Category: Progressives, Page 9
Donald Trump Has Never Been More Popular
Occidental Dissent - Sep 15th 2023 7:45pm EDTHere is something we haven’t seen before.
Mitt Romney: A Very Large Proportion of My Party Really Doesn’t Believe In The Constitution
Occidental Dissent - Sep 15th 2023 9:22am EDT“A very large portion of my party really doesn’t believe in the Constitution.” –Mitt Romney Do you believe in the Constitution? It is complicated. I have mixed feelings about it. Which Constitution are you asking about? There have been several constitutions. The Articles of Confederation, for example, was technically never repealed. The Confederate Constitution is […]
Mitt Romney Is Retiring
Occidental Dissent - Sep 13th 2023 4:46pm EDTThe haters and losers are leaving politics.
Vladimir Putin: Joe Biden Is Persecuting Trump
Occidental Dissent - Sep 13th 2023 7:56am EDT?#BREAKING: Vladimir Putin Calls The Case Against Trump A “Persecution of a political rival.” ???? Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/DRyvuPquGF — Censored Men (@CensoredMen) September 12, 2023 Vladimir Putin is thrilled by the actions of the Democracy Defenders who are discrediting “liberal democracy” at home and abroad.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Announces Joe Biden Impeachment Inquiry
Occidental Dissent - Sep 12th 2023 2:45pm EDTNOW – Speaker of the U.S. House Kevin McCarthy announces a formal impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/SfuKltLnpM — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 12, 2023 Republicans must unite around the Impeachment Inquiry into Joe Biden. The American people deserve to know the truth about his decades of corruption. No matter how long it takes, accountability will […]
Marge: States Should Consider Seceding From The Union
Occidental Dissent - Sep 11th 2023 8:34pm EDTIf the Biden admin refuses to stop the invasion of cartel led human and drug trafficking into our country, states should consider seceding from the union. From Texas to New York City to every town in America, we are drowning from Biden’s traitorous America last border policies. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?? (@RepMTG) September 11, […]
Poll Watch: Republican Voters Sour On Ukraine
Occidental Dissent - Sep 11th 2023 5:41pm EDT“We see no indication that Vladimir Putin has any interest in meaningful diplomacy. If he does, I think the Ukrainians will be the first to engage, and we’ll be right behind them,” Secretary of State Blinken tells @JonKarl. https://t.co/hkLKMFeWQC pic.twitter.com/p422EBnaiv — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) September 10, 2023 Ukrainians are ready to persevere, but they worry […]
The Atlantic: Ignore Jack Smith’s Critics
Occidental Dissent - Sep 9th 2023 4:47pm EDTDemocracy Defenders insist that democracy is fragile. It is fragile because it is human. It is fragile because it is up to us. In order to save democracy from dangerous authoritarians like Trump though, we might on occasion have to dispense with democracy when public opinion isn’t trending our way. The only way to save […]
Fourteenth Amendment Efforts Underway To Disqualify Trump
Occidental Dissent - Sep 9th 2023 4:10pm EDTCan we just elect someone who will clean house? In order to be elected president, you have to first be on the ballot. There is already a campaign underway in swing states with Democrat secretaries of state to block Trump from the ballot. He is automatically disqualified for being an “insurrectionist” or so the argument […]
Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Killing a 18-Year-Old Republican
Occidental Dissent - Sep 9th 2023 10:40am EDTShannon Brandt who murdered Cayler Ellingson for being a Republican was sentenced today to 5 years in prison. Shannon reportedly told 911 that Cayler was part of a “Republican extremist group.” Meanwhile Republicans are getting jailed for 17 years for tearing down a fence. pic.twitter.com/8tL8L3y3Li — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 8, 2023 Oops. The […]
New Mexico Governor Suspends First Amendment and Second Amendment
Occidental Dissent - Sep 9th 2023 9:57am EDTThe Governor of New Mexico has just declared the 1st & 2nd Amendment “does not exist” due to an “emergency.” Under this legal theory *all* of our “rights” are essentially eliminated. Watch the most evil & tyrannical 60 seconds you’ve ever heard from a politician: pic.twitter.com/xLpMSTbyi2 — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 9, 2023 Waking up […]
Georgia Grand Jury Recommends Charges Against Sen. Lindsey Graham
Occidental Dissent - Sep 8th 2023 11:02pm EDTBREAKING: The special grand jury report in Georgia Trump case has been released. Read the full report: https://t.co/YC2rQxVULj — MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 8, 2023 The grand jury recommended charges against 21 additional people who were not charged. Those people include…-Sen. Lindsay Graham-Fmr Sen. Kelly Loeffler-Fmr Sen. David Perdue-Trump advisor Boris Epshteyn-Fmr Trump NSA Michael Flynn […]
The Atlantic: Chemo for Democracy
Occidental Dissent - Sep 8th 2023 11:09am EDTDemocracy Defenders are out in force this morning. In case you missed it, someone named Quinta Jurecic who is a fellow at the Brookings Institution and a senior editor at Lawfare, which is a journal about the use of the law as a weapon of conflict, has a new article in The Atlantic in which […]
