I signed the petition then sent emails AND called both my senators stating AIPAC as primary concern.

I praised Merkley for not being in their pocket and gave shit to Wyden for being a tool of Apartheid encouraging both to seek better leadership.

I'm not certain they wouldn't like that :(

Everyone in leadership is compromised by AIPAC, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and so on.

1. Israel was formed by USA and is doing its job well (that job being dominate the Middle East) so that's a no-brainer. It's a symbiotic relationship, they're like our 51st state. D or R... are not really "compromised" in my opinion, but Israel has a lot of leverage with US foreign policy, more than any other nation.
2. Corporations are in firm and undeniable control of all US leadership, as is to be expected when "corporations are people" and "dollars are free speech". There's no other possible result.

To change either relationship would require fundamental reconstruction of our "donor" funded elections and reversal of 70 years of US foreign policy. As long as we ("we" being the USA) want to dominate the middle east, Israel will remain maximally influential.

You can replace Schumer and Jeffries, but their replacements will also be pro-Israel and pro-billionaire.

If they do than Americans need to take the gloves off, dox their asses and protest at every place they seek rest/peace until they resign.

When Dems are in power, we have the luxury of pushing back against the establishment wing of the party. When the GOP is in power, we need to focus our energy on getting them out, even if that means working with less-than-ideal Dems until we can shift focus back to our internal disagreements.

This is why it isn't helpful to be defeatist about both-sidesism during general elections. We all know the Democratic Party isn't perfect. But little by little, we can shift the overton window to the left.

That's all I have to say about it. Obviously that part is behind us for now. Looking ahead, it'll finally be time to roll our sleeves up and get to work on the issues that matter.

It's hard to imagine in normal condition but if we put pressure on them, contact our senators and representative we might be able to achieve that. I already contacted mine, please contact yours.

This is so Democrats don't vote for them to lead the party. They are not fit for current landscape and are not what people want. Even ignoring their "centrist" positions, they aren't even skilled for those positions. They showed us this past 2 years. I forgot the name but I think he was assistant to Jeffries, he was so much better at speaking.

Edit: looking up, maybe it was Joe Neguse

Edit2: yeah that was him: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/84taa_D99sQ so much better speaker than Jeffries

Media has a vested interest in sowing division on the left. I don't think they've decided to be journalists all of a sudden. Still, this gets the word out and we can use that.

I don’t think any of the boomer networks or major newspapers are running these stories. Just the smaller pandering outlets that are over represented on Lemmy and similar online spaces.

Whoever replaces them, if they even bother with the theatre.

After seeing them frame going after their supposed political enemies for the illegal bad shit they've done as childish and unnecessary so soon after they were voted in I wouldn't be shocked if they simply didn't even address this.

Somehow I don't see an independent being elected by the Democrat electees

There are plenty of pissed off liberals that want to give Jeffries the boot just based on his stated opposition to holding Trump accountable. I don't know about Schumer, but there's absolutely no way that Jeffries remains the House Leader with him so misaligned to basically every priority of every wing of the party.

I’d like for AOC to primary Schumer, personally. She isn’t ready for President yet.

As someone who has absolutely 0 belief in Bourgoise Democracy I'll tell you what I think will happen: They'll put up some sacrificial lambs like that lady who was the greek ambassador and Lauren Bobert and a few other mid level crooks. They'll bring them into congress and grill them and then maybe they get 10 years in prison max. More likely some fines and stuff. Trump will probably pardon anyone who is going to see real consequences. They'll then take their money and run. Dems will control the White House and both chambers of congress after 2028, but they won't pass public healthcare, or anything else like that. They'll do some minor reforms and maybe a public option that will become a permanent battle every single budget hearing. By 2030 midterms there will be a snapback and "Red Wave".

As for the foreign policy stuff I didn't mention it because to quote Biden, "Nothing will fundamentally change."

I hope I'm proven wrong. I really do.

The Dems won because people rejected Trump. Not because people are happy with the DNC. The DNC was actually more unpopular as a whole than the GOP. Progressives crushed it, even in places where they shouldn't have. Plus with the Michigan lady betrayal, it shows that AIPAC money takes precedent over US needs....again. anyone taking AIPAC money should not be in a leadership role as they don't value Americans first.

This is the time to reach out to these new or revalidated officials and tell them this is the time to take power back.

I've sent emails to my new senator and house rep, but things like 5calls.org are probably useful too. The calls require (people like me) to be a little more prepared with what we want to talk about, but the time is NOW. Also set a reminder for 1/21 and remind them this was, in fact, a mandate to make things different.

If you've been disappointed with milquetoast dems... call them right now. Email them at the least.

Drown them in the proof that we demand accountability for the current regime and progress on the issues that we all want.

Put AOC in charge