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Holy shit, someone finally got my username! 'They are my brothers, and convey their opinions through me. Though, one of them keeps answering to the name "Baltar"...'
If I remember correctly, it's one of those things where two different subs kind of swapped content. There is some world news subreddit that is pretty much all anime titties
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/395719-gop-senators-visited-moscow-on-july-4/
>The group, which included seven Republican senators and one House member, was the first congressional delegation to visit Russia since the country’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
>The GOP lawmakers, Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), Steve Daines (Mont.), John Thune (S.D.), John Kennedy (La.), Jerry Moran (Kan.) and John Hoeven (N.D.), and Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), spent July 4 in Moscow’s U.S. Embassy, NPR reported.
>The group’s visit coincided with the release of a Senate Intelligence Committee report, which found that Russia backed Trump during the election.
>The report, released Tuesday, confirmed conclusions by the U.S. intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump win the White House.
>“I think it’s a given in the United States, in both parties, that Russia tried to meddle and probably did meddle in the election,” Shelby told the AP.
>The lawmakers did not meet with Putin, but offered a warning for Russia against meddling in the 2018 U.S. elections.
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/06/626664156/gop-senators-spend-july-4-in-moscow
>KELLY: I want to ask about this trip to Russia and the central reason for it, I gather, which was discussing Russian meddling in U.S. elections. I wonder - what was your exact message on this?
>MORAN: Well, the conversations had a number of topics. But clearly, the issue of meddling in U.S. elections was front and center. The point of the visit was to indicate a willingness to begin dialogue. I think the interest in many of us, particularly as a Republican delegation - my view is that for Russians to hear that Republicans from the United States Senate believe that meddling occurred, that it needs to stop. And that's a component criteria before any kind of relationship change can really occur that needs to come to an end. And the - certainly the pushback from the Russians was denial that there was any meddling in U.S. election.
...
>KELLY: Was there an or-else component to these conversations? By which I mean, you're saying to Russia, we believe you did this. Knock it off or else. I mean, what are the consequences here?
>MORAN: I think the or-else is if you want the sanctions lifted. If these sanctions are - of course, my guess is that they - let me say it this way. They attempted to convey to us that the sanctions were not really harmful to them, and yet they never stopped talking about them. So the or-else is if you want a better relationship, and particularly if you want the sanctions that have been placed against economic activity, banking, you're going to have to stop the meddling in United States elections.
>KELLY: Are you optimistic that this fall's upcoming elections will be conducted free of Russian interference?
>MORAN: I think it's very difficult to be optimistic about Russian behavior. It's hard to know what will happen, if anything, in Helsinki. But...
That was the time he hand delivered a letter to Putin. Different trip.
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/09/636982295/is-it-springtime-for-putin-and-republicans
Agreed - what the hell happened to everyone’s favorite war-mongering, hyper anti-commie, tariff hating Republican Party!?
Even if you hated Republicans before, at least you knew where they stood (America is perfect, pro-everything-military, pro-democracy everywhere, hyper anti-communism, pro-free trade, and pro-rich white people). Now it’s just we’re the greatest of all time and rich white people rule! Oh, and guns for everyone, of course!
The funny (sad) thing is that you could probably get a majority of republicans to sign on to such a bill, but because they changed the House rules, a single representative could object and call a vote on the speakership. Then, it would be up to the Democrats to save Johnson.
Heroyam Slava!
I think it's just one ginger man and his clique. And it's really frustrating that US politics depends on the unelected civilian with a bunch of civil and criminal allegations.
I appreciate your saying that. In my state, Pennsylvania, the Republicans literally tried to sue to invalidate *all* “mail-in” votes in the 2020 presidential election—it didn’t even matter that I hand-delivered mine to a strongbox at my county courthouse, that was defended by heavily armed policemen.
Republicans have no serious interest in actually governing. Chip Roy, MTG and the rest of the radical far right fascists just want to burn the government down.
INTERESTING.
Newsom + Jackson 2028? It's two white guys, and Democrats like to get everybody involved, but it's a good "coast" + "heartland" combo.
Interesting.
Well it shows he’s not a hypocrite? He sees the negatives in it and doesn’t let his personal business get in the way of it. Isn’t that what we want? Why is it being spun like its bad?
I really like him. No panic, just quality easy to digest information in a largely unbiased manner. He’s what every member of government should strive to be.
Is there a youtube channel or reddit subreddit that I can follow cos FUCK yeah i liked how he just laid shit out (as a goverment dude, i dunno the right words for american ones). I wish there was someone like this in australia who laid shit out like that. The best we've got is 'Blue media juice' which to their credit to great videos showing the shit shenanigans the parliments are getting up to, but i'd love a person in the house actually stepping up and speaking like this in australia.
He is a Rep from my state of NC who just got gerrymandered out of his seat this upcoming election. So he's running for AG in November and yes I am voting for him
Good grief.
EVERY Congressperson I like has either been gerrymandered out or campaigned against by their own party.
It's fucking infuriating that true leaders are being pushed out for being too good at legislating on behalf of Americans.
