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Gerrymandering an existential threat to democracy

 The correct response to a corrupt action should never ever be to copy the corrupted action, The correct response to a corrupt action is to rectify the corrupt action. Democrats have fought with imitation of the Republicans for too long and this is a practice they must stop. if people are to take them seriously as a political party. We need to be less reactionary; We need to be acting every moment. We need to be showing up regardless of the election year. Which is why we should invest in national redistricting laws that are neutral in nature. Because well yes States have the right to determine how elections are run, They do not have a right to determine how to disenfranchise people 401 political party or the other, Freedom of political affiliation to me is similar to freedom of religion and that it gives you the choice, The Liberty and the freedom of picking your party or not.

America is the land of freedom and Liberty for all regardless of political party.

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The NEXT President of the United States

 If we wish to restore the soul of the country that we all hold dear This is something we simply must do. We must not hold on to what George Washington would call the spirit of revenge. For that is what will undo America. We must continue to remember We are a union; We are the United States of America.

 There will be a time after Donald Trump and the Republicans, he is not forever.

You and me we are enough to see it through.

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The working-class shift,How COVID19 cost Democrats the Presidency

This is what largely accounts for the working-class shift, You take the uneven recovery with the inflationary pressure felt. somebody without a bachelor's degree would have been struggling at the time. Combined that with the messaging from the White House, along with an over focus on the middle class and not the working class. It is easy to see. Why, the shift in working people happened? Particularly low-income people who as illustrated by this graph had longer and more sustained job losses.

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Freedom of Religion We have forgotten

To work and build our own American dream, not having the American dream imposed upon us.

Our culture is the world, we have never been defined by religion, we have never been defined by class or  race. What has driven America is the struggle, the need for equality for all of us to be treated as equal as humanly possible. as unfortunate as it is there are some among us who would seek to see things become less equal, to see us fighting amongst ourselves. Because for them it's beneficial, they thrive, and we fight over their scraps. Americans have always deserved better than  that behavior, we revolted from a king for that kind of behavior. As Americans as our history has taught us, we should set aside our petty differences of religion. Focusing  instead on what similarities there are between all of the religions believe it or not they all do share commonalities. I'm quite often, the commonality are more frequent than the not.

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The Plastics problem, unspoken solutions

The second thing we have to accomplish is making a massive investment and push in our society, political system and manufacturing facilities towards biopolymers, but investing in the recycling program and rehabilitating it We can decrease the amount of new plastics being introduced while simultaneously increasing the amounts we develop in biopolymers, by using this dual approach we can transition off of the olefin plastics everybody hates. While biopolymers have come a long way over the years there is still research to be done so they can surpass other types of plastics. As well with biopolymers we can use them to replace the subsidies farmers now enjoy from ethanol because we also want to transition away from gas and oil entirely, we don't want our farmers to suffer because we want a better world.

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The unrepresented majority of America

To fix this country we must, hold our political leaders accountable, move to a public funding for elections and remove the ability ALL PAC spending, The problem with money in politics didn't start with citizens United It began in the 1970s after the Wealthy got sick of paying their fair share and decided we are not worth their money. So since the 1970s the wealthiest tax rate has continued to go down. As a result they have personally ran up the credit card of the country, for their decades of tax breaks. And they expect us to vimo off their debt, as if there's some sort of bad roommate who spent all their money and now needs a $50. At this point I'm calling for 90% tax rate on the top 1% not because they need to be penalized but because if we don't, The country will go bankrupt. But don't worry They got all the crypto in the world you'll need.

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Occupied Washington DC, Reunion day.

 There is however is one dividing line among the people of this country namely your tax bracket, The haves and Have not’s. The oligarchy class Is seeking the destruction of the Union, represented by Republicans Donald J. Trump and some right-wing Democrats. They seek to divide us on race, religion, humanity socioeconomic status and any other label they can stick on you.

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Gerrymandering not the correct path for America!

the newest trend emerging, gerrymandering a state. Again they are limiting your freedom of choice and choosing which side gets to win, they are they're essentially eliminating freedom of choice. Instead of gerrymander you will no longer have the choice between a Democrat, a Republican or an independent. Regardless of where you fall in the Overton window your choice will be made for you. By designing districts to predetermine outcomes, politicians strip voters of real choice. Any leader who advocates gerrymandering   in their own state or someone else’s  is confessing they don’t believe in free and fair elections. They’re terrified of genuine competition because it threatens their jobs, their power and the comforts of elected office. Their rallying cry that “we must gerrymander everywhere or we won’t have fair elections” is a decades‑long misdirection meant to normalize this abuse.

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The Wage war on Wealth Tax Plan

Hello! to the fine people of Minnesota District 6, Austin Winkelman is Back with a new message. Wage war on the wealth Tax The wealthy, Save the country. Now what does this mean? Wage war on the wealthy? To put it in simple terms, we tax the wealthy at exorbitant rates. Simply Because when the 1% had a chance to Pay their fair share, they turned it down and took a tax break instead. Simply, the government is going broke Because we are taxing the poor, who have nothing as it stands. It has gotten to the point where they have cut everything possible, Healthcare for the Elderly; Food programs for those in need including for children, the elderly, and working-class people everywhere; as well as the federal government staff to just make everything not function as well. Because it is pretty easy to point at the government and say it does not work when you do not fund it. so how do we fund the federal government? We tax the wealthy.

