General Discussion

William769

(56,516 posts) Fri Jan 24, 2025, 12:49 PM Friday

Can we please stop with the sky is falling bullshit. [View all]

They do not have a super majority in either chamber the erroneous EO's are being hit head on with lawsuits & the biggest one already temporally blocked by a Federal judge.

Take it one day at a time anything else is just going to give you ulcers.

ETA: They also don't have a mandate.

168 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Can we please stop with the sky is falling bullshit. [View all] William769 Friday OP

Don't click on them gab13by13 Friday #1

Wow! William769 Friday #2

But the sky is falling somewhere right now. KS Toronado Friday #70

... William769 Friday #71

Cute meme MustLoveBeagles Friday #148

But it's very antisocial of you to call DU posts "bullshit" muriel_volestrangler Friday #143

What did the dweller Friday #9

From the judge's mouth. gab13by13 Friday #19

Different judge dweller Friday #21

Oh so mexicans are combants now??? Bluethroughu Friday #78

Literally, none of us are safe... littlemissmartypants Friday #81

The right white men owning the farms that hired these Bluethroughu Friday #85

I have no idea what you're talking about. Seriously. ... littlemissmartypants Friday #89

gab13by13 19. Wrote Bluethroughu Friday #100

Who is "he" in the last paragraph? littlemissmartypants Friday #107

Judge Ho Bluethroughu Friday #111

Dueling judges. Won't be the first time that's happened. ... littlemissmartypants Friday #113

I just think if this right wing hack wants to lable frown people Bluethroughu Friday #118

Migration at our southern border is not an invasion. yardwork Friday #92

Trump has repeatedly used the term "invasion" Docreed2003 Friday #114

I know. He's wrong. yardwork Friday #142

There is reality, and there is T Rump's BS. Trust_Reality Friday #132

This is a different judge mcar Friday #99

This statement is from a November 11 interview Ho gave, published in Reason Magazine. Wiz Imp Friday #123

"Take it one day at a time" is my mantra as well. (as well as "hug your dog first thing in the morning!) hlthe2b Friday #3

Post removed Post removed Friday #4

I get it, but the fight is going to be a marathon and you have to steel yourself for that... hlthe2b Friday #5

Yes I am white, I am also Gay. So What? William769 Friday #6

Head in the sand is what got us in this predicament dalton99a Friday #7

And we pull our collective heads out of the sand William769 Friday #10

Situational awareness was voting for Harris, and before that Biden and Clinton. yardwork Friday #96

So how did the Laken Riley bill pass? HereForTheParty Friday #8

We won't win every battle. William769 Friday #12

No, I'm suggesting they apparently don't need a super majority HereForTheParty Friday #17

I don't have an answer to that. William769 Friday #20

The sky is falling for immigrant families. LuvLoogie Friday #122

There was a filibuster. Patton French Friday #50

Ok thanks HereForTheParty Friday #68

which is the party leadership being utterly chicken shit. Voltaire2 Friday #110

you're pretending there's something Schumer can do to coerce those members to vote the way he wanted on that bill bigtree Friday #120

Right...just like when they repealed Obamacare? They are a dysfunctional mess not a "disciplined machine" tritsofme Friday #136

One Republican vote. Voltaire2 Friday #144

Win every battle? Cirsium Friday #135

All health info, classes, meetings, etc. are still down and it is INDEFINITE obamanut2012 Friday #11

Not sure what you're saying there. William769 Friday #14

Total freeze at nih cdc fda etc. Blues Heron Friday #28

Government websites have gone 404 since 1/20. intheflow Friday #32

Which sites? sarisataka Friday #38

A brief google search would have aided your reply here. intheflow Friday #79

So some pages are gone, not "Government websites" sarisataka Friday #82

They are unexpected, please stop minimizing rational concerns uponit7771 Friday #93

I am not minimizing rational concerns sarisataka Friday #119

Wow, way to be pedantic! intheflow Friday #124

Thank-you! Blue_Roses Friday #13

Someone had to say what a lot of us are thinking. William769 Friday #15

Exactly. Blue_Roses Friday #23

The uncomfortable can't afford to say much these days ... uponit7771 Friday #90

What is bullshit?* Kid Berwyn Friday #16

No disrespect taken Kid Berwyn William769 Friday #24

Stand with you, no matter what, Brother. Kid Berwyn Friday #36

Thank you William snowybirdie Friday #18

I will reserve final judgement until I see which appointments are approved by the Senate, but honestly William, It JohnSJ Friday #22

I believe the power lies with the people our history proves that. William769 Friday #26

We can't depend on Congress Blue_Roses Friday #33

The sky will fall one day at a time until one day we Whyisthisstillclose Friday #25

Until we have voting rights yes, the sky is going to keep falling yaesu Friday #27

Yes, Greg Palast ran the numbers gab13by13 Friday #43

👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 THIS!!!! 👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 uponit7771 Friday #97

Maybe don't lecture people choie Friday #29

There's a difference in lecturing Blue_Roses Friday #35

Well said, Blue_Roses. sheshe2 Friday #58

I believe that Choie made a suggestion, not an accusation. ... littlemissmartypants Friday #88

Wish I could rec this a thousand times. yardwork Friday #98

Really? Cirsium Friday #137

There are 2 imperatives in the OP - "stop" and "take" muriel_volestrangler Saturday #164

OP can express his feelings if he wants, just as you can. That's how DU works, I'm afraid. emulatorloo Friday #72

The expressions should be constructive, afflicting the afflicted with minimizingsn't uponit7771 Friday #101

