Tell them you are not ok with an unelected billionaire taking control of government institutions, especially departments responsible for supporting the budgetary work under the Authority of Congress.

Appeal to the fact that these departments support the work under their authority.

I wrote about the lack of a united Democratic leadership front. The lack of Daily Press Conferences. The lack of outrage. They need to be reminded that this is not politics as usual and that the old way of doing things will not work. It's time to stop talking about working across the aisle.

Let them know that we the people need to see them quickly coming together to stop this.

I even reached out to my Republican Senator. Even they don't like their Authority being undermined. I didn't mention the rest, just pointed out the breach of physical and cyber security and how it undermined their authority.

# Make 5 Phone Calls

# [Fight Against Elon Musk’s Government Takeover ⭑ 5 Calls](https://5calls.org/issue/elon-musk-opm-gsa-takeover/)

**Look up your Senator**

[https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm](https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm)

**Dear Senator {LAST NAME}:**

Also write the Democratic Senate Leadership

**Senate Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer (New York)**

[https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck](https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck)

**Senate Minority Whip: Dick Durbin (Illinois)**

[https://www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email](https://www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email)

**Chair of the Strategic Communications Committee: Cory Booker (New Jersey)**

[https://www.booker.senate.gov/contact/write-to-cory](https://www.booker.senate.gov/contact/write-to-cory)

**Chair of the Democratic Outreach Committee: Bernie Sanders (Vermont)**

[https://www.sanders.senate.gov/contact/](https://www.sanders.senate.gov/contact/)

**Look up your House of Representative**

[https://ziplook.house.gov/](https://ziplook.house.gov/)

**Dear Representative {LAST NAME}:**

**or**

**Dear Congressman {LAST NAME}:**

**Dear Congresswoman {LAST NAME}:**

I tried writing the Democratic House Leadership, but they reject contacts not in their district.

**Additionally, write the Democratic org.**

[https://democrats.org/contact-us/](https://democrats.org/contact-us/)

edited to add Phone Call Options

It's Time To Start Writing Congress. We Need to See Real Action from Democratic Leaders NOW

Tell them you are not ok with an unelected billionaire taking control of government institutions, especially departments responsible for supporting the budgetary work under the Authority of Congress.

Appeal to the fact that these departments support the work under their authority.

I wrote about the lack of a united Democratic leadership front. The lack of Daily Press Conferences. The lack of outrage. They need to be reminded that this is not politics as usual and that the old way of doing things will not work. It&#39;s time to stop talking about working across the aisle.

Let them know that we the people need to see them quickly coming together to stop this.

I even reached out to my Republican Senator. Even they don&#39;t like their Authority being undermined. I didn&#39;t mention the rest, just pointed out the breach of physical and cyber security and how it undermined their authority.

Make 5 Phone Calls

Fight Against Elon Musk’s Government Takeover ⭑ 5 Calls

Look up your Senator

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

Dear Senator {LAST NAME}:

Also write the Democratic Senate Leadership

Senate Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer (New York)

https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck

Senate Minority Whip: Dick Durbin (Illinois)

https://www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email

Chair of the Strategic Communications Committee: Cory Booker (New Jersey)

https://www.booker.senate.gov/contact/write-to-cory

Chair of the Democratic Outreach Committee: Bernie Sanders (Vermont)

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/contact/

Look up your House of Representative

https://ziplook.house.gov/

Dear Representative {LAST NAME}:

or

Dear Congressman {LAST NAME}:

Dear Congresswoman {LAST NAME}:

I tried writing the Democratic House Leadership, but they reject contacts not in their district.

Additionally, write the Democratic org.

https://democrats.org/contact-us/

edited to add Phone Call Options


In 2020, the supreme court ruled that employment discrimination against gay people is unconstitutional. The reason behind this decision was as follows. If a man, who is in a relationship with another man, is subject to employment discrimination because he is in a relationship with a man, but a woman can be in a relationship with a man without facing any such discrimination, that is gender discrimination. Republican justices John Roberts and Neil Gorsuch (who were appointed by George W Bush and Donald Trump respectively) voted with the majority. Two Republican justices voted in favor of gay rights.

Open a US history textbook and you may notice a trend that has occurred over the past 150 years. There is a group of people (women, gay people, racial minorities, etc.) who do not enjoy the same rights and protections under the law as others. There is controversy there. The issue really is as simple as; one side of the debate says that this group should enjoy the same rights and opportunities as everyone else, the other side believes that that group of people should be treated as second class citizens. The latter group’s entire argument is it is good when X group does it but yucky when Y group does it. The controversy really is as simple as that. When this happens, usually; A few people to the left of the political spectrum speak up and advocate for this positive change, but it seems unlikely that this change will ever occur. Year after year, more and more people on the political left not only advocate for it but attend marches and hold protests. Eventually, pretty much everyone on the left supports giving equal rights to this marginalized group, and the right is deeply divided on whether or not these people should enjoy equal rights. Decades later, we have reached a point where the vast majority of people (barring a very small minority of people) agree that the right in question should be granted to all people. It is amazing to most of us that this was ever controversial.

Here are a few examples of what I mean.

When the constitution was first ratified, women could not vote. Around the late 19th and early 20th century, a small minority of people began to entertain the thought that maybe women should vote. Most people (even women themselves) believed otherwise. Some people worried that women were too emotional to vote. To that I say; who is to say that being emotional automatically means that any vote you cast will be misguided. Some people felt that every woman would just vote the same as her husband. Not only is there a fairly decent chance that at least some women (maybe even a lot of women) would not vote the same way as their husbands, this argument fails to consider that unmarried people might vote. The social custom where women and children were to be the first ones rescued in a disaster was created to fuel the idea that women do not need to vote, because men will always prioritise women’s interests when voting. To that I say, women could also prioritize men’s best interests when voting. After all, every man who has ever voted would not have been able to vote if his mother had not given him life. Besides, women bring a unique perspective that men are not capable of bringing and vice versa. Even if men prioritize women’s best interests when voting, there may be certain things these men did not consider that a woman may have been more likely to consider. When the 19th amendment was ratified, a lot of people were mad about it. Nowadays, the vast majority of people agree that women should be allowed to vote. In fact, it seems kind of surprising that anyone would ever be against letting women vote.

Throughout the first half of the 20th century, black where were oppressed by Jim Crow laws and other racist policies. In the supreme court case known as Plessey V Ferguson, it was ruled that, things that are for black people and things that are for white people could be separate, but they had to be equal. The problem of course is that a lot of the time, they where not equal. If you had one restaurant for whites and another for colored people, the bathrooms in the white restaurants would be cleaner, the cooks in the white restaurant would be more skilled and experienced, etc. Apparently, if a black man had just used the bathroom, there is something wrong with it. If a white man uses that same bathroom, the white man will become infected with the black man’s germs. My thought process is this. If we allow separate but equal, there is a chance that the equal part will not be enforced very diligently. Therefore, in order to justify your belief in separate but equal, you must explain what is wrong with allowing whites and colored people to eat at the same restaurant or sit next to one another on the bus. Whatever terrible thing it is that will happen to a white person who sits next to a black person on the bus, will that same bad thing happen to a white person who sits next to another white person on the bus? If you say no, how do you figure? Plessey V Ferguson was overturned in a case known as Brown V Board of Education. These days, most of us are amazed that anyone would think that a white person using the same public restroom as a black person is inherently harmful.

Fifty years ago, most Americans felt that gay people should not be allowed to marry and adopt. Now, pretty much everyone who considers themselves liberal, is in favor of extending full equal rights to homosexuals. The percentage of Republicans, who oppose gay rights, is becoming smaller by the year.

Fifty years from now, I am confident that those who oppose gay marriage will be seen the same way that people who oppose inter racial marriage are seen today. These people will still exist, but they will be a small minority of people and most of us will be amazed that anyone is or ever has been opposed to same sex marriage. After all, the purpose of laws is to protect people from harm. That is not to say that, just because a behavior has the potential to harm people, that it should necessarily be illegal. However, only if a behavior is potentially harmful should it be illegal. Any and all behaviors that do not have the potential to harm people should be legal. Therefore, laws stating that marriage licenses can only be issued to opposite sex couples and cannot be issued to same sex couples is fundamentally illogical for the same reason that it would be illogical to have a law prohibiting wearing a green shirt in public all the while it is totally legal to wear a red shirt in public. Anything (whether it be good, bad or neutral) that could happen as a result of wearing a green shirt in public, could also happen if you wear a red shirt in public. Therefore, if the situation and context is such that you are allowed to wear a red shirt in public, then you should be allowed to wear a green shirt in public. Similarly, anything (good, bad or neutral) that could happen if a same sex couple gets married, could also happen if a sterile heterosexual couple gets married. I added the qualifier that we are talking specifically about sterile heterosexual unions, because same sex unions are 100% sterile, while heterosexual unions do in fact carry with them the potential to create new life. If being sterile does not preclude you from marrying someone of the opposite sex and/or adopting a child, then same sex couples should also be allowed to marry and adopt.

The Republican party appears to be becoming less homophobic.


With many company's rolling back or deleting their DEI policies, which grocery stores are staying strong with their DEI policies?

Originally as Aldi is a German company I thought they would be a safe option, but they have quietly deleted their US facing DEI page.

DEI Grocers

With many company&#39;s rolling back or deleting their DEI policies, which grocery stores are staying strong with their DEI policies?

Originally as Aldi is a German company I thought they would be a safe option, but they have quietly deleted their US facing DEI page.


