This is our game now get in it!

General Strike Feb 14th do nothing, buy nothing, pay nothing!

Nobody gets a F-#$%ing dime! Until money is restored, and orange anus/vance resign, and the Republicans resign for being party to the coup...6 SCOTUS get out! Go to Russia.

They will be imperfect, but with peer encouragement and support, they can provide they can be a growing assault on their bottom line.

The feelings of everyone. This is f-#$ing frightening and people will die because these Republicans and der leader are careless anti-American...time to start the offensive and get them running in circles.

Open to everything.

If we stay home, they can not blame us for rightwing purposeful chaos to blame on antifa or BLM.

When I fail to pay my balance because of civil disobedience.

Not: Where is Pete? Instead: He's contacting hosts!
You want Shumer, SAY SO.

And I’m wondering where the Dems are.

the Dems were spending time over the holidays gearing up for resistance but I’m really doubtful of that rn

of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and instead threw all her weight and massive influence behind the esophageal cancer-diagnosed (and he has refused to state what stage it is) septuagenarian Gerry Connolly (who, when asked why he should be the Dem top member on the committee said it was because it was his turn, his chance).

Link to tweet

And I've never been to medical school. Yipers. I like the guy but AOC would have been such a better choice. I think the billionaires sent Pelosi and this guy a memo. They're afraid of AOC and Progressives in general.

This is the first I heard and saw him.

AOC was THE WAY FORWARD but the old soon to be dead guard decided to play favorites and fuck us all.

Really, what difference is there?

currently I agree. I’m hoping that someone or some group of Democratic Party folks steps forward and fills that gaping hole soon. In reality though, it may take some time, maybe longer than my remaining lifetime at 74. But I am optimistic that it will happen, whether it occurs in the Democratic Party or in a progressive off-shoot. I feel certain that will someday happen.

And Trump is more than happy to fill it with his own fascist bullshit

Throwing a fit on TV, because that all they got.

Most of what he is doing is legal, and the little that's not comes with zero penalty. The Inspectors General Purge, sure it's illegal without warning congress but there is no build in punishment

Besides showing there ass on TV what do you think they should be doing?

Remember during the Obama years when the Republicans wanted to eliminate the ACA? Every day, they voted on it. Yes, they had no chance of succeeding, but they held votes on it.

Every. Single. Day.

They knew it wasn't going to pass. You know why they they did this?

1) To show what they believed in
2) To energize their base
3) To keep in the news and occupy the news of the day.

We need to be doing something, all the time. We have to push back on everything. There should be -no- Democrat votes on these incompetent, corrupt cabinet appointees. Sure, give someone like Rubio some votes, but not the rest. Keep the caucus unified.

Trump has already done at least three impeachable things. We should be at least talking about this possibility, if not actually filing the paperwork. Instead, we're mumbling complaints like the guy in Office Space who had his stapler stolen.

You need control of the house to impeach, we don't have that. So we can't impeach him unless a few GOP house members switch parties. (then you need 67 senators)


Buckle up, all we can do is vote in 2 years and hope we can give Dems back control of something. Right now they are powerless, they warned us this would happen if he won. Shame many did not believe it

Great post.

The Dems do not control either House of congress. They have no power to bring ANYTHING to a vote.

Next idea??

"Throwing a fit on TV?" You are dismissing the value of communication? You are dismissing the many, many loyal Democrats who are urging stronger stands from the Democrats? Can you defend Democrats voting for any of Trump's nominees? You would minimize the extent of the crisis and the reign of terror millions of people are now under?

No? Then what are you trying to say with your nasty little "throwing a fit on TV" remark? You are mocking those who have legitimate criticism about the performance of our elected representatives in this unprecedented crisis and trying to shut down this vital discussion.

It is our civic duty and moral obligation to hold those in power to account at all times, but especially now. Millions of lives are at stake.

We just don't have the guts.

You said:

At least show US - their bosses - that they give a good goddamn.

You have a defeatist attitude. Republicans win over the populous with total BS. Why? Because they go full throttle to make their points, which usually are total garbage. But they are unrelenting, totally coordinated with what they say, and focused.

We don't, which is why:

They take a complete nothing and turn it into a big something.

We take a big something and turn it into a nothing.

Been here since.

The country to watch this totally magat shitshow. Nothing good is going to come out of this misadministration, so let them hit rock bottom. They voted for this, or they stayed home and this is the consequence

Some can sit comfortably above the fray. Aren't they lucky, and after all, who are we to question them?

They can enjoy watching the suffering and say "see? We told you so." That is what they all a "moral victory." It is more important for them to be right than it is to win. The worse things get, the more right they are! And so what if millions who voted Democratic get harmed, as well as millions of children no matter whom their parents voted for,.

So they are keeping quiet, hoping to still keep their careers.

