I feel really betrayed.

[EndlessWire]

I am now waiting to see if anybody in the current administration--meaning Biden--takes advantage of the time left to us in order to do something, anything to stop any part of the damage that tRump is obviously going to inflict.

I think a good starting place is to prevent those recess appointments, and then head off any of that effed up legislation which gives tRump dictatorial power against us. I think our guys and gals will do this for us. They know the meaning of it, and will fight for us. Still, the shock of tRump being back in office is all pervasive. I can't believe this is happening to us.

Those idiots who voted for him are going to regret it. We have incompetent people being appointed, or nominated, all of them loyal to tRump. All of that is for the purpose of making tRump an absolute dictator.

We need to look beyond personal prejudice and stick together. He can't do anything if there is nobody backing his play. That basically means the military. Without the military being willing to follow a traitor officer, he can't do everything he wants. He needs the military to threaten us into submission.

I don't know what those tRump voters will feel when they see the first casualties of Civil War 2.0. tRump is not going to spare them any pain. Look what they have done. The best way out for them is to do a complete turnabout and deny tRump any advantage. What will they do if their child becomes ill and they have to resort to a prairie style solution from the 1800s?

Everything we are hearing is pointing to complete dystopian results. He probably can't find anyone of competence to follow him, having used them up in his first administration. But, not to worry. He will repeat the mistakes of his first administration, and fire anyone whom he even imagines is not worshipping at his feet. The churn effect, which we all suffered from back then, will be repeated. Better keep a chart of who is in charge of this or that on a daily basis. He'll crap on every one of them, sooner or later. These pre-inauguration appointments are just payback for the speeches they gave to the press. He isn't loyal to them.

It's hard to imagine that Biden/Harris are just sitting there. They have to be doing something. They have the opportunity to do at least a little something. They are the ultimate power, at least for a few days more.

[Walleye]

1. We have been betrayed, by 70000,000 of our fellow Americans

[Irish_Dem]

2. Don't blame Biden and Harris. We The People failed their country.

[EndlessWire]

7. I'm not blaming them.

I watched, the same as you. Biden was pressured into stepping down. Harris put a magnificent effort into the campaign. They both are competent, experienced politicians. What I am saying is, I am disappointed that we cannot see what is happening behind the scenes to mitigate this awful, awful thing that is happening to us.

People advise us to not tune out or give up, but there seems to be not a damned thing we can do. We are dependent on what the current Congress does. tRump cannot do anything to us that we don't allow. I would at least like to know that Biden/Harris are bucking up our guys to hang tough.

What can we do? I'm going to pick one product to boycott. I already, by default, boycott Tesla products. I'll pick another. I wish there was a site which posted millions of products and who makes them. There are a lot of details that go into picking your favorite product, and this will just be one more aspect.

I'll figure out something else to do. I come from a long line of military people, and there will be some nonviolent thing I can do.

Isn't it odd that people probably voted tRump in because they didn't want a female in charge? They are now going to suffer because of their short sightedness. The narcissistic Orange Hellbeast will punish them because, mentally and emotionally, he is impaired.

[Irish_Dem]

9. There is nothing to be done. Trump has the power.

[CTyankee]

3. I'm sure they will do what they can. C'mon DU! Nobody should be just "sitting there."

We've fought back before. We can do it again, and WE HAVE TO.

[stillcool]

4. they are the ultimate power?

how so?

[Docreed2003]

5. Considering Biden welcomed Trump this week to the White House

After calling him an existential threat to democracy...I think there's very little in the way of "big moves" we can expect in the next two months. (Sorry fam, I'm salty af about the Trump meeting this week. I don't understand why we are enabling the normalizing of Trump and his transition.) The best we can hope for is the continued confirmation of judges.

[dalton99a]

8. +1

[Meowmee]

13. That made me sick to my stomach to see

As do a lot of other things.

[CharleyDog]

6. Letting their racist freak flag fly

They're going to do their worst. Trump will force the Senate and thereby change Congress forever.

The racist deportations also will change us forever, alter our (the United States) character, and though we try to resist this, it WILL change everyone, everything. Everything will be filtered through cruel racism, the unspoken threats, the lack of safety for women and divergent peoples. Danger ahead for liberal arts education/universities/HBCUs.

We're going to watch him shut down Congress, with the rabid help/joy of Speaker Johnson, it will be astounding, the Senate will just cave to him for recess appointments, they will be unable to stop him, he has too many enablers.

Get all your vaccinations now before they become scarce, expensive, hard to obtain.

[Phoenix61]

10. They are appointing judges as fast as they possibly can.

They just finalized funding for a chip manufacturer.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2024/11/15/biden-administration-finalizes-tsmcs-chips-act-award/76331329007/

I’m sure they are doing what they can to preserve our democracy. My guess is it’s being done as quietly as possible fait accompli style.

[usonian]

11. Do you think they're going to share the playbook in the fourth quarter of the game?

I JUST HOPE THEY'RE READING MY POSTS ON DU.

To make it real short, whatever you're doing, Joe and Kamala, GIVE UKRAINE WHAT IT NEEDS TO DEMOLISH PUTIN RIGHT FUCKING NOW.

Without Putin, 💩 is helpless.

[Elessar Zappa]

12. I'm not sure what Biden can do but

the Senate can confirm judges at lightning speed for the next two months. It needs to happen.

[Meowmee]

14. Sadly, I don't think they are going to do much

I hope I’m wrong. Good Post.

[raccoon]

15. That's the right word. That's exactly how I feel.