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LogGrad98 said:
That is exactly why the founding fathers built 3 separate but equal branches, as we hear all the time, checks and balances. But it takes someone to initiate the checks, to engage the balances. If the legislative just sit back and do nothing then the judiciary has very little to work with in checking the power of the executive branch. But we have already seen judges stepping in when it was brought before them. We need some politicians with enough balls to keep up the fight, keep taking it to the courts, and keep speaking the truth, no matter what the threats personally or professionally. And consistently be transparent to the public about the actions and the harms being caused in all this to hopefully sway the populace at the election both. No matter how good the system can be, it takes people to keep it running effectively. And as the saying goes, all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.
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I don’t disagree. But what are democrats supposed to do?

1. They can’t stop anything. They were shut out of the house and senate because the cost of eggs was too high. Btw, how is the cost of eggs these days?
2. They might be able to impeach if they regain the House in 2026. But what would the point of impeaching him be if they don’t own a super majority of the senate to convict? Trump could literally nuke London and not a single Republican in the senate would vote to convict him of anything.
3. Republicans have zero incentive to cross him. There’s literally is no reason for them to, unless they want to commit political suicide and put their families at risk.

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4. The founding fathers also put a check and balance in that no one talks about; voters using wise judgement to NOT empower a demagogue. Sometimes, voters get it wrong. Right? We can admit that voting the Nazis into office was wrong. We can admit voting for weak pro slavery presidents in the 1850s was a mistake. We can admit voting Nixon and reelecting him was a mistake too. Talk about a man who never should’ve been given any power! Why can’t we admit voters have ****ed up in 2/3 of the last presidential elections? We saw what he did on Jan 6. And instead of learning from that, we said, “**** yes, Gimmie more of that lawless authoritarian behavior.”

Voters cocked up.

Democrats can slow some of these proceedings but they can’t stop a damn thing. They can certainly start blowing up tv shows much like the tea party did by throwing crap on the wall. They definitely need to start throwing something at Trump and musk. But We threw any democratic check on power over Eggs or brown people or something.

I’ll also say I think it’s an open question as to how much it matters anymore what the Democrats say or do. The world’s richest men are all in for Trump. They have unlimited resources and control all of the nation’s news and media platforms. From Fox News to cnn to wash post to Facebook and twitter. I genuinely am unsure if Democrats will ever be able to get their message out to get us out of this mess. You can’t just give the world’s worst men this much power and expect to undo it in one election cycle.
 
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The Thriller said:
I don’t disagree. But what are democrats supposed to do?

1. They can’t stop anything. They were shut out of the house and senate because the cost of eggs was too high. Btw, how is the cost of eggs these days?
2. They might be able to impeach if they regain the House in 2026. But what would the point of impeaching him be if they don’t own a super majority of the senate to convict? Trump could literally nuke London and not a single Republican in the senate would vote to convict him of anything.
3. Republicans have zero incentive to cross him. There’s literally is no reason for them to, unless they want to commit political suicide and put their families at risk.

Finally
4. The founding fathers also put a check and balance in that no one talks about; voters using wise judgement to NOT empower a demagogue. Sometimes, voters get it wrong. Right? We can admit that voting the Nazis into office was wrong. We can admit voting for weak pro slavery presidents in the 1850s was a mistake. We can admit voting Nixon and reelecting him was a mistake too. Talk about a man who never should’ve been given any power! Why can’t we admit voters have ****ed up in 2/3 of the last presidential elections? We saw what he did on Jan 6. And instead of learning from that, we said, “**** yes, Gimmie more of that lawless authoritarian behavior.”

Voters cocked up.

Democrats can slow some of these proceedings but they can’t stop a damn thing. They can certainly start blowing up tv shows much like the tea party did by throwing crap on the wall. They definitely need to start throwing something at Trump and musk. But We threw any democratic check on power over Eggs or brown people or something.
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People’s Union calls for a 24-hour “economic blackout” Feb. 28 to highlight workers’ economic strife​

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Peoples Union graphic promoting the 24-hour Economic Blackout planned nationally for Friday, 2/28/25

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To what end?

