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28. There is an irrefutable Step One that has to happen this year...

Tue May 26, 2026, 08:11 AM

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Those who are stating the obvious are spot-on. The first step in turning this mess around is to turn out for the midterms in numbers so high that the GOP redistricting, their dirty tricks, and their voter suppression tactics will not work. If we can't even manage that, we deserve what we get. No excuses!

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"The American experiment is over..." [View all] CousinIT Monday OP

I said the same thing to a friend this morning. Irish_Dem Monday #1

that bluesky post is illiterate defeatist bullshit Blues Heron Monday #2

No it's not. It's the bucket of cold water thrown in the faces FoxNewsSucks Monday #8

it's still defeatist, especially the idea that Dems are impotent and that we can't win the midterms LymphocyteLover Monday #14

It's not just the media portraying them as such, FoxNewsSucks Monday #20

I'm not saying Dems couldn't do more against this administration and suspend some of those norms, however they have LymphocyteLover Yesterday #27

Pretty god damned impotent ABC123Easy Yesterday #31

Trump was INDICTED MULTIPLE TIMES by Garland's DOJ. It was the fucking Supreme Court who fucked over those cases. LymphocyteLover 23 hrs ago #32

Not BS ABC123Easy 23 hrs ago #33

You don't know what exactly he did. Anyway, if SCOTUS has interfered and massively delayed the cases, Dump would have LymphocyteLover 22 hrs ago #34

Thats a giant load of wishy washy BS ABC123Easy 21 hrs ago #35

I disagree that he did nothing. I agree he could've acted more urgently but he did pursue the cases and the LymphocyteLover 2 hrs ago #38

I disagree. ABC123Easy 1 hr ago #39

There's a difference between realistic and defeatist. wnylib Monday #17

There are way too many people FoxNewsSucks Monday #21

And there are quite a few people who are eager to call others Polyannas wnylib Monday #22

Who are the pollyannas? MorbidButterflyTat Monday #19

Revolution Pollyannas: don't threaten us with the Supreme Court or tell us to vote blue no matter who. betsuni Monday #24

I really hate this snowybirdie Monday #3

Where does it say to give up and walk away? FoxNewsSucks Monday #9

That's not what it says. Scrivener7 Yesterday #30

I won't be celebrating the 250th Easterncedar Monday #4

THIS. n/t CousinIT Monday #6

Cheer up and take the opportunity that is offered bucolic_frolic Monday #5

This time, put the women in charge. Men just cause problems and BS wars. OMGWTF Monday #7

Men have little ground to stand on when claiming that women.. CousinIT Monday #12

Is it being challenged? Absolutely! Phoenix61 Monday #10

I think the US can have a real democracy - but it needs a real constitution first. harumph Monday #11

I agree it's over. It will take a hundred years to rebuild, if ever. Our sinkingfeeling Monday #13

Fuck the Borg struggle4progress Monday #15

Word! yellow dahlia Monday #16

Happy to report this guy's damning post mortem of America didn't keep him from hyping his podcast MorbidButterflyTat Monday #18

Somebody posts something on social media ... so who is this guy anyway FakeNoose Monday #23

"This is OUR government. Yes, we can change our government whenever we want. Don't ever betsuni Yesterday #25

There is an irrefutable Step One that has to happen this year... BH liberal Yesterday #28

Sneed is a click master. Peddle despair, make a buck. delisen Yesterday #26

Yes. As we have known it, it is indeed over. But there is an opportunity here to build something different. Scrivener7 Yesterday #29

The experiment includes a step, "What if someone says the experiment is over when it's not?" gulliver 21 hrs ago #36

If giving up is not an option sarisataka 20 hrs ago #37

Mixed messages: "It's over and we lost, but don't give up." Torchlight 1 hr ago #40