I'm reading "On Tyranny".by Timothy Snyder. What we all do grows freedom. Very good.
🔸️Do not obey In advance🔸️Defend institutions🔸️Beware the one-party state🔸️Take responsibility for the face of the world🔸️Remember professional ethics🔸️Be wary of paramilitaries🔸️Be reflective if you must be armed🔸️Stand out🔸️Be kind to our language🔸️Believe in truth🔸️Investigate🔸️Make eye contact and small talk🔸️Practice corporeal politics🔸️Establish a private life🔸️Contribute to good causes🔸️Learn from peers in other countries🔸️Listen for dangerous words🔸️Be calm when the unthinkable arrives🔸️Be a patriot🔸️Be as courageous as you can
People are asking for specifics. HOW to best make noise. Call their senators? Take to the streets? Flaming poop bags at Mar a Lago? If someone has 15 min a day, what do they do with it?
My question exactly. I am limited physically, and all my legislators are Dem. Do they really need encouragement? But I am fast on a keyboard. Aim me somewhere I can make a difference. I've got friends in the same boat and we know how to coordinate.
On the Indivisible call this week, Eliz Warren said *do* push your Dem reps. They fight harder when they know their constituents are paying attention. She said get them to fight on everything when they are in the minority.
What can we do if we are not represented by Dems? I’m out here south of Chicago in a sea of red and those of us ‘blue folk’ have no idea what to do or where to turn. It’s frustrating but I’m ready to march!
I attended the first Indivisible meeting in my city yesterday. Great info on how to be active right now, from home. Download the 5 Calls app on your phone. We learned that Dem reps need to be pushed too — makes them fight harder when they know their constituents are interested/concerned about an issue. And GOP reps, even when hearing from Dem constituents, get the same message. They have to get reelected too.
We need a more robust 24/7/365 pro-democracy media we discussed yesterday, but we also need a more aggressive Democratic Party-led strategy to engage Democratic voters in all 50 states to drive turnout in every election, in every state. The Democratic Party and our Presidential campaigns have to be more than just 7 battleground states.
Trump’s cabinet is a gaggle of extremists, Logan Act violations, and monsters willing to happily kill millions of people. This will go down as the largest natural disaster in American history, maybe the world.
The vindictive wanna be dictator just threw out there that he is collecting names of military leaders from the Afghanistan withdrawal for the purpose of court marshall... more production for his base. Something the media can chase til the next bread crumb. Doubt it has any legs but the media will eat it up!
Trump is the one that handled Afghanistan to the Taiiban before Biden was elected.
Ben, I love MTN's content, and I've been following your posts for years. I have to call you out on a term you are misusing. A pedophile, according to the DSM-IV, is someone who is sexually attracted to prepubescent children. In this case, the victim was 17, so not prepubescent. Let's just call Matt Gaetz an alleged sex offender. Using terms correctly is essential for credibility, as the right constantly misuses this word. I appreciate your dedication to democracy!
maybe flump is rushing through to get his nonsense in while the economy has not reacted to his chaos? this way he can convince people that his policies work - they believed all the other nonsense flowing from his mouth
we cannot rely on supreme court for anything and he knows it -
The stock market is reacting.... the trigger was Gaetz... the Afghanistan witch hunt may be next... tfg put in place the mess in Afghanistan... remember he had the taliban visit him at Camp David before he left office
Hey Marsha.......Ben knows what he is doing.......Su Tzu is the most respected military stragegist in history. I have read and studied his teachings. I can tell you this that is takes months and maybe years to plan,build up suppies, make your battle plan, build fortifications etc...........that battle may last only a few hours. You are in the right place at the right time. The call for action will go down when the time is right....alot of confusion right now......a retreat is a good thing.......take care of yoursef and your closest loved ones for now.
Other groups are already telling people to reach out to their representatives to say release the results of the Gaetz investigation, vote no to recess, vote no to HR 9495….
Ben pointed out the narcisstic basis for Trumps actions........so let him self destruct before our eyes for awhile......get resistance together for the main drive ahead..
The Womens March and Move On have been front line since the Iraq War....
It will all come together.......there is no other choice.
I'm not that physically able, but if anyone organizes marches across the nation during inauguration, I'll figure out how to get to one. And it will trigger That Idiot's narcissism to know that more people turned out for that than his inauguration.
Although elon may have turned twitter into a maga paradise, nothing is stopping moderates and the left from forming armies of volunteer-citizens from going onto every lie-spewing maga and conservative channel, page, space, podcast, etc and taking over their comments sections with comments that include actual facts and links to factual information.
As it is now, the trump supporters, including some people that aren't magas, have heard ZERO factual information regarding Kamala's policies and position, and instead, they heard outrageous lies and skewed information, and when I presented some of them with facts, they were surprised and confused, but some get so ticked-off that they reported me and got my comments removed.