Elon Musk's task force has gained access to sensitive Treasury payment systems, sources say


I’ve been thinking lately about how old and tired Trump looks. My hypothesis is that he received bad news about his health before the election and is trying to inflict as much damage as possible before he succumbs to an illness or is forced to resign to due to illness. Does this seem logical or possible?

Trump’s health


Trumps whole plan is to place tariffs on Canada, then offer them statehood in exchange for removing the tariffs?

This is like a first grade bullying strategy. This cannot be real life right now.

Please tell me they aren’t this dumb…


Are there any organizations that are forming to actively rally people to resist?

Organizations helping resist?


**Why is it that when taxpayers fund billion-dollar corporations, we don’t get a single cent back, but when corporations make billions off our investment, they pay zero in taxes?**

**Why Aren’t Public Funds Treated as Investments?**

Every year, billions of taxpayer dollars are poured into private enterprises, massive corporate bailouts, infrastructure projects, pharmaceutical research, Hollywood film productions, and sports stadiums, the list goes on. The justification? "Economic stimulation," "job creation," or "public benefit." But here’s the problem: while the corporations receiving this funding reap enormous profits, taxpayers see little to no direct return on their investment. Most of the time, we're left footing the bill while public programs are struggling to keep afloat.

If the government is acting as an investor, then why isn’t the public receiving dividends, equity stakes, or proportional profits? Why is taxpayer money being handed out with zero expectation of financial returns?

This should not be a partisan issue. It’s not socialism, as I know many would call it, nor do I see it as radical. It’s basic investment logic. And yet, in every major taxpayer-funded venture, the public is consistently left holding the bill while corporations rake in billions.

**The Math Behind Social Security: An Avoidable Crisis**

What really sparked this topic for me was a discussion I was having with my wife about Social Security, one of the most glaring examples of our broken system. Right now, there is a cap on how much income is subject to Social Security tax ($176,100 in 2025). This means that someone earning $176,100 pays the exact same amount into Social Security as someone making $1 million, $10 million, or even $100 million.

Logically, if this cap were removed, high earners would contribute proportionally to their income, and Social Security's funding crisis would largely disappear. In fact, estimates suggest that simply taxing all income equally would extend Social Security's solvency for decades.

So why don’t we do it? Because those with the most political influence, high earners and corporations, have successfully lobbied to keep this system in place, ensuring that the burden falls disproportionately on middle- and lower-income workers.

Originally, Social Security was supposed to function more like a long-term investment fund rather than a pay-as-you-go system. The original design intended for it to accumulate funds and generate returns over time. Instead, the money was immediately spent on benefits, and as a result, we've been funding it through new contributions rather than investment growth.

Had we followed the originally intended formula, instead of having certain global investment firms with trillions of dollars in investment capital driving up inflation, we'd have Social Security invested in our economy, with that return ensuring future generations would be able to retire without worrying that they'll have to work until they're gone.

**Where Public Money Goes, and Who Profits**

The problem isn’t just Social Security. Taxpayer money is funneled into countless private enterprises with little to no accountability for returns. Here are just a few examples:

1. **Corporate Bailouts:** During the 2008 financial crisis, the government bailed out banks with $700 billion in taxpayer money. Those banks quickly recovered and became massively profitable again, but did the public receive a return on their forced investment? No. The banks pocketed the profits, paid out executive bonuses, and then raised fees on the customers who paid for their bailout. This doesn't even count the car company bailouts or any of the other numerous other companies saved by taxpayer money.
2. **Big Pharma and Government-Funded Research:** Many of the world’s most profitable drugs were developed using taxpayer-funded research. Once these drugs hit the market, pharmaceutical companies slap on astronomical price tags. The public, who funded the research, not only has to pay full price, but these companies often hike up prices on drugs they know that Medicare and Medicaid will pay for. Why aren’t these investments structured like venture capital deals, where the government retains a percentage of profits? You could probably fund Medicare with just fair dividends from the drugs taxpayers have paid to research.
3. **Hollywood and Publicly Funded Productions:** Millions of taxpayer dollars go into film tax credits, military-funded productions, and subsidized studio infrastructure. Yet when a film makes hundreds of millions in profit, does the government receive a percentage? Absolutely not. Imagine if taxpayers had a stake in every blockbuster they funded proportionate to the tax dollars used to produce the film.
4. **Stadium Construction:** A Perpetual Public Loss: Cities routinely shell out hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to build sports stadiums under the false promise of "economic growth." In reality, these projects generate mostly low-wage jobs with little tax revenue to justify the expense. Many of the employees at these stadiums make so little that they end up on Medicaid and food stamps, so I highly doubt even the few jobs they produce manage to create a positive tax flow. Meanwhile, team owners, often billionaires, profit immensely, and then a few decades later, demand new taxpayer-funded stadiums. Instead of this endless cycle, why aren’t cities demanding ownership stakes in these franchises? It would be a better benefit to taxpayers if these downtown stadiums were used to build parking lots instead. I'm not saying we shouldn't have sports teams, but if we're funding the stadiums, and they have enough money to sign enormous contracts with athletes (recently I saw one that was almost a billion dollars for one player), then why on earth is there not enough money to repay the cost of the stadium, at a bare minimum?

A Simple, Fair Solution: Treat Public Spending Like Investment Capital

If a venture capital firm invests in a startup, they get equity. If a bank loans money, they demand collateral. If the government (taxpayers) funds a project, why is there no expectation of a financial return?

**A fair public investment strategy would include:**

* **Profit Shares:** If public money funds 20% of a business, the public should receive 20% of its net profits.
* **Stock Ownership:** If taxpayer dollars bail out a corporation, the government should receive equity.
* Dividends for Public Programs: Profits from publicly funded projects should be reinvested into Social Security, Medicare, and public infrastructure, not funneled into executive bonuses.

I absolutely do not see this as government overreach; I see it as just common sense. Taxpayers should expect the same returns on investment that any private investor would demand. Taxpayer-funded programs have contributed greatly to the corporate side of the economy, why is it acceptable that our tax dollars become their paychecks while very few of them contribute anything in the way of taxes?

**Why This Hasn’t Happened, and How We Change It**

The only reason this system persists is because corporations have structured public spending to their advantage. Lobbyists ensure that taxpayer money keeps flowing with no strings attached, while politicians, many of whom engage in a form of legal insider trading, benefit directly from protecting corporate interests.

**But this conversation needs to happen. Americans deserve to ask:**

* Why are we funding billion-dollar corporations with no expectation of return?
* Why do politicians resist removing the Social Security tax cap when it could fix the program's funding crisis?
* Why are taxpayer-funded investments structured as giveaways instead of long-term public assets?
* Why do we give money to corporations that don't pay taxes and are run by executives who also don't pay taxes when they give themselves the money we used to bail them out?

If we demand accountability in public spending, we could transform Social Security, fund public programs without increasing taxes, and finally break the cycle of corporate welfare disguised as economic policy.

It’s time to start treating public investment like what it actually is: **an investment.**

Let's face the truth, these corporations rarely pay taxes. There are so many tax loopholes out there that we dump billions of dollars into corporations that, at the end of the year, pay less taxes than the average employee at their own company.

Taking an equity stake in public investments is likely the only way taxpayers will ever see any return on public investment. It's important to recognize that we're in deficit spending, which means every dollar of corporate welfare is money we don't even have. Why do we allow our children and grandchildren to be born into debt, ensuring executives are guaranteed generations of wealth for theirs?

Personally, I'm sick of promises to tax the rich that, in the end, just end up creating inflation we pay for everywhere, from the pump to the grocery store. This is the only way I see corporations ever actually paying their fair share without it becoming just another expense that they will add their profit margins to and dump right back on us to pay for them.

How much of Wall Street has been funded by taxpayers, but only the wealthiest people and politicians make anything off it? Imagine if those companies had publicly appointed representatives on their boards, similar to how government-funded agencies operate!

How much of our infrastructure was taxpayer-funded, but corporations make all the money off it?

I'm sure many people can give countless more examples of taxpayer investments where the public saw no return.

Doesn't this seem like something that could be framed as a net positive for enough people on both sides of the aisle to make it happen (eventually)?

What are your thoughts on this?

Taxpayers Are Getting Fleeced: Why Aren't Our Tax Dollars Treated Like Investments?

Why is it that when taxpayers fund billion-dollar corporations, we don’t get a single cent back, but when corporations make billions off our investment, they pay zero in taxes?

Why Aren’t Public Funds Treated as Investments?

Every year, billions of taxpayer dollars are poured into private enterprises, massive corporate bailouts, infrastructure projects, pharmaceutical research, Hollywood film productions, and sports stadiums, the list goes on. The justification? &quot;Economic stimulation,&quot; &quot;job creation,&quot; or &quot;public benefit.&quot; But here’s the problem: while the corporations receiving this funding reap enormous profits, taxpayers see little to no direct return on their investment. Most of the time, we&#39;re left footing the bill while public programs are struggling to keep afloat.

If the government is acting as an investor, then why isn’t the public receiving dividends, equity stakes, or proportional profits? Why is taxpayer money being handed out with zero expectation of financial returns?

This should not be a partisan issue. It’s not socialism, as I know many would call it, nor do I see it as radical. It’s basic investment logic. And yet, in every major taxpayer-funded venture, the public is consistently left holding the bill while corporations rake in billions.

The Math Behind Social Security: An Avoidable Crisis

What really sparked this topic for me was a discussion I was having with my wife about Social Security, one of the most glaring examples of our broken system. Right now, there is a cap on how much income is subject to Social Security tax ($176,100 in 2025). This means that someone earning $176,100 pays the exact same amount into Social Security as someone making $1 million, $10 million, or even $100 million.

