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[–] 44 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

First 100 day agenda should include getting rid of Jeffries and Schumer, and any other of these folks that seem unable to recognize that fascism is in our midst, and lack the willingness to stand up to it.

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  • [–] 38 points 3 weeks ago

    Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker if the party wins power,

    Well this agenda is off to a horrible start. Can't they find anyone with a shred of credibility left instead?

    said the Democrats will be united “right out of the gate” on reinstating Affordable Care Act tax breaks,

    Fuck's sake, could you at least pretend to be in favor of Medicare for All for just a little bit? Like even if it's just a negotiating tactic to make these tax breaks happen

    reversing Republican Medicaid cuts,

    Y'know if we had Medicare for All we wouldn't need to worry about Medicaid or all the bullshit red state governments pull with it

    holding votes against the Iran war and undoing President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.

    I actually have no problems with the substance or message here, but I hope they're preparing to defund the military and customs enforcement respectively when Trump just ignores their votes and his supreme court Calvinballs an excuse for him, because otherwise those votes are just going to be for show

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  • [–] 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    https://litigationtaskforce.house.gov/100-days-of-high-costs-chaos-and-corruption-house-democrats-deploy-tools-in-congress-to-fight-back

    Took me forever to find the actual list. Nothing says 100 days of action like holding votes to force repubs to state if they want things to be transparent.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago*

    "oh no! A continuing resolution and vote of solidarity? Curses! Our nefarious fundamentalist plans are foiled again!" - How Centrists think their "actions" will be received by Conservatives

    So um...Leftist here...(hi, yeah?) so refresh my memory: how did King George respond to a "strongly worded letter?" How'd that turn out? You know you can just skip that step, cause it never works, right? Like, ever?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    I think this is what they HAVE done over the first 100 days not what they will do.

    AKA strongly worded papers.

    example: Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats are pushing back by:

    • Introducing three privileged resolutions terminating President Trump’s fabricated national emergency declarations justifying tariffs on Canada, Mexico and globally, in accordance with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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  • [–] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    As long as corporate Dems are still in leadership positions of the party, I would not trust them to practise what they preach.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I have some confidence in Ken Martin, the current DNC chair. DC consultants for the DNC seem to hate his guts, but he is partially responsible for the momentum Dems are seeing in unlikely places because the national party is not fully neglecting state races anymore, in favour of spending all the money in 'swing state races' as in recent years past.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    That plan: Whine about how you can't get anything done with Trumps veto power, so you'll just have to continue to capitulate to his every whim while you fundraise on your failures...

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  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Is it strongly worded tho?

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  • [–] 75 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

    So their agenda is restore the status quo. I had hoped maybe there would be more ambition than that.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago

    reinstating Affordable Care Act tax breaks, reversing Republican Medicaid cuts, holding votes against the Iran war and undoing President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.

    I just lost my job to AI after 20 years. Losing Affordable Care Act coverage would limit my ability to study for the exam I need to pass to get a better job in the same field. It sounds pretty damn good from here.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    For the first 100 days, restoring the status quo is already going to be a tall order given they'll have opposition every step along the way. Fixing the damage needs to happen first and foremost before being able to progressing positive new change. Even if Dems somehow sweep both the house and Senate they still have to deal with Trump vetoing bills and such unless they miraculously win a super majority. They should at least be able to block his EOs and mitigate more damage though.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    The math on the Senate won’t get a supermajority this cycle - Dems would have to win EVERY Senate race, and even then it gets us to 66 + Fetterman. So supermajority would need to be 2028 at the earliest.

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  • [–] 40 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    Honestly if they could just undo the damage Trump has done, I would call it a win. Part of how we got here in the first place was never fixing the illegal wars, gulags, and other abuses of power under bush and trump. If you don't fix them, they just keep building on each other, and any other initiative you succeed in building will quickly be destroyed by an ever more powerful fascist state.

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  • [–] [S] 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

    reversing Republican Medicaid cuts,

    So just for example, on that, if that's all they try to do then they've failed. It's not enough anymore to simply reverse it, they need to actually fix it by implementing actual universal coverage via Medicare for all, or NHS, or a German SHI. They need to actually stand for something other than the old bullshit status quo to win.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    I truly think a system like the German model has a chance to succeed in the US without causing so many knock-on effects that there's immediate backlash. I know Medicare For All is the catchier phrase but I'm surprised so few even mention Germany as a possible US model.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

    we see ourselves in the mirror, restoring the status quo means billionaires stay in charge, bombings continue, innocents die

    even when we sweep the house it’s not enough:

