Newsom shapes everything around the brute fact that Trump is serially breaking the law and using government sponsored violence and intimidation to entrench authoritarian power. He accepts this as the core fact of our moment.
Me and @whstancil.bsky.social on this:
Thank goodness for @governor.ca.gov
Fuck Newscum! Until he stops using and abusing trans people, he’s going to have insurmountable problems
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"WS: [Newsome] is not saying he’s sorry. He’s not apologizing for anything. And I think that liberals sometimes apologize ... when they push the boundary like that. Other times there’s just something apologetic in their demeanor. They’re embarrassed to be doing it. And I think that it is crippling."
Newsom as Navalny. Calling out the dictator for amassing a personal fortune and consolidating power while destroying all remnants of democracy. This position is popular because so few dare to take on the dictator.
When Newsom repeatedly called Trump a stone cold liar during the LA military situation it really resonated. Finally not framing Trump’s lies as “stretching the truth” but calling them what they are.
My take is that Gavin has only gone 90% of the right way. Why only "equalize" the Texas scam? Why not go for the 9 seats in CA and have all Blue states do likewise? GO FOR THE KILL! Like McConnell and the MAGAs would and are doing? Maybe keep quiet on that but have it available for SURPRISE MAGA!!!
It's good to blame trump for all the crazy. But republicans enabled and supported him. If taco doesn't run, in the next election, all these Republicans will rewrite history to say they don't know who he is.
Tie Taco to the republicans, don't let them skip responsibility for their support.
Newsom sucks in many ways but contrast his approach to Hakeem Jeffries. June 1st, but appeared to just be a way to buy himself time.
Excellent discussion. Another benefit to Newsom's strategy, especially the trolling: as we saw with Walz's prematurely abandoned "weird" campaign, unconventional tactics throw Rs off their game and they struggle to respond.
These are good points. But just a reminder to the #resistance, transphobic, homeless people hating, teenager dating Newsom is not our guy.
just discover that @whstancil.bsky.social is blocked by the "Agitators" group--which I unsubscribed from
While Dems were busy fighting over what politician was ideologically pure enough for their faction, the R’s were busy coalescing every single R voter around a giant orange diaper baby. It would behoove the Dems at this moment to put down their purity and rally behind the one guy speaking out.
What hit home with me is the end of the article that is captured in the last image. It is clear as day. Democrats need to do this.
Absolutely! @democrats.org need to step up & DO EVERYTHING to combat the Republicans message. Going “high” is ineffective & unconvincing.
I don't understand how this administration issues illegal EOs that others follow. How it spends or w/holds money w/out Congress, imposes illegal tariffs, shuts down agencies, has court orders to cease or continue that are not followed, declare unproven "emergencies," none w/ checks or consequences.
Without these governors stepping up, we would be defenseless. They are not as beholden to consultants and republican operatives.
Newsom knows that there will be no place for him in public life if Trump destroys our democracy. It’s a mystery to me why other Democratic politicians don’t quite get that, because there will be no place in public life—or at least no power—for any of them if Trump succeeds.
This is exactly right! We have to stop giving them the benefit of the doubt or acting as if the worst reason for something is not the reason they’re doing it. It is always the worst reason. Dems and media outlets need to stop acting as if they have to give deference to any other possibility.
the core fact along with the fact that seems country is powerless or thinks it powerless to do a goddamn thing about it except complain and post shit like this
To the point about Governors...https://www.bluestatedefiance.org/ organized by @indivisible.org
Just listened, but he's not the only one. We can't rely on one Dem...we can't forget that some have been stating the facts and not backing down since 2016...Bernie, Warren, AOC, Talib, Omar, Presley, Waters and others Wu, Jasmine Crocket, Andy Beshear, Pritzker. I'm sure I'm forgetting many others!
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assuming the worst about tRUmp is always the safest thing to do
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