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

Mon May 25, 2026, 09:07 PM

May 25

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 May 25 OP

I said the same thing to a friend this morning. Irish_Dem May 25 #1

that bluesky post is illiterate defeatist bullshit Blues Heron May 25 #2

No it's not. It's the bucket of cold water thrown in the faces FoxNewsSucks May 25 #8

it's still defeatist, especially the idea that Dems are impotent and that we can't win the midterms LymphocyteLover May 25 #14

It's not just the media portraying them as such, FoxNewsSucks May 25 #20

I'm not saying Dems couldn't do more against this administration and suspend some of those norms, however they have LymphocyteLover May 26 #27

Pretty god damned impotent ABC123Easy May 26 #31

Trump was INDICTED MULTIPLE TIMES by Garland's DOJ. It was the fucking Supreme Court who fucked over those cases. LymphocyteLover May 26 #32

Not BS ABC123Easy May 26 #33

You don't know what exactly he did. Anyway, if SCOTUS has interfered and massively delayed the cases, Dump would have LymphocyteLover May 26 #34

Thats a giant load of wishy washy BS ABC123Easy May 26 #35

I disagree that he did nothing. I agree he could've acted more urgently but he did pursue the cases and the LymphocyteLover Wednesday #38

I disagree. ABC123Easy Wednesday #39

you seriously think SCOTUS would've just left the case alone and not interfered if Garland rushed the prosecutions? LymphocyteLover Wednesday #41

Again ABC123Easy Wednesday #42

"You've never actually responded to the fact that Garland is to blame for this." LymphocyteLover Thursday #43

That is completely delusional ABC123Easy Thursday #44

Why doesn't the buck stop with Biden? He's the one who appointed Garland. LymphocyteLover Thursday #45

Wow ABC123Easy Thursday #46

No, I don't. I asked a simple question since Biden hired the guy and the buck famously stop with the president. LymphocyteLover Thursday #47

Simple question ABC123Easy Friday #49

There's a difference between realistic and defeatist. wnylib May 25 #17

There are way too many people FoxNewsSucks May 25 #21

And there are quite a few people who are eager to call others Polyannas wnylib May 25 #22

Who are the pollyannas? MorbidButterflyTat May 25 #19

Revolution Pollyannas: don't threaten us with the Supreme Court or tell us to vote blue no matter who. betsuni May 25 #24

I really hate this snowybirdie May 25 #3

Where does it say to give up and walk away? FoxNewsSucks May 25 #9

That's not what it says. Scrivener7 May 26 #30

I won't be celebrating the 250th Easterncedar May 25 #4

THIS. n/t CousinIT May 25 #6

Cheer up and take the opportunity that is offered bucolic_frolic May 25 #5

This time, put the women in charge. Men just cause problems and BS wars. OMGWTF May 25 #7

Men have little ground to stand on when claiming that women.. CousinIT May 25 #12

Is it being challenged? Absolutely! Phoenix61 May 25 #10

I think the US can have a real democracy - but it needs a real constitution first. harumph May 25 #11

I agree it's over. It will take a hundred years to rebuild, if ever. Our sinkingfeeling May 25 #13

Fuck the Borg struggle4progress May 25 #15

Word! yellow dahlia May 25 #16

Happy to report this guy's damning post mortem of America didn't keep him from hyping his podcast MorbidButterflyTat May 25 #18

Somebody posts something on social media ... so who is this guy anyway FakeNoose May 25 #23

"This is OUR government. Yes, we can change our government whenever we want. Don't ever betsuni May 26 #25

There is an irrefutable Step One that has to happen this year... BH liberal May 26 #28

Sneed is a click master. Peddle despair, make a buck. delisen May 26 #26

Yes. As we have known it, it is indeed over. But there is an opportunity here to build something different. Scrivener7 May 26 #29

The experiment includes a step, "What if someone says the experiment is over when it's not?" gulliver May 26 #36

If giving up is not an option sarisataka May 26 #37

Mixed messages: "It's over and we lost, but don't give up." Torchlight Wednesday #40

Patent Bullshit! MineralMan Thursday #48