My favorite thing about bluesky is we can disagree about stuff like Garland, but no one is a huge asshole about it. Everyone is super-nice and people make genuine points and ask legit questions. Thanks for that!!
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Guys this is the internet let’s not pretend that this is some kind of safe space. Don’t get me wrong I’m hoping for the best but humans are humans regardless of which platform they use 🤷♂️
Listen to your podcasts and respect your opinions. I tried to agree with you about Garland. I still don't believe that he and his team moved fast enough on trump.
I get the reasons. His was a role of "do or die trying". Always believed Doug Jones was the right guy.
I think garland has disgrace the rule of law and spit in the face of his oath to protect and defend the constitution.
I’m sick about it.
Of all people, he knew the parallels of trump and Hitler
I was so hopeful about him and the beginning, and I'm not sure what went wrong. I think he wanted to take his time and make sure he did everything right, but with the impossible size of the cases against Trump, it was impossible! but any action was better than no action! He waited too long!
He didn’t wait. He started investigating trump the week he got there. It was the year long executive privilege battle with 8 key witnesses that caused the delay
I've noticed the difference between rational conversations & rage postings here. On X, the swearing in capitals is off the charts even over trivial issues. Just angry, unhinged pple.The insults & sexual violence threats on X are crazy too! Hoping Bluesky is keeping a close eye cause they're here!
I just block MAGAts w/o notice. Civil discourse is just not in their toolbox. On X I’d try to engage, get angry then block. I was arguing with & blocking dozens a day. It got nasty.
So far, many fewer MAGAts here & when I see one I just block ‘em. Averaging about 3/day here.
Hope it stays that way.
Garland has done great work, despite not dealing with Donald Trump directly. The Justice Department has been more active than ever. I wish he had, but I have no doubt Trump will get exactly what's coming to him in time. Meanwhile, let's just be patient and keep pushing back.
It's truly a relief being able to have a civil conversation here. One other point about Garland is that he did get a late start in being appointed and installed. But he missed the importance of going after Don the Con. I don't think they believed that he could win this election.
Sorry... nothing nice to say about Garland...Biden should dishonorably discharge him prior to leaving office...there are quite a few "official acts" Biden should do while he is protected as POTUS but he's too busy thinking he's saving democracy while the foxes are ravishing his henhouse...
Be who you are. Don’t pretend to be someone you are not. You will get called out and it’s no good throwing a tantrum when you do. We block and mute here. Keep it real….people respect that!
I’ll remain silent on my opinion of Garland who thinks as a Judge, until I see what he decides to do with Jack Smiths report! If he releases it unredacted to the people, I’m good! If he pulls a Bill Barr we have issues.
I understand that, but the Special Counsel would probably also not include them in his report. But like he did in his indictments he can make their identity obvious.
I'm not sure Allison, seems with the outside lights already strung and the Xmas tree trimmed, that's enough, no garland needed anymore, I surrender to the Xmas spirit.
Oh, I got nailed by a troll yesterday. Yelling at me for whatever reason over George Takei speaking out about internment camps. Finally told them to fuck off and blocked them.
Garland was a disappointment on many levels. But we need to revamp the Democratic Party to have more of a back bone. We need a party that actually stands up for its people, not just have great talking points. Now we’ve handed the reigns over to the devil 😈 himself.
I’m pretty far out in the periphery when it comes to legal ins-n-outs—well the old system, not the current injustice system—but does belonging to the federalist society corrupt folks’ morality, and honor of the laws?
We have an incoming adjudicated rapist, and many other evil deeds, so I’m over it.
Do we think he would have been a better Supreme Court judge?
Remember when Obama had wanted him & oconnel did the whole; it’s too close to election for Obama pick & we will wait for the upcoming election.
Good or bad is subjective. I think he did alright, but could have done better. The problem is that the Supreme Court stopped the cases. It wouldn't have mattered when he was indicted or for what. SCOTUS would have let him off the hook either way.
It's not all sweetness and light. I've already been hounded by a handful of jerks. What's more I seem to be very attractive to young women who want to show me their boobs and other body parts. It won't take long for things to get weirder.
If I understood it correctly, the investigations started right after Jan. 6. Never stopped. Nobody was on board, which says more about Amurika than about the justice department.
Dare to lock up a national hero. Brasil did. Well, close to it. But then again; Brasil knows terror. USA only slavery.
Sorry, who is Garland?
American?
I am European and tried to follow your politics for 6 months (apart from the 35 year disgust of your global politc discourse).
Yes. He was supposed to “save” us all. He failed us, and now they make excuses for his ass. No disrespect to those who disagree, but I just think it’s insanity to defend him. Stop co-signing bad behavior. He had a JOB, and he didn’t do his fucking job, it’s not complex.
