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Good backs don’t fix bad run blocking OLs.
Bad backs are made good by good run blocking OLs.
Great backs make good run blocking OLs look great.
Welcome to the paradox of evaluating the running back position. A highly dependent position that needs a solid baseline to function.
I need the Liberal media to wake up to the leftist astro-turfing this leadership infighting discourse.
The petitions for change were the Trojan horses. They used their knowledge or lack there of civics to drive another wedge over the impeachment
It is all to undermine the party
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If you see a Dem pundit being a sore winner, ask yourself whether shitting on our party gives them more clicks, attention and income. Don’t be suckered by profiteers. We’re stronger united and we should still be celebrating the biggest win we’ve had in decades.
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I feel like I need to clarify this
The vote taken yesterday regarding impeachment of Pete Hegseth was not the actual impeachment vote.
It was a procedural vote on whether or not to bring the actual articles of impeachment to an official impeachment vote.
Republicans voted to table that vote so impeachment could not happen. That’s the vote that took place yesterday.
Also, for everyone freaking out about the 11 Democrats that did not show:
Yes some like Nancy Pelosi had other engagements they felt were more important like an award ceremony.
Others are bedridden with the flu/respiratory bug sweeping through Congress.
Others had surgeries and other appointments that could not be moved.
Some just bailed, knowing this was not going to pass anyway. Period.
Massie did not whip votes within his party or the Dems. He insisted on pushing through with this without consulting either side. He could’ve done it next week or a different day. He chose not to.
People say if the Democrat said show up it would’ve passed. I watched the vote live. Only one republican voted yes and that was Massie. This was never going to pass unless Republicans flipped.
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🚨‼️DEMOCRATS, PLEASE LEARN HOW IMPEACHMENT WORKS BEFORE LOSING YOUR COLLECTIVE MINDS. 🚨‼️
My feed is overflowing with outrage about yesterday's Hegseth “impeachment vote”. Unfortunately, much of that outrage is based on misinformation and a fundamental misunderstanding of congressional procedure.
WE DID NOT LOSE “THE” IMPEACHMENT VOTE. WE LOST A PROCEDURAL VOTE ON ARTICLES THAT, IN MY OPINION, WERE WEAK, SLOPPY, AND INADEQUATELY SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE. THERE WAS NEVER GOING TO BE A VOTE TO ACTUALLY IMPEACH HEGSETH YESTERDAY, FOLKS. YOU GOT IT WRONG.
First: In the world of Congress, what does it mean to REFER something? In this case, it means sending Massie's impeachment resolution to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration. It does NOT mean referring Hegseth for impeachment, approving the articles, or voting then & there to impeach him. The committee can review the resolution, take further action, or simply let it sit without advancing it.
HERE'S WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED:
- The House did NOT vote to impeach Hegseth. They were never going to yesterday, folks. Republicans moved to REFER Massie's impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee. That motion passed 211–204.
- YES, 11 Democrats were absent. Seven Republicans also did not vote. Had all 18 members voted along party lines, THE REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE STILL PASSED 218–215. Had only the 11 Democrats voted against referral, it would have failed 211–215. Both scenarios matter, and neither would have impeached Hegseth.
- Defeating referral could have opened the door to a vote on the actual articles. It would NOT have guaranteed one. Republicans had other procedural options, including moving to table the resolution, which they would've done IMMEDIATELY.
- Even if an impeachment vote had occurred, Massie was the ONLY Republican to vote against referral. There was no demonstrated Republican coalition sufficient to impeach Hegseth.
- Before accusing absent Democrats of sabotage, consider that some were ill, others had the flu, and Rep. Melanie Stansbury & several others were reportedly prevented from reaching the Capitol by a major traffic accident. And please stop treating unverified AIPAC happy-hour rumors as established facts. You know better.
NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT MASSIE.
Massie admitted he didn't whip votes. He introduced 8 articles of impeachment WITHOUT first building a comprehensive evidentiary record through committee investigations, hearings, subpoenas, EVIDENCE, or sworn testimony. Remember how the Trump DOJ slaps together filings which read like an Op Eds but have very little evidence or weak legal merit? Yah, that’s what happened here.