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The Illusion of Choice: Overlapping Donors Between Centrist Democrats and Conservative Republicans

In American politics, voters are often presented with two seemingly opposed options: Democrats and Republicans. Yet beneath the surface of partisan rhetoric lies a web of shared financial interests that binds key factions of both parties together. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the overlapping donor networks of centrist Democrats—often influenced by think tanks like Third Way—and conservative Republicans, many of whom align with the Heritage Foundation.

This report explores how shared donors, particularly wealthy individuals and corporate PACs, contribute to both Third Way-aligned Democrats and Heritage Foundation-backed Republicans. It reveals how such dual-sided giving shapes policy outcomes, mutes transformative change, and narrows the scope of political choice available to the American public.

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The Illusion of Choice: How Elite Networks Hijacked American Democracy

We’ve all been told that America’s political divide is between left and right, Democrat and Republican, red and blue. But what if that’s just a distraction? What if the real divide isn’t horizontal, but vertical — between the powerful few at the top and the rest of us at the bottom?

As we dig into the connections between Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and the political ideology known as the “Third Way,” a disturbing pattern emerges: both major parties may have been co-opted by overlapping elite interests that maintain power through a carefully managed illusion of choice. This isn’t about conspiracy — it’s about structure, incentives, and the quiet machinery of influence.

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Legislative Obstruction Tactics in the U.S. Congress

Common Tactics Used by the Minority Party:

1.      Motion to Recommit – A last-minute move to send a bill back to committee, forcing delays or last-minute changes.

2.      Demanding Recorded Votes – Requesting roll call votes on procedural motions and amendments to consume time.

3.      Filibuster by Amendment – Offering numerous amendments to a bill to prolong debate (especially in the House Committee of the Whole).

4.      Raising Points of Order – Challenging procedural rules to force rulings by the Speaker or Parliamentarian, delaying progress.

5.      Motion to Adjourn – Repeatedly moving to adjourn, forcing votes on each motion to slow proceedings.

6.      Obstructing Unanimous Consent – Objecting to routine legislative actions to force formal debate or votes.

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Neo-Nazi Party of America

 If we want the America that continues to punch Nazi Basterds in the face, we need a diverse coalition of Americans to stand with us. I am just going to say this over and over; we cannot be ready with I told you, maybe it will sink in. the people of America have the power to tear the Fascists down, our union will tear the Fascist down.

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The Neo-Nazi White House

Elon Musk’s Nazi salute, yes that is what it was. End of story, if you do not believe me; go to work and do it Infront of everyone, see what happens. I dare you. I mean, they think you are all so dumb you will never call them on being Neo-Nazis; they handed you a picture of a Nazi salute in front of the POTUS podium, for gods sake use it every day for the next four years.

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Resist the reds

·         Rule One: DON’T BE ALONE! Organize an off-line group meet publicly and in person, your local library has rooms you can reserve hang out, chat and have coffee.

·         Rule Two: DON’T MAKE IT EASY! Resist, this is key. Don’t let them push you around fight back by any non-violent means possible, protest, sue, shut down the government if that’s what it take. Don’t make it easy.

·         Rule Three: NEVER USE VIOLENCE! The use of violence may seem like the best and safest path, but any violence used on them will be played back upon us 10-fold, we must resist the use of violence until it is bestowed upon us, everyone has a red-line, mine is violence against my fellow Americans. How about you?

 

Resist The Reds!

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Welcome to the Chaos!

The next four years don’t have to be defined by fear. They’re an opportunity to resist the powers that be. to build a world that works for all of us. Not just for the few, not just for the majority, but for everyone.

We can redefine ourselves. We can redefine our party. This is an advantage we have because right now, we don’t have a single leader, and that means we get to decide who we want to be.

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Why Elon Musk?

Why, is Elon handed the phone to  talk to world leader’s, why not the VP-elect JD Vance?

Why, Elon?

Together we can Resist the Oligarcy!  

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The Amaerican Oligarchy

Let me ask you a question? Why, would the worlds richest man “be F@#$” (his words, not mine) if Donald lost? I personally have no idea, and yes that was Elon musk that said that. But irrespective of how we got here it is pointless to lament the decisions and problems, because this is where we find ourselves. Tesla hit over 1 trillion on the stock market cap the other day, who has a nice job in the government? This is how oligarchy works. The supper rich get richer and run the government, than to get anything; you just have to talk to the UN-elected rich guy make him/her richer and hay you got what ever regulation and/or law you like.

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Austin Winkelmans - Experience as a candidate

It has not all been bad, 95% of the parades have been a blast. I have actually had people cheering my name, which has to be for me on the most bizarre things for me. At first, I did not really know how to respond the first time it happened in Blane, Mn. I just wanted to hide, but there was no place to hide in the middle of a street full of people. I tried to respond after with gratitude, I just try to have fun at parades and remember that its mostly for the kids with the opportunity to get In front of a lot of people. The parade in Foley, Mn, actually gave me a chance to meet some of my relatives. As my old man tends not to interact with his family much. last, I had seen any of them I was 16 years old at a family reunion. I remember I spent most of my time skateboarding. Everyone was hanging around listening to Babe play guitar and shooting the shit.

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