We have to expect it. Our mission is to degrade him and continue to reveal to the American public just how weak he is, how wounded he is, how incompetent he is, how crazy he is, how demented he is, how corrupt he is.
His pattern and strategy is to constantly change the subject from the current failure, and start the next news cycle with a new scandal or outrage... a new shiny object.
But silence is complicity. We have to keep pressing, and have faith that he will crumble, that the public will rise to reject him, and that we will prevail.
I don't see any other pathway to get to the other side of this.
The orange one spends all his time psychically wounded. Musk publicly broke up with him, people in his circle keep leaking information or quitting, his poll numbers are always low, his birthday party was pathetic, other countries didn’t beg him for deals on the tariffs. He whines all the time that he is treated worse than anyone ever. Even by Faux News.
He IS very dangerous because he somehow got back in the White House. But he has been threatening (and causing) violence for years now. I feel like we are all very much on guard, and already doing everything we can think of.
Even though the Epstein files is small potatoes compared to the other damaging things this administration has done, we should absolutely put our efforts into throwing this conspiracy theory back into trump and MAGA's face. It might sound trivial to those not hanging out on social media, but it's not an understatement to say that a significant portion of the MAGA base and the low political info voter has built their entire identity around "trump as the savior coming to stop the deep state pedophilia ring run by the democrats, you'll see." That's gone now AND by someone on their own team makes it even BETTER.
Bondi has essentially deprived MAGA of one of their biggest conspiracy theories that they have repeatedly weaponized against democrats and used in 2024 to get votes. Whether there is a client list or not doesn't matter, who cares- I say we use their tiresome conspiracy theories against them. Ro Khanna has the right idea in bringing this up for the record. I say instead of constantly refuting their conspiracy theory nonsense by countering with facts (most of which are ignored anyhow), we roll with it and call their bluff by insisting they present their evidence in a series of hearings with them sworn in to testify to settle this once and for all: for Epstein, 2020 "election fraud," and weather manipulation- one hearing for each conspiracy. They want the attention and the evidence to come to light that they've been posting about 24/7? Well, there's no better way than in a televised hearing with presenters being sworn in. I have a feeling the evidence would fail to materialize under those conditions.
This Epstein thing is rattling him bad, and the calls are coming from inside the house because this time it's MAGA demanding answers. What, if anything, can we do to turn up the volume on that?
I just posted about this here. We have got to capitalize on this by demanding that there be a series of official hearings with those who have "evidence" to present it under oath, not just Epstein, but "2020 election fraud" and weather manipulation. Call their bluff and use their conspiracy theories against them.
I think we should focus on Epstein but not these other conspiracies. There is some meat on this bone. There are tens of thousands of pages accumulated over the last 15 plus years (Epstein settled a Florida case in 2008) Bulwark has an intereview today with Julie Brown of Miami Herald who did groundbreaking investigative report in 2017. Good perspective on real crimes that have been suppressed.
the hook here is bondi! examine under oath her time as fla atty gen. where she let donny 2 dolls go on his fraudulent univ for a $25K donation. and most likely epstein she turned a blind eye to. maybe he made donations too. maga should know the history of bondi in fla with epstein. that is a good conspiracy!
I agree. The others are wacko conspiracy theories that actually serve to distract from real issues . Epstein trafficked hundreds of girls and is close with Trump, who has had people in his administrations that helped Epstein get off. To me, this isn't a conspiracy--if there's evidence that the president of the united states was raping young girls, well, I think we want to see that.
Jamie Raskin, Chris Van Hollen, and Ro Khan are calling for the documents to be preserved, released, and for there to be hearings. Yesterday at a speech, Jon Ossoff brought up Trump not releasing the files. There is blood in the water and, this time, Democrats are not going to let this go.
I am contacting my 3 GOP stooges (Ernst, Grassley, Miller-Meeks) to demand hearings: either “they” were lying when they said there was an Epstein list, or “they” are lying now that there is no list. It seems to me that this discrepancy is the source of the MAGA fury.
I’ll do anything to draw attention to this regime’s lying, even if tRump’s lies regarding Epstein don’t even make it into my own list of his 100 most horrible lies.
