There’s something truly fucking magical about protesting, about doing all the legal things we can to hand off to people who take all that momentum to do shit like this -what have you been doing?
We need that level of anger from the people of the United States. We need to be organizing in mass, creating a network of support, and resistance for the upcoming trials ahead. We always gloated to the world we would never let something like what happened to Russia happen to us. We gotta prove it.
Looking at this from over the border--and angry about the whole mess--this is precisely what is lacking. The Democrat pols send noble messages to each other inside Congress, but they aren't reaching the millions of Americans out there, and they won't, UNTIL THEY LEARN TO STAND WITH THEM AND LEAD.
Our feckless leaders are do nothing leaders. Only a few have stood for America. Only a few have stood for the people. This is ridiculous The Democratic Party is defunct. This is getting to the point where people are gonna stop waiting for the politicians to make the change. that’s what I’m afraid of
They are hoping MAGA will implode & they won't have to do a damn thing. However, I hate to break the news, but there isn't going to be a country left at the rate we are going. They sit & hold signs while MAGA mows them down. I write my Senators (D) regularly imploring them to lead. I hear crickets.
Trump screams all day long and now he is threatening Hamas to get the rest of the hostages out. More strikes are coming to further clear out the obstacles to level Gaza.We saw his goal for Gaza. He wants to build up real estate.They are in his way. The clock is ticking. Is this the way to negotiate?
9 Democrats just voted to censure Al Green. Nobody is coming to save us if it means violating norms (they're already trashed) or decorum (lol). It's just the truth of it. They're not equipped to stop Nazis.
The problem is that while the republicans are doing what they’re doing outside of and against the law, the dems are still operating within the framework of the law. That’s a good thing, but it limits the kinds of actions that can be taken to counter the bullshit GOP agenda.
Seriously. I want that man dragged out of the Oval Office along with Vance and Musk. This is not business as usual or partisan. I am fed up with the insanity and clear animus for this country.
I'm with you, Fred. I'm losing patience, too. It seems the Democrats are just sitting there picking their noses, saying, "What should we do?" All the Democrats should have gotten up and walked out of that congress speech because he is CRAZY. But no, only a couple did that is disheartening
That definitely looks like the mood I was in yesterday. I’m trying to avoid that today but orange shit is getting the news again every day and he’s actually the elected POTUS.🤦♀️🤮
Tuesday was a rough one for me. We don't have cable anymore, but ALL of the streaming services had huge pIcs of his DISGUSTING, bloated, puckered, orange mug plastered EVERYWHERE! THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!
Fred, I just wrote a post about this. It’s time for America to stop waiting to be led - it’s not going to happen. Unify and mobilize yourselves. It can be done - look at Canada. Noone told us to #BuyCanadian. Our leaders were on board when they saw our committment. Wishing won’t make things happen.
I don’t mean disrespect. It’s beyond awful what is being done to you all. From this side of the border it’s like watching your brothers and sisters in quicksand. Horrifying.
Dump 3rd way. This cabal of billionaire apologists is the cause. You can lay trump getting in at their feet. They forced Biden out. They are against protests and boycotts.They think doing nothing makes them level-headed and will get them elected, controlled opposition. Revelation 3:15-16
Yes, we all do! Trump did this in his 1st administration- the instability & uncertainty is insanity. It’s like we’re living with white Kingfish from the old sitcom ‘Amos & Andy’, Musk is the character Lighting. It’s stereotypical & I now know what’s it’s based on.
We are angry because we care for other people and can see what is being done to us. I am furious and that won't change until we stop this shitstorm in its tracks!
Get to know the actual honest decent pipl fighting the duopoly.
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I don’t know if they are really feeling anything, they seem like they think it’s still the 1990’s and somehow everything is not being destroyed forever by design. I hope they aren’t just waiting for another election.
As my grandmother used to say to me, “You need to get glad in the same pants that you got mad in.”
Thank goodness she isn’t alive to witness Trump and co-conspirators dismantle our form of government and our public institutions and services. She’d be mad as hell.
Since the Dems have come up with no other plan, they might consider going with Bernie. See what sticks with those Trump is betraying - which is 99% of us.
And countries outside the US want you all to march on the streets, share pictures marches, if you can't, flood social medias resistance, send postcards to Donald, share where you can send them. We are overflown with news and not enough action.
Observations: 1. Republican platform endorses Anti-Social Behavior. 2. Anti-Social behavior is unpopular with the US & world population. 3. Republican strategy: "let me at'em" when it comes to our natural resources (including humans).
Thanks to my 8th grade history teacher, I recognize fascism.
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My social media friends in other countries constantly ask me why our democratic leaders aren’t speaking out and why the people aren’t protesting like the French did. They think we are lazy and are losing patience with our flaccid response.
