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Angry American Guy

@angryamericanguy.bsky.social

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I write to help my mental health, I publish to hopefully help others' mental health. Luigi is a national treasure. I am anti-zionist, not anti-semitic, nazis can fuck off. https://angryamericanguy.substack.com

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Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 24d

"Here’s the truth: centrism’s failings are not the end of the story. Their strategies have failed time and time again. This has only made people hungrier for real change, for universal healthcare, for less inequality, and for accountability"

Again, free for all to read

Centrism's Failure

From Sanders' Sabotage, to Trumps Triumph

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Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 3h

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Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 3h

Throw the bone to the voters after the corporations have eaten the meat kind of thing.

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Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 3h

When there is a critical mass of corporate dems, they can effectively ignore the progressive wing and progressives will go along to get along. The ACA was an improvement, it achieved some of the stated goals, but it was a stopgap to prevent real progress. To me, it is iconic neoliberalism.

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 3h

It was, more or less, a plan from Mass. but there was almost no Republican support, hell Romney took years to even admit it was his plan that Dems reused. The problem is that it doesn't need to be all of them, some Dems don't take AIPAC money, but they will still vote on the party line, same effect.

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 4h

I don't even think it was about reaching across the aisle, more that both sides loves getting donations from insurance companies, who were the biggest winners by far.

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 4h

Actually laughed out loud. It woke up my dog.

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 4h

At what point do pitchforks and torches become acceptable tools of protest?

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 5h

Has anything good come from opening the floodgates on sports betting?

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 6h

youtu.be/aTSUMD-VCqg?...

This is what centrists do, they will squirm around with their garbage takes and dress up republican talking points. We already all do have access to health care, we just can't fucking afford it.

Abdul El-Sayed cares about everyone having health care, not just access to it

Centrist Dems Push Anti-Government Healthcare BS

YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

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Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 7h

Maybe we should normalize politicians releasing their own dirty laundry. The political landscape will be wild if we follow old patterns with the new access to information social media provides. Releasing your own shit at least allows you to control timing and initial framing. It is also just honest.

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 8h

Y'all know that we wouldn't even have the problem of insurance premiums doubling if we just went with Medicare for All. Of course we should fight for the subsidies until we get a better system, but the ACA is still trash, it just happens to be better than what it replaced.

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Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 9h

We are seeing the dem establishment double down on Israel and AIPAC, on neoliberalism, and on pro-corporate candidates, again. They are not going to be moved by the will of the people, so we need to move them out of office. Centrists have lost 2/3 times against Trump, and we deserve better.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

Exactly what all DC Dems should be doing

Democrats @democrats.org · 10h

Trump’s tearing down the East Wing to build himself a $350M ballroom while Americans struggle to afford health care.

Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10h

Broadview PD instructed us to go into the “free speech zone” early. Last week, they told us to go into the street and then we got beat with batons.

We’ll see what happens!

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Piston Developers 🍿🥤🐸 @pistondeveloper.bsky.social · 15h

Big tech advertises their brands as if they are necessary. Yet, their infrastructure depends on Free/Open Software.

This is a business model that young spoiled rich kids are taught in school: "Privatize the gains, socialize the costs". They learn to prey on society, those who produce value.

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Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 21h

The point being missed is that if they can't be billionaires, none of that matters. Nobody should have that kind of power, it is just irresponsible as a society.

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 21h

I vote we just don't import it at all. I don't really want hoof and mouth/prion diseases running around.

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, that's literally the problem we're talking about.

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 21h

It shouldn't exist as it does currently, that much is certain.

Angry American Guy @angryamericanguy.bsky.social · 21h

This seems like the obvious non-radical solution. Not sure why it is so difficult to understand.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

FUN FACT: Saturday’s peaceful protests were 14 times bigger than both of Trump's inaugurations combined. #NoKings

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Even that garbage deal they had this wknd, which was embarrassing to them. And the crowds were not big at all. But when you look at signs and they're all made professionally in a printing shop, some guy is paying for all that stuff ... they're going crazy because they're getting paid"

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 1d

I called on @nationalgrid.bsky.social & @eversource.bsky.social to keep electricity & heat on for federal workers & contractors while they miss paychecks during the GOP shutdown.

Nat. Grid responded with a payment plan opportunity—call 1-800-322-3223 for more.

I'll keep fighting to support you.

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Piston Developers 🍿🥤🐸 @pistondeveloper.bsky.social · 1d

People of the US: Don't forget to organize! Power is something you give other people.

Institutions will not protect you because the fascists can go after individuals using the tools of the government.

Don't wait for somebody to "save you" before organizing.

Follow the frogs! 🐸🐸🐸

#resist

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Marquette! Great to see a packed house in the UP. Folks here know better than anyone that everyone deserves healthcare as a right, not a privilege.

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LeftwardSwing 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 ♿ @leftwardswing.bsky.social · 1d

Stop supporting people who don't support single payer #MedicareForAll.

"Health expenditures per person in the U.S. were $13,432 in 2023, which was over $3,700 more than any other high-income nation."
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How does health spending in the U.S. compare to other countries? - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker

This chart collection examines how U.S. health spending compares to health spending in other similarly large, wealthy OECD countries using the OECD Health Statistics database.

www.healthsystemtracker.org

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