Stop imagining that an opposition party would need ONE specific leader, or politicians who do things that come with very high visibility.
What Newsom is doing here is fantastic, but what Schumer and Jeffries do may be less spectacular, it's not less important when it comes to defeating fascism!
In a democracy, we need everyone and all strategies combined.
Desperately needed is ONE person who can ignite a currently rudderless party -- one person who can inspire excitement and loyalty in progressives like trump manages to do in Maga morons. That's probably not Schumer. Newsom? Maybe.
JB Pritzker is another fighter as well as Bernie,AOC, Josh Shapiro, Chris Murphy, Jasmine Crockett. There are lots of people sounding off but Newsom is doing a good job of not taking any BS!
Nope. As long as that's how you imagine democracy functions, you'll be part of the problem, not the solution.
And Schumer's refusal to cave to Trump and block the government has single-handedly slowed down the installation of fascism tremendously. Inform yourself and ask yourself what YOU can do for your country, rather than cynically criticizing the only ones fighting back like hell without even taking a look at what they're doing in the first place!
Since you need an actively engaged society interested in knowing the answer to this question, day by day, and that society has mostly disappeared, in the US, corporate media refuse to report on it. So we have to actively look for the info ourselves.
You can find it by watching/reading MTN, Letters from America (Heather Cox Richardson), Paul Krugman etc.
Some examples: one of the key things an opposition party can do (and is doing) to slow down the installation of neofascism is to NOT shut down the government. Making sure that all Democrats Reps and Senators understood why that was vital is what Schumer worked on. The good news? He succeeded!
Another crucial activity is holding hearings, so that cabinet members have to explain to the American people what they're doing and why. In this way, everyone who decides to watch can see, in detail, how immoral this cabinet is. Once we have this info, we can show it to Trump voters. That is OUR job, in a democracy. No politician can do this in our place.
Then there is the fact that they can work hard to not vote for any GOP bill that is neofascist, which requires a LOT of work and coordination among Democrats in DC.
They can go to town halls in their home states/districts, or to red ones, to make sure that constituents are informed and have all they need to fight back.
And they can come up with alternative bills, so that as soon as "we the people" give them Congress and the White House back, we don't waste time and can immediately roll back all the damage the neofascist GOP is doing right now.
I agree with all of what you are saying. I still do not see Schumer engaging though. I wish I did. I see him as feckless. I want him replaced by someone strong. That is my opinion and maybe I am wrong. I’m a 61 year old white woman and feel we need new younger thinkers. I have nothing against Schumer and hope that he is doing things behind the scenes I know nothing about. I don’t think we need flashy but we need strong voices and people who can pull us together. Just my opinion. In the interim I stand with the Democrats and do my part. Protesting, boycotting, calling reps, and staying informed. Thank you again for getting back to me. I truly appreciate your time and information very much.
You need tremendous experience, wisdom and strength to convince enough Democratic Senators to vote AGAINST a government shutdown when most of the base is kicking and screaming and sees shutting down the government as a very satisfying SYMBOLIC action of protest against the disgustingly fascist GOP, without taking its consequences or the history of defeating fascism into account at all.
A Senate Leader needs to be able to have all the knowledge, experience, and level-headedness required to make the WISEST decision, especially when the base doesn't understand yet why that's the case.
Defeating fascism is not easy. It's not a matter of having some charismatic TV celebrities that look good and convincing on camera, offering "fresh ideas". It's a matter of having the determination and patience to dig deep and do all the 24/7, boring work needed to restore democracy.
And to know what Schumer is doing when TV cameras only want to focus on controversy rather than educating the American people at a time when it truly matters, just watch MTN, or C-Span. Or make sure that you subscribe to Schumer and Jeffries' social media accounts. It's all there, for anyone to see. We just need to decide to look and remember why doing this is absolutely crucial.
In the meantime: yes, protesting, boycotting, calling reps, and having debates among ourselves is definitely vital too.
Thank you so much for doing so, and for sharing your thoughts. Together, we WILL defeat them!!
With legacy media systematically refusing to report on what Democrats are doing (apparently, reporting on who does what in Congress it too boring so reduces their profits, compared to posting one clickbait headline after the other - screw democracy in the process) and limiting all coverage to cynical horse race articles only, it's not that easy to know what they're doing indeed.
Also, cynicism isn't a character trait, it's an understandable reaction, based on not knowing key facts.
And yes, we absolutely need to be a team! So thanks for your question.
I already replied to it in replies to other people above, so I'll copy-paste some of them here in a few minutes.
Agree on media 100%. They only want breaking news. Having conflicting views is fine we just need to work through them and stay strong! Thanks for getting back to me!
Exactly. In a democracy, disagreements and real, respectful debates are not only unavoidable, they are vitally important and exactly what makes democracies more competent in bringing about the well-being of all than dictatorships.
