None of this damage by Trump or Musk would be possible without the full and unwavering support of the Republican Party. This is like pretending that the problem with the Civil War was that Jefferson Davis thought too much of himself. - ThreadSky

gothamgirlblue.com • 12 hours ago

None of this damage by Trump or Musk would be possible without the full and unwavering support of the Republican Party. This is like pretending that the problem with the Civil War was that Jefferson Davis thought too much of himself.

Reposted from Radley Balko

One man just wiped out $10 trillion in wealth, is destroying centuries-old legal protections, and seems determined to unravel humanity’s greatest public health achievement. In 3 months.

I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.

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writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com•12 hours ago

I get the idea of singling out Trump, but the fact is, he couldn't be doing what he's doing without the support of the GOP.

They are every bit the problem he is.

cpcflyfishing.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The real “one man”, is Putin where our Republicans, military leaders and stupid maga’s are afraid of him.

rycarson.bsky.social•11 hours ago

You are right, of course, but I’m also down for limiting the power of the executive and making the legislative branch functional again.

gothamgirlblue.com•12 hours ago

Anyway, since January 20, 2009 the Republican Party should have been razed to the ground, set aflame, and sown with salt. The best time to do that was January 21, 2009. The next best time is now.

originalist.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Evil:

"We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks,
and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities.
We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, vilify them night after

originalist.bsky.social•11 hours ago

"got working whites to hate the very people that want them to have more pay, clean air, water, healthcare and power to fight back against big banks and big corps"

"Murdoch’s role in destabilizing democracy in North America, Europe and Australia"
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/03/magazine/murdoch-family-investigation.html

mjfgates.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I like 1995 for the best time, but second best time doesn't change.

endmetothemoon.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Bush stealing the election wouldve been my choice

mjfgates.bsky.social•11 hours ago

There are so many great choices available for this! I chose '95 because iirc that's when Gingrich mandated that every mention of "Democrats" be paired with one of *list of slurs*.

rudell.bsky.social•11 hours ago

It’s the party of Southern Strategy, Atwater, Limbaugh, Gingrich, Murdoch, Buchanan, et al.

Trump was its natural evolution, but he’s still standing on the GOP’s shoulders. They’re just laying down so it’s easier. https://bsky.app/profile/rudell.bsky.social/post/3lluprw2cwk2s

egrunin.bsky.social•11 hours ago

GOP DELENDA EST

rogergathmann.bsky.social•10 hours ago

True. And without the collateral support of the Schumer branch of the Dems, who did not even question the clause in the CR extending Trump's tariff authority. The only politicians looking good in this mess are those, like aoc and Sanders, who unwaveringly fight for the good of the working class.

amenge.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Bring back the guillotine

thebeachwbry.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Exactly! Seeing reports of these people selling stocks last week

rubythompson.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I'm Shocked at what's already been allowed
w/o Any Intervention BY ANYONE!
I, stupidly, Assumed WE Would've been smart enuff to have processes in place that wouldn't allow an Elon Musk OR Elected Official the power to walk into a dept & fire all dismantle it!
Time To Fix It 😡

dyatesswfl.bsky.social•6 hours ago

We do, but backstops to abuse don't have much effect when all three branches of government are in on it. This isn't a few people in the WH running roughshod over our system of govt, this is an ENTIRE major party seizing control and actively dismantling our democracy.

rubythompson.bsky.social•6 hours ago

They say: We don't have kings
I Say: Yes We Do Have Kings! They only reign for 4 years at a pop!
The idiot has proven
You Can Do
Whatever You Want
As President!!

Prove Me Wrong!!
🤬🖕🏽🤬🖕🏽🤬🖕🏽🤬🖕🏽

All that's happening Right Now Should
NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!

zetm.bsky.social•10 hours ago

The GOP has been a problem since Nixon. Newt Gingrich started the attitude of not having to work with the other party in earnst. Democrats screwed up for not calling bullshit 25 years ago…..

kiddocut.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Once Watergate happened the Republicans got to work for no elected official to ever face real accountability since (regardless of party) and here we fucking are.

zetm.bsky.social•2 hours ago

Graduated HS right before 1980 election. I knew who Ronald Reagan was and knew he was full of patriotic ka ka....Lot of people in my class already had that MAGA Pre-glaze look....

blackamazon.bsky.social•12 hours ago

MEK DÉM KNOW

mskathleenquinn.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I'm sympathetic to your point (and would add the problem is bipartisan). BUT: the ''únitary executive" is really a problem that Congress and the courts have allowed to grow, letting the executive declare no-end of "emergency" to bypass Congress. So it's not just Trump the man. It's the office.

vealllc.bsky.social•5 hours ago

THANK you, if they don't all go, they're NOT GONE

walterdragon.bsky.social•6 hours ago

It also wouldn’t be possible without the support of the voters. All of this destruction is what he campaigned on. It was the only thing he’s actually been honest about. And the American people voted for it: All of this is what the people wanted.

The people are the problem.

estarianne.bsky.social•11 hours ago

And more! There are whole ass thinktanks, PhDs who have conferences. It's a whole subculture that convinced themselves this was a good idea

pcoop1960.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Yes 🙌 🎯💯🎯🇺🇸💙🇺🇸

southpatt.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Oh yes - the republican party is to blame and winter is coming

lurkingcitizen.bsky.social•10 hours ago

The Republicans are fully capable of stopping this madness but chose not to do so.

It doesn’t excuse what Trump is doing nor does it take away from the point that one man should not have this much power to wreck the global economy.

jayellgii.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Yes.

They have had COUNTLESS chances, over the past decade, to stop the train from reaching this point. They chose not to. They’re still choosing not to. This is ALL on them.

figmentpudding.com•8 hours ago

I think our next big mistake is going to be that we attribute all this to just one person and, it's not
Heritage Foundation is an entire group
A LOT of the shit Trump and Musk are doing is entirely enabled by a bunch of people, but also Trump is asleep at the wheel here

figmentpudding.com•8 hours ago

Like, literally dangle some keys in front of him like "those tariffs you ordered, sir" and then he goes golfing
He's barely there
This shit's running deeper

gausch.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Problem is one man has that position, but it is many people behind the scenes using his power, using him, to fulfill their agenda. He is willing because his need for retribution - the long game for Putin - evil and sick

blakeaued.bsky.social•11 hours ago

That’s a really stupid take. Do you know who was on which side during the civil war?

tinpottop.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I think you had a typo. It appears you're trying to create the stupidest take of all time.

blakeaued.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I think you skipped history class.

atomickommiecomics.bsky.social•1 hour ago

If Abraham Lincoln was resurrected today, shown pix of Kamala and Don da Con, given lists of their platforms (without party identification) and asked “which one is the Republican?”, he WOULDN’T pick the impotent, elderly, obese, illiterate, incontinent, orange eunuch, boy!

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