get thrown out. It’s your oath to us. A paddle is a fucking insult to the nation.
Felon 47 doesn't know the Truths from Lies. DonOLD tRUMP is an Lame Insane Pro-Lieing Criminal, who's the Terrorist within destroying our Country for his Master Putin. Hail to Villian🤴 bringing down US Economy, threatening our National Security, increasing National Debt, & failing Foreign relations
Holding up little signs will not save your democracy. This is a joke. They need to show their constituents that they truly are ready to fight for them. Kudos to Mr. Green, a hero.
Nov 7th, 2028. A flickering TV screen. Static hums momentarily before cutting to a news broadcast... "ELECTION DAY SPECIAL—BROUGHT TO YOU BY TESLA MEDIA&TRUMP VISION." The act of voting still performed of course-Americans love tradition-but it is as consequential as a sitcom audience clapping on cue
What the fuck were they doing there in the first place? Had none of them showed up, the message would have been more powerful. Had they led a protest outside instead of sitting there like little cowards, it would have been even better.
If they had any bravery they would not have attended. Those signs are not helping anyone. Do not send me a fundraising email about HOW HARD YOU ARE FIGHTING.
Republicans, don’t cower to the traitor Trump. History will judge you not just by what you do, but by what you fail to stand up to. Honor your love and respect for this country—speak out.
I'm in Wales, I'm going to ask my MP if there's any way the UK can send over a team of highly skilled investigators to look for democrat spines and check if the opposition hasn't simply left the country
From this day forward, Al Green is the leader of the Democratic party. He gets it. All the rest of them need to go to his class and learn how to fight for us!
The politicians currently occupying the Democratic Party are adhering to norms developed 100 years ago. If they can’t or won’t stand up, VOTE THEM OUT. Call everyday and give them hell. You pay them.
Exactly. When we pay for public servants and representatives and the only thing they "serve" or "represent" is the ruling class and status quo? Fuck that. If we want change we need to elect leaders with a spine
Its clear that the Dems couldnt even come to a consensus about how to handle tonight. Those who either didnt attend or left during the address should seriously consider starting a Dem equivalent to the Tea Party - might as well let the world know which Dems have a spine and which ones need primaried
@drjackbrown.bsky.social sadly, the most surreal part is how tame these protests are when the death of our republic is months or weeks away. Way too little, way too late.
Every word was a lie and Republicans were applauding. They are happy with higher prices, taking your rights and stealing your services. Now it sounds like they are going to start a Putin-like war. Hopefully, the military will reject any illegal orders.
The problem is that this is the extent of the pushback from most Dems these days that we see. People get flooded with GOP propaganda because the Dems rely on legacy media to get their message out. Most folks under 40 don't watch network news. The Dems media game is horrible and loses them elections
I thought that, in the American system of government, the legislative branch was supposed to be equal in power to the executive branch. They clearly forgot that. Speaking truth to power would make sense if these people were ordinary citizens protesting in the streets—not members of Congress.
It's almost like they are mocking the tens of thousands of Americans who have LITERALLY been protesting out in the streets - holding all kinds of signs. What an insult.
I'll give them credit for the signs. They could have been more creative and informative... Eggs cost $6 dozen, Putin is a dictator, Elon has your info! Etc. But I'm not watching and only see what's in this photo.
I was so disappointed. Not like trump is noticing, and all the silence makes little impact. This was a chance for MAGA to see democrats have some balls. I'm beginning to doubt they do.
Not to mention... you're a body language/psych guy? How TF did you get this so wrong. Because if your hasn't noticed, no one else thinks this is speaking "truth to power." #dosomething #sotu #algreen #democraticfailure
A better statement of truth would have been for every single democrat to have walked out en masse the moment he started to speak. @democrats.org, you blew it and have shown you’re not up to this fight. Thanks for absolutely nothing, you cowards.
Probably because they’re elitists now too, who are benefiting from insider trading … once they get to congress they stop being one of us … money has that effect on people
I feel totally gaslit by Congressional Democrats after they attended the SOTU, passive in pink with pathetic little paddles. People were in the streets today! This is an unlawful COUP. Fascism is in the house. Where is LEADERSHIP willing to get in GOOD TROUBLE ffs? S.O.S
The only thing that is surreal about this is that they are too cowardly to stand up and make a scene before a fascist, wannabe dictator. One of the few chances they get to meet the moment and they failed spectacularly.
If Republicans have been threatened into compliance (some reports say they have been), I'm sure the opposition has been. I'm pretty sure i picked up a subtle threat when he said Dems better vote for his budget bill or he has a feeling people aren't going to vote for them.
Without a doubt. The US is such a big prize that I'm sure they are giving it their all & fighting to their deaths. It's either us or them at this point.
A lot of this is b/c we are paralyzed thinking we can still get the Dems to step up. We may be screaming into the void.
Perhaps we need to accept that our entire government has been compromised before there's meaningful mass action. Maybe that's what they are counting on.
