As Musk and Trump continue to behave like kings, it’s incumbent upon news media to not just report on their actions, but put them in the proper context for the public to understand the threat level they represent; otherwise, we can’t respond appropriately.
That kind of reporting takes real bravery in the kind of moment we are in: Musk has already (falsely) called it a crime to reveal the names of those working for him at the agencies DOGE is targeting, which Wired and others have done. The Trump-installed DC attorney general has obsequiously promised Musk to go after those who identify his underlings—and to prosecute “anyone who impedes your work or threatens your people”.
While that might sound laughable, media outlets have already paid Trump handsome settlements to settle lawsuits that should have been seen as similarly laughable. When prominent news outlets won’t summon the courage to vigorously oppose this descent into autocracy, they are accessories to the coup. We must demand better from them, and support the outlets and journalists doing the critical work we as citizens require to defend our democracy.
literally almost 2 decades ago and outside of the fact most of the leaders in the DNC are the same its fairly immaterial to the current issues.
When we gave them 58 we got results
If we give them 60 we get all of the results
So I say, support them 100%
you do you. I have better things to do with my time than support a group that has literally gone out of its way to not pass legislation that supports working americans.
reminder: fillibusters are a convention not a law. they’ve always had the ability to pass legislation with simple majorities. They’ve chosen not to.
if they start proposing and passing effective worker friendly legislation i’ll reconsider.