Where the hell are Biden, Harris, Obama, Clinton? Have I missed any statements or guidance from them somehow? I’ve seen nothing.
And Congress. I credit some of them for many things they are doing, trying to do. Credit where due, always.
But I would think more fiery language/fight instead of weak politicalspeak would have been, you know, something they’d try? Bueller?
If I see one more speak-with-hand gesture from Jeffries, I’m gonna scream.
This is a full blown crisis. WHERE ARE THEY?
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in reply to Laffy • • •They’re still trying to model “normalcy” to a president who couldn’t care less & in a country that needs sane leadership.
Back in the days of sanity, stability & governance norms, the outgoing administration refrained from commenting on or interfering with the new admin unless explicitly called upon by the new president for help.
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in reply to Old Man in the Shoe • • •@jenzi @Nonilex You don’t think they’d try to kill him if he DOESN’T speak out?
So he should hide???
This is the time to show courage, stand up to them, not hide.
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in reply to Laffy • • •@Nonilex Members of Congress are different, they actually hold an office and have a vote. I'm just not asking the polarizing figures to step forward and sacrifice themselves at Trump's feet when they in fact hold no office, no power and have the same vote we do.
It's not about if they want to speak out. It's about us asking them to and I think it's unfair to "count on" Obama and crew to do more than they already did and were frankly rejected for already. It didn't work.
Laffy
in reply to Old Man in the Shoe • • •@jenzi They promised they would. They all to a person promised us “We’re not going anywhere” after Harris lost.
Well they’re not anywhere.
They could provide real encouragement to those fighting hard.
@Nonilex
Old Man in the Shoe
in reply to Laffy • • •Old Man in the Shoe
in reply to Old Man in the Shoe • • •Laffy
in reply to Old Man in the Shoe • • •@jenzi I totally get you and love you back.
I just disagree. Keep it up, Shoe!
TheEJJ 🇨🇦
in reply to Nonilex • • •@Nonilex literally vote them all out. What good is any flimsy democrat against a unified, cowed republican caucus?
“Would you rather have Jeffries, or a republican in that seat?” A year ago I’d have taken any victory. Today I see that it doesn’t actually change anything to have opposition so weak, and it might even be worse than having no opposition at all because it prevents the entry of more savvy and capable representatives.
Laffy
in reply to TheEJJ 🇨🇦 • • •@TheEjj I disagree.
I REALLY disagree.
So you’d be fine with more Republican votes in the House and fewer Dem votes? Because no matter how flimsy the Dems are, they vote the right way. Handing over Congress to Republicans out of frustration is handing over votes.
@Nonilex
TheEJJ 🇨🇦
in reply to Laffy • • •@Nonilex I hate this because I would have argued as fervently for your points on November 4th.
But yes, at this point, and I’m happy to be proven wrong, I don’t see very much difference between a 219-215 house that votes in lockstep and a 319-215. Apparently the last election wasn’t enough of a shellacking for democrats to wake up and meet the moment.
I’m angry and I’m scared and I don’t know what has to change for people in power to get with it.
Laffy
in reply to TheEJJ 🇨🇦 • • •@TheEjj
@Nonilex I’ll leave this to you. I’m about to say things I’ll regret. Today isn’t the day to piss me off.
TheEJJ 🇨🇦
in reply to Laffy • • •@Nonilex I think we are all feeling that way after yesterday.
I might be wrong, and I might be letting my feelings blind me from thinking rationally. I’m sorry if I caused you more distress than you’re feeling already.
Laffy
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in reply to Laffy • • •Lol. There are times when it feels like spontaneous combustion is imminent.
I’m with Laffy regarding keeping the Democrats. We have some extremely exceptional people in office. The issue is the American electorate who hogtied the Dems by giving Rs the Presidency, the House & the Senate w/a madman at the wheel & yes-men in the passenger seats.
Dems legally cannot do anything but talk, raise awareness, protest & stand firmly united in Congress.
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in reply to Nonilex • • •cognitively accessible math
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in reply to Nonilex • • •@Nonilex @TheEjj
I worry about the obvious normalcy bias going on in politics everywhere. The world now knows US is aligned with Russia and openly hostile to democratic allies. I know the desire to keep hope alive is human nature, but I want to scream at everyone who believes they’ll be able to vote their way out of this authoritarian regime. Anyone not supporting fascists, MUST be loudly honest with Americans. Booker on Maddow was the closest I’ve seen, but where is everyone else?
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I’d add to that list Jamie Raskin, Angela Alsobrooks, Dan Goldman, Ayanna Pressley, Joe Neguse, there are others
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in reply to Nonilex • • •Chris Murphy. Some of our governors, including Pritzker (and where is my governor, Gavin Newsom??).
T.Wllms
in reply to KimberlyN 🇨🇦 • • •@KimberlyN
but I want to scream at everyone who believes they’ll be able to vote their way out of this authoritarian regime.
exactly... that is not going to happen... they are already planning to steal the 2026 election, if there even is one, just like the 2024.... it's baked in...
this is going to take, unfortunately, a very deliberate civil action... some absolute vigilante shit.
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Grassroots Joe
in reply to T.Wllms • • •@tdwllms1 @KimberlyN @Nonilex @TheEjj
I'm a bit late jumping in here... I've spent the past few hours working on organizing tasks for my local Indivisible group, and that's what I want to jump in with.
The premise that elected officials who have no governing power or former Dem leaders speaking up will change the situation is, I think, neither true nor helpful.
Congressional Dems can and have started to make things difficult for the crazies on the other side. But that's ...
Laffy
in reply to Grassroots Joe • • •@joeinwynnewood I never suggested they could change the situation, because they have no power to speak of.
My post said it would help our morale and confidence if they offered a statement or encouragement. Our MOC should be more forceful with their words instead of politics speak. That was my point.
@tdwllms1 @KimberlyN @Nonilex @TheEjj
𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫
in reply to Nonilex • • •@Nonilex @TheEjj Re "Dems legally cannot do anything but talk, raise awareness, protest & stand firmly united in Congress": true, but they could do THAT, and they mostly aren't. That's the problem. I keep thinking about the clip linked below. The Democrats in Congress are basically analogous to McMurphy saying "you know, you're right, there's no way I could possibly move that console thing, I guess I'll just go ahead and take the meds." The whole point of this classic movie (and the novel, of course) is that there's a point to trying even when you know you can't succeed.
youtube.com/watch?v=Cxx8RC4iQv…
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The top people in the GOP decided on the night of Obama inauguration to destroy his presidency... we're getting fucking crickets.
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in reply to T.Wllms • • •T.Wllms
in reply to Warner Crocker • • •I've posed that same question elsewhere.... and unless they and the top people and former NSA, FBI, SoS, CIA Defense and others are in some back room working up a plan to help save us all ... we'll need to hear soon.... if not... then WTMF.... we are getting creamed out here under this deluge of contempt, hate, destruction and bullying and browbeating.... and If it's then up to us...as I suspect... well fuck that then I'm going to start burning shit down...
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Laffy
in reply to T.Wllms • • •@tdwllms1 What's WTMF?
And what you said, yes.
T.Wllms
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It’s .. what the mother fuck 😆
Laffy
in reply to T.Wllms • • •RiaResists
in reply to Laffy • • •Big enough to demand news coverage.
Called 3 of my reps, Jeffries & Schumer.
Hubs also called Sanders & AOC to ask them to keep doing what they’re doing.
Then I was ready to head to the Capitol w a sign.
We need sit ins, filibuster, no-shows- good trouble.
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in reply to RiaResists • • •Warner Crocker
in reply to RiaResists • • •Police State UK
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in reply to Police State UK • • •Laffy
in reply to Police State UK • • •@PoliceStateUK I love them both, no time to watch though.
Yes, what you said above.
Legit_Spaghetti
in reply to Laffy • • •Carville suggested Democrats should "play dead." Which is TERRIBLE advice. But damn if it doesn't look like that's exactly what Democrats are doing.
We're so cooked.
Laffy
in reply to Legit_Spaghetti • • •Hippasus500 aka jwn2
in reply to Legit_Spaghetti • • •@Legit_Spaghetti
At least one nationally known Democratic politician got it right:
substack.com/@betoorourke/note…
Beto O'Rourke on Substack
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Hippasus500 aka jwn2
in reply to Laffy • • •I know you do! I didn’t see O’Roarke’s substack comment referenced in the thread. I thought it particularly eloquent.
I’m sending links to it to all of my reps (and throwing in a few ex-Presidents for good measure!).
Hippasus500 aka jwn2
in reply to Hippasus500 aka jwn2 • • •I sent this to President Obama (variations to others). Feel free to copy and paste.
