Party leader faces backlash over his decision to support Republican-led bill to avoid government shutdown

  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    95
    ·
    4 days ago

    Schumer said: “No, absolutely not,” adding, “Our caucus is united in fighting Donald Trump every step of the way.

    He then further elaborated that each step would be six months apart and accept Republican demands.

    • Billiam@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      63
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      4 days ago

      united

      If people are calling for you to step down, you’re not united.

      fighting Donald Trump

      Oh? How so? Because from where we’re sitting, you’ve not even begun to fight.

      Seriously. When are you gonna start?

  • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOP
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    77
    ·
    4 days ago

    We know. You would rather stay publically humiliated but still get your bribes from your owners.

  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    67
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    4 days ago

    Chuck Schumer has been in office since 1975. He’s been a senator since the Matrix came out. He’s also retirement age. As of 2025, Chuck Schumer’s net worth is estimated to be around $81 million.

    Just food for thought.

    • alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      20
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      4 days ago

      That was my thought, too. He can’t quit, because he has to help Israel.

      To be honest, if I were an American Jew, I would be getting worried. Right now, everything might seem fine and dandy. The immigrants, muslims, Latinos, trans and leftists are being targeted, not Jews.

      But Yaakov Shapiro already warned, the Zionist messaging is painting a target on the back of Jews, by telling the world that they are loyal to Israel instead of their own country, the USA.

      And when the fascists really have the power, then they won’t care about deporting poor Haitian and latino immigrants. They’ll just let them work for slave wages.

      No, they will start setting their sights on how to take stuff away from rich minorities.

      You just know Elon Musk will gladly take over Meta and OpenAI from Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman.

    • atomicbocks
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      4 days ago

      Corn syrup stays sticky at room temp and is easier to clean out of the carpet.

        • nomy@lemmy.zip
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          3 days ago

          Death? Tarring and feathering wasn’t an execution, it was a humiliation.

          • Gnugit@aussie.zone
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            3 days ago

            I’ve been lead to believe that to be correctly tar and feathered the tar must be applied thickly and to the whole naked body. This causes a slow and agonising death via the complete shut-down of normal skin function.

            • nomy@lemmy.zip
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              3 days ago

              I’ve found numerous cases of tarring and feathering and no intentional deaths. It was typically meant to humiliate someone rather than kill them, which is why it’s not considered a method of execution.

              What does “complete shut-down of normal skin function” mean?

              • Gnugit@aussie.zone
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                3 days ago

                The skin can’t breath or sweat under a full layer of tar and ends up like a full body case of advanced trench foot causing numerous complications.

                The context was medieval full body and naked tarring though and it was something I was told as a child around 40 years ago.

    • Fingolfinz@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      4 days ago

      We need to. It’s way past time of letting the dnc be the controlled opposition and the party needs to genuinely represent a populist platform

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    22
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    4 days ago

    The only time a neoliberal plants their feet and fights is when it’s against Dem voters

    They’re not on our fucking side.