#neoliberals

[nando161mando]

The pearl-clutching is real.

Know the difference

LMAO they are caving

[odinsblog]

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer just voted for the Republicans’ CR.

This is the fucking guy who just caved to Trump and Republican demands.

Keep in mind, this is what he was saying right before the Democrats lost to Trump in 2016, and now in 2025, Schumer has concocted another reason for appeasement.

It remains me of something I once read:

“One particularly maddening aspect of our current politics is that Democrats feel beholden to rules that Republicans feel entitled to burn.

Democrats creatively interpret rules in ways that inevitably frustrate their ability to wield power, while Republicans creatively use their power to get around the rules.

Democrats invent constraints on themselves, ostensibly to restrict Republicans, while these same Republicans long ago decided to use maximal power to achieve their goals.”

It’s well past time for voters to retire Chuck Schumer.

[intersexfairy]

if 2 people were said they'd give you 10,000$... with the conditions that you had to pick one of them to give it to you, and if you took it, they'd kill someone else... you probably wouldn't take it - even if one of them was saying they'd give you an extra 10,000$ if you chose them. right?

well that's kind of what you vote blue no matter who fucks sound like with Joe Biden openly and directly supporting the genocide of Palestinians, among other awful things and (predictably, purposefully) failed promises.

maybe take a chance to put aside your own benefit and actually fight for a better world for once in your fucking life instead of caving into the system that is oppressing millions upon millions of people, leading to death and suffering.

[musclesandhammering]

“I don’t see color” moms + “I don’t care if you’re gay, as long as you’re not bothering me” dads

[therealsoulking]

IT FAILED WITH CLINTON

IT FAILED WITH BLAIR

IT'S FAILING WITH BIDEN

Wow, imagine that? Could it be that everyone on the left who’s been saying this forever were actually right?

[nando161mando]

Liberalism

Wife of slain health insurance CEO claims that Brian Thompson was receiving threats over “I don’t know, a lack of coverage?”

[odinsblog]

Look closely enough and you’ll find that Eric Johnson was always a Republican, or at least very susceptible to becoming one. Conservative “Democrats” are one bribe or one hurt feeling away from switching parties.

This highlights the significance of how much more important primaries are, because after the primaries are over, then it becomes an endless chorus of, ��vote for the lesser evil” and “vote blue no matter who,” and we have more than enough bad examples of where that can lead to, right??

Honestly, always vote for the most leftist, progressive candidate you can in the primary elections, before it comes down to voting for a Republican vs. Republican-lite in the general election.

I don’t think there are primary elections for mayoral races, but I still love the idea that if a candidate switches political parties (any time after the primaries, I’d suggest), then they should A) not be allowed to hold the office they ran for until they run + win as a member of their new party, B) pay heavy fines from their personal funds, C) they should be forced to resign, and D) the election should be re-done.

The Democratic Party needs to tighten up and make some rules regarding who can and cannot run as a Democrat.

Literally months before SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, Nancy Pelosi was backing a homophobic, anti-abortion, “Democratic” 🙄 candidate named Henry Cuellar, saying that a candidate’s stance on abortion wasn’t important. And Cuellar’s opponent was a young pro-abortion, pro-LGBTQ immigration attorney named Jessica Cisneros! And it was a relatively safe blue district, meaning that whichever Democrat the DNC backed, they were likely to win and a Republican hadn’t won that district in forever. AND before that, Pelosi and the DCCC threw their weight behind another openly homophobic “Democrat” named Dan Lipinski.

Could you even imagine Mitch McConnell or Kevin McCarthy openly throwing their support behind a pro-abortion candidate who wanted gun control? No? So why tf does Democratic leadership constantly foist GOP-lite candidates onto the Democratic Party when other viable options exist?

Just a guess on my part, but if you want fewer anti-abortion laws getting passed, then you should probably back fewer anti-abortion candidates. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

“Vote blue no matter who” has bitten Democrats in the ass wayyy more than any converse slogan has bitten Republicans. Because Republicans actually vet their candidates and make sure that those candidates want the same deplorable things that their deplorable base wants.

And just for clarity, because I know how the internet works and how sycophants love twisting words: I am NOT saying don’t vote for Biden in 2024. I’m not even saying to support a third party candidate. I want Trump and all Republicans gone in the next few election cycles. What I am saying is, once the election is over and hopefully Trump/DeSantis have been vanquished, we need to seriously rework how the Democratic Party has been run. Losing Roe v. Wade is indicative of how poorly it’s been mismanaged.

Anyway, new laws can be made, so especially after the Supreme Court has ignored and undone so many standing legal precedents, I don’t wanna hear jack shit about “pie-in-the-sky” or “be realistic.”

This centrism bullshit ain’t working, yo.

[politijohn]

It’s not lost on me that Bernie Sanders is the only mainstream politician touring the country rn listening to Americans’ concerns, giving them hope that a better world is still possible. Not campaigning for President, not an election year, just inspiring swing town voters to use their power to incite change in their communities.

Bernie is 83yo, doing the work that every single Democrat could be doing simply in their own district. He’s packing overflow rooms by the thousands in suburban and rural towns, not “democratic strongholds”. It is possible to get through the next four years but the status quo Dems aren’t going to make that happen.

Imagine what a true progressive party could do for the US. Leftist policy is popular and wins elections. Bernie and others have told us this for decades. If you tuned out his message before, I have to wonder what side you’re truly on. Because his shtick has not wavered with everyday Americans.

Not me, us.

[elderinternetresurrection]

Btw, privatization is stealing from *you.* You are the public in "publicly owned." Oligarchs are coming in to take the things we all share ownership of as Americans, like Medicare, Social Security, National Parks, PBS and scrapping them for parts they find profitable.

