The list surprised me too! I thought they were progressive people. I hope we can get more information on what their reasons are.

He’s like a Trojan Horse. I hope he does switch to the GOP so Democrats can run someone better next time. If he doesn’t switch to the GOP vote for someone else in the primary.

16 Democrats were absent. If 9 of them would have showed up both bills would have passed. Sources:

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024491 https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024490

The list of Democrats who didn’t vote on both of the measures is the same. Here is the list:

• Earl Blumenauer
• Jamaal Bowman
• Jasmine Crockett
• Henry Cuellar
• Dwight Evans
• Lizzie Fletcher
• Ruben Gallego
• Jimmy Gomez
• Raúl M. Grijalva
• Ted Lieu
• Kevin Mullin
• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
• Katie Porter
• Mikie Sherrill
• Eric Swalwell
• Jennifer Wexton

What else are we supposed to do? I wish Biden would use his powers to stop Trump now but if he doesn’t we can either be stuck with Trump for 2 years or be stuck with him or 4 years or more. Getting a big blue majority in 2026 would stop Trump faster.

We got to vote these corrupt politicians out in 2026! If we can get enough Democrats into office then that means Trump can be impeached.

It seems he killed a dog with a shovel: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/project-2025-kevin-roberts-killed-dog

And now he wants to appoint an incompetent drunk to lead our military.

I don’t get it. Why can’t they just act like leaders and say we won’t support someone who’s going to undermine our military? The Republicans could all in unison denounce him and they would come out looking like strong and ethical leaders.

I totally understand feeling worn out but I know there is light at the end of the tunnel if unite and work together. In 2025 there are going to be local elections. These local elections really matter because they decide who will run your community. In 2026 the House and some Senate seats are up for election along with some governess. That election I think will determine the fate of this country. We must come back stronger than ever vote out all the corrupt politicians who oppose our democracy.

For sure people think differently. I agree when having a discussion with someone it’s important to learn how they think.

I must tell you I used to be on the right, I used to support Trump actually. Part of what made me more sympathetic to immigrants is meeting some and they told me their struggles and I gained empathy for their struggles and how difficult the system is.

I hope we can still correct course. The sad part is what many would consider a prediction is more that he was observing trends already happening even back then.

You’re right. I hope that maybe this could lead to a conversation about why putting people into camps is a bad idea. In my head I imagine starting a conservation with a conservative and they say why the FEMA camps are a bad idea then you could say how do you feel if you were put in one. Now ask how you’d think immigrants would feel when put in a camp. In reality things may not go how I imagine.

I totally get what you mean! The cruelty is the point and it will never happen to me or my family/friends so I don’t care.

It’s so weird that conservative talk radio for many years had conspiracies about how the government will violate everyone’s rights and now it’s happening and they are blind to it or accepting it because they think the person doing it is on their side. Remember the FEMA camps conspiracy theory? Where are those people now?

Certainly an interesting statistic but one thing to keep in mind is that Elon Musk has control over the algorithm and he uses it to boost right wing causes. So even if the Twitter has an equal number of users from both sides one side is getting an unfair advantage. Sources: https://cybernews.com/news/x-algorithm-changed-musk-boost-right-wing/ https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/x-has-disproportionately-pushed-right-wing-content-since-elon-musk-took-over-reports https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/17/24298669/musk-trump-endorsement-x-boosting-republican-posts-july-algorithm-change

It’s really hard to say because there are so many different listings for laptops. Try calculating a spec to price ratio to determine if it’s a good value or not.

I’m still shocked by the number of gay, black, latino and women votes Trump got this election. I wish they would realize that racism, sexism and homophobia are what drives Trump’s most loyal and core supporters.

I’m very sorry, I tried to use the search function prior to posting to make sure it wasn’t already posted. I don’t know if it was because I made a mistake or if it was because I searched based on the URL instead of the title but for some reason I didn’t receive any results.

I can’t blame them. Use every tool you have. However one idea would be to try to funnel users to other platforms as much as possible as a part of the campaign.

Tucker Carlson? You mean the guy who is funded by Russia? https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/justin-trudeau-tucker-calrson-russian-propaganda

Group think and tribalism is very powerful. I used to be a Trump supporter and I remember thinking about how women were more likely to vote for progressive candidates with the conclusion that perhaps they shouldn’t be doing that. I now very deeply regret being part of that and I’m so grateful I broke free of all that nonsense. Monkey see, monkey do is very true. That’s why it’s important that our leaders demonstrate good behavior and set a good example for everyone.