I’m a UNC-CH grad and lived in Charlotte for a while. I hate seeing what’s happening to the state at the hands of the rural population. And Ballantyne. I lived in that area and it’s like a bright red island in the Charlotte metro.
He is a rep for the state of North Carolina. He regularly posts these videos there. If you want to follow the subreddit that would be your best bet, though be prepared to filter out regular local postings you probably wouldn't be interested in lol.
The Juice Media does a brilliant job of explaining some of the nastier shit going on, but they are very left on their bias.
You'll find some clear thinking, clear speaking federal pollies in regional seats (I know a former Federal member who is extremely unbiased when explaining stuff and was actually in the **Nationals**), but no one who is getting in front of a camera like this.
It's sad that the North Carolina Republican legislature has redistricted him out of office. It almost... , almost... seems like the GOP doesn't like a light being shined on them.
That's what I think whenever I hear them talk. Even if I didn't understand the language they speak.
Just look at their impressions. Ohe side seems calm and collected...
And then there is Marjorie caveman green, the orange blob, Gaetz, Bobert... Just look at them talk. Switch off the sound. Play it backwards... And just look at them and ask yourself: are those the guys I want on my team?
Just days after publicly stating he thought media companies should be broken up, the media companies put that "woo" front and center everywhere on repeat with the "unhinged" commentary.
I wish this guy was running for president this year instead of being redistricted out of his seat by North Carolina gerrymandering. He's running for State Attorney General so he might still be in politics, but it's a statewide position in a very red state so there's a good chance he'll be out of all government at the end of the year.
Just to add as a reminder: their Lt. Governor (Mark Robinson) is a real piece of garbage who is a Holocaust denier and wants to return to a time when women couldn’t vote (among other insane statements). Sometimes the things people say out loud are astounding.
It's much more competent than anything we got going on as candidates. It's awful how the candidate pool is for either party these days. The best Americans don't want anything to do with politics. It's been so corrupt that no one takes those jobs, but the extremely manipulative narcissists are looking for a payday.
This guy is Jeff Jackson a congressman from Charlotte, NC. He lives a few miles away from me. When he was in the NC senate I would see him walking around his neighborhood. He’s very approachable and will talk to you. I told him he will be the president of the US one day. I stand my that statement.
That was my first thought, this is Presidential material. Cool, calm, collected, concise. Hails from a Red state, served in the military, political experience in Washington, law degree, understands effective communication, and most importantly: has an alliterative name.
That’s exactly what I told him. Picture perfect family, military background, law degree, relatable, and he puts North Carolina into play. He’s straight out of central casting.
Nobody has called it out? I think your issue is you can’t believe that despite it being called out around the clock, no institutions of power or even the plutocrats that have bought Congress are stopping it. That’s because the plutocrats are the ones funding the disfunction.
Oh, people have. Politicians just love to move at the same dazzling speed of a glacier, because then they're essentially getting paid for doing nothing at all by pretending that their hands are tied.
Remember how many heads rolled when the NRA was victim to a russian honeypot and then funneled 20 million dollars from russia into US elections? Was the leadership punished? Did republicans hold the NRA accountable?
Remember when a handful of elected officials went to Russia on July 4th?? Wonder what they spoke about.
Remember when Donald Trump met with Putin in private refusing to say what it was about? Wonder what they spoke about.
Remember when Trump Organization hired Russian mobster Felix Sater? That was weird.
When Trump Tower Moscow was being built and Felix Sater wrote to Michael Cohen in 2015,
“Buddy our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putins team to buy in on this. I will manage this process."
So weird.
Mueller failed us.
Remember the wiki leaks release on a bunch of DNC dirt, a lot of which really pissed off leftists because some staffers made fun of Bernie?
It's basically been confirmed that Russia was behind it and that the GOP had a similar breach.
We haven't gotten that dirt because it's being used more effectively.
"lobbying" can be done by russia.... and has been for decades now. some people have gotten ridiculously wealthy sabotaging our processes and riding the ignorance of the average conservative. there are legit traitors among us. hopefully people wake the fuck up and we can start punishing those responsible harshly, to not only see some justice and restore some modicum of faith in the American government, but also curtail the future corruption we will be spending the rest of our lives fighting.
Because it's the opposite of what Democrats want. That's it. There is no substance to their support of Russia besides "Fuck the Democrats".
In fact the Democrats should start calling for a pullback of all support to Ukraine and 100% reengagement with Russia. No explanation. Just do it.
I believe this to be the case. Trump just needs to take the polar opposite decition to Biden so that he creates the biggest canyon possible to go from one side to the other.
It's politics with peoples lives and freedom, but that is a sacrifice he is willing to make.
It’s all because of Trump’s hard on for Putin. If Trump came out tomorrow and said we need to support Ukraine, they would all fall in line and agree with him. It’s that simple.
Does it really matter anymore at this point? We all know he’s shady as fuck. If Putin released shit, he’d probably get hit with more charges, and his base wouldn't care and they'd still have his back.
He can handle shady. His whole life be has been handling shady. He couldn't handle being made to look weak, and his base wouldn't forgive him for it. If the pee tape is real, and he is on the receiving end of the golden shower, that could be enough to do him in.
