a violation of the Presidential Records Act
Fucking DO SOMETHING THEN!
Until Trump faces some consequences for doing illegal shit it doesn't matter what the law says. Trump is above the law and that needs to change.
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My dude, who is supposed to do anything and what do you suggest that person(s) do?
Large, peaceful protest is our best option right now.
Edit: Another great option for people in Portland and Chicago with a lot of time, start doing live cams of the areas that are supposed to be insurrections. People tend to believe the first thing they hear and see, let's show everyone how crazy these towns are.
Here is a start:
- This livecam outside ICE in Portland is surprisingly owned by The Sinclair Group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_ucxfn-HY0
- Is Portland Burning? website: https://isportlandburning.com/
- Here is Chicago Wrigley Field: https://chicago-webcams.com/wrigley-field-webcam/
- Here is Chicago along the river: https://api.wetmet.net/widgets/stream/frame.php?uid=4f3e81c8ba5bf5a0ff1768c88aba1f8c
General strike is way more effective
We can do both?
Yeah, of course. But only one one can best.
Peaceful protests are vulnerable to being incited to violence.
And in late stage capitalism, government is only listening to capital holders. Money speaks way louder to capital holders than the inconvenience of a protest.
And requires way more organizing. You get that (in part) by doing peaceful protest first.
Peaceful protest will be ignored like always. Do it the Nepal way and burn down shit.
Large, peaceful protest is our best option right now.
Why? That does nothing. They need to fear for their well-being.
Have you tried a strongly worded post on Twitter?
Everyone can continue speaking plainly, which in this case includes pointing out that an individual in power failing to stop nazi shit is noteworthy, and always an aberration.
it's like trying to nail diarrhea to the wall. impeachments, indictments, injunctions - nothing fucking sticks the runny shitwad to the wall.
Neoliberals been aligning with Republicans to prevent any politician from being held accountable for decades...
If Biden had held trump accountable for what he did his first term, someone might have tried to hold Biden accountable for going around congress to provide arms we knowingly would be used to commit genocide.
The DNC finally wised up, but if we want any politicians held accountable, we need start voting straight progressive not just straight D
The DNC finally wised up
Yeah ...... Not so sure about that.
Pretty sure the heads of the dnc would still rather lose to a fascist than endorse a democratic socialist. Until we cast out every thirdway Democrat from congress were never going to actually going to see any real progress.
the heads of the dnc
The DNC is a dictatorship...
The chair has complete and total authority. With a Dem president they nominate someone, when the Dem loses the ~400 voting members get to pick.
After 2024 they rejected neoliberalism and got us the first nonbiased chair in decades.
than endorse a democratic socialist.
They won't endorse anyone in a primary, but the DNC chair has endorsed Mamdani and said he's the future of the party and a blueprint for what they need to do nationally.
Like, 10 months ago I was pissed too.
But we literally just won a fight over the Dem party that's lasted over a generation. If you're still shitting in the DNC today, it's because you fell for neoliberal propaganda fed to you by billionaire owned media corporations.
We can't afford for people to be ignorant right now, you need to pay more attention
After 2024 they rejected neoliberalism and got us the first nonbiased chair in decades.
They gave you the guy who literally said he would continue to take lobbying bribes from the “good billionaires”
Likewise Ken Martin is on the same page as the rest of the Dems in regards to support for Israel over genocide.
Anyone who thinks they have changed has fallen for neoliberal propaganda.
The chair has complete and total authority. With a Dem president they nominate someone, when the Dem loses the ~400 voting members get to pick.
Total authority to do.....? This is a complete exaggeration of the responsibilities of their job. The chair of the dnc is mostly a talking head in charge of fundraising. They cannot order democratic candidates or elected officials to do anything or to take a particular stance on any topic.
Plus, the new chair lacks wide support or appeal in his own party. The current dnc is wrecked by infighting and a huge gap in fundraising.
After 2024 they rejected neoliberalism and got us the first nonbiased chair in decades.
I would hardly say they've rejected neoliberalism..... I mean Ken Martin is basically just a Democrat from the 90's, which is still a neo liberal. Hes not a socialist , he's just not a Republican noising as a Democrat.
but the DNC chair has endorsed Mamdani and said he's the future of the party and a blueprint for what they need to do nationally.
Source for this? I don't think him saying he didn't agree with him, but that the dnc was a big tent party really reflects your claim.
But we literally just won a fight over the Dem party that's lasted over a generation.
Or maybe you are coping a little too hard and investing a lot of power into a position that is largely considered to be a figure head.
If you're still shitting in the DNC today, it's because you fell for neoliberal propaganda fed to you by billionaire owned media corporations.
Ahhh yes......I often consume neoliberal propaganda ......as a socialist?
