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
    31·
    13 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·
        13 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·
          13 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·
            12 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·
              12 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.

              • the_crotch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                21·
                12 hours ago

                That’s when he stepped back

                More accurately, that’s when the press forced his hand and he was dragged out kicking and screaming

                highly competent

                Citation needed

                I enjoy when people say blue maga

                I do not enjoy when people treat their chosen party like it’s a sports team and root for them no matter how much they fuck up. That is what magas do and I don’t like magas. In other words, the shoe fits.