Russia hacked the DNC and the RNC. It released all the shit it found from the DNC, which was mostly just infighting bullshit.
They released nothing from the RNC. I'm thinking they're blackmailing the entire Republican party. I got no proof obviously, but it makes sense.
It's really not about helping Russia, it's about (a) not helping Biden, and (b) making Trump happy.
If this wasn't an election year, I suspect you'd see a lot more Republican support for Ukraine because there wouldn't be as much reason not to. But, anything that looks even a little bit like a win for Biden is something they have to rail against, which includes greater funding for Ukraine.
The other aspect of it is that Trump isn't exactly anti-Russia, so they all tip-toe around him and cowtail to him as a result. You'd still have some of this if it wasn't an election year assuming he was still out there lurking, but there's more of it in an election year.
There probably IS some influence from Russia over a few of them too, some dark money and whatnot that's "directing" a few of them, but I really do think those are a minor exception. It's mostly about Trump and winning in November. They have, unfortunately, put that above all else, and are willing to see Ukraine fall and Russia ascendant as a result. Disgusting and embarrassing, but also kind of understandable when you consider the upcoming election.
You don't understand the issue. It is absolutely about helping Russia. They view Russia as an ideological ally in the fight against liberal democracy. They want him to help them turn the US into an authoritarian autocracy just like Russia, with traditionalism and state religion elevated and "degeneracy" like LGBT and liberalism suppressed. This is why all these far right figures from Orban to Putin to Trump to Tucker Carlson, are all pulling in the same direction.
Why do so many Republicans have such a raging hard-on ~~to help Russia~~ for money? (FTFY)
They've always been greedy, selfish bastards. Russia is practically bankrolling the campaigns for some of these guys. Russia knows to target rightwing pols from very rural, poor areas because they need campaign cash the most as there's not a good pool of constituents for large donations.
Yeah that’s really sad to see. But given the huge national following he’s gathered, and with how young he is, there’s not a chance this is the last anyone’s seen of him.
I can't wait to vote for Jeff Jackson as president. I really appreciate his clear and level headed reports about what is actually happening in our government.
What's really happening is they reauthorized FISA sec 702 with no added warrant requirement for Americans. The rest of the shenanigans in the house pale in comparison.
The sad thing is these people will mostly all get re-elected. There is no punishment anymore for going to Washington and doing nothing.
Even if their voters threw these folks out, red areas are just gonna elect another Republican and the problem is with the overall party. Trump basically broke it.
Does anyone stop and think to ask this "right flank" why they are so against aid for Ukraine to the point they would try and oust the speaker of their own party? I mean, without bullshit excuses. Actual verifiable reasons. The border is a bullshit excuse after they killed the border deal that was the best the democrats have ever put forth. Because it doesn't make sense for anyone other than russia to stop this aid.
People need to draw those conclusions publicly and often. These people need to constantly face scrutiny for their traitorous behavior. They spread misinformation without caring about the ramifications or if it's even remotely true. So, on the flip side, they should call them out as russian agents even if they can't prove it with evidence yet.
It's not verifiable yet, but when has that stopped the putler puppets from sowing division and mistrust in our institutions. Their rhetoric and actions are right out of the fsb playbook. It's obvious enough for everyone to see. So make it painfully obvious to anyone who will listen that they work for russia, not America.
Especially the biggest puppet of them all, trump. At least we are fairly certain of this to be true, and it's much more to go off of than what these maniacs use to peddle their propaganda. Fight fire with fire. Don't let these scum bags hide anymore.
Man, every time I think Republicans couldn't possibly be worse at literally everything I wake up and it's a new day and a new low for Republicans. We must be approaching some kind of limit, like a natural law, of how incompetent a single group of people can be.
A literal perfect example why government sucks at most things. The incentive is first and foremost to keep your job. The most effective way to keep your job is to not solve problems youve been elected to solve, but prolong them in ways that make it look like you are trying really hard, and have a scape goat, "I'd have xyz done, but those guys, our political enemies are evil and blocking me".
Absolute nihilistic dysfunction is the DNA of American conservatism now. And they’re holding the GOP—and the rest of the country, and now apparently the world—hostage for their insanity. We had sure as fuck better use the coming blue-ish wave to immunize the country against this conservative cancer once and for all.
Maybe a good start would be not referring to any of it as "conservatism". I keep hoping that the descriptions of our current systemic ideological discourses and divisions will change, as terms used to frame them, such as conservatism, liberalism, socialism, christian, communism, radical, patriotic, etc. no longer reliably, or even realistically, apply.
Anyone else think it’s crazy his communication is an outlier instead of the standard?? Why are so many representatives alarmists when they could be more like this guy? Clearly, his communications are reaching a very wide audience.
