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joshtpm.bsky.social • 13 hours ago

That’ll calm things down

NEW — House Republicans are putting the brakes on town halls after blowback over the Trump administration's cuts.

One GOP aide said House Republican leaders are urging lawmakers to stop engaging in them altogether.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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abraxis.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Dems really need to step in here and hold them in lieu of the repubs if they abandon thier constituents.

'If they wont listen, we will' seems like an easy win.

beepea13.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Cowards. More afraid of their own party than doing their jobs for their constituents.

themattbass.bsky.social•13 hours ago

That’s what you get for voting for someone who dgaf about their constituents

joshhutchinson.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Cowards

brokenprime.bsky.social•13 hours ago

They didn't believe they have to answer to their constituents.

flatirons.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Time to break out the pitchforks

jamesearlweeks.bsky.social•1 hour ago

;-)

#MidTerms2026
#RegisterToVote

turnitup5000db.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Yes, I realize this is rich coming from a duck.

mickeleh.bsky.social•13 hours ago

dems need to go into GOP districts stricts and organize town halls with empty chairs

borderlander62.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Worked so well for them in 2017-18

justlookingk.bsky.social•13 hours ago

🤣😂🤦🏻‍♀️

Folks: pressure them! 🙏🏻

Don’t let up.

Pressure them in person, by mail, online; in *every way* that is legal. 🙏🏻🫶🏻✌🏻

the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social•13 hours ago

“The congresswoman had no comment…Now here’s Jim with the weather” 📺

ericafails.bsky.social•13 hours ago

People definitely love to not have an outlet

notlikewe.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Cowards and cucks.

worldsmosthumble.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Where are the counter protesters at the town halls?

Why isn’t MAGA showing up to the town halls to defend the king?

ronaldfeljones.bsky.social•12 hours ago

That's a great question. And maybe they will at some point. But for now at least, it looks like they realize that the tide has turned. So they're retreating like the cowards they tend to be.
We're on low boil at the moment. I don't see the temperature dropping any time soon. Wild days ahead.

veracitas.bsky.social•13 hours ago

If you don't like what your people have to say, stop talking to them entirely??

waltsego.bsky.social•12 hours ago

The same constituents are 2nd Amendment zealots. Tick-tock.

qlm326.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Republicans want to turn the United States into a third world country!

lxrosen.bsky.social•1 minute ago

Time for more “negative headlines”. Lots of creative ways to generate them, even without town halls. Hold a town hall without the Rep,mock them for their cowardice. Do “Where’s Waldo” hunts for them. Go to their offices and record them running away. Build the “ Chicken Congresscritters” narrative!

jacobidumm.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Shocking that these Republicans who always project as the 'tough guys' are actually cowards.

biggby.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Genius strategy GOP, just don't ask them what happened in 2017 and 18 when they did this exact thing.

jimbrowski12.bsky.social•7 hours ago

Yes. Things will probably just blow over and they'll forget all about Elon stealing their healthcare to pay for his tax break.

richjvann.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Come on! Totalitarian states don’t need town halls. They need extra judicial prisons and torture centers.

serotonin2.bsky.social•3 hours ago

call your GOP rep's rival. ask them for a town hall. whoever lost to them, who ever wants to challenge them should hold the town hall

lxrosen.bsky.social•just now

Bravo!

nativeforeigner.com•12 hours ago

timbo213.bsky.social•13 hours ago

dangermouse911.bsky.social•5 hours ago

It’s going to bring the protesters to their offices.

coastally1337.bsky.social•3 hours ago

Their personal residences.

sptmain.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Sounds like a good time to stage "Empty Chair Town Halls" or use a cardboard cutout of the cowards.

others have done it already

llessu.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Hang an empty suit behind a podium, then line folks up to ask a reasonable question in a respectful tone.

skyebissell.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Fucking cowards.

sprawlmaven.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Great opening for anyone considering running as a Dem has a golden opportunity

jdwkarasu.bsky.social•7 hours ago

fuzg.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Of course the Dems had to listen to the batshit racist “Tea Party”

boatmatears.bsky.social•12 hours ago

After tonight’s vote to completely gut Medicaid I hope none of them expect to get re-elected ever again. Families will be scrambling to care for elderly relatives and paying for prescriptions for disabled relatives. This is going to be far reaching. I hope the GOP gets decimated over this.

xmagnusonx.bsky.social•1 hour ago

in-zeus-i-trust.bsky.social•13 hours ago

If and when the democrats would have control over the government (Congress, White House, & courts), nobody who is, right now, or previously, aiding the orange turd should escape from punishment. Ever single one of them, by the thousands, so be it. They must pay dearly. No Merrick Garland-like BS.

nanocyborgasm.bsky.social•3 hours ago

It will, because Trumpers are only angry that that they are being harmed by Trump, not that others might be harmed. They’ll still support Trump to the bitter end. As far as they’re concerned, Trump can do no wrong and anything that harms them is either an oversight or someone else’s fault.

chloescattery.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Eventually they will want to show up in their states. I would think their angry voters will find them.

brendawandering.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Reminds me of when they wanted to stop tracking covid cases, problem solved ☠️

dbryte.bsky.social•13 hours ago

especially after constituants get wind of the budget cuts they're voting for. Things are about to get very spicy!

queerjoan.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I mean, I'd want to hide from my constituents if I voted to slash their healthcare and food benefits. They're creating an entire class of people with nothing left to lose.

designbat.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Their mommy never told them "no", so they don't realize there's a thing called consequences.

mathdemocrat.bsky.social•13 hours ago

It's not going away and if they take that bad advice, they're going to lose control of the House in the midterms next year.

sonofmrmopps.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Trump doesn't care. The Constitution insulates executive and Judicial branch power levels from the House anyway.
In terms of everything except the budget, that is.

lakecounty1975.bsky.social•13 hours ago

That's how you get sit-ins, public shaming and home protests.

camiam21.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Maybe we should start trying them in absentia.

famousmortimer.bsky.social•13 hours ago

exactly what they did in 2017

except people are way, WAY more mad now. let's see how that turns out!

jokesamurai.bsky.social•13 hours ago

nickdeanscroggs.bsky.social•13 hours ago

"Just ignore them, eventually they'll be our serfs and we don't have to listen to them again."-House GOP leadership (probably)

cg13.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Where are the Republicans? The Republicans in Congress, in addition to being corrupt, are cowards and hacks. They are merely servants to Trump and the billionaires. Spineless minions! Shameful and disgraceful! We must loudly speak out! Every single Republican in Congress must be voted out!

saltymuleblue.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Dems need to have them instead. Start the campaigns now.

dustbunny44.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Republican leadership: if the people don’t like your governing, stay away from the people.🙄🙄🙄

rincewind.run•13 hours ago

sticking your fingers in your ears: a very successful political tradition

robertjb.bsky.social•13 hours ago

"Elon Musk’s work still has the administration’s support, period."

People who end statements with "period" are invariably assholes, exclamation point.

mar51.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Oh yeah that’ll work. Wait til they face their constituents on the streets, in their cars, at their banks, at their grocery stores. They haven’t felt enough wrath from the people, but they will.

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