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The Silvered Spherical Ideal Median Voter@swolecialism.bsky.social |
a thing to remember, in all of this horror, is that these are not the actions of a political party that is confident it represents the will of the people, and who is currently out of power and enslaved to a deeply flawed avatar. the struggle is not over and they have not won
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Jenna Routenberg
@jennaroutenberg.bsky.social
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I’ll remember this as the redhats come to inspect my genitals to determine whether I can have a bank account in my own name
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Cwnidog 🍉🇵🇸
@cwnidog.bsky.social
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In fact, they’re the actions of a oarty that knows it *hasn’t* got popular support.
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🍩𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝒶𝓅𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒🧸
@born2.bsky.social
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but real question (and I don’t feel it’s doomer pilled because they’ve done it before & have said they will do it again) what do we do when they refuse to accept the results of the election again & try to overthrow the government again? there’s no remedy in the courts & they’ll just keep doing it
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Cate 🐬
@catebridget.bsky.social
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i needed to hear this even though i know their actions smack of desperation 😢😵💫
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Fermi's Political Paradox
@enricofermi.bsky.social
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I'm not reassured. The ongoing reactionary project has *never* given a damn that they do not represent the will of the majority. They believe they are our "betters" and the only obligation of the rest of us is to shut up and do as we are told.
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Obvious Pseudonym
@obviouspseudonym.bsky.social
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Center left people need to save their neuroses for private therapy sessions. In public, at least try showing you got that dawg in you. Have some fucking dignity!
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@conantheyossarian.bsky.social
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I like how that is entirely ambiguous, aside from the sense of desperation.
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Chris Broome
@cabroome.bsky.social
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There’s a “last desperate gasp” to all this that gets lost sometimes. It all hinges on Trump winning the Electoral College outright or the GOP keeping control of the House. Otherwise these guys will be out of power for a generation
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SPFHockeyfan, Esq. 🌺
@spfhockeyfan.bsky.social
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I’m not demoralized, I’m fucking furious(er)
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Grumpy Rootbeer
@grumpyrootbeer.bsky.social
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Yes, unfortunately their opposition is currently more invested in going to war against itself than fighting its actual enemy.
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Kerry Ann 🏳️⚧️
@kerryanncoder.bsky.social
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No, but I don't like how *close* they are to winning. Half this country -- including my parents -- have fallen under Trump's spell of hate and lies. The problem with the Republican party is that the only thing stopping them is the will of the American people... and I don't trust Americans.
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Steph Scythes
@stephscythes.bsky.social
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So. What are some fucking #CoreActs open to #DarkBrandon to nail #Trump & prove that he is not the over-the-hill spineless woos that millions saw at the debate. It is fucking time to get down and DIRTY vs. wannabe #dictator Trump and the coup-continuing #IllegitimateSCOTUS. NICE is NOT going to win.
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~Swinton
@basicchunnel.bsky.social
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this is true and yet their (legitimized) opposition does not seem to believe it, and they have even less confidence -- are essentially defined by their lack of confidence, their palpable dismay at not having to compete for the position of manager, but be given demands and questions by customers.
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Eddie…
@earthisbeautiful.bsky.social
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🎯
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@la-crystal.bsky.social
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I agree with most of that. But today it sure seems as if the SCOTUS has the power and they have won a battle, but hopefully not the war. I think the party has known for decades it does not represent the will of the people as demonstrated by their gerrymandering & voter suppression efforts.
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Carnivore Crunch
@carnivorecrunch.bsky.social
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What do you propose? That’s the important second part of what you aren’t saying. Ideas need to be shared and acted upon.
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Southern Violet
@southernviolet.bsky.social
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It will be hard and gods know we won't all survive this. But we've fought evil like this before and won. Look to SNCC and MLK Jr and Black Panthers and Stonewall and and and. It all still has a chance of being effective now, because people are still people. And it's better than giving up.
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@jodilh.bsky.social
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Truth. Well said. They've won nothing, just words, if we don't let them. We're smarter and must act as so!
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DodgerFanLA
@dodgerfanla.bsky.social
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I’ve said this too much this morning but all of these decisions are flight 93 responses to their knowledge their ideas don’t have popular legitimacy so they must act in radical ways to preserve America from the unwashed masses voting for socialism
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@blangworthy.bsky.social
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I’m not optimistic, there may come a time in the near future when we can no longer just vote ourselves out of this mess. But even that won’t be reason to give up. Plan to keep fighting these ghouls for the rest of it life with whatever tools you have available.
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Lyn
@plontlyn.bsky.social
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Thank you. We will elect Joe Biden. This election must give us a president with character because the checks and balances that assure adhering to the rule of law are gone. It will be the character of our leaders that keeps us free. Nicole Wallace says: “Joe Biden is dripping with character.”
