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Marantha retweeted
virtually every democrat regardless of faction ran against the establishment, if they do not deliver tangible & immediate changes inside the party like appointing dynamic leaders that will echo the fighting spirit the moment requires, we will lose the momentum - voters will see this as a betrayal. no amount of msm narratives around schumer's tactical prowess will change this. there's a reason why both hakeem & chuck are unpopular among dem voters. we didn't forget how they maneuvered around the last two years.
we also have to destroy the seniority structure in the party & appoint competent people to the right committees!! zohran proved that a young dynamic figure can reshape the entire political landscape! i am very worried that "insider politics" and corporate focused leadership decisions is going to take us back to business as usual politics when we voted for CHANGE. we voted for a FIGHT. we voted for ACCOUNTABILITY.
Marantha retweeted
DEMOCRATS MUST DELIVER
Trumpism grew out of the failure of the Democratic Party to stand with working families. That cannot continue. At a time of unprecedented income and wealth inequality and declining faith in democracy, Democrats MUST deliver. No excuses.
- Medicare for All
- A $20-an-hour minimum wage
- The PRO Act
- A wealth tax on billionaires, which would pay for universal childcare, free public colleges and universities, and a massive housing program
- An AI data center moratorium
- Bringing ICE under control and comprehensive immigration reform
- REAL campaign finance reform
Marantha retweeted
Bernie calls for an "immediate first step" of:
--Lowering Medicare age to 55
--Add dental, hearing, vision to Medicare
--Guarantee coverage to every kid to age 19
Wants to use reconciliation to pass them
Marantha retweeted
This ⬇️ - and dem leadership needs a come to Jesus moment on this - right now .
This is not about getting even . It’s about re establishing the rule of law to defend and preserve all of our rights -
If one of us commits a crime - say drives drunk - the cops don’t have the choice to say hey - go sleep it off . It’s their duty to enforce the law -
The only check on the executive branch is the congress - when they see crimes committed it’s their constitutional duty to enforce the law .
With Trump and his cronies there have been literally hundreds of crimes in plain sight.
Reminds me when neoliberals decided the law doesn’t apply to elites when the US
Ran privatized gulags and torture dungeons.
Obama says
” it’s time to move on “
Which meant I don’t want to enforce the law becouse it will be hard politically.
We are still paying a horrible price fir that dereliction of duty
Where’s the deterrent
Message is if an elite the law doesn’t apply to you - the law is just for the help
This 👇
Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries failed so dramatically as Minority Leaders that Trump was able to easily start a war, bankrupt the economy, and form an illegal private army of goons to brutalize and murder American citizens.
The entirety of the past two years, they have been directly complicit in the terrors of the Trump administration by capitulating to him at every turn, while attacking any leftist trying to stop him, and pushing dead-end candidates like Haley Stevens.
Get these fucking people away from the levers of power before they can do even more damage.
Marantha retweeted
I have been praying for a return to rational, compassionate leadership that doesn't wrap itself in our flag as it professes Christian values that it flagrantly flouts. The corruption and self-dealing must end and accountability begin. (Can we issue congressional apologies to Canada and Norway and tell Putin to eat sh*t, while we're at it?)
Tonight, the American people sent a clear message — they want a politics that brings people together rather than divides them, and leaders who offer concrete solutions to the challenges they face.
These results were only possible because outstanding candidates stepped forward in every region of the country — including in areas once considered long shots. They came from different backgrounds and represented a range of political perspectives, but were united by shared values, a belief in public service, and a commitment to putting the people of their districts and states first.
We also owe a debt of gratitude to the thousands of election officials and volunteers from both parties who helped ensure a smooth election and carried out one of the most essential functions of our democracy.
While this administration has another two years in office, our job now is to roll up our sleeves, make changes wherever we have the power to do so, prevent further damage, and lay the groundwork for the future.
Marantha retweeted
Ken Paxton’s senior advisor: “Our churches, Christianity — it’s all gone.”
The American people showed last night that they rightly think MAGA is a godless, corrupt movement that’s debasing our faith and our nation.
