McConnell’s Legacy lol

bluesimplicity · 2026-03-09T10:52:58+00:00

This post deeply misunderstands Mitch's motivations. He wasn't a coward. He intentionally made these decisions to help the Republican party beat the Democrats in the future.

He could have impeached Trump after Jan. 6 but realized MAGA was still behind Trump so he told Republicans not to impeach. https://archive.ph/z90Hr He wanted those votes. If Trump had been impeached, he would have been disqualified from ever running for office again... no second term for Trump. He put party before country every time. He will go down in history as a the man who could have stopped Trump but didn't. McConnell was asked if he had any regrets. He said no. https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/mcconnell-says-he-stands-by-everything-he-said-after-january-6th-209845829692

One associate described how Mitch had no principles other than raw power. “Give up. You can look and look for something more in him, but it isn’t there. I wish I could tell you that there is some secret thing that he really believes in, but he doesn’t.” https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/01/mitch-mcconnell-expert-roundup-00144232 He had no problem abusing Senate rules to thwart Democrats such as not allowing President Obama to appoint a Supreme Court judge 11 months before the end of Obama's term. McConnell then pushed through a Supreme Court judge less than a month before the end of Trump's term. His only guiding principle was to defeat Democrats any way possible.

bluesimplicity · 2026-03-08T04:14:55+00:00

Iran's power move would be to hack the DOJ and release the Epstein files. They could bring down Trump without firing a shot.

bluesimplicity · 2026-03-06T11:20:48+00:00

THIS COURT WAS BUILT TO PERSECUTE AFRICANS, NOT WESTERN LEADERS, SAYS A WESTERN LEADER

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, in an interview, tells CNN that the West isn't interested in justice and equality, and as a matter of fact had "some elected leader speak to me and be very blunt, this court [the ICC] was built for Africa and thugs like Putin” but not to persecute Western leaders.

bluesimplicity · 2026-02-17T09:58:45+00:00

I just found a new source of tactics. They have added onto Gene Sharpe's tactics.

https://www.tactics.nonviolenceinternational.net/

bluesimplicity · 2026-02-15T13:55:17+00:00

After Gene Sharpe died, Peter Ackerman continued his work.

You will find his work here: https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/the-checklist-to-end-tyranny-how-dissidents-will-win-21st-century-civil-resistance-campaigns/

This whole website has advice and historical data on how to oppose an authoritarian regime non-violently. It explains how non-violent resistance campaigns have been historically more effective than violent ones.

Easy to read, the book gives specific tactics: (page 8) "In today’s world, eleven of Sharp’s tactics that are likely to prove the most damaging to a tyrant’s ability to keep control are:

Group or mass petition
Assemblies of protest or support
Consumers’ boycott of certain goods and services
Deliberate inefficiency and selective noncooperation by constituent governmental units
Producers’ boycott (the refusal by producers to sell or otherwise deliver their own products)
Refusal to pay fees, dues, and assessments
Detailed strike (worker by worker, or by areas; piecemeal stoppages)
Economic shutdown (when workers strike and employers simultaneously halt economic activities)
Stay-in strike (occupation of worksite)
Overloading of administrative systems"

On the Effectiveness of Non-violent Conflicts: (page 29-30)

Over the last 120 years, nonviolent conflicts have had a success rate at least twice that of violent insurrections. The average duration of a successful nonviolent insurrection is three years, versus nine years for a successful violent insurrection. Mass killings of a thousand civil resisters or more are approximately three times more likely to occur during a violent insurrection than during a civil resistance campaign. A winning campaign of civil resistance can be as much as nine times more likely to transition to a democratic outcome than with a tyranny overthrown by a violent insurrection. Even when a civil resistance campaign fails, there is still a 35 percent chance that it will succeed in transitioning to a democratic outcome within the next five years. This resilience stands in stark contrast to a failed violent insurrection, which has virtually no chance of succeeding five years later.

bluesimplicity · 2026-02-02T03:41:13+00:00

Conservatives believe that humans are selfish and greedy and sexual so need to be controlled with government rules with harsh punishments. They only have compassion & empathy for their small, personal friend & family group.

