cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/48345159

When he launched his campaign last week for a Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat, Representative Seth Moulton made sure that one of his first moves was to announce that he is returning campaign donations that he received from individuals affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and would no longer accept campaign support from the group. Also last week, popular podcast hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan pressed Senator Cory Booker to answer whether he considered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal; The Ringer’s Van Lathan told Governor Gavin Newsom that Lathan would not support a 2028 candidate who took money from AIPAC, resulting in the governor literally squirming and using the word “interesting” repeatedly; radio host Charlamagne tha God asked Governor Josh Shapiro if AIPAC donations improperly influence U.S. decisions on Israeli-Palestinian issues; and MSNBC’s Eugene Daniels asked Kamala Harris if Israel’s actions over the last two years constitute genocide.

    • the_crotch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      41·
      9 hours ago

      Yeah, you’re right. Biden absolutely prevented a second trump term. He wasn’t just keeping the seat warm, he actually made some very effective changes that totally worked. How could I fall for such blatant right wing propanda?

      • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldEnglish
        13·
        9 hours ago

        American voters voted Trump in.

        Biden was probably the best or the second best president since Carter but people chose to believe he did nothing because they ignored everything he did.

        • the_crotch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          31·
          9 hours ago

          I would have been happy if he’d prevented a second trump term, or mitigated the potential damage by dialimg down the expansions of executive power that bush and Obama gave themselves. He didn’t do that. He didn’t even try. I suspect he didn’t do that because he was controlled opposition. Either way, fuck him. He has a much bigger share of the blame than any individual voter.

            • the_crotch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              31·
              9 hours ago

              Unless he won by 1 vote I’d say the guy who facilitated him running in the first place has a way bigger pile of blame

              • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldEnglish
                13·
                9 hours ago

                I think Trump is the guy who decided that Trump ran though.

                Or do you believe that the president currently in power should decide which of his opponents are allowed to run?

                • the_crotch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  31·
                  8 hours ago

                  I think if his opponent was convicted of 34 felonies and led an assault on the capitol he has better options than saying “vote for me, I’m not as bad!”

                  He also could have prepared for a possible trump win and mitigated the damage by returning presidential powers to pre-9/11 levels

                  But I guess showing up at the debate acting like he was mid stroke and rambling about his golf skills was almost as good, SatansMaggotyBlueMaga

                  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldEnglish
                    13·
                    8 hours ago

                    That’s when he stepped back and Harris stepped up and people looked between a highly competent woman and Trump and voted Trump or decided not to vote.

                    I’ve said this before but I enjoy when people say blue maga because I tag their account as such and know they aren’t going to add value to any conversation.

                    Especially when they use it as a personal insult.