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Hoaks
@hoaks.bsky.social
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At the very least, history is not kind to unelected leaders who thumb their nose at the citizenry. Treating laws and norms as simply words on paper erodes all authority, even their own.
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Old Dusty Death
@olddustydeath.bsky.social
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Hope you're right, but also hope the leadership gets it through their thick fucking skulls that if they're always *exclusively* fighting rear-guard actions, they will, in fact, lose to this minoritarian movement
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HazelTheWitch
@hazelthewitch.bsky.social
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My feeling that nothing is gonna end up changing for the better hasn't really gone away, but I appreciate that others can be optimistic about this where I absolutely fucking cannot. You got this, guys, I guess.
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Victor Ha
@victorha.bsky.social
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But the Dems cannot cope against conmen and ruthless cheaters or lawyers who don’t believe in the American idea of equality for all men. The Dems cannot bring themselves to do anything out of normal while Republicans dismantle everything good about America.
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Sotalo
@sotalo.bsky.social
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Ignorance and wishful thinking improves nothing. Republicans gerrymandered states, turning Florida into a red block. Of 527 anti-LGBT bills over 100 passed into law. Despite lies, lawsuits, and losses Trump won 2016, Fox News still airs, and because voters don't know better he might succeed again.
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Stephen Webb
@stephenwebb.bsky.social
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*tapping my sign until i get carpal-tunnel syndrome*
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sheilabjeletich.bsky.social
@sheilabjeletich.bsky.social
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Thank you!
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Upstate Defender
@iainaphillips.bsky.social
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I needed this today.
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Becca's Mullet
@beccasmullet.bsky.social
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Thank you for this.
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Baito
@beyondbaito.bsky.social
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Project 2025 is openly "we are not for Americans asa whope we only want to lock up the left"
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@kfkfa.bsky.social
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Man, do I appreciate this thread today.
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Marc McKenzie
@marcmck.bsky.social
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🗣Lena
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they don't care if they represent the will of the people--they have cops strapped with military gear on their payroll. it's not doomerist to say that they have, actually, won. if we're lucky (& smart) it's not a permanent win, but we must admit the dire straits we're in if we hope to change things.
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Sammie ⛈️💖 funemployed era
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Good reminder for today
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Professor Mr. Lizzie
@mrlizzie.bsky.social
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That’s been true for a long time however. Voter suppression is all about “if everyone shows up we’re going to lose.”
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Campfire Headcase
@vidoqo.bsky.social
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The political party version of truck nuts.
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Jericho, Arbiter of Comedy 💦 🥩
@jerichotsk.bsky.social
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needed to read this today. Thank you.
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Doug Backer
@dougbacker.bsky.social
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They are not done. The COUP is in play. Several swing states already have Maggot laws allowing maggots to contest MULTIPLE legit voters as late as the DAY BEFORE Election Day. The Coup is ON! Wake the hell up!
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akaLaLa
@louceenj.bsky.social
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Thank you for this reminder.
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Chuck Groundhog
@only-si-chuck.bsky.social
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That’s how authoritarians operate. They know they don’t have the will of the people.
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Michael Overton
@nefariousdro.bsky.social
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You are so right.
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Emmasrandomthoughts
@countessemilia.bsky.social
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Thank you.
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@stevehartzler.bsky.social
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They haven't won yet, but the lemming Dems are fully committed to following their feebleness in chief over the cliff.
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Sewercroc / Winterowl
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I'm not feeling all too confident in my fellow citizen's political savvy. But I do know that fash has never been successful in any sense that matters. I just hope that just how we crushed it in Germany, maybe the U.S. Army could uh... direct democracy inwards.
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Myles to Go Before I Sleep Lobdell
@myleslobdell.bsky.social
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These are the actions of a Court that thinks its favorite President is going to get the Electric Chair unless...
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Doug Moffett
@liberallibra.bsky.social
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Well, I would agree with that but hey, they're up against Democrats, you know, the guys who can take a sure thing and lose by 50 points....
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Dillon (6 Sided Games)
@6sidedgames.bsky.social
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For years, I've been saying they don't want to represent. They want to RULE. And the rulings today all prove that.
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Micah
@rincewind.run
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we can keep them out of power and wrest this away from them, and we must
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Brooke Binkowski
@brooklynmarie.bsky.social
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This is the only good thing anybody has said so far
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Roggs 🇵🇸🕊️
@jmossman.bsky.social
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Actually the struggle IS over and they've lost. Texas might turn blue for the first time in decades. Major parts of the south are up for grabs. The GOP got cocky and will only realize their mistakes come November
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