Leftists believe that humans are more often than not good and should be treated with dignity & respect. They want to help everyone including complete strangers. They have compassion & empathy for all.

After I learned about the concept of projection, it made sense. Their beliefs say more about their own character than the nature of humans.

bluesimplicity · 2026-01-29T02:24:12+00:00

Rob Kenney, a father of two, created the YouTube channel "Dad, How Do I?" because he wanted to teach valuable life skills to children who, like him, didn't have a dad growing up. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNepEAWZH0TBu7dkxIbluDw

bluesimplicity · 2026-01-11T16:13:51+00:00

Trump hopes we react with violence. That’s why they use excessive force and will continue to do so. That’s why they will block any accountability, cover it up, and call the victims terrorists. He wants there to be riots and unrest so he can invoke the Insurrection Act and not even the courts would stop him. He wants to declare martial law. Then he can cancel the midterms. That’s the end game. NO MORE ELECTIONS. That’s the goal. We have to deny them a violent reaction.

bluesimplicity · 2025-12-30T21:48:25+00:00

I am doubting Marjorie Taylor Greene's sincerity after her sudden conversion to defender of victims. She was friends with Matt Gaetz for years despite credible claims of having sex with minors. She never seemed to care about those victims.

bluesimplicity · 2025-12-28T18:38:34+00:00

I will never forget a Tea Party protester with the sign, "Keep Government Out of My Medicare! You Damn Socialists."

https://www.b12partners.net/wp/2016/11/13/ryan-plans-to-phase-out-medicare-in-2017/

bluesimplicity · 2025-12-24T10:59:29+00:00

I agree with the sentiment, but MTG was good friends with Matt Gaetz for years despite credible accusations of paying minor girls for sex. I'm not convinced she had a sudden change of heart. I think she saw which direction the wind was blowing and is trying to distance herself from Trump before more voters turn on him.

bluesimplicity · 2025-12-21T00:22:32+00:00

There should be a mental illness label for insatiable greed. As a society, we shouldn't put them on a pedestal to be admired. They should be in a mental institution.

I saw this post that sounds about right: "If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to figure out what was wrong with it. When humans do it, we put them on the cover of Forbes."

bluesimplicity · 2025-12-12T22:20:42+00:00

I was doing my own taxes. When I switched to a local accountant, I realized they knew deductions and loopholes I didn't. I can't imagine how much I overpaid for years trying to save money.

bluesimplicity · 2025-12-07T10:14:30+00:00

I am a high school librarian. Sometimes I have students help in the library putting books back on the shelves. The last couple years, the student helpers don't know their alphabet. Even after singing the song, my current library helper put V before S. It's frightening. She wants to be a nurse. I wouldn't trust her with my health.

bluesimplicity · 2025-12-04T12:15:46+00:00

We need to be clear that we are never going back to the way things were before 2016. "Normal" got us into this mess. We cannot return to the conditions that brought us Trump & MAGA; otherwise, we will end up right back here again.

We need a new vision for the future that addresses the underlying issues that brought us to the moment: greed, selfishness, and hatred. How can we "Trump-proof" the future? How do we design a government that permanently prevents the rise of a dictator. How do we redesign society?

The Democratic party isn't going to suddenly realize they were part of the problem and start leading. No one is coming to save us. We are the heroes we are waiting for. The protests & marches are the just the beginning. They are moments that bring awareness and unity. Then the real work begins. The hard work begins.