In my opinion, several articles also raise serious legal and evidentiary questions. Allegations are not proof, and impressive-sounding legal language doesn't necessarily make for a strong impeachment case. His articles were not supported by a comprehensive investigative record (emails, texts, videos, witness testimony, reports, written legal advice from JAG, recordings, etc.). There was no true evidentiary record!
Was Massie's resolution constitutionally permissible? Absolutely. But he could have written those exact articles on notebook paper and turned them in like answers to an essay question, and they still could have been constitutionally permissible. That's a pretty low bar.
Was it a serious, coordinated strategy with a realistic path to impeachment? I don't believe so. I consider it political theater. IMO, y'all should be irate with Massie and not all Dems. Your anger is misplaced.
However! I do understand the anger over the principle. Democrats campaigned on fighting corruption, and 11 members missing that first opportunity is frustrating. Bad optics, absolutely. But, IMO, folks are giving Massie and his articles WAAAAAAAAAAAY too much credit and weight and not asking the right questions.
AND HERE'S THE BIGGER PICTURE:
Democrats are preparing to take control of the House in January. They will have the opportunity to conduct investigations, subpoena witnesses & records, gather evidence, hold public hearings, and build carefully constructed articles of impeachment.
THAT is the kind of accountability I want. I want evidence uncovered that can be used in other investigations and proceedings. I want evidence that exposes the involvement of others. I want FULL transparency and accountability that extends beyond one individual. I want devastating and incriminating evidence shown to the world, including the UN, NATO and ICC.
And for those demanding transparency while furious about yesterday, ask yourselves what you actually want: instant gratification (or instant disappointment in this instance) from a rushed procedural vote to vote on impeachment that WAS NEVER GOING TO PASS YESTERDAY IN THE FIRST PLACE, or a thorough investigation that follows the evidence wherever it leads?
So please stop attacking fellow Democrats based on assumptions, rumors, ignorance, righteous indignation and procedural misunderstandings. You are falling for the "divide and conquer" strategy hook, line & sinker.
That being said, would you all be interested in an IMPEACHMENT PRIMER explaining how impeachment actually works, including the procedural maneuvers used to advance, delay, or kill it?
Because judging by my feed this morning, we desperately need one.
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This post is unfortunately directed at an audience that is stuck in the orbit of agitators. Folks aren’t interested in understanding how things work. They subsist on grievance. That’s why this post has only a few hundred likes and Krystal’s rage farming has 1000s
🚨‼️DEMOCRATS, PLEASE LEARN HOW IMPEACHMENT WORKS BEFORE LOSING YOUR COLLECTIVE MINDS. 🚨‼️
My feed is overflowing with outrage about yesterday's Hegseth “impeachment vote”. Unfortunately, much of that outrage is based on misinformation and a fundamental misunderstanding of congressional procedure.
WE DID NOT LOSE “THE” IMPEACHMENT VOTE. WE LOST A PROCEDURAL VOTE ON ARTICLES THAT, IN MY OPINION, WERE WEAK, SLOPPY, AND INADEQUATELY SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE. THERE WAS NEVER GOING TO BE A VOTE TO ACTUALLY IMPEACH HEGSETH YESTERDAY, FOLKS. YOU GOT IT WRONG.
First: In the world of Congress, what does it mean to REFER something? In this case, it means sending Massie's impeachment resolution to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration. It does NOT mean referring Hegseth for impeachment, approving the articles, or voting then & there to impeach him. The committee can review the resolution, take further action, or simply let it sit without advancing it.
HERE'S WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED:
- The House did NOT vote to impeach Hegseth. They were never going to yesterday, folks. Republicans moved to REFER Massie's impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee. That motion passed 211–204.
- YES, 11 Democrats were absent. Seven Republicans also did not vote. Had all 18 members voted along party lines, THE REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE STILL PASSED 218–215. Had only the 11 Democrats voted against referral, it would have failed 211–215. Both scenarios matter, and neither would have impeached Hegseth.
- Defeating referral could have opened the door to a vote on the actual articles. It would NOT have guaranteed one. Republicans had other procedural options, including moving to table the resolution, which they would've done IMMEDIATELY.
- Even if an impeachment vote had occurred, Massie was the ONLY Republican to vote against referral. There was no demonstrated Republican coalition sufficient to impeach Hegseth.