The right is planning to rob us and quite literally want us to thank them for the privilege by calling it "government efficiency."

[martyndetours]

The End of Honour

The End of Honour: From Reagan to Trump AMAZON LINK

This book has been a work in progress for over twenty-five years—a labour of thought, reflection, and political introspection that has evolved alongside the tumultuous shifts in American leadership and global complicity, complacency and righteous indignation. It calls on the thoughts, impressions and suspicions of a profoundly personal journey through the ever-changing political landscape, beginning with the final years of the Clinton administration and traversing the presidencies of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. During this period, I have closely observed how each administration has reshaped the fabric of American politics and the global political order, with a particular emphasis on the dynamics of the Atlantic world. This narrative is forged in real-time, reflecting on past events and a window into the forces that continue to shape, colour and define our collective future.

The narrative extends to the current state of American politics under Joe Biden’s recent presidency and again with Trump, featuring Elon Musk’s unexpected and surreal figure—an unelected individual whose influence in the U.S. has raised eyebrows. Musk’s prominence has led some to dub him the “First Baby of the U.S.,” a playful yet pointed reference to his outsized influence and his peculiar role in the American political arena. Musk’s unusual relationship with the political landscape is further complicated by his bizarre association with former and current President Donald Trump. Musk, whom some have mockingly referred to as the “adopted son of Agent Orange,” a nickname for Trump himself. Through these shifting tides of power and personalities, this book seeks to provide an insightful, nuanced, and critical examination of my evolving political education in an age of uncertainty and extraordinary change.

[kropotkindersurprise]

On April 8 we celebrate the death of Margaret Thatcher, and remember all the lives she destroyed.

[skandaladiaplokidiafthora]

Τα Ορκ του Μητσοτάκη: Αδίστακτη εισπρακτική πετάει στο δρόμο 9μελη οικογένεια με παιδί ΑΜΕΑ από την πρώτη κατοικία

Η δικηγόρος Μαρία Μοσχολοπούλου και ο πολύτεκνος πατέρας της 9μελούς οικογένειας, με παιδί ΑΜΕΑ, μίλησαν για τις μεθοδεύσεις που προβαίνει ο servicer για να τους πετάξει στο δρόμο από την πρώτη τους κατοικία.

[netakias]

Τα Ορκ του Μητσοτάκη: Αδίστακτη εισπρακτική πετάει στο δρόμο 9μελη οικογένεια με παιδί ΑΜΕΑ από την πρώτη κατοικία

Η δικηγόρος Μαρία Μοσχολοπούλου και ο πολύτεκνος πατέρας της 9μελούς οικογένειας, με παιδί ΑΜΕΑ, μίλησαν για τις μεθοδεύσεις που προβαίνει ο servicer για να τους πετάξει στο δρόμο από την πρώτη τους κατοικία.

[nando161mando]

Malcolm X On White Liberals

[xkittzkornerx]

considering removing the whole Bible Belt leftist thing. not bc i’m turning right or center but bc a lot of people have preconceived notions of me based off that label and it’s annoying. wish people would understand groups that large can’t be a hivemind. i acknowledge that many people in different political groups than mine have their own independent perspectives and aren’t just a caricature in a political cartoon. (i only generalize to simplify conversation and to avoid diluting the point—i don’t believe, for example, all republicans, think the same) stereotypes often exist for specific reasons but there are always exceptions. we’d all be better off if we asked people their opinions and why they think that way rather than assuming their stance based off their political affiliation and getting angry at their theoretical view.

it’s fine to hypthosize what they’re likely to belief based off their actions, but we’ve gotta remember that nothing is set in stone. literally just ask ffs. we have this hush-hush culture around politics in the US and it stinks. time and place is important but it’s expected to just not speak your mind or else you’re being divisive. it’s dumb. we never learn how to talk to one another bc we’re told not to, then we wonder why we’re always so misconstrued. it breeds a lot of room for propaganda to further divide us and damn, does it work. we should be structuring shit around learning how to disagree, and debate (if both parties wish), civilly. as long as you’re not throwing punches right out the gate, swinging around accusations and slurs, idk why we can’t just fucking talk to one another. actually talk, not shout at or spend the entire time trying to point out how stupid the other is. it is never lost on me how most people never ask the question why. i always want a why. i want to understand, even if i think it’s wrong. even if it’s immoral. how can you counter what you do not know?

people see on my blog that i’m an intersectional feminist and assume i hate all men, or that i hate cis women, or that i automatically believe what CNN publishes, or that i must love Biden. none of these things are true. they get so red over the word ‘feminist’ they didn’t bother looking into the specific branch of it i cited, and they don’t ask me my personal takes on any of these topics either. conveniently, they also ignore that right next to me saying i’m an interfem, i also say i’m an ethical humanist. my guy, that second half would answer some of your questions regarding my core values. it lays the foundation of which my feminism sprouts from.

humans are complex. i still don’t think labels are the problem, it’s how we use them so definitively w no wiggle room or nuance. people should be allowed to use terminology they identify w to communicate having similar beliefs/experiences, to form community, w/o having to list a fifty-page disclaimer that they, too, are a three-dimensional being. words are a concept, concepts are often fluid.

i just can’t understand how people jump to accusations so quickly, on all sides, so confidently. w their entire chest out and head high. i’ll shit talk Biden or criticize Harris and all of a sudden i’m part of MAGA. i’ll get a message saying i’m a collectivist and that i believe in cult-like loyalty and blind obedience. i have only ever stated that i believe the exact opposite and i actively fight against anything that perpetuates that thinking. lotta y’all don’t wanna “intellectual debate,” you want someone to verbally abuse.

[shinyasahalo]