We should absolutely PRESS offensively the Epstein Files, Trump is panicking. Dems should mention the coverup in passing at every opportunity, while then also pivoting to the corruption and destruction. Even hideous Musk quote-tweeted the Troth Sential post to point out that Trump mentioned Epstein six times while telling MAGA to look the other way!
did someone in the admin trip off musk that donny 2 dolls was in the epstein files? what does he know? he certainly used it as a cudgel against the boss.
I had to read Meidas Touch and watch Chris Hayes even to understand why MAGA is so obsessed with the Epstein case. It seems to me he’s losing his ability to ride herd on these crazy extreme people. Also, his own blitzkrieg approach was effective for a couple months, but now it seems he’s too tired and unwell to keep up with his own agenda. I’m not sure what to do with this but I guess it inspires me to lean more on my Republican reps, who may begin to get nervous about their leader’s vulnerabilities.
Agree. He’s too mentally unable to navigate this. Sometimes I wonder if we (Dems) aren’t better off with Trump over Vance as Trump is destroying the Republican Party from within daily. But both are awful. 😢
Vance is our next problem. I suspect that if Trump leaves office Vance will get a poll boost because people will be relieved, and then immediately remember that they despise the guy.
It is time for the pro-democracy movement to go on an aggressive offense. We don't need sternly worded letters. We need the AOC's , Jasmine Crockett's, Bernie Sanders and others with the best communication skills to keep pointing out the damage that has been done. Continue to take advantage of the rift that has broken out between MAGA due to his lies. Everything in this current regime has been premised on lies. Start congressional hearings on the malfeasance and corruption.
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I am doing this for despite efforts to engage you you make almost daily posts falsely representing and criticizing the work we do here. It is not productive but self-indulgent, and I have asked, repeatedly that you take a different approach. You seem to delight in the negative attention from the trolling, and I am just tired of dealing with this. I have asked respectfully for you to engage here in a more honest and constructive manner; you have refused; so you are suspended.
I think it is time to remind America how Trump, before he was elected, killed the bipartisan immigration bill, clearly setting the stage for this tragedy unfolding in America today. Please use your bully pulpit to remind people that we had a solution but he didn’t want it. He wanted terror and to violate the law.
i think schumer should bring it up every week if he can. this is what the dems should talk about non stop. there is an answer, cheaper too, and more effective than his torture campaign. talk about the numbers obama & biden did equal to donny 2 dolls w/o the chaos, pain, cruely and all legal. pass the bill!!! should be all elected dems chant.
We are building communities of hatred toward the U.S. around the world. How do those families in Africa and other countries who relied on USAID for medical care feel about America after the life saving care was taken away? How do the families of those immigrants feel after their innocent loved ones were torn away from them unlawfully and deported , as well as the innocents sitting in GOOLOG prisons unlawfully,with no ability to communicate or get representation. Every day their hatred towards us grows. How do the families in Ukraine feel after fighting so hard to survive to learn the US is no longer on their side but on the side of a War Criminal like PUTIN, or the people in Gaza with a possibility of being pushed out so some millionaire can build Hotels with Gold Toilets. How do our close neighbors in Canada feel when their economy which is tied so closely to ours is wrecked on the whims of a president and his TARIFFS and changing the rules. THIS ADMINISTRATION is CREATING HATRED FOR AMERICA AROUND THE WORLD, WHERE ONCE THERE WAS ADMIRATION.
Thanks for the recap. It's been a travel and set-up week on this end. I like the Democratic agenda you outline. It makes sense. It's easy to digest. And it is also true. Trump and Co. will destroy America if we don't stop them. That said, it's a lovely summer morning here in Western Montana, and I'm going to go jump in the lake.
So much going on, so many ways to get involved. Here's another opportunity for action that's somewhat urgent.
This week, the House of Representatives is due to vote on the so-called Genius Act, which establishes the first federal framework for stable coins. The stakes are high because the legislation will give the industry the momentum to grow more rapidly. (Note: The bill passed the Senate on June 17, 2025, with a 68-30 bipartisan vote.)