Maybe we need to let them know in our communications that we will have their back if they need it. We're expecting them to lead and fight for us, but maybe we need to know they have an..."army" behind them. It's hard to make yourself a target if you feel your situation is hopeless.
We need truth exposed, so we know what we are up against, but we may not get it. I feel we are constantly getting played & far more than we know is going on behind the scenes.
Ultimately, WE are the targets.
I agree, we need to get that message across, but what if loved ones are being threatened?
🧵 It's entirely possible--with what happened to Judge McConnell's daughter as an example, perhaps probable--they are.
I'm not sure what the solution is, but the harder they push, the stronger we need to be. I've said it before, but I believe we're only going to get through this together.
Weak f#cking tea. They look even weaker after doing this than before. The fascists must be laughing at them, how subservient the Dems are. We had 2 1/2 months to plan for Jan 20 & beyond, but nope, Dems came out looking confused & still haven't caught up. We need them to wake up fr their comas.
An utterly weak and pointless moment by Dems. Yeah, this will really set trump and the Rethugs straight [insert sarcasm]. Might as well send them more “strongly worded letters.”
Yeah but actually SPEAKING it (just like Al Green did) would've been a much better choice than those incredibly stupid signs.
Useless. Gutless. Cowards.
God people, you seem to think democrat representatives are the problem. Stop and listen to yourselves. You sound like trump supporters. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Blame the republican representatives that openly support this. THEY have the votes to end this. But we DONT without THEM.
We saw this coming. There should have been a plan. That’s why the anger. 19 days of no leadership whatsoever after inauguration. People have a right to be pissed. And STILL no leadership. Paddles.
Silent protests are bullshit. Little sarcastic signs are bullshit. This WEAK ass nonsense is not enough. @algreen.house.gov got tossed out, the only brave Democrat tonight.
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If you're gonna protest, at least bring a megaphone.
Fucking STORM OUT, or turn your backs, useless pols.
The Financial Times, in the UK, ran an article today entitled "Trump's Heist in Broad Daylight" describing his stopping firms owners being identified, not funding the IRS to collect taxes effectively and potentially using the Federal Reserve to prop up crypto currencies.
Jan 6 was mind bending but this is crushing
"You are only the gender you were born, God doesnt make mistakes"
Which is what he did practicaly Throughout his SOTU speech
https://bsky.app/profile/stevenbeschloss.bsky.social/post/3ljm2g6xxk22a
D2T or D2D
Even Death to MAGA would have been good.
D2M
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/05/trump-speech-congress-democrats-disrupt-heckle
Their quiet, printed words were not nearly enough.
@algreen.house.gov 's words from tonight will be in history books, because he SPOKE them aloud.
He was a hero tonight.
They were a disappointment.
This is theatre.
A pigeon learns faster than dems.
Joke, sorry, this is all dumb performative shit that doesn’t help anyone
WTF.
#GQP for being the pirates they've always been.
#trumplard #MAGAts for telling the world how stupid we are.
#Dems for being so pathetic I could kick their teeth in. Oh, and stop fucking texting me for money you blood-sucking twists!
Al Green stood up for all of us.
Rolling over and showing his belly to the fascists like that's any fucking help.
sign?
"Too little too late" is the #Democrats slogan.
Cheers when he attacked Woke.
Tariffs? Silence when he spoke.
Looks like Republicans know,
Trumps tariffs are a shit show.
This is whimpering truth.
Well the paddle trick was a wuss move
DEMOCRATS
ARE
COWARDS
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WE NEED MORE DEMOCRATS TO DO THE SAME AS AL GREEN!
AL GREEN IS A FUCKING HERO!
#WALKOUTNOW
The DEMS pointed, calculated response Trump’s liefest, was handheld signs.
What they SHOULD have done was follow Al Green out.
Weak AF.
Organize and let's get even.
Until #AgentKrasnov
Because he’s
I'm starting to wonder what kind of threats or incentives have been directed at them behind closed doors.🤔
Something's not right.
A lot of this is b/c we are paralyzed thinking we can still get the Dems to step up. We may be screaming into the void.
Perhaps we need to accept that our entire government has been compromised before there's meaningful mass action. Maybe that's what they are counting on.
Murphy alluded to increasing threats that sounded non-specific. But maybe leadership is being specifically targeted?
If so, they need to expose it & pass the torch to someone else.
Ultimately, WE are the targets.
I agree, we need to get that message across, but what if loved ones are being threatened?
I'm not sure what the solution is, but the harder they push, the stronger we need to be. I've said it before, but I believe we're only going to get through this together.
Smiles of their faces passively holding pickle ball paddles with words on them.
Disgraceful.
Happens to even the smartassedest
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
- Dylan Thomas
Our nation is dying as we know it. I won't sit by quietly.
Useless. Gutless. Cowards.
Blame the republican representatives that openly support this. THEY have the votes to end this. But we DONT without THEM.