Logically, if this cap were removed, high earners would contribute proportionally to their income, and Social Security&#39;s funding crisis would largely disappear. In fact, estimates suggest that simply taxing all income equally would extend Social Security&#39;s solvency for decades.

So why don’t we do it? Because those with the most political influence, high earners and corporations, have successfully lobbied to keep this system in place, ensuring that the burden falls disproportionately on middle- and lower-income workers.

Originally, Social Security was supposed to function more like a long-term investment fund rather than a pay-as-you-go system. The original design intended for it to accumulate funds and generate returns over time. Instead, the money was immediately spent on benefits, and as a result, we&#39;ve been funding it through new contributions rather than investment growth.

Had we followed the originally intended formula, instead of having certain global investment firms with trillions of dollars in investment capital driving up inflation, we&#39;d have Social Security invested in our economy, with that return ensuring future generations would be able to retire without worrying that they&#39;ll have to work until they&#39;re gone.

Where Public Money Goes, and Who Profits

The problem isn’t just Social Security. Taxpayer money is funneled into countless private enterprises with little to no accountability for returns. Here are just a few examples:

Corporate Bailouts: During the 2008 financial crisis, the government bailed out banks with $700 billion in taxpayer money. Those banks quickly recovered and became massively profitable again, but did the public receive a return on their forced investment? No. The banks pocketed the profits, paid out executive bonuses, and then raised fees on the customers who paid for their bailout. This doesn&#39;t even count the car company bailouts or any of the other numerous other companies saved by taxpayer money.

Big Pharma and Government-Funded Research: Many of the world’s most profitable drugs were developed using taxpayer-funded research. Once these drugs hit the market, pharmaceutical companies slap on astronomical price tags. The public, who funded the research, not only has to pay full price, but these companies often hike up prices on drugs they know that Medicare and Medicaid will pay for. Why aren’t these investments structured like venture capital deals, where the government retains a percentage of profits? You could probably fund Medicare with just fair dividends from the drugs taxpayers have paid to research.

Hollywood and Publicly Funded Productions: Millions of taxpayer dollars go into film tax credits, military-funded productions, and subsidized studio infrastructure. Yet when a film makes hundreds of millions in profit, does the government receive a percentage? Absolutely not. Imagine if taxpayers had a stake in every blockbuster they funded proportionate to the tax dollars used to produce the film.

Stadium Construction: A Perpetual Public Loss: Cities routinely shell out hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to build sports stadiums under the false promise of &quot;economic growth.&quot; In reality, these projects generate mostly low-wage jobs with little tax revenue to justify the expense. Many of the employees at these stadiums make so little that they end up on Medicaid and food stamps, so I highly doubt even the few jobs they produce manage to create a positive tax flow. Meanwhile, team owners, often billionaires, profit immensely, and then a few decades later, demand new taxpayer-funded stadiums. Instead of this endless cycle, why aren’t cities demanding ownership stakes in these franchises? It would be a better benefit to taxpayers if these downtown stadiums were used to build parking lots instead. I&#39;m not saying we shouldn&#39;t have sports teams, but if we&#39;re funding the stadiums, and they have enough money to sign enormous contracts with athletes (recently I saw one that was almost a billion dollars for one player), then why on earth is there not enough money to repay the cost of the stadium, at a bare minimum?

A Simple, Fair Solution: Treat Public Spending Like Investment Capital

If a venture capital firm invests in a startup, they get equity. If a bank loans money, they demand collateral. If the government (taxpayers) funds a project, why is there no expectation of a financial return?

A fair public investment strategy would include:

Profit Shares: If public money funds 20% of a business, the public should receive 20% of its net profits.

Stock Ownership: If taxpayer dollars bail out a corporation, the government should receive equity.

Dividends for Public Programs: Profits from publicly funded projects should be reinvested into Social Security, Medicare, and public infrastructure, not funneled into executive bonuses.

I absolutely do not see this as government overreach; I see it as just common sense. Taxpayers should expect the same returns on investment that any private investor would demand. Taxpayer-funded programs have contributed greatly to the corporate side of the economy, why is it acceptable that our tax dollars become their paychecks while very few of them contribute anything in the way of taxes?

Why This Hasn’t Happened, and How We Change It

The only reason this system persists is because corporations have structured public spending to their advantage. Lobbyists ensure that taxpayer money keeps flowing with no strings attached, while politicians, many of whom engage in a form of legal insider trading, benefit directly from protecting corporate interests.

But this conversation needs to happen. Americans deserve to ask:

Why are we funding billion-dollar corporations with no expectation of return?

Why do politicians resist removing the Social Security tax cap when it could fix the program&#39;s funding crisis?

Why are taxpayer-funded investments structured as giveaways instead of long-term public assets?

Why do we give money to corporations that don&#39;t pay taxes and are run by executives who also don&#39;t pay taxes when they give themselves the money we used to bail them out?

If we demand accountability in public spending, we could transform Social Security, fund public programs without increasing taxes, and finally break the cycle of corporate welfare disguised as economic policy.

It’s time to start treating public investment like what it actually is: an investment.

Let&#39;s face the truth, these corporations rarely pay taxes. There are so many tax loopholes out there that we dump billions of dollars into corporations that, at the end of the year, pay less taxes than the average employee at their own company.

Taking an equity stake in public investments is likely the only way taxpayers will ever see any return on public investment. It&#39;s important to recognize that we&#39;re in deficit spending, which means every dollar of corporate welfare is money we don&#39;t even have. Why do we allow our children and grandchildren to be born into debt, ensuring executives are guaranteed generations of wealth for theirs?

Personally, I&#39;m sick of promises to tax the rich that, in the end, just end up creating inflation we pay for everywhere, from the pump to the grocery store. This is the only way I see corporations ever actually paying their fair share without it becoming just another expense that they will add their profit margins to and dump right back on us to pay for them.

How much of Wall Street has been funded by taxpayers, but only the wealthiest people and politicians make anything off it? Imagine if those companies had publicly appointed representatives on their boards, similar to how government-funded agencies operate!

How much of our infrastructure was taxpayer-funded, but corporations make all the money off it?

I&#39;m sure many people can give countless more examples of taxpayer investments where the public saw no return.

Doesn&#39;t this seem like something that could be framed as a net positive for enough people on both sides of the aisle to make it happen (eventually)?

What are your thoughts on this?


This is just something I noticed between all the social media platforms and even more so now on tik tok. Conservatives will spam liberal videos or content with their rhetoric. Some of it they had to actively seek out. Whereas for us, we don't purposely go into their spaces to interact because we hate them. The last thing we want to do is go partake in their antics or see them more.

So why do you think it is that conservatives always want to be in our faces and commenting on our stuff to support their "Daddy Trump"? What makes them seek out our content instead of staying in their own miserable little bubble?

Why do conservatives invade liberal spaces but we don't do the same?

This is just something I noticed between all the social media platforms and even more so now on tik tok. Conservatives will spam liberal videos or content with their rhetoric. Some of it they had to actively seek out. Whereas for us, we don&#39;t purposely go into their spaces to interact because we hate them. The last thing we want to do is go partake in their antics or see them more.

So why do you think it is that conservatives always want to be in our faces and commenting on our stuff to support their &quot;Daddy Trump&quot;? What makes them seek out our content instead of staying in their own miserable little bubble?


When did California citizens turn on Gavin? Seems like a nice guy but was it his incompetence with the wildfires?

Hate on Newsom?


Why des everyone hate Gavin Newsom?


They’re broadly supporting policies that will ruin American companies, cost Americans their jobs, and force Americans to pay more for goods and services. They support attacking our allies and opening up avenues for China to replace us in the global trade system. For a group whose motto is “Make America Great Again”, why do they consistently support policies aimed at crippling United States?

Trump’s tariffs are the biggest tax on American consumers since the 1940’s. It will cost the average American at least $1,000 dollars per year in consumption taxes, without accounting for retaliatory effects. We are both reducing our food supply workforce via deportation (even of legal citizens) and taxing the food supply via tariffs. A double whammy on price increases and inflation. Not to mention, he randomly poured out a large portion of California’s water supply for quite literally no reason, depleting the water available for our farmers this summer for irrigation.

Canada is our countries biggest supplier of energy. We are taxing that, too. We are taxing CANADA more than CHINA, who is the best positioned country to supplant us in global trade with both Canada and the EU. We are releasing cop beaters back into society and providing an unelected, non-government official in Elon Musk (who has significant business with and in China) with our private citizen’s information on banking and addresses.

Trump has spent two weeks focused explicitly on crippling the American economy, reducing our access to goods and services, making the ones we do have access to more expensive, and ensuring that things only get much worse from here. Conservatives meanwhile are whining and crying about Democrats, DEI, and people wanting to keep their bills down. They are cheering on inflation, government control of your personal information, China, and weakening of national security. It’s truly baffling how much they are rooting against their own country.

Why Do Conservatives Hate America?


I know what they are but I am perplexed why this is helpful and being implemented. Last time it was to buy American. But we are not set up to manufacture or grow the things tariffs are being imposed on. Also there is no big talk of investing big money into building back up this kind of industrial infrastructure to support not importing goods and services. It isn’t as if we can just reopen an old steel mill etc immediately and be operational So what is the point?? All it seems to me it does it hurt economy and people. So someone please explain to me why tariffs what is the end game here?? Why impose them? Thank you

Explain why Tariffs please


I'm in my early 30's part Irish, half Puerto Rican and Irish am sure i lost my Irish side to Maga. I mean when since when I was a kid, that side treated me differently now I am excluded from family gatherings and even my dad is distant. What makes it hilarious is that despite them being Patriots and love that the orange racist is stripping rights way from people, I was the only one in my immediate family to serve in the military. 4 years in the USMC, and I am sick to my stomach to what it has come down to.