The timing is important - the Senate has already acted and the House is rushing to enact its own bill during “Crypto Week”. These bills purport to regulate this rapidly evolving industry but they are being highly influenced by those with a direct financial stake.
Dems must get more concise, pithier. When you call it a simple agenda and then leave 6 or more items, its no longer a simple agenda. Plus, as crazed and unsavory as it all seems, Dems would be crazy to not be exploiting the Epstein controversy. If Dems want to command some of the new media, have to seize these chances.
Your second sentence is criticism, but not constructive. For me, the 5-point agenda set out above is much needed clarity in a sea of potential distractions. What would you remove and why?
OK. Reining in ICE is fine, but not to go on "It violates Constitutional norms." That's the pedantic professor party. Say, "Stop putting on masks and deporting my neighbor!" Or "Stop beating up the parents of marines." Ossoff on the Epstein files was great, "Why would you think a sexual predator in the WH would hide the Epstein files?" 5 topics may actually be fine, even more --I dont know--but can only talk about 2 at a time, I think.
As GenX I’m hoping the DNC will prioritize younger louder voices. The “establishment” Dems need to back off as they’re stuck in 90’s “safe” political mode. Kennedy and Clinton were young when he ran for office, as was Obama. Our best presidents WERE young and energetic! We need to show we are the opposite of Trump in every way. Not corrupt old politicians.. young, energetic, and hopeful!
With respect the "establishment Dems" are not going to back off nor should they. We need everyone doing their part, being as loud as they can. Yes we can do a better job promoting next gen voices - as we do here - but the idea of parts of our coalition backing off or being quiet is not a good idea.
Establishment Dems meaning the Dems like those who spend more time being critical of Mamdani (who I don’t necessarily agree with on everything) than recognizing that his methods are what most Dems crave, whether or not they agree with his policies. Or the Establishment Dems whose answer to P2025 is a flat “P2028” or writing a “stern letter”. The Dems in positions of power who don’t say enough. It’s frustrating.
Just want you to know we don't really see the world that way here. We see our broad family as playing different positions on the same team; we spend our time focused on the true problem - Trump and MAGA - and not on the disagreements we have with folks in our family; we are not frustrated or disappointed but determined and committed. In a broad coalition like ours we will disagree with one another on strategy, tactics, vales - all of it - but we need to hang together or we hang separately. That's I try to help this community orient as we together we stay focused on taking the next hill and continuing to grow the circle of defiance against Trump and strengthen our movement. Thanks for being here. Let's working hard, together - Simon
Can I suggest other wording? I'd say to prioritize and appreciate every voice, no matter their age, that does far-reaching outreach (speeches, media, any mode), compelling advocacy, high credibility research, creative solutions, and various combinations. My excellent senators are Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey. Nobody should (or could!) ask them to be quieter. Nextdoor in different directions are Sheldon Whitehouse and Bernie Sanders. I'm a huge fan of Maxwell Frost, Eric Swalwell, Pramila Jayapal, Jim McGovern, Jamie Raskin, Hakeem Jeffries, and so many more who came to mind when I wrote the earlier sentence.
My own Rep is not living up to what's needed of him now, but that doesn't make him "establishment." He's been in for 23 years and still hasn't earned his colleagues' respect (lost the vote to chair Oversight by a lot). Though Simon's team metaphor keeps us focused on the real enemies, I'd say my Rep tests the limits of the metaphor, since he doesn't even vote with the team often enough.
There are no coincidences. Look at the alliances and what these people have each publicly said for years. Which ones have proven to be pro Russia? What was Epsteins JOB (as in…Who was he working for)? His job was extortion and blackmail.
Think about everything we are dealing with right now….and then for the recent weeks…months… Years….
The fact that T has had independent media in his narcissistic head repeatedly going on about how P was using him as a lap dog….
He has transitioned to verbally chipping at Pootie publicly…. militarily attacked one of their biggest strategic allies, is sending arms to Ukraine and sanctioning R… and all the pro R people are turning on him…media finally reporting….