    I want to see us get medicare for all, trump and his cronies in guantanamo, the supreme court reformed, gerry mandering removed, age limits, term limits, data center moratoriums, an end to war, no more super pacs, no more citizens united, billionaire wealth tax, house and senate reform, ranked choice voting

    and they end the filibuster to do it

    then if we wanna quit “capitalism” we continue (we should end whatever this is)

    all that said, vote. vote. vote.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I want this too, trust me. But if we get medicare for all and then lose democracy, will it really be a win? The fascists will just take it away again after long enough in power.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    oh i’m voting blue on my end for sure, we can’t afford to not

    but we need to hold these fuckers feet to the fire when the inevitably don’t do shit

    id still rather democrats in office over trumplicans any day

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  • [–] 32 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Honestly if they could just undo the damage Trump has done, I would call it a win.

    If that's all they did it would be losing, hard. It would leave everything open to happen again, or likely much worse. Heads need to roll.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    if their sights are on anything other than uphold the rule of law by persuing the MANY, MANY crimes and criminals, then this country is truly lost. Status quo, or forgive and forget will be even more destructive than whatever maga has done so far. it sends the signal that there will be no punishment. this how you get spoiled children and rotten government.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I’m torn. I’ve pushed my DINO rep several times about an assurance that they will be dealt with, and all I get are crickets. I really really really would rather she lose so we can replace her with a better candidate in 2028, but I also recognize (and hate) that this is once again the most important election of my lifetime. It would be nice to be able to vote FOR somebody instead of against.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago

    So I admittedly just skimmed it, but how quickly are the Trump admin traitors going to be thrown in jail, and for how long? Because that is the first step to fixing all of this.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker if the party wins power, said the Democrats will be united “right out of the gate” on reinstating Affordable Care Act tax breaks, reversing Republican Medicaid cuts, holding votes against the Iran war and undoing President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.

    Saved ya a click. If people find more then I did please share if you will.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago

    Okay but why did Yakety Sax pop into my head unbidden when I read that headline?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

    It only took them until 3 weeks before the election to finally get a plan together?

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago

    Hakeem is secretly meeting with Jared Kushner and taking Palantir money while trying to setup an AI regulatory committee with six other Palantir Dems

    Aiapac Dems are funding aipac Republicans (AIPAC funds about 60% of Dems) over DSA and actual left leaning candidates (the ones that would bring justice to the blackmailed, Israeli traitors and deliver for the working class)

    Tammy duckworth has said that we should "impeach nobody" and work with the war criminals committing crimes against humanity

    Peter thiel has lost faith in maga and is funding Democrats.

    Democrats haven't said a peep about the installed Palantir, anduril, and other AI execs that couped the government and were installed into our military with ranks and their own autonomous killing drone unit. Lucky Palmer and his company support MOSTLY Democrats.

    NONE of them (the corporate Dems in charge) Commit to abolishing ICE or cancelling their funding until massive reforms are made. They haven't committed to bringing the killers of alex pretti and Renee good to justice.

    We have learned that a certifiably insane and mentally ill president CAN NEVER BE REMOVED no matter how damaging is he is to our society, country, and position in the world. They are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity with over 4000 missing people that were never given due process and ICE has been caught trafficking these people MULTIPLE TIMES. he is building a six story bunker with a medical research facility, drone airport, and AI bunker that will be surrounded by machine gun nests. Our nation's fuel supply is gone, the food system is going to collapse and is now vulnerable to cyber attacks as well as dangerous illnesses due to the gutting of all of our safety institutions and agencies.

    With these existential threats, it's good to see that Democrats will "vote to have oversight" and "reinstate affordable care tax cuts". Should get us back on track quick.

    Fox news is already projecting 218/219 Republican/democrat house so we are going to play the "what side am I on?" Game.

    Mike johnson and the Democrats have even proven me correct when I stated that they will always be stopped by a margin, a rule, a parliamentarian that suddenly has all power, a postal board that is all powerful. Now, there is a clerk that can be fired that will allow Mike johnson to fuck with seating Democrats.

    Our opposition party is run by CONTROLLED OPPOSITION

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)
    1. I'm happy to see them (claim to) have an agenda. So often, in the past, it seems like winning control has come as a complete surprise to them, and they only start preparing to exert power after the swearing in. If they've learned from Project 2025 that they can start drafting agenda and legislation before election, then that's a win.

