One reason it isn’t discussed more is bc lots of money and influence relies on pressuring electeds into taking corporate money and rejecting/reversing these no-lobbyist $ pledges.
I know members who went back on their promise and later lost seats to GOP. Voters want ppl who stand up to corruption
I know members who went back on their promise and later lost seats to GOP. Voters want ppl who stand up to corruption
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subscriptions we can’t opt out of, surprise medical costs, nonstop ads, credit fees, billing “errors”…contaminated food etc.
People like Elon Musk. Who made him our king?
That leaves me worried
The RFK Jr / MAHA thing did resonate w/people. Naming big pharma, big ag, etc.
They’re a lying mess, but the words were there
The GOP ends drug negotiations and wants to cut the $2000 cap!
UK cost to healthcare? $1200
Cost to patient! $9.95 pharmacy fee!
My son needs Stelara shot every 4 weeks! They fight him due to normally 6-8 weeks between shots.
Our system has us Dying 5-10 years younger! So big Pharma?
$180k-$200k a year.
Biden negotiated it to $57k a year for medicaid and medicare.
Now GOP want to end price negotiations! 3000 lobbyists is the problem.
Imagine if we had a viable populist left-wing candidate who actually want to make the country a better place
talk me off the independent ledge it looks lonely in there
What resonated with people was their hunger for retaliation.
How hard is it to set up a health insurance company?
How hard is it to set up a not-for-profit health insurance company?
In the down low, of course.
Asking for a friend.
Around 20 million households paying about half their income on rent and Trump told them this sucks while democrats told them the economy was the envy of the world.
Trump has the right end of the stick there. Democrats seem disconnected with that rhetoric.
If we want to beat a right wing that weaponizes (justified!) public anger at Big Pharma to destroy the social safety net + spread conspiracies, we can’t run Dems who take money from Big Pharma.
I’d be up for giving Congress a raise,for life, as long as they serve multiple terms. However, afterwards, they no longer are allowed to hold stocks or work elsewhere after they leave office. No more revolving door.
Next time you guys get any kind of power DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Who you take money from is irrelevant if facts don't matter!
But if there's ever been a time to form a party of the people, or a commoners party, the time is now.
Yearly labs or tests. 12k a year for nothing
#resist
#NotMyPresident
#EndCultMAGANow
Seems counterintuitive, but run it as a combination of "peer pressure" (X number of people support higher taxes on the rich) and "fairness" (the rich are not paying their share).
People hate inequality more than taxes.
GOP owns most media now--Sinclair, RgtWing radio, RW papers/social media.
So GOP defines the Dem brand & makes it toxic
https://upine.medium.com/time-to-solve-our-propaganda-problems-like-the-military-does-e97eda71ba7b
Russia is expanding
Why not us? Trump
Team debating how much of Mexico they can invade? @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy
We are the voice of change and the onus lies with us to make a compelling case. Rn Dems are fighting handcuffed and blindfolded.
Ruffle feathers, rustle jimmies. JUST DO SOMETHING.
can we get a coomit on this letter. why us Noone in tne #dnc pushing to make sure the election was secure
I fought this.
We got your back because you have ours.
And "Independent", by definition, indicates thought, passion, and the willingness to "throw a punch". My 2 cts.
Think of 2016.
Think of 2020.
We are not prepared for what is coming, for that is the ironic point.
We chose not to be see what was coming, and we chose not to prepare.
that same sentiment will never be rewarded to dems in congress. cut off the fat and start over.
not that i disagree with the conclusion.
"Both parties are the same"
"both parties are corrupt"
"i'll vote 3rd party"
"I don't care"
"I'm not voting"
You don't see the relation? Think bigger - it's not only about pharma, but defense and tech and finance and agriculture
Ex. They start w/“Big Pharma makes $ keeping you sick” to later justify pulling vaccine access.
Pols who take Big Pharma $ are conflicted and msg loses trust (even if correct)
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/28/nx-s1-5208124/another-winter-arrives-in-gaza-but-flimsy-tents-are-all-people-have
I feel like this handcuffs any pol who has any sort of major donors in any industry since the lies/disinfo is so extensive. How do we realistically combat this?
