Reference to Edu cuts: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-nih-funds-ghosting-a-follow-up-report

From recent article detailing POTUS47 silent attack on educational institutions by simply going “radio silent” on paperwork front I can’t help but draw parallels. With Patel’s stated mission of dismantling FBI I wouldn’t be surprised he follows the same playbook, but this time making Dems choke finances for FBI for the lack of budget

Art of the deal: deal with it… 'cause I don’t care

genocide is only one issue, she willingly shifted all her policies “to the right” trying to lure republicans, meaning she was not about policies, she was about winning. If you have moral principles you stand by them, Bernie and AOC doing fine having the spine, DNC is hard at work supporting spineless candidates. Joe was OK-ish on many issues but he did walk away from student loan forgiveness and other things he promised. Kamala is a definite step down from Joe. US needs AOC ('cause Bernie is spent)

she has shown that she is not progressive and more of a “status quo” politician. She’ll get support from DNC and none from voters. Get ready for orange 2028

what about denier-in-chief? Could someone use this ruling as a precedent to launch a lawsuit against him?

I have experience participating in local chapter for a party, but when you get some ideas pushed to a party congress and get it squashed because it’s being controlled by the people opposing the change it kind of turns you off.

lets hope it “sticks”. Any class in economics say “diversify your portfolio”, Canada needs just that. 10% hit is less than 90% hit if you’re dealing with multiple partners.

Taking over Dems is next to impossible for progressives as entrenched elite is backed by “big money” and is effective at torpedoing progressives every time. Take big money out of politics and you may have a chance at overtaking party, otherwise - screwed

those are words of a politician. This is what “sells” today. We’ll need to see very specific actions to back it up. Thus far most politicians shown lack of spine and would turn on a dime at first opportunity. Canada could’ve been “divorced” from US for over a decade now when Cretien hinted at desire to move in that direction… but nope, here we are overdependant on US and thumping our chests “never again”.

system’s gotta go for sure

challenging? sure, but if there were ever conditions for the viable split it would be now. Progressives could splinter Democrats enough for mainstream dems take notice. What’s needed is a desire to make it happen and a few capable leaders to unite folks behind the idea… AOC and Bernie may be able to pull it off but haven’t indicated any desire yet

With the levels of dissatisfaction with Dems, does it even matter? Isn’t it time to form a progressive party and splinter off?

he may not win, but if ideas gain traction others will have to respond and follow up. It’s great that he makes it about ideas.

quoting Mel Brooks’s Roman senate “…fuck the poor!”

While somewhat effective during POTUS45 she’s useless now and listening to her is like listening to drier tumbling your clothes - amusing but ultimately useless

men-children at work: I’ll slapnyou with bagilion-gazillion taxes on random stuff! Humanity has degraded to preschooler politics.

do you even read? He’s arguing to remove all big money from politics red or blue… which part of that is “voting blue oligarchs”?

What amazes me is how consistently the only two people that argue on behalf of people get scoffed at. AOC and Bernie are the only hope of sanity US has… they really need their own party and “steal” all the voters from under Dems… but Bernie is spent, AOC is not ready for this heavy lift… while everyone is busy knocking them both down. good job, keep at it.

erm… he bid for presidential chair twice, got torpedoed by Dems twice… he’s been punching above his weight all the way, considering he’s Independent and Dems have no obligation to listen to him at all, they have actually ended up following his lead as he was putting progressive items on agenda that others had to copy. For a single man he’s done a LOT. For a guy outside the party to get support that he’s got within the party is already an accomplishment.

is there a party capable of carrying the election outside of the two? I can guarantee that if viable party was formed with progressive program he’d dump Dems… As it stands american electoral system forces him to support one of the two evils. For goodness sake they’ve torpedoed him twice now… so I don’t think it’s alegiance… it’s sheer pragmatism.