I am powerless to do anything about it.

Me either. I'm probably just shouting into the void. But the comments from over the weekend were one of those "last straw" kind of things that I just couldn't suppress a reaction to.

Sometimes we just have to rant, and DU is a safe space to do that.

I had to vote for Kirsten Gillibrand too. The alternatives are worse. I'd happily support primary challengers.

...Schumer isn't the king of the Democrats in the Senate, much less have any ability to 'funnel' anything on their behalf right now in the minority.

Whatever he says on Israel is his own initiative, and likely that of his constituency in NY.

You from there?

Like I was saying above. A last straw reaction.

and have had problems with Schumer’s rabid support for Israel for years. His job is to represent the people of New York, not a foreign country with a terrible record on human rights.

Hope he steps down as leader after the midterms and retires at the end of his term.

$1.7 million
One analysis reports Schumer has received roughly $1.7 million from AIPAC or allied pro-Israel donors, making him a leading Senate recipient; other reporting situates pro-Israel giving to members of Congress at about $58 million in a recent election cycle, indicating heavy and concentrated financial flows to lawmakers.

That should be our priority right now.

But they don't.

Even Bermie Sanders hasn't called on Schumer to step down.

After Biden was pressured to step down, and the throttling that the media gave Dems over it in the aftermath, it's unlikely that we'd see open calls for any Dem leadership, however dubious, to step down.

...it's LESS likely there will be calls for our """Establishment""" leaders to step down rather than MORE.

So, yeah, I'm not buying that excuse one bit.

Oh, and Sanders, when asked if Schumer should be replaced, responded with, "by whom?"

Can you answer him? And once you do, tell us how his replacement would have actually changed anything that people are criticizing Schumer for in the first place?

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It’s not my responsibility to declare who the leader should be, though it’s certainly my right to criticize the current leader and his strongly worded letters. Next you’ll ask what I’m doing to defeat Republicans, as if I have the position and financial backing to engage in such measures.

And in any case it’s a false dichotomy to require me to name Schumer’s replacement. Just because I can’t tell who’ll succeed him, that doesn’t mean I can’t fault him for tepid “leadership.”

Why is he not holding daily press conferences about ICE? Why isn’t he holding daily press conferences about the Epstein files?

You’re so quick to criticize me for not doing Schumer’s job better than he does it, but you’re fine with him doing the same.

when the opportunity rises to thwart the fascist agenda that republicans are pushing.

Not sure why our friend thought, "Who will replace him?" was a gotcha question. We have a deep bench. It would be great if we let them out of the dugout.

And I DO live in NY, and I'll never vote for Schumer in a primary again.

But for those whose responsibility it actually is, they voted our current leadership into power in the first place and virtually none of them are are calling on them to step down OR stepping up themselves to mount a challenge to their leadership.

You say that you have no power to defeat Republicans, but you expect your criticism of Democratic leadership to do what exactly? You can't name a replacement and those that can do not want a replacement.

"""Don't just give us something to be AGAINST, give us something to be FOR."""

My impression at the time was that POTUS Biden was strongly in favor of a two-state solution and that weapons provided to Israel were contingent on actions by Israel not being as drastic.

Looks to me that Isreal's response to the Hamas attack cost the Democratic the POTUS and gave the World Trump.

Netanyahu says Trump is best POTUS. The flow of arms and monies continues to foster the Greater Israel project. Too many Israelis support the genocide and land thefts.

The "left" is the scapegoat that admittedly acted abysmally but POTUS Biden could had persevered if not pressured by donors and Democratic leadership less committed to a two-state solution and early and real ceasefire.

didn't even congratulate Mamdani. That's saying a lot. Jeffries didn't either.

corrected thank you.

Someone already posted Jeffries, so here's Schumer:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQuAfw4CPgt/

For a nazi lover, convicted felon, pedophile tRump?

Orthodox jews block voted for Trump.

Both working hard to support Trumps agenda. Why do you ask?

My two senators are also assholes, and I own that as my responsibility to help fix.

It's not my responsibility to determine who is elected senator in NY.

Schumer, being minority leader is a slightly different case though. And - hold on to you hat here - some people think that advocating for changes that they think will be beneficial, even if they can't personally effect them, is a good thing. So they do so.

As long as nobody comments on a senator that they're not a constituent of. Right guys?

Thats an antisemitic lie.

JMHO

what else anyone could call the actions of the corrupt Netinyahu regime.

If New York state voters decide to vote out Schumer, then democracy is served by that. Residents of other states who want Schumer out should not be listened to by anyone.

Who speaks for the party in the Senate?

