Newsom reaches out to Homan.

[Swede]

[underpants]

1. Brutal.

[LuckyCharms]

2. Holy shit...

[Aviation Pro]

3. Burn

….

[tavernier]

4. Priceless!

[usonian]

5. Chyron: "Left's violent rhetoric" ???

Do they mean this?

• raising the minimum wage,
• expanding Social Security,
• guaranteeing health care as a human right,
• cutting the cost of prescription drugs,
• paid family and medical leave,
• equal pay for equal work,
• more affordable housing,
• making childcare and higher education affordable to all,
• taking on the existential threat of climate change.
• a government and an economy that works for all of us and not just the billionaire class and the Oligarchs.

And this: "I just bought a Bazooka. BE VERY AFRAID"

[Geechie]

9. I fixed it.

"left's rhetoric endangers violent law-enforcement"

[calimary]

13. Oh yeah. It's ALL OUR fault.

[ShazzieB]

18. Of course it is! Always. /s

[ReRe]

19. I presume Women's full reproductive rights fall under

"guaranteeing health care as a human right"?

[usonian]

21. I copied those items from a Bernie Sanders email on the Oligarchy tour.

They are mostly economic.
And what was not in the email was all over the actual speeches, along with AOC on most of the tour.

I have been under the weather this week, and "forgot" to stuff an entire platform into a short post.

SO HERE'S THE DEAL.

I posted suggestions for a NEW platform and talking points, thanks to the track record of the most recent

• Not in excellence, which it had in abundance, but
• Ability to get Democratic voters off the couch and attract the proverbial "undecideds"


https://www.democraticunderground.com/13244055




Remember, "perfectionism" basically sank Kamala Harris.
Oh, she's "Weak on Gaza", so stay home and elect Shitler Junior.

I remain,
imperfect

[ReRe]

22. No, usonian. You ARE perfect.

Do you hear me? I love your amazing graphic posts. I learn from you. I never thought of myself as a perfectionist, though.
Thank you for pointing that out to me.

[FakeNoose]

30. I want a Bazooka, and I want it RIGHT NOW!!!

[usonian]

37. Make 🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧"good bubble"? 🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧. Apologies to the sainted John Lewis.

🫧 Make bubbles not war. ☮️ 🫧

I'll be looking for one of those weapons today.

But not in Hobby Lobby, that's for damn sure.

[lastlib]

6. I love the smell of burning MAGAt flesh in the morning.

WTG, Gov. Newsom!

[rubbersole]

7. Yes.

That's going to leave a mark.

[BonnieJW]

8. I've seen dem laemakers complain that

Newsom is campaigning for 2028. If so, he has my vote. Do they think I would vote for those who are sitting on their hands? I'll vote for someone who fights, who makes noise and who makes sense. I don't live in NY, but AOC gets money from me. Same for Bernie.

[Meadowoak]

12. Newsom.has my vote, as well. Hopefully Andy Beshear for VP

[calimary]

14. And mine!

[ReRe]

15. Nope on Andy Beshear as Pres or VP

Kentucky needs him in the Senate. He knows exactly what Kentuckians need after two terms as governor.
If he runs for Senate, he'll win for sure.

[drmeow]

32. Agree in the sense that

Dems need to be strategic. When Obama named Janet Napolitano to be secretary of homeland security, they gave the Arizona governorship to a nasty Republican and also removed Arizona's best chance at the time to beat McCain. To this day I consider the strategic harm from that decision to overwhelmingly out weight any strategic benefit to naming someone from a southwestern state to that role. It was a shoot-yourself-in-the-foot kind of move!

Republicans would never do something like that. If they've got a foot in a blue state, they NEVER voluntarily give that up.

[ReRe]

38. That's right

That's exactly why we absolutely must grab McConnell's Senate seat. McConnell served the Republican Party and not his constituents for all those years. KY is Democratic-Senator starved. (I don't even know if Rand Paul (R) is up for election in 2026? He doesn't irk me like Mitch McConnell does right now.)

[drmeow]

39. Rand is not

the single biggest architect of the right wing coup of this country. McConnell's behavior with regard to the SCOTUS will go down in history as more egregious than anything Benedict Arnold did. We would not be in the position we are in now but for McConnell's deliberate, calculated, and treasonous behavior. I would have zero problem with him being tarred, feathered, drawn, and quartered!

[ReRe]

41. You and I are of the same mind

[ShazzieB]

20. I'd strongly consider voting for Newsom, too.

But if Illinois governor JB Pritzker runs, I might have to go with him. He's another Dem who knows how to stand up to Trump. Love my gov!

[BidenRocks]

34. I'd like to see JD run.

[ReRe]

17. I'd be interested to know

the names of democratic lawmakers who complain that Newsome is campaigning for President. To them, I'd say "So what? He's a Democrat isn't he?" I don't live in NY either and donate to AOC, and I have watched all of Bernie's Oligarc rallies!

[Prairie Gates]

10. Buuuuurn

I think one of the funnier things about the Homan bribe is how cheap he was. Guy was selling out his integrity for $50,000? It's almost comical. Newsom is right here to highlight the amount, which really shows how low rent these fucking creeps are. The paper bag is a nice added touch.

They are low-level and gross mafiosi.

[SalviaBlue]

11. Hilarious!

[Attilatheblond]

16. Best social media team in politics!

Turning the knife with a smile.

[mjvpi]

24. Agreed. It takes a village. And a leader who lets people do their job.

[GoodRaisin]

23. What a great response.

When that law goes into live I hope California police arrest them when they wear their masks.

[red dog 1]

25. Homan: "I believe federal law trumps state law every time"

Link to tweet

(I don't recall Congress passing any law allowing ICE agents to wear masks)

[Martin68]

26. Excellent!

[Cha]

27. WTG Gov Newsom!!!

[Gimpyknee]

28. So how much longer does Homan keep his job?

[Gimpyknee]

29. So how much longer does Homan keep his job?

Don’t hold your breath. Business as usual in Trump’s administration.

[crimycarny]

31. Newsom knows how to do it

So much of the time, the Democratic leadership's response to these ridiculous threats and lies is outrage, shock, and anger. All would be natural responses if the GOP were normal human beings. However, the GOP is not normal, and these sorts of outrageous lies and threats are a deliberate strategy to deflect. Democrats keep taking the bait. You can't argue facts with the GOP; they will simply lie. You can't get outraged, as that comes off as being on defense.

Sort of like what my mom used to call "getting a rise out of you". By getting angry, the Dems are allowing the GOP to "get a rise out of them."

Newsom doesn't take the bait. Newsom knows that exposing the absurdity is the way to put the GOP on defense. Newsom makes the GOP look like the idiots they are. Newsom will follow this up with the facts, but first sluffing off the GOP's threat or lie with a laugh.

I hope other Dems can learn from Newsom.

[Skittles]

35. WORTHY OF ITS OWN THREAD

HEAR, HEAR

[dalton99a]

33. Perfect.

[uponit7771]

36. Perfect.

[ReRe]

40. I love the way Newsome

takes what comes out of the Republican Party as a joke. It stops Republican ideas in their tracks. Laughing in their face makes immediate fools out of them. This one poked at Homan is hilarious!