That’s why Democrats are sending a Methodist pastor, a Presbyterian seminarian, a Sunday school teacher, a Muslim doctor, and a Catholic Native American to Washington while reelecting a Jewish Southerner in Georgia.
This is America at its best.
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Marantha retweeted
Don’t feel sorry for what’s about to happen. Every Republican defeated today enthusiastically supported:
Masked Ice agents killing Americans
Selling Pardons like hotdogs
Largest ever cuts to Medicaid
Tax breaks for private jets
Data centers run amuck
War in Iran and $6.50 Deisel
Pardoning 1600 J6 criminals
Elon Musk at the helm of govt
Pete Hegseth
Gutting public lands
War crimes in Gaza
Idiotic billion$ ballroom
RFK jr and his measles insanity
Massive Trump family Crypto Fraud
If there ain’t consequences for that, then we need a revolution.
Marantha retweeted
BREAKING: A televangelist in Georgia says God told him the Rapture will happen tonight if Democrats win the Senate.
Marantha retweeted
Dear MAGA, let me explain something.
You have been taught that anything with the word social in it is communism. It isn’t. Social Security isn’t communism. Medicare isn’t communism. And neither is the public school your children attend or the fire department that saves your house.
Norway and Denmark are capitalist countries. People own businesses, buy houses, make fortunes, invest in stocks and own guns. The difference is that their governments make capitalism work for ordinary people, not just billionaires.
Here is what that means in everyday life. You get cancer. You receive treatment without facing a ruinous hospital bill. Your wife has a baby. She gets months of paid parental leave. Your child wants to attend university. Tuition is free at public universities for eligible students.
You work hard. You get five weeks of paid vacation. You lose your job. There is a safety net to help you get back on your feet And none of this requires giving up your house, your truck, your religion or your freedom.
Now here is the part you really need to understand.
You are already paying taxes. The question is what you get back.
In Europe, more of that money comes back to ordinary families through healthcare, education and financial security.
In America, politicians have convinced millions of working people that asking for those things is socialism, while demanding lower taxes for billionaires is freedom.
You have been persuaded to fight against benefits you would personally enjoy, in order to protect fortunes you will never possess.
Elon Musk does not need you to defend his wallet. Your family needs you to defend yours.
Marantha retweeted
.@JamesTalarico: There is something broken in America.
Our economic system is broken. Our political system is broken. Even our relationships with each other feel broken.
That’s because the most powerful people in the world want it that way.
They want us looking left and right at each other instead of looking up at them. The real fight in this country is not left vs right, it’s top vs bottom.
Tonight we sent a crystal clear message to the people at the top: We will not be conquered.
Marantha retweeted
You can't worship God while treating people God created as garbage.
Immigrant. Queer. Muslim. Black. Indigenous. Elderly. Refugee. Formerly incarcerated. Survivor. Disabled.
Every one of them bears the image of the divine.
Fully and truly.
Marantha retweeted
America is tired of disrespect, lies, insults, name-calling, broken promises, and people who use religion as a puppet or power to enrich themselves. America wants honesty, to be heard, respect, and honest leaders—even for those who you disagree with…A lesson for @GOP and @TheDemocrats: Let’s work for We the People! Longer tables, all welcome! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Marantha retweeted
MAGA spent years trapped in their own fucking echo chamber, so drunk on power and their own propaganda that they genuinely believed they had a mandate to terrorize communities, unleash Trump’s Gestapo on our neighborhoods, punish blue cities, and treat the federal government like their own personal criminal enterprise.
They watched Americans struggle to survive while they flaunted their corruption, cruelty, and contempt for the very people they were supposed to serve. They thought they could lie, intimidate, divide, and psychologically exhaust an entire country into submission.
And somewhere along the way, they mistook their loud, obnoxious echo chamber for the American people.
This blue tsunami is a reminder that the country is a hell of a lot bigger than MAGA.
They thought they had a blank check. They thought they were untouchable. They vastly underestimated just how many Americans were fucking sick of their shit.
And tonight, Americans told them to FUCK OFF.