Any other mixed Americans going through it?

I&#39;m in my early 30&#39;s part Irish, half Puerto Rican and Irish am sure i lost my Irish side to Maga. I mean when since when I was a kid, that side treated me differently now I am excluded from family gatherings and even my dad is distant. What makes it hilarious is that despite them being Patriots and love that the orange racist is stripping rights way from people, I was the only one in my immediate family to serve in the military. 4 years in the USMC, and I am sick to my stomach to what it has come down to.


Why hasn't Trump been telling everyone how well the stock market is doing?

Stock market.

Why hasn&#39;t Trump been telling everyone how well the stock market is doing?


Hey guys! So I am 23f (gen z) and I feel like so many people in my generation all of a sudden became heavy republicans in this past election (I get this from pretty much every interaction I have with people my age in real life as well as online). I get it, a lot of us only just entered the adult world post-pandemic (I graduated college and moved out July 2023) so we only really know a world where we can’t afford anything, but I genuinely thought my generation was wayyyy more open to diversity, promoting human rights, health initiatives, etc. than our parents (usually gen x). Lately though, i’ve noticed tons more people my age wanting to go back to “traditional” (🚩🚩🚩) mindsets.

 I get it to an extent. Seeing that things probably wont improve is tiring, especially when you have little life experience to turn to for hope that things will get better. it’s kind of like looking into the future and seeing a never ending hopeless pit. It would be nice to have the ability to choose whether or not I want to live a “traditional” life  (in my case it would be one partner stays at home with our future kids while the other works) rather than having to work three jobs between my husband and i to pay off student loans and cost of living (i have a bachelor’s and am a nurse and he is a fireman. we also just live in an apartment and don’t go out or anything) with little to no savings.

HOWEVER, i do NOT understand why they think mass deportations, tariffs, taking away SO MANY people’s rights, and giving literally horrible people who only have their own best interests in mind all the power would help AT ALL. Literally the only thing it’s destined to do is make our situation MUCH worse. Plus so many people forgot how most of this was caused by the pandemic.

I really thought gen z cared a lot about others, especially marginalized groups. Now it just feels like there is just a plethora of honestly immature Magas (not to say i’m much more mature, but it’s soooo cringe) that will do anything for Daddy Trump. I know his party preyed on so many people’s insecurities and I do know there are a still a lot of liberal gen z’s around but tbh the magas are suffocating and i really feel all alone out here haha. I know there are a lottt of different reasons why a lot of people my age became republicans, but i was just wanting to hear your guy’s insight on this.

Why does it feel like Gen Z all of a sudden became republican?


Y'all, isn't this trade war just diversion for the fact that Musk has broken into the Treasury?
He plans to replace the entire banking system with X and his minions are working night and day on this.
Who is the ruler now? Not the orange figurehead

Musk coup biggest heist ever

Y&#39;all, isn&#39;t this trade war just diversion for the fact that Musk has broken into the Treasury?
He plans to replace the entire banking system with X and his minions are working night and day on this.
Who is the ruler now? Not the orange figurehead


Trump is an egotist. It's well documented. He wants to be the bride at every wedding, and the corpse at every funeral. I've always thought this was a horrible personality trait for anyone, especially the President of the US.

But, could it perhaps be the thing that saves us from Elon Musk's apparent attempt to remake the US government? I cannot believe trump will accept Musk stealing the limelight for long. At some point a rift will develop and my hope is it happens before musk is so deeply imbedded in the government that it becomes impossible to extract him and his agenda.

Any thoughts?

Trump v Musk

Trump is an egotist. It&#39;s well documented. He wants to be the bride at every wedding, and the corpse at every funeral. I&#39;ve always thought this was a horrible personality trait for anyone, especially the President of the US.

But, could it perhaps be the thing that saves us from Elon Musk&#39;s apparent attempt to remake the US government? I cannot believe trump will accept Musk stealing the limelight for long. At some point a rift will develop and my hope is it happens before musk is so deeply imbedded in the government that it becomes impossible to extract him and his agenda.

Any thoughts?


Hey everyone, I've found myself often not in much of a music mood on my commute lately and I was wondering if you guys have any political podcast recommendations that cover things from a liberal perspective but in an unbiased way if that makes sense.

Liberal in the sense that things are covered from a POV that would likely align with my views, but "unbiased" in the sense that even when it's on "my side" I can't stand the type of people who paint everything a Democrat does as good and everything a Republican does as bad.

Hopefully you guys get what I mean, I feel like I'm struggling to think of how to accurately describe what I mean lol. Thank you in advance!

Liberal but reasonable podcast recommendations?

Hey everyone, I&#39;ve found myself often not in much of a music mood on my commute lately and I was wondering if you guys have any political podcast recommendations that cover things from a liberal perspective but in an unbiased way if that makes sense.

Liberal in the sense that things are covered from a POV that would likely align with my views, but &quot;unbiased&quot; in the sense that even when it&#39;s on &quot;my side&quot; I can&#39;t stand the type of people who paint everything a Democrat does as good and everything a Republican does as bad.

Hopefully you guys get what I mean, I feel like I&#39;m struggling to think of how to accurately describe what I mean lol. Thank you in advance!


We need to hold all our seats, tale north carolina and maine , put a DINO in west virginia as a bare minimum. **And invest in texas. the downballot races showed that with sufficent investment texas could go purple. even with the trump effect cruz only won by 8 points.** if we can take the latino vote and drive turnout we can get a massive advantage for the next 50 yeats.

Midterms senate strategy.

We need to hold all our seats, tale north carolina and maine , put a DINO in west virginia as a bare minimum. And invest in texas. the downballot races showed that with sufficent investment texas could go purple. even with the trump effect cruz only won by 8 points. if we can take the latino vote and drive turnout we can get a massive advantage for the next 50 yeats.


These are my thoughts on Trumps impact on the housing market surge:

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 introduced a one-time mandatory repatriation tax on foreign earnings of U.S. corporations, leading to the repatriation of approximately $777 billion in 2018. This influx of capital resulted in significant share buybacks and dividend distributions, providing substantial windfalls for investors. Many reinvested these gains into investment real estate, fueling a buying frenzy that contributed to rapid property price increases. Additionally, the number of investment properties and Airbnb listings surged, further intensifying competition in the housing market.

During President Trump's tenure, the gross federal debt increased by about $7.8 trillion, rising from $19.95 trillion to $27.75 trillion.

[crfb.org](https://www.crfb.org/blogs/how-much-did-president-trump-add-debt?utm_source=chatgpt.com)This increase was due in part to the TCJA and subsequent fiscal policies, including COVID-19 relief measures.

Despite these factors, former President Trump has attributed the rise in housing market prices solely to increased immigration, overlooking the significant impact of policies enacted during his administration.

Trump’s millionaire and billionaire friends have expanded their real estate empires while the average American struggles to afford a home—if they can at all. Instead, we’re left renting from the 1%. And now, he claims he’ll ‘fix’ the crisis by separating families, framing himself as the savior of a problem his own policies helped create.

What are your thoughts? Do you agree?

Trump Blames Immigrants for Housing Prices—But His Own Policies Fueled the Surge

These are my thoughts on Trumps impact on the housing market surge:

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 introduced a one-time mandatory repatriation tax on foreign earnings of U.S. corporations, leading to the repatriation of approximately $777 billion in 2018. This influx of capital resulted in significant share buybacks and dividend distributions, providing substantial windfalls for investors. Many reinvested these gains into investment real estate, fueling a buying frenzy that contributed to rapid property price increases. Additionally, the number of investment properties and Airbnb listings surged, further intensifying competition in the housing market.

During President Trump&#39;s tenure, the gross federal debt increased by about $7.8 trillion, rising from $19.95 trillion to $27.75 trillion.

crfb.orgThis increase was due in part to the TCJA and subsequent fiscal policies, including COVID-19 relief measures.

Despite these factors, former President Trump has attributed the rise in housing market prices solely to increased immigration, overlooking the significant impact of policies enacted during his administration.

Trump’s millionaire and billionaire friends have expanded their real estate empires while the average American struggles to afford a home—if they can at all. Instead, we’re left renting from the 1%. And now, he claims he’ll ‘fix’ the crisis by separating families, framing himself as the savior of a problem his own policies helped create.

What are your thoughts? Do you agree?


How many more plane crashes, invasion to our privacy by rogue billionaires,  higher food prices, terrible economy, and threats against our allies is going to be too much for even republicans before they stand up to him?

The tariffs are going to hit red states the hardest. When will they have had enough?

How long until even republicans have had enough?


Yes, I’m talking about the ones of The Donald pointing at the price and saying “I DID THAT!”

We may as well agree on the image to use now because we’ll have to start affixing them to pumps within 7-14 days at latest.

EDIT: for the downvoter - it may seem petty but this sort of thing (dumb stickers on gas pumps) are exactly what voters understand…or at least believe. There’s going to be a very direct correlation between the tariff on Canadian oil and gas prices and drawing people’s attention to it is **precisely** what we need to do.

Well, let’s agree on the design for the gas pump stickers now.

Yes, I’m talking about the ones of The Donald pointing at the price and saying “I DID THAT!”

