I genuinely donβt even know what to say or do anymore. Weβre becoming a failed state.
11.08.2025 22:21 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0@d-new.bsky.social
Proud Dem and Minnesota transplant living in MD with my husband. Navy Vet, cat dad, and NatSec tech lifer. I might post about hockey, cars, politics, or whatever! He/Him. #ACLU #BLM NOTICE - I'm a former sailor, so I'm obligated to use colorful language
I genuinely donβt even know what to say or do anymore. Weβre becoming a failed state.
11.08.2025 22:21 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0First, I'm not a lawyer, I'm a poli-sci nerd with a military background. But I don't see how Trump is stopped with a complicit congress, and his apparent willingness to ignore court rulings. It would all come down to military leaders defying orders, which is... ultimately not a good thing.
10.06.2025 14:30 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Here's my completely fatalist prediction: ICE raids in blue cities justify Nat'l Guard/Military > Protests increase, more violence > Insurrection Act/Martial Law > More protests > Rights suspended > Trump announces active hostilities in blue cities > Elections suspended > King Trump.
10.06.2025 14:24 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So, I watch basketball, and I love my Timberwolves. However they are not actually playing the sport tonight. Theyβre just spectating the Thunderβs shoot around.
29.05.2025 01:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Or put another way:
Americans demand moral clarity and competence from Democrats. Yet they applaud defiance and chaos from Republicans. Thatβs not balance β thatβs broken.
Itβs remarkable how high votersβ standards are for elected Democrats β and just as remarkable how low the standards are for elected Republicans.
23.04.2025 20:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βcontrol, and self-aggrandizement β not justice, not truth, not unity.
I still believe in the promise of this country. But these days, I find myself fighting to remember why.
βif you learn from it. Thatβs why history matters so much to me. Itβs our guide, our cautionary tale, our reminder of who weβve been β and who we could be.
But too many of my fellow citizens donβt seem to care. And that apathy has left them vulnerable to those who seek only powerβ
βbecoming better.
But I donβt see that anymore.
I see large segments of this country ignoring β or actively rewriting β our history. The hard lessons we once learned seem lost. And when we forget the past, we lose the wisdom it gave us.
Iβve always believed thereβs no such thing as a mistakeβ
Iβm struggling to recapture the love I once had for this country.
I grew up believing we were already great β not because we were perfect, but because we had the capacity to learn from our mistakes. I saw the evils and transgressions in our past, but I believed we had grown from them. That we wereβ
What, exactly, do people think SCOTUS can do here? You do realize SCOTUS has ZERO enforcement mechanism right? The Executive Branch is responsible for enforcing SCOTUS rulings. SCOTUS did the right thing, 9-0 ruling. After that, there's literally nothing they can do.
15.04.2025 13:12 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Orange Floating Shit that we can't flush is manipulating the markets with more ease than the morons he manipulated to get himself reelected.
09.04.2025 17:35 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A little over 15 weeks ago the American economy left other rich countries in the dust β America will soon be the dust.
03.04.2025 03:35 β π 373 π 130 π¬ 21 π 6DIRNSA gone... I'm sure nothing terrible will happen when some toad lackey takes the job instead.
04.04.2025 14:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0That Apartheid shitter deserved this loss.
02.04.2025 03:02 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Feels like we've lost touch with how insane it is that Gabbard is Director of National Intelligence in the first place.
26.03.2025 16:28 β π 13264 π 1682 π¬ 302 π 65Well, they lied. Obviously.
26.03.2025 13:36 β π 70275 π 10540 π¬ 2037 π 540Spray-Painted Penis Only Thing Holding Cybertruck Together
Spray-Painted Penis Only Thing Holding Cybertruck Together
24.03.2025 18:00 β π 31871 π 4967 π¬ 472 π 280A big fuckin deal!
23.03.2025 15:25 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It's SO goddamn disturbing out there, everywhere I look! What is everyone doing to try and keep their hopes alive, and spirits up? I need ideas!
18.03.2025 14:24 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0YUP!
11.03.2025 17:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Again, I wonder, where are all the MAGA Idiots who wouldn't shut up about Trump being a peace president? He's doing what he can to force Ukraine to capitulate to an invader, all while trying to incite a conflict with Canada! Not to mention the absolute travesty of his handling of the Gaza conflict.
11.03.2025 14:14 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0You know what, shut this bitch down. DOGE must be stopped!
04.03.2025 16:43 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0GOOD MORNING! I hope everyone has an awesome weekend! Unless youβre a Trump voter. If youβre a Trump voter: Fuck You!
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