FYI: Trump has very low energy rallies, with very small turnout. He does NOT inspire anyone. He's a creation of the constantly lying Fox Entertainment, since neofascist Republicans needed a clown in chief like him to destroy democracy through massive propaganda. That's all. Don't imagine that this is a recipe for success and something we should imitate. It's a recipe for disaster, as we can all see today.
Lots. Have you watched the House and Senate hearings in the last week and a half? Have you looked up how limited Democrats are as the minority in both houses but looked at how effective they have been at cutting the legs off the GOP majority during thiese hearings, making them look like foolsd, liars and weak and at the same toime exposing the Fourth Reich losers who have come in, lied, prevaricated and deceived and have been caught red handed in all of it by the Dems? Educate yourself. We need support now, not uninformed critics.
Yes, there are members who are asking important questions, but without a majority they are landing on deaf ears. And I don't see Schumer or Jeffries doing ANYTHING. Jeffries in particular is a disappointment. He'll criticize Trump by saying what Trump is saying is simply jot true instead of saying what needs to be said: TRUMP IS A LIAR. Trump and MAGATS play dirty. You wanna have an effect, get down into the dirt and fight dirty as well. The Obama mantra of "we aim high when they aim low DOES NOT WORK.
Schumer single-handedly blocked the government shutdown that Trump and Musk absolutely wanted, which allowed SO many Democrats to file an unprecedented number of lawsuits against Trump, and they're winning most of them.
If you study the history of fascism, you'll see that things like these are VITAL to resist and slow down its installation.
And no, democracy is not an end goal, it's a means, it is the way you fight. As history has proven. Too many on the left today seem to want a dictatorship too. That will never ever work.
I strongly disagree with you. I WANTED the shut down. I would suggest you look even deeper. Every time we had a shutdown, guess who was blamed: REPUBLICANS. And the only way people rally to your side is when they are hurt directly. And Democrats aren’t winning most of them. Just look at yesterday’s Supreme Court rulings. They are losing all the big important ones.
That's not looking deeper, it's ignoring the fact that today, the GOP is INSTALLING FASCISM. So we're in a situation that is totally incomparable with previous shutdowns.
You need to look at the concrete consequences of a shutdown DURING the installation, and not in terms of poll numbers (who will be blamed for it) but in terms of the longterm impact on the possibility to ever restore democracy.
Study what just happened in Poland, to have a concrete example.
In Poland, a neofascist party installed fascism for 8 years. In general, history shows, you need about a decade to transition fully from democracy to fascism. So the process was almost complete.
Then, people voted for a pro-democracy coalition again. What happened next? Most judges are still pro-fascism, and the leader of the executive is still a fascist so... most bills passed by a democratic Congress are blocked. So much so that people start to get impatient again, and with the media still largely controlled by fascist propaganda, a small majority is now blaming Democrats for not making their lives better fast enough so... they just voted for a fascist as head of state AGAIN, which of course will only make things worse.
Preventing THIS from happening should be our first priority. And it's exactly why we couldn't possibly afford a government shutdown. Under a government shutdown, everything that fascists WANT to do in terms of destruction of government institutions would have become 100% legal. So it might as well have taken DECADES to recover from that, IF Schumer would have given them what they wanted.
By refusing to cave, he allowed Democrats and everyone else to strongly slow down the destruction process, which is VITAL to make sure that democracy can be restored asap.
It may take a while before the American people (notoriously ill-informed and cynical by now, on both sides of the political spectrum) get this, which is why it was SUCH a courageous decision. It also proves that Schumer has the wisdom needed to NOT put his personal career before the wellbeing of the entire country. And that is EXACTLY the type of leadership we absolutely need right now.
Check out AOC, Maxwell Frost and Bernie Sanders, for a start. And Chris Van Hollen who went to El Salvador. A lot of them are being passive, but not all.
I've not heard of Melanie Stansbury, but don't doubt her efforts at all! and yes, Jasmine Crocket for sure can't be left out. A true Democracy hero. Let's hope she'll be able to turn some CON minds around. We need more like her desperately.
Since you need an actively engaged society interested in knowing the answer to this question, day by day, and that society has mostly disappeared, in the US, corporate media refuse to report on it. So we have to actively look for the info ourselves.
You can find it by watching/reading MTN, Letters from America (Heather Cox Richardson), Paul Krugman etc.
Some examples: one of the key things an opposition party can do (and is doing) to slow down the installation of neofascism is to NOT shut down the government. Making sure that all Democrats Reps and Senators understood why that was vital is what Schumer worked on. The good news? He succeeded!
Another crucial activity is holding hearings, so that cabinet members have to explain to the American people what they're doing and why. In this way, everyone who decides to watch can see, in detail, how immoral this cabinet is. Once we have this info, we can show it to Trump voters. That is OUR job, in a democracy. No politician can do this in our place.