The D Congresspersons who dressed in pink and held up those cutesy little hand paddles and who DIDN’T walk out when Al Green was expelled don’t seem to realize how out of step THEY are with their base right now.
no they don't! I keep calling and telling them. Called this week, 1 read a script. and said the committee won't tell us that info (I asked how to make Medicare payments if Social Security. goes) if and whenI get an answer I'll email you, 1 was nicer, last never answered the phone!
@democrats.org got what they wanted from us. Our little donations, our postcards, our door knocking and our #vote. Now, that they're in office they don't need us anymore. 😢
I've been angry since donni first won an election. The fact that he's been in the media nonstop since hasn't helped. Since this past election, I've been at a low boil, seeing that I've learned it doesn't do any good to boil over.
I wonder if I can sue this administration for the cost of my BP meds.
You won’t get anger from any of our elected officials because every single one of them is in on this. Republicans and Democrats. How else could it have been this easy to do this?
What from Chuck Schumer, seriously? Moderately peeved is the best Chuck Schumer gets. The Dems need to get behind somebody like Crockett, AOC, Swalwell, Raskin, Sanders
Dems should hold a presidential primary immediately.
Once the candidate is selected, create a shadow cabinet and attack the felon's administration every chance they get.
they'll get right on thta, as soon as they finish spending the ONE BILLION dollar they got from donors and want to get a second one "to save democracy for sure THIS time we swear"
I think they could create the #shadowcabinet even without selecting one leader yet. Get a group of Dems who can communicate forcefully and plainly out there every day. Be loud and dramatic enough that media covers it. It would be a great opportunity for anyone aspiring to be a candidate.
That would be fantastic. If he's not interested, or not interested in doing it every day or by himself, he could be one of several of our best communicators. I agree, no one communicates more effectively than @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Then help ignite the ONLy thing that Putin warned Trump about: color revolution. Putin, the guy who distrusted US from the inside quite successfully has said a color revolution is the only thing that can stop America’s destruction (similar to Ukraine)! Maybe folks should take that seriously!
Same. I am not sure how long I can maintain this level of anger and outrage. It's starting to take It's toll. Also, I don't understand why more people aren't up in arms. That's the scariest part.
Fear, shock, tired. Hoping once the shock wears off of MAGA, they'll get angry. Maybe we'll see some January 6th action at the White House or Mar-a-Lago. Let them fight the beast they created.
I'm pretty sure they are angry too Fred. The single most important thing we can do is help win the Florida special elections. I am an ex republican so it's a little sad I have be the one talking democrats into donating. But all are like, We lost! I ain't givin shit! We are toast with that attitude.
Yup. I found myself yelling @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social while making comments on the State of Whatever we're calling ourselves anymore to get fucking mad and sound like it, for God's sake! You knew this shit was coming! What's the plan of attack?
What we need is to be out there in the streets, ALL of us, fill up Americas streets with all of us, show them that we are pissed and we are done with this corruption!
This is just all insane, we follow these big accounts, who Rage post and stir our anger even more, then we turn around and rage post more, while our anger grows each day, with no outlet, that's why truly want to know, why we are not in the streets by the millions?
That's great, I went to two protests here in Tucson, Tuscon is heavily Democratic and the protests were small, and I thought where are all the outraged Americans?
we should be out there in the millions! that's all I am saying
This is just my opinion, but there are too many little protests. There needs to be a monsterous sized protest like every other Saturday in major cities while supporting small businesses. Party in the streets.
Takes coordination amongst the states and permits, etc.
There are too many different smaller groups that need to combine so the message is forceful. Going to so many little ones destroys confidence in those protesting because it makes them feel alone.
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I'd like to be in the streets 24/7 but like many, can't stop working. I am protesting or at a rally every weekend there is one. Weekday protests, never gonna get huge crowds, unless it's a holiday.
I’m getting furious that it isn’t happening! Wth? WHY did they attend the #PutinAsset ‘s #SOTU cult meeting? I mean a few of them held signs. They fucking held signs. 🤦🏼♀️ 🤬🤬🤬
Al Green stood up and fought back,he was escorted out. A small group walked out later. When I sawGreen, I hoped the rest would do the same. some ladies wore bright pink jackets. Why? YES signs, little cutsie barely readable signs! If you haven't- call your senators,+ representatives and TELL THEM.
too weak, too nice. not united, no plan. uninspired, uninspiring, chamberlain when we need churchill. where is our dem churchill? @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @kenmartin.bsky.social only one i see is @jasmineforus.bsky.social
These people are so dense-they have no clue what THE PEOPLE are desperate for them to do. Jeffries had ordered them not to demonstrate. Always liked him- not now .I think I'll see who I can find here and object. Doubt if any of them actually reads this stuff, but its worth a try.