- Before accusing absent Democrats of sabotage, consider that some were ill, others had the flu, and Rep. Melanie Stansbury & several others were reportedly prevented from reaching the Capitol by a major traffic accident. And please stop treating unverified AIPAC happy-hour rumors as established facts. You know better.
NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT MASSIE.
Massie admitted he didn't whip votes. He introduced 8 articles of impeachment WITHOUT first building a comprehensive evidentiary record through committee investigations, hearings, subpoenas, EVIDENCE, or sworn testimony. Remember how the Trump DOJ slaps together filings which read like an Op Eds but have very little evidence or weak legal merit? Yah, that’s what happened here.
In my opinion, several articles also raise serious legal and evidentiary questions. Allegations are not proof, and impressive-sounding legal language doesn't necessarily make for a strong impeachment case. His articles were not supported by a comprehensive investigative record (emails, texts, videos, witness testimony, reports, written legal advice from JAG, recordings, etc.). There was no true evidentiary record!
Was Massie's resolution constitutionally permissible? Absolutely. But he could have written those exact articles on notebook paper and turned them in like answers to an essay question, and they still could have been constitutionally permissible. That's a pretty low bar.
Was it a serious, coordinated strategy with a realistic path to impeachment? I don't believe so. I consider it political theater. IMO, y'all should be irate with Massie and not all Dems. Your anger is misplaced.
However! I do understand the anger over the principle. Democrats campaigned on fighting corruption, and 11 members missing that first opportunity is frustrating. Bad optics, absolutely. But, IMO, folks are giving Massie and his articles WAAAAAAAAAAAY too much credit and weight and not asking the right questions.
AND HERE'S THE BIGGER PICTURE:
Democrats are preparing to take control of the House in January. They will have the opportunity to conduct investigations, subpoena witnesses & records, gather evidence, hold public hearings, and build carefully constructed articles of impeachment.
THAT is the kind of accountability I want. I want evidence uncovered that can be used in other investigations and proceedings. I want evidence that exposes the involvement of others. I want FULL transparency and accountability that extends beyond one individual. I want devastating and incriminating evidence shown to the world, including the UN, NATO and ICC.
And for those demanding transparency while furious about yesterday, ask yourselves what you actually want: instant gratification (or instant disappointment in this instance) from a rushed procedural vote to vote on impeachment that WAS NEVER GOING TO PASS YESTERDAY IN THE FIRST PLACE, or a thorough investigation that follows the evidence wherever it leads?
So please stop attacking fellow Democrats based on assumptions, rumors, ignorance, righteous indignation and procedural misunderstandings. You are falling for the "divide and conquer" strategy hook, line & sinker.
That being said, would you all be interested in an IMPEACHMENT PRIMER explaining how impeachment actually works, including the procedural maneuvers used to advance, delay, or kill it?
Because judging by my feed this morning, we desperately need one.
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Keith is just helping Republicans with posts like this. These Democrats "showing up" to vote would not have made a difference. Republicans outnumber Dems and they would have kept the vote open for as long as necessary to send this impeachment to the Judiciary Committee. Last year Mike Johnson kept a vote open for 10+ hours. These Dems could have voted in the first minute of the vote and we still would have lost this motion. And even if the Dems won by some miracle, the vote the next day on the actual articles of impeachment would have failed. And if by some crazier miracle it passed in the House, Thune would have dismissed the articles of impeachment without a trial in the Senate.
We now have the opportunity to write proper articles of impeachment for Hegseth, hold hearings and hear from witnesses, win over more than one House Republican, and have a real trial in the Senate where there's a much greater chance that 11 Republican Senators will join us in ousting this unqualified Secretary of Defense.
Keith is also undermining Hakeem Jeffries as leader of the Dems (something he probably thinks is the right move). But Hakeem will be the next Speaker. Everyone from AOC to Tom Suozzi supports him, and there is no one challenging him. The American people overwhelmingly voted for Dems to govern. We should respect our elected officials' choices for leaders and support them.
As a big influencer on the left, Keith should be finding ways to defend our Dems - not undermine them by getting his audience mad at them.
@keithedwards, I'm happy to talk about this on stream sometime if you want to discuss it.
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New DSA anti-Democratic party talking points are out!
