Keep up the good work Adam, in keeping the American People informed of this Fascist Coup that is currently dismantling our country!!! Wake up Democrats and fight like hell!!!
The question I always have is what's going to replace it? Will it be as "simple" as removing all DEI and Equal Opportunity programs as well as references to LBGTQ? Or will it be anarchy with Trump changing the law every time he gets a whim like controlling the Kennedy Center honors? A sham government like Russia while the oligarchs are free to steal from people and seize tax revenue to enrich themselves? A technocratic bunch of chatbots and AI programs like what Musk and Altman warned us about in Nov 2022? Or how about an entirely new set of laws from the so-called Christian Nationalists? This is the stuff that really keeps me awake at night.
I heard today all Republicans voted to back Trump but I do not know the guidelines for the deportation ! What American citizens does it target ? What does this bill say ? Has anyone seen it ? Read it ?????
It’s not a bill. It’s all part of the Reconciliation process of the Republicans proposed budget. The Republicans on the Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to give him money in the budget to arrest American citizens. That’s how I understand it. I haven’t seen anything on the wording, etc.
All I’ve seen is what our democrats have said coming out of the Committee saying this is what the republicans unanimously voted for to give the trump regime the money to do this. Will it go anywhere? Democrats are standing together to say no way. Remember this is just in the Budget Reconciliation process. I posted this just to make people aware of where they want to go. No language on this issue has been shared yet.
There are no guidelines. The target is all of us. The Republicans on house judiciary committee voted to let The Orange Scourge deport whoever he damn pleases.
The Democrats are standing united against this, of course, and right now now it’s just in the Reconciliation process of the proposed Republican budget.
Doesn’t seem to me that immunity extends to the shitcoin scam, in my mind that would be an emoluments violation. There isn’t even a hint of trying to hide the beneficiaries of this scam. That, in turn calls into question a potentially grave matter of national security…are Xi, Putin, Lil Kim investors? Could they manipulate the value ? I think you see where I’m going here.
His mini-me's don't appear to have it either, altho he can pardon them even in advance of their crimes. Kilmar's widow filed a big lawsuit against Rubio, Bondi and others involved in her husband's deportation. Hooray for Jennifer!
When will the Supreme Court overturn the ruling that makes him immune from prosecution for any crimes? How far does this have to go, are we really staring down civil war? Is that what he wants? Let’s remind them: We the People will not be ruled by corruption or fear.
Please believe me when I say I had nothing good to say about him in the day (terms like a**hole, dry drunk & ‘I wouldn’t vote for him if a gun was to my head’ come to mind) and you are correct: it exemplifies just how horrific t is. W was bad but akin to a walk in the park by comparison, for me anyway.
Thank you, Senator Schiff. As a retired international business executive, this video was especially resonant for me.
On the face of it, of course, we all know that corruption is bad.
Aside from the obvious immorality of it, here are the practical consequences that I've observed .doing business, traveling and even living in countries in which political corruption was regarded -- shoulder shrug -- as an unavoidable if undesirable fact of life (think most of Lain America, Berlusconi's Italy, China)...and why allowing this sort of thing to permeate our own politics is so dangerous.
It contributes to a ubiquitous sense of indifference about politics in general. The electorate sees the entire process as little more than a money grab for the fortunate few. Why bother to vote, or even care who wins, if that is what it is really all about?
Second, the fish, as they say, stinks from the head down.
A society in which corruption is tolerated at the highest administrative levels inevitably becomes a society in which it is tolerated everywhere. Every individual...at every level...comes to believe if their elected leaders do it, they are justified in participating as well. Especially since their take represents a miniscule fraction of what the whales (to further the fish metaphor) are getting.
So cops take bribes at traffic stops. So do permit inspectors, the DMV employee who issue your driver's licenses, the guy the utility company sends out to hook up your electricity. Judges. EVERYBODY who has a little bit of leverage, however minimal, uses it to exact a tax to grease the societal wheels. And when everyone's in on it, nobody needs to feel guilty about it.
I've experienced it first hand countless times. A vaguely helpless explanation of why what they are supposed to do for you -- hampered by unseen complexities only they understand -- just can't be done.
Unless...
Pause.... Sigh....
Only a dope doesn't get what comes next.
The end result is an entire sub economy -- one with NO productive outcome -- representing an ever-present drag on GDP, lowering it, creating inflation and perpetuating itself indefinitely.