So if people went to the oppositions own turf in the comment sections with talking points sent to them everyday, although some people would be deleted, reported, blocked, and banned, it would be impossible to do that to everyone if they are commenting on each and every video posted, tweets, and on misinformation posts comments sections by the hundreds, and if they get kicked off, they would tag ten people to go in and take their place.
That's how we get factual information to people who will, for whatever reasons, never google or factcheck anything, so the commenters supplying factual information would be giving them that info without them having to do anything other than watch and listen to right wing videos, podcasts, etc, which is what they do anyway.
This strategy has been successfully used in other sectors where grifters and con-artists who pose as good people are running rampant and makjng a fortune end up being exposed, so there is no reason that a coordinated effort of this type wouldnt work in the political sector.
Key point is to start the message with what they value and will loose....Medicare, disability, food, meameat, due to exporting so many immigrants, etc.....
14th Amendment to Constitution: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability." Or is Trump somehow immune as he's apparently been to other legalities of this country?
The Constitution is interpreted by the Supreme Court. However, Joe Biden is still the President of the United States, until Jan 20, 2025. He has sworn an oath to protect and preserve the Constitution. And he is charged with enforcing the law of the land. Joe could take Executive Action to apply this provision and deny Trump the White House. Preferably before Jan 6. And the Supreme Court has already ruled that the President has immunity from any official acts. So Joe can't be prosecuted for this action.
The Supremes even anticipated the President ordering a hit on anyone who is deemed to be a "clear and present danger" to the country. Joe could have Trump exiled or imprisoned or even executed.
Will he do this? Should he do this? It is perfectly clear that Trump "engaged in insurrection". He did it in public! 300 million Americans watched him commit treason--live on TV!
I'm reading "On Tyranny".by Timothy Snyder. What we all do grows freedom. Very good.
🔸️Do not obey In advance🔸️Defend institutions🔸️Beware the one-party state🔸️Take responsibility for the face of the world🔸️Remember professional ethics🔸️Be wary of paramilitaries🔸️Be reflective if you must be armed🔸️Stand out🔸️Be kind to our language🔸️Believe in truth🔸️Investigate🔸️Make eye contact and small talk🔸️Practice corporeal politics🔸️Establish a private life🔸️Contribute to good causes🔸️Learn from peers in other countries🔸️Listen for dangerous words🔸️Be calm when the unthinkable arrives🔸️Be a patriot🔸️Be as courageous as you can
I'm ready to make his life miserable for 4 years
As the great Cosmo Kramer would say, “Giddy-up!” I’m on board.
Trump is perfectly capable of destroying himself, but we can help him along. And then we’ll snatch back the country from his wee orange digits.
JDV is the real danger..
100%. The terror has been unleashed.
People are asking for specifics. HOW to best make noise. Call their senators? Take to the streets? Flaming poop bags at Mar a Lago? If someone has 15 min a day, what do they do with it?
My question exactly. I am limited physically, and all my legislators are Dem. Do they really need encouragement? But I am fast on a keyboard. Aim me somewhere I can make a difference. I've got friends in the same boat and we know how to coordinate.
On the Indivisible call this week, Eliz Warren said *do* push your Dem reps. They fight harder when they know their constituents are paying attention. She said get them to fight on everything when they are in the minority.
What can we do if we are not represented by Dems? I’m out here south of Chicago in a sea of red and those of us ‘blue folk’ have no idea what to do or where to turn. It’s frustrating but I’m ready to march!
OK that's great to know, thanks! We have a whole team here well practiced in writing the Congress critters. We'll get on that. Especially Senators.
I attended the first Indivisible meeting in my city yesterday. Great info on how to be active right now, from home. Download the 5 Calls app on your phone. We learned that Dem reps need to be pushed too — makes them fight harder when they know their constituents are interested/concerned about an issue. And GOP reps, even when hearing from Dem constituents, get the same message. They have to get reelected too.
I always make it very clear I'm an independent voter. Earn my damn vote already. Sheesh
Yes there must be clear path worked out. Perhaps later a national vote no electors
Once we get through this crisis this is definitely an amendment we have to push.
The DNC Presidental Campaign
- Silence for 3 years, 9 months
- Campaign 3 months in swing states
The RNC Presidential Campaign
- 4 years constant FOX campaign for GOP's
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We need a more robust 24/7/365 pro-democracy media we discussed yesterday, but we also need a more aggressive Democratic Party-led strategy to engage Democratic voters in all 50 states to drive turnout in every election, in every state. The Democratic Party and our Presidential campaigns have to be more than just 7 battleground states.
Trump’s cabinet is a gaggle of extremists, Logan Act violations, and monsters willing to happily kill millions of people. This will go down as the largest natural disaster in American history, maybe the world.
The vindictive wanna be dictator just threw out there that he is collecting names of military leaders from the Afghanistan withdrawal for the purpose of court marshall... more production for his base. Something the media can chase til the next bread crumb. Doubt it has any legs but the media will eat it up!
Trump is the one that handled Afghanistan to the Taiiban before Biden was elected.