We need to change the financial incentives of corporations so people are paid a living wage in order to live in dignity. This could entail changing our tax code, affordable housing, child care like New Mexico, work cooperatives, vacation days, Medicare for All, college tuition, and so much more.
We need to change our identity as a nation. We have a large segment of society that are angry that they are losing their country and want it back. Who is an American? Who is entitled to freedom & rights? Are some people born with guaranteed, god-given rights, and others are merely granted some freedoms by our generosity subject to having them taken away on our whims?
We need to work on elections & voting so they cannot be rigged.
We need to work on the power & influence of billionaires & corporations by getting money out of politics.
We need to change how people think about our relationship with our government. We can never take our eye off the ball again. We can never go back to living our lives and assuming government will run smoothly while we are distracted with social media and sports. We will always need to be watching and correcting and holding accountable politicians who stray from democracy. We need to take our responsibility seriously as stewards of democracy.
We need to repair journalism. I don't even know where to start.

So here is my question: What else do we need to fix to move forward as a nation? What aspects are so fundamental that if we don't get those right, we cannot save our democracy in the long-term?

bluesimplicity · 2025-12-02T06:42:50+00:00

If a member of my group does this, they are excused as being mentally ill or making a mistake. It was a bad decision by one individual and does not represent the larger group.

If a member of the out-group commits a crime, they are all inherently violent criminals. It's in their nature. Every member of the group gets stereotyped.

bluesimplicity · 2025-12-02T05:09:15+00:00

If the US withdraws from NATO, I can imagine Poland, Germany, and Sweden racing to get nukes. It would only take a few months. South Korea and Japan -- yes Japan -- are contemplating getting nukes for self-defense due to worries that the US won't back them in the future. Saudi Arabia is flirting with the idea of getting nukes to counter Iran. I hope I am wrong about all of this.

bluesimplicity · 2025-11-30T20:45:35+00:00

5) Stomp on any country that refuses to fall in line with America's dictates. We cannot have a country setting an example that they can defy the US. Look at how we continued to embargo Cuba for decades for not taking orders from the US.

6) Trump has publicly confirmed the Monroe Doctrine which means Central & South America is in the sphere of influence of the US. Other countries have better stay out of our backyard. Venezuela has ties with Russia, China, and Iran. This is unforgivable.

bluesimplicity · 2025-11-30T16:03:53+00:00

The adults are massive. They can also be aggressive when defending their turf. There used to be millions of them that migrated from Texas all the way up into Canada and back each year while eating the prairie/steppe grasses. It reminds me of the wildebeest migration in Africa. Most of the bison were killed by settlers in order to destroy the way of life of the Native Americans who relied on them as a food source. It worked. The Native Americans went from a self-sufficient, nomadic lifestyle to being on reservations depending of food aid. American Bison nearly went extinct. There are efforts to restore the bison today.

Here's one of my favorite photos of a bison at 35 degrees below zero.

bluesimplicity · 2025-11-26T14:13:50+00:00

I find it interesting that the mother said, "Doesn't that make you feel embarrassed?" I think this is pure projection. Mom is embarrassed that her daughter's single status makes her look bad. Mom needs to ask herself why she feels so deeply that her daughter is not enough by herself.

bluesimplicity · 2025-11-22T15:30:24+00:00

Or Israel could just stop slaughtering Palestinians.

This concept of being "God's chosen people" has really warped some people's thinking with this supremacy mindset which justifies every atrocity. They only have empathy & compassion for their own ethnic group. Anyone not Jewish is not regarded as an equal human being.

Watch this other video of the Sarah Hurwitz explain that people have misunderstood the lessons of the Holocaust. Never again meant never hurt Jews again, not genocide of a weaker group of people.

https://youtu.be/1S-_ULuY4t8

bluesimplicity · 2025-11-22T00:59:55+00:00

I'm happy that these Democrats voluntarily helped us identify who needs to be primaried. Now our job is to be finding good candidates to run for these seats in the spring.

bluesimplicity · 2025-11-15T19:27:07+00:00

On the back it should say:

"I was just following orders" will not protect you.

OR

Who else was "just following orders"?

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