And don't let anyone tell you there's ALWAYS been corruption in US government. That's a false equivalency. In this case, what Trump is doing is so QUANTITATIVELY different from what has occurred in the past that is becomes QUALITATIVELY different as well.
Democrats are doing the same thing over and over again, attacking trump, and expecting different results.
I simply cannot understand why Democrats are not holding Congressional Republicans accountable for their failure to do their Constitutional duty to convict and remove trump from office.
If Congressional Republicans had been a check on this unfit president, he would never have been able to hold any office again.
Keep up the good work Adam, in keeping the American People informed of this Fascist Coup that is currently dismantling our country!!! Wake up Democrats and fight like hell!!!
On November 5, Americans chose:
Lies over truth,
Ignorance over knowledge,
Chaos over order,
Malice over good will,
Division over unity,
Cowardice over courage,
Sleaze over character,
The criminal over the law,
And billionaires over ordinary people.
Proud to be a liberal woman, more than ever!
Proud to wear these kinds of t-shirts in front of Republicans 👇
https://libtees.dashery.com/t-shirts
Trump and co want to make the government NO longer functional!
The question I always have is what's going to replace it? Will it be as "simple" as removing all DEI and Equal Opportunity programs as well as references to LBGTQ? Or will it be anarchy with Trump changing the law every time he gets a whim like controlling the Kennedy Center honors? A sham government like Russia while the oligarchs are free to steal from people and seize tax revenue to enrich themselves? A technocratic bunch of chatbots and AI programs like what Musk and Altman warned us about in Nov 2022? Or how about an entirely new set of laws from the so-called Christian Nationalists? This is the stuff that really keeps me awake at night.
All of the above and none of the above. Just a total implosion. We're about to enter into some kind of sociopolitical blackhole.
I wish I could afford one, or a dozen.
What do you have to say about the MAGA House voting to authorize Trump to deport American citizens!?
Trumph i violating
A. Every Article of the Constitution
B. The entire rule of law
C. The emulsion clause, every day.
D. Treason.
E. Due process
F. Separation of Church and State!!!
G. Destroying the planet.
H. Opening up the forests to murder endangered species !
I. Opening up public lands to cut down forests.
And we the people are sitting around
A. sending out surveys
B. Questionnaires
C. Asking for donations
D. Fiddling while America crumbles!
Take the damm gloves off before its too late.
The Trumph Gestapo is on the march.
If he weren’t the president, wouldn’t the crimes he’s committed be enough to warrant execution?
https://substack.com/@beverlysteiner143/note/c-113440269?r=59uub&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
I was just going to ask that about deporting US citizens.
I heard today all Republicans voted to back Trump but I do not know the guidelines for the deportation ! What American citizens does it target ? What does this bill say ? Has anyone seen it ? Read it ?????
Anyone who T. declares is a threat. In otherwards anyone who speaks out or demonstrates against him.
https://substack.com/@beverlysteiner143/note/c-113440269?r=59uub&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
I love the way Swalwell dropped a few strategically placed F bombs.
It’s not a bill. It’s all part of the Reconciliation process of the Republicans proposed budget. The Republicans on the Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to give him money in the budget to arrest American citizens. That’s how I understand it. I haven’t seen anything on the wording, etc.
American citizens as pertains to how ? Any thing you can expound on ?
All I’ve seen is what our democrats have said coming out of the Committee saying this is what the republicans unanimously voted for to give the trump regime the money to do this. Will it go anywhere? Democrats are standing together to say no way. Remember this is just in the Budget Reconciliation process. I posted this just to make people aware of where they want to go. No language on this issue has been shared yet.
There are no guidelines. The target is all of us. The Republicans on house judiciary committee voted to let The Orange Scourge deport whoever he damn pleases.
The Democrats are standing united against this, of course, and right now now it’s just in the Reconciliation process of the proposed Republican budget.
Republicans continue to show us who they are. 🤬
I might add, who they've always been.
Phenomenal. Thanks, Senator 💙
Thank you Senator Schiff
Why can’t we charge him for his flagrant corruption. It is endless, so demoralizing
Because the Supreme Court granted him immunity. But, his regime does not have immunity.
Doesn’t seem to me that immunity extends to the shitcoin scam, in my mind that would be an emoluments violation. There isn’t even a hint of trying to hide the beneficiaries of this scam. That, in turn calls into question a potentially grave matter of national security…are Xi, Putin, Lil Kim investors? Could they manipulate the value ? I think you see where I’m going here.