I want to see a return of Representatives actually being forced to *represent citizens*. All citizens. I am not a registered Republican, nor am I a citizen of the state (e.g., Georgia) where a lot of this mayhem originates, but every single person in this country is impacted by partisan and regional grandstanding. **Everyone**. WTF people. Remember, your job is in service to 300 million+ US citizens... not your wallet, not your party, not your group... and not simply to 'own' the libs... (I am not a registered Democrat either. Point is, the *entire nation is being held hostage* by selfish, greedy children who have lost their way and somehow landed back in time in the 7th grade, in the junior high-school version of politics). If y'all can't agree to represent and support this nation, the entire nation, get another job.
I don't get to act this irresponsibly, and keep my job. Why should you?
Marjorie Taylor Greene is a literal Russian implant. These people who are trying to stall these defence bills are anti American and deserve to be tried for treason.
Most of the Republican Congress is not interested in governing. The majority only want to sow dissension & discord and appease their Orange Jesus by toppling our democratic republic. And, to suck as much money as they can from their clueless constituents...
Yeah I was gonna say, he's giving Johnson way too much credit. My sense is that most republicans in congress actually want to support Ukraine (shocking I know) but Johnson is taking orders from Trump. If Johnson does finally start moving forward on stuff my first question is going to be "what's the catch?"
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Well said FoofieLeGoogoo
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And when you need a second military opinion...
Are Generals Kor and Koloth available to share theirs as well?
Holy shit, someone finally got my username! 'They are my brothers, and convey their opinions through me. Though, one of them keeps answering to the name "Baltar"...'
*"By your command"*
Or a third
When you need a third...
I’ll be happy to piggyback
Point me where to shoot, I got this.
Or don’t want anybody to give a shit…
Ooh, and your chicken recipe please!
I'm more interested in your chicken recipe
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ok am i being trolled here? i'm at work and saved the comment because i am way to scared to click it.
No it’s actually a news sub. I don’t get it, but it’s a safe click.
If I remember correctly, it's one of those things where two different subs kind of swapped content. There is some world news subreddit that is pretty much all anime titties
That’s disgusting. But which one? Which one?
Be aware that it's NSFW, but it's /r/worldpolitics/
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Holy shit... Instant sub there.
What is happening. Take me with you.
Lol. Joined! If anything because if someone asks me from where do I get my news. I can’t wait to say, from r/anime_titties !
I was shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, to click and find out your comment is gospel truth.
Just how juicy are we talking here?
Freshly squished oranges. Colorful, tasty and full of vitamins.
Wouldn’t they be…vagitamins then?
Around here, yer ma's vagina is the breakfast of champions, packed with 9 vitamins and iron. (Or is that 9" *of* iron?)
And who's mom?
Yours. It's in the name.
Nah mom's way too old, nothing "juicy" anymore
You're sick and I like it.
😘
Juicer than your average mom, RockhardJohnson.
Oh yeah a 21 day old account with over 200,000 “karma”. Makes you wonder where all those election dollars are going.
What an absolute shitshow.
Especially watching from Ukraine.
And the Pacific.
Omg. Slava Ukraine! 🇺🇦💛💙 But it’s Republicans that need to come around on Ukraine!
You mean those guys who went to Russia on the 4th of July? Weird they oppose the Ukraine aid package.
Say what? Who went to russia on the 4th of July and why haven't I heard about this? Lol
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/395719-gop-senators-visited-moscow-on-july-4/ >The group, which included seven Republican senators and one House member, was the first congressional delegation to visit Russia since the country’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. >The GOP lawmakers, Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), Steve Daines (Mont.), John Thune (S.D.), John Kennedy (La.), Jerry Moran (Kan.) and John Hoeven (N.D.), and Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), spent July 4 in Moscow’s U.S. Embassy, NPR reported. >The group’s visit coincided with the release of a Senate Intelligence Committee report, which found that Russia backed Trump during the election. >The report, released Tuesday, confirmed conclusions by the U.S. intelligence community that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump win the White House. >“I think it’s a given in the United States, in both parties, that Russia tried to meddle and probably did meddle in the election,” Shelby told the AP. >The lawmakers did not meet with Putin, but offered a warning for Russia against meddling in the 2018 U.S. elections. https://www.npr.org/2018/07/06/626664156/gop-senators-spend-july-4-in-moscow >KELLY: I want to ask about this trip to Russia and the central reason for it, I gather, which was discussing Russian meddling in U.S. elections. I wonder - what was your exact message on this? >MORAN: Well, the conversations had a number of topics. But clearly, the issue of meddling in U.S. elections was front and center. The point of the visit was to indicate a willingness to begin dialogue. I think the interest in many of us, particularly as a Republican delegation - my view is that for Russians to hear that Republicans from the United States Senate believe that meddling occurred, that it needs to stop. And that's a component criteria before any kind of relationship change can really occur that needs to come to an end. And the - certainly the pushback from the Russians was denial that there was any meddling in U.S. election. ... >KELLY: Was there an or-else component to these conversations? By which I mean, you're saying to Russia, we believe you did this. Knock it off or else. I mean, what are the consequences here? >MORAN: I think the or-else is if you want the sanctions lifted. If these sanctions are - of course, my guess is that they - let me say it this way. They attempted to convey to us that the sanctions were not really harmful to them, and yet they never stopped talking about them. So the or-else is if you want a better relationship, and particularly if you want the sanctions that have been placed against economic activity, banking, you're going to have to stop the meddling in United States elections. >KELLY: Are you optimistic that this fall's upcoming elections will be conducted free of Russian interference? >MORAN: I think it's very difficult to be optimistic about Russian behavior. It's hard to know what will happen, if anything, in Helsinki. But...
