Check out this video for how to get Schumer and Jeffries out! They have a petition already with half a million signatures and are talking about how we can build public pressure to kick them out of leadership! Also talking about who we should support instead. Very encouraging! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0quVb4r7y8

So what are the ways to boot him and Jeffries out now? Not in 6 months, that’ll be too late.

The leadership positions are elected at the beginning of each term, which will happen at the beginning of January. Between now and then, we can write our Dem Senators and Representatives (be polite and clear–staff tally these), and we can hold demonstrations as two ways to express our demands directly. The more who do this the better.

Bloggers, columnists, and podcasters should be writing articles and conducting interviews publicizing what the people want.

We can’t let the old guard redefine goals and set a false narrative. For example, Jeffries just came out and said,

“The American people don’t want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf, because life is way too expensive”

He’s trying to frame our expecting accountability as just petty “wanting to get even”–don’t let him!

When you write your representative, you could include this quote (or one from Schumer along the same lines if writing your Senator). Say that enforcing the Rule of Law is not “getting even”, rather it is the only way to cure corruption, which thrives when people in power who break the law are not held accountable. We demand a leader who understands this. Say that he is also implying that we have to choose between holding bad actors accountable or tackling the other issues. We demand a leader who can deal with multiple issues at the same time (or “walk and chew gum at the same time”).

IMO we also have to continue with the demonstrations, holding signs that state our demands. If we don’t they’ll think we’re complacent now that the elections are over, and that they can just go back to business as usual. But if we do, they’ll realize we are serious and have certain expectations of them. The newly-elected Dems are going to be paying a lot more attention to us than the others (at least for a while!), so we should take advantage of this window of opportunity to make ourselves heard.

Well, so much for that! The Dow is up over 1100 this morning (as of 10:20 ET)

Bear in mind that besides just Democrats winning, the market reaction could be related to the fact that there were many ballot measures on limiting or putting moratoriums on data centers across the country, and it looks like all but one have passed. The message is clear that they’re going to be met with huge resistance to building them pretty much everywhere.
https://stateline.org/2026/11/04/voters-across-the-country-reject-data-centers/

Haley made a nice chunk of change today.

“People, understandably, are having trouble believing in the polls,” Nate Silver acknowledged

Especially Nate Silver’s interpretation of them.

Demento Don doesn’t remember that his term was shithole country.

“I do not think it is time to propose things that the president of the United States is guaranteed to veto,” Schatz said. “I think that is somewhat of a bit of wasted energy. And then if we want to be more aspirational, if we want to make more bold policy changes, we’re going to have to take the presidency and both chambers and that’s for 2028.”

Schatz, you ignorant slut [old people will get this reference]. You don’t think it’s time? Why do you think anyone would even vote for Democrats in 2028 if they roll over and piss themselves like whipped puppies in 2027? JFC will Dems ever show some fucking courage?! Do you have any idea what the assignment is for gods sake?!.

Thank you Rep. Khanna and those few other Dems who get it, and please may enough other actual progressives get elected this cycle to join you and do something for a change. Show us you’re willing to pass legislation that actually helps people and they will vote for you. Act like Schitz and you’re out.

I wonder if her middle name is Ann. 🤔

It’s OK, everything’s fine. An LLM chatbot came up with that name for CNN, so it’s Fair Use.

Because it’s only been 1 week in awake time.

He already did. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-tells-supporters-cheat-hell-092940521.html

In the original video, you could see sweat on his face and he looked like almost puked but managed to force it back down.

The whole raison d’être of this regime is to tear down and destroy everything people value, partly to demoralize and for their own feeling of power, but especially destroying the democratic system to make way for the techno-fascist oligarchs’ takeover of the government.

BUT the people can take advantage of this situation and co-opt their tearing down of the neoliberal order, to replace it with democratic socialism instead. It can happen.

Check this video from Literate Machine on how (it also has a link to the written version in the description if you prefer to read instead of watch)

OK Oz, here’s lesson #1 for ya. Nothing costs a buck.

Whatever else can be taken from this, one thing we know for sure is that she doesn’t have what it takes to be a leader.

Super Slop.

Millenials retire?! Even Gen Xers aren’t old enough to retire yet (the oldest ones still have 6 years to go)! Even some boomers aren’t old enough to retire yet.

Oh no, how could it have become a Nazi party, Karl? Who worked to specifically make the GOP open to far right ideology, Karl? Who spent their entire career and influence in the GOP playing to the far right for their votes, Karl?

He’ll probably pick an ear bone. They’re small and he’s not using them.