Congress is not saving us. 47 has declared himself sole arbiter of the law, and his AG is with him on that. Lawsuits and orders are popping up left and right to push against him & Leon. They've said they don't care. This is on the PEOPLE. - ThreadSky

stillnaima.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Congress is not saving us. 47 has declared himself sole arbiter of the law, and his AG is with him on that. Lawsuits and orders are popping up left and right to push against him & Leon. They've said they don't care.

This is on the PEOPLE.

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breadbae.bsky.social•1 day ago

Someone else brought up the fact that if Dems take a more aggressive civil disobedience approach it can result in Marshall law. Which many are unprepared.

keithflippenactor.bsky.social•1 day ago

Um…. Did you mean “martial law” or were you making a joke?

breadbae.bsky.social•1 day ago

I did thank you for catching the typo. But can also be implied as a joke given the state of our current government.

*please see bio*

janarchy.bsky.social•1 day ago

*Martial law. MARTIAL law.

ektashahmd.bsky.social•1 day ago

They’ve been so used to being privileged in their ignorance for so long that they are ready to get us all killed instead of learning how things work like they should’ve been doing all along

stillnaima.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is not about me defending the dems, this is me saying I'm tired of citizens abandoning their role in democracy - in their own existence - and complaining abut what other ppl aren't doing.
That's not how any fight against systems, regimes and oppression has ever worked.

cbeiter.bsky.social•1 day ago

This thread is the most intelligent take I have seen about our current circumstances. Thank you for putting it to words. Politicians are weathervanes, they go the way the wind blows. We the people need to be the storm.

yoursinegritude.bsky.social•17 hours ago

We the people need to be the storm is a perfect expression of what she communicated with this smart thread.

stillnaima.bsky.social•1 day ago

At what point do YOU actually do something besides say "when is somebody gonna do something?"

stillnaima.bsky.social•1 day ago

Historically, people lead change movements & government follows. Not the other way around

stillnaima.bsky.social•1 day ago

The people united can never be defeated.

The power of the people is greater than the people in power.

These weren't just catchy slogans to chant. They were reminders.

easysmalls.bsky.social•1 day ago

From Twitter to here, you continue to be my fave follow on every platform. Thank you for being a voice of thoughtfulness and reason at a time a lot of us could use it

stillnaima.bsky.social•1 day ago

I will say I saw footage from a GA town hall today with a GOP rep and they were in. his. ass. I'm not saying DON'T press your reps to act. (ESP if you're in a red state, IMO)

Recognize it's not our only tool, and it shouldn't be all we do, bc that's not gonna be enough. We, the people. IJS.

stillnaima.bsky.social•1 day ago

I just told someone else I fully expect members of Congress, judges and prosecutors to start getting locked up before we hit summer at the rate 47 is moving.

cgibbshoward.bsky.social•1 day ago

This whole thread 💯

primandproper.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sis. I hear and thank you for your words bc they are insightful. But, this 92%er is going to continue sitting here. I need Becky to get in the field first. IN BIG NUMBERS.

stillnaima.bsky.social•1 day ago

altsampiper.bsky.social•1 day ago

Until my demo (WW) gets off its lazy GenX ass and starts taking their husbands/boyfriends to task, I want y'all to stay home protect your peace and more importantly, protect your life cuz I saw the number of you who stepped up after George Floyd and wound up dead under "mysterious circumstances."

thepassionittwists.bsky.social•1 day ago

The unfortunate part is that most people just take them as catchy slogans.

Totally expecting one of the performative accounts to start using the second because it sounds good.

thatcandygal.bsky.social•1 day ago

WELL STATED!!! 👏🏽👏🏽

kimcwashington.bsky.social•1 day ago

mdrfl.bsky.social•1 day ago

An example of that is the anti-draft anti-Vietnam war movement in the 60s/70s.

That was grassroots - no one in Washington or anywhere wanted to be anti-war.

Until everyone did. ☮️✌️

smbs429.bsky.social•1 day ago

One of my fellow Toastmasters just delivered a speech about this a few minutes ago. It is necessary for us to regain our voices.

mikevago.bsky.social•1 day ago

Part of the problem is the way history is taught. We don’t learn about the labor movement until FDR; we don’t learn about segregation until MLK. Those are the people who came at the end, as the culmination of decades of struggle by people whose names are largely forgotten.

breadbae.bsky.social•1 day ago

Well we know that’s on purpose. It’s much harder to motivate and ignite a fire in people if they don’t have a model.

mikevago.bsky.social•1 day ago

But the problem is, the model being presented is, "FDR came along and fixed everything" not "people spent decades fighting and dying for labor rights until they had so much support that they were able to elect someone who could codify what they were already fighting for into law."

the-white-rose.bsky.social•1 day ago

You know, demonstrating in front of ALLIES may be helpful. Not angry signs that say YOU SUCK. But make noise to be heard. Make people see.

lacewise.bsky.social•1 day ago

Demonstrating in support of allies and against opposition is probably the best course of action but it’s not going to happen because no one *wants* to demonstrate support for Democrats—signalling to Republicans they have an in for midterms.

deathbyempathy.bsky.social•1 day ago

They ain’t gonna do nothing, same like everything else, as long as they can go to the Walmart and make some snarky Internet comment (Bingo card, etc) then they can get Taylor Swift tickets. They ain’t doing nothing.

drreginamichelejd.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think it makes more sense to call/write/protest republicans in Congress. Make them feel the heat.

stillnaima.bsky.social•1 day ago

Agreed! Especially if that's your congressperson! AOC said this the other day.

crystal4mvpharris.bsky.social•1 day ago

So did Reps. Underwood and Strickland. They said focus on 3 Rethugs I. Swing districts. their interview with Kenny https://bsky.app/profile/crystal4mvpharris.bsky.social/post/3liohbctae227

prettykhemyst.bsky.social•1 day ago

Rep. Shontel Brown did this last night as well during her town hall

drreginamichelejd.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you!

tigerrob.bsky.social•1 day ago

And sadly, people have abandoned organizations that they now swear should be doing something. Folks ask why isn't NAACP (or other org of choice) doing something, but aren't going to the meeting to get in the game.

hot4civics.bsky.social•1 day ago

heyebrow.bsky.social•1 day ago

Speaking for myself, maybe a few others, we’re not abandoning our role just simply taking a mental break from it all. We owe it to ourselves to exhale for at least 6 months. We’re only a month and a day in.

stillnaima.bsky.social•1 day ago

You are probably not one of the ppl I'm talking about. We should ALL be taking a break, frankly. There's a long road ahead. But asking why someone else isn't doing something while you're also not doing anything is different.

heyebrow.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes, totally agree.

twincitieschick.bsky.social•1 day ago

thank you! you've articulated my thoughts perfectly. and with much more tact & grace than I'm prone to these days 😀

the-white-rose.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m with you. Keep spitting out ideas! I’m listening. I have some too.
Mostly, I want to figure out how to starve them. They need our money—how do we keep it from them? How can we strategically organize “digital strikes”?
Lotta very good brains on our side. Their side not so much.
They will lose. ✊

janarchy.bsky.social•1 day ago

I got this from a friend of a friend. I cannot.

https://bsky.app/profile/janarchy.bsky.social/post/3liowc6dkvk25

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