Mr. President, traditionally ex-Presidents do not comment on their successor's actions. But as the current President has abundantly demonstrated, now is not the time to be bound by tradition. His actions, his behavior is horrible and dangerous. It is difficult to find adequate words.
Beta O'Rourke found the words:
substack.com/@betoorourke/note…
Please speak out.
Beto O'Rourke on Substack
SubstackiHansz 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇱
in reply to Laffy • • •Philip Nel
in reply to Laffy • • •Laffy
in reply to Philip Nel • • •@philnel Maybe so, but it would get attention, then, wouldn’t it.
That’s politics as usual… worrying ahead of time what the reaction would be politically.
We are WAY past that.
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in reply to ferricoxide • • •📺 Part 1: youtu.be/Q7v_R0gAR_g?si=9NnxZn…
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in reply to Philip Nel • • •Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
in reply to Laffy • • •the same place most of America is it seems… paralyzed in their bubbles. This is how Hitler happened. This is exactly it. Good people using excuses like “just wait for the midterms” or, “this was the result of a fair election” or “nothing can be done right now” or “it is inappropriate to protest” or “I am too busy trying to live to stop this” or “I can’t / don’t / won’t because I am scared”.
Americans need to wake the fuck up and get in the streets. Walk off their jobs and bring their idiot bosses with them.
And soon if they don’t want to have to fight a civil war
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in reply to Laffy • • •aside: I couldn’t figure out why my #selfhost server was so slow for a couple minutes there… then I realized you boosted my reply.
Poor old 2009 #footimac under my stairs is getting a workout this morning. 😂
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in reply to Michelle Markel • • •Kelvin n0mql EN35ld
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Yeah, I gotta be careful. Boss is pure MAGA, so not doing weekday protest. I’d be homeless in 3 months.
But I am sharpening my marksmanship, & helping my daughter learn same.
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Mab_813
in reply to Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 • • •@chris
Yeah or "It's too mean to shame Tesla drivers"
I guess that "It can't happen here" is still going strong with some US Americans. For them it's just nicer to tell themselves "It won't get that bad, those leftist activists are overreacting". If it "can't happen here" then you don't have to do anything. That's just nicer.
Similar with the "It's to late now. Everything was decided in november" crowd. If it's too late then there's nothing you can do either. Which is convenient.
#USpol
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in reply to Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 • • •Get out there America.
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in reply to Miranda • • •Miranda
in reply to Laffy • • •Laffy
in reply to Miranda • • •@vlindervriendje Not sure why so many are reacting as if I suggested they reveal something.
I asked why they aren’t speaking out, guiding us. I didn’t ask that they reveal some strategy they may be devising… although i can’t imagine what it would be.
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in reply to Laffy • • •zenkat
in reply to Laffy • • •I worry that they too have been co-opted. I hate to be a "both-sider" -- the parties are NOT the same -- but it's a fact that both are entirely dependent on funding from the corporate class. I worry the Dems have been told to sit back and enjoy the perks of being the "loyal opposition".
I really hope I am wrong about this. But their supine appeasement and normalization of fascism worries me a lot.
Laffy
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in reply to Laffy • • •Laffy
in reply to zenkat • • •Ericka Simone
in reply to Laffy • • •again. Where were white people when it was time to vote for Kamala? You guys can’t show up to put them in office but you want to know where they are? That’s… not okay.
Especially Kamala. Leave her alone. You had your chance. Time for you people to figure it out in their own.
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in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Ericka Simone
in reply to Laffy • • •doesn’t matter sweetheart. That’s not an excuse anymore. Your parents didn’t. Your siblings didn’t. Most of the people in your demographic did not.
So. Less on what Black women are doing with their time and more on why your friends didn’t show up to vote for her. You are not entitled to anyone’s time or anyone saving you. Get up and get to work yourself. You had your chance. Leave Black women, specifically Kamala, the entire fuck alone. Respectfully.
Laffy
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone My parents did. My sibling did. ?????
Your general point is well taken, but please don’t personalize this to me or my family.
As for asking Harris to speak out, I didn’t single her out. I asked for all leaders to speak out. We need to hear from them. That’s a valid ask.
And I wasn’t asking for her, or anyone, to “save” the US. I was asking for leadership, guidance, encouragement. She and others promised after the election, they’d provide that. They haven’t yet.
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Ericka Simone
in reply to Laffy • • •so here’s the thing. Why should I believe anything you say? I see what you people do, like James Baldwin said. I highly doubt your family showed up. Don’t take that personal, it’s realistic facts. You people like to lie a lot. So you think it’s going to stop now? Nah.
Respectfully, I could care less about what you take personally. Your family members and friends either chose to abstain vote against a Black woman because misogynoir, or chose to abstain vote for the nazi.
Ericka Simone
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Respectfully, Instead of asking DEMANDING other people to show up and save you, the question is, and will always be - what did you do to support those people when they were around, and what are YOU DOING PERSONALLY TO SAVE YOURSELF. It is a fair and realistic question that curbs your inherent and violent entitlement to other people’s time. I hope you step up and do the work.
Stop deflecting. Take responsibility and get to work for yourself. You had your chance.
Laffy
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone Back off.
My family and friends, and myself, voted for Harris. And as for the rest of what you’ve been accusing me of, you are way off.
Generally, I’ve told you I agree with you. But when you personalize it like this, you are crossing a line that I have not crossed with you, nor would I. We don’t even know each other.
Making points, valid or not, is fine. Making false assumptions is quite another.
#Toodles
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in reply to 👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵 • • •Laffy
in reply to Nonya Bidniss • • •@Nonya_Bidniss @lednaBM Thank you both.
Attacking my family was the last straw. Accusing me, them, of being Trump supporters?? That’s nuts.
PirateRo
in reply to Laffy • • •@Nonya_Bidniss @lednaBM it may be someone using a fake it just to waste time.
The comments are clearly wrong. The use of “you people” tells me deep racism.
Ericka Simone
in reply to PirateRo • • •@piratero @Nonya_Bidniss @lednaBM you people are absolutely insane. lmao.
And by you people, I mean white moderates with deep antiblackness indoctrinated into your soul who post from burners. So yes, you.
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in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone @lednaBM (-Laffy)
No, you "simply" accused her of flat out lying about her and her closest family's political choices and alignment. So she chooses not to listen to you any more. Seems fair.
(Before you ask or make assumptions: I and my entire extended family didn't vote at all. Not because we're white, but because we're not American. And yet, I still think I'm allowed to be disappointed that people who were or wanted to be POTUS - that includes Hillary - aren't making a racket.)
Ericka Simone
in reply to Gabe • • •@gabe @lednaBM I’m not “accusing.” Let’s be clear. I’m outright TELLING you to your face that your family voted for Trump, or did not vote at all, which is an abstain vote for the victor. Because that’s what statistics and voting numbers prove.
I have no interest in your words. I have no inclination or reason to believe anything white people say any longer. There is a nazi in office, and white people are responsible.
I’m sorry you can’t deal with reality. Cope.
HeinousTugboat
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone @lednaBM
Using " "x" people" is not a constructive framing.
No skin color group is homogeneous, no ethnic group is homogeneous, no top level religious grouping (Jewish, Christian, Islam, Hindu, Buddhist, ...) is homogeneous; same holds for sexual/gender groupings, etc.
How about accepting and dealing with individuals as individuals, and critique them based on their actions?
None of the above is meant to ignore or dismiss the damaging and discriminatory actions that have hurt so many (too often justified by "those people" framing), or the need to make sure that appropriate compensatory actions are taken.
Ericka Simone
in reply to Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 • • •@PaulWermer @lednaBM oh you mean the same way white people monolithed and continued to monolith black people and hundreds of others for centuries? You mean you don’t want me to use statistic facts that prove 2/3rds of white people either directly or abstain voted for a nazi? So you like living in delusional about why there is a nazi in office?
lol. Oh.
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone @lednaBM
Ericka,
I'm well aware of the voter turnout statistics
I will not and do not defend the bigots (found in every ethnicity, every religion, every nation.)
I also know that your framing does nothing to help you reach meaningful objectives. Does nothing to help us move out of this mess.
And assigning malign motivation to all those who didn't vote is a mistake. In particular it offends people who might well become allies.
jules / cowbell as fuck
in reply to 👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵 • • •@ErickaSimone@mastodon.social @lednaBM @GottaLaff 💯 on your points
also i had to block her for her hatefulness
Laffy
in reply to jules / cowbell as fuck • • •jules / cowbell as fuck
in reply to Laffy • • •JWcph, Radicalized By Decency
in reply to 👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵 • • •Ericka Simone
in reply to JWcph, Radicalized By Decency • • •@jwcph @lednaBM they know what they’re doing bro.
