Trump signs Republican spending bill to avert government shutdown
www.theguardian.com
Bill passed Senate 54-46 but furious progressives accuse yes-vote senators of acquiescing to Trump

Summary

Democratic divisions intensified as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi sharply criticized Chuck Schumer for supporting a Republican-led funding bill to avoid a government shutdown.

AOC called Schumer’s decision a “betrayal,” urging Senate Democrats to reject the legislation backed by Trump and Elon Musk. Pelosi called the bill a “devastating assault” on working families.

Schumer defended his stance, arguing a shutdown would empower Trump and Musk further.

The controversy sparked suggestions among Democrats that AOC might challenge Schumer in a primary.

  • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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    5 days ago

    As someone that never trusted either party, this is the one way to get my vote.

    The Dems are 80% dusty skeletons desperate to simply stay in office. They don’t do a single thing in the interest of the people, otherwise this whole thing wouldn’t be an issue. F them and F the GOP twice as hard. They are very much also a part of how we all ended up here.

      • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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        4 days ago

        Oh no, I’m asking apathetic voters to be so apathetic that brands no longer matter either.

          • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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            4 days ago

            I would go into the game theory and political theory of this, but I fear you wouldn’t understand that either.

            It’s OK, if it happens, things would be so beyond fucked to get us to that point that it’s less of a “third party” and more of a “survivors” scenario.

                  • hansolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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                    4 days ago

                    Lemmy is not a reddit cesspool. Let’s be adults here.

                    I have a bachelor’s and master’s in this. My commentary is not some “trolling” attempt, this is a relativly informed, yet frustrated, opinion. We don’t have to agree, yet I feel like you’re not presenting an honest or forthright response.