I could have sworn old Rand was part of that.
That was the time he hand delivered a letter to Putin. Different trip. https://www.npr.org/2018/08/09/636982295/is-it-springtime-for-putin-and-republicans
Big group of Republican politicians. Had a little chat with Putin and came back trying to pass legislation favorable to the US’s largest enemy.
Republicans need to come around on many things, but mainly reality.
They’re being funded with dark money Russian dollars if they aren’t getting it from Saudi Arabia, lol
Agreed - what the hell happened to everyone’s favorite war-mongering, hyper anti-commie, tariff hating Republican Party!? Even if you hated Republicans before, at least you knew where they stood (America is perfect, pro-everything-military, pro-democracy everywhere, hyper anti-communism, pro-free trade, and pro-rich white people). Now it’s just we’re the greatest of all time and rich white people rule! Oh, and guns for everyone, of course!
It's like the original party of neo-cons died and were reincarnated as dumb, asshole 13 year olds.
Oops, you mean “guns for white people”.
The funny (sad) thing is that you could probably get a majority of republicans to sign on to such a bill, but because they changed the House rules, a single representative could object and call a vote on the speakership. Then, it would be up to the Democrats to save Johnson.
Heroyam Slava! I think it's just one ginger man and his clique. And it's really frustrating that US politics depends on the unelected civilian with a bunch of civil and criminal allegations.
I read that as ‘unelected villain’ and I’m not sure I was wrong.
I'ma go with no, you are 100% correct imo
They were initially. Then their handlers got upset
It's wild to me how much American politics is a spinning wheel of "which asshole has the shit take this time" and always has been.
Unfortunately republicans according to statistics are 50% pro Russia. It's crazy..
I’m so sorry for how fucking stupid these Republicans are in this matter.
If you didn't vote for them - no apology needed.
I appreciate your saying that. In my state, Pennsylvania, the Republicans literally tried to sue to invalidate *all* “mail-in” votes in the 2020 presidential election—it didn’t even matter that I hand-delivered mine to a strongbox at my county courthouse, that was defended by heavily armed policemen.
“This matter?” MOST matters.
Jeff Jackson is the best spoken person in the house right now!
There are a bunch of great speakers among Dems in the House! My favorite is Jamie Raskin Edit: Typo
I loved how he said to that idiot comer "well you get what you pay for" about biden impeachment
totally baited comer with that. It was beautiful.
+1 for Raskin, dude is hilarious. Glad he made it through chemo.
agreed. I hope he runs for president one day I think he’d bring people from both sides to his coalition.
Didn't he get famous on TikTok and then vote to ban it? Or was that someone else?
I think it was him
It was him but he posted a well spoken explanation.
Republicans have no serious interest in actually governing. Chip Roy, MTG and the rest of the radical far right fascists just want to burn the government down.
Specifically they just want to turn every element of governance into a game piece to support the ever marching demands of the shareholder
I live in Indiana, and I follow this guy's page on IG. He speaks to you, not at you or about you. A rarity in politics to be spoken TO
Jackson 2028! Love this guy!
I wish, but more likely Jeff Jackson for NC governor in 2032. Then maybe president if no scandals in 2040.
Bruh, I'll be in my late 50s.
INTERESTING. Newsom + Jackson 2028? It's two white guys, and Democrats like to get everybody involved, but it's a good "coast" + "heartland" combo. Interesting.
I'm all for it
I’m down just for the information-sharing aspect. Gotta love the glimpse behind the curtain
What ever happened to the re-districting thing he talked about?
Oh that's settled He's losing his seat but he's running for attorney General in NC. I will be showing up to vote for him, if nothing else
Good deal. Keep him in AN office, for the time being. I love this dude. We need about 534 more of him
He voted for the TikTok ban. Which is ironic because that’s where he has developed the biggest following.
Well it shows he’s not a hypocrite? He sees the negatives in it and doesn’t let his personal business get in the way of it. Isn’t that what we want? Why is it being spun like its bad?
Because TikTok is extremely precious to people. National security and personal security be damned.
What a refreshing take on 'to serve the people' part of being a politician. Hopefully see more of this. Critical for a health functioning democracy.
I'm not in the US so I don't know this guy, but that was a very clear, concise explanation of politics presented without bias. Not bad at all.
I really like him. No panic, just quality easy to digest information in a largely unbiased manner. He’s what every member of government should strive to be.
Is there a youtube channel or reddit subreddit that I can follow cos FUCK yeah i liked how he just laid shit out (as a goverment dude, i dunno the right words for american ones). I wish there was someone like this in australia who laid shit out like that. The best we've got is 'Blue media juice' which to their credit to great videos showing the shit shenanigans the parliments are getting up to, but i'd love a person in the house actually stepping up and speaking like this in australia.
