It makes my blood boil that our elected officials, who claim to be disgusted by the existential threat Musk poses to democracy, choose to sit behind their screens.
We've don't have food in our house but they somehow MY TAX DOLLAR GOES TO FEEDING TERRORISTS!!
This was the last hit for me!! I've been fightìng for the democrats meanwhile they are so CORRUPT. HOW COULD I BE SO BLIND!! THE MEDIA BRAINWASHED ME FOR FAR TOO LONG!! THANK YOU ELON
since he keeps saying, "wait and see," it would appear that he has no intention of working to stop any of it in any way, and unless someone has any evidence to the contrary, it seems that he just wants the entirety of american people to suffer until someone does something drastic
We have a voice to. Take it directly to your states GOP social media on FB and X, why are phones not answered? What are you doing about Musk? When will you speak out? Americans assume they aren't for the takeover, right? ;) Algorithms can't hide them if we don't let them.
They all do the same thing . Talk... then sit back and not be Trump. Get lobbied check their stocks . Rinse repeat. The only way forward so this never happens again is #no$politics. All these bought and paid for politicians have to go
This is an excellent question. @schumer.senate.gov has been the worst leader of any party for a long time. Because of Schumer there's no voting rights legislation, no abortion rights legislation, no tax reform, no immigration reform, and, District and Appeals Federal Court openings not filled.
1️⃣ Oppose all nominees until OMB reverses the freeze.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
so just to clarify, your position is "we lost, so we have to sit here and do nothing while the dictator continues to gain power"? and you don't see why people might be angry or disagree with that stance?
~don't worry I'll wait~ you could have answered my question while you waited lmao? it's a bit hard to do voter outreach living in another country but I did my best. but either way, that still doesn't address what people should do NOW, which is the actual discussion?
Just because they can't pass major positive actions doesn't mean they can't stall, block, or otherwise muck up Trump's negative actions. Saying no is an action.
A strong shake of the fist is what these democrats are capable of. I’m a Life long Democrat sick of watching elected officials roll over. To expect something else from them is the definition of insanity.
They ALL need to be pressured. That's the point. If you're focusing your pressure on state AGs, that's genuinely a good thing. But don't discourage others from adding their own pressure where they see fit too.
But coming on social media and going on about how there is nothing that can be done doesn't help either. Yes, we are living with it, but we aren't powerless. And this is a space where we don't need that kind of defeatism.
No he needs to step away and pass the torch. His public gafs and elderly mannerisms are not only embarrassing, they’re fuel for the alt right. The DNC cannot be taken seriously when the super old guard keeps trotting out. Sorry, to be blunt.
Yes!!! But he seems congenitally incapable of anything more than mildly stern letters. If he can’t do better, I do wish he would step aside in some way.
Chuck seems to be in another world, gamboling in the fields with puppies and kittens and probably Teletubbies, singing songs about cooperation with his good friends on the other side of the aisle.
Call blue senators, Schumer needs to step down AND we insist they vote Bernie Sanders as Minority Leader! I would love a younger progressive but it has to be a Senator. We need him for 2 years. We owe him! He deserves it! He is next in LINE! SPREAD THE WORD!! V least, Schumer has to go!!
he is a paperweight. We don't need legislation to against acts that are already legal. We need real leadership. We need to legislative branch to ask the American people to protest. GENERAL STRIKES...shut down our economy
Or they need to do it themselves. Constantly turning to the Black women around us for leadership is a huge problem we keep making cause our own have no spines. I love Jasmine Crockett but damn it gets old how it's always her or AOC (or Bernie, who everyone whines is "too old").
Yeah, let's replace 74 year old guy with 75 year old gal...wow. I know everybody thinks they are going to live forever but it's not true. People complain that boomers won't retire at 65 or 67 or 72. Politicians say, "hold my beer."
The Republicans control the White House, House of Representatives, and the Senate. Elon and Trump are actively trying to destroy the government as we know it. Republicans are rolling over to every insane thing they do and say.
“This is the real the jam in which Democrats find themselves. They can’t talk about what’s happening without their own supporters lashing out at them since lashing out at the Trump administration doesn’t do anything or seems not to.”
Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the United States and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the United States … "
Oh I’m certainly not saying the Republicans have done a single thing. They don’t care about the American people. But the complacent Dems are *also* the problem. Tim Walz making jobs on social media about E*lon being a bad president like…???? This shit isn’t funny.
Bill Mauer and fake Liberals in the media have really ruined the political discourse over the years. Blaming the Democrats for the actions of Republicans never made sense to me.