Ben, I love MTN's content, and I've been following your posts for years. I have to call you out on a term you are misusing. A pedophile, according to the DSM-IV, is someone who is sexually attracted to prepubescent children. In this case, the victim was 17, so not prepubescent. Let's just call Matt Gaetz an alleged sex offender. Using terms correctly is essential for credibility, as the right constantly misuses this word. I appreciate your dedication to democracy!
Sorry but sex offender doesn't quite cut it, as it sounds like the victim is adult when they are not.
Ephebophile; the person attracted to 14 -17 year old children.
Sex offender.
sex offender
Be nicer to see “registered” added to that term.
Ephebophile
80+, and I'm all in!
maybe flump is rushing through to get his nonsense in while the economy has not reacted to his chaos? this way he can convince people that his policies work - they believed all the other nonsense flowing from his mouth
we cannot rely on supreme court for anything and he knows it -
The stock market is reacting.... the trigger was Gaetz... the Afghanistan witch hunt may be next... tfg put in place the mess in Afghanistan... remember he had the taliban visit him at Camp David before he left office
You are not telling us how to do any of the stuff you are suggesting. Make our voice heard how exactly?
Hey Marsha.......Ben knows what he is doing.......Su Tzu is the most respected military stragegist in history. I have read and studied his teachings. I can tell you this that is takes months and maybe years to plan,build up suppies, make your battle plan, build fortifications etc...........that battle may last only a few hours. You are in the right place at the right time. The call for action will go down when the time is right....alot of confusion right now......a retreat is a good thing.......take care of yoursef and your closest loved ones for now.
Other groups are already telling people to reach out to their representatives to say release the results of the Gaetz investigation, vote no to recess, vote no to HR 9495….
Ben pointed out the narcisstic basis for Trumps actions........so let him self destruct before our eyes for awhile......get resistance together for the main drive ahead..
The Womens March and Move On have been front line since the Iraq War....
It will all come together.......there is no other choice.
I'm not that physically able, but if anyone organizes marches across the nation during inauguration, I'll figure out how to get to one. And it will trigger That Idiot's narcissism to know that more people turned out for that than his inauguration.
Go to Womens March online. They have actions planned.
Thank you!
That was to get people to click on the link. That's it.
Although elon may have turned twitter into a maga paradise, nothing is stopping moderates and the left from forming armies of volunteer-citizens from going onto every lie-spewing maga and conservative channel, page, space, podcast, etc and taking over their comments sections with comments that include actual facts and links to factual information.
As it is now, the trump supporters, including some people that aren't magas, have heard ZERO factual information regarding Kamala's policies and position, and instead, they heard outrageous lies and skewed information, and when I presented some of them with facts, they were surprised and confused, but some get so ticked-off that they reported me and got my comments removed.
So if people went to the oppositions own turf in the comment sections with talking points sent to them everyday, although some people would be deleted, reported, blocked, and banned, it would be impossible to do that to everyone if they are commenting on each and every video posted, tweets, and on misinformation posts comments sections by the hundreds, and if they get kicked off, they would tag ten people to go in and take their place.
That's how we get factual information to people who will, for whatever reasons, never google or factcheck anything, so the commenters supplying factual information would be giving them that info without them having to do anything other than watch and listen to right wing videos, podcasts, etc, which is what they do anyway.
This strategy has been successfully used in other sectors where grifters and con-artists who pose as good people are running rampant and makjng a fortune end up being exposed, so there is no reason that a coordinated effort of this type wouldnt work in the political sector.
Key point is to start the message with what they value and will loose....Medicare, disability, food, meameat, due to exporting so many immigrants, etc.....
That is a great way of spreading the truth.
I think that the Alien Super Show would be a great way of starting the conversation.
Link https://youtu.be/RwmcVRiCzPs?si=CLSKoWMkHeKb1D_0
That is a super idea, as soon as possible.
My first Substack. 😁Thanks Ben.
Can we do anything to stop this travesty? Can states demand recounts?
If they can do it they would have already.
14th Amendment to Constitution: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability." Or is Trump somehow immune as he's apparently been to other legalities of this country?
The Constitution is interpreted by the Supreme Court. However, Joe Biden is still the President of the United States, until Jan 20, 2025. He has sworn an oath to protect and preserve the Constitution. And he is charged with enforcing the law of the land. Joe could take Executive Action to apply this provision and deny Trump the White House. Preferably before Jan 6. And the Supreme Court has already ruled that the President has immunity from any official acts. So Joe can't be prosecuted for this action.
The Supremes even anticipated the President ordering a hit on anyone who is deemed to be a "clear and present danger" to the country. Joe could have Trump exiled or imprisoned or even executed.
Will he do this? Should he do this? It is perfectly clear that Trump "engaged in insurrection". He did it in public! 300 million Americans watched him commit treason--live on TV!
Comfort to enemies...galor
I love this channel. Yes a live this 3 future beautiful people.
Mark Cuban should offer the Republican senate leaders 1 million dollars if they make a pledge to say F YOU to all dirty Donnie's picks for cabinet 😉