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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago

No lies detected!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago

Oh no accusations! We've got them now!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

1000001231

only it took you dumb fucks 39 days to figure it out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago

In fairness, so did a large portion of Americans. Unfortunately, half of us are dumb as fuck and still won’t believe it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

McCarthy is turbo-rolling in his grave right now. The cemetery ground trembles from the diesel storm raging beneath.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

We knew this during his first term.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

Putin was still pretending he wasn't going to start a global war before he died, that time though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

Yeah but they were hampered by pesky laws and rules last time

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The neutered arm of the government should remain quiet about the ‘arm of Kremlin’ until they decide to actually do something about it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Saying the emperor has no clothes (or his clothes are made in Moscow) is the first step in doing something about it. If we all keep quiet and just go along with authoritarianism, then the fight will be over before it starts.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Soooo…. What about the past decades where we weren’t quiet?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Thing is.... it's never one and done. You show up, you make yourself heard, you take action....and you keep fucking doing it....

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago

Keep it up and it will be the leg too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

And now his dod chief says they are discontinuing the US cyber operations against Russia.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

..and they just ended aid to Ukraine.

Trump is a Russian agent and the Kremlin dictates U.S. policy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Yeah. Shame we can't get the military to oust his sorry ass

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

It is an arm of the US aristocracy

[–] [email protected] 8 points 18 hours ago

NO SHIT SHERLOCK to ∞ and beyond.

[–] [email protected] 159 points 1 day ago (3 children)

So, fucking do something about it.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Not too much can be done, since a ton of the country sat with their thumbs up their asses instead of voting. Republicans control all three branches of government now.

In two years, after permanent damage has been done to the government, the climate, and the economy, we may have another shot at at least slowing things down via Congress IF people actually vote for sane people.

And in four, potentially a new presidency and Congress. But that could be dicy, since there's going to be little stopping corrupt officials from screwing with democratic safeguards now that the government is teeming with freaks and degenerates under its skin.

Aside from lawsuits from Democrats, I think the federal government is going to be in complete freefall for the next two years, bare minimum. Thanks fascists and nonvoters. You really fucked the entire world this time. Fucking malicious idiots.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

Because over half of this country has been convinced that acting against their own interests is in their own interests as long as they "win" some fantasy game. "We showed them!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

They can vocally and actively criticize the DNC leadership for being controlled opposition. Bernie is doing it, why isn’t everyone else?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

In two years there might not be elections.

Is your plan to just lay down and die?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

People need to prepare for the violence that is coming. Really worried this could get really ugly. Lets hope not.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Agitate liberals until they realize they can't wait until the next election to act. I can't do shit by myself, but if all the liberals who are sitting around waiting for elections realized they have to act now we'd have a chance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

So… your plan to fix the problem that we were put in because ninety million people didn’t vote, and over three million people chose to vote third part is to….

Agitate people?

You agitated the shit out of everyone on the right AND left all the way through November. How’s that work for you?

Everyone had their chance to act. That was back in November- with all the people that were trying to save democracy by voting. Those people who sat hope with their thumbs up their asses can enjoy the fruit of their smug entitlement.

“Agitating people”

…..ROFL. Have fun storming that castle.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

But to reiterate,

So what’s your plan?

You say "they have to act now" but what actions need to be taken?

Are you saying mass protest? Armed rebellion? What are you suggesting?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I think work stoppages and militant mass strike action would be more effective. The right cares about their bottom line. Hurt their business interests and they'll crumble.

The AFL-CIO should be aligning their contract dates for May 1st 2028. They should be organizing solidarity strikes and boycotts. They should recognize the NLRB is effectively dead in the water and begin planning for being made illegal. They should be arming their workers and encouraging armed picketing.

If Democrats weren't worthless, they'd use their close connections with the AFL-CIO to help organize. But they won't, because that would hurt their business interests too.

So we have to do it ourselves.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

You say the democrats are “worthless” when they were the ones that got out and voted. The far left is notorious for sitting their smug, entitled asses at home- protesting for single-issue bullshit while everyone else busts their ass to stand in the way of a dictator-

They you have the fucking nerve to come here land lay blame at the feet of others?

That’s some Olympic-level mental gymnastics.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (21 children)
[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago (10 children)

I do, some less savory ones but the "correct" ones are to unite and help, via a grassroots movement to mobilize the population. Show solidarity, and help groups organize to defend democracy.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ever notice how when democrats are in power you never catch republicans being like “well what are we supposed to do?” They do absolutely everything in their power to continue to push their agendas. The Democrats and other liberals should stop being big useless babies and actually DO WHAT THEY WERE ELECTED TO DO IDK

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 day ago (11 children)

That pee tape must be fucking bonkers.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago

“And what are you gonna do about it?” - Putin, probably

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