It's pretty much cleverly worded blanket immunity. However, if/when we take our country back, the corrupt SCOTUS itself should be subject to charges.
His mini-me's don't appear to have it either, altho he can pardon them even in advance of their crimes. Kilmar's widow filed a big lawsuit against Rubio, Bondi and others involved in her husband's deportation. Hooray for Jennifer!
Yes, thanks for that.
I just now read this short article about preemptive pardons and you might find it interesting
https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/01/Pardon-power-preemptive-Trump-Biden-2025.html
In the end, we'll have to reverse that blatantly corrupt "decision". The "gang of six" as I like to call them, ought to be charged too.
We will, eventually, it's inevitable. But we're a long way off from there at this point.
wayyyy to go Adam... keep it up or at least someone keep it up.. Cheri Jacobus mentioned something similar to this video..
Thank you
The Trump Crime Family Enterprise
When will the Supreme Court overturn the ruling that makes him immune from prosecution for any crimes? How far does this have to go, are we really staring down civil war? Is that what he wants? Let’s remind them: We the People will not be ruled by corruption or fear.
I don’t see that happening until there’s a democrat in the White House.
Then the court will remove that immunity.
Never in a million years did I ever think I’d miss George W. Those sure seem like the good old days now.
Weeeeelllll, that's a bit of a stretch, for me at least. But it does perfectly exemplify just how bad Trumpkopf really is.
Please believe me when I say I had nothing good to say about him in the day (terms like a**hole, dry drunk & ‘I wouldn’t vote for him if a gun was to my head’ come to mind) and you are correct: it exemplifies just how horrific t is. W was bad but akin to a walk in the park by comparison, for me anyway.
LOL, sounds about right.
I am scared - mad & angry - prayers every night
The whole thing that they are doing is appalling
We know. Impeach is sorry ass before we have no democracy😡
Thank you, Senator Schiff. As a retired international business executive, this video was especially resonant for me.
On the face of it, of course, we all know that corruption is bad.
Aside from the obvious immorality of it, here are the practical consequences that I've observed .doing business, traveling and even living in countries in which political corruption was regarded -- shoulder shrug -- as an unavoidable if undesirable fact of life (think most of Lain America, Berlusconi's Italy, China)...and why allowing this sort of thing to permeate our own politics is so dangerous.
It contributes to a ubiquitous sense of indifference about politics in general. The electorate sees the entire process as little more than a money grab for the fortunate few. Why bother to vote, or even care who wins, if that is what it is really all about?
Second, the fish, as they say, stinks from the head down.
A society in which corruption is tolerated at the highest administrative levels inevitably becomes a society in which it is tolerated everywhere. Every individual...at every level...comes to believe if their elected leaders do it, they are justified in participating as well. Especially since their take represents a miniscule fraction of what the whales (to further the fish metaphor) are getting.
So cops take bribes at traffic stops. So do permit inspectors, the DMV employee who issue your driver's licenses, the guy the utility company sends out to hook up your electricity. Judges. EVERYBODY who has a little bit of leverage, however minimal, uses it to exact a tax to grease the societal wheels. And when everyone's in on it, nobody needs to feel guilty about it.
I've experienced it first hand countless times. A vaguely helpless explanation of why what they are supposed to do for you -- hampered by unseen complexities only they understand -- just can't be done.
Unless...
Pause.... Sigh....
Only a dope doesn't get what comes next.
The end result is an entire sub economy -- one with NO productive outcome -- representing an ever-present drag on GDP, lowering it, creating inflation and perpetuating itself indefinitely.
And don't let anyone tell you there's ALWAYS been corruption in US government. That's a false equivalency. In this case, what Trump is doing is so QUANTITATIVELY different from what has occurred in the past that is becomes QUALITATIVELY different as well.
We need to stop it.
Thank you for sharing. Now I ask as a constituent-What are you and all of the democrats doing to stop this corruption??
Democrats are doing the same thing over and over again, attacking trump, and expecting different results.
I simply cannot understand why Democrats are not holding Congressional Republicans accountable for their failure to do their Constitutional duty to convict and remove trump from office.
If Congressional Republicans had been a check on this unfit president, he would never have been able to hold any office again.
The opposition is building.