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20. It's not just the media portraying them as such,

Mon May 25, 2026, 09:07 PM

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here's an example. Blue slips. Dick Durbin honored that policy for republicon senators even after they refused to do the same for Democratic Senators.

Time and time again, we are "nice". That's why it's easy for the media to push that image.

And many see the contrast with times that republicons are in the minority yet manage to successfully obstruct and thwart Democrats anyway.

We need to fight the same way, or we will soon lose it all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I'm not saying Dems couldn't do more against this administration and suspend some of those norms, however they have LymphocyteLover 15 hrs ago #27

Pretty god damned impotent ABC123Easy 12 hrs ago #31

Trump was INDICTED MULTIPLE TIMES by Garland's DOJ. It was the fucking Supreme Court who fucked over those cases. LymphocyteLover 7 hrs ago #32

Not BS ABC123Easy 6 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 5 hrs ago #34

Thats a giant load of wishy washy BS ABC123Easy 4 hrs ago #35

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

There are way too many people FoxNewsSucks Yesterday #21

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

Who are the pollyannas? MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #19

Revolution Pollyannas: don't threaten us with the Supreme Court or tell us to vote blue no matter who. betsuni 23 hrs ago #24

I really hate this snowybirdie Yesterday #3

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

That's not what it says. Scrivener7 14 hrs ago #30

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

THIS. n/t CousinIT Yesterday #6

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

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

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

Is it being challenged? Absolutely! Phoenix61 Yesterday #10

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

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

Fuck the Borg struggle4progress Yesterday #15

Word! yellow dahlia Yesterday #16

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

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

"This is OUR government. Yes, we can change our government whenever we want. Don't ever betsuni 18 hrs ago #25

There is an irrefutable Step One that has to happen this year... BH liberal 14 hrs ago #28

Sneed is a click master. Peddle despair, make a buck. delisen 16 hrs ago #26

Yes. As we have known it, it is indeed over. But there is an opportunity here to build something different. Scrivener7 14 hrs ago #29

The experiment includes a step, "What if someone says the experiment is over when it's not?" gulliver 4 hrs ago #36

If giving up is not an option sarisataka 4 hrs ago #37