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Still a bit confused by how this new website works. Not a fan of the drama and personalities on here. Just my take. (he/him)
Still a bit confused by how this new website works. Not a fan of the drama and personalities on here. Just my take. (he/him)
I agree, I also think that solidaristic political movement is an avenue of defeating Trump that they are ideologically incapable of tapping into even though it's currently the most easily available means.
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the real problem is that the Democratic position is focused on "hurting Trump", rather than protecting people and mitigating the damage done.
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I agree, I also think that solidaristic political movement is an avenue of defeating Trump that they are ideologically incapable of tapping into even though it's currently the most easily available means.
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If you're having to carpool to help your neighbors avoid the secret police, you're already getting a tax hike on gas prices. You're already getting a bunch of extra unpaid hours. You're already incurring some childcare costs. Oh, and you're also dealing with threats to your person by secret police.
January 22, 2026 at 5:58 PM
If you're having to carpool to help your neighbors avoid the secret police, you're already getting a tax hike on gas prices. You're already getting a bunch of extra unpaid hours. You're already incurring some childcare costs. Oh, and you're also dealing with threats to your person by secret police.
Personally I'm very far to the left, and I'd be very happy if this fascist disaster in Minnesota forces people to reckon with the nature of policing and what immigration enforcement actually looks like in practice. But there are moderate positions, like abolishing ICE, that are basically layups.
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Personally I'm very far to the left, and I'd be very happy if this fascist disaster in Minnesota forces people to reckon with the nature of policing and what immigration enforcement actually looks like in practice. But there are moderate positions, like abolishing ICE, that are basically layups.
Even if elected Dems are politically squeamish about tacking to the left on immigration enforcement per se, it's pretty easy to set that larger issue off to the side because Trump is clearly using immigration enforcement as a thin pretext to terrorize entire communities and strip them of due process
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Even if elected Dems are politically squeamish about tacking to the left on immigration enforcement per se, it's pretty easy to set that larger issue off to the side because Trump is clearly using immigration enforcement as a thin pretext to terrorize entire communities and strip them of due process
Even if you're extremely self-interested, if you live in any city (as large proportions of the electorate do, esp. those represented by Dems!) you are currently at direct risk of Trump deciding that your foreign-born population is enough to justify an arbitrary invasion by secret police.
January 22, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Even if you're extremely self-interested, if you live in any city (as large proportions of the electorate do, esp. those represented by Dems!) you are currently at direct risk of Trump deciding that your foreign-born population is enough to justify an arbitrary invasion by secret police.
(N.B.: The beard is actually quite long in patches, which together with playing for Houston negates Lucky Devil's protection and automatically shifts KD's alignment to evil (see Appendix H for more on the Galveston Override), but he still receives the charisma buff and remains tall as fuck)
January 21, 2026 at 3:18 AM
(N.B.: The beard is actually quite long in patches, which together with playing for Houston negates Lucky Devil's protection and automatically shifts KD's alignment to evil (see Appendix H for more on the Galveston Override), but he still receives the charisma buff and remains tall as fuck)
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also - it's almost like there was and is an ongoing violent criminal occupation of American cities that blew up between Mamdani's campaign and Schumer's comments. Circumstances change, and messages should reflect that.
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
also - it's almost like there was and is an ongoing violent criminal occupation of American cities that blew up between Mamdani's campaign and Schumer's comments. Circumstances change, and messages should reflect that.
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imo they're not taking ICE as seriously as they can because of a mix of "well defund/abolish is a thing we've been told polls poorly" and "we tried running on saving democracy in 2024 and it did not work," without asking questions *why* it did not work and *why* zohran's affordability message did
January 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
imo they're not taking ICE as seriously as they can because of a mix of "well defund/abolish is a thing we've been told polls poorly" and "we tried running on saving democracy in 2024 and it did not work," without asking questions *why* it did not work and *why* zohran's affordability message did
I'm loath to go to bat for politicians or reflexively treat anything done by Democratic leadership as inherently wrong. But the 'kitchen table' bullshit is impossible to take seriously and, most charitably, seems like a cynical coopt of Zohran's message that is also overcooked and incompetent?
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'm loath to go to bat for politicians or reflexively treat anything done by Democratic leadership as inherently wrong. But the 'kitchen table' bullshit is impossible to take seriously and, most charitably, seems like a cynical coopt of Zohran's message that is also overcooked and incompetent?