It provides a welcome break sarisataka Friday #30

What conspiracy theories? gab13by13 Friday #51

Interesting reply sarisataka Friday #57

lol, you found the silver lining! emulatorloo Friday #77

This is good advice. It's easy to give in to despair, but that doesn't help EdmondDantes_ Friday #31

No. ForgedCrank Friday #34

Elon is a Nazi, gab13by13 Friday #56

Ok, whatever you say ForgedCrank Friday #103

If you've never experienced discrimination, you probably don't understand what the milestogo Friday #37

Yes as a Gay man I have never experienced discrimination William769 Friday #41

Privilege, much? sfdennis1 Friday #75

... William769 Friday #76

Presumptuous, much? sheshe2 Friday #121

Thanks, much? sfdennis1 Friday #147

I am trans I_UndergroundPanther Saturday #153

Thank you, we've been upset since his win, and we are citizens. Bluethroughu Friday #106

I agree the sky has not fallen but bronxiteforever Friday #39

There's a hard rain a gonna fall. gab13by13 Friday #69

As soon as we stop with the finger-wagging. n/t demmiblue Friday #40

The only way to get through Hell is to keep going. Ocelot II Friday #42

You are more eloquent than I could ever be. William769 Friday #44

I have trans friends and family whose identities have just been stripped Arazi Friday #45

I don't think that's what the OP means. I think he is trying to encourage us Ocelot II Friday #48

It came off as scolding/lecturing/etc. obamanut2012 Friday #86

I am a Gay man heavily involved in my community. William769 Friday #49

what narrative? they didn't say a damn thing about you thebigidea Friday #60

They damn sure did a lot of implying. William769 Friday #62

I made no assumptions about you Arazi Friday #65

+1 demmiblue Friday #67

My concern is how much everyone has normalized him this go around. Self Esteem Friday #46

There's a whole lot of "I give up" in the thread. BannonsLiver Friday #47

As I suspected, a number of people are misunderstanding you. MineralMan Friday #52

Well said. Patton French Friday #61

I have developed a tactic to throw darts at the 47th blunder ... planetc Friday #53

IMO his EOs are meant to be a distraction from all l the chaos he can create without an EO, so I ignore them. nt in2herbs Friday #54

Well - - AverageOldGuy Friday #55

I own a 357 Smith & Wesson magnum a shot gun 2 AR-15's with plenty of ammo for all. William769 Friday #59

No SocialDemocrat61 Friday #63

Ah, the new iteration of "patience grasshopper" rears its head Scrivener7 Friday #64

Sometimes the sky is actually falling. We're there. BlueTsunami2018 Friday #66

Let me say it this way to see if I conform, gab13by13 Friday #73

I don't think anyone knows what is stillcool Friday #74

I challenge you GusBob Friday #80

mic drop Orrex Friday #117

Ya know what? GusBob Friday #131

For some folks, the sky is actually falling. MontanaMama Friday #83

Yes absolutely yes...the bigger his bluster, the less likely he can do anything PortTack Friday #84

Everyone can't afford comfortable, people need a plan right now there aren't many uponit7771 Friday #87

Not sure I agree. Trump is blackmailing California for FEMA aid. surfered Friday #91

It's certainly falling for some friends of mine. cab67 Friday #94

It is for some people. Lunabell Friday #95

"Maybe you need a little empathy for what others are going through." demmiblue Friday #105

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Friday #130

Whew. I thought trump being president would be bad. Jakes Progress Friday #102

so many apologists for your post NoRethugFriends Friday #104

nailed it Native Friday #125

Thank You! NoRethugFriends Friday #127

in their defense, the amount and speed at which the shit is hitting the fan Native Friday #129

Indeed. It's a crappy situation and we just push thru. Take back House and Senate in '26 on the f-ups T will offer dutch777 Friday #108

Don't worry, be happy! Blues Heron Friday #109

battle lines are just now being formed bigtree Friday #112

Why the fuck do you think that they think they need a mandate? Orrex Friday #115

The Good News Is... DAngelo136 Friday #116

What does that mean? Cirsium Friday #126

Yes, OP is doing exactly that imo obamanut2012 Friday #134

What are you doing differently in response to the danger? Kaleva Saturday #152

Not true Cirsium Saturday #162

Looks at the evacuations from the fires in LA Kaleva Saturday #167

We are done Cirsium Saturday #168

Can we please stop with the "Sky is not falling" bullshit NoRethugFriends Friday #128

From a Garland apologist Sewa Friday #133

Thread takeaways BannonsLiver Friday #138

I would add SocialDemocrat61 Friday #140

Why are people so passive if indeed the sky is falling? Kaleva Saturday #155

Being informed, prepared and sounding alarms is the opposite of passive uponit7771 Saturday #160

Well, some here do have a plan Kaleva Saturday #166

I challenge you too GusBob Saturday #161

Oh no a call out!!!!! BannonsLiver Saturday #163

KEEP CALM Mme. Defarge Friday #139

Nevertheless, many people are frightened and if your job is on the line, don't tell me to stop with the bull shit. Jit423 Friday #141

It is falling, though. alarimer Friday #145

Hegspeth head of DOD Skittles Friday #149

Why couldn't we have a fun president? Dem4life1234 Friday #146

The sky isn't falling I_UndergroundPanther Saturday #150

Sorry, but NO stopping when the sky IS falling. elleng Saturday #151

Thank-you. JohnSJ Saturday #154

+1,000,000. Paladin Saturday #165

Trump is prez, Hegspeth is head of DOD Skittles Saturday #156

They've already done quite a lot without a mandate hamsterjill Saturday #157

While everything you said is true, the sky seems to be falling anyway. If Republicans had even a partial spine Vinca Saturday #158

We also now do not have any scientific research going on that would find the cure to the next pandemic - on purpose! lark Saturday #159