Then there is the fact that they can work hard to not vote for any GOP bill that is neofascist, which requires a LOT of work and coordination among Democrats in DC.
They can go to town halls in their home states/districts, or to red ones, to make sure that constituents are informed and have all they need to fight back.
And they can come up with alternative bills, so that as soon as "we the people" give them Congress and the White House back, we don't waste time and can immediately roll back all the damage the neofascist GOP is doing right now.
All they’re doing is sending endless emails begging — yes, begging — for donations. In no way, shape, or form are they standing up to Trump. Ralph Nader had it right: the Repubs and Dems are just two wings of one party and both are working on behalf of their corporate masters. The future of democracy lies in the hands of the people— No Kings brought out 13 million of us — Good Trouble should bring out 24 million of us — July 17!
Same here. It seems to me like the major networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS) are pretty much "skirting" what is going on in D.C. and not reporting it like they should. One brief comment by a Democrat is about all they'll show on that side of the fence.. Extremely irritating.
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, was fabulous reporting every night on the first 100 days. Just straight facts, the truth. She is brilliant. I miss her, as she is back to Monday nights only The other reporters are Mike?? and the two women with him, every night at 7PM.
I’ve always been registered as an independent because I want to vote for the best candidate who says what he/means and acts accordingly. And I’ve voted 3rd party a few times. But I definitely would have supported Newsom if he’d been the Democratic nominee in 2024.
Newsom would have held Trump accountable and DESTROYED him in debates. As the leader of the 4th largest economy in the world, he has the necessary skills to govern, particularly in a diverse culture. We can all engage in various ways, but the party desperately needs a strong leader with a solid vision and the skills to rally support among all demographics and solidify the party.
I agree. Newsom, Pete Buttagieg and others should be running the show. Jasmine Crockett is strong and smart, now in her new position, holding Trump accountable. She can be brutally honest and she is fearless about it. In a debate Newsom would wipe the floor with Trump!!
Not just governors. The illegally fired federal employees, vets, etc should also file suit if they haven't already. I would join a class action lawsuit against felon47, should one ever come about. Considering what is happening on a daily basis, that could be any day now. Incompetence of the administration, mental decline? Wasting taxpayers' dollars on his stupid parade? There are a few websites that track lawsuits against him.
There are suits going, but I imagine SCOTUS will find it all in his “official duties.” If we ever get back in, there need to be lots of impeachments. 👹
You're absolutely right about the Supreme Court and how their rulings will be. Not much hope unless we can get rid of the five anti-democracy judges. It looks like their law degrees are from some kind of computer college. Most of the rulings they've made since the republiCRAPS have taken full control are anti-constitutional.
I think impeachments would fail based on past history. I'd rather hit him where it hurts him. he can still be sued personally, and people are doing that.
Go Newsom! Standing up to the regime and their enablers, Fox Propaganda News. Evidence will show that Trump lies to get what he wants and to keep the truth from his cult followers. Fox News goes right along with it and says whatever Trump wants them to say even when it’s an outright lie. I commend Newsom on this. And anyone who doesn’t like what he’s doing to California, whatever! This is separate from California issues and no one wants to hear your whining. Focus on what this is…a blatant lie from Fox and Trump.
AGREED - Fox News Media is making lots of money blatantly lying to the public. The continued stream of UNOPPOSED LIES has allowed this network to get a choke hold on the minds of tens of millions of people. Even Tucker Carlson admitted that Fox would open turn “the propaganda hose to full blast”.
Fox News Media is a corporation. The corporation doesn’t have the “cover” of a political figure. The corporation isn’t “personal” - it’s a corporation. If they lie, then hold them accountable.
Would anyone question holding a corporation accountable about DELIBERATELY misrepresenting a
product or service? Likely not! The vast majority would be glad the corporation was stopped from duping the public.
Good for Gov Newsom for taking on the propaganda giant of the MAGA hate machine.
I’m very excited that Governor Newsom is taking action over this. It’s the right thing to do. Keeping him meticulous notes and holding people accountable for what they say and what they do is eminent. If we don’t start holding people accountable for what is happening in our country that we’re upset about not in an emotional way, but in a very strategic Legal manner, things will become chaotic and uncontrollable. It will also feed into President Trump and the people that are leading him. They will have reasons that are factual to do what they’re doing. We just have to maintain very peaceful protest.
I am stuck in my house most of the time I only go to the doctors. So what I do is, I write my congressman in my senators weekly if not daily. And I talk to the people that will allow political talk. And I don’t argue with anybody I just pull out factual evidence that is documented that I have. I just will not argue with anyone . Good luck everybody and we have to do this each one do our part to stand up and say this is not how we wanna live.