It's not all coincidences. I think internationally they are turning on each other because of his ego. Independent media needs to keep talking about him getting played…
That's how you know who is working for foreign interests in this admin & party as opposed to just self interests … who is turning on him.
We've got to be on guard. A wounded animal is a dangerous animal.
My thoughts exactly. A wounded sociopath is really scary.
We have to expect it. Our mission is to degrade him and continue to reveal to the American public just how weak he is, how wounded he is, how incompetent he is, how crazy he is, how demented he is, how corrupt he is.
His pattern and strategy is to constantly change the subject from the current failure, and start the next news cycle with a new scandal or outrage... a new shiny object.
But silence is complicity. We have to keep pressing, and have faith that he will crumble, that the public will rise to reject him, and that we will prevail.
I don't see any other pathway to get to the other side of this.
I too worry about this. Especially a man with the “Dark Triad” of personality disorders: narcissistic, psychopathic, and Machiavellian.
The orange one spends all his time psychically wounded. Musk publicly broke up with him, people in his circle keep leaking information or quitting, his poll numbers are always low, his birthday party was pathetic, other countries didn’t beg him for deals on the tariffs. He whines all the time that he is treated worse than anyone ever. Even by Faux News.
He IS very dangerous because he somehow got back in the White House. But he has been threatening (and causing) violence for years now. I feel like we are all very much on guard, and already doing everything we can think of.
Here's another way to go on offense: One Million Rising -- Indivisible's new strategy to undercut Trump’s authoritarian takeover: https://indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/view/119335
I signed up joining the other more than 1.5 million who have so far.
Same. Rude of them to do this first one on Simon's subscriber night, but I assume it was an oversight.
See y'all there!
Even though the Epstein files is small potatoes compared to the other damaging things this administration has done, we should absolutely put our efforts into throwing this conspiracy theory back into trump and MAGA's face. It might sound trivial to those not hanging out on social media, but it's not an understatement to say that a significant portion of the MAGA base and the low political info voter has built their entire identity around "trump as the savior coming to stop the deep state pedophilia ring run by the democrats, you'll see." That's gone now AND by someone on their own team makes it even BETTER.
Bondi has essentially deprived MAGA of one of their biggest conspiracy theories that they have repeatedly weaponized against democrats and used in 2024 to get votes. Whether there is a client list or not doesn't matter, who cares- I say we use their tiresome conspiracy theories against them. Ro Khanna has the right idea in bringing this up for the record. I say instead of constantly refuting their conspiracy theory nonsense by countering with facts (most of which are ignored anyhow), we roll with it and call their bluff by insisting they present their evidence in a series of hearings with them sworn in to testify to settle this once and for all: for Epstein, 2020 "election fraud," and weather manipulation- one hearing for each conspiracy. They want the attention and the evidence to come to light that they've been posting about 24/7? Well, there's no better way than in a televised hearing with presenters being sworn in. I have a feeling the evidence would fail to materialize under those conditions.
https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-ro-khanna-demands-vote-release-full-jeffrey-epstein-files-2098309
This Epstein thing is rattling him bad, and the calls are coming from inside the house because this time it's MAGA demanding answers. What, if anything, can we do to turn up the volume on that?
I just posted about this here. We have got to capitalize on this by demanding that there be a series of official hearings with those who have "evidence" to present it under oath, not just Epstein, but "2020 election fraud" and weather manipulation. Call their bluff and use their conspiracy theories against them.
I think we should focus on Epstein but not these other conspiracies. There is some meat on this bone. There are tens of thousands of pages accumulated over the last 15 plus years (Epstein settled a Florida case in 2008) Bulwark has an intereview today with Julie Brown of Miami Herald who did groundbreaking investigative report in 2017. Good perspective on real crimes that have been suppressed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtWnaJdNO2k
the hook here is bondi! examine under oath her time as fla atty gen. where she let donny 2 dolls go on his fraudulent univ for a $25K donation. and most likely epstein she turned a blind eye to. maybe he made donations too. maga should know the history of bondi in fla with epstein. that is a good conspiracy!
