I love the #TeslaTakedown effort but it’s not the most powerful thing activists could be doing now—they could be pressing Dems to act like Al Green, to do things that bring House and Senate to a halt. But Democratic Senators refuse to act like it’s a coup, so @indivisible.org hss moved on to Tesla. - ThreadSky

protecttruth.bsky.social • 24 days ago

I love the #TeslaTakedown effort but it’s not the most powerful thing activists could be doing now—they could be pressing Dems to act like Al Green, to do things that bring House and Senate to a halt.

But Democratic Senators refuse to act like it’s a coup, so @indivisible.org hss moved on to Tesla.

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marcosantana.bsky.social•24 days ago

The #TeslaTakedown is a more visible strategy than the Democrats lol

limitout.bsky.social•24 days ago

how to press democrats to be like al?

protecttruth.bsky.social•24 days ago

This is nothing but Rhetoric of Reaction: Futility.

Please, bluesky poster, grow a dang spine.

Many Dems acting like Al Green WOULD help.

But Dem leaders want to tell you it wouldn't, so we will stop nagging them.

protecttruth.bsky.social•24 days ago

Rhetoric of Reaction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rhetoric_of_Reaction

sassystrega.bsky.social•24 days ago

Maybe Rep Green's action didn't stop any votes. But he did make a public record of standing up for his constituents. That's a lot more than most of them are doing.

protecttruth.bsky.social•24 days ago

It made news which is more than @schumer.senate.gov and his avocados can say.

protecttruth.bsky.social•24 days ago

Yes!

sweetsunray.bsky.social•24 days ago

Al Green got into good trouble!

mkwilson27.bsky.social•24 days ago

At this point it seems we’ll have to wait for republicans to grow a spine and impeach this motherfucker.

marcellograz.bsky.social•24 days ago

Both. And more. One does not win just with jabs. Need jabs, crosses, hooks, left kicks, right kicks, elbows, knees. Relentlessly.

simulacrandrew.bsky.social•24 days ago

We should do both.

deanbetz.bsky.social•24 days ago

Any and all resistance right now is good resistance. There will be many paths to fighting racism, and we’ll try every possible route. No one is “doing it wrong”.

wickedferal.bsky.social•24 days ago

I've been looking at the elected Dem millionaires in the Senate. Schumer sits on 81 million, Whitehouse 19 million, Durbin 10 million. The list goes on and on. I think they enjoy what the tax cuts for the rich are doing to their fortunes. No urgency just performance art, they're safe from harm.

prisonculture.bsky.social•24 days ago

Have you attended any of the weekly Wednesday Indivisible debrief sessions? I've attended the past 2 out of interest and your assessment is wrong. You should attend next week's. It's at 3pm online.

protecttruth.bsky.social•24 days ago

I disagree, Indivisible is great but they are held back by protecting their relationships with Senators, who refuse to act.

doclt.bsky.social•24 days ago

As a general rule, one has more influence over one’s friends than one’s enemies. There is some value for indivisible maintaining these relationships.

carlewistoo.bsky.social•24 days ago

Can you lay out briefly which course of action you suggest? I will have an opportunity to ask a senator a question in a public setting in 2 weeks….

protecttruth.bsky.social•24 days ago

"Why are you not objecting to unanimous consent to bring the Senate to a halt? Don't tell me that's impossible, Republicans have asked unanimous consent hundreds of times since January. You'd have to work on the weekend if you did that. Why do you refuse?"

ask any Senator that

brooklynkid53bskys.bsky.social•24 days ago

regardless of your view on this (I think it is dumb) it is beyond arrogant that not one of the 46 odd Dem Senators has deigned to explain the strategy

It must be that the caucus has a strategy, that they have explained to big money donors; they just don't think we are important enough to talk to

demmessaging.bsky.social•23 days ago

@edmarkey.bsky.social @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov what’s your excuse?

theresav208.bsky.social•23 days ago

Yes! They should be doing everything they can to delay & drag out every element of the Trump agenda. Even if the outcome is already known, try to gum up the works

boulderguy.bsky.social•23 days ago

A thousand times this.

We are relying on the courts, but they are overloaded and slow.

So slowing the roll is critical to let the courts catch up

lornabrennan.bsky.social•24 days ago

Eric, to clarify: Are you saying that the reason dems are not objecting to unanimous consent is because they don't want to work on the weekend?

I'm going to my local Indivisible meeting tomorrow in Lansing Michigan and I want to bring this issue up.

brooklynkid53bskys.bsky.social•24 days ago

50% of the job of any elected official is filling potholes, going to the ribbon cutting for a new school, etc etc
they are working on the weekends

lovefacts.bsky.social•24 days ago

Exactly @protecttruth.bsky.social - love your profile, so true (unfortunately) "The problem of our time: #BillionaireOligarchs have learned to exploit today’s media to manipulate public opinion, and co-opt democracies from the inside."

doclt.bsky.social•24 days ago

Link?

markschroeder-sj.bsky.social•24 days ago

Al Green’s noble protest didn’t stop any votes nor actually make a difference in any legislation nor executive action. Until a few republicans grow a spine, the Dems can only slow down legislation. Dems can’t do anything about illegal executive orders without republican help.

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