What’s being allowed to happen in this country is a damn, dirty shame. From my perspective it appears that our Supreme Court is deceased. They’re so deep in the pockets of Von Schitzinpants they suffocated. I sincerely hope Governor Newsom wins his suit. After watching the entire debacle in LA, one would think he had plenty of ammunition for his claim. However, the breakdown of what’s right and wrong within the judicial system is so skewed, wrong seems to be the growing outcome.
What happened in LA is happening everywhere. The credentials of the alleged ICE officers come into question. A woman that was pregnant asked for help that never addressed her concerns. She carried a dead baby inside her for three days. One woman with two children was arrested as she came out of the courtroom. One of the agents made gesture that exposed his fire arm to the little boy that terrified the child even more.
How does one fight back? I’m a senior without access to a car. I’ve never run from a fight; where and how do I put the gloves on?
Get a baton or baseball bat that you can swing. If anyone comes in, hit as hard as you can. Also, talk to your neighbors, see if there are any who will look out for you. 🙏🏼😕👹
I would so love to! The thing is I live in a retirement community (Shady Pines! 😋). One needs a key to get in. I don’t have access to a car. I don’t even have a MA license having moved back from NH where I lived for 30 years. So frustrated and angry because I want to fight this administration from hell, but what can I do?
Bingo about the supreme Court and all the CON judges that have been put in place--at the determination of the republiCRAPS and Bimbo Don in the Oval Office.
Glad to hear it. I hope he wins. Maybe we should take a page from the other side and throw numerous lawsuits their way to keep them off balance. It's time for them to be constantly on defense.
FOX didn’t really “learn” anything from the Dominion law suit. They paid Dominion the money, but they didn’t have to admit any wrong doing, apologize, retract their lies; any of that. That being said, in a defamation case, the Court just might set a higher dollar limit if FOX is found liable, again. As with E. Jean Carroll, didn’t the Court consider “What’s it going to take to make whomever is responsible to stop?”
I am not or have ever been a lawyer, and none of the information above should be construed as legal advice.
They learned a lot. I am a lawyer for 46 years and you can tell what FOX learned from having to pay almost a billion in damages. Courts don't set damage limits. Juries do anf FOX was terrified of that Dominion jury. If no jury, the Court will determine damages based on the evidence and the law. Neither the jury nor the court set the damages paid in the Dominion settlement - the parties did - after their lawyers determined the damages exposure to FOX based on the evidence. Dominion kicked FOX's ass based on the evidence and the law. So will Governor Newsom.
GN: Leader of the Democratic Party. Finally someone has emerged from the haze.
Stop imagining that an opposition party would need ONE specific leader, or politicians who do things that come with very high visibility.
What Newsom is doing here is fantastic, but what Schumer and Jeffries do may be less spectacular, it's not less important when it comes to defeating fascism!
In a democracy, we need everyone and all strategies combined.
Desperately needed is ONE person who can ignite a currently rudderless party -- one person who can inspire excitement and loyalty in progressives like trump manages to do in Maga morons. That's probably not Schumer. Newsom? Maybe.
JB Pritzker is another fighter as well as Bernie,AOC, Josh Shapiro, Chris Murphy, Jasmine Crockett. There are lots of people sounding off but Newsom is doing a good job of not taking any BS!
Nope. As long as that's how you imagine democracy functions, you'll be part of the problem, not the solution.
And Schumer's refusal to cave to Trump and block the government has single-handedly slowed down the installation of fascism tremendously. Inform yourself and ask yourself what YOU can do for your country, rather than cynically criticizing the only ones fighting back like hell without even taking a look at what they're doing in the first place!
Respectfully, this is a dream world in which Schumer is blocking anything.
He BLOCKED the government shutdown that Trump and Musk wanted.
Definitely not Schumer.
Definitely. A+ post.
It's not even a sentence, and the post includes no arguments or evidence whatsoever to back up such a claim. THAT is what you call an "A+ post"...??
Schumer is already leading and achieving a lot on behalf of the 99%. Stop the cynicism and start informing yourself. Democracy depends on it!
Please inform me. Not being snarky because we need to be a team. Please inform me of what he is doing.
This is a copy-paste of a reply to someone else:
Since you need an actively engaged society interested in knowing the answer to this question, day by day, and that society has mostly disappeared, in the US, corporate media refuse to report on it. So we have to actively look for the info ourselves.
You can find it by watching/reading MTN, Letters from America (Heather Cox Richardson), Paul Krugman etc.
Some examples: one of the key things an opposition party can do (and is doing) to slow down the installation of neofascism is to NOT shut down the government. Making sure that all Democrats Reps and Senators understood why that was vital is what Schumer worked on. The good news? He succeeded!
