Full Report: From Vanity to Insanity: How the White House Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday.
Today, House Natural Resources Committee released a new 55-page report following months of investigative work by Committee Democrats exposing how Donald Trump hijacked what was supposed to be a unifying, non-political celebration of our country’s 250th birthday and made it all about him – his vanity projects, his political and religious agenda, his business ventures, and his cronies who gorged on public funds under cover of a shadow corporation shielded from public scrutiny.
This sternly worded letter will certainly do him in this time.
Gosh, why are all these do nothing Democrats getting defeated by DSA candidates in primaries?
A 30 year incumbent in Colorado was just defeated by a 29 year old socialist and the race wasn’t even close.
This is literally an article about Democrats doing something.
Dude lemmy hates democrats more than republicans.
I think your definition of doing something and mine are different.
“But they don’t have enough votes” is the next excuse.
Well, we’re literally seeing the entire democratic party worried about their party becoming too popular as DSA members drop record wins and draw massive popular support. They seem to all be very concerned about the do nothing party actually electing people that want to DO SOMETHING.
I’m critical of the Democrats because another “strongly worded letter” has deluded people like you into thinking that “pointing” to the problem will solve it.
It’s ok. You and I both want the same thing I’m sure. But please don’t make excuses for these Democrats in office trying to show some small backbone as the DSA just beat a 30 year incumbent with a 29 year old socialist famous for saying “Fuck Kamala Harris”.
We’re winning. You can come along for the ride. We’re really nice, have snacks, and we’re fighting for healthcare and an end to funding genocide.
There is literally one thing that can legally be done to stop Trump - impeachment. It wouldn’t matter a bit if every Democratic rep was magically changed into a DSA member tomorrow. Like you said, they don’t have the votes.
I’m well past the point where I will cheer on any non-legal solutions, but I don’t expect that to come from elected representatives. Their job is to do what the Republicans did when Obama was in office - obstruction. That is what they are doing.
Well we definitely disagree on what obstruction means. I could list countless successful obstructions the Republicans did to Obama. The supreme court pick being the massive one.
What successful obstruction have the Democrats been able to pull off? Because all I’ve seen have been a couple government shutdowns that they eventually gave up on. Some unsuccessful (and questionably successful) redistricting measures at the state level? What have the federal government representatives in the Democratic party actually been successful in obstructing?
Because, so far, it’s been judges and states doing their best to delay while DC seems to be happy with “setting records for longest filibuster” or writing letters that do nothing.
I could count on my fingers the number of Democrats in DC actually making any effort. And they’re all the ones connected to DSA and it’s momentum.
Don’t defend the entire party because AoC and company are in it. Criticize them for sitting on their asses while taking AIPAC donations.
Most recently they have blocked the SAVE act so far. That’s the one Trump needs to steal the election.
A bunch of stuff has been blocked that forced Trump to do it through executive order which was then blocked by Dem diatrict judges (for example Birthright Citizenship and the mail-in voting ban). Other stuff was blocked and then forced through budget reconciliation votes which necessitated stripping non-economic elements (like anti-trans legislation and immigration restrictions).
I don’t blame most people for not knowing these things because it is all boring as fuck and Dems suck at advertising their successes.
Edit: Dems also need to figure out how to ditch support of Israel without getting tarred and feathered as antisemites by people who can’t understand nuance.
You really need to raise your expectations. I know all the boring stuff mate. You didn’t mention anything that was concrete from DC.
Also, the representatives that haven’t already disconnected from Israel will NEVER disconnect from Israel. If they haven’t taken the correct side by now; that is a clear sign they are immoral donation controlled robots. They should be removed at all cost and should never be taken seriously.
Raise your expectations. Join DSA.
Even with my expectations low, I’m usually still disappointed. Everything comes second to getting Trump and his goons out of power because without that democracy is over. A Dem fully funded by AIPAC is still better than a Republican any day. Yeah, I prefer DSA, but I’ll take what I can get.
This is an expose into how Trump made the 250th celebration about himself.
Truly the pressing issue of the times. /s
It is documenting a crime Trump committed. There will come a time where Trump and his cronies are not in power and having this proof will be useful in prosecution.
I really hope that’s true. But fascists don’t give up power when their military is obedient and loyal to them. I don’t wish the path to that justice to be paved with the blood of thousands. But, history is not filled with ruling class wilfully giving up their power in situations like we find ourselves.
Unfortunately, we either get a “go high” liberal presidency that just leads us farther into a white supremacist Tucker Carlson 2032. Or, we actually elect a socialist in 2028 and the current fascist refuse to accept the results.
The later is still the better option. Because if we get another “reach across the aisle” liberal that tries to renormalize the Republican party and doesn’t bring real justice. Well, we’ll go to a place in this country we’ll never come back from.
The right is going to call whoever the Democrat candidate may be a socialist regardless. I am fully convinced that the administration is going to use the supposedly “fraudulent” midterms as an excuse to block the 2028 elections entirely. I think it is likely that Trump will be pushed out after the midterms to set up for 10 years of Vance. With luck Rubio and others will try to steal the top spot from Vance and the whole thing will tear itself apart.
I share your worry that the next Dem administration will fail to prosecute enough of Trump’s cronies. They have enough money and influence to drag such a fight out for decades. We need to go full nuclear from day one and take the whole administration down for conspiracy to commit treason.
Yep. And trials for all war criminals (Democrat and Republican) for support of the genocide in Gaza, attack on Iran, and genocide in Lebanon.
Iran and Lebanon maybe, but nobody is going to jail for the genocide in Gaza. I hate it, but it’s never happening. US law grants immunity to prosecution for official duties and no foreign army is big enough to force the matter.
It’s such a mystery!
Quick, someone give a millionaire nepobaby ‘political consultant’ tons of money so thery can tell us it’s okay to keep aligning with billionaires.
What do you propose?
I’m hoping that the recent elections of Democratic Socialists help push the centrist Dems to get off their ass, stop relying solely on donor money, and actually govern for their constituents.
But we’ll see.
Should they stop condemning the wrongdoings of the bad guys? Why are you out here clowning on people for doing what they’re supposed to be doing?
Because they’re clowns. Beholden to their pocketbooks more than the American people.
And we are soundly rejecting them by electing so many Democratic Socialists. There will be more to come, too.
So your logic is - that because these people don’t have proper values, that them attacking The Bad Guys deserves your derision?
Wild, but ok whatever
Oh it’s an “attack” to post a strongly worded letter now?
On second thought, that line was a little catty. Edited it out.
All you can do is deflect due to my word choice
Very telling
I mean, I already explained that I think we should vote out these people that don’t have proper values and replace them with representatives that actually work for the people, but you didn’t like my answer.