1. Sow distrust in institutions
2. Target the distrust around economy, because anyone with a successful business will be well off. “Big __”
3. Use that distrust to push the conservative agenda of slashing taxes for the wealthy and defunding social programs.
IS THAT IN "OUR" BEST INTERESTS??????
THESE PEOPLE are richer than WHOLE NATIONS NOW!!! IF YOU DON'T THINK YET- THEY HAVE LEARNT COERCIVE CONTROL - THATS DELUDED
-FREEDOM OF SPEECH!-
THAT'S FINE - IF WHAT WE SAY ISN'T BEING FILTERED BY THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE INTERNET!!!! 😠😡🤬🤬🤬
HAPPY RELAXES
ANGER AND LIES
WIN
ANGER spreads WAY FASTER!
ANGER taps into EMOTIONS IN PEOPLE.
EMOTIONS ARE "HARDER" TO DISMISS!!!
AND "HARDER" TO FORGET!!
THIS IS what we are all up against.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES!!
THAT SPREAD LIKE WILD FIRE.
WE NEEDTO GET ANGRY
WHY is it that KAMALA couldn't crack through to people?
Her MESSAGE was POWERFUL (wasn't it)
...it was HOPE and PROSPERITY for everyone...JOY and FUN.
YET - ANGER AND LIES WON!!!! 😠😡🤬🤬🤬🤬
BIG MONEY = POWER AND CORRUPTION in my opinion.
The RICH are the ones taking over!!!
We can ALL see that can't we????
Do THEY care about ANYTHING other than making MORE money??
I've had ENOUGH of having to select
"SEE ALL COMMENTS"
THAT SHOULD BE THE DEFAULT!!!
NOT - "MOST RELEVANT"
FIX SOCIAL MEDIA - IF YOU TRULY WANT TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S MINDS!
That is WHY manipulators will ALWAYS WIN!!!
THE TRUTH NEEDS TO BE LOUDER THAN THE LIES!!
But how can you acheive that when what we SEE on here, is FILTERED by the one's that CONTROL the POPULAR PLATFORMS.
GET RID OF THE COERCIVE CONTROL!!!
We can ALL see that can't we??
WHO is DRIVING THIS???
USUALLY THE MEDIA!!
People don't get these opinions on their own...it's TAUGHT TO THEM.
PROPAGANDA WORKS!!!
CAN'T WE ALL SEE THAT YET???
THAT PACKS A PUNCH.
PEOPLE ARE "DRIVEN" BY
⬇️ E M O T I O N S ⬇️
🤬😭😮😤😧😳🤮🧐🤨🤕😱
😃 HAPPY 😃
DOESN'T "GRAB" ANYONES ATTENTION!
MANIPULATORS KNOW THIS!!!
Happy = easily forgotten
ANGRY = A "FEELING"
These tech companies are the richest companies in the world... and THEY CONTROL what we see!!!
THAT'S COERCIVE CONTROL!!!
OWNERS of the platform can CONTROL YOUR MIND -if you let them.
It's no different to the subliminal advertising that was banned back in 1958!!!
In MY honest opinion.
THATS VERY BAD!!
Just look at how facebook decides what responses to show you now.
You HAVE TO PHYSICALLY select "ALL COMMENTS"
The default is "MOST RELEVANT" W H Y ???
Do they NEVER go to a hospital or a doctor???
The hypocrisy blows my mind.
How do we get the message out that there is always a balance to this equation? You can have BOTH.
GOOD FOOD & MEDICAL!!
"PEOPLE have CHOICE"
And in their mind it becomes very convincing.
They already believe "some" of it to begin with.
It is designed to link conspiracy theories together.
With the connectedness of our live now, because of technology... the LIE's spread like wildfire.
They come in short bites that do grab attention.
And people on the whole are gullible.
Gotta try or all we’ll get is post offices named for sociopathic assholes
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https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/25/progressives-against-trump-00191392
YES, YES, 1000XYES. "Dem decency culture" keeps most from throwing those punches. Come on Dems, you can be aggressive and "attack" without the personal attacks, lies and meanness of maga.