Another crucial activity is holding hearings, so that cabinet members have to explain to the American people what they're doing and why. In this way, everyone who decides to watch can see, in detail, how immoral this cabinet is. Once we have this info, we can show it to Trump voters. That is OUR job, in a democracy. No politician can do this in our place.
Then there is the fact that they can work hard to not vote for any GOP bill that is neofascist, which requires a LOT of work and coordination among Democrats in DC.
They can go to town halls in their home states/districts, or to red ones, to make sure that constituents are informed and have all they need to fight back.
And they can come up with alternative bills, so that as soon as "we the people" give them Congress and the White House back, we don't waste time and can immediately roll back all the damage the neofascist GOP is doing right now.
All of this is absolutely VITAL.
I agree with all of what you are saying. I still do not see Schumer engaging though. I wish I did. I see him as feckless. I want him replaced by someone strong. That is my opinion and maybe I am wrong. I’m a 61 year old white woman and feel we need new younger thinkers. I have nothing against Schumer and hope that he is doing things behind the scenes I know nothing about. I don’t think we need flashy but we need strong voices and people who can pull us together. Just my opinion. In the interim I stand with the Democrats and do my part. Protesting, boycotting, calling reps, and staying informed. Thank you again for getting back to me. I truly appreciate your time and information very much.
Yes, I do believe that that idea is wrong.
You need tremendous experience, wisdom and strength to convince enough Democratic Senators to vote AGAINST a government shutdown when most of the base is kicking and screaming and sees shutting down the government as a very satisfying SYMBOLIC action of protest against the disgustingly fascist GOP, without taking its consequences or the history of defeating fascism into account at all.
A Senate Leader needs to be able to have all the knowledge, experience, and level-headedness required to make the WISEST decision, especially when the base doesn't understand yet why that's the case.
Defeating fascism is not easy. It's not a matter of having some charismatic TV celebrities that look good and convincing on camera, offering "fresh ideas". It's a matter of having the determination and patience to dig deep and do all the 24/7, boring work needed to restore democracy.
And to know what Schumer is doing when TV cameras only want to focus on controversy rather than educating the American people at a time when it truly matters, just watch MTN, or C-Span. Or make sure that you subscribe to Schumer and Jeffries' social media accounts. It's all there, for anyone to see. We just need to decide to look and remember why doing this is absolutely crucial.
In the meantime: yes, protesting, boycotting, calling reps, and having debates among ourselves is definitely vital too.
Thank you so much for doing so, and for sharing your thoughts. Together, we WILL defeat them!!
With legacy media systematically refusing to report on what Democrats are doing (apparently, reporting on who does what in Congress it too boring so reduces their profits, compared to posting one clickbait headline after the other - screw democracy in the process) and limiting all coverage to cynical horse race articles only, it's not that easy to know what they're doing indeed.
Also, cynicism isn't a character trait, it's an understandable reaction, based on not knowing key facts.
And yes, we absolutely need to be a team! So thanks for your question.
I already replied to it in replies to other people above, so I'll copy-paste some of them here in a few minutes.
Agree on media 100%. They only want breaking news. Having conflicting views is fine we just need to work through them and stay strong! Thanks for getting back to me!
Exactly. In a democracy, disagreements and real, respectful debates are not only unavoidable, they are vitally important and exactly what makes democracies more competent in bringing about the well-being of all than dictatorships.
FYI: Trump has very low energy rallies, with very small turnout. He does NOT inspire anyone. He's a creation of the constantly lying Fox Entertainment, since neofascist Republicans needed a clown in chief like him to destroy democracy through massive propaganda. That's all. Don't imagine that this is a recipe for success and something we should imitate. It's a recipe for disaster, as we can all see today.
The authoritarians need Kings. Democrats prefer a government by we the people
Governor Pritzker would make trump wet his drawers just by looking at him.
True, but what exactly are ANY Democrats in Congress doing???
Lots. Have you watched the House and Senate hearings in the last week and a half? Have you looked up how limited Democrats are as the minority in both houses but looked at how effective they have been at cutting the legs off the GOP majority during thiese hearings, making them look like foolsd, liars and weak and at the same toime exposing the Fourth Reich losers who have come in, lied, prevaricated and deceived and have been caught red handed in all of it by the Dems? Educate yourself. We need support now, not uninformed critics.
Yes, there are members who are asking important questions, but without a majority they are landing on deaf ears. And I don't see Schumer or Jeffries doing ANYTHING. Jeffries in particular is a disappointment. He'll criticize Trump by saying what Trump is saying is simply jot true instead of saying what needs to be said: TRUMP IS A LIAR. Trump and MAGATS play dirty. You wanna have an effect, get down into the dirt and fight dirty as well. The Obama mantra of "we aim high when they aim low DOES NOT WORK.
Look deeper.
Schumer single-handedly blocked the government shutdown that Trump and Musk absolutely wanted, which allowed SO many Democrats to file an unprecedented number of lawsuits against Trump, and they're winning most of them.