Prep the refugee room.
mmalc
in reply to Laffy • • •"Making points, valid or not, is fine. Making false assumptions is quite another.”
FWIW: I can't see what they wrote here, but this seems to be a pattern with them.
I posted something a couple of months ago that was intended to support a point they'd made; instead they misrepresented it so they could play the victim, and raised a hue and cry to block and report me.
I'm fed up of people like this, and it becomes ever more wearying to try to be allies.
Laffy
in reply to mmalc • • •@mmalc
She falsely attacked me and of all things, my family! Blocked.
Thanks for what you said.
Bernd
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in reply to Laffy • • •Glitzersachen
in reply to mmalc • • •@mmalc
LOL. I tried to understand what happened here, but couldn't see the parts by E.S. (which rather fragments the thread).
And lo and behold: She was already blocked by me 7 months for reasons that are still valid.
Laffy
in reply to Glitzersachen • • •Melancholic Mediocrity
in reply to Laffy • • •Ricardo Harvin
in reply to mmalc • • •@mmalc @GottaLaff
There is no "try" in allyship. One either does, or does not and, yes, it can be extremely difficult and taxing overcoming one's lifetime of conditioning, but that's the rock bottom of what being an ally means.
And that is true across the full spectrum of race, gender, sexuality, etc.
If you can't be bothered to always try, regardless of those *individuals* you deem to be unworthy, then you were NEVER an ally.
You really told on yourself, unwittingly.
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mmalc
in reply to Ricardo Harvin • • •@ricardoharvin
QED.
Fuck off.
#Plonk
mmalc
in reply to Ricardo Harvin • • •@ricardoharvin@mstdn.social
There’s nothing about “deeming someone unworthy”, it's about being misrepresented and talked down to. Just like this.
I aim to be an ally for the full spectrum of race, gender, sexuality etc., however that doesn't extend to reacting positively to being insulted and even lied about by individuals. They, individually, like you, can fuck off.
Mad Villain
in reply to Ricardo Harvin • • •That’s the part a lot of white people don’t want to realize.
They can say whatever about who they vote for and what their individual peer group does, but it hasn’t changed material conditions for most of the people they are allegedly allies with.
And getting pissy with Black folks who point out this constant reality is a dead giveaway that ones alleged progressive actions are self serving.
They don’t want equality and fair play. They want to absolve themselves of the guilt of benefiting from a racist system. How Black folks are treated is irrelevant to them.
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Ericka Simone
in reply to Mad Villain • • •@are0h @ricardoharvin @mmalc not only is it irrelevant, the work that we’ve put into keeping us from getting here is also ignored and irrelevant.
Meanwhile, they know their bestie voted for a nazi but have no smoke for them. Just random black people they can yell at online.
It’s not sustainable.
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GeoWend
in reply to Laffy • • •This sort of behavior is one of the things I feel are why "Racefail" went so very wrong, and we lost a lot of people.
(Not going to say much more, because I watched "racefail" with a fair bit of wtf, and decided to do my actions mostly small-scale, and not public.)
@ErickaSimone @GottaLaff
Ericka Simone
in reply to GeoWend • • •GeoWend
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Feel free to research the term. Not getting into the discussion other than to mention it.
Ericka Simone
in reply to GeoWend • • •@GeoWend did that. Not coming up with much. So. If you’re going to introduce a word, feel free to elaborate on what it means. For now, I’ll assume that it means white people’s consistent failure to acknowledge their own racism. But thanks for pointing that out.
GeoWend
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Laffy
in reply to Serenus • • •Jon Quass
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From what I was gathering, it sounded like she was saying don't ask leaders who are black for anything ever if you're white.
That sounds like she's saying I should never vote for black people because they will never represent me.
That's a fucked up sentiment.
jules / cowbell as fuck
in reply to Serenus • • •A.Stringer
in reply to Serenus • • •I did the same. Anyone, regardless of their skin colour, can be racist, and I think this was a good example. What she said was tantamount to bullying. I found her attitude incredibly offensive, & it takes a lot to offend me!
Legal definition of racism (UK)
"Racism is when a person is treated worse, excluded, disadvantaged, harassed, bullied, humiliated or degraded because of their race or ethnicity."
Laffy
in reply to A.Stringer • • •Gminks
in reply to Laffy • • •@ErickaSimone good grief. This us v them angle is one of the things the right used to build misinformation campaigns to dissuade white people from voting this election. The last time, they targeted black women with doctored videos to dissuade them from voting.
They want us to be hateful to each other. They don't want us to work together. Someone has given in to the hate, or is here to fan those flames, bless her heart (truly).
Ericka Simone
in reply to Gminks • • •@gminks elaborate.
“Someone has given in to the hate, or is here to fan those flames, bless her heart (truly).”
Who is someone. Because it’s not me. Be very specific with your words.
okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Super strong "not all White people" energy.
People can't bear to hear anybody saying "Stop blaming Black people and fix your own community".
Ericka Simone
in reply to okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin • • •@Okanogen @gminks more specifically, get the fuck offline demanding that people help you and help yourself. Curb your white entitlement and start stepping up.
But she can’t. Because she’s somewhere in Canada right? Right.
Gminks
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone @Okanogen I don't understand why that request struck such a chord. If she had made the same request of the other political leaders would that have been ok?
Leave out one of the most brilliant minds of our times, the first female, first black vice president because she's black?
Ericka Simone
in reply to Gminks • • •@gminks @Okanogen you don’t understand how a white woman posting from Canada with a history of being slightly delusional about American politics DEMANDING that anyone stand up from any political party to do anything after people refused to show up and vote for any of them, namely, the black woman… sounds weird/strikes a chord?
Oh.
Gminks
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone @Okanogen I'm thinking more and more you're a troll.
If not, I wish you well. You won't find the change you're looking for spewing hate. Just more hate.
Ericka Simone
in reply to Gminks • • •okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin
in reply to okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin • • •Wow. You can count the actual "allies" on this thread with one hand and still have fingers left to count.
okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin
in reply to okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin • • •I've blocked over a dozen accounts here and it all started from seeing a response pushing back at a White person blaming Black political leaders for "not doing enough" to fix a problem caused by #WhiteSupremacy.
And these people probably believe they are "allies".
Stop and think about that. Self-reflect on it.
Erlend
in reply to okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin • • •@Okanogen @ErickaSimone > (…) blaming Black political leaders for "not doing enough" (…)
The original post in this thread "blamed" 3 white guys and 1 black woman, though…
(But I'm not American, though — so might be something I don't understand. And that being said, as someone who borders Russia, I'm in general not too pleased with white Americans at the moment either… 🙃)
Ericka Simone
in reply to Erlend • • •@havn @Okanogen so here’s the thing. And lean into your irritation with White Americans as I hold your hand and walk you through this. lol.
No White American, except for MAYBE those who voted Kamala (there is no way for them to prove that, btw) has any right to criticize or ask where ANY of those people are at, especially Kamala. There is no way they can ask any of those people to “save them” when White Americans couldn’t even show up to vote and keep a nazi out of office. It’s deluded.
AlgoCompSynth by znmeb 🇺🇦
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in reply to Jeffandthekid • • •Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Take my hand as I walk you through this. That wording is condescending. Not suited to persuade. Now this leads me to conclude you are not interested in a conversation. We are left to speculate but it is no wonder you get blocked. @havn @Okanogen
Ericka Simone
in reply to Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸 • • •@hakona @havn @Okanogen I was actually being a bit comedic/facetious, but I understand how your inherent white racism might read it as condescending. You’re built to hate anything I do. We know what you are.
Also, “I’m gonna hold your hand when I say this” is a popular meme going on in other parts of the internet you clearly don’t get to.
I hope you get help for your inherent hatred towards black people and general misogynoir. Take care!
Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Puh-leeze @havn @Okanogen
Erlend
in reply to Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸 • • •@hakona @ErickaSimone @Okanogen I didn't read it as condescending, but as rightfully mad. 🙂 But maybe I'm mistaken. 😛
(I'll answer you a bit later, Ericka!)
Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸
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in reply to Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸 • • •Erlend
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Ericka Simone
in reply to Erlend • • •okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Folks seem to have a problem believing basic math.
#WhiteSupremacy in America isn't going to end until a strong majority of White Americans decide to end it.
Seems more important to people to shift blame than do anything to change that math.
