American Politics from 2019 on

[Brian Peacock]

You might think that, but memes.

[Tero]

The resisters
These Democrats — a younger and more liberal group — argue that the party must stridently oppose nearly every action taken by the administration. They want to update the 2017 strategy of outrage and protest for a new era.

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut embodies this approach. As my colleague Annie Karni detailed last month, he assails the administration in videos on social media, posts on X, floor speeches, interviews and essays. “The case I’m making to Democrats is that we have to fight every single day,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union” this week. “We have to be on the offensive 24/7.”

Green, the censured Texas congressman who heckled Trump, is an adherent of this view. Many others in the House agree.

The lawyers
Another set of Democratic officials believes the best place to fight Trump is in court. With Democrats locked out of federal power, the party’s 23 attorneys general have become the front line of the opposition.

They’ve already filed seven lawsuits against the administration, challenging executive actions to end birthright citizenship, freeze federal funding and other moves. The attorneys general of Arizona, Minnesota, New Mexico and Oregon even held their own town hall meeting this week in Phoenix, responding to voters in an unusual joint event.

The pragmatists

This group of Democrats argues that the party needs to find a message that works and not just reflexively oppose everything Trump does. The most extreme version was articulated by the strategist James Carville, who says Democrats should let Republicans and Trump sink under the unpopularity of their initiatives. “Roll over and play dead,” he told Democrats.

But in Congress, Democrats have largely chosen an economic focus, stressing issues like the cost of eggs, the potential of higher prices from tariffs and the threats to popular programs like Medicaid and Social Security.

Many of those championing this approach are more experienced members of Congress, like Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader. But not all: Slotkin, who won in a state where Trump prevailed, stuck to bread-and-butter issues during her response to Trump on Tuesday.

Wrapped within her message was a far more basic plea: “Don’t tune out. It’s easy to be exhausted, but America needs you now more than ever,” she said. “If previous generations had not fought for democracy, where would we be today?”

To her and other Democrats, there are two dire problems. Trump is one. The other is the apathy of their own voters.

NYT

[Tero]

Musk has singled out Maine. Newborns do not get automatic citizenship. Because Trump failed to block trans athletes in Maine. Worse yet, Musk has control of social security.

[Tero]

https://www.threads.net/@thatbostonwrit ... oRa6Zo3oPw
Dear America,
Some of you have never been in an abusive relationship with a narcissist and it shows.

This.
This is what it's like.

Gaslighting. Threatening to take things away, and then taking it back the next day. On repeat. Forcing you to live on a day-to-day basis not knowing which version you're going to get. Wondering if today is the day all hell will break loose. They play the villain & the "savior." They will demand a thank you [1/2]

[Brian Peacock]

What is going on?

The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night.

Canada, which has the current Group of Seven presidency, proposed the measure ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Quebec later this week.

In negotiations to agree a joint statement on maritime issues, the US is pushing to strengthen language about China while watering down wording on Russia, the reports said.

The “shadow fleet” refers to ageing oil tankers, the identities of which are hidden to help circumvent western economic sanctions imposed on Moscow since it launched its full-scale military invasion of Ukraine at the start of 2022.

As well as vetoing Canada’s proposal to establish a task force to monitor sanctions breaches, the draft G7 statement seen by Bloomberg News shows the US pushed to remove the word “sanctions” as well as wording citing Russia’s “ability to maintain its war” in Ukraine by replacing it with “earn revenue”....

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... il-tankers

[Sean Hayden]

Nobody’s saying Brian.

[L'Emmerdeur]

Geez guys, that's because there's nothing to see here. It's just the media and their 'Russia, Russia, Russia' witch hunt noise. Nasty Enemies of the People, they should all be fired.

[Tero]

yosemitesam61391
Dear Canada:
I saw a poll that said only 23% of you still want a friendly approach to the US. To the 77% who realize that the US has been hijacked by felons and must be dealt with accordingly, there are at least 150 million Americans that agree with you.
I am one of them. There are others.

esa55jarvi
It's kind of like Finland and Russia. Several years ago I helped a Russian move his car as he was too drunk inside it. Jolly drunk Russians, and great food. it's Russia the country we do not like.

[Tero]

It's down to trivial ambassador nominations. But Democrats use the opportunity.

[L'Emmerdeur]

Merkley is excellent in many regards, but in my opinion lacks the charisma to make an effective presidential run. He's doing good work in the Senate.

[Tero]

He is too old. Only Sanders is allowed to be old.

[Tero]

Democrats to run a celebrity in 2028?
TV star
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... en-a-smith

[L'Emmerdeur]

Yeah, a center right Trump-lite. Just the thing.

[pErvinalia]

If they're doing TV celebrities, they should do John Stewart.

[Brian Peacock]

The Dems will not put forward a candidate who will appear to challenge the new order. With the state now so thoroughly captured by the asset stripping and money hoarding class the only thing they can do is offer to administrate the fire sale more competently.

Steve Bannon was right, but his fears were misplaced. The Great Reset is upon us - it's just the end-time didn't arrive with the poor, the weak and the woke overthrowing the rich, the powerful and the pilled.