If you study the history of fascism, you'll see that things like these are VITAL to resist and slow down its installation.
And no, democracy is not an end goal, it's a means, it is the way you fight. As history has proven. Too many on the left today seem to want a dictatorship too. That will never ever work.
I strongly disagree with you. I WANTED the shut down. I would suggest you look even deeper. Every time we had a shutdown, guess who was blamed: REPUBLICANS. And the only way people rally to your side is when they are hurt directly. And Democrats aren’t winning most of them. Just look at yesterday’s Supreme Court rulings. They are losing all the big important ones.
That's not looking deeper, it's ignoring the fact that today, the GOP is INSTALLING FASCISM. So we're in a situation that is totally incomparable with previous shutdowns.
You need to look at the concrete consequences of a shutdown DURING the installation, and not in terms of poll numbers (who will be blamed for it) but in terms of the longterm impact on the possibility to ever restore democracy.
Study what just happened in Poland, to have a concrete example.
In Poland, a neofascist party installed fascism for 8 years. In general, history shows, you need about a decade to transition fully from democracy to fascism. So the process was almost complete.
Then, people voted for a pro-democracy coalition again. What happened next? Most judges are still pro-fascism, and the leader of the executive is still a fascist so... most bills passed by a democratic Congress are blocked. So much so that people start to get impatient again, and with the media still largely controlled by fascist propaganda, a small majority is now blaming Democrats for not making their lives better fast enough so... they just voted for a fascist as head of state AGAIN, which of course will only make things worse.
Preventing THIS from happening should be our first priority. And it's exactly why we couldn't possibly afford a government shutdown. Under a government shutdown, everything that fascists WANT to do in terms of destruction of government institutions would have become 100% legal. So it might as well have taken DECADES to recover from that, IF Schumer would have given them what they wanted.
By refusing to cave, he allowed Democrats and everyone else to strongly slow down the destruction process, which is VITAL to make sure that democracy can be restored asap.
It may take a while before the American people (notoriously ill-informed and cynical by now, on both sides of the political spectrum) get this, which is why it was SUCH a courageous decision. It also proves that Schumer has the wisdom needed to NOT put his personal career before the wellbeing of the entire country. And that is EXACTLY the type of leadership we absolutely need right now.
I still don’t agree with you.
I'm sorry, but I merely summed up some basic facts. If you think these aren't facts, what's the evidence refuting them... ?
Their your opinions, not facts.
I watch them and I hate when the Republicans don't even question them just praise them
Check out AOC, Maxwell Frost and Bernie Sanders, for a start. And Chris Van Hollen who went to El Salvador. A lot of them are being passive, but not all.
Let's not leave out Jasmine Crocket and Melanie Stansbury
I've not heard of Melanie Stansbury, but don't doubt her efforts at all! and yes, Jasmine Crocket for sure can't be left out. A true Democracy hero. Let's hope she'll be able to turn some CON minds around. We need more like her desperately.
A+ Crockett.
Chris Murphy of CT is also being very vocal.
Since you need an actively engaged society interested in knowing the answer to this question, day by day, and that society has mostly disappeared, in the US, corporate media refuse to report on it. So we have to actively look for the info ourselves.
You can find it by watching/reading MTN, Letters from America (Heather Cox Richardson), Paul Krugman etc.
Some examples: one of the key things an opposition party can do (and is doing) to slow down the installation of neofascism is to NOT shut down the government. Making sure that all Democrats Reps and Senators understood why that was vital is what Schumer worked on. The good news? He succeeded!
Another crucial activity is holding hearings, so that cabinet members have to explain to the American people what they're doing and why. In this way, everyone who decides to watch can see, in detail, how immoral this cabinet is. Once we have this info, we can show it to Trump voters. That is OUR job, in a democracy. No politician can do this in our place.
Then there is the fact that they can work hard to not vote for any GOP bill that is neofascist, which requires a LOT of work and coordination among Democrats in DC.
They can go to town halls in their home states/districts, or to red ones, to make sure that constituents are informed and have all they need to fight back.
And they can come up with alternative bills, so that as soon as "we the people" give them Congress and the White House back, we don't waste time and can immediately roll back all the damage the neofascist GOP is doing right now.
All of this is absolutely VITAL.
So true! For the most part, Americans care only for their bread and circuses. When they can no longer afford those, they might start paying attention.
All they’re doing is sending endless emails begging — yes, begging — for donations. In no way, shape, or form are they standing up to Trump. Ralph Nader had it right: the Repubs and Dems are just two wings of one party and both are working on behalf of their corporate masters. The future of democracy lies in the hands of the people— No Kings brought out 13 million of us — Good Trouble should bring out 24 million of us — July 17!
Entirely false. START FACT-CHECKING your cynical beliefs!!