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Erlend
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone "Why are you so mean? If you're not nice to me, I'd be forced to vote for the nazis next election (for some reason). 😢"
— Some white people, probably
Ericka Simone
in reply to Erlend • • •Erlend
in reply to Erlend • • •Perhaps OP is one of the (too few) white Americans who _really_ tried to get Harris elected. I don't have a good reason not to believe that, if she says so. At the same time, "White Americans" really has fucked us all… 🤷🏻♂️
The weight that's put on "demographics" in the U.S. is a bit foreign to me, but I can also see why. And I also get this (good) take, by @are0h: h-i.social/@are0h/114089298728… (2/2)
Gminks
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Laffy
in reply to Dan Stands w/Epstein Victims • • •serenium
in reply to Laffy • • •She got offended at stereotypes while simultaneously flinging accusations and you and your friends and family that were based on nothing but stereotypes. And then accused you of all people of not wanting to vote for Kamala which shows she knows nothing about you and didn’t bother to find out.
I was halfway through typing a reply before deciding she wasn’t worth my time. Sorry you have to deal with this.
Laffy
in reply to serenium • • •Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone
There it is
The Unfiltered Black Rage of 1968.
It’s about time.
What happened last time around during a Trump Tyranny was Prelude.
Don’t dis everything the Wasi'chu say.
Some of them only have the one tongue.
Keep your Salt grains ready to hand though…it’s in their nature
Laffy
in reply to Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀ • • •Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀
in reply to Laffy • • •you’ve come face to face with pure uncut black rage.
There will be more like her.
Ericka Simone
in reply to Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀ • • •@MishaVanMollusq and she will block black people trying to help her. Because whiteness is fragile and weak. Good luck with that.
Also. Again. Less on the rage. More on “we’re right pretty much all the time and we’re surrounded by idiots.” lol.
Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone
Paragraph 2
Righteous
Ericka Simone
in reply to Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀ • • •Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone
And they got cotton in their ears and beer goggles on their eyes
Laffy
in reply to Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀ • • •@MishaVanMollusq I’m totally fine with that and I’m all for it, in fact.
However, when you come at me with false accusations, and when you attack my family, you get blocked.
She’s done this before, and I understood and let it go by. Not this time.
Ericka Simone
in reply to Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀ • • •Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •But the rage has been on a simmer.
Now’s Boiling Time.
Cat West
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in reply to Cat West • • •Cat West
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •(((Ttown)))🌐✌
in reply to Laffy • • •@ErickaSimone
Biden, Harris, Obama and Clinton have large voices in American politics. To have them go silent when they have such influence is shameful. They could be rallying the American people and leading the fight for our democracy.
I hope they raise up their voices soon in support of freedom and condemn the embarrassing, illegal actions of the current regime. We are running out of time.
Ericka Simone
in reply to (((Ttown)))🌐✌ • • •@Ttown with all due respect, get up and do something yourself. Why are people always waiting for a savior. You did nothing to support them while they were in. So you get what you deserve. It’s very simple.
Get offline and do something yourself. Anything.
(((Ttown)))🌐✌
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in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Three plus or minus five
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •“Most” doesn’t mean “all”. Four out of ten of us voted Harris. It wasn’t enough that’s horrible, but it’s still true.
Ericka Simone
in reply to Three plus or minus five • • •@ThreeSigma okay but a nazi is still in office, so understand how “most”
Doesn’t fucking matter.
It’s giving “not all men” and you KNOW why that shit is weird. Don’t do that here. Take fucking accountability. Please. Own it. Then get to work.
Three plus or minus five
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •No, I won’t personally accept responsibility for people I don’t know and don’t like, thanks. Toodles.
PirateRo
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone you don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re painting with entirely too broad a brush. I voted for Harris and I was devasted by the results that night.
I am white male, and I lived horrid devastation that night. I’m sure Laffy and hers went through something similar.
I’d like to say that perhaps you misunderstand who actually did turn out to vote that day. At the same time, your accusations tell me otherwise, hence my comment earlier.
Ericka Simone
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cobalt
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone I don’t understand this at all. My brothers and sister and their spouses voted for Kamala, as did their 5 children. Me and my 2 sons voted for her. 14 votes from whites. Not a chance anyone lied about voting. Thats 14 Harris votes from my white family. Not bad.
To attack a person, any person, saying that their relatives lied about voting seems pretty much out of left field. Pretty much research has shown in any poll or election that is confidential as to how each individual voted, there may be lies after the fact but statistically it’s not a big problem unless one side or one candidate is aggrieved.
Of course we’ve now seen in the US it’s becoming a weapon both before and after an election for a side to claim voter fraud. Maybe in general people are assuming there is a LOT more lying by voters AND voter fraud is rampant.
I’ve rarely heard anyone make blanket statements that one race or ethnicity or gender or poli
... Show more...@ErickaSimone I don’t understand this at all. My brothers and sister and their spouses voted for Kamala, as did their 5 children. Me and my 2 sons voted for her. 14 votes from whites. Not a chance anyone lied about voting. Thats 14 Harris votes from my white family. Not bad.
To attack a person, any person, saying that their relatives lied about voting seems pretty much out of left field. Pretty much research has shown in any poll or election that is confidential as to how each individual voted, there may be lies after the fact but statistically it’s not a big problem unless one side or one candidate is aggrieved.
Of course we’ve now seen in the US it’s becoming a weapon both before and after an election for a side to claim voter fraud. Maybe in general people are assuming there is a LOT more lying by voters AND voter fraud is rampant.
I’ve rarely heard anyone make blanket statements that one race or ethnicity or gender or political partisan generally is lying about their own vote. I’m sad the person here went out of their way to attack and be offensive. It was very personal but in a way that hurt many people.
Cat West
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Ericka Simone
in reply to Cat West • • •@Catawu she, like most white moderates and “liberals”, is an annoying useless human being chasing attention and clout online. Her demanding labor from people that you White people chose not to vote for… after calling them genocide Joe and whatnot… is white privilege and insane. Get your lazy white ass up and get to work. You did this to yourself.
You playing captain saveaidiot for her makes you complicit in whiteness. Fuck right off bitch. It’s a day later. Get a life.
Cat West
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone Oh hello. How does “You People” sound when someone says it to you, “Sweetie”?
Seems to me you are chasing some of that yourself. Now, you can go away. I’m not impressed.
SouprMatt
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone Yes, it’s frustrating to see people attacking Harris and Jeffries.
Harris TOLD everybody about Project 2025. But now she needs to say it again? She put it all on the line and doesn’t owe anybody anything.
How about people get their butts down to Florida’s 1st and 6th districts, which are almost all white. And convince the people there to elect Democrats so they can take back the House?
Ericka Simone
in reply to SouprMatt • • •okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •Laffy used her #WhitePrivilege to bravely flee to Canada and now, rather than concentrate on fixing her new country's own substantial failings, continues to trade on spamming #USPolitics, including and especially bashing Dems.
White people are responsible for this mess, but they won't TAKE responsability.
It's a mutual block, but she keeps popping up with new accounts to keep her clout so I'm constantly playing whack a mole with her posts.
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John Lusk
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in reply to John Lusk • • •John Lusk
in reply to Laffy • • •Against Gravity ✅🌱
in reply to Laffy • • •Laffy
in reply to Against Gravity ✅🌱 • • •@AgainstGravity Huh??
That does not apply here at all.
AI6YR Ben
in reply to Laffy • • •Laffy
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Matt Blaze
in reply to Laffy • • •Laffy
in reply to Matt Blaze • • •Norman Wilson
in reply to Laffy • • •@mattblaze @ai6yr I don't yet, but I sympathise. And I get US political pitches only through Democrats Abroad these days, and they focus more on GOTV and expat-specific issues like taxation.
I am getting loads of e-mail and SMS funding pitches from the Ontario NDP, probably because I used my $200 Doug Ford bribe to make a big donation to them. I'll start unsubbing and STOPping if it keeps up post-election.
Laffy
in reply to Norman Wilson • • •@oclsc I get too many. I give when I want to. I don't need reminding.
@mattblaze @ai6yr
Bill, organizer of stuff
in reply to Matt Blaze • • •AI6YR Ben
in reply to Bill, organizer of stuff • • •Beachbum
in reply to Laffy • • •Wiley Miller
in reply to Laffy • • •I can't help but wonder if the strategy by Democrats is like the fire department arriving and deciding to just let the house completely burn down, as it's out of control and too late to save it. Then come in and rebuild after Trump and the republicans have self-immolated.
It's not the first time Democrats have had to rebuild what the Republicans have destroyed. It's been the case every time republicans have gained control of the government.
