Ocasio-Cortez notes Schumer’s role in Democratic failure that got ‘nothing’ in shutdown fight
“We are talking about a coordinated effort of eight senators, with the knowledge of Leader Schumer, voting to break with the entire Democratic Party,” said the New York Democrat.
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I'm grateful for the fact that she's as popular as she is with her constituents, because I am damned sure that there are plenty within the Dems who would like to see her gone for shining a light on the fact that they're still mostly greedy, capitalist cunts
Most of the party are spineless neoliberal capitalist bootlickers. Our democracy needs a major overhaul. It's obvious it pools too much power in too few hands.
It won't change. Money Controls our media and the media sways people's votes. Media is not just the regular news anymore, people are watching influencers, on social media and believing the paid fake shit they saying. We need laws about mass information that lies.
Jesus Christ. You were the genius telling peasants the king would always be in charge. Grow a spine.
I mean they're not wrong about needing laws against spreading mass misinformation/disinformation though. Allowing Fox to keep spreading lies under the guise of "entertainment" while holding the name Fox news is an egregious act of propagandic bullshit.
While this is right on...one thing:
Incompetence that invincible, probably, is malice.
Oh, it's totally because they're busy looking out for themselves, not the people they're supposed to serve
Totally because they are looking out for the billionaires, the people they are supposed to serve
And that's what gives (me) hope.
Were all as bleak as the rest, I'd hope for a hit by a meteor of the mass extinction event type.
...but there still is hope for change.
We didn't just get nothing, we lost ACA subsidies and hemp products. It was 40+ days that gave republicans a platform to blame Dems, and then they got a royal flush when 12 Democrats across Congress ate a shit sandwich for fun.
My expectations were low, but somehow establishment Democrats proved that they aren't just worthless, but a liability.
Also,
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/provision-government-funding-bill-allows-senators-sue-secretly/story?id=127429007
So 8 Senators who had their phone records subpoenaed as part of the Jan 6 investigation get a $500,000+ payout.
It thought I read that it was on a per subpoena basis, so in reality it's 1,000,000+ per senator.
I try to not think to deep into this shit because that implies there's something other that nefarious intentions, but I don't understand how this can possibly be legal or even feasible. Like, there's a lot of heinous shit that Republicans have done on a consistent basis, but to somehow write payouts like this into a bill and then, that's just it, is mind boggling. I hope they all choke on their tongues and die in fear.
I've read similar that it is per subpoena, but I haven't found an article with a more detailed analysis yet.
Now technically in the article I linked Speaker Johnson says he'll hold a vote to remove that clause, but even if he's being genuine I'm guessing it won't pass in the Senate or will be vetoed by Trump.
The whole this just kicking someone (the United States) while they're down. Longest shutdown. SNAP benefits halted. ACA subsidies expired. Hemp outlawed. Senator payouts... And this current "victory" only lasts until the end of January. Just long enough for the wounds to start healing before we all get kicked down again.
How many times do the Democrats need to twist and contort and go waaaaay out of their way to steal defeat from the jaws of victory for it to form a clear composite picture of collaboration?
Every time
I didn't see the loss of hemp products... What was that?
It was a provision included in the bill by none other than that ghoul McConnell. I don't have a good link to share, but a search for "block on hemp products" yields some relevant articles.
Effectively it will ban THC derivatives, CBD, and other hemp based products. I'm seeing numbers like 95% of the hemp industry would fucked.
Link
Absolutely wild choice by McConnell, considering one of the only things Kentucky has a better reputation for than being backwater is growing hemp/weed
Also booze, probably the largest competitor of THC.
So disappointing. She only notes when she could have slams.
She considered eviscerating but was skewered.
Who's doing the blasting?
Frank Reynolds
Dr Mantis Toboggan
Frank.
Not a single rips or shreds in sight.
She should have Luigi'd but instead she went with media statement.
That’s because she’s too right and she’s taking it easy on the elite democrats.
Remember yesterday when she was a disgusting traitor because she hadn't commented yet?
No, actually I never heard that. Where are you getting that from?
His ass.
Example: https://lemmy.ml/post/38848364
Still happening, in fact: https://lemmy.world/comment/20477772
You found two people, both of whom were massively down voted. Just a couple assholes trying to sow division.
"No you see, I found one person saying it who was downvoted, that means every leftist was saying it!"
Rent free.
He hates leftists more than he hates fascists and their allies, so any straws he can grasp are fair game to him.
Never mind the votes he claims happened after he linked it, when lemvotes shows it happened before he posted and edited his comment.
But sure, he's the smart guy, not everyone else calling him wrong.
Mm, I gave one example of a thread that is definitely not massively downvoted, and then came back later when I saw the comment I linked to. Good that it's been heavily downvoted.
It was 100% about EBT for Thanksgiving. The Dems still don't realize that The political games of the past aren't working anymore against an opponent who has no agenda beyond punishing his political rivals.
Trump wants to destroy anything that he even thinks is left leaning. He doesn't give a shit about renewable energy but democrats do therefore wind turbines are his enemy.
College educated people are less likely to vote republican therefore all universities are his enemy.
I'll bet he doesn't even understand the concept of fascism or even what a dictator is. All he cares about is hearing "yes". All he wants is the obsequiousness he sees other leaders get.
Never forget that at his core he is a barely literate diaper wearing spoiled brat with a room temperature IQ. The day he leaves will become a national holiday.
Maybe he's born with it.
Maybe it's Mussolini.
He does know what a dictator is - he promised he'd be one on day one. Once of the few promises he's kept.
Plus the only book we know he's probably read is a book of Hitler's speeches.
Their agenda is to destroy the entire administrative state. They want a US that is from before FDR.
She needs to be so much more aggressive we right now, be out for blood.
We don’t need another tyrant. She is doing just fine with her responses. Active on social media, speaking out and pointing out the hypocrisy in her speeches. Can’t ask for much more from a person with integrity.
THE PROGRESSIVES NEED TO MAKE ANOTHER PARTY.
The DNC has proven they will capitulate to Republicans to maintain the status quo every single time.
So call for him to resign?
Turns out it doesn’t usually work like that.
You can cut his tie off with scissors too, but that also won’t change things until midterms. Might be fun tho.
I haven't look into it with any depth, but I kind of feel recall elections should be possible especially for US Senators.
They're not. It's absolutely something that should have been implemented, but there just isn't any mechanism for legally ousting sitting Senators other than them being indicted on criminal charges. Otherwise Fetterman would have been gone ages ago and would never have been able to participate in this farcical "deal".
Senators can be expelled if 67 of them vote for it, but that's about it. Which means if the Republicans ever got 67 Senators, there would never be a Democrat or Independent in there again.
It got some assholes some air-time. I would like to thank Kaine for making Hillary's loss years ago easier to swallow. "How could she lose to-- oh, now I 'member."