You could say this about so many things. USAID. Dept of Ed. But we have representatives in Congress who are elected to hash out these arguments and write the compromises into law. Either we do it that way, or we recognize that we are in a completely new country. - ThreadSky

profsaunders.bsky.social • 15 days ago

You could say this about so many things. USAID. Dept of Ed. But we have representatives in Congress who are elected to hash out these arguments and write the compromises into law. Either we do it that way, or we recognize that we are in a completely new country.

Reposted from Kieran Healy

The Federal IDC infrastructure is a weird system with many weird features that people justly complain about. But big Universities are massive engines of employment, regional investment, redistribution, and so on, in addition to their teaching and research functions. Tearing it down overnight is bad.

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metaphysicalist.bsky.social•15 days ago

As I said previously, dictators don't need a Congress. They just don't realize they are in the same boat as the rest of the population. Eventually it will bite them as well, and they will be shocked.

packdog430.bsky.social•15 days ago

And the problem is,because the general public is so ignorant to the workings of the govt.,it is seen as suspicious & deserving of someone like muskrat to burrow through it.Magas say we must be afraid of what they're going to find because they don't even understand the basics of the Constitution.

bluebudda.bsky.social•15 days ago

selene226.bsky.social•15 days ago

"....or we recognize that we are in a completely new country."

Sadly, I think we need to face this. We ARE in a new country. And it's not a good one. Whatever we thought or believed about America is now only history.

We're in a new fight for a new world. We need to suit up and face up.

andrewmceo.bsky.social•15 days ago

You meant a fascist country right?

yarnlover.bsky.social•15 days ago

We ARE in a completely new country. Wonder how long it will take for Unelected President Elon Musk to jettison his bought-and-paid-for figurehead, Donald. Wonder which side gets Vance and Tucker.

knox377.bsky.social•15 days ago

Three branches of government.
The United States is in a constitutional crisis.

rationalpear.bsky.social•15 days ago

i don’t think congress has the ability to stop this now, even if they were so inclined.

fa-fo1.bsky.social•15 days ago

Congress. I remember...used to have one.

lawrencemoratl.bsky.social•15 days ago

We ARE in a completely new country, what are you talking about?

birdie2019.bsky.social•15 days ago

We’re well on our way to the New Stone Age.

lovestheway.bsky.social•14 days ago

We’ll start doing it that fucking way then. Democrats are sitting idly by and doing nothing.

Do something! That’s your fucking job.

eleutheriaelpis.bsky.social•15 days ago

Sad to say we are in a completely new country, an autocratic one, because the republicans in congress simply refuse to do their jobs and have allowed all of this to happen with no pushback whatsoever. In fact, for the majority of them, all of what’s been happening seems to be just great.

jacksonmcbride.bsky.social•15 days ago

We are in a completely new country unless, someone can point me to a failsafe or stop gap to a 78 year old president who was granted broad immunity with pardon powers. He can and will ignore any SCOTUS ruling. Congress is flaccid and the majority is aligned with him. Legacy media has bent their knee

revcarole7.bsky.social•15 days ago

It is not now and who knows will ever be possible to combat the totalitarianism because 1/2 of the country has created MAGA President, MAGA Congress and MAGA Supreme Court . Those of us who believe in democracy are basically outnumbered. But I believe in the biblical story of David and Goliath! 🏹

42eyes2ears.bsky.social•15 days ago

GOP Rule #1: No Compromises

GOP Rule #2: We No Longer Serve A Purpose As A Body

justadayortwo.bsky.social•15 days ago

That's where I am. Even if you agree with the outcome, how we got there is important. The "cure" may be worse than the "disease".

mmmvegas.bsky.social•15 days ago

I cannot understand why Congress is just sitting on their hands and not protecting their jobs as defined by the Constitution- Surely, they cannot all be complicit.

vortextube.bsky.social•15 days ago

We are deep into the fastest moving administrative coup in history. There are few and rare off-ramps now. Very bad signs of what’s to come. It’s pretty grim.

healthcarerenew.bsky.social•15 days ago

Or old country... we revolted against a mad king once. Maybe we can do it again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cnu6k1OkDM

pd4twce.bsky.social•15 days ago

bhuhtala1.bsky.social•15 days ago

The felon (and also Elmo) is like a 6 year old child. He is out for revenge. What a sh*tshow.

mmorgenschoen.bsky.social•15 days ago

republicans will not hash out anything, they won’t compromise and the won’t write any laws to constrain an authoritarian president. this should be clear by now.

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