There's still plenty to criticize about every political party in America, mainly because they are fruit of a poisoned tree.
The chair of the dnc is mostly a talking head in charge of fundraising.
For decades under neoliberls...
Martin not just doing that, is a good thing, right?
Like,you understand the goal wasn't to get someone to do the same shitty things that ruined the party, it was to get someone in who would do what they're supposed to?
That's like how people are pissed Martin isn't biased in the opposite direction, instead of celebrating that we have a non biased chair.
Shits been fucked up so long, lots of voters like you have no idea what a functional political party is supposed to look like, let alone an American political party.
For decades under neoliberls...
You haven't substantiated that Martin is any different, or that he has somehow been imbued with more power over the party than previous chairs.
Martin not just doing that, is a good thing, right?
How is he not just doing that? Again, you haven't shared any information that would lead me to believe that the dnc has significantly changed their stance in the last 8 months.
That's like how people are pissed Martin isn't biased in the opposite direction, instead of celebrating that we have a non biased chair.
Just because he isn't a Republican in disguise doesn't mean he's a leftist, he's already claimed as much. And just because the party elected a progressive compared to previous chairs, does not mean that the party has changed to a significant degree. The important cabinet and leadership positions are dictated by seniority and are still filled by center right ghouls.
Shits been fucked up so long, lots of voters like you have no idea what a functional political party is supposed to look like, let alone an American political party.
Lol, what does that even mean? What is a long time for you? And what does a functional political party supposed to look like in your opinion?
My first election was Bush Sr vs Dukakis and let me tell ya, nothing was "normal" back then either.
You haven’t substantiated that Martin is any different
His over a decade running Minnesota kind of shows that...
People exist before you hear their name
His over a decade running Minnesota kind of shows that...
Lol, yes his career in the famously purple state of Minnesota shows that he's super progressive?
Amy Klobuchar and Tim Waltz, obvious leftist icons.......
People exist before you hear their name
No shit, which is why I know he's a centerist who's worked his whole career with other centerist and center right politicians.
I'm not saying that he's not an improvement over the last chair, I'm saying that he's not significantly different, and that he doesn't represent a bellwether for the party as a whole.
Your only argument supporting the claim that the party has changed is based off a single person who doesn't even hold a public office.
the heads of the dnc would still rather lose to a fascist than endorse a democratic socialist
So then maybe not give a shit who they endorse and just vote for progressives running in the Dem primaries regardless. Just like when Bernie ran for Senator, and when AOC ran for the House, and when Mamdari ran for mayor. If enough voters show up for the available candidates, then the DNC heads don't have any fucking choice in the matter.
So then maybe not give a shit who they endorse and just vote for progressives running in the Dem primaries regardless.
I didn't say to do otherwise?
My point was that we need to vote out the old guard who fall over themselves to compromise with conservatives any chance they get.
If enough voters show up for the available candidates, then the DNC heads don't have any fucking choice in the matter.
One of the problems we have to deal with is that the old guard has a lot of influence over where election funding is spent. People like Mamdari might be an outlier that candidates in more rural localities may not be able to copy.
"Official acts."
Using truth social as a messaging platform
But her emails!
The full post doesnt really seem like it was meant to be private tbh. Just an open letter. I think the "surprise" is only because Trump has dementia (clearly) and is probably "surprised" to hear what he ate for breakfast every morning.
Stylistically, it was a clear deviation from how he typically writes public posts. It read like a private DM, not a public post. It was speculated at the time that the post was meant to be private. WSJ story got insider information that confirms that speculation.
Doesn't seem like it to me tbh. I think it only seems like that because it isnt his usual inflammatory old-man-word-salad and is just a soft warning for Bondi to "do your job or I will turn MAGA on you."
I'm with you, it seemed still sufficiently performative to be really intended to get his base in on the pressure to go after his personal enemies.
I think the two main tells are that he addressed it directly to the recipient, and that he "signed" it (instead of thanking society for their attention to the matter).
Isn't this old news at this point?
This happened two years ago in Trump time.
Trump suffered another Truth Social mishap on Wednesday.
During a White House roundtable with conservative influencers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio interrupted Trump and handed him a note.
The note, spotted by AP’s Chief Photographer in Washington, Evan Vucci, reads, “We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first.”
After receiving his instructions from Rubio, Trump told the assembled media, “OK, I was just given a note by the secretary of state saying, ‘we’re very close to a deal in the Middle East’ and they’re gonna need me pretty quickly.”
Trump also had son-in-law Jared Kushner and U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff review the Truth Social post before he made it public, according to a White House official, as reported by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.
We are a clown show, and not a good one.
....are you serious? This was like 2 weeks ago.