Laffy
in reply to Wiley Miller • • •Wiley Miller
in reply to Laffy • • •Laffy
in reply to Wiley Miller • • •Wiley Miller
in reply to Laffy • • •Ande Jacobson
in reply to Wiley Miller • • •@Wileymiller
The problem is, what would you have them do? As the minority party, they don’t control the floor agenda, nor can they dictate what agencies must do. Waiting for the GOP to self-immolate seems the most likely reasoning at this point. Some have filed lawsuits with the courts, which is really the only official thing they can do in addition to waiting. Unofficially, yes they could speak out against the administration, but using what forum? What would be effective at this point with so much noise already blanketing everything?
Very frustrating indeed.
Laffy
in reply to Ande Jacobson • • •@goodreedAJ I explained what I'd have them do: Get in front of a camera or a mic and offer guidance, encouragement, advice, leadership. Sound forceful, offer solutions, like, "run for office, go to a town hall, do a sit-in at your Congress member's office"... type of thing. Help people resist. Be role models.
ANYthing. They're radio silent. They said, "We're not going anywhere" after the election. So where are they?
@Wileymiller
Wiley Miller
in reply to Laffy • • •@goodreedAJ
As John Lewis said and led by example...good trouble.
Ande Jacobson
in reply to Wiley Miller • • •@Wileymiller
That's fair, and a lot of that is happening.
There are several Democrats who are doing positive things. For instance, my House rep (Ro Khanna) is speaking out rather loudly supporting resistance efforts. He actively communicates with constituents regularly about resistance activities as well and what they can do along with the importance of continuing all of their efforts.
And Adam Schiff is also speaking out publicly on a regular basis, as is Elizabeth Warren. In addition to their individual social media posts and videos, the unofficial hearing they held is a good example. Because they are the minority party, they can't hold an official one, but unofficially they can still investigate and gather evidence which they make public. That's a good thing.
I guess because I get inundated with all of this, I see a lot of the activities that are happening. Is it universal, no. But it's also not nothing.
Once again, every voice matters, including our own voices.
Laffy
in reply to Ande Jacobson • • •@goodreedAJ Maybe you missed this part of my post?
“ And Congress. I credit some of them for many things they are doing, trying to do. Credit where due, always.
But I would think more fiery language/fight instead of weak politicalspeak would have been, you know, something they’d try? Bueller?
If I see one more speak-with-hand gesture from Jeffries, I’m gonna scream”
@Wileymiller
Ande Jacobson
in reply to Laffy • • •No, I saw it. I'm just not sure that flame-throwing into the already deafening abyss would accomplish much. I think that more pointed, specific things like the stuff that Khanna, Schiff, Warren, and Buttigieg are already doing is the right approach.
Is Jeffries annoying? Yes. Is Schumer understated? Yes. But making everything fiery just makes it all so loud that people tune out.
I think that making sure the statements that resonate with each of us are spread far and wide would be a good thing. We all have our own audiences. You and Wiley are already doing that. So am I.
Another thing that could help would be to build a non-right-wing ecosystem that breaks into the stranglehold that Sinclair/Murdoch/et. al. have in information deserts, but that takes time to build. We don't have a counterpart to their deluge, so there are far too many people who don't readily have anything but the right-wing lies flooding their ears and eyes 24/7.
@Wileymiller
Laffy
in reply to Ande Jacobson • • •@goodreedAJ People constantly tell me how the language and style they use now puts them to sleep. They laugh at them. I disagree. We need some force behind their words. Right now they sound rehearsed, stiff, unemotional, like they're reciting rather than speaking TO us.
And I was not including Warren in that, btw. She speaks like a human, with emotion, knowledge, and clearly enough to communicate her points to the average person.
Re: outlets. So many of us have tied for YRS.
@Wileymiller
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in reply to Wiley Miller • • •Klarname 🌈
in reply to Laffy • • •They probably think...
Toldya lol good luck with what you voted
FinchHaven sfba
in reply to Laffy • • •The senile elders of the DNC open their Golden Parachutes and descend softly into the Golden Years of their retirements, world-class health care, lifetime pensions, and their net worth all intact
The Democratic party is out
They're done
They got what they want: wealth, health and security
The rest of the United States of America (that gave the Democrats everything they covet) can go f*ck themselves
cognitively accessible math
in reply to Laffy • • •OAC at least recognizes the chance to *pick up a mic* ...
Unless... they're trying to? I mean, isn't *one* of them egotistical enough ....??
mmalc
in reply to Laffy • • •Some of these seem rather more than weak politicalspeak?
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…
‘Dummies for Putin’: Democrats defend Zelenskyy after ‘shameful’ Trump meeting
Léonie Chao-Fong (The Guardian)Laffy
in reply to mmalc • • •Chancerubbage
in reply to Laffy • • •@WarnerCrocker
Sometimes I imagine then planning and fighting as silently as possible the way many GOP did for decades to get to the current state, as not to draw fire.
If I were in the Biden admin 20-24, I would have been laying as many traps and defenses as possible, knowing what’s coming.
The rule of law applies only so far to criminals
MichelleRN, Former CHPN, Ret.
in reply to Laffy • • •I share your frustration and am terrified.
I have a few thoughts on this, and as usual, I'm all over the place.
In my Barbie Political Dream house, Biden, Harris, Obama and Clinton are coming up with a brilliant master plan of resistance.
This does not appear to be happening.
I want more of our elected Democrats to speak like AOC and Jasmine Crockett, as well as Elizabeth Warren and good old Bernie "Get off my lawn" Sanders. I want elected Democrats to have town halls in districts where the Republicans are too chicken to hear from their constituents and shake things up.
Jefferies was a HUGE disappointment. One of my Senators, Adam Schiff is still doing things the old school way which is totally ineffective and infuriating. He's a good man, but he needs to change the status quo.
I am at a loss but am resisting in every way I can.
Thank you for listening.
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Laffy
in reply to MichelleRN, Former CHPN, Ret. • • •@MichelleRNCHPN Shadow govt. Yes, they’re doing that. I agree with all.
Except:
I’m not disappointed in Jeffries because I had zero expectations before this. He does not support Progressives. I know this for a fact. His delivery always drove me nuts, but now, at this moment, it’s malpractice.
Schiff: Same. Better delivery, but “old school” (not Progressive)
I am beyond alarmed.
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Susanna the Artist 🌻
in reply to Laffy • • •I did see this. So at least one senator spoke out. But that’s not enough.
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M.S. Bellows, Jr.
in reply to Laffy • • •My best guess is that they don't want to allow the media to both sides this shit. If prominent Democrats speak up, the media of course will present it as just another political conflict, whereas the public increasingly is figuring out how bad all this shit is all on its own.
Which might not be a bad strategy, if they understand that at a certain point, some final straw will really really upset people, and THEN the opposition will need to appear in force as a salvific army ready to take the field to defend American values.
I don't have heartburn with their silence right now. I have serious mistrust as to whether they're even capable of that second part, though.
M.S. Bellows, Jr.
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Ein Köhler
in reply to M.S. Bellows, Jr. • • •That is not a democratic party strategy, that is asking for a revolution.
M.S. Bellows, Jr.
in reply to Ein Köhler • • •Francisca Sinn
in reply to Laffy • • •I disagree. Harris, Biden, Obama, Clinton (x2) have no leadership role here. They shouldn’t be anywhere. None of them are going to lead a groundswell, new leaders must rise from the people. Further, Trump/Elon have moved too fast and it's going to bite them - the Dems need to let them do it, there’s no way through it but through it.
I don’t always agree with Dem strategist James Carville, but I absolutely do here, “strategic pause” is the best course.
nytimes.com/2025/02/25/opinion…
Opinion | James Carville: It’s Time for a Daring Political Maneuver, Democrats
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in reply to Francisca Sinn • • •@fsinn While I agree mostly with the sentiment, I disagree on James Carville’s suggestion completely.
I think the Dems need to be in the people’s faces every day shining a light on what is happening and preparing candidates for 2026 and 2028. Getting them face time, making their names household words. Positioning them as the people that acknowledge the coup and have a plan to stop it.
Right now there is no Dem successor in the wings. They need to fix that.
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Francisca Sinn
in reply to That Nonproductive Guy • • •@nonproductive I take no offence, we'll agree to disagree. There’s no plan for stopping this coup in 2026/28 that matters. It’s either stopped quickly, or there are no real elections then. And I’m not saying disappear, town halls etc are good, I’m saying there’s nothing to be gained with a frontal attack, instead wait, not indefinitely, but months. Plan behind the scenes, stay out of the media, come in fresh with new leaders. The Dem Party won’t beat Trump, the people will.
@GottaLaff
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That Nonproductive Guy
in reply to Francisca Sinn • • •@fsinn Reading this, I don’t think we actually disagree that much. I agree that it’s the people that will win this and trying to take them on directly will fail.
