I'm supporting #AbdulElSayed for #Michigan: "I discovered pretty quickly that it was our political system that was making people sick in the first place and making it so hard to provide them the care that they needed." cc: @abdulelsayed #USPol #Vote2026 #Democrats https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/04/17/democrat-el-sayed-enters-michigan-us-senate-race/83118319007/
the #primaries are where you kick spineless centrists to the curb
anyone complaining about how fucked up the #usa is, or how fucked the #democrats are:
if you don't vote #primaries2026, shut the fuck up
that's your chance to make the change
when are they? who are they?
it's local
figure it the fuck out
you care? prove it
i'm not going to hold your fucking hand, you're an adult
"ben stop being so mean"
nah
endless whiners need to make an effort
Rick Wilson takes questions in the second half of this video and he gives some hard-core advice to people who want to know how they can push back against GOP cowardice and indecision.
His most important piece of advice to Democrats: ignore Republican baiting about culture wars. Keep them on the defensive about the economy.
#america #lincolnproject #lincolnsquare #economy #trump #government #news #stockmarket #gop #democrats #congress
HAPPY THOUGHT FOR A NOT SO HAPPY TIME
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THIS IS THE SAME ARGUMENT MADE IN 1840S AND 1850S ANTISLAVERY DAYS
WHY DO WE HAVE TO ASK IT AGAIN
: #democrats #dueprocess #immigration #migrants #uspol #uspolitics :
MUSK'S OWN TESLA STAFF GO AFTER HIM HARD
DEMOCRATIC "LEADERSHIP" DOES NOT
MUSK-Trump MALADMINISTRATION IS SHORT OF CASH FOR SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICES ... BUT
THEY HAVE ALL THE MONEY IT TAKES TO FIGHT ONE STATE ALLOWING TRANSGENDER ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS
: #democrats #lgbtq #transathletes #transgenderathletes #uspol #uspolitics :
"LEADERSHIP" VS. ACTUAL LEADERSHIP
Bernie and AOC Draw Big Crowds
The Timid Do Not
Our resistance to the anti-American Republican efforts continues! Here's Part 2!
Unions Form Pro Bono Legal Network for Federal Workers Targeted by Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/business/economy/federal-workers-trump-network-unions.html
Democrats are planning a trip to El Salvador to investigate the GOP Extermination Camp there. https://www.axios.com/2025/04/15/house-democrats-el-salvador-cecot-trump-bukele
Schumer invokes Senate ‘blue slip’ to block Trump US attorney nominees. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5251671-schumer-blue-slip-trump-u-s-attorney-nominees/
Federal judge orders immediate thaw of climate, infrastructure funds. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/15/judge-orders-immediate-thaw-of-ira-infrastructure-funds-00292111
Students at Pentagon schools sue Republican bigot Hegseth over book bans. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/pentagon-school-students-sue-hegseth-book-bans
We've got a LOT of victories today as we protect Democracy from freedom-hating Republicans! Here's just PART ONE.
Senator Van Hollen bravely flies to El Salvador in his efforts to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the Republican plan for Extermination Camps. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/chris-van-hollen-el-salvador-kilmar-abrego-garcia
American buys ads in Canada to apologize for Trump. https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/anonymous-american-apologizes-to-canadians-on-vancouver-billboards/
Emboldened, Columbia University stands up to Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/nyregion/columbia-trump-president-response.html
Judge Xinis isn't backing down and demands more from the Trump administration on Garcia's kidnapping. Republicans take sick pleasure in their terrorism, but real Americans are fighting back. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/15/kilmar-abrego-garcias-deportation-case-trump-administration/
Obama praises Harvard standing up to Trump. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/harvard-obama-trump-funding
Legal Defense Fund sues Department of Ed over DEI defunding move. https://www.axios.com/2025/04/15/legal-defense-fund-education-dei-funding-lawsuit
Senator #VanHollen — also refreshingly given the lies & obfuscation from the #Trump admin & #DOJ — tells EXACTLY what he did today in #ElSalvador to try to see or speak with #KilmarAbregoGarcia, exactly what the VP of El Salvador said in response to his queries & exactly what steps he will take now.
Ahhh (sigh of relief) #Democrats are so nice that way.
Remember Joe Biden? He just gave his first public speech since leaving the White House.
Now that he has no authority to actually do anything for the working class, he’s pretending he’s a champion of the opposition to Trump and Musk’s attacks on Social Security.
Biden forgot to mention that he supported cuts to this vital lifeline throughout his career.
Inside Democrats' scramble to travel to El Salvador https://www.axios.com/2025/04/16/democrats-el-salvador-trump-deportation-cecot
> Reality check: The sentiment within the party about rallying behind deportees is not universal.
> The second House Democrat who spoke anonymously, a centrist, called the deportation issue a "soup du jour," arguing Trump is "setting a trap for the Democrats, and like usual we're falling for it."
> "Rather than talking about the tariff policy and the economy ... the thing where his numbers are tanking, we're going to go take the bait for one hairdresser," they said, likely referring to Andry Hernandez Romero.
> Only if Trump tries to deport U.S. citizens, the lawmaker argued, will Democrats need to draw a "line in the sand" and "shut down the House."
Yesterday, from @josephinelee: “Abbott’s kind of getting flanked for taking a position that the #Democrats don’t like for one reason, and then the conservatives don’t like for a completely different reason. He’s stuck right there in the middle with a limited base who want to put that program in.” https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-vouchers-conservative-opponents/
#Republicans #TXlege #politics #USpol #Texas #news #education #schools #vouchers #GregAbbott #
Then, an #Axios report on our illustrious opposition party: "Rather than talking about the tariff policy and the economy ... the thing where his numbers are tanking, we're going to go take the bait for one hairdresser," they said, likely referring to #AndryHernandezRomero.
"Only if Trump tries to deport U.S. citizens, the lawmaker argued, will #Democrats need to draw a "line in the sand" and "shut down the House."
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/16/democrats-el-salvador-trump-deportation-cecot
