I think the dems are done. I’ve been following Steve Schmit, adam kinzinger, etc, as well as reading all the Fox News fans on facebook. There is no trust. The hate is also so real. We need to find a new party. I hate to give it credit, but a ‘tea party’ equivalent needs to be created. It’s so sad. I just listened to Gavin Newsom’s podcast & he interviewed charlie Kirk. Gavin sounded so weak!! So disappointing - and he’s also deeply untrusted!! Same as mayor Pete (I ran his pres campaign in western pa), there is a faction of dems that HATE these white, polished guys too much, it’s the TYTurks that smear them. Or Hasan. The one possible was/is Tim Walz (although he was also to nice to Vance). We don’t have a lot of time but we need someone to rise up & lead us quick!
Something minor which I wish would change is that the Democratic party would live up to it’s name and let rank and file Democratic party dues paying members vote for the party leadership, rather than only DNC folks.
If that were to change, I don’t know what would happen. But it’d be nice.
Please, please make this a regular thing. Ive appreciated you both for years and now am following you far more closely. I havent enjoyed a podcast for quite some time now, yet this one had my attention from start to finish for each second, you both bring a perspective that is sorely missed and lacking in the present day. Listening to you both separately is amazing, but when together in this format I feel the end product is something truly special. I know this is the first one (or at least I think so) but I hope to see more in the near future.
The fact that the Dems did such an embarrassingly weak display was already too much to bear, but to cap it off by censureing Al Green was beyond pathetic. I sent my request to Jeffries, which obviously did no good at all. I know we had many who were requesting them to not go and hold their own press conference outside the capitol inviting Federal fired employees.
Okay, I have known for many years that the democrats are almost as bad as republicans in taking corporate money, but to see how they are failing us right now, makes me think it’s much worse than I even imagined. I am thinking that outside a limited few - the dems are bought and paid for past the point of no return. Now the only people left to save this country are some dedicated and highly motivated citizens. However, the speed trump and co/pres musk are dismantling things I don’t know if it can be stopped. I am reading Chris Hedges book American Fascists he wrote in 2006, and if I did not know better, I would think he recently edited it to fit right now, because he is nailing it. He warns us about the Christian dominionists; here is a link to an interview he did in 2007; https://www.democracynow.org/2007/2/19/chris_hedges_on_american_fascists_the
Hi Joanna- thank you for researching and enlightening us! Please check out the video with congressman Raskin. In the last 2 min of video, he also refers to Yarvin's theory of post constitutional era and network states
Joanna… you need to go look at the documentary Dark Faith… all that you have said last year in Dark MAGA, combined with this documentary is a very scary future for America. God forbid the Dems don’t open their mouths and give these Reps the same treatment and nastiness back, then we have a big problem. Stand up and fucking FIGHT!!!!
Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation! And, yes, I love the video that Joanna released on YouTube called "Dark Gothic MAGA." It's the best summary of all the players/pieces in this horrifying current administration.😱
Democrats obtain their political capital by themselves. In old days, the party provided resources. As a result, the party has lost control of their members.
Keep sharing your marvelous insights, Joanna. I agree with everything you said. AOC, Jasmine, Pete, and others of that ilk will lead the way. Except for Fox, the media has been neutered. It’s up to individuals themselves to cast a wide net over their news sources - and in the aggregate, decide what alleged “truths” are supported by credible evidence.
I think the dems are done. I’ve been following Steve Schmit, adam kinzinger, etc, as well as reading all the Fox News fans on facebook. There is no trust. The hate is also so real. We need to find a new party. I hate to give it credit, but a ‘tea party’ equivalent needs to be created. It’s so sad. I just listened to Gavin Newsom’s podcast & he interviewed charlie Kirk. Gavin sounded so weak!! So disappointing - and he’s also deeply untrusted!! Same as mayor Pete (I ran his pres campaign in western pa), there is a faction of dems that HATE these white, polished guys too much, it’s the TYTurks that smear them. Or Hasan. The one possible was/is Tim Walz (although he was also to nice to Vance). We don’t have a lot of time but we need someone to rise up & lead us quick!
Something minor which I wish would change is that the Democratic party would live up to it’s name and let rank and file Democratic party dues paying members vote for the party leadership, rather than only DNC folks.
If that were to change, I don’t know what would happen. But it’d be nice.
Please, please make this a regular thing. Ive appreciated you both for years and now am following you far more closely. I havent enjoyed a podcast for quite some time now, yet this one had my attention from start to finish for each second, you both bring a perspective that is sorely missed and lacking in the present day. Listening to you both separately is amazing, but when together in this format I feel the end product is something truly special. I know this is the first one (or at least I think so) but I hope to see more in the near future.
The fact that the Dems did such an embarrassingly weak display was already too much to bear, but to cap it off by censureing Al Green was beyond pathetic. I sent my request to Jeffries, which obviously did no good at all. I know we had many who were requesting them to not go and hold their own press conference outside the capitol inviting Federal fired employees.
Okay, I have known for many years that the democrats are almost as bad as republicans in taking corporate money, but to see how they are failing us right now, makes me think it’s much worse than I even imagined. I am thinking that outside a limited few - the dems are bought and paid for past the point of no return. Now the only people left to save this country are some dedicated and highly motivated citizens. However, the speed trump and co/pres musk are dismantling things I don’t know if it can be stopped. I am reading Chris Hedges book American Fascists he wrote in 2006, and if I did not know better, I would think he recently edited it to fit right now, because he is nailing it. He warns us about the Christian dominionists; here is a link to an interview he did in 2007; https://www.democracynow.org/2007/2/19/chris_hedges_on_american_fascists_the
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The media situation in Australia is pure doom...
Nothing will make you despair for truth, journalism and political literacy in this country more than morning news shows
Hi Joanna- thank you for researching and enlightening us! Please check out the video with congressman Raskin. In the last 2 min of video, he also refers to Yarvin's theory of post constitutional era and network states
https://youtu.be/TYnN9hqmGN4
Stop being nice ffs… fight like hell!!!
Joanna… you need to go look at the documentary Dark Faith… all that you have said last year in Dark MAGA, combined with this documentary is a very scary future for America. God forbid the Dems don’t open their mouths and give these Reps the same treatment and nastiness back, then we have a big problem. Stand up and fucking FIGHT!!!!
Are you referring to the documentary called Bad Faith? I've been meaning to watch that but keep forgetting about it. 😬
Yes it’s on Apple TV and I think Amazon prime too
There is also one on YouTube called Dark MAGA … all of this rather scary 😧
Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation! And, yes, I love the video that Joanna released on YouTube called "Dark Gothic MAGA." It's the best summary of all the players/pieces in this horrifying current administration.😱
Very scary and somehow it feels like somehow it all is connected. Sen Jamie Raskin even mentions Yarvin at the end of this video 🥺
https://youtu.be/TYnN9hqmGN4?si=RQYu8X1K0d5tT4hQ
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Oral culture is a great framing of things. Thanks!
Democrats obtain their political capital by themselves. In old days, the party provided resources. As a result, the party has lost control of their members.
Keep sharing your marvelous insights, Joanna. I agree with everything you said. AOC, Jasmine, Pete, and others of that ilk will lead the way. Except for Fox, the media has been neutered. It’s up to individuals themselves to cast a wide net over their news sources - and in the aggregate, decide what alleged “truths” are supported by credible evidence.
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