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I do my best to give people I don't agree with politically the benefit of the doubt, and remind myself of the many times I realized what seemed like an obvious political position to me was not obvious at all once you learned more about the situation. I also think our current president is using shock doctrine tactics, which means most of what he's doing is intended to frighten and demoralize as many people as possible so that he has the space to do whatever it is he actually wants to do. You don't need to stare at that and you're probably better off not ("rationing reality", as they say, because too much is harmful).
What changed my mind and led me to pay closer attention is the blatantly unconstitutional nature of what Musk in particular is doing, combined with the lack of response of almost the entire Democratic party. It's absolutely staggering. The moment demands a response, and the party's lack of response demands a response. If the building they were in caught fire and they responded this way, they'd burn to death! This is not just a difference in political positions; it's blatantly unconstitutional behavior unfolding daily with no tangible resistance.
Anyway, I don't intend to become a politics poster, largely because I don't have the temperament for it. After the initial flare-up my ire is directed at elected officials, where it belongs, and I look for things I can do outside the electoral system that might help.
#USPol #DemocraticParty
White women are about to be the latest to learn that when you support fascists because "they'll go after other people and improve things for me", "other people" always shifts to include you eventually
(Tweet by Trump's new Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs)
White men who think you won't be next on the chopping block: I guarantee you have a lot more in common with the "other people" than you have with the people in power.
Indivisible has launched a campaign to get people to physically visit their representatives this week:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cru6DBkH5gadq3S-mVhiSU72mC2ZeDHXG93jeiemFH0/edit?tab=t.0
Recording of the Indivisible/Working Families/Move On call from yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55yf3AstpQI
You're not into electoral anything, ever? Cool, there's mutual aid work in your community that needs help. And food banks and libraries and school boards. Archive projects. Foster kids.
https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/How-You-Can-Protect-Democracy.pdf
Is it more alarming that Donald wanted to be Jesus or that he doesn't know what a doctor is?
Fox News has removed the stock market data from the chyron.
The non-profit advocacy organization EveryLibrary is launching a resource to help people run for elected offices where they can support libraries.
"When library supporters run for office, we change what’s possible for funding, access, and the future of our communities."
https://www.everylibrary.org/readleadrun
#libraries #NationalLibraryWeek #EveryLibrary #ReadLeadRun #USPol #ElectoralPolitics #voting
Un-fucking-believable
Senate confirmed #MehmetOz to oversee #HealthInsurance for millions of Americans
TV’s “#DrOz” & known quack has been confirmed to lead the Centers for #Medicare & #Medicaid Services, which has a massive $1 trillion+ budget & oversees health insurance for millions of Americans.
#health #Insurance #medical #benefits #PublicHealth #law #USpol #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy
Via @indivisibleteam:
#Republicans have a new talking point for gutting #Medicaid & #SNAP to give #billionaires even more #TaxCuts:
“We are all going to die.”
If your senator is a #GOP ghoul like #JoniErnst, they need to hear from the constituents they’re betraying with #Trump’s #TaxScam
#IApol #USpol #Senate #law
https://indivisible.org/resource/call-now-tell-your-republican-senators-you-dont-want-pay-price-their-billionaire-tax
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his severely disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
I wrote about Wael and how our caregivers are an extension of us.
Without them we can’t do basic activities of daily living.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
He didn’t even get to say goodbye to his father.
ICE caused his death & unnecessary suffering.
Now they’re refusing to allow Maher to attend the funeral.
Absolute ghouls.
#uspol #fascism #eugenics #disability #abolishice #immigration
US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo
US Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) roughed up and handcuffed for asking Kristi Noem a question at a press conference.
It's time to storm the castle.
#Impeach #Convict #Remove #Indict #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
Looks like there plans to make it a universal identifier, hooked to all the information the government has about you. It's always been billed as a login-only system that respects privacy, but that could end under the current regime. The linked article from 404 Media has audio of a meeting about doing just that.
https://www.404media.co/things-are-going-to-get-intense-how-a-musk-ally-plans-to-push-ai-on-the-government/
#TechCoup #USPol
Advising #patriots to display American flags at #nokings day of defiance. #uspol #albuquerque #santafe #newmexico #indivisible
#Families, #LGBTQ+ advocates sue to block #Trump order on care for #transgender youth
The action follows a Trump admin order seeking to halt federal support of #gender transition care for those under 19.
#law #USpol #CultureWars #hate #discrimination #bigotry #health #medicine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/02/04/transgender-care-lawsuit-trump-executive-order/
#maine #USPol
#TheGremlinZoo #USPol #Citizenship
From CNN.com: Trump can’t end birthright citizenship, appeals court says, setting up Supreme Court showdown
Doing the arithmetic, there are roughly 78,400 non-white people in this state. Under the assumption that the targets of certain federal agencies are not white, wouldn't searching Maine be a waste of resources? Unless those resources were not in fact intended to efficiently find people with unfavored immigration statuses, say. You don't go looking for needles in one of the biggest haystacks.
To be clear I am not saying other places should be trageted. I am saying that the facts speak to ulterior motives.
#maine #uspol
This week's comic: "Protecting the children"
#uspol #comic #cartoon #children #education #lgbtq #climate #health #healthcare #transgender
Someone should tell Reddit that there is Lemmy (and mastodon, of course)
"GOVT🚨ASKS DC CIRCUIT TO VACATE CONVICTIONS & REMAND FOR DISMISSAL IN OATH KEEPERS & PROUD BOYS CASES. S Rhodes, E Nordean, everybody"
-R Parloff
"The message this sends is that if you plan violent acts on behalf of Pres Trump,🚨he'll do everything in his power to make sure you see no consequences."
-A R-Melnick
We're not just less safe in Trump's 2nd T, we're imperiled 24/7. He's pardoned J6 insurrectionists, ppl who've committed heinous crimes, moved fed offs to IMM enf... +a war‼️
#DOJ #USPol
GRANDSTANDING and VIRTUE SIGNALLING!
I'm on the on the side of good against the bad and I want you to know it.
(Sorry if I missed a hashtag).
#trumpelier #trump #us #usa #usa_fascism #maga #maga_facism #usnazis #nokings #reneegood #alexpretti #minneapolis #democrats #republicansagainsttrump #democracy #defenddemocracy @GOP @RitchieTorres @RepShontelBrown @RepJimHimes @chuckschumer @adamschiff @gavinnewsom NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
#GRANDSTANDING #VIRTUESIGNALLING
