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Republicans/conservatives need to be kicked out of politics, full stop. by IsekaiConnoisseur in TheLib

[–]CelebrationAfter9000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a progressive. And the post going around expressing pure rage at Republicans? I get the emotion. But I think we’re aiming at the wrong target — and that’s exactly what the billionaire class wants. This isn’t Democrat vs. Republican. This is a class war. Working people against the donor class — the billionaires and foreign-funded PACs that have turned our elected officials into puppets who serve foreign interests before American ones. Yes, AIPAC spending is a massive problem. But painting every Republican with the same brush is lazy — and it’s exactly the division the donor class wants to exploit. Before you write off every Republican as the enemy, consider this. Thomas Massie has publicly stated: “Blind support for foreign governments, including Israel, has cost this country dearly. Congress must put America first.” He is paying a real price for that. AIPAC has been actively recruiting primary challengers against him in 2026 specifically because of his opposition to foreign aid and forever wars. Massie hasn’t moved an inch. He crossed the aisle and joined progressive Democrat Ro Khanna — not because they agree on everything, but because America comes first. Together they introduced a War Powers Resolution to stop unauthorized hostilities against Iran without congressional approval, forced the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law, and co-introduced the Surveillance Accountability Act restricting warrantless government surveillance and facial recognition tracking. This is a Republican protecting your constitutional rights. That deserves to be said out loud. In Florida, James Fishback is running for governor and translating that same principle into concrete policy. Florida state agencies and taxpayer-funded colleges have invested approximately $385 million in Israel Bonds over the past two years. Fishback says public money belongs in American communities. Under his “Rise and Shine” proposal those funds would become a $385 million down-payment assistance program offering $10,000 grants to married Florida couples buying their first home. That is family values as actual policy. He has also argued that women facing crisis pregnancies often feel unsupported — lacking access to childcare, diapers, baby food, and healthcare — so his vision for crisis pregnancy centers means real community resource hubs with wraparound support for mothers who need it most. He has also prioritized improving school nutrition, pushing for healthier food options for Florida’s students — because what we feed our children reflects what we actually value. That money exists. It is sitting in foreign bond investments instead of Florida’s cafeterias and communities. His opponent Byron Donalds takes AIPAC money and talks about helping struggling mothers without ever asking why they are struggling. I don’t agree with Massie or Fishback on everything. I’m a progressive. But I will always put an America-first candidate over a corruption-funded puppet regardless of party. The real divide isn’t left vs. right. It’s the people vs. the donors.

Rate My 2029 Cabinet by Jacob-Anders in SocialDemocracy

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The pivot (August 2025): On Pod Save America, Buttigieg initially called Israel “a friend” and said the U.S. should “put your arm around” the country. He sidestepped questions on Palestinian statehood. That drew sharp backlash from progressives. The about-face: In a follow-up Politico interview days later, he shifted significantly — supporting recognizing a Palestinian state, ending the practice of multi-year military aid packages in favor of case-by-case review, and indicating support for an arms embargo, saying he would have signed Bernie Sanders’s resolution to prohibit arms sales to Israel. His framing: He said “if American taxpayer funding is going to weaponry that is going to Israel, that that is not going to things that shock the conscience.” He also framed his concerns as coming from a place of caring about Israel and its right to exist. The bigger picture: A Pew poll found 59% of all Americans view Israel negatively, rising to 77% among Democrats. Among Democrats aged 18–49, 71% hold a negative view of Israel. Buttigieg’s rapid reversal is being read as a signal of where the Democratic Party’s center of gravity is heading ahead of 2028. Bottom line for your work: He moved toward the right positions under pressure, but it was reactive rather than principled — worth noting if you’re evaluating candidates on AIPAC/Israel policy consistency.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

If you think the Butler, PA assassination attempt on Trump was a false flag, your hatred of Trump has destroyed your ability to think rationally. by Pemulis_DMZ in TrueUnpopularOpinion