But I take your point that Schumer has more influence than other Senators. I would agree that voters in other states have a legit say in whether he should be minority leader.

you can call their office and tell them you want Schumer out as majority leader. But ultimately it’s up to them.

Politicians solicit donations from people outside of their district and their actions affect everyone in the country. Leadership positions are voted on by representatives from across the country. But we cannot give an opinion?

Did you mean to say "people who disagree with me should not be listened to by anyone?"

...from outside New York influencing who governs them.

That's the obvious gotcha anyway.

That aside, I have no problem with solicited advice if the solicitors are from Schumer's state. Soliciting money starts to be problematic, because it usually comes with strings. And those strings might not accord with the will of the people of the state. But I trust our Dem leaders, including Schumer, to balance that stuff.

On the other hand, free, unsolicited, pushy "advice" from outside the state has, at best, no legitimacy. It should be completely ignored (as I said) or even considered offensive or suspect.

Is that how it seems you? I am endorsing money from outside New York influencing who governs them? Um, no, I am not. The obvious gotcha? Who got whom? Hard to keep track.

I have no idea what to make of the rest of your post. Anyone talking about New York politics who is not living in New York has no legitimacy? Should be considered offensive or suspect? Should be completely ignored?

Can we talk about politics in countries that we don't live in? Or would that be illegitimate, offensive, or suspect?

People can say what they want about anything. I'm simply saying that when someone outside New York says Schumer should be replaced, it should carry no weight and should be considered potentially offensive and suspect.

It's also how you say it. For example, if someone says Schumer is hurting the Dems overall election win potential (or his opponents are, as I believe), that's legitimate in my view.

If a group of people, none of whom are from New York, decide to agree to agree with each other about what New York should do? Is that a good thing?

"If a group of people, none of whom are from New York, decide to agree to agree with each other about what New York should do? Is that a good thing?"

After this exchange I have to admit that I am leaning that way.

No mention of Gaza being wiped out.

And pre-genocide I could live with it. But not today.

Before we get into this, do you think Israel has a right to exist?

Please state your position.

Yes Israel absolutely has a eight to exist. And not wanting babies to starve or freeze is NOT anti-semitic. Is it? Please state your position. Is not wanting American tax dollars supporting genocide anti-semitic? Please state your position.

Per United Nations Security Council resolutions 242, 338, et al the two sides are to sit down and work out borders, RoR, etc and until that happens, the legal occupation will continue, and the Palestinians will not have the country they supposively want.

In the meantime, Israel has every right to defend themselves from attacks by Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria, Iran, Yemen and ANY other Jew hating country.

Its time for the Palestinians to shit or get off the pot.

when you are being / have been starved as a tactical decision.

That's an antisemitic lie.

False Narratives and Fabricated Images: A Coordinated Fake Hamas Campaign Against Israel

https://embassies.gov.il/nepal/en/news/false-narratives-and-fabricated-images-coordinated-fake-hamas-campaign-against-israel-31072025

Picture agencies drop Gaza photographer after documentary reveals hunger images were staged

https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/picture-agencies-drop-gaza-photographer-hunger-images-staged-sl1eyl2e


Media should report what's happening in Gaza, not run Hamas propaganda

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/01/gaza-starvation-israel-hamas-aid/85455762007/

Media flog fake famine story, while UN refuses to help hungry Gazans
https://www.jns.org/media-flog-fake-famine-story-while-un-refuses-to-help-hungry-gazans/

I never mentioned the Jewish faith, or the Jewish identity.

What does criticism of Israel have to do with antisemitism?

Not you. And I'm not accusing anyone of being a bigot, just that people these days sometimes engage in antisemitic rhetoric without knowing that its antisemitic. Thats the nature of antisemitism.

He's wiping an entire population off the map so his billionaire buddies can build some kind of weird high tech playground.

No out of touch funneling!! TIME FOR SOME RETIREMENTS olden unconnected persons

Did you read the OP?

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to be used against Hamas terrorists! Excellent!

I think there's more political calculations driving Schumer's position, but I definitely do object to the US supporting genocide.

Seriously -that lands with me up there with the Genocide Gaza thing.

Right now - I'm looking at the number of 'targeted' Detention Centers - and realizing that Black folks? We are the end game.

I'm done with voting for harm reduction for OTHERS,

I'm all about my own family now. We are the targets of the coming American genocide.

So tell me - why should I care about anything Schumer says as long as we have the 2nd Amendment in the USA and the Castle Doctrine in NJ?

a politician in history.

However, no one disappoints me more than Schumer.

his office and tell his staff. His plan is not acceptable to his voters/constituents. He needs to consider stepping aside and giving the baton to someone else!!