Robert Reich
Byrnensorg🇮🇪🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰@rbreich Yes I do note quite a bit of silence, it's quite deafening in fact. The loudest silence I have ever heard.
Bill Zaumen@byrnensorg @rbreich For those outside the U.;S., what people are saying is not the same as what the media is by and large showing. It is kind of like "Martin Luther King had a dream, while right now we are having a nightmare."
@bzdev @rbreich Well all I can say is they must have the media pretty well sewn up, because I am seeing nothing, even on the minor channels. True we see but a fraction of the word on the street there but there's something more to it, a kind of stunned silence, but you would expect dissenting comments to filter out somewhere from some of the bigger names, if only to sensationalise it, it's like the rest of US politics is on mute.
For starters (and this is just about the current outrage - what people I know are saying about is is far harsher):
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/minneapolis-federal-agents-misconduct-protesters.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/minnesota-protests-enter-3rd-week-as-immigration-raids-continue
@byrnensorg @rbreich To add a bit more, while the link I found was from August, here's an example of how we are pushing back against Trump. Basically, most if not all of my elected representatives and officials are on the same page.
Six Months into Second Trump Administration, Attorney General Bonta Reports California’s Litigation Has Restored Over $168 Billion in Funding to the State
Attorney General Bonta is challenging the Trump Administration’s illegal actions to dismantle the federal government, withhold services and funding, and strip Californians of their constitutional rights SACRAMENTO – Since President Trump took office on January 20, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Department of Justice (DOJ) have acted as a first and last line of defense against an onslaught of illegal executive orders, baseless actions, and wholesale dismantling of our government and the rule of law.