It’s been expected for some time that President Trump would eventually roll out a strategy ahead of the 2026 Midterms that involved at least a bit of ratfuckery, and, potentially, Big Lie version 3.0, taking aim at Democrats running for office and election administration generally. - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

nicolelafond.bsky.social • 2 days ago

It’s been expected for some time that President Trump would eventually roll out a strategy ahead of the 2026 Midterms that involved at least a bit of ratfuckery, and, potentially, Big Lie version 3.0, taking aim at Democrats running for office and election administration generally.

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nicolelafond.bsky.social•2 days ago

The issues here are glaring and two fold. Trump has made retribution the theme of his second term, as he takes actions against law firms, universities and even guts his own executive branch to remove the threat, real or perceived, of anyone at odds with his political agenda. But this is different.

cfrln.bsky.social•2 days ago

I do have to say that actblue infra infuriates me. I have given generously and selectively through it as a platform. I am not reflexively ‘progressive’ or ‘left’ I am anarchist. It was not blanket permission to be spammed by every Dem.

nicolelafond.bsky.social•2 days ago

In ordering Bondi to investigate, he is innovating on, and getting more direct about, his campaign of targeting his enemies. And by targeting ActBlue, Trump is attacking the infrastructure of the Democratic Party and its ability to effectively compete in elections:

sanfelko.bsky.social•2 days ago

That old pot is pointing fingers at the kettle again.

billjelavich.bsky.social•2 days ago

"ratfuckery" Please Please TPM, don't sugar coat it!

lovefreestuff.bsky.social•2 days ago

He only has leverage if Fed funding money is used only for the Democratic machine. Are they guilty of that? The screams, crying and whining will let you know.

greenhombre.bsky.social•2 days ago

ActBlue is hard to defend when they sold our mobile numbers to every campaign, and now our phones are receiving relentless fundraising spam all year long.

albertjohnson72.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can someone give that woman a proper bra?

bluerose-aallotar.bsky.social•2 days ago

😆

terraformer.bsky.social•2 days ago

I mean, there’s a pretty clear pattern for all to see, who care to

All these actions, collectively, are not what someone (or a party of them) who expects to relinquish power at some point does

mpeachdump.bsky.social•2 days ago

Did anyone expect anything different from Trumpy?

roncampbell.bsky.social•2 days ago

Nixon carried out his "ratfucking" campaign against the Dems in 1972 -- the Watergate bugging, the "Canuck" letter to sabotage Ed Muskie, all the rest -- in secret. Trump is doing it openly.

jackiebrownnow.bsky.social•2 days ago

What are the dems doing to counter this? Has anyone from the Democratic National Commitee even issued a statement? On Anything?

dougom.bsky.social•2 days ago

willgreenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

And the Democratic party doesn't need any help in hamstringing its ability to effectively compete in elections! It's already great at it!

(And yeah, this is horrifying stuff the administration is doing)

marcjmartin.bsky.social•2 days ago

As I have been saying since he started squatting in the White House again, there will be no mid-term elections in 2026. Trump and his administration will do everything they can to prevent it. His EO on elections and this "investigation" are the starting point. Democracy is non-existent with Trump.

investtoelect.bsky.social•2 days ago

“Nothing will deter or interrupt ActBlue’s mission to enable millions of Americans to participate in our democracy,” wrote ActBlue’s CEO. “There is an ongoing and persistent effort to weaken the confidence of the American people in what’s possible. This is the next version of ‘the big lie.’”

caligreg.bsky.social•1 day ago

Can’t Beat ActBlue So They Try To Kill It

The right tried to beat ActBlue with WinRed.
To no ones suprise it was a con job instead.
How does Trump stop billions in donations?
Have Bondi make up trumped up violations.

cabbageridge.bsky.social•2 days ago

As much money these folks take in I suspect that they have professional auditors as well as follow up in verification or who can donate. They can try and put a monkey wrench in it but I suspect it will fail

kittywampuss.bsky.social•2 days ago

Chris Murphy went on record about a month ago IIRC to say that Trump would attack Act Blue. He believes that Republicans hope to make elections farcical by starving the Democratic Party of small-dollar donors. So far, it’s checking out. I wish he were wrong.