The Politics Thread

[Khan]

I'd advise y'all not to pay attention to whom Trump appoints to his administration.  We KNOW he's not going to pick the best and the brightest, lol.

[Vee]

Yeah, I'm tuned out. It's going to be a Batman Rogues' Gallery so I expect only the worst, and if some flame out great.

[marceline]

You can tell the press is really trying to turn this into a riveting reality show but I think most people are just tired of the whole thing. They aren't going to get the ratings that people think.

Edited November 14, 2024 by marceline

[Vee]

We'll see. I think too many voters still huff MSNBC as their lifeline, and that's not a solution. What is going to be needed is something bigger. We need to flush a lot of the norm-loving Get-Along Gang inside the party and most of all finally, finally start investing in new actually liberal media platforms a la Fox. We've been decades behind on the media war for a long time now and it's wrought a generation of more bigoted, more misogynistic and more intellectually lazy or reactionary youth, along with making many of the rest of us dumber as well.

Too many Dems hate promoting liberal policy achievements, love to preach bipartisanship and then still go hat in hand to Beltway media expecting fair play and honest reportage like these are the days of Tip O'Neill. They're not. The only way through is to revolutionize how we operate to promote ourselves to the public, and stop being bullied by either extreme flank. And while I understand that making the sausage and grinding out the hard work will always be important and it will always be a big tent, I'm done with the institutionalists in the party who don't want to rock the boat with media or systemically inside Congress. We tried it their way and we're staring down the barrel of Germany in the '30s: Now with TikTok.

Edited November 14, 2024 by Vee

[Marco Dane]

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 Nominates RFK Jr. As Secretary of Health and Human Services 

[sivad40]

At the moment for professional reasons, I can't avoid hearing about them. I'm not surprised because Trump always caves in to his base instinct. There's some people out there are saying this is some of strategic move from Trump to nominate the most outrageous choices to see if the Republicans in Congress will refuse to for them. The "What will the Republicans do to stop Trump" mantra is going to ramp up again.

Edited November 14, 2024 by sivad40

[Maxim]

This is disgusting. 

[Juliajms2]

 

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They might be a step up from what we are getting.

This is beyond the pale. 

[janea4old]

Yeah.  that sums it up

[DRW50]

Glad I've never had any use for RSW.  I did have sympathy in the past for some of what was said about Freddie Smith but clearly people knew more about him than I did.

https://bsky.app/profile/chipturner.bsky.social/post/3lawb572wok2v

I unfollowed Freddie Smith and it looks like Robert Scott Wilson liked his post so I unfollowed him, too, on IG. anyone that helped Cheeto get elected I want no part of.

Edited November 16, 2024 by DRW50

[Liberty City]

Wilson never respected COVID protocols. He's horrible.

[Maxim]

Today I got reminded how unexpected the mourning process can be... Youtube just started playing a Kamala Harris rally clip...  and soon... I was sobbing. I thought I had moved passed it emotionally, but no... the pain is still there. Still terribly disgusted about what happened. I am disappointed in what a portion (and I say this, because I know a huge part of the people are not THAT) of the American people picked. Years ago I planned and wanted to visit USA, it was a childhood dream of mine inspired by the Hollywood movies of course... now... I hope nobody gets offended... I won't come even if someone pays me. At least in the nearest future. 

[Marco Dane]

I dont blame you. The US isnt worth the price of admission. 

[Marco Dane]

Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation

 

https://wapo.st/40SuTMR

[Liberty City]