Just because the mainstream media doesn’t cover it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. I wish for a better source for what is happening. 👹
Here are some, right here on Substack:
Rick Wilson
Robert Reich
Joyce Vance
HCR
Jeff Tiedrich: news with humor
Aaron Rupar
There is no single source anymore.
These are all excellent voices, but are they being heard by the MAGAts and their sympathizers?
These are all excellent voices, but are they being heard by the MAGAts and their sympathizers?
I already read almost all. Just wish it didn’t take so much time. The only one I haven’t read is Aaron Rupar, and I will now. Thanks 🙏🏼👹
Same here. It seems to me like the major networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS) are pretty much "skirting" what is going on in D.C. and not reporting it like they should. One brief comment by a Democrat is about all they'll show on that side of the fence.. Extremely irritating.
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, was fabulous reporting every night on the first 100 days. Just straight facts, the truth. She is brilliant. I miss her, as she is back to Monday nights only The other reporters are Mike?? and the two women with him, every night at 7PM.
Schumer and Jeffries are treading water, doing nothing effective, their pull date has passed; it's time for new fighting Dems.
2026.
Absurd. Time to inform yourself!
I’ve always been registered as an independent because I want to vote for the best candidate who says what he/means and acts accordingly. And I’ve voted 3rd party a few times. But I definitely would have supported Newsom if he’d been the Democratic nominee in 2024.
Newsom would have held Trump accountable and DESTROYED him in debates. As the leader of the 4th largest economy in the world, he has the necessary skills to govern, particularly in a diverse culture. We can all engage in various ways, but the party desperately needs a strong leader with a solid vision and the skills to rally support among all demographics and solidify the party.
I agree. Newsom, Pete Buttagieg and others should be running the show. Jasmine Crockett is strong and smart, now in her new position, holding Trump accountable. She can be brutally honest and she is fearless about it. In a debate Newsom would wipe the floor with Trump!!
Zohran is the leader of the Democrats. The future is diversity, socialism, and Islam. Here is a poem celebrating his victory: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-poem
Religion has absolutely no place in politics. There should always be a separation of church and state. Always.
"The future is diversity, socialism, and Islam."?? Leave religion out of it, unless you're purposely trying to mess up an honest coalition.
That’s exactly what he’s doing.
YOU, Public Servant, need to leave the religion out of it. That’s disinformation …knock it off!!
Public Servant put that out there not Mamdani
No, he’s not. Yes, good for him, he’s doing well in NYC but that hardly makes him the “leader of the democrats”.
What do you mean by "the future is Islam"?
NO RELIGION IN POLITICS, EVER!!!! THAT'S PART OF WHAT'S WRONG NOW!
Wondered when someone was going to hold DJT accountable for his lies. Go Gov. Newsom. Wish you well.
Don’t just wish him well help him!!…
Repost to your friend etc..
I’m a total Luddite but even I’m doing it!!
He only cares about MONEY and power which serves his vanity
This will consume him and take him off task
Fuck trump
Good! We need more governors to bring suit against djt Let’s make his head spin!
Not just governors. The illegally fired federal employees, vets, etc should also file suit if they haven't already. I would join a class action lawsuit against felon47, should one ever come about. Considering what is happening on a daily basis, that could be any day now. Incompetence of the administration, mental decline? Wasting taxpayers' dollars on his stupid parade? There are a few websites that track lawsuits against him.
There are suits going, but I imagine SCOTUS will find it all in his “official duties.” If we ever get back in, there need to be lots of impeachments. 👹
You're absolutely right about the Supreme Court and how their rulings will be. Not much hope unless we can get rid of the five anti-democracy judges. It looks like their law degrees are from some kind of computer college. Most of the rulings they've made since the republiCRAPS have taken full control are anti-constitutional.
I think impeachments would fail based on past history. I'd rather hit him where it hurts him. he can still be sued personally, and people are doing that.
You’re probably right. I’m old enough to remember “Impeach Earl Warren.”👹
FIRED FED EMPLOYEES SHOULD ALL JOIN TOGETHER AND FILE CLASS ACTION AGAINST trump AND musk.
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Go Newsom! Standing up to the regime and their enablers, Fox Propaganda News. Evidence will show that Trump lies to get what he wants and to keep the truth from his cult followers. Fox News goes right along with it and says whatever Trump wants them to say even when it’s an outright lie. I commend Newsom on this. And anyone who doesn’t like what he’s doing to California, whatever! This is separate from California issues and no one wants to hear your whining. Focus on what this is…a blatant lie from Fox and Trump.
More people should be suing TF out of Fox. They’ve been destroying this country for 40 years. Shut that fascist propaganda network DOWN.