We may as well agree on the image to use now because we’ll have to start affixing them to pumps within 7-14 days at latest.

EDIT: for the downvoter - it may seem petty but this sort of thing (dumb stickers on gas pumps) are exactly what voters understand…or at least believe. There’s going to be a very direct correlation between the tariff on Canadian oil and gas prices and drawing people’s attention to it is precisely what we need to do.


He is decimating the economy and putting the United States in a recession. We’re all in the FO phase even those of us who didn’t FA.

Even if you voted for this guy and you’re a lunatic, you gotta admit starting a trade war with Canada is crazy work


Current protesting has limited impact and largely isn’t seen by those who need to see it the most.

So many times I’ve heard in rural communities that protesters are “destroying their own cities.” Or some variation of that.

50501 is planning on protesting in capitals, where they hope to be seen and heard by legislators I’m guessing.

——

Some questions:

Cities remain largely liberal. Rural areas aren’t. What actual impact does protesting in a city have when the people there already largely agree?

What impact does protesting in front of a capital have when a lot of those legislators don’t have to go to work, aren’t voted in from that area, and just wait it out?

——

I’m recommending a change of tactics.

Guerrilla protesting rural areas.  Why not? Conservative agitators often go to cities to cause issues. They aren’t always from those cities.

I get that it can be harder to organize but it’s not impossible.

Overwhelm smaller towns. Their police forces can’t handle it and jails aren’t built for it. Town cops from nearby towns don’t have jurisdiction.

The towns are often centralized where protest can be heard efficiently, and movement through the towns typically doesn’t take much time.

These are also the people that keep voting for this nonsense, so give them what they didn’t want….hearing your voice.

Rethink Protesting


Like Walmart removing the "international" sign from their international aisle or Target putting all black products to sale and ending that section, like why? half of the country still didn't vote for that man and customers still need to buy and identify those products, nothing to do with DEI.

It's like it doesn't make sense.

Why are corporations and everyone acting like he won with like 90% of the popular vote and margins greater than 25%?

Like Walmart removing the &quot;international&quot; sign from their international aisle or Target putting all black products to sale and ending that section, like why? half of the country still didn&#39;t vote for that man and customers still need to buy and identify those products, nothing to do with DEI.

It&#39;s like it doesn&#39;t make sense.


Selling America’s gold reserves to buy Bitcoin is reckless and shortsighted. Gold has been a cornerstone of economic stability for centuries—tangible, trusted, and immune to the wild volatility that defines cryptocurrency. Bitcoin may be trendy, but it’s speculative and unproven as a reserve asset. Trading gold for crypto undermines the financial security of the nation and risks shaking global confidence in the dollar. What’s baffling is the silence from the political right, which has always championed gold as sound money, and Democrats should be just as alarmed—this isn’t bold leadership, it’s a dangerous gamble with America’s future.

Trump wants to sell Americas Gold to buy Bitcoin? Why are conservatives silent? This would be one of the dumbest things he has done.


I want to do something. Anything. This isn't fair. I didn't vote in the election. I couldn't. I'm not old enough. I didn't choose this and now it feels like my world is falling apart. I want to stop engaging with politics entirely. But I know that's irresponsible. Just burying my head in the sand before the inevitable. I want to do something. I want to act. But what do I have the power to do?

How would one fight against the current slide towards fascism?

I want to do something. Anything. This isn&#39;t fair. I didn&#39;t vote in the election. I couldn&#39;t. I&#39;m not old enough. I didn&#39;t choose this and now it feels like my world is falling apart. I want to stop engaging with politics entirely. But I know that&#39;s irresponsible. Just burying my head in the sand before the inevitable. I want to do something. I want to act. But what do I have the power to do?


Sorry if this isn’t allowed. I’ve been hearing the “why aren’t democrats doing anything to stop this?”. While I know this must not be true, my algorithmas really haven’t fed me anyone besides AOC.

What are some democrat leaders to follow who are fighting back and keeping their people informed?

What are some Democratic leaders who are actually speaking up on social media?


Trump is a very stupid person. He has surrounded himself with stupid people. His claims that putting tariffs on Canadian oil will lower the price of gas because we will using our own, instead of buying theirs. Our refineries are setup to convert heavy dirty crude oil that we buy at a cheaper price. We sell our light sweet crude oil to other nation's that have refineries setup to convert light sweet crude into fuels. We buy cheaper crude oil and sell higher priced crude oil. It would take billions of dollars for the US to convert our refineries over to convert  from heavy crude to light crude. This issue should have been taken into consideration before he started messing with it. We will soon be paying a dollar or two more very soon for a gallon of gas. Plus we buy a lot of natural gas. Different natural gas has different chemistry. Again it is why we buy natural gas and sell ours. But natural gas is as not a big issue as liquid fuels.

Trump's trade war.

Trump is a very stupid person. He has surrounded himself with stupid people. His claims that putting tariffs on Canadian oil will lower the price of gas because we will using our own, instead of buying theirs. Our refineries are setup to convert heavy dirty crude oil that we buy at a cheaper price. We sell our light sweet crude oil to other nation&#39;s that have refineries setup to convert light sweet crude into fuels. We buy cheaper crude oil and sell higher priced crude oil. It would take billions of dollars for the US to convert our refineries over to convert  from heavy crude to light crude. This issue should have been taken into consideration before he started messing with it. We will soon be paying a dollar or two more very soon for a gallon of gas. Plus we buy a lot of natural gas. Different natural gas has different chemistry. Again it is why we buy natural gas and sell ours. But natural gas is as not a big issue as liquid fuels.


Ken Martin wins election as the next chair of the Democratic National Committee


They've had it up since before the election, right across from where my Harris sign was. My Harris sign that was also defaced and run over.

I just said fuck it and threw that thing away while giving the finger to any cameras they may have set up.

It's only a bit of protest, but I finally threw away my neighbor's Felon/Vance sign.

They&#39;ve had it up since before the election, right across from where my Harris sign was. My Harris sign that was also defaced and run over.

I just said fuck it and threw that thing away while giving the finger to any cameras they may have set up.


Seeing these agency higher ups resign in protest is sickening, that’s exactly what they want.  Stay, resist, report is what the country needs.  If you don’t like what is going on fight back instead of running away.

To those that work in government, do not resign.


25% tariffs?


I’m so sick of the outrage videos from Dem leadership and basically cosplaying as journalists with no plan of action, no organizing- nothing! We are in this mess due to their decorum, ‘they go low we go high bullshit.’ While I am aware they have minority in both house and senate, they should be doing everything they can within their power to fight back.

We also need to start organizing on a local and national level. We need to be mirroring what the citizens of Georgia are doing. We need to plan and mobilize.

Anyone else sick of dem leadership?


Let me get this straight rfk wants to make us healthy again, and ban processed foods from snap which is basically almost everything leaving really only meat fruit and vegetables. Fine, so how tf are Americans supposed eat if they can't afford those due to tariffs causing inflation?

How is a diet of only meat (really only beef because of the bird flu) with hormones supposed to keep Americans healthy? And he wants to end Medicaid on top of it .

Are they trying to kill us ?

Because it's another example of their contradictions, promise something  then do the opposite. Im confused how so many still believe their lies.

How is making food unaffordable supposed to make America healthy again?

Let me get this straight rfk wants to make us healthy again, and ban processed foods from snap which is basically almost everything leaving really only meat fruit and vegetables. Fine, so how tf are Americans supposed eat if they can&#39;t afford those due to tariffs causing inflation?

How is a diet of only meat (really only beef because of the bird flu) with hormones supposed to keep Americans healthy? And he wants to end Medicaid on top of it .

Are they trying to kill us ?

Because it&#39;s another example of their contradictions, promise something  then do the opposite. Im confused how so many still believe their lies.


You really think there’s any other choice than the 2 nominees? You really think spoiler candidates have any realistic chance of winning? You really think it’s better to abstain from voting out of pettiness know you won’t be affected than to swallow your pride and prevent trans people and immigrants from having their rights taken away by voting for the candidate who could actually win and prevent project 2025? It’s a winner take all system, we have no control over that. If your a one issue voter I hope you get educated and learn that the government is complex, though it is corrupt we either participate in it and affect what we can, or keep getting shot in the foot. U think an uprising would work? The conservatives tried that on Jan 6 and they got thrown out and that was while Trump was in office. If we even came close to overthrowing the country and doing a revolution you think the government would try to save us? They’d fucking kill all of us they got nukes and you know they’d use them to save their own skin in a heartbeat. Grow tf up

All u whiny entitled Libs in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan had to do was vote for Kamala.


I don't understand what the point of implementing tariffs is when - let's face it - he knows Americans will suffer. Even the right-wing think-tanks are releasing info on how this will affect the automobile industry, for instance. My question is, is there a possibility he's just sinking the market of certain industries in particular, then he could come out on Tuesday saying the countries have come to some arrangement, and all of a sudden those industries would post big gains on the day?

Because I fail to see what the point of this is otherwise.

[https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-china-canada-mexico-fentanyl-e526616cdcb7fc596ed999cb89ee2265](https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-china-canada-mexico-fentanyl-e526616cdcb7fc596ed999cb89ee2265)

Is he just manipulating the market?

I don&#39;t understand what the point of implementing tariffs is when - let&#39;s face it - he knows Americans will suffer. Even the right-wing think-tanks are releasing info on how this will affect the automobile industry, for instance. My question is, is there a possibility he&#39;s just sinking the market of certain industries in particular, then he could come out on Tuesday saying the countries have come to some arrangement, and all of a sudden those industries would post big gains on the day?

