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What's new that I missed?
They have the same power that the other party manages to regularly fuck stuff up with, yet can't seem to pull of anything even remotely close
Gonna keep pretending they're not to blame or what?
Exactly my thoughts too. They have to get creative to do it. They need to adopt to the new climate.
I just figure people are venting. AOC posts aren't really the right place, though. I like her videos, and she does give my students hope for what it's worth.
They don’t need hope. They need to realize if they don’t fight now there won’t be a future for them.
You're right. But they also need hope alongside what you said. Specifically, hope that there's a future to fight for and that they're not alone.
Don’t lie to them.
Why are you wasting time here instead of fighting then
You cannot chew gum and walk at the same time?
Rebellions are built on hope.
Hope alone isn't enough, but nobody shows up to fight without hope.
So far Trump needed a bunch of traitors among the Democrats to pass things such as his budget. Claiming the Democrats would have no power is a lie. They choose to use the power they have to enable Trump rather than to fight him. Otherwise they would have kicked people like Schumer out already.
Social media will always have a selection bias of inaction because once someone crosses that line, they'd be a fool to post online about it.
The Lemmy trifecta
Don't forget people denying a member of Congress was caught on video commiting simple assault and obstruction of a federal law enforcement officer.
https://youtu.be/v4iQV8lgPUM
Federal simple assault
Obstruction
Nobody is above the law. There are procedures for oversight and bypassing those procedures are no different for a member of Congress than a typical citizen committing the same acts outside of the same position. Bypassing lawful procedure is not okay, regardless of political affiliation, and should not be tolerated.
LaMonica McIver is up for re-election in 2026.
Like how ICE is just straight up kidnapping citizens?
What citizens have they kidnapped?
How about a four year old with stage four cancer?
The mother who was deported took the child with her by choice. It is horrible that the child is sick but the claim of citizens are being kidnapped is misinformation. If citizens are being deported I have not seen an example of that but if you see an example please let me know.
Evidence?
I read about it in a news article. I think it was an interview with the head of ICE on Meet the Press.
Oh wow, so you have no source other than “maybe the head of ICE said it.”
I’m sure the mother wanted her child with stage 4 cancer to not have medicine or access to his doctor, that makes so much sense.
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There was no assault in the video; further, congress people have every right to enter and examine detention facilities and those ICE agents were illegally refusing them entry.
I get that just going "THAT'S ILLEGAL!!!!!" Is meaningless and quaint but it still needs to be pointed out when it happens.