Those who rant endlessly about “the elites” and “the forgotten man” won’t participate in this.

And even if this is successful at its aims, then what? Why save democracy and capitalism for a year or two when voters will return to lap up their own vomit the next time eggs get a few cents more expensive?

At some point, we need an electorate that actually values the freedoms of democracy and will act responsibly to protect them. Right now we have an electorate that bitches but does nothing to preserve democracy. In fact, we have an electorate that actively works to “burn democracy down” because they feel it isn’t giving them the excitement, respect, and cheap *** eggs it feels it deserves.
 
The Thriller said:
To what end?

Those who rant endlessly about “the elites” and “the forgotten man” won’t participate in this.

And even if this is successful at its aims, then what? Why save democracy and capitalism for a year or two when voters will return to lap up their own vomit the next time eggs get a few cents more expensive?

At some point, we need an electorate that actually values the freedoms of democracy and will act responsibly to protect them. Right now we have an electorate that bitches but does nothing to preserve democracy. In fact, we have an electorate that actively works to “burn democracy down” because they feel it isn’t giving them the excitement, respect, and cheap *** eggs it feels it deserves.
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Boycotting corporations and supporting privately owned local businesses sounds like a great idea. Screw Bezos and Walmart. Hope this catches on.
 
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Boycotting corporations and supporting privately owned local businesses sounds like a great idea. Screw Bezos and Walmart. Hope this catches on.
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There needs to be a lot more than just a boycott to restore all of that. I hope there’s a campaign for these folks to get involved locally. A lot of our “pro business” legislation is passed at the state level. Most voters have no idea who their local representatives are and what they’re passing. Protesting for a day might make you feel good but it does zero to move the needle. To actually enact change, we need to activate people and keep them involved.

Just this past week Utah did this. I bet less than 10 percent of the Utah electorate is aware of it. But I’m sure almost all know who Kim kardasian slept with last week or who is America’s top masked dancer or whatever the hell that show is. Guess which issue will have a more direct impact on their lives?

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Utah governor signs collective bargaining ban for teachers, firefighters and police unions

Utah’s Republican governor has signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members.
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fishonjazz said:
I have seen many reports of TB and measles and flu cases all being on the rise.
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WSJ asks Kennedy to cast aside ‘antivax hooey’ amid Texas measles outbreak

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board published an op-ed Monday calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to set aside his anti-vaccine activist positions…
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The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board published an op-ed Monday calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to set aside his anti-vaccine activist positions in light of the nearly 50 measles cases that have been confirmed among mostly unvaccinated children in Texas.

“We are on record as skeptical of RFK Jr.’s nomination. The Senate confirmed him. Now the best-case scenario would be for Mr. Kennedy to internalize that he is no longer an activist outsider who needs to take provocative potshots to get attention,” the Journal’s editorial board wrote.

As of last week, 48 children in the South Plains region of Texas have confirmed cases of measles, and 13 have been hospitalized. The disease is so transmissible that up to 9 out of 10 people who come into contact someone with measles can be infected, according to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, all the children who have been infected are either unvaccinated or have unconfirmed vaccination statuses. The department has stated “additional cases are likely” due to how contagious measles is.

“The tragedy is that this doesn’t have to keep happening. In 2000 measles was declared eliminated from the U.S., meaning 12 months with no continuous spread,” the Journal’s op-ed read.

“Yet for some people, the reality of measles feels like a sepia-toned history lesson, whereas the antivax hooey featured on podcasts these days sounds current,” the Journal added. “RFK Jr., an environmental lawyer by trade, has long been part of the problem, and at his Senate confirmation hearings he presented himself as just asking questions, man. That undersells his role in spreading doubt and confusion.”
 
there's a lot of evidence that fluoride in toothpaste in the modern era has most likely made water fluoridation redundant.
 
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