Shahid Buttar
@shahbbles.bsky.social
Lawyer, DJ, MC, poet, grassroots organizer, won 81k votes in 2020 to serve San Francisco in Congress. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com
Democrats have been capitulating to authoritarianism for longer than most of them realize.
Fears of a fascist future overlook the present and past
Democracy in America died a long time ago, and Democratic presidents share the blame
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November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Democrats have been capitulating to authoritarianism for longer than most of them realize.
This pattern of so-called “leadership” is how we ended up with Trump in the White House.
Pelosi finally retires after forcing conservative politics on congressional Democrats for decades
“Journalists” are re-writing history today to serve a powerful political dynasty, cement a cult of personality, and further degrade the vestiges of democracy—and none of that is about Trump
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November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This pattern of so-called “leadership” is how we ended up with Trump in the White House.
That example encouraged my 2018-2022 challenges to Pelosi, but I discovered the hard way that most voters (and journalists) are fools beholden to cults of personality.
Pelosi finally retires after forcing conservative politics on congressional Democrats for decades
“Journalists” are re-writing history today to serve a powerful political dynasty, cement a cult of personality, and further degrade the vestiges of democracy—and none of that is about Trump
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
That example encouraged my 2018-2022 challenges to Pelosi, but I discovered the hard way that most voters (and journalists) are fools beholden to cults of personality.
To think the Democrats have rehabilitated their brand mistakes politics for policy. They won some recent elections, but haven’t yet proved they can mount effective opposition.
7 ways Democrats made Donald Trump president
Constitutional terrorism has sadly bipartisan origins
shahidbuttar.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
To think the Democrats have rehabilitated their brand mistakes politics for policy. They won some recent elections, but haven’t yet proved they can mount effective opposition.
Why be surprised at this point?
"Journalism" has fueled the rise of bipartisan fascism in America
Journalists embracing disinformation—usually to serve Wall Street and the Pentagon—made democracy a predictable casualty
shahidbuttar.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Why be surprised at this point?
Welcome to America!
A Constitution in crisis
Our courts were co-opted before, but are now being reduced to observers by an executive branch hellbent on destroying the rule of law
shahidbuttar.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Welcome to America!
You’re not wrong, but pretending that it was ever anything more than a vehicle for systemic injustice requires indulging a lot of bipartisan lies.
The tragedy of cults of personality
The Democratic Party is riding a wave of enthusiasm, despite remaining committed to right wing goals
shahidbuttar.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
You’re not wrong, but pretending that it was ever anything more than a vehicle for systemic injustice requires indulging a lot of bipartisan lies.
It is outrageous.
If anyone ever gets arrested for this, it should be the politicians from *both* corporate political parties who have claimed these unconstitutional powers to kill without charge or trial.
If anyone ever gets arrested for this, it should be the politicians from *both* corporate political parties who have claimed these unconstitutional powers to kill without charge or trial.
Trump’s arbitrary assassinations were enabled by Democrats
Observers reacted to Trump’s assassination of suspected drug traffickers presumptively described as terrorists, forgetting how Obama and his enablers cheered analogous drone strikes
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October 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It is outrageous.
If anyone ever gets arrested for this, it should be the politicians from *both* corporate political parties who have claimed these unconstitutional powers to kill without charge or trial.
If anyone ever gets arrested for this, it should be the politicians from *both* corporate political parties who have claimed these unconstitutional powers to kill without charge or trial.