Lpeterp
@lpeterp.bsky.social
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Individual Rights advocate; Democrat; happily married out California resident.
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lpeterp.bsky.social
Who could have predicted a lifelong Democrat like Cuomo would become a Fox News darling now?
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Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."
lpeterp.bsky.social
Americans do not like this display of Republican violence and intimidation:
lpeterp.bsky.social
NOTE: please participate!
lpeterp.bsky.social
Prediction: Comey indictment will be dropped within 2 weeks as this retribution prosecution literally falls apart:
lpeterp.bsky.social
Trump grift at full-tilt as he demands his "cut" from Tik Tok:
lpeterp.bsky.social
When a lunatic is in charge of US economic policy, this is what happens...
lpeterp.bsky.social
Backlash against Republican violence is already severe and serious:
lpeterp.bsky.social
Portland is showing the nation how to RESIST: humor!
lpeterp.bsky.social
Democratic Senators find their voice..:
lpeterp.bsky.social
Thank you, Joyce. I always look forward to over overview and comments.
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anubisthejackal.bsky.social
Actually, this is a really good point. It's one of those things where you need to cite dozens of examples to sound convincing enough.

But yeah: maybe these people REALLY DO BELIEVE that empathy is some kind of performative handshake we all pretend at.
jamellebouie.net
a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society
thomaszimmer.bsky.social
What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.
lpeterp.bsky.social
Republicans have long sought power & control over others, top down. Look how rabidly they now seek to block women from access to abortion medication; look at censorship which is what opposing DEI amounts to. This is not grassroots freedom but top down oppression.
lpeterp.bsky.social
Huh? What are those 200 troops the felon is sending to Israel going to be doing there, sightseeing?
lpeterp.bsky.social
So who does NBC platform on MTP? Old Republican gasbag Lindsay Graham who lies, misleads and bashes Democrats. It's a tired act but NBC gives him the air time.
lpeterp.bsky.social
Where is congressional oversight? This is their DUTY and RESPONSIBILITY.
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Tariff money is not a Trump Regime slush fund. It is tax money deposited into the US treasury and Congress has sole authority over the appropriation of tax dollars.
lpeterp.bsky.social
Note again who "legacy media"
platforms: aged Republican gasbags like Graham who can only trash Democrats and lie.
lpeterp.bsky.social
The brilliance of the Portland Resistance: humor
lpeterp.bsky.social
Shelley Fabares in "Coach"
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taniel.bsky.social
RESULT: New Orleans has a new mayor. Helena Moreno, a Democrat known as a progressive member of the city council, easily won today’s mayoral race and cleared the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. She’ll replace the retiring Democratic Mayor, Cantrell.
lpeterp.bsky.social
Super perceptive. Thank you.
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maxkennerly.bsky.social
A related problem for Trump/GOP is: "how are those ICE raids working out for you?"

Sure, there are Stephen Millers who thrive on cruelty, but a typical Trump voter is more "I'm okay with cruelty to benefit me."

Y'all got better jobs yet? More food on your table?

Help them see the answer is "no."
amandamarcotte.bsky.social
I truly believe the ICE raids upset most people. And for soft Trump voters, it creates an incentive to move left and pretend the never voted for Trump.

Fine if they need a "we didn't know" narrative. But hammering the fuck out of this issue, making it inescapable on social media, is the move.
lpeterp.bsky.social
Clearly, the Republicans are trying to INCITE violence. But as in Portland where protesters dress in costume, we're outsmarting and poking fun at these fools.