AGREED - Fox News Media is making lots of money blatantly lying to the public. The continued stream of UNOPPOSED LIES has allowed this network to get a choke hold on the minds of tens of millions of people. Even Tucker Carlson admitted that Fox would open turn “the propaganda hose to full blast”.
Fox News Media is a corporation. The corporation doesn’t have the “cover” of a political figure. The corporation isn’t “personal” - it’s a corporation. If they lie, then hold them accountable.
Would anyone question holding a corporation accountable about DELIBERATELY misrepresenting a
product or service? Likely not! The vast majority would be glad the corporation was stopped from duping the public.
Good for Gov Newsom for taking on the propaganda giant of the MAGA hate machine.
No truer words were spoken!!
You go Ca Gov Gavin NEWSOM STOPPING DISINFORMATION IS A TOP PRIORITY AND CONCERN FOR FAR TOO LONG! TY🦅
I’m very excited that Governor Newsom is taking action over this. It’s the right thing to do. Keeping him meticulous notes and holding people accountable for what they say and what they do is eminent. If we don’t start holding people accountable for what is happening in our country that we’re upset about not in an emotional way, but in a very strategic Legal manner, things will become chaotic and uncontrollable. It will also feed into President Trump and the people that are leading him. They will have reasons that are factual to do what they’re doing. We just have to maintain very peaceful protest.
I am stuck in my house most of the time I only go to the doctors. So what I do is, I write my congressman in my senators weekly if not daily. And I talk to the people that will allow political talk. And I don’t argue with anybody I just pull out factual evidence that is documented that I have. I just will not argue with anyone . Good luck everybody and we have to do this each one do our part to stand up and say this is not how we wanna live.
I hope he gets multi millions
Wonderful.
What’s being allowed to happen in this country is a damn, dirty shame. From my perspective it appears that our Supreme Court is deceased. They’re so deep in the pockets of Von Schitzinpants they suffocated. I sincerely hope Governor Newsom wins his suit. After watching the entire debacle in LA, one would think he had plenty of ammunition for his claim. However, the breakdown of what’s right and wrong within the judicial system is so skewed, wrong seems to be the growing outcome.
What happened in LA is happening everywhere. The credentials of the alleged ICE officers come into question. A woman that was pregnant asked for help that never addressed her concerns. She carried a dead baby inside her for three days. One woman with two children was arrested as she came out of the courtroom. One of the agents made gesture that exposed his fire arm to the little boy that terrified the child even more.
How does one fight back? I’m a senior without access to a car. I’ve never run from a fight; where and how do I put the gloves on?
Get a baton or baseball bat that you can swing. If anyone comes in, hit as hard as you can. Also, talk to your neighbors, see if there are any who will look out for you. 🙏🏼😕👹
I would so love to! The thing is I live in a retirement community (Shady Pines! 😋). One needs a key to get in. I don’t have access to a car. I don’t even have a MA license having moved back from NH where I lived for 30 years. So frustrated and angry because I want to fight this administration from hell, but what can I do?
Bingo about the supreme Court and all the CON judges that have been put in place--at the determination of the republiCRAPS and Bimbo Don in the Oval Office.
FANTASTIC!
GO NEWSOM!
Finally! Someone that sees the corruption and lies from the felon and his “yes men”!!!
Gloves off!!
About time!!! Everyone should do the same
GN the only one with balls to stand up to the 🍊🌮💩👍🏽
Not the only one.
AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Bernie Sanders, Adam Kinsinger, Liz Cheney, Amy Klobuchar, to name a few.
There are too few now but there will be more.
It’s about fkn time. Well done Newsom!
Glad to hear it. I hope he wins. Maybe we should take a page from the other side and throw numerous lawsuits their way to keep them off balance. It's time for them to be constantly on defense.
YES YES YES. Get them in their pocketbook, Governor. It's the only way they learn. Thank you, Doiminion, for paving the way.
FOX didn’t really “learn” anything from the Dominion law suit. They paid Dominion the money, but they didn’t have to admit any wrong doing, apologize, retract their lies; any of that. That being said, in a defamation case, the Court just might set a higher dollar limit if FOX is found liable, again. As with E. Jean Carroll, didn’t the Court consider “What’s it going to take to make whomever is responsible to stop?”
I am not or have ever been a lawyer, and none of the information above should be construed as legal advice.
They learned a lot. I am a lawyer for 46 years and you can tell what FOX learned from having to pay almost a billion in damages. Courts don't set damage limits. Juries do anf FOX was terrified of that Dominion jury. If no jury, the Court will determine damages based on the evidence and the law. Neither the jury nor the court set the damages paid in the Dominion settlement - the parties did - after their lawyers determined the damages exposure to FOX based on the evidence. Dominion kicked FOX's ass based on the evidence and the law. So will Governor Newsom.
Thank you for setting me straight. Praying for Gov. Newsome’s success.
They will not "learn". They know very well what they're doing.