My fear with staying out of the media is that there are so many that are already blaming Dems for this whole thing. While I don’t think they can control the narrative, they can certainly create their own.
As for elections: that’s my fear. They will be rigged. This admin doesn’t seem to be worried at all.
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Francisca Sinn
in reply to That Nonproductive Guy • • •@nonproductive Then we’re together, better still 😀 He’ll impose tariffs, thousands will lose their jobs through that + Musk, inflation will spike, and with Repubs in Congress, WH and SCOTUS, anger will be targeted at them. Even if Trump declares emergency and suspends elections, the people will rise. I’m marginally less pessimistic than a week ago. The public attack on Zelensky was sloppy, even for those arrogant clowns, IMO a sign of weakness, performance for the cult but weak.
@GottaLaff
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That Nonproductive Guy
in reply to Francisca Sinn • • •@fsinn I went from “this seems short sighted” after reading your first comment to “well…damn, she’s really not wrong…” now. 😁
Public discourse as it was meant to be.
(But I still think Carville is out of touch. 😉)
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Francisca Sinn
in reply to That Nonproductive Guy • • •@nonproductive 🙏🏻☺️ well it was very shorthand for a lot of ideas in one post.
(I usually think Carville’s out of touch too. 🤭)
@GottaLaff @GottaLaff
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Francisca Sinn
in reply to Francisca Sinn • • •@nonproductive Related: GOP Rep. Keith Self being boo’d in Texas at his town hall today.
youtube.com/shorts/NoaTFF1hgb4…
@GottaLaff
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Unknown parent • • •Dieu
in reply to Laffy • • •Harris could say that she said what needed to be said before the American people made their pick and has nothing to add, and she wouldn't be wrong.
norden.social/@Attac_Norden/11…
I don't mean to say I'm in favour of saying nothing. But a lot of what is being said sounds like an expression of surprise over something that isn't surprising in the least.
Attac Ostfriesland
2025-03-01 09:23:09
Laffy
Unknown parent • • •@nonproductive @samlitzinger Agree with that.
But the leaders I mentioned promised they “weren’t going anywhere.” Where are THEY?
LisaH
in reply to Laffy • • •Obama had the nerve to post today about Women's History month but not a peep about that debacle yesterday
So disappointed. Actually bitter about their abdication of caring about America and Americans
Laffy
in reply to LisaH • • •LisaH
in reply to Laffy • • •Yes so far just his one poorly timed post today. Even if someone else posts for him, any sensible human should have known it would seem out of touch
And he's not on Bsky, still only xitter
Laffy
in reply to LisaH • • •Steff 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
in reply to Laffy • • •Laffy
in reply to Steff 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 • • •@Steve I don’t “assume” anything.
I’m asking for more voices out there, ones who people were expecting to hear from. All of the people I mentioned promised they “weren’t going anywhere” after Harris lost.
Where are they?
Steff 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
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Unknown parent • • •Proto Himbo European
in reply to Laffy • • •It's been deeply disappointing to see Democrats show zero leadership when this incredibly predictable thing--literally written down, point by point in a book--happened.
I'm grateful for leaders like AOC, Omar, Sanders, etc. but they are not the DNC's leadership, not the House minority leadership, not the Senate minority leadership... they're kind of on their own.
This is a massive failure, and if I thought it would happen I'd be advocating for complete abandonment of the Dems and creation of a viable 3rd party. But I don't think that would help right now, as horrible as it is to admit that.
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in reply to Laffy • • •Mab_813
in reply to Korynosaure le Dinosaure • • •absolutely impossible. You have to be a US citizen at birth to be able to run for president later in life.
Korynosaure le Dinosaure
in reply to Mab_813 • • •Mab_813
in reply to Korynosaure le Dinosaure • • •@Tilichaton
me? I'm Austrian. I've never been to the USA.
Korynosaure le Dinosaure
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Ericka Simone
Unknown parent • • •@NorCalWineLady you people. And here YOU PEOPLE go again, showing your ass, deflecting instead of taking responsibility. You weird racist antiblack white people. Since you want to play games.
Get off line trying to talk down to black women and get outside. Get to work. Do something important for once. Useless wench.
Laffy
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Unknown parent • • •@Atticus1956 I’m sorry, did you just post right wing propaganda to justify your own antiblackness, fuckboy?
Because here’s the actual stats. Read for once, you demented piece of racist shit.
csus.edu/news/newsroom/stories…
Sac State professor’s new study finds Black men did not move from Democratic Party to Trump
www.csus.eduDemian
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in reply to Laffy • • •Ericka Simone
Unknown parent • • •@SnowshadowII I’m not raging. So I’m going to need you to back up off that stereotype and statement. It’s very racist and misogynoir in nature. I’m not even angry. Just disappointed.
Holding these weirdos accountable is not rage. It is asking that you get up and actually do something rather than complain online all day as you have been for 20 years. It clearly isn’t going to work. So what’s the next move.
Hobson Lane
Unknown parent • • •What dinosaur thinks tv ads are going to accomplish anything. If you don't own a few social media companies and all the news networks, your only option is resistance. And they don't need a dime of my money for that. Just a spine.
@ai6yr @GottaLaff
SarcastiCat
in reply to Laffy • • •Oregon Wine Woman
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •What the f**k? Ok. That's it, troll. Toodle loo!
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Unknown parent • • •I don't think it will change. Change will come from outside the party. And it'll happen fast or the resistance will get trampled by elephants stampeding over the corpses of timid and stubborn donkeys, with bits still in their teeth, clinging to the traces (reins) of what they could have been.
@KimberlyN @Nonilex @GottaLaff @TheEjj
Lee from Philly 🇺🇦
in reply to Laffy • • •reading your post and the replies you received tells me one thing and one thing only: we have got to stop cannibalizing. We have got to be united as a group. Pointing the finger does not help at all. Instead, we need to be asking what can we do to change this?
#resist #resistance
65dBnoise
in reply to Laffy • • •Your question appears to be agnostic. Noam Chomsky has answered it many decades ago: They are all part of the same system, just different faces of it, like a political Janus.
Want proof? here is the next question to ask: why isn't the curve of income inequality showing any leveling whatsoever during Democratic administrations?
There are other questions, too, that go deeper, like: why would the system be changing course now, when it appears to be doing exceptionally well?
Laffy
in reply to 65dBnoise • • •@65dBnoise OFFS.
This is a crisis. This isn't about corporate Dems or whatever you're getting at.
It's about saving democracy.
65dBnoise
in reply to Laffy • • •Of course it's a crisis, so I take it that you are not just calling the Democrat leadership to action, but actually wondering why in such a crisis, where democracy urgently needs them, they are nowhere to be found.
If not wondering WHY they are not acting, then you are making some assumptions about what causes their inaction. Does "buellerism" explain it? Did donors spent one billion on electing Dems to see them do nothing? Or, are they actually doing something by not doing it?
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in reply to Pēteris Krišjānis • • •okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •The fragile White Mastodon HOA people in this thread, protecting their fragile White woman leader's feelings. Blocking and reporting (again), a Black woman because she dared ask White people step up and stop demanding Black people like Harris and Jeffries fix their shit.
Would it do any good to report their racism? Probably not, so I just block.
@BegoniaArizona
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •@ai6yr @BegoniaArizona I love ALL of this.
Not my point though.
All I asked is that they offer words of encouragement, guidance, not lead from the past.
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in reply to @BegoniaArizona • • •John Storjohann
in reply to @BegoniaArizona • • •So why don't they set up a shadow cabinet like we have in Canada? That way they would get to comment on all the idiocy and reporters would flock to get their take and publish it!
Laffy
in reply to John Storjohann • • •Mastodon Migration
Unknown parent • • •@Nonilex @KimberlyN @TheEjj
For example here is a blistering Jasmine Crockett from last week:
"Mr. President, guess what? Russia invaded Ukraine. Can we at least agree on that one? Facts MATTER. Is there anybody in here that has enough courage to say RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE?"
Everyone should feel free to download these #MP4 video clips and share them widely.
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in reply to Laffy • • •Laffy
in reply to Stanley Nerdlinger II • • •@Nerde Huh? Is it really a crisis?
You're both sidesing this in favor of Trump?
"The jig is up"? Wow. #Toodles
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Norman Wilson
in reply to Laffy • • •Norman Wilson
in reply to Norman Wilson • • •Or perhaps I oughtn't.
Hope it's good weather for a restorative walk with Hammy. You deserve it.