What, you don’t sense that level of rage and anger from Schumer? I’m inspired daily by his BlueSky posts. How he speaks in the abstract with no concrete plan. Or a concept of a plan. How he reiterates how screwed we are, without the consolation of knowing that he’s working on how to unscrew us.
I almost threw up last night when I heard they cut off intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and that they are really going to destroy ss, Medicare and Medicaid and the GOP is ok with it. I wonder which billionaire is going to put their estate on Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Maybe progressives should have voted for democrats instead of sitting this election out or voting 3rd party and then they actually could do something. By not voting or protest voting they gave all the power to republicans.
Trump successfully censured the Dems in the session.We saw one-sided intolerance for free speech.One outburst from Dems & their perfect pep rally was spoiled.They made an example out of him.The GOP were allowed to wear MAGA hats,have loud revelry & rude rhetoric. That was encouraged.
The whole point is that, when we elect you to represent us and we don't want to sit and be quiet then you probably shouldn't be in the place where you represent us either.
I get it, I was kind of thinking more, errr, *ballistically* 🤭
I'm not in the US and if I'm nearly demented with rage I can only imagine how you all must be feeling right now 😞
Don't be fooled into thinking someone walking out and taking a short day to go chill at home in their mansion is "fighting for you" because they post about it. If it's not AOC and Crockett in the streets it means NOTHING.
Fred, can you use your platform to channel this anger into action? How can all of your followers join you in to provide the actionable velocity needed to mobilize and organize Democratic leaders (I use that term lightly right now) to take a stand for us and our country?
Is it possible that someone is spraying some kind of "lame potion" into the congressional offices of Dem reps? That State of the Union paddle nonsense? I've seen more outrage at a town council discussion about closing the local dog park.
Good luck. Democrats showed they would just hold up fucking goofy signs and dress in certain colors just to watch their fellow party member be dragged away. My faith in them doing anything, ever, has bottomed out.
Exactly why there needs to be a viable third party in the US. you can't go Left or Right there is no going back so you are going to have to move forward in a new direction. Make something new and better before trump ruins it all
The problem with that is no third party has a viable leader that could rally enough people to actually make a difference. Plus 3rd parties have always had a PR problem and a large number of Americans have no idea what a Libertarian is or a Green for that matter.
there's the rub. people have to want to be involved, this is the time to bring together the disillusioned and disenfranchised to a cause, you have 4 years (Hopefully)to educate the population and figure out what direction to go in. many political figures from both side are looking for something new
If they find a good leader, not Jill Stein, and get out with video of them talking to people, get their name out, then maybe. But the 2 other parties (Libertarians and Greens) don't even announce their candidate till their conventions which is like a month from election time. They need to start now.
Grass roots politics, it starts here on Bluesky trump and musk killed twitter because it was effective in spreading truth and connecting like minded people everywhere. you don't have to be Green or Libertarian, you need to be active and engaged the rest will follow in time
But it’s not coming from our leaders. They are paralyzed with fear. It needs to come from us. Our protests, our activism, our votes. We need to reject buying products from companies and people who support this destructiveness.
It’s like the media and the Democratic Party can’t accuse Trump of a crime unless he submits a signed confession. They’re all acting like what’s happening isn’t happening because they are chicken shits or complicit.
D’s message should be this every day. We agree waste s/b eliminated & efficiency in gvt. But GOP is doing opposite
- Musk corruptly getting billions in contracts stealing our money and weakening our systems
- corruption laws repealed
- trump taking millions for access
-Private prisons to charter school sups getting millions is crony capitalism
- sovereign wealth funds to corruptly funnel tax dollars to political allies
Every day there is a new one to add
Don’t sugar coat it. Call it the criminal enterprise it is. Say it constantly so people hear it every day
Clinton's lap dog, Carville. fox news commentator. See, if you do not obey the Clinton's you lose the seat & the cash from AIPAC & wall street.
They operate on the lesser of two evils. Pipl fell for that in 2020 but the hatred for HRC is stronger than the hatred for fascism they caused again.
The resistance is underreacting. It's only been 6 weeks and look where we are. We need a national strike ASAP to send the appropriate message. How to make it happen?
Yes! Start with a newsletter of protests… a central one. 1 person who collects protests and put it into a newsletter and website. 2. person to contact local leaders of protest to co organize and multiplicate 3. fundraiser. If i can help let me know
What's going to happen when they say that there's nothing more they can do? The truth is that them being angry doesn't solve the problems. The courts may be our only hope.
Well, you'll be pleasantly surprised to know that Gavin newsom has decided that trans people don't belong playing women's sports. It's a new day, folks. Let's fill the sky with smoke and flames.
Unfortunately they’re not even bringing a knife to a gun fight. They’re bringing foam pool noodles. They’re standing around watching democracy being dismantled.
