this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2026
177 points (100.0% liked)

politics

27097 readers
2744 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
top 19 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old

i thought they already did this in 2016. i downloaded it, looked up what it said about my family, laughed at how effective my digital disinformation campaign had been. it was fun.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 65 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It's not gonna make a difference.

Trump is going to answer for fucking children.

No matter HOW many countries he invades to try and deflect the public from it.

Keep your eyes on the Epstein.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 56 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I wish I had your faith.

He's going to be president until hes no longer fit to stand trial, then some loyal idiot will replace him and pardon him and he will live out his days in his Mara lago suite.

By then, the USA and the rest of the world will have much bigger problems.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

Then we should wait until he's in it and then burn it to the ground

[–] BoycottTwitter@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

I believe even despite the article I posted that we will win big in the midterms but we must keep pressure up and fight everyday for a future we can believe in.

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How did I upvote both of you? Damn this world is alarming and confusing right now.

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Because at this point both timelines are equally possible. It's Schrodinger's justice.

[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ve been hearing “he’ll answer for it” for a decade now. Believe it when I see it.

[–] Poppa_Mo@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

People have been saying that about him since the goddamn 90s.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Who is going to make him answer for it?

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Trump is going to answer for fucking children.

Do you have a particular plan on how you're getting close to him? Because he's pretty well guarded most of the time.

Actually you know what, don't tell me if you do, that would be counter productive

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

If not through a legal system, then through the court of public opinion.

That "answer" may lie in the history books yet to be written.

My thoughts are that it should be a repurposing of every Trump creation made during this administration. Ballroom where the East Wing once was? Naah, a museum commemorating Presidential corruption, starting with the most recent and going back through US history.

Arch of Truimph? Hmmm. It becomes a memorial to women and children that survived sexual abuse at the hands of those in political and economic power.

Hall of Presidents? Just Trump's name and a plaque with the years he was in office and an asterisk with a footnote to see the East Wing Ballroom Museum for the facts of his administrative corruption and that painting he hated as his official portrait.

Thing little Don-don wants to be remembered fondly.

Don't and don't let stand any insistence he was anything other than a pedophile who burned the country to the ground and used the US Constitution as his own personal toilet paper because he was to chickenshit to face the consequences for fucking children..

Keep your eyes on the Esptein.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 42 points 1 week ago

Hitler called this 'list' the Black Book. It had all the enemies of the State on it. In America, they are called Voters.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Electioneering is not a power expressed to the federal government through the constitution. So, its reserved to the states via the 10th Amendment such that the right to vote is equally provided to all races and genders above the age of majority. There is neither a legitimate nor constitutional reason for the federal government to put together a voter roll.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago

This is how they destroy the Republic for good

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

“States rights”

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

America doesn't have an electoral roll?

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago

They have state wide ones. As their Constitution delegates elections to individual States.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Historically the fear has been that attempts to centralize a complete national voter roll would be used to target citizens with…undesirable voting patterns. It’s similar to why we don’t have a national gun registry. The irony shouldn’t be lost that it is the Republican Party that has historically opposed such registry’s on privacy grounds.