Laffy
in reply to Norman Wilson • • •@oclsc Wait, they came at me with a second account? We just got home, and yes, Hammy was part of our day 😊
What's the handle do you remember?
Norman Wilson
in reply to Laffy • • •Obsolete Stanley, @SNerd@lor.sh
Was thinking about how to find it since blocked so posts hidden, eventually realized could just look at my block list. That kind of day.
Fortunately I have Seymour on my lap.
Laffy
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Unknown parent • • •@Bookworm33333 @lednaBM I asked her what she contributes (from Canada) in the first post. Maybe if you to the time to read instead of attacking black women to soothe your bigotry, you’d know that.
Sweetheart. We get it. You hate blackness and black women. We know. So leave us alone already. I don’t even know you. Stop playing captain save a racist. It’s pathetic.
Ren
in reply to Laffy • • •Nonilex
in reply to Mastodon Migration • • •@mastodonmigration @KimberlyN @TheEjj
I forgot Maxwell Frost. He’s been great.
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in reply to Laffy • • •Otherwise 47 would be vicious and cut their pay,(not that they would suffer-all of them are multimillionaires) and their protection details.
Sure, they can afford to keep quiet and it's not nice but they don't want to be accused of plotting a coup, either.
Laffy
in reply to Mary Hilton • • •Mary Hilton
in reply to Laffy • • •He IS that bad. He WILL DO IT. In fact, he WOULD ORDER THEIR DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD. Do not laugh. That's how dangerous this man is.They can't give him any line at all to do this with.
Laffy
in reply to Mary Hilton • • •@fmhilton I'm not laughing.
My asking for a few words of encouragement is not the same as asking them to hold rallies. They are already targets. Making a video, or sending out an email blast, or SOMEthing, would be welcome.
Mary Hilton
in reply to Laffy • • •I hate to be a pessimist, but I can see cowardice is a disease and that's what's infecting so many people. They're afraid of speaking out.
I'd love to go out and do violence but it doesn't stop the shit. Only real leadership does.And we don't seem to have any except ourselves. I hope maybe tomorrow night will be transformative but I'm not hopeful. (SOU). Maybe they'll grow a pair then?
Laffy
in reply to Mary Hilton • • •XenoPhage
in reply to Laffy • • •Well, Harris has hit me up for money multiple times, as have a bunch of congress critters both within my state and without. I've seen some statements by Obama, I think. Nothing from Clinton or Biden, though.
Beyond a money grab, though, I haven't seen much of anything.
Laffy
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in reply to BeeCycling has moved • • •@beecycling No. Speaker of the House (in this case, we're the minority, so he's the House minority leader) usually is the vocal one. But ours uses so much political speak rather than forceful words. Too much the politician.
We have firebrands, like AOC, but they're not leadership.
BeeCycling has moved
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Unknown parent • • •The Old Fart 💙🐸🇨🇦🇺🇦
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Unknown parent • • •@Lizette603_23 Agree. I had so many people in my replies for so long telling me how much they love him. I never have.
He's a terrible public speaker, no force, no conviction, rarely says anything inspiring. I hope he's better at his job than he is on camera.
Laffy
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Unknown parent • • •@Bookworm33333 America is about to die and they're worried about being hurt? They can still be hurt now, without saying a word. They're already targets. They need to step up. They SAID they would. They said, "we're not going anywhere." And now they've all but disappeared.
This is not biz as usual. They can pay for protection like nobody else can. We need to at LEAST hear some encouragement to build confidence. I feel abandoned.
Laffy
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Unknown parent • • •@Nonilex @TheEjj
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in reply to 1gadgetgaga • • •@Rworld What in the world are you even talking about?
They're MY presidents and leaders too. They said they "weren't going anywhere" after the election, yet where are they?
Their "actions" are not what I'm referring to. As I plainly said, if you bothered to read, was "statements or guidance".
Simplistic? Tell that to my decades of radio listeners and readers.
Clicks? Where? I have no website.
You follow me. I'm fixing that.
#Toodles
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in reply to Laffy • • •@Snowshadow Wow.
@ Rworld @Mastodon .world
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in reply to Danette 🐬 • • •Woozle Hypertwin
in reply to Laffy • • •It sounds like @Rworld is an authoritarian who doesn't think leaders should be accountable -- which is what a lot of Trump supporters seem to think, too.
Probably just a coicidence.
Laffy
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Unknown parent • • •@paul_ipv6 @TheEjj
The GOP’s gamesmanship during Obama was achievable because they had the majority. Dems are not in that position. They consistently all vote against GOP actions, but even with every single Democrat vote, the GOP is able to pass their agenda because they a have few more Representatives & Senators than the Dems.
Laffy
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Unknown parent • • •@Barbramon1 He's always been that way. He did a good job with impeachment, but that was it.
@Lizette603_23
Barbara Monaco
in reply to Laffy • • •Jeffries just doesn't have the juice for this job at this time. I appreciated him in his role as an impeachment manager in the first trump imoeachment. It's all been downhill since he became Leader.
There's a stiffness to him, stilted speech, unnatural hand gestures. His presence lacks authenticity and passion. So do his words.
Perhaps I'm being too harsh, but I really want him to succeed, and he's not meeting the grade.
Time for a more dynamic and inspiring leader.
Callalily
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Unknown parent • • •@crosswalk I never said always. But maybe you think Dem votes are not that important in Congress. Who knows. I do know that we need them and without them we'd be even worse off.
Next.
@TheEjj @Nonilex
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Unknown parent • • •Laffy
Unknown parent • • •@iam_sysop Friendly reminder: It's Democratic Party.
Democrat is a noun.
MAGAts use "Democrat" as an adjective to offend. Let's not perpetuate that.
But yes, they need an overhaul
Laffy
Unknown parent • • •@mmm_kay As democracy dies.
They have $$ for security. They can speak online, not come out. They can send email blasts. They've always been vulnerable.
Laffy
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Unknown parent • • •@iam_sysop So true.
Yeah, I used to get it mixed up, years ago. Just remember, they like to use it bc "DemocRAT"
Dave Robeson
in reply to Laffy • • •Bob LeFridge
Unknown parent • • •Jeez. That's one of those rare accounts which has more blocks against it than followers.
@Snowshadow @GottaLaff @Mastodon
Shaman
in reply to Laffy • • •Anyone knows what #KamalaHarris is doing these days? Would sure do some good, if she held a rally ... Should still have plenty of cash left from the unspent campaign fund.
Heck, why not declare that she runs for President in 2028 and start campaigning, flood the news with details about the latest crimes of Trump, his latest grifting, or his ridiculous announcement? One rally per month would shake things up ... Just saying...
#Kamala4President2028
Laffy
in reply to Shaman • • •@RulesBuster It would be great, but maybe not safe.
I'm just looking for a statement, a video, anything, to boost our morale and offer advice.
Mike
in reply to Laffy • • •Danette 🐬
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Unknown parent • • •Janis
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone @SnowshadowII Many of us have, without a peep, unheard, under- or unpaid. (In 2000, my family and my district went full on Republican. In 2024, dark blue.)
We see you. Please see us.
You're absolutely right. We need to be determining the next move(s). It's pretty clear you're convinced the white demographic doesn't have the correct answer for that. I can't speak for everyone else, but I'm listening.
Danette 🐬
Unknown parent • • •EndicottRoad59
in reply to Mastodon Migration • • •Jonathan Hendry
in reply to Laffy • • •Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧
in reply to Laffy • • •I keep looking at Trump & thinking about how Biden could have welcomed such an unhinged fascist (obvious at the time) into the White House with open arms as if democracy was all pink-cheeked and working as it should.
It remains an open question to me whether that was under duress ('Polonium tea, anyone or are you going to be 'nice' to me?'), or did he really believe all was good and this wasn't perhaps the last free election America might ever see?
Laffy
in reply to Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧 • • •@f800gecko No, come on. Conspiracy theory about THAT?
No, he was trying to keep things as normal as he could. Typical Biden.
Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧
in reply to Laffy • • •That’s perhaps worse.
I’ve been blocked for saying he was a disaster, but I’ve not changed my view.
As to the paranoia: some of the most outlandish conspiracy nonsense this kid of fascist survivors has dreamed up has sadly ended up proving all too real (the collapse of decency & decorum Friday in the Oval Office unanticipated, admittedly).
Laffy
in reply to Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧 • • •@f800gecko Oh I'm with you on how weird stuff is now.
And I understand your feelings about Biden. I'm not defending his open arms thing, just explaining it.
I don't think he was a disaster though, he did some really good stuff.
