🇺🇸 Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

[MagnarTheGreat]

Adams is angling for either the criminal case against him being dropped/reduced by the corrupt Trump appointees or a pardon from Trump.

Mayor Adams says undocumented New Yorkers aren’t owed due process, defying Constitution

“The Constitution is for Americans,” Adams said, contradicting amendments that grant due process to all persons regardless of immigration status.

gothamist.com

 

[squeekness]

Adams is angling for either the criminal case against him being dropped/reduced by the corrupt Trump appointees or a pardon from Trump.

Mayor Adams says undocumented New Yorkers aren’t owed due process, defying Constitution

“The Constitution is for Americans,” Adams said, contradicting amendments that grant due process to all persons regardless of immigration status.

gothamist.com

Either way he should be toast and unemployable.

 

[blueharvest]

Matt Yglesias Is Confidently Wrong About Everything

The Biden administration’s favorite centrist pundit produces smug pseudo-analysis that cannot be considered serious thought. He ought to be permanently disregarded.

www.currentaffairs.org

 

[blueharvest]

Why a second Trump presidency is good for younger Democrats’ careers

The Democratic gerontocracy may be crumbling, reports Eric Garcia

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

AOC calls for Biden to commute federal death sentences after Hunter Biden pardon

AOC accuses the Biden administration of issuing ‘a record-low number’ of pardons — and hopes Biden pardoning his son isn’t the end of them

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

Democrats blast Republicans for ‘fueling a political agenda’ with Covid report

Republicans and Democrats on the House subcommittee to evaluate the pandemic response, released two very different reports this week

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

New progressive chair: Democrats must refocus on workers and wages to combat Trump's culture wars

Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, told NBC News that the Democratic Party brand is in tatters and that the party must “re-emphasize core economic issues” to welcome more voters.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Opinion | Trump’s Cabinet choices are disastrous. Why are so many Democrats in Congress quiet?

The response from Senate Democrats — who will have votes and a voice in the confirmation process — has been remarkably muted.

www.msnbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

New progressive chair: Democrats must refocus on workers and wages to combat Trump's culture wars

Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, told NBC News that the Democratic Party brand is in tatters and that the party must “re-emphasize core economic issues” to welcome more voters.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

He always was.

He wants Trump and the Trumpers to protect him after his indictment.

 

[blueharvest]

Do Democrats need to moderate to win — or would that be a terrible mistake?

A conversation with Osita Nwanevu.

www.vox.com

 

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[blueharvest]

Opinion | Obama still doesn’t get why Trump won. That’s the problem.

The 44th president's message at his democracy forum was just his same old brand of centrism, which is unsuited to the current populist era.

www.msnbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

He always was.

He wants Trump and the Trumpers to protect him after his indictment.

 

[blueharvest]

Democrats have problems. The next DNC chair is probably not who fixes them. | Semafor

The race to head the party is relatively calm, with few blaming the current apparatus for 2024 losses.

www.semafor.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Obama speaks out for the first time since Trump won second term

Former President Barack Obama gave his first speech since the election at the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum on Thursday.� His speech, “On the Power of Pluralism,” was an appeal to ...

www.dailykos.com

 

[squeekness]

Biden would be stupid to do it and I doubt Trump will either.

 

[blueharvest]

Top Democrat Issues Warning Over Trump Plot to 'Steal' From Federal Programs | Common Dreams

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee warned that President-elect Donald Trump is planning to "steal from the programs and services that affect middle-class, working, and vulnerable families" by refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress.

www.commondreams.org

 

[blueharvest]

New progressive chair: Democrats must refocus on workers and wages to combat Trump's culture wars

Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, told NBC News that the Democratic Party brand is in tatters and that the party must “re-emphasize core economic issues” to welcome more voters.

www.google.com

 

[blueharvest]

Clintons urge voters agitated by today's politics to remain involved in public service

Bill and Hillary Clinton say voters disappointed with the presidential election need to remain involved in public service and find ways to give back.

apnews.com

 

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[squeekness]

Hope it helps.

 

[blueharvest]

Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House

Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Biden library reportedly under threat by Democrats enraged by Hunter pardon

Senior party figures consider withholding contributions to presidential library to express anger at pardon for son

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

‘Currying favor with Trump’: Eric Adams’ rightward drift sparks speculation as prosecution looms

New York mayor embroiled in legal troubles raises concerns over his apparent ties to Republican president-elect

www.theguardian.com