There is so much to discuss. It is not beyond me and others, that we see so many of the ‘ Do Something’ crowd yelling so much animus against the President and the Democrats instead of the Republicans that want to strip us of our rights.
Definitely hear the loudest chirping about what Democrats should be doing from those who refused to step up to the plate and vote for Hillary in 2016.
See, too many of these people…
the ‘ Earn my vote’ people…
the ‘ I could vote for a woman for President, just not THIS woman’…
the ‘ There really would be no difference between Hillary and Trump’
the ‘ There is no difference between Democrats and Republicans’
the ‘ We can survive four years of Trump’
the ‘ I think that I should vote third party’
ALL these people are directly to blame for what is happening now.
There is a direct line from them…to Dolt45…to his ability to appoint those Supreme Court Justices that are stripping away our rights.
ALL of these groups above told folks like me, who routinely brought up the Supreme Court as a bottom line reason to vote for Hillary….
” You can’t scare me with the Court.”
I , and others, have receipts on all of you…and no, you don’t get to weasel from the responsibility that you have for the situation that we are in right now.
And, here’s it being kept 100.
President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris ARE NOT responsible for what is happening at this time with this Court.
Because, they voted correctly, and gave you the reasons why voting for Hillary in 2016 was paramount.
So, don’t expect President Biden to do some Green Lantern/Thanos kabuki to get us out of this situation. Doesn’t work like this.
What will work?
Is increasing the numbers of Democrats in the Senate in November.
What will work ?
Is keeping the House in the hands of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
All those saying the “vote, vote, vote” message is old and tired undermine the power of the ballot box. Elections are fulcrums that pivot the course of history. There's abundant evidence of this simple fact. Is voting enough? No. Is it a potent tool for change? Absolutely.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) July 10, 2022
You don’t like the answers that Manchin and Sinema are giving in response to carving out a filibuster exemption for Roe…
Then make them irrelevant by increasing the numbers of the Democratic Party in the Senate in November 2022.
How can I put this best.
The midterms are the Battle of Isengard. We have to defeat Saruman to have any hope of defeating Sauron in 2024.
Are we clear?
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) July 9, 2022
As for our President, this is what he and his Administration are doing:
First, President Biden already told you what needed to be done on May 3 2022 when the draft Roe decision circulated https://t.co/o7y2DBvIp2
— Qondi (@QondiNtini) July 8, 2022
June 30 2022 he told Congress that there needs to be filibuster carveout for codifying Roe BUT we know and he tells us the votes aren’t there and we need to vote https://t.co/vGPgamw9d2
— Qondi (@QondiNtini) July 8, 2022
Oh look HHS on June 27 2022 told you about all the steps they were taking to push back against the decision
But you don’t follow government accounts do you? 🥴 https://t.co/9NuJMivGMu
— Qondi (@QondiNtini) July 8, 2022
The “Biden isn’t a fighter” voter suppression brigade need to have several seats and focus on the midterms like he said.
Get President. Biden more seats! https://t.co/4XSdVOntDF
— Candidly Tiff 🌟 (@tify330) July 8, 2022
HRC started in 2015 before Scalia died, then sounded the alarm two days after Scalia died. She gave a very specific speech leaving no doubt what was at stake in June '16. She knew exactly who Alito was & what he'd do & she was explicit in 2006. They can't rewrite history. pic.twitter.com/cQdoI0kvva
— JayJay (@jayjay827) July 11, 2022
President Joe Biden just signed an executive order to protect a womens rights to choose & i want you all to be clear eyed here!!! this is not a fix this is a Band-Aid pic.twitter.com/RdrW9q26gY
— 2RawTooReal (@2RawTooReal) July 8, 2022
The President and VP continued the fight to protect reproductive rights this week.
Yesterday, @POTUS signed an Executive Order.
Afterwards, the @VP convened state legislative leaders from IN, FL, SD, NE, MT who are on the frontlines.
Read what they're writing in the states:
— Rachel Palermo (@RachelPalermo46) July 9, 2022
There is a two-pronged attack.
Those who try and minimize the rights that are being taken away by this radical Court. That we should just accept it, and let those wanting to strip our rights – allow them to live in peace. That ‘polite society’, it’s ‘upsetting’ that we actually would have issue with our rights being taken away.
