Today we have a Federal holiday that celebrates the legacy and lives of our many presidents….but in recent years is there really anything to remember or celebrate?
The Dems have said they will fight the Trump agenda but so far the only ones that are in the fight are Progressives and sadly their numbers are not as strong as to be effective but at least they are in the fight for the American people….they have not rolled over and played dead as the Dems do most of the time.
This is their attempts on this day…..
Organizers of nationwide protests planned for Monday, when the U.S. will mark Presidents’ Day, appealed to those who oppose President Donald Trump and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk’s agenda with a simple message ahead of the actions: “All are welcome. You are not alone. Defend equality. Fight fascism.”
The call for defenders of democracy to gather with like-minded people comes nearly four weeks into the Trump administration’s “flood the zone” strategy, aimed at overwhelming its political opponents with a relentless flow of executive orders, attacks on long-held constitutional rights, and the attempted takeover of agencies across the federal government.
“In unity, we find our power; in protecting one another, we build our movement,” said the 50501 Movement—whose name stands for 50 states, 50 protests, one day—after organizing nationwide rallies against Trump and Musk earlier this month. “Let’s stay vigilant, compassionate, and strong as we work towards a brighter, more just future.”
The second nationwide protest day is titled “Not My Presidents’ Day,” with attendees rejecting Project 2025, the right-wing policy agenda whose proposals have been well-represented by the administration’s actions so far; Musk’s takeover of agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Agency for International Development through the executive order-created Department of Government Efficiency; and Trump’s appointment of Cabinet members with numerous corporate ties and conflicts of interest, despite the president’s campaign last year focusing partly on the high cost of living for working people.
“We the people will not live under a king,” said progressive organizer Kai Newkirk. “We will not allow Trump and Musk’s administrative coup.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/anti-trump-protests
This is a good thing…..at least these Progressives are not joining the defeatists that say ‘it is bad but what can we do’?
The cowardly lion in this sitcom is the mainstream Dems or as I call them the gutless Party…..they do not like being pushed to take on the GOP head to head….
House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration’s authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.
Citing unnamed sources, including a senior House Democrat, Axiosreported Tuesday that the private meeting “included a gripe-fest” directed at “groups like MoveOn and Indivisible,” which have “facilitated thousands of phone calls to members’ offices” and pressured the party to use its considerable power to disrupt business as usual in Congress, including by opposing all unanimous consent requests from the Republican majority.
The unnamed senior House Democrat told Axios that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is “very frustrated” with the progressive organizations, which have urged people across the country to contact their Democratic representatives and pressure them to fight harder against the Trump administration and their Republican allies.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-progressive-groups
I hate to tell these overpaid dickwads….it is a war and you should be fighting as an opposition party or join the ranks with the conserv twats.
What’s that old saying that we all heard as kids….”can’t never could”.
Now you know why I refuse to be identified as a Democrat….they cowards and lay-abouts.
Kudos Progressives keep up the pressure and the good work.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
Presidents’ Day is merely a combining of Lincoln and Washington’s birthdays – not a day to honor All Presidents [despite their own egos that think so]
Very true…but the protest was my major concern chuq
Trusk and its corp of Kiddie Incompetents are not engaged in a ‘takeover’ of Federal agencies. They are destroying Federal agencies. They are destroying the Federal government. They are destroying American democracy. They are obeying the orders of men with limited intelligence, limited ability, and unlimited greed and unabashed lust for power. Trump is a loudmouth, a bully, a coward, an incompetent, and would be mugging and raping people in back alleys if he hadn’t spent his life living on other people’s money. Musk is a person of narrow intelligence, unlimited greed, and a psychopath’s disregard for the harm he does to people. These are the ‘heroes’ of the Republicans and their fascist elements, which tells us all we really need to know about the intelligence of the right wing of American politics today.
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Geez Ric not much more than I can add to your comment other than I agree….thanx chuq
“President’s Day” was something that was celebrated when America was a democratic republic. America is no longer a democratic republic in anything but name. Therefore President’s day can be ignored as we all struggle with discerning how we might survive the current nightmare.
John it has always been ignored unless you get Federal holidays. chuq
I would say we are s federal constitutional republic, and always have. There is a difference in that and a democratic republic, as I understand it.
As of November 5, 2025 we are nothing near a federal constitutional republic because the leadership has savaged the rule or law, ignored the constitution and plunged us into a constitutional crisis on the way to oligarchy.
There is a post coming on this subject chuq
Look forward to reading it.
I confess that I have been staggered not to see any fierce words of condemnation of Trump and Musk and their antics from opposing politicians. At least none that have been reported in the UK.
Best wishes, Pete.
The mainstream Dems are rolling over….I cannot condone that chuq