Just as a piece of political info, Thomas Massie is NOT a Democrat. Mike Johnson is NOT a Democrat. These are REPUBLICANS in a REPUBLICAN CONGRESS.
It was not a DEMOCRATIC IMPEACHMENT of Hegseth, it was a renegade Republican who proposed it and a Republican speaker who called the vote.
It was NOT a Democratic congress. It was NOT a Democratic proposal. It was NOT a Democratic call to vote.
Why is it always that groups of political actors forget how we have predetermined rules and regulations when it benefits them most to play to randoms on this site and the professional media?
It’s always convenient.
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Political moderation is necessary to de-radicalize our nation from past decade of Trump’s actions and rhetoric.
This doesn’t mean we halt progress, it means we find the path to progress by rebuilding the instutions and the people’s trust in them.
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🚨 Leader @HakeemJeffries calls for ending Citizens United:
“We have to end Citizens United. There’s been a series of Supreme Court decisions over the last 15 years that have decimated our democratic fabric — from the decimation of the Voting Rights Act, to declaring partisan gerrymandering fair or giving the president complete immunity.
We’ve got to unravel all of it, but Citizens United was the first.
We support the full repeal of Citizens United. You can bring that about in two different ways — either a constitutional amendment or a change in the Supreme Court. We’re open to aggressively pursuing both.”
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It is very hard to come forward about rape and/or domestic violence, even if one does not fear repercussions.
Rape and domestic violence are intimate betrayals of the deepest depravity. When we come forward, we are opening ourselves up to whole new worlds of public violation.
But the women whom Graham Platner abused had a lot more to fear than "mere" public violation. They feared Graham Platner. They feared Graham Platner's supporters. And, yes, they feared Morris Katz.
In terms of the Platner saga, from my side of things, I was working with people to get the truth out. I wasn't just going to tweet out what I had learned.
The truth needed to be dealt with responsibly. To protect the victims. To protect Platner (perpetrators deserve rigor, too). To protect the truth itself.
So there were many of us in the background working on this project. I would learn when a news story was about to drop. "The story on DV is about to come out." "The story on rape is about to come out." "The story on Hotchkiss is about to come out."
And then we'd hear: "Platner's team is trying to kill it." Or "Platner's team is delaying it." Or, the worst one of all, "I think Platner's team may have actually killed this one."
You cannot imagine the grief, or the pain, or the frustration. All while knowing we were barreling closer to the nomination being set in stone. A moral and political catastrophe.
"Platner's team" was Morris Katz, as well as Platner's lawyers. Spending Democratic resources to bury the truth about domestic violence and rape.
Meanwhile, Katz himself, as well as some of his allies, basically ran a mafia-style intimidation scheme throughout Maine.
When one woman wrote an Op-Ed on Platner's character, a local union communications director (AFL-CIO) said she should be put up against a wall. Morris Katz himself threatened to ruin Genevieve McDonald's career if she told what truth she knew about Platner. The victims were terrified. Anyone who knew the truth was terrified.
I really want people to sit with this. Morris Katz didn't just bury the truth about Platner; his whole political apparatus scared people. They scared women. Victims of violence.
Two of Graham Platner's alleged victims decided to come forward in the face of this terror. At enormous personal cost.
To see Morris Katz normalized within Democratic party politics is not just a slap in the face to these victims--though that would be bad enough--it is a slap in the face to victims everywhere.
You are telling us we can fight and fight and fight for the truth. That we can risk everything to get the truth to the light. That we can sacrifice not only our comfort, but even our lives, for the truth. But at the end of the day? The men who fight *against* the truth matter even more.
They matter more than victims. And they matter more than the truth itself.
And you are telling all of us that not only do these men matter more than all victims, including every victim who comes forward. You are telling us that these men are actually worthy of celebration.
It is shameful.
Strategist @katz_morris on what Democrats should learn from their midterm success — and what the party must do next.
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First there was "ARPA is austerity."
Then not a peep of online progressive support for BBB--the largest proposed expansion of the safety net since LBJ.
Then, when the Afghanistan withdrawal* led to the outcome that ending the "endless war" was always going to lead to--the return of the Taliban--not a single defense of ending the war itself.