I agree. The others are wacko conspiracy theories that actually serve to distract from real issues . Epstein trafficked hundreds of girls and is close with Trump, who has had people in his administrations that helped Epstein get off. To me, this isn't a conspiracy--if there's evidence that the president of the united states was raping young girls, well, I think we want to see that.
Isn't it rich to hear DJT calling J Epstein a creep?
Jamie Raskin, Chris Van Hollen, and Ro Khan are calling for the documents to be preserved, released, and for there to be hearings. Yesterday at a speech, Jon Ossoff brought up Trump not releasing the files. There is blood in the water and, this time, Democrats are not going to let this go.
I guarantee you Jon Ossoff won't let it go - he was an investigative journalist!
I am contacting my 3 GOP stooges (Ernst, Grassley, Miller-Meeks) to demand hearings: either “they” were lying when they said there was an Epstein list, or “they” are lying now that there is no list. It seems to me that this discrepancy is the source of the MAGA fury.
I’ll do anything to draw attention to this regime’s lying, even if tRump’s lies regarding Epstein don’t even make it into my own list of his 100 most horrible lies.
Jessica Craven reported today that the amendment passed - unanimously.
I should have been more accurate -- passed the committee.
Shark week is coming. (And Monday is Shark Awareness Day.)
Suggestion: Write reader’s comments on right-wing websites. National Review, Breitbart, Fox News, Bannon’s War Room, etc etc etc.
This is a great idea and could be fun if a person has the stomach for it
Yes, I realize this may be well outside many people’s comfort zone.
I would do it :)
I love stirring the pot.
mention it in calls to elected officials
The Lincoln Project is off to a great start. We could share their ad about it.
https://youtu.be/hzwEQVJ4gOA?si=Jv30cHfhUf5Bdqz0
Fantastic ad!
We should absolutely PRESS offensively the Epstein Files, Trump is panicking. Dems should mention the coverup in passing at every opportunity, while then also pivoting to the corruption and destruction. Even hideous Musk quote-tweeted the Troth Sential post to point out that Trump mentioned Epstein six times while telling MAGA to look the other way!
did someone in the admin trip off musk that donny 2 dolls was in the epstein files? what does he know? he certainly used it as a cudgel against the boss.
And now Marc Elias is on the case... this is important https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/trumps-epstein-problem?ecid=ACsprvtceC8t1ritj-zn6sv8uQF1k8ri6YXToD7Cza6jWj32LreXJnIzDulv17kdtSWWS7AOpW16&utm_campaign=12114861-Premium%20Membership%20Promo&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_GIJOIsPU28cFvQdvy07yFBFmmfJWP06AYS51XmceLVlPzh87TRJfWMInZlLi6NVLL9CkOXK7VilDk29-c6t0pA49TRh_2wYuFyen97b7f5jLZlGA&_hsmi=371080293&utm_content=371080293&utm_source=hs_email
Thanks for the link! and good news!
I had to read Meidas Touch and watch Chris Hayes even to understand why MAGA is so obsessed with the Epstein case. It seems to me he’s losing his ability to ride herd on these crazy extreme people. Also, his own blitzkrieg approach was effective for a couple months, but now it seems he’s too tired and unwell to keep up with his own agenda. I’m not sure what to do with this but I guess it inspires me to lean more on my Republican reps, who may begin to get nervous about their leader’s vulnerabilities.
Agree. He’s too mentally unable to navigate this. Sometimes I wonder if we (Dems) aren’t better off with Trump over Vance as Trump is destroying the Republican Party from within daily. But both are awful. 😢
Vance is our next problem. I suspect that if Trump leaves office Vance will get a poll boost because people will be relieved, and then immediately remember that they despise the guy.
release of files has been (foolishly) promised to his base for a long time
It is time for the pro-democracy movement to go on an aggressive offense. We don't need sternly worded letters. We need the AOC's , Jasmine Crockett's, Bernie Sanders and others with the best communication skills to keep pointing out the damage that has been done. Continue to take advantage of the rift that has broken out between MAGA due to his lies. Everything in this current regime has been premised on lies. Start congressional hearings on the malfeasance and corruption.