Just a reminder that despite all this handwringing by moderates over people protesting Kavanaugh, he ate his expensive dinner in complete peace and has round-the-clock security.
This is about normalizing oppression by using cultural norms and pressures as weapons. Period.
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) July 9, 2022
People have every right to protest a stolen Supreme Court hellbent on taking their rights away. And watching the media and political class pretend the protest is more disturbing than the oppression tells you everything you need to know. They’re not worried about regular people.
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) July 9, 2022
Those who are trying to voter suppress us by depressing non-White turnout, by talking this ‘ I’m not going to vote’ bullshyt.
Whatever pic.twitter.com/RIMp4a1Z10
— Candidly Tiff 🌟 (@tify330) July 9, 2022
This is why the Biden administration is snarky today. Again with feeling, there is not much Biden can legally do to keep abortion legal in Alabama. If you're yelling at him instead of Republicans you're attacking the wrong people. https://t.co/KmVWdDcabg
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) July 10, 2022
So when we said, vote for HRC or you lose SCOTUS & NOTHING will be off the table; you said "Bernie or bust." Now, when we say vote or the GOP will make it worse, you say, "But I voted & he hasn't delivered it all in 18 mos." Done trying to talk to children. Get out of the way
— Daniel Maycock (@danielmaycock) July 10, 2022
The same people who attacked Hillary Clinton and didn't vote for her are blaming the Democrat's for not having enough elected leaders to actually do what they want. Anyone who says that the Democrats didn't prepare believe that voting has nothing to do with electing candidates.
— (((Brad Belmont))) 🥀 😷 ✡️ (@BradBelmont) July 10, 2022
Clap Clap Clap
Who the fuck are these people who think elections are magical rituals? This isn't lining up infinity stones or whatever the hell superhero shit. I mean it. People have seriously seen too many movies. They know more about imaginary worlds than the real one and it shows.
— serenity now!🏴☠️ (@MissesDread) July 10, 2022
Always follow the $$$$
History really is repeating itself.
Remember all the "progressives" who came to prominence during the W Presidency? And how they started acting a fool with PBO once their cash cow was gone?
Same thing is happening now. Don't fall for the banana in the tailpipe again.
— Down And Out Bad In DFW (@Kennymack1971) July 11, 2022
😠😠😠😠😠
It's an Op attack directly aimed at Black women. There's no question in my mind about this. Black women are the bedrock of the Democratic party. Coordinated efforts to depress the base and replace it with white, populist saviors is the goal.
— CCK 🛹🗳️🐈⬛ (@KlassCarol) July 11, 2022
The plan for November
🗣
Adopt a Senate seat to defend
Adopt a Senate seat to pick up
Adopt a House seat to defend
Adopt 2 House seats to pick up
Adopt a Gubernatorial race
Adopt a SOS race
Adopt a local raceIt‘s all gas & no brakes from now until November! 💪🏿😤 pic.twitter.com/P31v7RiJYw
— Miss Aja (@brat2381) January 26, 2022
Because, this is an actual solution… those yelping most about student loans, are quiet as church mice about this.
Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) tweeted at 0:27 PM on Mon, Jul 11, 2022:
My Zero-Percent Student Loan Refinancing Act would grant borrowers real relief and give them a chance to pay down their principal without drowning in interest. It’s time to break the cycle of debt.
(https://twitter.com/SenWhitehouse/status/1546546714751881216?t=IKtsQmTDFDpbmAoMtMRtvg&s=03)
And THEE Tweet Goes On (@lacadri34) tweeted at 6:18 AM on Tue, Jul 12, 2022:
CNN & MSNBC are both running against the Biden administration. FoxNews isn’t the only problematic media outlet in America. It’s about time to boycott all of their sponsors at this point. They’re all anti-democracy.
(https://twitter.com/lacadri34/status/1546816186251345922?t=w1g5VtXDZSAkqwo8Nov-Yg&s=03)
Ms. Dawn aka Cowardly Black Boomer. This is 60!! (@Ladybellesfic) tweeted at 4:07 AM on Tue, Jul 12, 2022:
🧵When did a President who has done what Joe Biden has done become disposable? Have we forgotten what he walked into? The accomplishments of his administration? Perhaps we need to look at our fascination with shiny new things! Don’t give me that bull about being “excited”
(https://twitter.com/Ladybellesfic/status/1546783375033131008?t=EQrZ7BlNW1rxMRokv2Bzkg&s=03)
Maya Carter (@mayaj1973) tweeted at 10:36 AM on Mon, Jul 11, 2022:
The US has a stunning and horrifying statistic – more children died last year from gun violence than police officers and military service people combined.