We also can't run Dems who profit from the private healthcare system, and thus oppose single payer due to their own interests.
We also can't run Dems who won't fight for the rights *every single American*, and who are willing to throw any subset of people under the bus.
I am worried that you all might try to undo Citizens United at some point.
I realize that with the current Supreme Court, it is probably not worth worrying about it being undone, but is it too much to ask for you to promise to leave it alone? My disciples worked hard for that one.
Can’t deny there was mass manipulation with propaganda for years… this wasn’t a normal election & it’s not the actual will of the ppl when they’ve been manipulated.
It’s never just about bathrooms or economics. When will ppl get it?
Insider trading is the same corruption,just not talked about.
Expose the offenders and vote them out.
A wise man said the love of money is the root of all evil. Qongress is broken.
100% on throwing punches. 🤷 on money "purity"
No wonder how you guys gave away the election to freaking racists!
They didn't stay home.
You give hope.
None of it showed last two Presidential campaigns cycles.
For as many dispensaries that have opened, multiple pharmacies have closed.
🤘😎
And also, it's a whole industry of people with jobs, including my wife. She helps run trials that help determine if drugs are safe so they can help people. She isn't the enemy.
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/funding/types/drug-development
Would be interesting to know if Pharma profits off of that and if any of their $650B in annual profits pay for that research:
"Inflation has been reduced back to 1%"
"They want to reverse inflation - that is called deflation and means lower salaries and loss of jobs"
Simpler things
Infrastructure bill, Inflation Reduction act, CHIPs Act, tens of thousands of projects under construction across the country, broadband internet, FTC going after price gougers, Medicare negotiating drug prices ....
Could've told people war on women's healthcare rights is going to drive healthcare costs through the roof. And beat the GOP all the way to death with Project 2025.
But no, they ran campaign on "Don't be mean"
Some overpaid political consultants need to get the ye ole live, laugh, toss a toaster in their bath.
This concludes my TedTalk
System is fundamentally broken”
Dems: “We don’t think so, but we’re open to marginal improvements”
MAGA: “It’s totally broken, we’ll rip it down (and sell it for scrap to ourselves)”
Why have we coalesced to these two incredibly dumb positions
But too many are willing to look away from his conspiracy theories and antivax danger 🤬
Cancel a streaming channel you like, don’t get a new phone, volunteer, stop shopping, something…
Dems went after big pharma, in much bigger ways! They negotiated huge price cuts for drugs. I bet you the median voter never heard that.
It was defending “democracy” and institutions that have lost the trust of the multi-cultural working class.
You bet.
Why can people running for office slander opponents but I get sued if I slander my neighbor?
The imbalance must be repaired.
All respect to the Harris, but little was spoken of her opponent and his VP being propped up by the richest people on earth. Huge mistake in a populist moment.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13925099/amp/kamala-harris-husband-doug-emhoff-office-misogynist-flirt.html
In a parallel universe Bernie is 60, and he won by a landslide.
This 2-party system in which both are conservative and right wing - no reform, progressive is impossible.
Look at the posts on these articles, Dems should do this, liberals need this, always someone else. No one says what THEY need to give up.
Forget the political parties, we need to work on ourselves first, then maybe we will be able to change..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f6N3_OH0l4&list=TLPQMjgxMTIwMjQDk3beZ9pKPA&index=7
They’re a lying mess, but the words were there”
There is much talk about unifying the country, then let’s be transparent about having common goals and state your specific strategy NOW towards it.
https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/
We are in a serious spiral towards class-based civil war.
Progressive democrats and lawyers are the last line until then.
We've completely normalized the wealthy continuing to enjoy special powers and privileges unavailable to the average citizen.
Americans are tired of waiting years for change, Republicans promise change even if it destroys our Economy and Democracy….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_political_financing_in_Canada
We're in a street fight, not a boxing match.
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/us/politics/08house.html
You've seen the 2024 election results, right?
Maybe people actually want more corruption so long as they believe it will benefit them?
Section 1 of the 14th amendment is all progressives need to preach
If you say you support LGBT, you have to actually support LGBT.
We took notes on the Dem Representatives who didn't support McBride.