Because I fail to see what the point of this is otherwise.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-china-canada-mexico-fentanyl-e526616cdcb7fc596ed999cb89ee2265


While lurking Hannity on Fox News, correspondent Alexis McAdams reported that a Jet Rescue representative stated that the crew and passengers were Mexican nationals intended to return to Tijuana, Mexico after the young patient had recently completed life-saving treatment in Philadelphia.

There was no bias or narrative in the reporting of this information, but I cringe at the thought of how Trump and MAGAs will deride this completely innocuous detail.

Learjet Crash in NE Philly: Fox News Correspondent Alexis McAdams Reports Plane Crew & Passengers Were Mexican Nationals


2nd plane crash with blood on Trump’s hands. 2nd crash since Trump fired key aviation officials. My advice is to avoid flying until this incompetent administration gets their shit together.


This is how they will reduce voting by women, trans, poor people, and many more!


Poltics of empathy have left this nation. I am getting tired of being blacksheeped. I just had to endure a your so young you don’t know crap esque lecture from my uncle who is a factory line manager.

Like bro I’m sorry I’m a liberal and you trump people are just more street smart 🙃. Please tell me more about how people like me are blaming everyone for the problems of the nation but ourselves.

I am going nuts honestly this nation is cooked.

Finna have to cut my trump culty family members off


So I've been going around social media lately particularly amongst indigenous circles.

A lot of people in the comments in posts like in Instagram and YouTube tend don't deny the genocide don't towards Native Americans but instead either try to justify it or dismiss it as "people always conquered eachother throughout history you simply lost" or "they didn't take advantage of the resources so it's justified for the Europeans to have come and industrialize it."

I want to know how I should respond to such arguments.

How do you respond to the “conquering” argument?

So I&#39;ve been going around social media lately particularly amongst indigenous circles.

A lot of people in the comments in posts like in Instagram and YouTube tend don&#39;t deny the genocide don&#39;t towards Native Americans but instead either try to justify it or dismiss it as &quot;people always conquered eachother throughout history you simply lost&quot; or &quot;they didn&#39;t take advantage of the resources so it&#39;s justified for the Europeans to have come and industrialize it.&quot;

I want to know how I should respond to such arguments.


I struggle with verbalizing all of the reasons why my senators should oppose 47’s nominations and policies in the length of a
voicemail, but this website gives you concise templates to use and can connect you directly with your senator.

If you want to call senators outside of your state -(202) 224-3121 is the US Capitol Switchboard and it will connect you to any senators voicemail by name.

Want to urge your senators to oppose 47’s nominations?


People living in Germany in 1933 didn’t know they were living in *Germany 1933*. There weren’t flashing neon signs saying “Fascism is happening now.” According to The Anne Frank House’s brief history of [Germany from democracy to dictatorship](https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/go-in-depth/germany-1933-democracy-dictatorship/):

>When Hitler was named Chancellor “many Germans were indifferent to the news. They had seen many governments come and go and did not expect the new government to last any time at all.”

The first concentration camps (to hold political opponents) opened 2 months later. Germany was holding sham elections 8 months after that. **Fascism is like life. It comes at you fast.**

There have already been creepy parallels between the Trump team’s rhetoric/actions and those of early Nazi Germany. Is it overreacting to take those parallels seriously? Perhaps. But when it comes to potentially losing our democracy, I’d rather pull the fire alarm too early than too late.

If all goes well, we’ll look like we were overreacting. That's a risk I’m willing to take.

In Defense of Overreacting

People living in Germany in 1933 didn’t know they were living in Germany 1933. There weren’t flashing neon signs saying “Fascism is happening now.” According to The Anne Frank House’s brief history of Germany from democracy to dictatorship:

When Hitler was named Chancellor “many Germans were indifferent to the news. They had seen many governments come and go and did not expect the new government to last any time at all.”

The first concentration camps (to hold political opponents) opened 2 months later. Germany was holding sham elections 8 months after that. Fascism is like life. It comes at you fast.

There have already been creepy parallels between the Trump team’s rhetoric/actions and those of early Nazi Germany. Is it overreacting to take those parallels seriously? Perhaps. But when it comes to potentially losing our democracy, I’d rather pull the fire alarm too early than too late.

If all goes well, we’ll look like we were overreacting. That&#39;s a risk I’m willing to take.


Donald Trump blames Obama, Biden, DEI for DC Plane Crash


I’m looking for recommendations for a liberal-leaning lawyer in Houston who specializes in HOA disputes and enforcement.

I have a neighbor who repeatedly violates HOA flag rules in an excessive and retaliatory manner. During election season, I have put up a single, HOA-approved campaign sign—one for Beto in 2022 and one for Harris in 2024. Each time, he has responded by displaying large political banners in reaction.

He also keeps Trump flags up year-round, despite HOA restrictions, and has a pattern of excessive flag displays. We have documented evidence of his violations and are seeking a lawyer in Houston with experience in HOA law and injunctions to help stop this pattern.

If you have any recommendations or have worked with a great attorney for HOA-related cases, please let me know!

Looking for a Liberal Lawyer in Houston Specializing in HOA Violations


'We are in mourning': President Trump mixes sympathy and politics as consoler-in-chief


Inside Trump’s first clashes with Congress and the courts


It’s only been two weeks but they have made themselves to be the victim of literally everything. What is their problem? Are they all children? It’s so shameful that they cry and moan over EVERYTHING.

Why Are Republicans Such Crybabies?


I saw a post earlier about "how can we fight back?". Well I have one solution - it's a small one, but it could be quite effective. And that is - turn Fox News off for a whole day. Just do it. Don't feed the beast.

This administration, lives, breathes, and thrives off of that wretched network. It's the highest rated news network in the country. Literally every right wing politician in the country contributes to it. The best way to stop a troll is to not give it any fuel for the fire. And a lot of their hosts do nothing but trash other talk shows and anything else that doesn't fit Murdoch's mold.

The simple fact of the matter is that Fox News is poison. It has rotted as many if not more minds than the most dangerous street drugs out there. Doesn't matter which of their obnoxious hosts -  if it's Hannity, Gutfeld, Ingraham, Baritromo, and so on, they're just trolls. They just feed and thrive off misery and chaos - particularly ours. And the people they promote and get elected are nothing more than glorified content creators for that channel. Hell, since taking office last Monday, Trump has been on that channel like 5 times in the last week. Vance has been on it almost every day. And everyone else connected to that administration is on it daily.

So the best way to starve a troll - don't give them any fuel for the fire. Turn off Fox. Just turn it off. If we could put a dent in their ratings, yeah it might not be much in the short run but hitting them repeatedly where it hurts could be a huge boost to our side in the long run. Turn off Fox - turn it off at gyms, turn it off at home, turn it off at restaurants, doctors offices, offices, everywhere. It's just a thought.

An idea - national "Turn Off Fox News" day.

I saw a post earlier about &quot;how can we fight back?&quot;. Well I have one solution - it&#39;s a small one, but it could be quite effective. And that is - turn Fox News off for a whole day. Just do it. Don&#39;t feed the beast.

This administration, lives, breathes, and thrives off of that wretched network. It&#39;s the highest rated news network in the country. Literally every right wing politician in the country contributes to it. The best way to stop a troll is to not give it any fuel for the fire. And a lot of their hosts do nothing but trash other talk shows and anything else that doesn&#39;t fit Murdoch&#39;s mold.

The simple fact of the matter is that Fox News is poison. It has rotted as many if not more minds than the most dangerous street drugs out there. Doesn&#39;t matter which of their obnoxious hosts -  if it&#39;s Hannity, Gutfeld, Ingraham, Baritromo, and so on, they&#39;re just trolls. They just feed and thrive off misery and chaos - particularly ours. And the people they promote and get elected are nothing more than glorified content creators for that channel. Hell, since taking office last Monday, Trump has been on that channel like 5 times in the last week. Vance has been on it almost every day. And everyone else connected to that administration is on it daily.

So the best way to starve a troll - don&#39;t give them any fuel for the fire. Turn off Fox. Just turn it off. If we could put a dent in their ratings, yeah it might not be much in the short run but hitting them repeatedly where it hurts could be a huge boost to our side in the long run. Turn off Fox - turn it off at gyms, turn it off at home, turn it off at restaurants, doctors offices, offices, everywhere. It&#39;s just a thought.


It’s not even widely covered yet because of all the other thousand things going on but they froze foreign aid funding. This is separate from the funding freeze that was reversed.

She works in global health and development. 2ish days ago they froze all foreign aid funding for an audit. Audits are normal but freezing it in the meantime is not. Not only that, they froze funding that was already allocated/promised. Nonprofits will spend that money on credit as soon as it’s allocated meaning several are already folding and declaring bankruptcy. Almost everyone she knows in the field have been laid off or put on leave. They’re freaking the fuck out as now the entire industry they work in is faltering and there’s no way to find a new job until this is resolved (if it’s resolved).

Luckily my parents are moving to London for a few years in the next month and she’ll be able to get a job there that’s not affected by the US government but this freeze means employees in other countries—many of whom are the breadwinners for their families—are abruptly out of work.

American workers who are abroad are being called home immediately and my mom told me there are shipments of essential goods en route now (including HIV medications) that now have no one to even receive them. Not to mention many people will soon be left without HIV meds they rely on NGOs to provide which could increase the spread and potentially cause severe illness and death. There are exceptions but they’re so murky and ill defined that no organization can figure out how to navigate them.

I’ve tried to stay optimistic but within less than a month this president and his weird sidekick have already cost my mom and thousands of others their jobs not to mention jeopardized the lives and safety of god knows how many people abroad.