(*Afghanistan withdrawal: Yes there are criticisms to be made about the logistics of withdrawal, but that is a separate conversation.)
Capping insulin costs wasn't just "not enough," it was monstrously callous towards the lives of all those living with diabetes.
Then sending people only 4 COVID tests was going to lead to "dying on the steps of the CDC." Then Biden's COVID policy was tantamount to Reagan's AIDS "response." They literally said that.
Then the CDC--and Biden--were planning the mass eugenics of disabled Americans.
Then Biden wanted all college graduates with student debt to die in poverty.
Then: Genocide Joe.
Not a peep about expanding healthcare during all of this, btw.
Nor any praise for Biden essentially ending drone warfare.
Nor any praise for Biden's pro-worker policies. Including Biden's use of trade to improve worker welfare (and environmental practices) overseas.
No praise for IRA, historic climate change legislation not just domestically but globally. No praise for cutting child poverty in half. No praise for anything.
The online "Left" should be ignored in perpetuity. Utterly useless group of people, unless we're taking about how they help fascists. They're great at that.
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I thought it was "valid critique and people expressing their frustration" when your audience was calling me "ukro Nazi banderite Destiny's whore ethno nationalist genocider" non stop
Same with calling @BoxLoner
a house n-word 🙃🙌
But now we are mad that @Whick (who actually moderates his chat) had @TheOmniLiberal who called you a Kapo/Self-hating Jew on his show? lmao
The audacity to call out Whick for double standards when you fucking gaslighted me for an hour that you are "free speech and I don't police my community" guy, just for me to see you very much moderate your audience and threatening bans if they call a fucking groyper stalker... a Jew stalker (playing of his name).
Bruh.
Blocking here too, because holy fucking shameless scumfuck behavior.
Silly me for ever treating you with charitability and respect .
Given what I know of you:
You claim to be anti-doxxing and then platform and defend doxxing and doxxers. (You admitted to me at Libcon that you hold a double standard because it benefits you).
You claim to have an issue with someone in my audience using the term "house n****a" or uncle tom but say nothing when someone calls me a Kapo/self-hating Jew right in front of your face.
You claim to be my friend and then repost videos where I'm called a "subhuman disgusting fucking loser."
So yeah I think you're more likely to play team sports and not actually hold yourself to the things you claim to believe in.
She is right to call out the double standards of the media.
🚨 BREAKING: AOC just called out the media for spending years fixated on Biden’s cognition while barely touching Trump’s very real cognitive decline and escalating erratic behavior.
None of this is normal. And pretending it is, is journalistic malpractice.
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NEW: The Senate is expected to vote (with enough votes) to pass BAAJA, a historical permitting reform bill!
We have compiled key reports and models that all point to BAAJA being a win for affordability and lowering electricity costs.
On transmission reform, by making it easier to move cheaper power to where its needed, we can clear grid congestion (that costs consumers more than $17 Billion), these new savings would lead to around ~350B from 2025-2050, which averages out to an annual amount of $50-$78 annually per household by 2040.
Having data centers pay their own way. A Fed working paper projects that data center demand will increase wholesale power prices >12% by 2028 without policy change. BAAJA would instead lead to $35- $136B in avoiding costs for other ratepayers, over 10 years, depending on how many states use their new authority under BAAJA.
Thanks to permitting streamlining, allowing cheaper power plants and transmission online years faster, it could reduce electric bills by $178 to $251 per year for the average household.
With permit certainty we can stop the attacks on clean energy, continued constraints on these projects could add an estimated $81.2 billion to household energy bills over the next 7 yrs.
There are more savings tucked into this large great bill! Let's get ready to pass BAAJA!
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The people who build the things that will actually decarbonize our energy supply are supporting BAAJA.
The people whose bread and butter is lawsuits are opposed to BAAJA.
I know which side I’d rather be on when history asks.
Several permitting scoops in @PunchbowlNews AM: Dozens of clean energy company CEOs, buyers and investors are urging senators to support cloture on BAAJA, arguing in a letter organized by AMPED that delay “means projects not built, jobs not created, and capital sent overseas.”
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Most important takeaway from Ezra Klein’s comments on the permitting reform bill:
Democrats just won in a blue tsunami on an affordability message.
BAAJA is a test of whether those campaign promises were real.
