USA AOC, Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani. The need for strong progressive voices in US politics.

[faible]

Where is your list of meaningful practical actions for millions of people who oppose Trump and Miller to take?

The irony.

 

[spinynorman]

 

[CM86]

What are the alternatives for people in California?

Hmm. spinynorman

 

[Brick Loosener]

Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns after vile antisemitic social media posts resurface

A high-profile recent appointee by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani officially resigned after a series of antisemitic comments she made online resurfaced.

nypost.com

 

[spinynorman]

Hmm. spinynorman

Sorry Chief and others, crazy end of year so I know I was slack replying in this thread at times.

Newsom’s now looking at the presidency and isn’t going for another gubernatorial term so I think that point’s somewhat moot because there’s 100% better options federally than him. California’s very much has the Democrats in the pocket of Silicon Valley, but there have been people who’ve been good at points (Barbara Lee was the one member of the entire US Congress to vote against Bush’s blank cheque War on Terror, which she deserves credit for, though she’s a bit old to be the future). Certainly Ro Khanna now, playing such a leading role in the release of the Epstein files, has taken the fight to Trump in a material way few others have.

 

[Not Important]

mandy, brilliant actor, even better person.

 

[liz]

mandy, brilliant actor, even better person.

I’ve been binge watching Homeland over the last couple of weeks, so have had a lot of Patinkin in my living room.

At the moment (start of series 7, still mourning the death of Peter Quinn) he’s sitting in a federal jail as an out of control, paranoid POTUS crushes civil rights, albeit for reasons rather different to the current POTUS.

 

[Not Important]

Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social)

If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.

bsky.app

 

[Not Important]

the light on the hill.

 

[GreyCrow]

the light on the hill.

Im of the same thought. I am anti-Netanyahu and anti-killing of women and children - on both sides

 

[Not Important]

the progressives handbook

“Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.

Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics.

Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.

If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.”

robert reich - substack

 

[GreyCrow]

the progressives handbook

“Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.



Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.

If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.”

robert reich - substack

Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics.

I dont think corporations or money in politics is a bad thing. I do think checks and balances on big corporations is fine

Define Wall St greed?

Its a nice kumbaya saying but what are they doing that is dangerous or bad?

Certainly crypto needs to be tackled. Either regulated or limited. My concern over the current glut of Crypto is the grift behind it. If rich people want to put their money into TrumpCoin then go all out. But to sell it like Bibles is dangerous to the economically illiterate or poor

 

[Not Important]

Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics.

I dont think corporations or money in politics is a bad thing. I do think checks and balances on big corporations is fine

Define Wall St greed?

Its a nice kumbaya saying but what are they doing that is dangerous or bad?

Certainly crypto needs to be tackled. Either regulated or limited. My concern over the current glut of Crypto is the grift behind it. If rich people want to put their money into TrumpCoin then go all out. But to sell it like Bibles is dangerous to the economically illiterate or poor

it's an all-encompassing term for oligarchs, i would have thought. not merely the stock market. and includes cypto. which the megalomaniac has used effectively to rip folks off and enrich himself. scaramucci, whose wealth fund is crypto-based, has commented widely on the dangers and scams.

 

[liz]

Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics.

I dont think corporations or money in politics is a bad thing. I do think checks and balances on big corporations is fine

Why is money in politics a good thing?

 

[GreyCrow]

Why is money in politics a good thing?

Grass roots campaigns need to start somehow.

I think we have been sucked into the idea that every politician suddenly gets millions in their bank accounts

Yes there are lobby groups and Super_PACs but its the top end and thats where '' checks and balances '' are needed

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

the progressives handbook

“Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.

Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics.

Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.

If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.”

robert reich - substack

“Toxic” policies, according to JackFlash

 

[faible]

Grass roots campaigns need to start somehow.

I think we have been sucked into the idea that every politician suddenly gets millions in their bank accounts

Yes there are lobby groups and Super_PACs but its the top end and thats where '' checks and balances '' are needed

'money in politics' generally refers to the bolded, not the GoFundMe route.

 

[Markfs]

how can so many people have positive images of some of these people? It is beyond me. Honestly, no wonder democracy is in such a crap state.

 

[Markfs]

the light on the hill.

Recently appointed Mamdani official abruptly resigns as antisemitic tweets unearthed

A top official in Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s incoming administration resigned abruptly Thursday after a series of anti-Jewish tweets were uncovered, just one day after her appointment was announced.

www.union-bulletin.com

The ADL has launched a Mamdani “anti-semitism tracker.”

They'll catch him eventually...even catherine da costa, who married a jew and is raising jewish children. She made a mistake 13 years ago.