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I am doing this for despite efforts to engage you you make almost daily posts falsely representing and criticizing the work we do here. It is not productive but self-indulgent, and I have asked, repeatedly that you take a different approach. You seem to delight in the negative attention from the trolling, and I am just tired of dealing with this. I have asked respectfully for you to engage here in a more honest and constructive manner; you have refused; so you are suspended.
Because we all know Democratic Presidential Administrations last a full 100 years. Jeez!
“We are about to achieve more in 6 months than any other Administration has achieved in over 100 years.”
– Donald J. Trump
Substitute the word 'destroy' for 'achieve' and we may be close to the truth.
I think it is time to remind America how Trump, before he was elected, killed the bipartisan immigration bill, clearly setting the stage for this tragedy unfolding in America today. Please use your bully pulpit to remind people that we had a solution but he didn’t want it. He wanted terror and to violate the law.
I've been thinking about that too and agree 100%. If that law had passed, we wouldn't be in this federal invasion of the USA.
i think schumer should bring it up every week if he can. this is what the dems should talk about non stop. there is an answer, cheaper too, and more effective than his torture campaign. talk about the numbers obama & biden did equal to donny 2 dolls w/o the chaos, pain, cruely and all legal. pass the bill!!! should be all elected dems chant.
Moreover, as I recall, Senator Marco Rubio was one of the prime movers behind a bipartisan immigration bill.
I think it was back in 2015. Then he voted against his own bill! We shouldn't be surprised that he has no backbone.
We are building communities of hatred toward the U.S. around the world. How do those families in Africa and other countries who relied on USAID for medical care feel about America after the life saving care was taken away? How do the families of those immigrants feel after their innocent loved ones were torn away from them unlawfully and deported , as well as the innocents sitting in GOOLOG prisons unlawfully,with no ability to communicate or get representation. Every day their hatred towards us grows. How do the families in Ukraine feel after fighting so hard to survive to learn the US is no longer on their side but on the side of a War Criminal like PUTIN, or the people in Gaza with a possibility of being pushed out so some millionaire can build Hotels with Gold Toilets. How do our close neighbors in Canada feel when their economy which is tied so closely to ours is wrecked on the whims of a president and his TARIFFS and changing the rules. THIS ADMINISTRATION is CREATING HATRED FOR AMERICA AROUND THE WORLD, WHERE ONCE THERE WAS ADMIRATION.
1000%
Thanks for the recap. It's been a travel and set-up week on this end. I like the Democratic agenda you outline. It makes sense. It's easy to digest. And it is also true. Trump and Co. will destroy America if we don't stop them. That said, it's a lovely summer morning here in Western Montana, and I'm going to go jump in the lake.
So I guess someone saying “oh go jump in a lake” won’t faze you 😃. Enjoy! And agree on the clear plan of action that is offered here.
✌️
A good article below on how to navigate the information war. Would recommend this for the DNC.
https://willrobinson.substack.com/p/we-need-strategy-first
So much going on, so many ways to get involved. Here's another opportunity for action that's somewhat urgent.
This week, the House of Representatives is due to vote on the so-called Genius Act, which establishes the first federal framework for stable coins. The stakes are high because the legislation will give the industry the momentum to grow more rapidly. (Note: The bill passed the Senate on June 17, 2025, with a 68-30 bipartisan vote.)
On Wednesday, July 16, Partners for Democracy is offering a one-hour webinar designed to be a primer on cryptocurrency -- what it is and what it isn’t. The webinar is for non-experts and features speakers with deep experience in the field. https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/hxg27tk/lp/c92db88a-7fae-4ed7-875a-a38561bb333c?source_id=0cb737a2-51ac-4dc0-b531-bb4c26b47268&source_type=em&c=
The timing is important - the Senate has already acted and the House is rushing to enact its own bill during “Crypto Week”. These bills purport to regulate this rapidly evolving industry but they are being highly influenced by those with a direct financial stake.