I don't like the way Biden was treated.

you want someone to go on tv? Yell and scream, and stomp their feet. What channel?

to go on tv? What about doing their jobs is acquiescing, when their jobs are to find a way out? Not by going on tv, but by working with states, with agencies, with courts, with whatever they have across the country to work with. You want them to stop and brief you and everyone else on the planet on what might work? We've never frigging been in this place before. What power does Chuck Schumer have? or do you know something I don't?

I want to see some coordinated resistance plan.

Yes i want them on TV screaming from the rooftops about the dangerous times we are in.

Too much to ask?

Trump is doing exactly what he said he would do. Are you from MA? Perhaps you should ask Senator Warren or Markey to go on tv. Make sure you tell them what channel you watch.

Tv being one you seem most interested in.

Markey snd Warren have no one answering phones in any office. You get a voice mail. Not all that reassuring i hate to say. I don’t have a direct number for either. I do love them both. But we need Democratic leadership leading them as well, that is missing.

With all that in mind please take your strawmans elsewhere.

I don't watch television myself, but am not sure where the histrionics are supposed to take place. Warren and Markey work for the state of MA., not Chuck Schumer. Have no idea what 'straw-man you are talking about. The idea that there would be a 'plan' to resist what has happened in the last 7 days, with absolutely no power except through the law....I don't get it! I know there are court cases going on over the country to do with immigration, but I don't have the inclination to find out what, where, and how many. But, if I really wanted to know, I would check that out. I guess I should not pay attention to the words you use, as they appear on the page.

is bizarre.

to belittle every Democrat serving in an elected office. I find it pointless, juvenile, and irritating. And perhaps.....just perhaps...I may be a little taut.

Others obviously DO want to discuss it.

you obviously have no problem with that. I do not wish to shut down any discussion. I want to know what the point is of the blame Democrats game. No suggestions, no ideas, no calls to action. Nothing. Just blame a Democrat. Fine.

The one communication we have gotten from them is that God will take care of it.

That's absolutely not acceptable. That is more than worthy of criticism.

We are not republiQans. WE are not a cult who blindly accepts unacceptable behavior from our leadership. We can and SHOULD criticize our leaders when it is warranted.

This situation warrants it.

People here are demanding accountability from those in power. Punching up.

You are attacking rank and file Democrats you disagree with. Punching down.

I am expressing my opinion on a Democratic discussion board, about the adjectives some use to describe the very human beings that have been representing me for years. If I can not defend the Democrats that work for me, in my state, what is the site about? One word gotcha come-backs that mean nothing but derision? What a frigging joke. I would think most of the 'rank and file' dissing the Democratic party have no Democratic elected officials representing them.

The politicians represent us, it is not our job to represent them. Civics 101.

You have mocked, ridiculed, mischaracterized and dismissed others here with whom you disagree. I am calling that "attacking." I you prefer we can all it "mocking, ridiculing, mischaracterizing and dismissing."

my Democratic elected officials represent mine. They do not work for you. You did not elect them. Obviously.

We organized a massive campaign here to elect Democrats across the country, raising money and making GOTV calls.

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it is the type of government we have. A Representative Republic.
https://library.fiveable.me/key-terms/ap-gov/representative-republic

I have voted straight Democratic in every election for 50+ years and worked in dozens of campaigns.

What a ridiculous and obnoxious response.

Republicans go full throttle to make their points, which usually are total garbage. But they are unrelenting, totally coordinated with what they say, and focused.

We don't, which is why:

They take a complete nothing and turn it into a big something.

We take a big something and turn it into a complete nothing.

They fight non-stop and win...we barely fight and get our asses kicked over and over. Even when we win, we win by less than we should for the same reasons.

They should do what Republicans do to attack us with lies (but we can do it with the truth!), which is to have our reps and surrogates unrelentingly spew the truth with the same focus, repetition, and venom that the Republicans use when they spew lies!

Fight non-stop, dammit!

My Senators are very smart. They know the laws, they know the way Congress works. Not good at all.

Why are you insulting people like that, mocking them and mischaracterizing their arguments?

No power? The Republicans relentlessly advance their agenda no matter how many seats they have and no matter how unpopular their agenda is. They obstruct everything the Democrats try to do and use whatever they can to blast their message out.

None of what is happening now magically appeared overnight. It has been decades in the making. So, yes, I would expect there to be a plan to resist the right wingers. The politicians said they had a plan when they wanted our votes and our money. They said that Project 2025 was a grave threat and that democracy was on the line. So, what's the plan???

Why do you put the word plan in brackets? Is the idea of demanding a plan just silly in your view?

when the actions are being taken on a daily basis in the span of a week? Actions that have never been taken before. Do you know what legal remedies there are for each of the actions taken? Are there any work-arounds that could maybe exclude the Supreme Court? Are there a conglomerate of states, working together to work towards a fix? A reaction follows an action, but the reaction damn well better have meaning, and teeth, rather than snot and spittle.

Maybe that's what is happening.