#Alberta is led by a corrupt maplemaga, who prefers to sidestep rules & regs, is a traitorous fool and is desperate to see PP as PM. She gave lip service to taking measures other provinces have proudly implemented. She lies.
I live here & l am beyond furious. NDP fighting hard
I can't ignore her. I live in Edmonton, every riding is NDP.
I live right next to the Parliament Bldgs & curse her every time l walk past. She is secretly privitizing our precious healthcare. Her deals were exposed and now we fight for an independent enquiry.
Ignoring a wouldbe dictator is foolish.
Curse her for me too.
My neighbour (his vacation home) is a surgeon working with AHS against her. Can't remember the name he uses...but he hates her with every Fibre of his being.
Instead, we get people censuring Green. Many of us feel like we’re floating out here screaming “the house is on fire” and the fire department is doing an in-service about how to appear calm in an emergency.
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We have to show just how angry we are ourselves. Sadly "our leaders" are not leading us anywhere but the abyss. They have shown time and time again there isn't a spine between them with a exceptional few showing some resistance. It's up to the PEOPLE to end this nonsense before it's too late.
Agree. I'm looking for some outrage and some muscular responses. There is no more time for managing appearances, which is part of how we got here in the first place.
PIVOT and use the MAGA playbook - fuck it. I see no other way than fighting fire with fire.
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That’s not to say we should lash out and act angrily. But well you know somebody’s gotta start this.
Axelrod and Carvel
this is bonkers. even discounting the dinos, we should have a huge percentage of house and senate dems hammering on all this
Bringing a ping pong paddle to a gun fight
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
The best analogy is they’re about to end the race early - are you gonna do something
Regret voting gor him.
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Given their attitudes and behaviors, I deeply question if dem leaders (with a few exceptions) really believe what they say they do.
my therapist tells me everyone of his patients are feeling the same way
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Oh, is Jeffries "don't violate decorum" also still alive?
Thank goodness she isn’t alive to witness Trump and co-conspirators dismantle our form of government and our public institutions and services. She’d be mad as hell.
Someone somewhere has to lead the way
Reddit isn't controlled yet and I'm not seeing much marches, hype to occupy the streets.
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Thanks to my 8th grade history teacher, I recognize fascism.
Rejecting our Constitution is an act of war.
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I wonder if I can sue this administration for the cost of my BP meds.
Dems should hold a presidential primary immediately.
Once the candidate is selected, create a shadow cabinet and attack the felon's administration every chance they get.
He goes on FUX News regularly and SLAYS THEIR BULLSHIT.
Start there.
we should be out there in the millions! that's all I am saying
There are too many different smaller groups that need to combine so the message is forceful. Going to so many little ones destroys confidence in those protesting because it makes them feel alone.
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Trump is revoking legal status for Ukrainians in USA.
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worship of wall street.
I'm not in the US and if I'm nearly demented with rage I can only imagine how you all must be feeling right now 😞
Hope they don't go to waste.
Maybe they can use them on the House pickleball court now?
/s
Chuck Schumer
They are angry too! Angry at minorities and women.
- Musk corruptly getting billions in contracts stealing our money and weakening our systems
- corruption laws repealed
- trump taking millions for access
- sovereign wealth funds to corruptly funnel tax dollars to political allies
Every day there is a new one to add
Don’t sugar coat it. Call it the criminal enterprise it is. Say it constantly so people hear it every day
I am not sure who i am more mad at this week. Trump/Elon or the Feckless Democrats and their ping pong paddle protest!
They operate on the lesser of two evils. Pipl fell for that in 2020 but the hatred for HRC is stronger than the hatred for fascism they caused again.
His political methods are outdated.
2. Said leader starts calling for MEETINGS in DC that "will be wild". We MUST start using the MAGA language against them.
These TWO things would be a nice start.
Make Republicans govern. They don’t know how and will fuck everything up. The voters deserve this!
He is making their jobs irrelevant and powerless.
The Democratic Party itself should be filing lawsuits challenging everything he does that violates their constitutional powers.
#Alberta is led by a corrupt maplemaga, who prefers to sidestep rules & regs, is a traitorous fool and is desperate to see PP as PM. She gave lip service to taking measures other provinces have proudly implemented. She lies.
I live here & l am beyond furious. NDP fighting hard
I live right next to the Parliament Bldgs & curse her every time l walk past. She is secretly privitizing our precious healthcare. Her deals were exposed and now we fight for an independent enquiry.
Ignoring a wouldbe dictator is foolish.
My neighbour (his vacation home) is a surgeon working with AHS against her. Can't remember the name he uses...but he hates her with every Fibre of his being.
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PIVOT and use the MAGA playbook - fuck it. I see no other way than fighting fire with fire.
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