John
Watching Hungary's new govt busily undo literally everything Orban did should make you realize how much of a fucking piece of shit President Joe Biden was.
May 27 at 1:52pmWeb
Show threadPaul RietschkaMay 27

@johnzajac Go say this on Bluesky and watch the Blue Anon crew descend on you like Hitchcock's "The Birds."

It's amazing how many still defend a man who was a terrible president, and will not even be remembered by history. The Trump era will be seen as an uninterrupted period from 2015-2029 (or longer), and schoolchildren will be amazed to be told, 50 years from now, that there was another president during the Trump period.

The Dem. party is a party of collaborators, not an actual opposition.

Show threadSteve HoldenMay 27
@johnzajac Fair point.
Show threadDave RahardjaMay 27
@johnzajac I feel the same way. What an utter disappointment. I wrote this at the end of his term: https://humancode.us/2025/01/20/biden-didnt-even-try
Biden: the Absent President who didn’t even try

As we wrap up Biden’s tenure, I can’t help but be utterly disappointed that he had powerful tools at his disposal, and used almost none of it to prevent the ascent of Fascism.

humancode.us
Show threadRobin PalotaiMay 27
@johnzajac reality check from Hungary, busy indeed, but will it work and to what extent, a different question. Some of those things are really entrenched. This is only the planning phase, with high hopes. Let's see. (And, well, not literally everything. There is some intersection)
Show threadJohnMay 27

@robinp

Yeah I know the new govt is Euro-centric center right, so not *literally* literally.

Still, they're doing more than Biden to shut that shit down, so ...

Show threadDerekMay 28
@johnzajac @robinp also, they have a supermajority, which makes a lot easier to just go do stuff
Show threadJohnMay 28

@deach @robinp

Like Obama did in 2009?

I forget - how many votes does it take to end the filibuster?

How many times have Dems filibustered successfully over the last 18 months?

🤔 🤷‍♂️

Show threadChristmas TreeMay 28
@johnzajac this hurts because it's true and I need to hear it