Read that again.
#EndGunViolence
(https://twitter.com/mayaj1973/status/1546518794578821121?t=qH-wy072IxqpgWpzHIPrsg&s=03)
🐝⚖️ Bernie Sanders gave us this right-wing SCOTUS (@Needle_of_Arya) tweeted at 9:49 AM on Mon, Jul 11, 2022:
historically, white people themselves have known about the power of the vote and how important it was to have it, so much so that they kept Black people from it until about 60 years ago
it’s therefore an insult to history for any white liberal to now act as if it suddenly is not
(https://twitter.com/Needle_of_Arya/status/1546506863176564736?s=02)
silverprincess💛 (@marsha_vivinate) tweeted at 6:12 PM on Mon, Jul 11, 2022:
Chairman Bennie Thompson @BennieGThompson is a TOUGH man who wasn’t taken seriously at first. Heading up the Jan. 6 Select Committee, watch insurrectionists who don’t want to go to jail now. Failing to comprehend that it was never a joke from the beginning. https://t.co/mNyH7NmC9E
(https://twitter.com/marsha_vivinate/status/1546633604062593024?s=02)
https://twitter.com/Loveon999/status/1546612768098230272?s=20&t=eIepKPO1-98TFVe7Zk-5QQ
https://twitter.com/RobertCap10/status/1526653274962767875?s=20&t=LBV9CuXRpOcPd0pfN_CgXA
https://twitter.com/RobertCap10/status/1546550729371942912?s=20&t=zf7Orqe4I40zNDBVCDWgcg
Just clownery😠😠😠
https://twitter.com/ChiefJosheola/status/1546223949561856000?s=20&t=B0506lHxeaZtFeW3aQ5hrA
https://twitter.com/waywardsphotos/status/1546287182867861504?s=20&t=rgnonC1s_xghRGP_tw461g
See no lie told
https://twitter.com/AmieWil90614783/status/1546248223630807041?s=20&t=iLG1fYRmD2RxFlsFw06HWA
Uh huh😒😒😒
https://twitter.com/CREWcrew/status/1546343668566659074?s=20&t=J3WwI1pnt1BHBzO9jXAwyg
Yes…where did the money come from😒
Phucking Pence…tried to kill him, his wife and child… And, he still hasn’t come out against him😒
Miss Aja (@brat2381) tweeted at 8:15 PM on Sun, Jul 10, 2022:
People would probably believe this…if it wasn’t for history and facts. Young voters ALWAYS have abysmal voting numbers.
Also…l know lots of Black Folks looking at y’all sideways because we literally can’t believe y’all need to be motivated to vote against white supremacists.
(https://twitter.com/brat2381/status/1546302015814348804?s=02)
David Darmofal (@david_darmofal) tweeted at 8:06 AM on Sun, Jul 10, 2022:
Chuck Todd just said that Joe Biden was never the first choice of the Democratic party’s “progressive base”. Joe Biden was, in fact, the choice of the party’s base. Chuck Todd just doesn’t know who the base is.
(https://twitter.com/david_darmofal/status/1546118636347314177?s=02)
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) tweeted at 11:15 AM on Fri, Jul 08, 2022:
Biden: “We need 2 additional pro-choice senators & a pro-choice House to codify Roe as federal law. Your vote can make that a reality. I know it’s frustrating & it made a lot of people very angry. But the truth is this… women of American can determine the outcome of this issue” https://t.co/5im6eJWh72
(https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1545441360253259776?t=dTYuftZMVRFiRG7brKxH3A&s=03)
Rugged Amethyst #TexasBorn #CaliBred (@groove_sdc) tweeted at 7:52 AM on Mon, Jul 11, 2022:
Folks who are all suddenly like WHY DIDN’T DEMOCRATS PROTECT ALL THIS STUFF REPUBLICANS TOOK AWAY even though they’ve been warning about this happening for yrs got big I haven’t done homework all semester but let me show up on the last day of class and ask for extra credit vibes.
(https://twitter.com/groove_sdc/status/1546477513353953280?s=02)
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