The other half better lose their next primary.
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Judging from 2024, the angry voters will do ABSOULTELY NOTHING, while hoping the ship will kinda, sorta, right itself-ish.
Judging from 2024, the ~~angry voters~~ unpopular Dems will do ABSOULTELY NOTHING
Fixed it for you.
Also, more recent events such as Mamdani and candidates he endorsed beating "Centrist" (actually right wing to far right) establishment Dems who had the backing of the entire DNC machine would indicate that the angry voters ARE doing something.
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If you still feel like you need to provide "aid" to a country with a higher QoL than yours, higher ranking healthcare and education than yours, better-equipped social services than yours, and higher GDP per capita, you are a sad, brainwashed, controlled paypiggy.
Israel has lower gdp per capita ($60k PPP) then the US ($94k).
This is just to say they're providing that better qol despite having less money.
Because we are paying for it. Yet we don't have enough for our own people?!?
It's also easy to boost the standard of living of some when you deny the rights of others.
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does that GDP number include the billions we give them in aid? We give them far far far more than the 3.8 billion thats advertised. 3.8 billion directly plus another 12.5 billion in military aid just in 2024. And I imagine similar in 2025 but dont have the data. What could America have done with a spare ~17 billion? and thats not even counting the horrifyingly expensive missiles we expend to protect them, military operations in the region to benefit them, the wars we engage in at their whim that only serve their interests. When you factor in the wars we are probably a trillion dollars into supporting these genocidal chucklefucks.
Yes, Israel is playing build-a-Reich and America is paying for it.
However, that's not the reason why Americans are struggling - monstrous income inequality and zero social policies are the main ones.
Go out and vote out every incumbent bloodsucker out in primaries, like in the recent NY primaries.
Keep it up for 6 years, and it will cause a literal revolution in America.
What could America have done with a spare ~17 billion?
COULD have done a lot, WOULD probably just squander it on wars, tax breaks for billionaires, and subsidies for the companies of billionaires.
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Our politicians are bought and paid for by Israel. The US is being colonized by Israel.
Trump is donating millions to Europeam maga aligned groups, those millions are taxpayers dollars. Not in the same orbit but completely unacceptable.
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Half more to go.
Plus all of the Republicans.
(Yes, I know the fascist fucks are a lost cause and that's why they don't get mentioned, but we should still maintain the expectation anyway.)
nothing to apologize for, not mentioning republicans in these situations leads directly to .ml style dumbdumbitis
The tide is turning in our favor. No military aid to warmongers!
I heard an interesting theory from a YouTube video creator who made political videos (can't recall who)
But the gist was this.
Democratic reps and congressmen take turns voting against the people's wishes. So that no single one has a long track record of going against the people. Just a handful of times.
With, of course, the majority vote being orchestrated behind the doors.
This is how so many of Trump's cabinet picks had Dems voting for them but a different Dem every time.
So no single Dem could be called out for "always voting with Republicans".
I think this woman who theorized this is on to something. Wish I could remember who it was. But yeah I think she's right. It's all orchestrated.
The Dems are intentionally losing bills and budgets that the people want.
They have been, and are currently, working with the "opposition". Because most of both sides are actually all working for Israel's goals And billionaire's goals.
Certainly Not ours.
I've heard this from a lot of leftist streamers and youtube creators as "rotating villain" theory. It's basically proven, as only when a majority is gained do congress people start flaking off of what should be an obvious win. Leiberman, Sinema, Cuellar, Fetterman, Manchin, etc.
Yes, those people were notoriously loyal otherwise...
Or maybe these same people all tend to come up on close votes and we don't pay attention to who voted for or against the housing reform bill that just passed because they didn't matter this time.
Either name a dem that voted against the housing reform bill or drop "rotating villain" as the always go-to theory.
It's a good thing to keep it mind, but it generally isn't applying in this political environment.
"Rotating villain" is a fitting term.
Same donors, same team
Oh, yeah, that's an old strategy. If you've got a Dem Rep in a purple district, they can't vote for that Commie bill, or they'll lose their seat to a MAGA. There may be a few of them, so when it comes time for the vote, they let a few cross over, so they don't get slammed in the election for being too liberal.
But they should still pass their bill by a vote or two. When they are letting enough cross to sink a bill, or to vote for the other side? That's political party treason, and the party needs to explain themselves.
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As a JEW I'm TERRIFIED now! I CANT believe Lawmakers think it's OK to NOT send our Tax Dollars to a Foreign Country I'll NEVER Visit so they can have things I'll NEVER Have while SABOTAGING the Iran Conflict by CONTINUALLY Shooting babies in the Face! I'm TERRIFIED!
AIPAC has bribed US politicians into compliance an act that is completely illegal in Israel
Cue 6 op eds explaining how some Jewish person is vaguely scared because of this vote, meanwhile no op eds from the genocide victim families
Very nice to see. Israel is a terrorist state. But I'm sure Chuck Schumer vetoed it all.
If the Senate flips in the Midterms, one of the first things they need to do is replace Schmuck as leader, then investigate him. He couldn't have done a worse job as Senate minority leader if he'd been paid, and they should make sure that wasn't the case.
He doesn't get to do the worst job of any minority leader in history, and just walk away with over $200 million in insider trading, and who knows what other corruption, without explaining himself. He needs to leave in humiliating fashion, explaining to America how he thought supporting Israel and Insider Trading was more important to him than getting health care for Americans, or even preserving the shitty system we had.
Ending the government shutdown last Fall, and surrendering our health care, just as the pressure was starting to work, was one of the worst government betrayals I've ever witnessed. How the MAGA comedy duo of Schmuck & Jeffries weren't forced to resign in humiliation is beyond me.
He needs to leave in public disgrace, that's what he's EARNED.
Idk about worst minority leader in history...Dennis Hastert did all of that, plus fucked kids.
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The insider trading thing got explained by Mike Johnson -
Since members of Congess only make 174,000 / year they need to ~~insider~~ trade stocks to make enough money...
Because being a politician isn't seen as a public duty anymore but a full time career
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Jeffries is such a bitch.
And the other half has still not understood or is up to the neck in AIPAC bribes.
About 50% of the Dems being in the pocket of Israel sounds about right.
defied Jefferies
Bullshit
In a lengthy statement the day before the vote, Jeffries said that the amendment was “overly broad” because it would limit “funds for longstanding initiatives,” including refugee resettlement and peacebuilding, and that it would “restrict our country’s ability to confront Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations.”
Jeffries said he would not whip other members to vote against the amendment and acknowledged that urgent changes were needed to American policy toward Israel.
He didn't think it was pro-Israel enough, but wouldn't organize Dem votes against it.
Don't let neoliberals pretend to be progressive
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that result tells us again, that Israel controls the usa. Its ok to fund genocide. your tax dollars at work.
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disgusted by my rep voting against.
Susan DelBene has ro go. Thankfully she's got a primary opponent who looks quite a lot better.
if you're in WA-01 district, pay attention: https://www.electhunter.com/#JOINME
yeah, seems like Israel can do just fine without ~~my~~ our tax dollars.
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3/4 of Congress are traitors
Only half.
Weak
That's approximately 50% more of them than I expected, so that's nice.
Those are rookie numbers
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