🚨🚨ALERT🚨🚨: If you want Democrats to hold the line on Musk's illegal funding/firing spree, **RIGHT NOW** is time to make your voice heard. This update below is about just that. Not clear how hard a line they're taking. GOPS are abt to shutdown the govt. Their leadership wants Dem help outmaneuver...
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Josh Marshall
This looks like the battle is joined. Republicans are on course to shut down the govt because of their extremist wing. They're asking Dems for help. Dems are saying bill has to have agreement that Prez can't unconstitutionally "impound" appropriated money - i.e., allow Elon's crime spree.
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Show the country what happens when Republicans have a trifecta.
They can’t govern.
The only way to destroy them is let them own everything!!!!
Not one single fucking dem vote for this farce of a budget that will cut Medicaid and SNAP!
2. Johnson delivers the votes to get impeachment through the House. There are clean grounds: his agencies are ignoring court orders, and then there's Elon Musk.
3. 45-day continuing res.
Republicans are worthless…knee bending c*suckers!
Time to act…
Shut it tf down!
Do not help the political enemy.
Let them shut down the govt.
Elected Republicans AND Republican voters created this Monster.
I wish.
but, imo, their actions clearly demonstrate that they'll provide cover & support to the GOP as they destroy the country.
Was there a scene in Cabaret, in which the Leader of the opposition party said, "It's their government" & urged bipartisanship?
Dems Are Complicit Quietists.
The GOP cannot be trusted or held to their agreements.
Republicans control the House.
Republicans own anything that does or does not happen there.
Whatever happens will be on them.
& Senators first thing tomorrow.
Republicans are worthless…knee bending c*suckers!
Time to act…
forget extensions. turn the narrative around, hard & keep steadfast.
I’m also skeptical that claims they are close is real.
But I’m definitely not sure what the ask might be that isn’t Elon has to “resign” from whatever job it is that he doesn’t hold.
If your negotiating partner reserves the right to unilaterally break their side of the deal with no consequences to them, they're not negotiating.
Goddammit.
Only thing that stops this destruction is Trump/Vances removal from office. Hard to see how helping Reps pass bills does anything more than further enable the regime until that point.
Pete Hegseth steps down.
Pam Bondi steps down.
Dan Bongino steps down.
AND all IGs added back.
You want dems to roll over for meaningless crumbs. There is no deal to be made with fascists.
There are many things that are wrong, & are even unlawful, but which aren't necessarily criminal. Much of what they're doing right now is exploiting that gap.
They made this bed...
And his team of douche bags is gonna be flushed out of this fucking system
Every fucking Republican built this over decades Josh you know it and I know it
NO votes to help GOP pass Approps UNLESS the bill expressly
1 - prohibits potus from impounding funds
2 - prohibits potus from reducing Congressionally-established agencies beyond the point where they cannot do their statutory mission
4 - prohibits doge from accessing or using government data or data systems without adhering to the privacy and security protocols applicable to all other federal entities
- President agrees to use his pulpit to endorse constitutional amendments recognizing trans rights, reproductive rights
- Major campaign finance reform
- Musk is gone.
- CREW and other orgs design new independent oversight
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a "pay this last and only if" clause is what I have in mind
we probably need to be contemplating an actual shutdown as a less-bad alternative to what is happening now or comes next (as much as that idea offends me)
Everyone needs to stop beating around the bush. We all know what needs to happen.
If he can’t agree to not break the law, he gets no help from our side. Ever.
No exceptions.
Simple enough.
Get Trump to agree or no votes.
Why do democrats need us to call en mass for them to feel the need to stand up against open fascism?
This seems like busy work that we should be able to skip over in order to get to actual, productive action.
What will ANOTHER law do?!
And Johnson is even more of a scoundrel that McCarthy was
They have proven they will break the deal before
McCarthy broke his deal he made with Biden and admitted that he did
These are not folks to negotiate with
Their leader literally cannot breathe without lying
They will tell you anything you want to hear for a vote.
DON'T BELIEVE THEM
Not worth the paper it's written on.
NOW
We need America to wake the fuck up even if it's harmful at first
Rip the bandaid.
(this is the neurodivergent brain talking)
✅ Senator 1 called
✅ Senator 2 called
-- Thank you Josh!
And only fund for like a month at a time to keep them in check
Dems should tart the messaging RIGHT NOW: any shutdown is totally the fault of the Party controlling Congress and the Presidency!
Shout it from every rooftop and post it on every web page.
The GOP cannot be trusted or held to their agreements.
They will tell you anything you want to hear for a vote.
DON'T BELIEVE THEM
They made their bed...
It's perfect for this situation!
Shut it down.
We've got to stop The TrumpMusk Regime in its tracks.
NOW
They blame everything on the democrats.
Reasonable people know the GOP lies about everything.
Is this guy for real?
Or, is he a TrumpMusk mole?
Need some bulletproof evidence to back up that claim.
The base negotiating position should involve JD Vance becoming president... As abhorrent as that sounds.
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/congress-save-medicaid-now
IT'S EASY & QUICK
Make your voice heard.
https://5calls.org/
I know the Democrats are scared of their shadow, but trust the other side is even more craven than yourself.
I wouldn't be surprised if other state reps are shutting down constituent contact.
Are they going into Shrug & Ignore mode?
We can't stand for that!
You'd have to ask them if you're able to.
Trump will breach the agreement—then what?
Take him to court? A year later they might get a victory, so what?
https://generalstrikeus.com/strikecard
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/congress-save-medicaid-now
If Dems fold like this AGAIN, when they come for the elected Dems, the whole country will cheer. It will be bipartisan hatred because these corrupt Dem careerists are selling the country to pillagers & sacrificing our lives -- & THE WORLD -- for $$$$$$ & Power.
#peoplepowerunited
#indivisible
@resistlist.bsky.social
@50501movement.bsky.social
@peoplepowerunited.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
And the first thing we look for is the beauty within
When the sky in the ocean are green and grey
Then We shall be free
Can you name the song?
If Dems help them, if I understand this correctly, they would be standing on the Capitol steps waiving a piece of paper signed by the GOP looking like Neville Chamberlain.
@aoc.bsky.social
@repjasmine.bsky.social
@raskin.house.gov
????????
"Do not fold on impoundments.
"Do not fold on medicaid.
"Thank you."
We've got to stop The TrumpMusk Regime in its tracks.
NOW
Once actions actually commence and criminality stops Dems MAY agree to help.
The GOP cannot be trusted or held to their agreements.
They will tell you anything you want to hear for a vote.
DON'T BELIEVE THEM