Here's the actual story, Schumer relented one day after GOP and DNC megadonors threaten to pull funding away from 10 Democrats.
this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2025
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So the super rich really do control everyone and everything.
Who knew?
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Anyone else get the feeling he’s been compromised?
Well he's a zionist. And the zionists bought both parties but preferred trump in power. So yeah.
You mean like recently? No. It's been a lot more than a feeling since 2016, for me at least. A known fact I guess you could call it?
I felt that about the lot of them since the state of the union address.
they're giving off strong "fuck you, got mine" vibes.
I doubt any of them realize the following though.
What do you get if you take everything away from a person?
you get what you fucking deserve.
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Only if you’re ready for a decades long campaign to flip towns, cities, districts, and state level legislatures like it took the republicans from 1972 to just a month ago.
That’s what we’re up against.
The US needs to break the two-party system so minor parties and independents actually have a chance at representation.
Of course there's no incentive for the establishment to do that. Is there any way for new candidates to run with the major parties, but on a platform to introduce preferential voting when they have the numbers? I don't know much about factions within US parties, but they certainly exist in my country, and can transform parties quickly if they think they have election-winning appeal.
It would have to happen bottom-up, as you say, so people can get comfortable with such a big change. Also, people are much more likely to elect independents at a local level.
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It's long past time for Schumer and most of the timid OLD dems, to step aside. We've had enough of failing. We need to elect people that are capable of fighting back.
Dodgy governments as per usual.
Lol Trump called Schumer a "Palestinian" (now a threat) and this fucker just rolls over.
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We're not going to give Donald Trump what he wants, so we're going to pass this spending bill that gives him everything he wants! That'll how 'im!
Donald Trump wants the courts to stop overturning his random EOs. A shutdown would close the courts.
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Schumer clearly never learned that appeasing Nazis is not the way to go! Or perhaps he's a nazi is disguise.
Warner and Kaine have both said they intend to vote no. Unfortunately there's no chance my congressional district is going to do anything other than give Trump carte blanche.
I called my senators in new mexico to vote no. And with senator lujan the clerk said he will be voting no. So hopefully more will follow.
Thank you for calling
Heinrich is also voting no
Trump will destroy America and blame democrats if we don't fully back Trump destroying America, including removing congressional power to block the destruction of America while it is done.
On blame, easy path is push for clean CR that will keep government open, or reopen, when house votes on it when they feel like coming back to work. GOP will be blamed for the shutdown.
DOGE is already tearing wiring out of the walls. Crazy to get weeks of "Half Department X has been fired and the budget has been slashed" articles only to hear Schumer take the blame in advance for further defunding.