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I'm American. It's terrifying.

It ends when Dem voters stop electing the oligarchs' "frontrunner"/incumbents/political heirs and start voting for candidates that are endorsed by groups who have their interests at heart.

The bird analogy is good. There is a right wing and a left wing and they are diametrically opposed. But they're both going at the same speed to the same place for the same reasons.

Only when those occupying leadership positions 1) lose their jobs, and, 2) are replaced by legitimate leaders, will it change. So not anytime soon.

At the federal level, Israel creates the US candidate pool it wants by funding everyone it considers suitable and campaigning like hell against any it doesn't like. With few exceptions, everyone who gets into federal office has the Israel stamp of approval on their rump.

They're all AIPAC-backed.

In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead

Here they are, the Senators that can sleep at night with their Cadillac healthcare plan while 42 million Americans are denied AFFORDABLE healthcare.

Fetterman we expect, but @kaine.senate.gov we supported him for VP!
He’s the most disappointing of them all!

The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.

Screwed. Americans are getting screwed.

80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.

Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?

And Dem powers that be are deeply involved in trying to ensure fascists win.

They're all on the same side.

That's why they waited until after the election to fund the regime. The timing was deliberate.

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All they are is "compromised."

Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.

It's Schumer's fault for not having any discipline. He should be making this impossible for them.

When are you guys going to replace Schumer, who can't hold together two Democrats on a sandwich choice?

No health care, no deal.

You left out Schumer, whose JOB is to hold the caucus together. Why are people not pressuring their senators to appoint a new leader? WHY?

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.

"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’ White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms

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And he got a voter-approved law passed to temporarily increase Democratic representation in response to Texas further disenfranchising Democratic voters.

Newsom: Anyone checked out my Patriot store? We do have some knee pads. It’s a signature series. They’re sold out at the moment. The universities, and all these law firms, and certain media organizations—I figured they can use these.

They aren't dumb. They are fascist criminals.

That's been their goal.