TL Jordan
in reply to Laffy • • •Greg Johnson
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in reply to Greg Johnson • • •f*cking b*tch club
in reply to Laffy • • •Today as I walked past the Empire State Building, there were lots of giant rats (usually used to mock anti-union job sites) lined up on the sidewalk. There was noise too (drums? chants? hard to make it all out)
I wondered what would happen if we circled the WH with giant inflatable rats like these.
#LetsGetCreative #throwtheratsout #mockery
Laffy
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Unknown parent • • •🫴You sound mad, Datum. 🤘Are you mad? Is it because you're Canadian? Is that your problem?
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Laffy
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Unknown parent • • •@peachfront Thanks.
All I said, if you read my post, was that I'd love to hear some forceful, encouraging words or advice. ANYthing.
They all said after the election, "We're not going anywhere." Then they virtually disappeared.
I did not say they should lead or backseat drive or anything close to that. I specifically used the words "statements or guidance."
I'd love for members of Congress to be the loud ones.
Laffy
Unknown parent • • •Ahhh, I see @ SNerd @lor .sh has a second account & came back to harass.
If you don't like my reaction, then maybe reread what you wrote and figure out why I said what I said.
I also never said you were "pro Trump." I ASKED you: "You're both sidesing this in favor of Trump?" Big diff.
As for "and was a Democrat before you were born" 🤣 I have a feeling you're wrong about that too.
Glad you voted for Harris though. Me too.
Time to block you again. #Toodles
@Snowshadow
@oclsc
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Unknown parent • • •@PattyHanson I saw a Liz Cheney quote today, so that helps.
Thanks for all of that!
Wiley Miller
in reply to Laffy • • •@Snowshadow @oclsc
Wow. It seems you’ve become a shithead magnet today!
Ericka Simone
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Unknown parent • • •@moelassus (Laffy, lol)
Thanks!
Laffy
Unknown parent • • •@Snowshadow Well you may know them, but what they wrote was not helpful to say the least. And to come at me with another account?
Their first post was not cool, Snow.
@Wileymiller @oclsc
Laffy
Unknown parent • • •Angela
in reply to Laffy • • •It sure looks like they are choosing to lay low rather than put themselves in the line of fire. I also think a significant number of elected folks are receiving credible threats (either outright violence against them/their families, or the specter of Elon focusing his funding on their opponents).
I'm wondering how someone would get a lot of media coverage if they did speak out. It seems like so many of the big media players are bending the knee to the administration that it would be hard to get air time. Bernie's rallies in Iowa and Nebraska didn't seem to get much coverage, but they seemed to be well-attended.
Laffy
in reply to Angela • • •Angela
in reply to Laffy • • •I agree. Good leaders don't stop when things get tough. I think some well placed appearances could work wonders.
We need our own Navalny.
Laffy
in reply to Angela • • •@AngelaPreston We do.
But I understand if they can't appear, but at least on vid, or an email blast, anything.
Laffy
Unknown parent • • •@Ooze I never suggested they'd "save" us. I said I'd like to hear from them.
A few strong words, or words of encouragement, go a long way for morale.
They've disappeared.
BuckRogers1965
Unknown parent • • •Wow, they hate DOGE as much as I do.
No Gods , no Masters! RESIST
Unknown parent • • •They are all freaking traitors and they think we are powerless.
BuckRogers1965
Unknown parent • • •To be fair, that is a lot of angry folks in that audience. *L*
No Gods , no Masters! RESIST
Unknown parent • • •They need to throw a few eggs at him on his way out.
Bluedepth
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Mirishuli
Unknown parent • • •@mastodonmigration @fsinn @nonproductive This is the man who bullied the Naval Academy to disinvite Ruth Ben Ghiat from giving a talk to the midshipmen.
Can’t have the midshipmen learning about autocracy and the strongmen of history now can we.
keithself.house.gov/media/pres…
Congressman Keith Self Denounces U.S. Naval Academy’s Decision to Invite Partisan Speaker to Historic Bancroft Lecture
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No Gods , no Masters! RESIST
Unknown parent • • •Bags of dog poop are good weapons too...
McWabbit 🇺🇦🍋🌻🍉
in reply to No Gods , no Masters! RESIST • • •@palin @mastodonmigration
Eggs? In THIS economy? I gather ammunition is cheaper over there.
/s
i_give_u_worms
in reply to No Gods , no Masters! RESIST • • •Rotting vegetables making a comeback
No Gods , no Masters! RESIST
in reply to i_give_u_worms • • •That's what I give my Nazi supporting neighbors...
And I get a great laugh out of it.
Cat West
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in reply to Cat West • • •@Catawu Yes sorry.
I think a rally might spook them for security reasons now. But even a taped message, an email blast, an ad, anything safe but still letting us know they hear us.
Cat West
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Unknown parent • • •@phf So leaders flee and leave us to deal with it? Okay.
I’d rather hear words of encouragement or guidance, myself. We’re all in danger of being arrested. AOC, Crockett, Warren, others aren’t quiet. They’re targets.
All I’m asking is that they do an email blast, an audio, something, because they literally promised us, “We aren’t going anywhere” after the election knowing full well what was coming. And they aren’t here for us.
Liminal witch 🧙♀️ Sarah
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Unknown parent • • •@peachfront Oh man, he’s one of the worst. I’m sorry. My reps are all good, from Calif. But here in Canada, there’s a separation I’m glad I feel, at least a little.
I need it.
MrEdgarBass
in reply to Mirishuli • • •Aviva Gary
in reply to Laffy • • •The old leaders/people etc who got us in this mess are not meant to be the ones to get us out
we are
we need to find our people and build from there... waiting for top down instructions helped to get us here... now we have to build from the ground up ✊
Laffy
in reply to Aviva Gary • • •@Aviva_Gary But I didn't suggest that they were.
I said I wanted them to speak to us, be more forceful, offer guidance or encouragement.
I've never said or even thought they'd be the ones to save us. I've ALWAYS said we are the ones.
Aviva Gary
in reply to Laffy • • •Elon Muksis 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇪🇺
in reply to Laffy • • •I found Obama. He is on tour making 💰.
Article in Finnish:
yle.fi/a/74-20146995
Näin suolaiset hinnat Obaman vierailulla Tampereella on – olisitko valmis pulittamaan?
Anu Leena Hankaniemi (Yle Uutiset)Francisca Sinn
Unknown parent • • •@mastodonmigration Oh, no, happened to Jay Obernolte too. Sad.
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@nonproductive @GottaLaff
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Casual Observer
Unknown parent • • •@mastodonmigration @fsinn @nonproductive Didn't most of these same chucklefucks vote this guy into office? Am I wrong to assume that Yucca Valley is infested with MAGATs?
I'm not understanding what they expected.
Casual Observer
Unknown parent • • •@mastodonmigration @fsinn @nonproductive Farmers will get ratfucked by tariffs, old folks (and desert people) will get ratfucked by SS and Medicaid reductions, not sure why the Marines would be upset.
But why is anybody surprised? Frump is doing exactly what he said he would, and these seem like the kind of people that would have voted for him and his ilk.
Am I missing something?
JulesJones
Unknown parent • • •Thad
in reply to Laffy • • •> As for "and was a Democrat before you were born" 🤣 I have a feeling you're wrong about that too.
And even if it were true, it's...maybe not the flex they think it is.
Laffy
in reply to Thad • • •franebleu
in reply to Ericka Simone • • •@ErickaSimone @SnowshadowII
"So what’s the next move ?"
Paint-jobs are fun but worth shit. Protests are cool but worth piss in the end.
Obama was a one-in-a-century charismatic beast that no Rep could have beaten, ever. Harris was selected for hopeful failure. Racializing this shit is just what you are asked to do.
To get the shit done without being stigmatized, detained and tortured, you need mass and a media-friendly non-violent weapon of mass destruction called #GeneralStrike
JoeChip
in reply to franebleu • • •Building a critical mass for this will be the central challenge of the next year.
franebleu
in reply to JoeChip • • •*next week.
franebleu
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@ErickaSimone
Please unblock your fellow human being and push through. Don't look for apologies and aim for cognitive shift.
Wulfy—Speaker to the machines
in reply to JoeChip • • •@JoeChip @franebleu @ErickaSimone @SnowshadowII
General Strike is criminalised in the US.
Taft-Hartley Act 1947.
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in reply to Wulfy—Speaker to the machines • • •@n_dimension @JoeChip @ErickaSimone @SnowshadowII
😆 Unbelievable...
Well, time to force that fascist crap out of the way then. That's when mass comes into the equation, there will never be enough state violence agents to stop that, and it's the perfect opportunity to have some media on people's side this time.
#TheLandOfOpportunity #ThanksDonald #GeneralStrike #TaftHartley