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[–] [email protected] 74 points 4 days ago (8 children)

Are she and Sanders the only politicians in the United States actively opposing Trump? I keep searching for news of others taking a stand, but it appears only those two are doing so openly.

Trump has crossed so many lines but I really do not see any outcry, mass resistance or opposition?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Illinois governor JB Pritzker is openly opposing through legislation and trolling. He held a mock press conference stating that Lake Michigan was now Lake Illinois and went to the zoo to negotiate with penguins on tariffs. California governor Gavin Newsom is suing the Trump admin over tariffs.

There were also coordinated protests across the US a couple weeks ago. Every town hall held by Republicans is a complete zoo, so much so that certain reps fear for their life and have stopped holding them.

Federal workers are leaking musk directives and doing their best to stall the doge squad.

Just because Trump hasn't been removed one way or another from office doesn't mean that people are doing nothing.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 days ago

Al Greene, Jasmine Crockett, Tim Walz, and Saikat Chakrabarti. When Trump starts to openly murder American citizens, I expect many fired military leaders will suddenly be leading National Guards.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Trump has crossed so many lines but I really do not see any outcry, mass resistance or opposition?

Be mindful not to mistake suppression of dissent with lack of dissent. News media is actively avoiding protests. We’re out there, even if the news cameras aren’t.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Also Jasmine Crockett, though she doesn’t have the name notoriety AOC and Sanders do.

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[–] Banana 8 points 4 days ago

That's because he controls the media.

The guy from the Circle Jerks just called for an army of Luigi Mangionis while on stage at Coachella, so there's that

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Check out Al Green and Cory Booker.

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[–] [email protected] 307 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I support this message. Hope she doesn’t get deported.

[–] [email protected] 126 points 5 days ago (12 children)

She will 100% but maybe that what need to be so a real revolution start because the peaceful protest don't do shit to stop fascist

[–] [email protected] 78 points 5 days ago (44 children)

Too bad people couldn't be bothered to vote last year.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 5 days ago (27 children)

But the Democrats didn't offer them a pony

[–] [email protected] 53 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (8 children)

The left:

If we don't give voters what they want, we're gonna end up with fascism.

Fascists:

Take over a country because "moderates" fight the left harder than fascism

"Moderates":

Why dont we just blame the left again?

Do you legitimately not understand what's happening now?

Because it's literally the same way Nazis came to power the first time; "moderates" fighting the left

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[–] WoodScientist 33 points 5 days ago (2 children)

At this point, I assume anyone still harping on this is a conservative provocative looking to stir up division.

The truth is it's possible for more than one group to be at fault. Those who stayed home have a ton of blame, the centrist dipshits at the DNC have a ton of blame, and the Republicans themselves have the most blame of all.

Quit trying to sew division. We need unity now, not to rehash old grievances.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 days ago (2 children)

AOC should team up with Blue State governors to campaign solely in their states, with their protection. Trump WILL try to dispose of her, it is only a matter of time. Having a state's National Guard to protect her from Dogey goons will be key to allowing AOC to continue working against the regime.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago

And she's right.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 days ago (8 children)

I fear for her safety. I hope she stays safe.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I really hope I get to vote for her for president someday.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

are they going to impeach and remove him!!!

he's literally violating court orders from unanimous supreme court orders.

if they don't impeach, remove, and jail him (I'd rather he be sent to CECOT) they are all complicit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

Luigi the senators

[–] [email protected] 140 points 5 days ago (2 children)

None of this is false is the thing. He's literally a criminal. He literally gave out a massive stock tip before reversing direction on tariffs again…

[–] [email protected] 94 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There are also those 34 felony convictions. And the civil court finding that he raped a woman.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yup. It still boggles my mind that none of that was enough to make Republicans think twice about voting for him.

Now that he's impacting them financially? Oh noes! I might not vote Republican again! 🙀

But of course, it's way too late now and we'll be lucky if we even have another election at this point.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 days ago (2 children)

And TREASON! He is literally the most prolific traitor in American history. Not just that, but he is a worse traitor than ALL other American traitors COMBINED!

Any discussion of his criminal activities should lead with the undeniable FACT that he is a Traitor.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

She's not wrong.

[–] [email protected] 107 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Trump has spent longer at rallies spewing insults at his personal and political enemies. The difference is that she is angry and fired up about justice and genuine love of country. Oh, and everything she said is actually true.

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 5 days ago

Well he fuckin is.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Yes AOC, he is. We all know. Some pieces of shit Americans however earnestly did not give a fuck clearly.

I have nothing to say that's constructive but I also have nothing to do to fill the void.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

No lies detected.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Her and Bernie just had the largest political rally in Idaho since 08 Obama...

The people don't want trump

But the people don't want a shitbird neoliberals either.

For the vast amount of Dem voters, there's gonna be at least a 20 year gap between them being able to vote for something rather than just to stop a Republican.

Luckily we finally kicked the "moderates" out of DNC leadership for this first time since Jimmy Carter, longer than most of us have been alive they've had control to the detriment of America.

The reason mainstream media is finally ok with criticizing Dems. Is the neoliberals aren't in control anymore. So now the billionaires want Dem voters to fight the DNC.

Because billionaires no longer control the DNC

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago

Please don't get taken out.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 days ago

He is all that and more

[–] [email protected] 40 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago

She's been saying it since 2016. It's just that nobody's reported it until now.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 days ago

He's probably shitting his diapers in impotent rage lol Imagine all the ketchup being thrown.

Keep it up AOC and Bernie!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago

She needs to talk about rope.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

AOC needs to find her Saiyan Rage and go full speed at Trump

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago

Good go off queen!

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