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And I REALLY need establishment democrats to understand that if Trump's immigration shit is *this* unpopular when most of the dems are hiding under their bed, afraid to actually fight?
Y'all could fucking *crush him* if you showed up with a strong moral vision.
Y'all could fucking *crush him* if you showed up with a strong moral vision.
July 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
And I REALLY need establishment democrats to understand that if Trump's immigration shit is *this* unpopular when most of the dems are hiding under their bed, afraid to actually fight?
Y'all could fucking *crush him* if you showed up with a strong moral vision.
Y'all could fucking *crush him* if you showed up with a strong moral vision.
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This is so so sad.
And I don’t see many people talking about the student loan shit they jammed in that bill. They’ve ensured only the rich can go the college. They capped the amount you can borrow over 4 years AND cut Grad Plus loans (which is how I paid my rent during law school).
And I don’t see many people talking about the student loan shit they jammed in that bill. They’ve ensured only the rich can go the college. They capped the amount you can borrow over 4 years AND cut Grad Plus loans (which is how I paid my rent during law school).
July 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This is so so sad.
And I don’t see many people talking about the student loan shit they jammed in that bill. They’ve ensured only the rich can go the college. They capped the amount you can borrow over 4 years AND cut Grad Plus loans (which is how I paid my rent during law school).
And I don’t see many people talking about the student loan shit they jammed in that bill. They’ve ensured only the rich can go the college. They capped the amount you can borrow over 4 years AND cut Grad Plus loans (which is how I paid my rent during law school).
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Name names. Not a single DC politician is impacted by these healthcare cuts. They need to start playing the game like they will be.
I don’t want to hear about decorum, protecting the institution, or your relationships. I need to know that you’re throwing everything at the wall. Stop playing nice.
I don’t want to hear about decorum, protecting the institution, or your relationships. I need to know that you’re throwing everything at the wall. Stop playing nice.
July 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Name names. Not a single DC politician is impacted by these healthcare cuts. They need to start playing the game like they will be.
I don’t want to hear about decorum, protecting the institution, or your relationships. I need to know that you’re throwing everything at the wall. Stop playing nice.
I don’t want to hear about decorum, protecting the institution, or your relationships. I need to know that you’re throwing everything at the wall. Stop playing nice.
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Then we need Democrats on the Hill who will tell leadership to fuck off. It’s a five-alarm fire, the house is engulfed in flames, and they are standing here limiting people to only one firehose.
Also, Brian Beutler wrote about more things the House minority can do.
"In conversations with senior aides and members, it’s become clear that some D's on Capitol Hill want to do more, and have ideas about how to do more, but feel stymied by the leadership, which wants to proceed cautiously.'
"In conversations with senior aides and members, it’s become clear that some D's on Capitol Hill want to do more, and have ideas about how to do more, but feel stymied by the leadership, which wants to proceed cautiously.'
Exclusive: A Stronger Playbook For House Resistance
An internal memo shows Senate Democrats aren't the only ones who can gum up the works.
www.offmessage.net
July 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Then we need Democrats on the Hill who will tell leadership to fuck off. It’s a five-alarm fire, the house is engulfed in flames, and they are standing here limiting people to only one firehose.
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they ask politicians like Mamdani if they are communists but they never ask anyone if they are a fascist and that's all you really need to know
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
they ask politicians like Mamdani if they are communists but they never ask anyone if they are a fascist and that's all you really need to know
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My god they’re just trying to get me to cry every tear I have. 💔
June 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
My god they’re just trying to get me to cry every tear I have. 💔
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Theatrics are communication.
Any elected official willing to get in the game, even if it doesn't WORK, is communicating with us. To do that is to say this isn't normal, it's not ok, and I'm with you.
In the absence of that communication, the other guys control all of the narrative.
Any elected official willing to get in the game, even if it doesn't WORK, is communicating with us. To do that is to say this isn't normal, it's not ok, and I'm with you.
In the absence of that communication, the other guys control all of the narrative.
June 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Theatrics are communication.
Any elected official willing to get in the game, even if it doesn't WORK, is communicating with us. To do that is to say this isn't normal, it's not ok, and I'm with you.
In the absence of that communication, the other guys control all of the narrative.
Any elected official willing to get in the game, even if it doesn't WORK, is communicating with us. To do that is to say this isn't normal, it's not ok, and I'm with you.
In the absence of that communication, the other guys control all of the narrative.
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democrats remain bewildered at the broad appeal and enthusiasm over anyone who will do something about all this shit
June 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
democrats remain bewildered at the broad appeal and enthusiasm over anyone who will do something about all this shit
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Zohran Mamdani is saying things like “poverty is a policy choice and politicians have a duty to their constituents to make their lives affordable” and it is making a lot of politicians very very scared that they may actually have to start doing some actual service in their public service jobs.
June 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Zohran Mamdani is saying things like “poverty is a policy choice and politicians have a duty to their constituents to make their lives affordable” and it is making a lot of politicians very very scared that they may actually have to start doing some actual service in their public service jobs.
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Democratic voters are desperate for a party that actually reflects who we are and what we care about, but all we get from the current leadership group is scolding, condescension, and contempt.
June 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Democratic voters are desperate for a party that actually reflects who we are and what we care about, but all we get from the current leadership group is scolding, condescension, and contempt.