    2. Laws still have to be signed, or at least not-vetoed by POTUS. The mad king will not give up his power willingly.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    A 2/3rds majority can override his veto, but the only time Republicans cooperate with Democrats is when it’s to appoint some shitty judge or pass ICE budgets. At best I’m expecting the rest of the presidency to be a lame duck one.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I'll take a lame duck two years after the last two we've had.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    Lame duck is probably the best possible scenario, what I'm terrified of is moderate Dems turning around and working with moderate Republicans to "reform" social security or send even more money to the cops and the military

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    They've always had an agenda but Republicans can and will filibuster anything beneficial. They even filibustered a border security bill under Biden and then sat around for weeks arguing with each other why they filibustered something that actually aligns with their own campaign promises. The only real way to pass things is via 2/3rds majority, SCOTUS decision, or budget reconciliation.

    Here is a link to their most recent Final Master Platform document: LINK

    Highlights:

    1. Tax the Rich
    2. Give to the poor
    3. Oppose Russia
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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    "The Agenda" better look like "Impeach [insert random powerful republican/Trump Sycophant]" for the first like 50 points, or it's not worth mentioning. The next 50 points better be "make DAMN sure those people get jail time" as well.

    After that if they could fix this rampant inflation by smacking the lazze faire capitalists with a rolled up newspaper (like the misbehaving dogs they are) that would be peachy. (I, of course, am being hyperbolic. I mean "hit them with so many regulations and closed tax loopholes their lawyers will curl up in the fetal position and start sucking their thumbs." not ACTUALLY smacking them with news papers, but if they do anyway I won't protest.)

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I'm sure Schumer is writing a list right now about why he can't do anything. Maybe he's even using Anthropic or Claude to do it.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

    Shits being rigged 7 ways from Sunday. I'm still voting but I have little faith in "show up and vote!" doing fuckall this time around. Not because we're apathetic or complacent at this point, but because they're filthy corrupt fuckbags and are going to do anything and everything they can to retain full power and control. Edit: OH MY GOD FUCK YES LMAO.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

    Even if some kind of Blue tsunami manifests come Nov 3, and even IF Republicans reluctantly prepare for a peaceful transfer of Congress in Jan 2027, don't stop the No Kings protests, don't stop the resistance to ICE's terrorism of cities and disappearing people into detention camps, don't stop going to town halls to push back against Flock-style surveillance (including by other vendors) and AI data centres. Don't stop calling and mailing your representative. The fight still continues regardless, every step we get will be through keeping the pressure on.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    It is easy to make plans, the issue is nobody trust Democrats ability to accomplish anything

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

    And they won’t do jack this but sit in the big chairs and look down at people. Which I suppose is better than MAGA spitting on everyone.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Stop acting like Jefferies controls anything...

    He got elected because Jamie Harrison's DNC was willing to bankrupt any state party with reps who didn't fall in line.

    Not only do neoliberals not control the DNC or Victory Fund, Martin drained that shit and gave it back to state parties, which is why we're "suddenly" flipping a shit ton of seats, we're actually trying to win majorities so anDem president can get shit down.

    The neoliberal goal was always obstructing progress and siding with Republicans for the wealthy.

    But the only way neoliberalism gains any ground again, is if idiots stop voting D because of billionaire propaganda

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I've gotta say even normally progressive and anti-Trump MSNBC runs smack segments against Ken Martin gives me confidence that Democrats should let him cook and bring the DNC into a new chapter.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Be careful with the whole "enemy of my enemy" thing, billionaire owned media not liking him is a good sign, but it should never be the only thing to look at.

    The big thing is he basically doesn't have to do anything and he understands that...

    We don't want a DNC that tries to guide the party, that's been the problem for decades.

    We need a DNC whose only two concerns are:

    1. Get a Dem into the oval

    2. Get majorities in the House and Senate

    It's that fucking easy to make progress. And we could have been here ~18 years earlier if Obama had just appointed a progressive DNC chair in 09.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    It better not be some milquetoast bullshit. They need to go hard.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    If you don’t think this is enough get ready to send messages to your reps and hit the streets in continued protest.

    If we want to see accountability and impeachment the people will need to be heard.

    If we don’t use congress as a megaphone the megaphone will make whatever noises it feels like.

    Let’s do this!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    And watch them recess for most of it.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    "We solemnly promise to declare recess, make insider information trades, raid welfare funds, and take donor-paid-for vacations"

    thunderous applause

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    Day 1: lunch Day 2: do nothing Days 3-700: do nothing Day 701: send a very tense letter

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Or…

    • Impeach and remove:

      • Trump
      • Vance
      • All corrupt and lying Supreme Court justices (which is likely most of them and all of the right wingers)
      • Aileen Cannon
    • Expel all MAGA senators and reps from Congress.

    • Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP and prosecute any who were a part of the crimes waged during Trump’s purge.