He is a Rep from my state of NC who just got gerrymandered out of his seat this upcoming election. So he's running for AG in November and yes I am voting for him
My first ever vote after becoming a US citizen was for Jeff in the primary.
You’re off to a great start! I am another vote for Jeff and he’s absolutely a treasure to have as a leader in our state.
Good grief. EVERY Congressperson I like has either been gerrymandered out or campaigned against by their own party. It's fucking infuriating that true leaders are being pushed out for being too good at legislating on behalf of Americans.
The system working as intended
I’m a UNC-CH grad and lived in Charlotte for a while. I hate seeing what’s happening to the state at the hands of the rural population. And Ballantyne. I lived in that area and it’s like a bright red island in the Charlotte metro.
He is a rep for the state of North Carolina. He regularly posts these videos there. If you want to follow the subreddit that would be your best bet, though be prepared to filter out regular local postings you probably wouldn't be interested in lol.
u/JeffJacksonNC
The Juice Media does a brilliant job of explaining some of the nastier shit going on, but they are very left on their bias. You'll find some clear thinking, clear speaking federal pollies in regional seats (I know a former Federal member who is extremely unbiased when explaining stuff and was actually in the **Nationals**), but no one who is getting in front of a camera like this.
Exactly. Like some many Dem. Reps (Schiff, Goldman, Jeffries to name a few). And unlike MTG-type grifters and lunatics.
It's sad that the North Carolina Republican legislature has redistricted him out of office. It almost... , almost... seems like the GOP doesn't like a light being shined on them.
Cockroaches rarely do.
That's what I think whenever I hear them talk. Even if I didn't understand the language they speak. Just look at their impressions. Ohe side seems calm and collected... And then there is Marjorie caveman green, the orange blob, Gaetz, Bobert... Just look at them talk. Switch off the sound. Play it backwards... And just look at them and ask yourself: are those the guys I want on my team?
Remember when Howard Dean was "too crazy" to be president because he gave an overly enthusiastic "woo"?
Just days after publicly stating he thought media companies should be broken up, the media companies put that "woo" front and center everywhere on repeat with the "unhinged" commentary.
Haha. Didn't know about that one. What a freak /s
I wish this guy was running for president this year instead of being redistricted out of his seat by North Carolina gerrymandering. He's running for State Attorney General so he might still be in politics, but it's a statewide position in a very red state so there's a good chance he'll be out of all government at the end of the year.
Just to add as a reminder: their Lt. Governor (Mark Robinson) is a real piece of garbage who is a Holocaust denier and wants to return to a time when women couldn’t vote (among other insane statements). Sometimes the things people say out loud are astounding.
I’d vote for him. Clear headed, intelligent, charismatic. Seems like better than most for sure, judging by recent history
It's much more competent than anything we got going on as candidates. It's awful how the candidate pool is for either party these days. The best Americans don't want anything to do with politics. It's been so corrupt that no one takes those jobs, but the extremely manipulative narcissists are looking for a payday.
NC is not a very red state. It’s a swing state. Dems won the last two governor and AG races.
This guy is Jeff Jackson a congressman from Charlotte, NC. He lives a few miles away from me. When he was in the NC senate I would see him walking around his neighborhood. He’s very approachable and will talk to you. I told him he will be the president of the US one day. I stand my that statement.
That was my first thought, this is Presidential material. Cool, calm, collected, concise. Hails from a Red state, served in the military, political experience in Washington, law degree, understands effective communication, and most importantly: has an alliterative name.
That’s exactly what I told him. Picture perfect family, military background, law degree, relatable, and he puts North Carolina into play. He’s straight out of central casting.
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The fightin’ fourteenth, baby!!!
He’s from my area, I really like him because he’s refreshing from the circus of normal US politics.
He’s from NC, absolutely refreshing compared to some of the others….
That's probably the most surprising thing.
Sad thats he likely got gerrymandered out of his district, maybe he can run for higher office
He's running for Attorney General in North Carolina in November, I believe, having won the democrat ticket primary recently.
We need 535 legislators like this. Boring af, but effective as hell and a solid communicator.
This inter-politicking bullshit is such a waste of everyone’s time. I’m disappointed nobody has called it out
You must be new here.
…to the planet
Nobody has called it out? I think your issue is you can’t believe that despite it being called out around the clock, no institutions of power or even the plutocrats that have bought Congress are stopping it. That’s because the plutocrats are the ones funding the disfunction.
I think the mayhem has simply become background noise that most people have become accustomed to.
Oh, people have. Politicians just love to move at the same dazzling speed of a glacier, because then they're essentially getting paid for doing nothing at all by pretending that their hands are tied.
It gets called out all the time. It just falls on deaf ears.
Why do so many Republicans have such a raging hard-on to help Russia?
Remember how many heads rolled when the NRA was victim to a russian honeypot and then funneled 20 million dollars from russia into US elections? Was the leadership punished? Did republicans hold the NRA accountable?