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It’s hard to overstate how angry rank and file Dems are at the Dem establishment right now. And if I were a self-preservationist incumbent I would take note.
June 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It’s hard to overstate how angry rank and file Dems are at the Dem establishment right now. And if I were a self-preservationist incumbent I would take note.
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You can't literally primary everyone.
But you can make everyone afraid of being primaried, and that will change a lot.
But you can make everyone afraid of being primaried, and that will change a lot.
June 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
You can't literally primary everyone.
But you can make everyone afraid of being primaried, and that will change a lot.
But you can make everyone afraid of being primaried, and that will change a lot.
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Primary every Democrat who is not meeting this moment. Get rid of them all.
June 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Primary every Democrat who is not meeting this moment. Get rid of them all.
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Dems on the national and state level should look no further than Zohran Mamdani/Brad Lander for what the party can be, the type of candidates to run, and how to run progressive campaigns that are popular with demographics they claim to struggle to reach. Regressive, centrist politics aren’t the way.
June 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Dems on the national and state level should look no further than Zohran Mamdani/Brad Lander for what the party can be, the type of candidates to run, and how to run progressive campaigns that are popular with demographics they claim to struggle to reach. Regressive, centrist politics aren’t the way.
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I think what establishment democrats need to understand is that most of us hate them all very much for being so persistently useless and shitty in our time of desperation and it fills our hearts with hope and joy when someone who might not be those things beats them.
June 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I think what establishment democrats need to understand is that most of us hate them all very much for being so persistently useless and shitty in our time of desperation and it fills our hearts with hope and joy when someone who might not be those things beats them.
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Something the Mamdani win demonstrates is the extent to which the reigning cadre of ancient, establishment, centrist Dems think it’s more important to be on good terms with their GOP colleagues than it is to represent their own voters, and how thoroughly sick of this literally everyone is.
June 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Something the Mamdani win demonstrates is the extent to which the reigning cadre of ancient, establishment, centrist Dems think it’s more important to be on good terms with their GOP colleagues than it is to represent their own voters, and how thoroughly sick of this literally everyone is.
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I don’t know, peeps, but I just keep coming back around to the idea that what so many people want is a hopeful vision of a better world, with autonomy, dignity, & respect for all, affordability of food/shelter, education, medical care, clean air/water, & a place in a community. That’s the message.
June 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I don’t know, peeps, but I just keep coming back around to the idea that what so many people want is a hopeful vision of a better world, with autonomy, dignity, & respect for all, affordability of food/shelter, education, medical care, clean air/water, & a place in a community. That’s the message.
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Brad Lander told NY1 at Mamdani’s party that what Democrats need to decide right now is whether to be “fighters or folders” and yes he should immediately mount a primary challenge to Chuck Schumer
June 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Brad Lander told NY1 at Mamdani’s party that what Democrats need to decide right now is whether to be “fighters or folders” and yes he should immediately mount a primary challenge to Chuck Schumer
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Something I am thinking about right now is that a 3 million dollar program that allows abused women to take their pets with them to domestic violence shelters is about to be cut because “we don’t have the money” but the government is about to spend 1000000000x more than that to bomb people
June 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Something I am thinking about right now is that a 3 million dollar program that allows abused women to take their pets with them to domestic violence shelters is about to be cut because “we don’t have the money” but the government is about to spend 1000000000x more than that to bomb people
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What the F. I saw it here earlier & agree: I think Dems need to establish a de Gaulle type of shadow anti-fascist government.
But let’s be clear: Schumer ISN’T the guy. Jeffries can be Comms, but he’s not it either. Dems need to strip down & call out: younger members MUST lead now. NOW.
But let’s be clear: Schumer ISN’T the guy. Jeffries can be Comms, but he’s not it either. Dems need to strip down & call out: younger members MUST lead now. NOW.
ABC’s Jay O’Brien is reporting that republicans in Congress were briefed ahead of the strikes, but that democrats were not briefed until after the attack was underway.
June 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
What the F. I saw it here earlier & agree: I think Dems need to establish a de Gaulle type of shadow anti-fascist government.
But let’s be clear: Schumer ISN’T the guy. Jeffries can be Comms, but he’s not it either. Dems need to strip down & call out: younger members MUST lead now. NOW.
But let’s be clear: Schumer ISN’T the guy. Jeffries can be Comms, but he’s not it either. Dems need to strip down & call out: younger members MUST lead now. NOW.
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Nobody ever says up front “oh well this is gonna be a real quagmire, it will drag on for decades and take tons of lives and we will discover at the end that the impetus to war was built on lies.”
June 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Nobody ever says up front “oh well this is gonna be a real quagmire, it will drag on for decades and take tons of lives and we will discover at the end that the impetus to war was built on lies.”
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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
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the political lesson everyone should take from Iraq is that you will regret being in favor of this sooner or later and the earlier you were against it the better off you’ll be
ignore the media frenzy and stake your position now, it’s the right thing to do and it’s the ambitious thing to do too
ignore the media frenzy and stake your position now, it’s the right thing to do and it’s the ambitious thing to do too
June 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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The only invasions that should be happening are the ones by every Bennett in the country.
June 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The only invasions that should be happening are the ones by every Bennett in the country.