I’m trying to stay positive but I’m absolutely terrified now.

My mom just lost her job because Elon and trump froze foreign aid funding


Why do left leaning people not make "life liberty and pursuit of happiness" from the declaration of independence their whole personality like right wing nutjobs do with the 2nd ammendment in the constitution?

A majority of right-wing people make loving guns their entire personality. Why do left leaning people not do the same thing with their ideologies? I'm not saying we should go tit for tat, but I think we need to be as vocally passionate about our love for individual freedom and happiness as well

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Why do left leaning people not make &quot;life liberty and pursuit of happiness&quot; from the declaration of independence their whole personality like right wing nutjobs do with the 2nd ammendment in the constitution?

A majority of right-wing people make loving guns their entire personality. Why do left leaning people not do the same thing with their ideologies? I&#39;m not saying we should go tit for tat, but I think we need to be as vocally passionate about our love for individual freedom and happiness as well


The Democratic Party is seemingly impotent. So much so that it might be complicit in the downfall  of our republic. They cry, and wail, and wring their hands, and do.... nothing. We need to watch out for each other. How do we protect the  most vulnerable among (queer kids, immigrants, etc.) us without any political muscle. Does anyone have some ideas on concrete, direct action?

What can we actually do?


Elin Musk's Favorite Comedy Is On Neflix


trump started the brief by blaming...drumroll...Obama and then blathered on about DEI


I have created this community as a conduit for information, documents, videos, and any other evidence of crimes and corruption the government engages in. ICE raids, federal employees, anything. If you want to be a moderator please message me and ill get you set up. We're going to need a platform to share vital information with Social Media, and Legacy Mainstream media censoring any information coming out of the government, or having to do with government operations.

And a community was born

I have created this community as a conduit for information, documents, videos, and any other evidence of crimes and corruption the government engages in. ICE raids, federal employees, anything. If you want to be a moderator please message me and ill get you set up. We&#39;re going to need a platform to share vital information with Social Media, and Legacy Mainstream media censoring any information coming out of the government, or having to do with government operations.


Democrats slam Trump for not making good on promise to ‘immediately’ lower food prices


Looking for tips, really. I'm wanting to support organizations like Target, Amazon, etc. as little as possible since they're clearly in his pocket and/or are rolling back worker protections.

I didn't realize how much I rely on those two especially. I was thinking of using Costco for most everything but they don't always have what I need either.

If you've cut certain companies out, where are you going to find ethical replacements?

How have you adjusted your shopping habits since Cheeto became president again

Looking for tips, really. I&#39;m wanting to support organizations like Target, Amazon, etc. as little as possible since they&#39;re clearly in his pocket and/or are rolling back worker protections.

I didn&#39;t realize how much I rely on those two especially. I was thinking of using Costco for most everything but they don&#39;t always have what I need either.

If you&#39;ve cut certain companies out, where are you going to find ethical replacements?


I'm a Dane, who thinks Greenland will F**k Republicans up, if Greenland becomes a independent state and then becomes a US state.

**2 more FAR left leaning senators**: The Greenlandic people are very left leaning (compared to US) with  the Danish welfare system and Danish democracy - pushing the Congress to the left

Greenland can make a demand of universal healthcare and keeping the Danish welfare system at Greenland (paid by the federal government) to even consider the US offer of becoming a US state. In 4 years, POTUS (hopefully a young Dem) could argue that "Hey, the universal healthcare and welfare system isn't that bad, why not do it to more states" and make Republicans in congress argue against a very pro working class bill...

But knowing US politics, the last thing won't happen...

Some positivity about the Greenland situation for the left in the US

I&#39;m a Dane, who thinks Greenland will F**k Republicans up, if Greenland becomes a independent state and then becomes a US state.

2 more FAR left leaning senators: The Greenlandic people are very left leaning (compared to US) with  the Danish welfare system and Danish democracy - pushing the Congress to the left

Greenland can make a demand of universal healthcare and keeping the Danish welfare system at Greenland (paid by the federal government) to even consider the US offer of becoming a US state. In 4 years, POTUS (hopefully a young Dem) could argue that &quot;Hey, the universal healthcare and welfare system isn&#39;t that bad, why not do it to more states&quot; and make Republicans in congress argue against a very pro working class bill...

But knowing US politics, the last thing won&#39;t happen...


They are just loving every second of this shit show. I can't argue with them anymore.  It's like talking to a shit covered brick wall.  Even talked to someone on food stamps and Medicad who called the office cause she thought she was going to lose her benefits.  "Well,  he wants it to be funded by the states, and that's good." People are suffering and they are happy, even when they are the ones suffering. It's just overwhelming.

I'm surrounded by Republicans and it's getting to be too much.

They are just loving every second of this shit show. I can&#39;t argue with them anymore.  It&#39;s like talking to a shit covered brick wall.  Even talked to someone on food stamps and Medicad who called the office cause she thought she was going to lose her benefits.  &quot;Well,  he wants it to be funded by the states, and that&#39;s good.&quot; People are suffering and they are happy, even when they are the ones suffering. It&#39;s just overwhelming.


I consider myself a centrist but I'm interested in the views of liberals on Trump and Vance.
It could happen someday that Trump steps down due to age or he gets removed from office for being mentally unfit. From your point of view would you prefer Trump to stay or Vance to take over?

I'm aware there are two schools of thought here. Some want the republicans to run the country well, others want them to do a poor job so they aren't voted in next time.

Trump has the extremely strong following but a tendency to do what he wants including doing and saying damaging things that alienate his team and sometimes even voters. But he doesn't seem to care too much about Project 2025.

Vance is more competent and seems more closely aligned with Project 2025 than Trump, but he doesn't have the popularity Trump does with the public and perhaps not with Trump's allies.
His wife is a Hindu woman of Indian ethnicity and this alienates him from racist people on the far right.
But he would have time to rebrand his party, himself for the 2028 elections if Trump quit.

So given the choice, would you rather Trump quit or stayed?

Would you like Trump to quit and be replaced by Vance or would you prefer him to stay?

I consider myself a centrist but I&#39;m interested in the views of liberals on Trump and Vance.

It could happen someday that Trump steps down due to age or he gets removed from office for being mentally unfit. From your point of view would you prefer Trump to stay or Vance to take over?

I&#39;m aware there are two schools of thought here. Some want the republicans to run the country well, others want them to do a poor job so they aren&#39;t voted in next time.

Trump has the extremely strong following but a tendency to do what he wants including doing and saying damaging things that alienate his team and sometimes even voters. But he doesn&#39;t seem to care too much about Project 2025.

Vance is more competent and seems more closely aligned with Project 2025 than Trump, but he doesn&#39;t have the popularity Trump does with the public and perhaps not with Trump&#39;s allies.

His wife is a Hindu woman of Indian ethnicity and this alienates him from racist people on the far right.

But he would have time to rebrand his party, himself for the 2028 elections if Trump quit.

So given the choice, would you rather Trump quit or stayed?


Democrats: 'Insane' Trump power grab on federal grants ‘blatantly disobeys the law’


Trump Thanks Himself In Bizarre Post About California Wildfires


Is there a website or app to find out a company's policies regarding DEI, their political donations, etc.?

Liberal businesses

Is there a website or app to find out a company&#39;s policies regarding DEI, their political donations, etc.?


Ok so Donald Trump won the 2024 election against Kamala Harris, and he PROMISED he would reduce the price of eggs. WELL GUESS WHAT? He’s been in office for over a week now and egg prices are at an ALL-TIME HIGH. They’re the highest they’ve ever been before. Of course the president can’t really control the price of eggs because the price depends on a number of factors, such as bird flu and other factors. But because Republicans spent YEARS blaming Biden for it, I think we should do the same thing to give them a taste of their own medicine. WHATS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER!!!!!!

TRUMP TAKES OFFICE AND EGG PRICES INCREASE


I grew up in a pretty apolitical household- at least outwardly. I was taught to be empathetic, kind, helpful, generous, and loving as well as embrace those feelings that I already had inside me. Guess what I turned out to be. And yet you see people who grew up in conservative or conservative adjacent households who end up adopting the same selfish and blind values and principles as the environment they grew up in. They’re taught to idolize people who preach isolationism, selfishness, callousness and cruelty in the name of strength and what they perceive as “fairness.” It’s almost as if liberalism is just inherent human kindness and empathy and conservatism is a learned behavior born out of fear and insecurity. I say this because some people that I knew as a kid who were kind, bubbly, friendly people somehow ended up gravitating towards the new right wing people which flies in the face of everything I ever observed about them. I think some of their parent(s) are/were conservative or conservative leaning. This pattern or phenomenon is just further proof that liberalism is more natural than conservatism. At least modern “conservatism.”

Inherent Liberalism vs Learned Conservatism


They share blame in this if they either refused to vote out of protest or are a swing voter that was tricked.

We begged and warned them.

They said "oh don't be ridiculous he needs Congress to do anything", "project 25 is just liberal fear mongering " , "deportations  are just hypotheticals",

Well they aren't hypotheticals now, he stopped funds without Congress, and where are the anti war voters now that he's threatening our allies?

They chose to either not vote or vote Trump. Democrats did earn their vote by promising to defend what Trump has been destroying in a week.

Harris promised to protect unions, Trump promised to bust them,

Harris promised to protect civil rights, Trump just killed it.

How was keeping the status quo of our rights worse or the same than their total erasure?

They chose Trump or decided to let him win over their own interests.  That's not the Democrats fault.