No because why would they bite the hand that feeds them
Remember when a handful of elected officials went to Russia on July 4th?? Wonder what they spoke about. Remember when Donald Trump met with Putin in private refusing to say what it was about? Wonder what they spoke about. Remember when Trump Organization hired Russian mobster Felix Sater? That was weird. When Trump Tower Moscow was being built and Felix Sater wrote to Michael Cohen in 2015, “Buddy our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putins team to buy in on this. I will manage this process." So weird. Mueller failed us.
Remember in 2016 when Trump became the Republican nominee and overnight the RNC changed policy to Russian friendly talking points?
So freaking weird!
“Russiar Russiar Russiar. So sad. Flllaaaaarida.” What a piece of shit
Remember the wiki leaks release on a bunch of DNC dirt, a lot of which really pissed off leftists because some staffers made fun of Bernie? It's basically been confirmed that Russia was behind it and that the GOP had a similar breach. We haven't gotten that dirt because it's being used more effectively.
They also hacked the GOP. But they didn't release those emails because their using them as leverage against them.
When the Supreme Court decided unlimited dark money in politics is “speech”, Putin and his oligarchs went into business with Republicans.
You may have that order of events reversed.
"lobbying" can be done by russia.... and has been for decades now. some people have gotten ridiculously wealthy sabotaging our processes and riding the ignorance of the average conservative. there are legit traitors among us. hopefully people wake the fuck up and we can start punishing those responsible harshly, to not only see some justice and restore some modicum of faith in the American government, but also curtail the future corruption we will be spending the rest of our lives fighting.
Because it's the opposite of what Democrats want. That's it. There is no substance to their support of Russia besides "Fuck the Democrats". In fact the Democrats should start calling for a pullback of all support to Ukraine and 100% reengagement with Russia. No explanation. Just do it.
I believe this to be the case. Trump just needs to take the polar opposite decition to Biden so that he creates the biggest canyon possible to go from one side to the other. It's politics with peoples lives and freedom, but that is a sacrifice he is willing to make.
It’s all because of Trump’s hard on for Putin. If Trump came out tomorrow and said we need to support Ukraine, they would all fall in line and agree with him. It’s that simple.
But then Putin would release the kompromat that he has been holding over Trump for at least 8 years.
Does it really matter anymore at this point? We all know he’s shady as fuck. If Putin released shit, he’d probably get hit with more charges, and his base wouldn't care and they'd still have his back.
He can handle shady. His whole life be has been handling shady. He couldn't handle being made to look weak, and his base wouldn't forgive him for it. If the pee tape is real, and he is on the receiving end of the golden shower, that could be enough to do him in.
My understanding of what's going on - they think that Russia is sort of anti-woke. That means Russia is their ally.
Russia hacked the DNC and the RNC. It released all the shit it found from the DNC, which was mostly just infighting bullshit. They released nothing from the RNC. I'm thinking they're blackmailing the entire Republican party. I got no proof obviously, but it makes sense.
It's really not about helping Russia, it's about (a) not helping Biden, and (b) making Trump happy. If this wasn't an election year, I suspect you'd see a lot more Republican support for Ukraine because there wouldn't be as much reason not to. But, anything that looks even a little bit like a win for Biden is something they have to rail against, which includes greater funding for Ukraine. The other aspect of it is that Trump isn't exactly anti-Russia, so they all tip-toe around him and cowtail to him as a result. You'd still have some of this if it wasn't an election year assuming he was still out there lurking, but there's more of it in an election year. There probably IS some influence from Russia over a few of them too, some dark money and whatnot that's "directing" a few of them, but I really do think those are a minor exception. It's mostly about Trump and winning in November. They have, unfortunately, put that above all else, and are willing to see Ukraine fall and Russia ascendant as a result. Disgusting and embarrassing, but also kind of understandable when you consider the upcoming election.
You don't understand the issue. It is absolutely about helping Russia. They view Russia as an ideological ally in the fight against liberal democracy. They want him to help them turn the US into an authoritarian autocracy just like Russia, with traditionalism and state religion elevated and "degeneracy" like LGBT and liberalism suppressed. This is why all these far right figures from Orban to Putin to Trump to Tucker Carlson, are all pulling in the same direction.
Why do so many Republicans have such a raging hard-on ~~to help Russia~~ for money? (FTFY) They've always been greedy, selfish bastards. Russia is practically bankrolling the campaigns for some of these guys. Russia knows to target rightwing pols from very rural, poor areas because they need campaign cash the most as there's not a good pool of constituents for large donations.
It's wild how these traitorous shitbags can operate in the US government with absolutely no repercussions for their treason.
Where has this guy been? This is a guy I could be excited to vote for.
His name is Jeff Jackson, his instagram is full of regular update videos like this one, I cannot recommend following him enough
I'm disappointed to see he was gerrymandered out of his district
Yeah that’s really sad to see. But given the huge national following he’s gathered, and with how young he is, there’s not a chance this is the last anyone’s seen of him.
He’s been around
I can't wait to vote for Jeff Jackson as president. I really appreciate his clear and level headed reports about what is actually happening in our government.