You know that as one of the highest ranking members of the Federal Government he can do more than tweet about the price of tomatoes? He can effectively shut down the process of nominating Trump’s parade of racists, grifters, fascists, and billionaires instead of letting them continue their coup.
A Senate minority can slow or block a confirmation hearing by delaying committee votes, invoking procedural hurdles, filibustering, placing holds on nominees, or using quorum rules.
Are you contending that Senate Republicans would actually vote to reject Trump's nominees? Actually stop any of this?Thinking they can be reasoned with is laughable. I can, however, pressure my own D Senators to actually do something to resist. Unless you preferred they concede to racists?
Yes, so since criticizing the Democrats lack of action or leadership is not your preferred method, what is?
Because I try to call my GOP reps and all I hear on the other end is the sound of them sucking Donny's toes.
Like, I genuinely don't get this line of scolding.
You can start by calling out the Republicans who are in charge of the House and Senate instead of pretending that what’s happening right now is somehow a result of something the Democrats have done
Mind you, the Democrats stormed the USAID Building today
Right?! I mean, is he waiting for someone else to lead? How about we are gonna stop all regular business including cabinet appointments until this shit ends?
I was going to write a joke where I copied his after hours message verbatim, so I called to verify it, but it sounds like his system away script is broken and garbled, which ….. could be a metaphor.
The quality of Senatorial voicemail messages has seemed garbled over the past few days... makes you wonder if the voicemail you leave will even be intelligible.
He has been a major problem with Dems has for a long time. McConnell walked all over him from almost a decade (will never forget the Garland SCOTUS debacle in 2016). Schumer is the old-class Dem, plays nice and does not fight back when we really need him. Wish he would step aside.
The passive language being used by elected officials is so frustrating. Narrating what is happening instead of implementing an aggressive plan to stop a shadow government by an unelected billionaire.
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This was the last hit for me!! I've been fightìng for the democrats meanwhile they are so CORRUPT. HOW COULD I BE SO BLIND!! THE MEDIA BRAINWASHED ME FOR FAR TOO LONG!! THANK YOU ELON
How do you think we got the 8 hour workday, OSHA, the weekend, end to child labor…?
I could go on, but the answer is: protesting.
It’s the only power you’ve ever had, voting is a lie.
2️⃣ Deny Unanimous Consent to slow Senate proceedings.
3️⃣ Vote no on all cloture.
4️⃣ Force Quorum Calls at every opportunity.
How about the US Constitution? We have the law and we have courts to enforce it.
You would have us roll over?! Miss me with that!
Does not have the 🔥 for this fight.
https://bsky.app/profile/schumer.senate.gov/post/3lhcoy2yjfc2w
me off
It's what a lot of us have been waiting for from a Dem leader.
It is by far the best, most useful, most comprehensive, smartest response to our current situation.
I don't say this lightly.
: )
I’m scared about this-I
But as to your question, I'm not sure. Let's 5150 him JIC.
https://bsky.app/profile/thecenteredopinion.bsky.social/post/3lhepxuw63s2d
Seriously.
People would need to convince her to run first.
https://bsky.app/profile/anarchokoala.bsky.social/post/3lh2kic2jxk2t
Republicans control the House and Senate right now, by the way.
The People moved Center-Left & they gave us a Center-Right cop.
Centrists are responsible by once again shunning Leftists in order to cozy up to moderate republicans.
Y’all willingly traded in a progressive populace for fascists.
But in your world this is the Democrats fault?
Doug Burgum 79-18
Scott Bessent 68-29
Kristi Noem 59-34
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few-thoughts-on-messages-and-morale
What have the Republicans done to stop Elon and Trump?
Bill Mauer and fake Liberals in the media have really ruined the political discourse over the years. Blaming the Democrats for the actions of Republicans never made sense to me.
What is Mike Johnson going to do?
Republicans are in charge of the House and Senate right now, not the Democrats. Let’s stay focused.
Let’s stay focused on the real problem.
Because I try to call my GOP reps and all I hear on the other end is the sound of them sucking Donny's toes.
Like, I genuinely don't get this line of scolding.
Mind you, the Democrats stormed the USAID Building today
That's the problem
Play by the rules while the rules are on fire?
As if "calling out the Republicans" is going to do a damn thing? Their entire ideology right now is "own the libs, whatever Trump wants"
And Schumer's posting grocery lists.
🤦♀️
Do you hear that @schumer.senate.gov ??
I met his parents, Abe & Selma, in the '90s when I was active w/in the party in the single-largest & bluest block of votes nationally.
They were nice. Yet, in all seriousness, had an visceral uneasiness regarding Chuck's ascent.