I think the only thing the Democrats should be criticized about is thinking a woman was going to win. Most of America is too sexist, and it's a reality we need to accept.

Saying she was "cringe" or accusing her of "lecturing" them really is code .

And stop with the lie Biden promised to be one term. An aide suggested he MIGHT. Biden himself never said it.

But we can't keep defending these people. They are complicit and need to realize it. Otherwise they learned nothing like they did in 2016.

Edit: It doesn't matter how bad of a job the Democrats did when swing voters knowingly voted for a fascist. There's no defending that. That's on them and them alone.

Edit:2 congrats protestors, we now have Gza at home.

Why can't we blame the voters?

They share blame in this if they either refused to vote out of protest or are a swing voter that was tricked.

We begged and warned them.

They said &quot;oh don&#39;t be ridiculous he needs Congress to do anything&quot;, &quot;project 25 is just liberal fear mongering &quot; , &quot;deportations  are just hypotheticals&quot;,

Well they aren&#39;t hypotheticals now, he stopped funds without Congress, and where are the anti war voters now that he&#39;s threatening our allies?

They chose to either not vote or vote Trump. Democrats did earn their vote by promising to defend what Trump has been destroying in a week.

Harris promised to protect unions, Trump promised to bust them,

Harris promised to protect civil rights, Trump just killed it.

How was keeping the status quo of our rights worse or the same than their total erasure?

They chose Trump or decided to let him win over their own interests.  That&#39;s not the Democrats fault.

I think the only thing the Democrats should be criticized about is thinking a woman was going to win. Most of America is too sexist, and it&#39;s a reality we need to accept.

Saying she was &quot;cringe&quot; or accusing her of &quot;lecturing&quot; them really is code .

And stop with the lie Biden promised to be one term. An aide suggested he MIGHT. Biden himself never said it.

But we can&#39;t keep defending these people. They are complicit and need to realize it. Otherwise they learned nothing like they did in 2016.

Edit: It doesn&#39;t matter how bad of a job the Democrats did when swing voters knowingly voted for a fascist. There&#39;s no defending that. That&#39;s on them and them alone.

Edit:2 congrats protestors, we now have Gza at home.


All that stuff you're working on? Yeah, you can just stop now. Leave it all right there on your desk and go home. You'll get your paycheck for the next 8 months, you just don't have to do any work for it, but remember, you're not coming back after the 8 months... Oh yeah, and you're doing you part to *Make America Great Again*.

SMFH so hard I have whiplash.

Such a worthwhile investment!

All that stuff you&#39;re working on? Yeah, you can just stop now. Leave it all right there on your desk and go home. You&#39;ll get your paycheck for the next 8 months, you just don&#39;t have to do any work for it, but remember, you&#39;re not coming back after the 8 months... Oh yeah, and you&#39;re doing you part to Make America Great Again.

SMFH so hard I have whiplash.


Specifically I've had business/consulting type jobs in the past but open to any ideas

What's the best way to get involved to either mitigate what the current admin is doing or to ensure the next midterm elections go the other way?

Specifically I&#39;ve had business/consulting type jobs in the past but open to any ideas


Letters went out today. They are hoping to cut people and not replace. They are running the country like it’s a company. America is about to find out BIG TIME what jobs federal workers do.  Good luck with food and flight safety.

Trump and Elon just offered all 2 million federal employees a buyout to resign


Back in the 1800’s, the people of France used the cockade to represent the desire for change and the revolution that followed. While I do not condone violence, I do believe in the desire for change and in finding ways to portray that message. And I think the idea of a symbol to represent the opposition to the oligarchy and autocracy we find ourselves living under may be in order. Though unlike other groups that use a symbol that represents hate, I am going with one that sends a positive message: ⛅.

The idea behind the emoji as a symbol is that no matter how cloudy things look, the light of a better and kinder tomorrow will shine through if we help it do so. As such, I believe in using this symbol as a sign of rebellion against 47 and his regime. Feel free to share it and use it. Feel free to ignore it and continue your day. But I believe in a world of kindness.

Symbol of Change ⛅


The government officials that stand up against MAGA will be held as heroes in 2028.

The Republicans who defy Trump and MAGA will be respected and treated with dignity....for all others who just stand by with power, we will have to take note.

We the people have to chose better but for now, we will wait to see who challenges this administration and who decides to be different.

SMH it's already worse than I thought it would be 🤦🏾♂😔

Heroes

The government officials that stand up against MAGA will be held as heroes in 2028.

The Republicans who defy Trump and MAGA will be respected and treated with dignity....for all others who just stand by with power, we will have to take note.

We the people have to chose better but for now, we will wait to see who challenges this administration and who decides to be different.

SMH it&#39;s already worse than I thought it would be 🤦🏾♂😔


I've found that I'm absolutely struggling right now to even find a space to decompress and refocus when everywhere I go IRL or virtually is just "Trump did this or that" or "some teacher is outing their students" or "(insert federal agency) is detaining and arresting citizens as well as immigrants (who may also be in supposedly protected places" or "some hostile conservative bs laws/actions towards (insert protected group)."

Like, enough, I freaking get it. I'm just so angry and tired, and, tired of being both of those things. I don't get how morons can continue to blindly follow moronic, dehumanizing people and ideas. And it's not as simple as just put the phone down or avoid social media. Between school and just trying to relax some form of a screen is likely involved in my day-to-day. I mute news apps and avoid FB, I still see it just trying to do a basic Google search or opening up my browser.

Walk outside with my dog and it's Trump flag here and there or "genocide supporter over here." Went in for basic healthcare  stuff the other day and it was just a nightmare of crap.

Even as a vet, this fucking society is just a scary mess (add in all the social anxiety and bullshit after that that I already deal with). Worried about siblings and friends being profiled, grabbed up, or worse. Parents dealing with cascading shit at their jobs and people getting fired or put on admin leave. Friends still active worried about their jobs and lives between the tons of EO's and shit recently.

Like what on Earth are you guys doing to get away from all of this? Other than physically leaving or noping out (neither are an option with familial responsibilities and expating somewhere sensible is actually rather difficult without a job and with disabilities let alone an oft breed-restricted dog) I just don't see a way forward or even just a small reprieve.

Edit: I should add that I do try my hobbies between photography, art, gaming, movies and YouTube and none of that really helps at all. Walking the dog sort of helps but again the signage and crap outside doesn't.

How are you guys handling everything right now?

I&#39;ve found that I&#39;m absolutely struggling right now to even find a space to decompress and refocus when everywhere I go IRL or virtually is just &quot;Trump did this or that&quot; or &quot;some teacher is outing their students&quot; or &quot;(insert federal agency) is detaining and arresting citizens as well as immigrants (who may also be in supposedly protected places&quot; or &quot;some hostile conservative bs laws/actions towards (insert protected group).&quot;

Like, enough, I freaking get it. I&#39;m just so angry and tired, and, tired of being both of those things. I don&#39;t get how morons can continue to blindly follow moronic, dehumanizing people and ideas. And it&#39;s not as simple as just put the phone down or avoid social media. Between school and just trying to relax some form of a screen is likely involved in my day-to-day. I mute news apps and avoid FB, I still see it just trying to do a basic Google search or opening up my browser.

Walk outside with my dog and it&#39;s Trump flag here and there or &quot;genocide supporter over here.&quot; Went in for basic healthcare  stuff the other day and it was just a nightmare of crap.

Even as a vet, this fucking society is just a scary mess (add in all the social anxiety and bullshit after that that I already deal with). Worried about siblings and friends being profiled, grabbed up, or worse. Parents dealing with cascading shit at their jobs and people getting fired or put on admin leave. Friends still active worried about their jobs and lives between the tons of EO&#39;s and shit recently.

Like what on Earth are you guys doing to get away from all of this? Other than physically leaving or noping out (neither are an option with familial responsibilities and expating somewhere sensible is actually rather difficult without a job and with disabilities let alone an oft breed-restricted dog) I just don&#39;t see a way forward or even just a small reprieve.

Edit: I should add that I do try my hobbies between photography, art, gaming, movies and YouTube and none of that really helps at all. Walking the dog sort of helps but again the signage and crap outside doesn&#39;t.


Conservative subreddit is melting down over the federal funds freeze. I guess people didn’t realize how many Americans rely on government money. This is the fuck around and find out phase. You voted for this….enjoy.

FAFO phase


Far from me to defend infamous populist dictators like Hitler, but it's not so hard to understand why germans fell for him. The country was in shambles after WWI and here comes this guy who has the power to mesmerize the crowds with his speeches and promises of golden days ahead.

And then there's Trump. A rambling old man screaming about immigrants eating cats and dogs and praising Hannibal Lecter. I'm not american, but it doesn't seem like the socioeconomic situation is that dire for people to be so desperate for change.

How the hell did Trump manage to enchant so many people?

Far from me to defend infamous populist dictators like Hitler, but it&#39;s not so hard to understand why germans fell for him. The country was in shambles after WWI and here comes this guy who has the power to mesmerize the crowds with his speeches and promises of golden days ahead.

And then there&#39;s Trump. A rambling old man screaming about immigrants eating cats and dogs and praising Hannibal Lecter. I&#39;m not american, but it doesn&#39;t seem like the socioeconomic situation is that dire for people to be so desperate for change.


Signs of “Help” caught on satellite in Los Angeles. Could it be the immigrants?


Some Trump voters are skeptical of his opening moves to embrace fellow billionaires


All the executive orders Trump has signed after 1 week in office


Democrats sound 'extreme alarm' over Trump federal aid freeze