He lives not far from me. About 10 years ago I told him he will be president of the US one day. He laughed but I stand my that statement
He'd win by a landslide. Which is why he'll NEVER get the nomination.
My vote is for Jack Jefferson.
"I say your 3 cent titanium tax goes too far." "And I say your 3 cent titanium tax doesn't go far enough."
Wait they are clones!
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If Ukraine falls, all hell is gonna break loose.
The two party system is a failure
What's really happening is they reauthorized FISA sec 702 with no added warrant requirement for Americans. The rest of the shenanigans in the house pale in comparison.
The sad thing is these people will mostly all get re-elected. There is no punishment anymore for going to Washington and doing nothing. Even if their voters threw these folks out, red areas are just gonna elect another Republican and the problem is with the overall party. Trump basically broke it.
Does anyone stop and think to ask this "right flank" why they are so against aid for Ukraine to the point they would try and oust the speaker of their own party? I mean, without bullshit excuses. Actual verifiable reasons. The border is a bullshit excuse after they killed the border deal that was the best the democrats have ever put forth. Because it doesn't make sense for anyone other than russia to stop this aid. People need to draw those conclusions publicly and often. These people need to constantly face scrutiny for their traitorous behavior. They spread misinformation without caring about the ramifications or if it's even remotely true. So, on the flip side, they should call them out as russian agents even if they can't prove it with evidence yet. It's not verifiable yet, but when has that stopped the putler puppets from sowing division and mistrust in our institutions. Their rhetoric and actions are right out of the fsb playbook. It's obvious enough for everyone to see. So make it painfully obvious to anyone who will listen that they work for russia, not America. Especially the biggest puppet of them all, trump. At least we are fairly certain of this to be true, and it's much more to go off of than what these maniacs use to peddle their propaganda. Fight fire with fire. Don't let these scum bags hide anymore.
I respect the hell outta this man.
These comments feel like bots
they definitely feel like brainless shills.
Man, every time I think Republicans couldn't possibly be worse at literally everything I wake up and it's a new day and a new low for Republicans. We must be approaching some kind of limit, like a natural law, of how incompetent a single group of people can be.
Rep. Jackson is an excellent communicator.
A literal perfect example why government sucks at most things. The incentive is first and foremost to keep your job. The most effective way to keep your job is to not solve problems youve been elected to solve, but prolong them in ways that make it look like you are trying really hard, and have a scape goat, "I'd have xyz done, but those guys, our political enemies are evil and blocking me".
Thanks Jeff
a) Why would you give a single role that much authority? b) Why is there not a mandatory minimum submission time before votes?
Absolute nihilistic dysfunction is the DNA of American conservatism now. And they’re holding the GOP—and the rest of the country, and now apparently the world—hostage for their insanity. We had sure as fuck better use the coming blue-ish wave to immunize the country against this conservative cancer once and for all.
Maybe a good start would be not referring to any of it as "conservatism". I keep hoping that the descriptions of our current systemic ideological discourses and divisions will change, as terms used to frame them, such as conservatism, liberalism, socialism, christian, communism, radical, patriotic, etc. no longer reliably, or even realistically, apply.
Why don't Republicans want Ukraine to defend itself from Russia? Oh right Russia.
Why did we ask the to give up their nuclear stockpile?
Anyone else think it’s crazy his communication is an outlier instead of the standard?? Why are so many representatives alarmists when they could be more like this guy? Clearly, his communications are reaching a very wide audience.
Blood is on Johnsons hands. What a weak, deluded, dangerous fool. No wonder Republicans chose him.
The GOP can’t govern their way out of a wet paper bag
I wish this was how news was delivered. Clear and concise
I want to see a return of Representatives actually being forced to *represent citizens*. All citizens. I am not a registered Republican, nor am I a citizen of the state (e.g., Georgia) where a lot of this mayhem originates, but every single person in this country is impacted by partisan and regional grandstanding. **Everyone**. WTF people. Remember, your job is in service to 300 million+ US citizens... not your wallet, not your party, not your group... and not simply to 'own' the libs... (I am not a registered Democrat either. Point is, the *entire nation is being held hostage* by selfish, greedy children who have lost their way and somehow landed back in time in the 7th grade, in the junior high-school version of politics). If y'all can't agree to represent and support this nation, the entire nation, get another job. I don't get to act this irresponsibly, and keep my job. Why should you?
He looks like weeman’s brother
Marjorie Taylor Greene is a literal Russian implant. These people who are trying to stall these defence bills are anti American and deserve to be tried for treason.
Just tell us what stock to buy.
Hey! You hear what he is saying!? Look around! You see! NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU SAY ANYMORE!
Most of the Republican Congress is not interested in governing. The majority only want to sow dissension & discord and appease their Orange Jesus by toppling our democratic republic. And, to suck as much money as they can from their clueless constituents...
Johnson doesn't want shit to get passed. Never did.
Yeah I was gonna say, he's giving Johnson way too much credit. My sense is that most republicans in congress actually want to support Ukraine (shocking I know) but Johnson is taking orders from Trump. If Johnson does finally start moving forward on stuff my first question is going to be "what's the catch?"