By saying in public that she's really shook, Murkowski is being more honest than any other Republican senator right now. Not not heroic, but she's braver than her peers, and it's a start.
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If every Republican with guts and commitment to the rule of law changed parties in the House and Senate, well, then they could stop him. Impeachment…conviction..….
removal forever.
She should have listened to Romney when he revealed that he had to hire private security because he feared what Trump and his cult might do to him. Did she think she was immune to Trump's violence?
As Solzhenitsyn pointed out, if you're inside a culture of lies that requires everyone to lie just to maintain the system, refusing to tell more lies can be revolutionary.
I'm not praising Murkoswki as a beacon of righteousness or giving her a prize. I'm saying that what she did opens a door to strategic possibilities, one that shouldn't be closed or ignored.
Notwithstanding her constituents? I love that your option does not acknowledge large state nuances, possible consequences. You think she hasn't considered it?
Yep—it’s at least braver than her colleagues who are scared but dare not say so publicly. Now the media must press the others on this—are they scared too?
It's the cracks and fissures like this that create wiggle room for real change/transformation to happen. Those who poo-poo this don't realize it's a process.
Trump literally vanishing people into foreign gulags from which no one ever returns seems to be making people consider if they really want to go full nazi.
This too. She’s 10 years late and willingly so.
If she wants to show she’s serious, push for impeachment & removal of Trump & all complicit parties. But she won’t
Honest question, what does she think he can do to her other than have Elon pay to unseat her? Or does she think we are at the “mysterious fell from the window” phase of this republic?
Which makes her even a bigger coward because ultimately it’s about her power. If she’s worried about her life, she should hang with AOC & Jasmine Crockett. They’ll teach her how to cope even though as 2 WOC they don’t have a fraction of her privilege.
They can start bullshit DOJ investigations. IDK who her family is or what they do for a living but the govt can interfere with them too. They can leak dirt to press as they did with Joni Ernst.
Then there's vigilantes, irl & online, if Trump or Elon put her in the crosshairs, eg.
So what. Soooo what. I think the Republicans have successfully proven at this point that a politician can be a sexual assaulter many times over and a convicted felon who was Jeff Epstein's bestest bud and It does. Not. Matter.
There are no rules for them. Why should there be for us?
The world needs investigative journalists. This administration is doing sketchy sh*t.
Palantir has a $95 million contract with ICE. It was accidentally discovered.
Then she will have to hang out with AOC and Jasmine Crockett, two WOC, much younger than her (ie a lot more life ahead of them), not from a privileged family to learn how they find the courage to be our voice despite the same, if not worse, threats.
Also, Rule 8 from @timothysnyder.bsky.social Book On Tyranny: Stand Out.
“Someone has to. It can feel strange. But without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of stays quo is broken, and others will follow.”
I think the double negative is perfect. She's not *really* being heroic here, but she's not unheroic either, under the circumstances. Everything is relative. Especially for Republicans.
I agree, we have to encourage ANY movement away from Trump, especially by Republicans. Murkowski has disappointed me before, but she has surprised me too. People saying she should "quit" are missing the point. She'll be crucial for any attempt to stop Trump via Congress.
I too want to like Murkowski, but Susan Collins has strung people along for years with affectations of 'concern' so I only care about votes, not quotes.
She should just stand up. L of them should. The RULE IF LAW is on the line. IF EVERY SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE STANDS UP with the SUPREME COURT we overturn this nightmare.
By saying ‘it’s a start’, it gives her an excuse to stay exactly where she is. An out for expressing a modicum of discomfort, and no further pressure to do more
Murkowski is centering herself in what should be a conversation about the threats facing the most vulnerable among us, not one rich white woman with a cushy job and a security detail.
She is literally paid HUGELY to overcome her fear and defend the f-ing Constitution!! I hear the anxiety, welcome to the club, but her oath wasn't a casual statement for funsies.
What if all the Repubs that have been supporting this BS because they are being threatened, just came out publicly with what they are being blackmailed or threatened with? Just put it out in the open to take away its power. Now that would take courage and offer them more protection.
There have been so many crimes and human right violations that we can barely keep track. MAGA collaborators and implementers can express their feelings, but most importantly they should get off his team and rejoin the Americans who want democracy.
Your party is gone Lisa, destroyed by itself. Either you’re MAGA now or you’re a Democrat or Independent. Make a choice. We are scared too! But we pay you to stand up for us! If you aren’t up to the job, quit and let someone else do it. NEVER EVER give in to bullies. Step up or leave.
Fuck that. She's a coward, trying to escape her responsibility as an elected official. She and the rest of the GOP needs to grow a fucking spine and resign, if they can't do their job.
She’s not braver than her Democratic peers. They get the same threats but they’re not hiding behind supposed fear. The real threats Murkowski fears is the loss of donations.
Democrats are not standing together. Example Al Green. Example SAVE Act Example Senate Business as Usual cabinet confirmations. Example Schumer gifting the budget to the GOP. To name a few. So I’m mighty mad at the democrats too.
Yes, I should have qualified “some” Democrats. But it’s not as if even Dems who’ve kept their heads down don’t get the kinds of threats Republican politicians are claiming prevent them from criticizing Trump, and GOP ‘fence-sitters’ claiming they would get off if only they felt safe are lying.
I only watched the first part of today's town hall. It seemed to me that she was preparing her constituents for the possibility for some blowback going forward. She is going to start speaking up, but she is a conservative (like Kinzinger and Cheney). So she'll be an ally on some things.
She was on the verge of tears, which really shocked me. It was so real. We've known that no Republican can go against T.Rump without punishment, but this really brought it home for me.
it’s pathetic. she’s one of 100 most powerful people in the US and makes up a small group of the republican majority. she could wield that if she wanted. it’s so incredibly pathetic
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That’s why trump has been suing ABC, CBS, NBC, AP, etc.
He dosen’t like reporters that question what he does, he only likes reporters that praise what he does.
Just like Kim Jong Un has!
Honesty one of the first values that kids build on.
removal forever.
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Plumbing culture wide psychic depths as our propagandists have is not free.
The veneer is peeled.
If she wants to show she’s serious, push for impeachment & removal of Trump & all complicit parties. But she won’t
Then there's vigilantes, irl & online, if Trump or Elon put her in the crosshairs, eg.
There are no rules for them. Why should there be for us?
Palantir has a $95 million contract with ICE. It was accidentally discovered.
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“Someone has to. It can feel strange. But without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of stays quo is broken, and others will follow.”
There have been so many crimes and human right violations that we can barely keep track. MAGA collaborators and implementers can express their feelings, but most importantly they should get off his team and rejoin the Americans who want democracy.
Our democracy may depend on it.
Either way, when a politician's words and deeds conflict, the deeds are the truth.
Again.
What exactly is she going to DO? How can people hold her accountable? It’s not enough just to say she’s afraid.
Her actions will speak soooo much louder than words.
He can deputize all of MAGA with guns to kill anyone of us, including Congress that doesn’t comply.
Note that dictators don’t send out a memo before they start a murder spree.
-Socrates, probably