Imagine how much could actually be accomplished if far more people were willing to engage in the art of conversation. If we could not only be o.k. with sharing our thoughts and ideas, but also being open and receptive to listening to others thoughts and ideas as well. We wouldn’t be in this mess.
That might be why I keep bouncing ack to X ! Seems that I like it, a little rough around the edges ! But it don't take long, of having elon always in your face, pushing lies, false narratives, & a constant effort to mislead US, before you gotta get outta of there !
You’re asking a lot from a bunch of brain dead bigots. This group of misfits hasn’t been serious about anything. When u put ppl like MTG & BoBo on committees u don’t expect to get anything done. Republicans can’t govern.
There were less people paying attention then we thought or needed. We need to be able to reach these people and combat the propaganda coming from the right but they have such a foothold at the moment. It’s gonna take some serious effort and brainstorming.
We can express our opinions without the name calling and being nasty to one another. If you don’t like what a person says don’t make any comment move on. 👍🏾
Opinionated and less patient ppl are everywhere, even here. People who categorize others according a single reply, or tell you there is nothing to discuss if you think the way you do.
The difference here is that this place is new and it is up to us to decide and promote the standards we want to see.
I have had one person on here reply w/nasty sarcasm when I asked for the source of an assertion they made. But that’s the rare exception.
I’m pretty quick to block someone if I get the impression they’re not worth my time & energy.
i don’t see what there is to dislike about garland. he’s averaging 20 ppg and 7 assists. pretty solid stat line plus the cavs are like 17-1 so i think he’s a pretty solid player all around
I would just point out that someone who refers to nameless persons as "a huge asshole" really can't be looked at as "super-nice." At least that is what my mother taught me. That someone is you, in this case.
And with that logic, your mother taught you to take it without thought. That's how you get taken advantage of. That may have worked for her but it's not today's world.
Garland did a fine job. it's too bad that Democrats are not mission-centric and think the entire DOJ is about 3 cases. He's been very fine at that job. It's not his job to patronize and be political.
Yeah I posted about the dismissal yesterday. Got a lot of responses, many disagreeing, many agreeing, many adding to the conversation. But no one was a jerk.
Just came across a rumour that China is extremely annoyed that their efforts to push their propaganda on Twitter are being weakened by the fact that quite a few have left it =) (not sure how true the rumour is)
The reason we are in the mess with Trump is simple. Merrick Garland failed to act timely in a serious investig on Trump/J6. The over 1yr delay in FBI diving into J6 and fed indict/chgs filed so LATE, delay was Trump’s go to. It worked. An Insurrectionist traitor will be in Oval Office. Fuck Garland.
Fully agree. Though, the most logical conclusion to draw from Garland's inaction in the wake of mountains of evidence of crimes by Trump is simply to conclude that he was protecting Trump from prosecution as part of the Federalist Society conspiracy to end American democracy.
You and other professional activist/commentators only appear in my Discover section here. I won't Follow too many accounts like yours ever again. The constant 'Trump this..' or 'MAGA that...' brought a heap of misery to me & others. It also seems you do this for money.
That’s the problem with SM, there’s no middle ground. 2 weeks ago, this place was a dream. I follow some political people, it’s close behind X again, as in my experience feels like X. Do I get NO news in order to enjoy SM? Idk the answers. I want it calm.
Same! I read a thoughtful conversation about how to engage young white males in left-leaning politics. Differences of opinion, yes, name-calling, no. It was thought-provoking and wonderful.
2/2 and to gather evidence, particularly in cases as complex as Jan 6 and esp when criminals are as prominent as Trump. And unlike in Law&order where you see cases as they’re put together, that’s not how DOJ works. They keep close to vest. So all these speculations and judgments are maddening.
If they would just look at the facts and not consider who is paying them under the table or who might get pissed off when the truth comes out, maybe justice would have been served and the next jackass who wants to start an insurrection will reconsider.
What disturbs me most about Garland aims (aside from more egregious McConnell & SCOTUS moves which seem bypassed) is that they’re assumptions based on ‘observation’. Nothing seemed to move til he brought on Smith but doesn’t mean nothing was moving. It takes a lot of time to interview people 1/2
Yep. There was a privilege battle with 8 key witnesses that took over a year because of the court schedule. The case couldn’t have been brought without those witnesses. Garland fought that battle and won it. But it ate up a year.
Garland and Mueller both have that very by-the-book ethos. "Stretching" an argument did not seem part of their vocabulary.
Flanking discussions of cases in the press, even through proxies, seemed beneath them, even given the legal need for discipline about public discussion of active cases.