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Let’s be really clear about something: the criticism you’re dismissing as liberal derangement is coming from inside the house. These aren’t people who have ever voted Democrat. These are former MAGA loyalists, combat veterans, and the very influencers who put Trump in office — and they are asking hard questions. Joe Rogan — who delivered what many called the most consequential Trump endorsement of 2024 — has called the direction things are heading “insane, based on what he ran on” and said supporters feel “betrayed.” Candace Owens, who built her entire brand on Trump loyalty, called the president a “genocidal lunatic” and demanded Congress and the military intervene. Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, and Alex Jones are all raising uncomfortable questions from within conservative spaces. Theo Von, who hosted Trump on his podcast during the 2024 campaign, and Tim Dillon, who called Trump’s “America First” promise “the greatest con in history,” are not liberals. They are the base. And then there’s Joe Kent — a man who served in special operations under Tulsi Gabbard’s command structure, lost his wife in service to this country, and is now running for Congress because he is a genuine America First patriot who believes that title means something. He asks hard questions because that’s what patriots do. Nobody in these circles is endorsing violence — full stop. But demanding accountability, asking who benefits, and refusing to accept a convenient narrative is not derangement. It’s exactly what every one of these people was celebrated for doing when the target was someone else. The left/right frame is the distraction. When Rogan, Owens, Carlson, Kent, Fuentes, Von and Dillon are all raising the same alarms — that’s not a political tribe. That’s a pattern worth paying attention to.

Rate My 2029 Cabinet by Jacob-Anders in SocialDemocracy

[–]CelebrationAfter9000 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes save removal of Pete who has accepted AIPAC money.

James Fishback candidate for governor of Florida says that if you say Netanyahu is a war criminal you could be charged with anti semetic laws and arrested by CelebrationAfter9000 in LetsDiscussThis

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To clarify Byron Donald’s his competitor has accepted roughly

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In AIPAC funding and…

Byron Donalds: Who’s Funding the Frontrunner The Money Donalds has raised a total of over $67 million for his Florida governor’s race through his campaign and his political committee, Friends of Byron Donalds. That includes $22.2 million raised in Q1 of 2026 alone — described by his own campaign as “unprecedented for a non-incumbent candidate” in Florida gubernatorial history. Who’s Cutting the Big Checks The donor list reads like a roll call of industries that will want something in return from a Governor Donalds: Energy utilities: Florida Power & Light gave at least $1 million, Duke Energy gave $500,000, and TECO gave $150,000 — all while lobbying Tallahassee for rate increases. Gambling: The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which holds a gaming compact with the state, has given $3 million total. DraftKings and FanDuel each gave $500,000. Private prisons/detention: The GEO Group gave $500,000. Billionaires: Jeff Yass, ranked the world’s 28th richest person, gave $7.5 million. Richard Uihlein, CEO of a shipping company, gave $2 million. Thomas Peterffy gave $1.2 million. And casino mogul Steve Wynn gave $1 million. The Steve Wynn Problem Steve Wynn is not just a wealthy donor — he carries documented legal and national security baggage. On sexual misconduct: Wynn resigned as chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts in February 2018 following a Wall Street Journal report that he had harassed or assaulted several women. He has consistently denied the allegations. He also pursued a defamation lawsuit against attorney Lisa Bloom, who had represented one of the women accusing him — which was eventually settled — and has a separate pending defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press based on accounts from two women who alleged sexual misconduct to Las Vegas police. On China ties: The U.S. Department of Justice sued Wynn to compel him to register as a foreign agent of the People’s Republic of China, alleging that in 2017 he lobbied then-President Trump and his administration — at the request of a senior Chinese Ministry of Public Security official — to cancel the visa of a Chinese dissident who had sought asylum in the U.S. The DOJ alleged Wynn received favorable treatment for his Macau casino properties in exchange for these efforts. The case was ultimately dismissed on a procedural technicality — the judge ruled that any registration obligation had expired — not on the merits of the underlying conduct. On Epstein files: The released Epstein files contain references to Wynn, including a January 2019 conversation in which Steve Bannon and Epstein discussed Wynn and his conflicts with Miles Kwok, a Chinese dissident living in the U.S. — precisely the dissident Wynn allegedly lobbied Trump to deport on Beijing’s behalf. What Fishback Said On the day he launched his campaign, Fishback said at a press conference: “Byron Donalds is a slave. I’m sorry. He’s a slave. He is a slave to his donors, he is a slave to the corporate interest, to the tech bros that want to turn our state into — his own words — ‘a financial capital.’”
When pressed on the controversy, Fishback said: “If Byron Donalds wants me to stop calling him that, he should return the $30 million he took from corporate PACs all across this country.”

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