Dems must get more concise, pithier. When you call it a simple agenda and then leave 6 or more items, its no longer a simple agenda. Plus, as crazed and unsavory as it all seems, Dems would be crazy to not be exploiting the Epstein controversy. If Dems want to command some of the new media, have to seize these chances.
not sure what you're saying here - Simon proposed 5 points. (why do you write about dems as 'they'?)
I meant elected Dems. Im not an elected Dem
Thanks for explaining!
Your second sentence is criticism, but not constructive. For me, the 5-point agenda set out above is much needed clarity in a sea of potential distractions. What would you remove and why?
OK. Reining in ICE is fine, but not to go on "It violates Constitutional norms." That's the pedantic professor party. Say, "Stop putting on masks and deporting my neighbor!" Or "Stop beating up the parents of marines." Ossoff on the Epstein files was great, "Why would you think a sexual predator in the WH would hide the Epstein files?" 5 topics may actually be fine, even more --I dont know--but can only talk about 2 at a time, I think.
As GenX I’m hoping the DNC will prioritize younger louder voices. The “establishment” Dems need to back off as they’re stuck in 90’s “safe” political mode. Kennedy and Clinton were young when he ran for office, as was Obama. Our best presidents WERE young and energetic! We need to show we are the opposite of Trump in every way. Not corrupt old politicians.. young, energetic, and hopeful!
With respect the "establishment Dems" are not going to back off nor should they. We need everyone doing their part, being as loud as they can. Yes we can do a better job promoting next gen voices - as we do here - but the idea of parts of our coalition backing off or being quiet is not a good idea.
Establishment Dems meaning the Dems like those who spend more time being critical of Mamdani (who I don’t necessarily agree with on everything) than recognizing that his methods are what most Dems crave, whether or not they agree with his policies. Or the Establishment Dems whose answer to P2025 is a flat “P2028” or writing a “stern letter”. The Dems in positions of power who don’t say enough. It’s frustrating.
Just want you to know we don't really see the world that way here. We see our broad family as playing different positions on the same team; we spend our time focused on the true problem - Trump and MAGA - and not on the disagreements we have with folks in our family; we are not frustrated or disappointed but determined and committed. In a broad coalition like ours we will disagree with one another on strategy, tactics, vales - all of it - but we need to hang together or we hang separately. That's I try to help this community orient as we together we stay focused on taking the next hill and continuing to grow the circle of defiance against Trump and strengthen our movement. Thanks for being here. Let's working hard, together - Simon
Good points Simon. Noted. Thanks for the input and for all you do.
Can I suggest other wording? I'd say to prioritize and appreciate every voice, no matter their age, that does far-reaching outreach (speeches, media, any mode), compelling advocacy, high credibility research, creative solutions, and various combinations. My excellent senators are Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey. Nobody should (or could!) ask them to be quieter. Nextdoor in different directions are Sheldon Whitehouse and Bernie Sanders. I'm a huge fan of Maxwell Frost, Eric Swalwell, Pramila Jayapal, Jim McGovern, Jamie Raskin, Hakeem Jeffries, and so many more who came to mind when I wrote the earlier sentence.
My own Rep is not living up to what's needed of him now, but that doesn't make him "establishment." He's been in for 23 years and still hasn't earned his colleagues' respect (lost the vote to chair Oversight by a lot). Though Simon's team metaphor keeps us focused on the real enemies, I'd say my Rep tests the limits of the metaphor, since he doesn't even vote with the team often enough.
There are no coincidences. Look at the alliances and what these people have each publicly said for years. Which ones have proven to be pro Russia? What was Epsteins JOB (as in…Who was he working for)? His job was extortion and blackmail.
Think about everything we are dealing with right now….and then for the recent weeks…months… Years….
The fact that T has had independent media in his narcissistic head repeatedly going on about how P was using him as a lap dog….
He has transitioned to verbally chipping at Pootie publicly…. militarily attacked one of their biggest strategic allies, is sending arms to Ukraine and sanctioning R… and all the pro R people are turning on him…media finally reporting….
It's not all coincidences. I think internationally they are turning on each other because of his ego. Independent media needs to keep talking about him getting played…
That's how you know who is working for foreign interests in this admin & party as opposed to just self interests … who is turning on him.