Maybe they know it.

But Joy is doing her job, and so is Rachel.

"They won't let us?" Of course they won't. Nothing new there.

The problem is that any strong resistance that starts to form gets killed in the cradle by people who are supposedly our allies. It is happening right on this thread in real time. People who are advocating a stronger push back (and all social and political change starts with advocacy) are being mercilessly mocked and ridiculed, and their message is being trivialized and dismissed.

Not a problem of not stating the position, rather a problem that too many 'merkins think the only people that will be hurt are their enemies. They FA and have yet to FO. Nothing short of personal experience of the hardships has any chance of penetrating their armor..I'm not completely sure even that will penetrate.

We could grow our numbers. But hey let’s just keep quiet.

They can't do that with silence. I want Chuck and every other Democrat to go on TV with a unified message of resistance.

You ask, "You want Chuck Schumer to go on TV?" as if that's a bad thing. It isn't. OF COURSE WE WANT CHUCK SCHUMER TO GO ON TV.

Jesus.

now that is clear, concise, and does not have derogatory language. That is a doable thing! People need to email/call whoever they can and ask that Chuck Schumer do a press conference to discuss the events of the past week. Not hard.

And yes, I have been emailing and calling. A) I shouldn't have to. B) I get a machine.

So the OP is posing a perfectly legitimate question.

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referring to

our Democracy has faced in my lifetime. They should be communicating with us every day and on every platform available.

the 300+ million Americans are responsible for the last 7 days, not the three human beings that represent me. Warren speaks out often, but she will not be responding to everything the White House does every 5 minutes they do it. They are limited by the power they have, by the lack of foresight in what is going to happen when, and how....if at all....they can respond. Wait....I am very wrong to be saying any of this. I am so sorry. You are absolutely correct in all you say. I'm outta here...

an unprecedented crisis and to call it "histrionics."

"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

Harry S. Truman

thanks for the laugh.

That says a lot.

The job of the Democratic politicians, the only job that really matters, the job for which we elected them, is to stop the right wing at all costs, whatever it takes.

the people of my state of which I am one. I did not vote for a single Republican and have none representing me. The human beings I chose to vote for are decent people doing the job they were hired to do. If you want a militia join the GOP.

MAGA is everywhere, the right wing dominates the media, and the country is in grave danger.

When your roof leaks because of faulty workmanship, you don't blame the rain. You don't yell at the weather forecaster. You demand accountability from the roofer.

But it's better than not going on tv.

Elizabeth Warren was on last night. There have been various state representatives on. I went to a local virtual town hall last month regarding the impossibility of preparing for what has not yet happened. My Democratic representatives can't very well go on tv to discuss actions they have not yet taken in regards to actions the president has only just taken on a daily basis in the space of one week. Actions never taken before by any president. Legal actions, because that is what the Legislature does. But hey...have fun. I'll try to get a sense of humor about all the belittling comments.

confidence in a home basement. We are organizing to make sure our family members are correctly registered to vote in the mid-terms, identifying Gen-Z graduates who need to know and understand the political ropes, getting volunteers to tutor kids in civics and teaching them about the history of WWII. We are also strategizing on how to operate safely through the GOP political waters so as to protect ourselves from discriminatory corporate practices. Some have suggested working to get more funds to ACLU and identifying other legal resources to help those of us in crisis. The group of 11 is small, but they came up with some really good ideas on how not to comply in advance. Two people have volunteered to re-read project 2025 and to focus attention on areas that might be easier to fight or resist legally. We were not all in agreement on tactics but we all agreed on continuing our meetings and enlarging our group. We also identified a number of businesses in our area to either support or not support depending on what we know about the owners' support of the fascist state and its leader. Our main focus is on becoming a resource for ourselves and those who are most vulnerable in our community.

BTW, eggs are not a part of our grocery lists for price and health reasons. Of the people attending the meeting, I was the only one who knew about DU. I look for about 10 new members within the next month. Ages ranged from about 35 - 72

They’d be a lot less quiet. They’d be idiots about it of course. But they wouldn’t be quiet about it.

but its time to face facts that the information dissemination channels in this country do NOT reward cogent, logical analysis with documented footnotes. They reward spectacle, bombast and entertainment. I don't like that one bit, but we might as well howl at the moon. Republicans get their message across and engage their base, because they know how to play to this dynamic, even if it is childish and idiotic. Notice how their antics never seems to backfire on them?

Only one?

How do you know that?

We had four years of Garland's strategizing, and it escorted Trump straight into the Whitehouse.

With the daily nonstop chaos from the felon in chief, it's not unreasonable for the non-fuckhead constituency to hope for some kind of reassurance from the party. We don't need a concrete plan laid out for us, but any statement that we aren't alone in this.

I don't care how many people clap their hands an believe; we need something more resolute than the tepid assurance of anonymous DUers.

The party is not known for playing 4D chess well...