I've seen plenty of assholes already, but that's not why I migrated here. The irrelevant ads that I kept saying I'm not interested in kept appearing, and the sex bots follows every day, and the amplifying of voices that have obvious ill intent, that and othet reasons is why I left that other place.
Super-nice, perhaps. But where are the actual worthwhile discussions? I've only been here a short while but I get the distinct sense that this site doesn't promote engagement/substantive conversation.
What do you mean by worthwhile discussions? This is a microblogging site, not substack. She's talking about the level of civility and questions compared to trolling.
patience and curation, give it a chance, you don't have to be here every day. slake your thirst elsewhere, as you like, but eventually, sooner than later likely, you'll have your substantive engagement here.
When two people disagree while using logic and reason to further their argument, “agree to disagree” is a given. Hence why we’re currently in the mess we’re in
Facts!!! This is what some don’t understand. We can agree to disagree, we’re cordial and we move along. Common sense issues in regard to the destruction of our country? We definitely land on the same page…..
Yes and Also, I’m a ninja on the block button here. So someone simply telling me to “bless my heart” is gone forever to me. Aholes get no second chance. Why bother?
Your opinion is incorrect and that makes you a bad person! I will now poke at your perceived emotional sore points to punish you for being in the wrong!
The double standard smeared in our faces.
Trump’s untouchable, but don’t you commoners out there ever dare steal from the man. Don’t dare take a loaf of bread to feed your starving littles.
That they Will punish severely!
Takes a supermajority in both houses of congress to push through any meaningful change. We don’t have the numbers because of what went down with all those missing ballots.
Garland has lost American democracy. A total failure as an AG. He needs to address the American public or he will be the coward he has proven himself to be!
Hoped Garland had a backbone. If he was any more milquetoast, he'd have melted in his shower. The inability of our legal system to hold people of wealth accountable while simultaneously terrorizing poor people who cannot afford to defend themselves adequately is part of why our democracy is failing.
I agree. But if we cared about how the system hurts poor people, THAT would have fixed it. But in this country, we only care when it hurts us personally. Our selfishness is how we got here, it’s baked in to our culture.
I know dude. I’ll never be the same, neither will you. I guess the flip side is that we’ve learned a critical lesson on human nature and selfishness. We were just spoiled and shielded being in America. But I’m still sorry it’s happening — no one deserves this.
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I get the reasons. His was a role of "do or die trying". Always believed Doug Jones was the right guy.
I’m sick about it.
Of all people, he knew the parallels of trump and Hitler
Just my two cents:-)
So far, many fewer MAGAts here & when I see one I just block ‘em. Averaging about 3/day here.
Hope it stays that way.
Biden chose him to lead DOJ
Unheard of!!
He was the wrong man for the job, but not a saboteur or corrupt guy.
Typical, weak, centrist bullshit appointment meant to compromise with the GOP.
How has trying to compromise with them for the last 24 years gone?
We have an incoming adjudicated rapist, and many other evil deeds, so I’m over it.
No, just kidding! I love your work!
Remember when Obama had wanted him & oconnel did the whole; it’s too close to election for Obama pick & we will wait for the upcoming election.
Dare to lock up a national hero. Brasil did. Well, close to it. But then again; Brasil knows terror. USA only slavery.
And I hate misogynist men. not unrelated. Imagine voting a criminal rapist into office, because the counterpart is a woman...
Can't we simply use MTG's space lazers to eradicate these people? 😜
American?
I am European and tried to follow your politics for 6 months (apart from the 35 year disgust of your global politc discourse).
-the absurdist
The difference here is that this place is new and it is up to us to decide and promote the standards we want to see.
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I’m pretty quick to block someone if I get the impression they’re not worth my time & energy.
It’s nice to be in a place where we can have civilized discussions with people. 🩷
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“It takes a village”
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Flanking discussions of cases in the press, even through proxies, seemed beneath them, even given the legal need for discipline about public discussion of active cases.
Never laid a glove on Trump.
Knocked the living shit out of Hunter Biden.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/23/text
There's no one that I follow that ever needs a fact check, and I blocked all those who do because they're MAGA.
I guess I'm headed for the social media unemployment line.
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https://bsky.app/profile/mcuban.bsky.social/post/3lbx7p3vdgs2h
I’m happy to be learn something new from a fellow human everyday👍🏽.
This place is a life saver for me.
Would I have loved seeing him shed that "Democrat civility" and flip tables? Hell yes.
Do I understand that he was there to do a job and was bound by the confines of that job.. also, yes (but not "Hell, yes").
After all, Trump replaced Jeff Sessions.
Trump’s untouchable, but don’t you commoners out there ever dare steal from the man. Don’t dare take a loaf of bread to feed your starving littles.
That they Will punish severely!