    • Bring to bear four amendments to the Constitution:

      • Revoke Citizens United decision and remove all corporate money from elections and put very low limits on personal donations
      • Presidents are not above the law and can be prosecuted after removal including former presidents still alive.
      • Presidents are never to enrich themselves or any of their family while in office beyond standard salary. And they will no longer be allowed to appoint family to executive positions.
      • Congress, the President, Vice President, and the cabinet are disallowed from any stock trading while in office
    • Prosecute all expelled Congresspeople who were complicit in the crimes of Trump.

    • Prosecute Trump and Vance for their crimes

    • Prosecute Hegseth

    • Release the full Epstein files to the public without doxxing victims

    • Expand the Supreme Court to 13 and stack it with sane, legitimate judges.

    • Tax Billionaires out of existence and pay down some of the national debt

    • Put in guardrails for AI and rein in all the major tech companies through much higher corporate tax rates and oversight

    This is what you call…consequences.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Therein lies the problem. There will be enough Republicans in the Senate to block everything.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    Good start, but time to also have a 2 year plan and start drafting Project 2029* if no Democrat has already.

    The two most important questions being: "What concrete differences do Americans want to see in their lives compared to before and now?" and "How will we (extending to the whole world) create a system that prevents reactionary right-wing psycopath billionaire-funded culture war zone-flooding politics to pave the way back to fascism?".

    *Project 2029 seems to be a thing, but at first glance seems like a scaled down and focused effort on a couple issues, explictly not designed to be an all-encompassing vision as the Republican version was. I don't think it goes far enough, so either it needs to have more sections added, or the Democratic Socialist and neolib organizations each start putting their thoughts in their own treatises to compare notes later.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Empty that agenda basket a little and put a few eggs off to the side, just in case.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    They won't. Chuds gonna chud.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

    They need Congress and Senate and by a meaningful amount. A few seat majority will get nothing done. Republicans will find way to flip reps, bribe a few or use procedure, lawsuits to stall everything. You need like 3/5 majority or more

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    [–] 37 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Look, those 3 things are important and will probably have more direct affect on average citizens lives.

    However, unless this agenda involves punishing these fucking fascists we’re not going to solve any problems long term.

    At bare fucking minimum Hegseth needs to be removed. He's a fucking psycho and will order American civilians shot.

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  • [–] [S] 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Those 3 things are important and will probably have more direct affect on average citizens lives.

    Yeah, but their voting record tells us they won't do any of it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    They'll waffle on anything substantial for a year and a half and only begin to try right before the next election. And then the scawy wepublicans will of course obstruct it and that'll be the reason we need to vote for the Democrats in 2028, so they can finally enact their nothing plan from 2026.

    Spoiler alert: they'll fail to do it after 2028 because of insert reused excuse here.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Any mention of actually investigating the Epstein files?

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  • [–] 17 points 3 weeks ago

    House Democrats

    ambitious agenda

    Hakeem Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker

    reinstating ACA tax breaks reversing Medicaid cuts holding votes on Iran war undoing tariffs

    THAT'S what they call ambitious?! Ffs! The people wants M4A, not a return to supporting the corporate friendly "less awful than nothing" alternative!

    that’s what unites Democrats all across the country,” Jeffries said

    No, Hakeem. Wanting a better and more representative Speaker than you is what unites Democrats all across the country, you pro corporate zionist piece of shit! 🖕🏼🤬🖕🏼

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  • [–] 59 points 3 weeks ago

    I'll believe it when I see it. Fucking corporate whores

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  • [–] [S] 38 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

    These bastards aren't going to do shit except try to blunt the power of any DSA's who get elected.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yup get ready for softball impeachment hearings for Trump, and round the clock news coverage of fake scandals platformed by our supposed allies.

    And that's the good outcome...

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Get a supermajority in the Senate, impeach him again, then have the rotating villain fail to convict. Repeat a few more times for good measure. Pass a few more bills to murder brown children at home and abroad. All in a day's work.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago

    I think the genocide support cost them the last election. Not seeing a single effing word about that, but I do like these things. Hakeem has got to go, along with schumer.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago

    If they vote someone other than Jeffries, as I continue to voice to my representatives that they should, than...maybe. I don't see it happening though.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

    We have to force our leadership into accountability before we can reach affordability.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago*

    As I’ve said before:

    MAGA wants to stand on the big chair and spit on everyone below them, while unleashing their wannabe-Nazi goons on anyone that so much as looks like they might complain about it it, while:

    The Democrats want nothing more than to just be seen sitting in it.

    We need to remove the chair.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    can't wait for the its not enough or they won't do it folks so lets have more new millnia hitler.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)