Huck: 2024 Could Be The Last Election Decided By Ballots, Not Bullets
Occidental Dissent - Sep 7th 2023 9:27am EDTMike Huckabee warns that if Trump’s legal problems prevent him from winning in 2024, “it is going to be the last American election that will be decided by ballots rather than bullets.” https://t.co/ktwb4fyANo pic.twitter.com/0msd1gvD8i — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) September 6, 2023 This is one of the biggest obstacles to me. I simply can’t imagine […]
USA Today: Unlikely Voters Back Trump By 2-to-1 Margin
Occidental Dissent - Sep 7th 2023 8:20am EDTIf Donald Trump could sweep the OD comment section again like in 2016, he could probably easily be elected president in 2024 USA Today: Donald Trump’s argument that the 2020 election was rigged has reinforced the views of Americans who are already disenchanted about politics, one factor in their inclination not to cast a vote next year ? […]
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison
Occidental Dissent - Sep 5th 2023 6:21pm EDTBreaking: Though he was not at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was convicted by a jury of seditious conspiracy and obstructing official proceedings. He has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, the longest for anyone charged over Jan. 6. — Andy Ngô ???? (@MrAndyNgo) September 5, 2023 […]
George Floyd’s Cultural Legacy
Occidental Dissent - Sep 5th 2023 11:38am EDTI’m feeling satisfied. Over the past week or two, the movement barfed up another vanguardist shooter in Jacksonville and Blood Tribe led a Neo-Nazi goon march in Orlando that got a lot of media attention, but for some reason these two events were not as impactful as they might have been in the past. Just […]
Elon Musk To Sue The ADL For Defamation
Occidental Dissent - Sep 4th 2023 8:11pm EDTTo clear our platform’s name on the matter of anti-Semitism, it looks like we have no choice but to file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League … oh the irony! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 4, 2023 Interesting article https://t.co/zwdB7FRZzX — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 5, 2023 The richest man in the world is […]
CBS News: A National Divided
Occidental Dissent - Sep 4th 2023 9:55am EDTA NATION DIVIDED?‘Sunday Morning’ CBS News Poll: Do Republicans and Democrats see each other as political opposition or enemies? pic.twitter.com/fsz5Kj1xJw — CBS Sunday Morning ? (@CBSSunday) September 3, 2023 A NATION DIVIDED?‘Sunday Morning’ CBS News Poll: Should we divide the US into blue and red countries? pic.twitter.com/rePpFzE1FM — CBS Sunday Morning ? (@CBSSunday) September 3, […]
CBS News: A Nation Divided
Occidental Dissent - Sep 4th 2023 9:55am EDTUPDATE: Victor Davis Hanson: “We are in the middle of a cultural revolution.” If I said 10 years ago that in the future… nobody would believe it: • Biological men compete in women’s sports.• Saying there are only two genders can get you fired.• 2.3 million people illegally enter… pic.twitter.com/CzJg4mxe9y — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) August 26, […]
The Atlantic: What Really Happens When Americans Stop Going to Church
Occidental Dissent - Sep 3rd 2023 11:20pm EDTThis was me in the early 2000s. The Atlantic: It seems clear that Christian nationalism attracts a lot of adherents who rarely go to church themselves. A PRRI survey published earlier this year showed that only 54 percent of Christian nationalists—and just 42 percent of those who are “sympathizers” with the ideology—attend church regularly. While […]
Portland Proud Boy Ethan Nordean Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison
Occidental Dissent - Sep 2nd 2023 2:30pm EDTEthan Nordean has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by the social justice system. Portland Punch Antifa Fight GIFfrom Portland Punch Antifa GIFs
Christopher Rufo: No to the Politics of “Whiteness”
Occidental Dissent - Aug 31st 2023 10:43am EDTCharlie Kirk’s recent tweet about how whiteness is great has been getting some pushback from Conservatism, Inc. Christopher Rufo has been working with Gov. Ron DeSantis to wage a war on wokeness in Florida. Rufo thinks we are trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. City Journal: In recent years, I have devoted […]
The Right Is Talking Itself Into Revolution
Occidental Dissent - Aug 30th 2023 10:31pm EDTYou see what’s happening? It’s not complicated. It’s un-American. pic.twitter.com/lDmXw2Zqti — Matthew J. Peterson (@docMJP) August 30, 2023 Norm after norm is being ripped up, destroyed, violated daily. And the supposedly responsible adults in the room are either for it or in denial. But you can’t be “moderate” and for civic peace and also be […]
David Frum: The Fourteenth Amendment Fantasy
Occidental Dissent - Aug 29th 2023 10:00am EDTDavid Frum has essentially restated my argument. If Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is used to remove Trump from the ballot in the 2024 election, it won’t stop there. It will be used against everyone who supported “the insurrection” on January 6. Imagine how broadly giving “aid and comfort” to Trump challenging the 2020 […]