r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 đ¤ Join A Union • Jul 17 '26
đĄ Venting Israel First Hakeem Jeffries in a nutshell. The Democratic Party needs new pro-worker leadership.
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u/Rage-With-Me Jul 17 '26
FUCKING VOTE HIM OUT
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u/Coraline1599 Jul 17 '26
Bad news, he just won his primary a few weeks ago. He will be up against a Republican in November in a very democratic district. I doubt he is going anywhere.
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u/ThreeDaysNish Jul 17 '26
Hey guys, y'all remember when The Workers and The People held corrupt officials and greedy capitalists accountable in the streets to bring actual change?
Let's totally not do that like never-ever again. Voting absolutely soooo helps. Please do your part đĽşđ
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u/ChocoPablobar Jul 17 '26
y'all remember when The Workers and The People held corrupt officials and greedy capitalists accountable in the streets to bring actual change?
Not really no. Not in this country anyway
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u/Moist-Weakness-3399 Jul 17 '26
Read a history book then. The military has been mobilized against workers many times in the past, you just don't know your history.
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u/ChocoPablobar Jul 17 '26
...and how exactly is that the workers holding corrupt officials and greedy capitalists accountable? You're referring to when the corrupt officials violently suppressed the workers on behalf of the greedy capitalists. And got away with it
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u/CamusMadeFantastical Jul 17 '26
Participation in local and primary elections are abysmal, that is why voting doesn't seem effective. I also love the idea that people can't seem to bother to show up to vote outside of every four years but somehow they will take to the streets. (guess which one is more dangerous and harder?)
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u/ReturnOfBane Jul 17 '26
Hey guys, y'all remember when The Workers and The People held corrupt officials and greedy capitalists accountable in the streets to bring actual change?
Democrats helped the republicans put a stop to that in the 40s. Can't let the people squeeze the balls of big buisiness!
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u/truth-informant Jul 17 '26
"Won." Both contenders withdrew.Â
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u/superhancpetram Jul 18 '26
There was no box to check with his name on it. There wasnât even a line on the ballot to write in someone against him. It was like the race didnât exist because it was already decided.
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u/Pika_Fox Jul 17 '26
The worst dem is still infinitely better than the best republican. Primary him next time.
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u/DiabolicallyRandom Jul 17 '26
Doesn't mean his party can't depose him as leader (or, skip him over if we get the majority somehow).
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u/Sha489 Jul 18 '26
Tell that to the progressives that did not run a candidate against Jeffries in the primary a few weeks agoâŚ.
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u/Sad_Significance_568 Jul 17 '26
He is popular in his district and second to only AOC when it comes to fundraising money. Probably would see 5x or more than they have spent on Stevens on Jefferies and it's just not worth going up against that.
Anyways, it is way more humiliating to watch him squirm and then not be voted as house leader.
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u/Loud-Ad-2280 âď¸ Tax The Billionaires Jul 17 '26
Cheap investment for the ethno state
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u/0202_tihssitidder Jul 17 '26
It's a lot of money. That's the $$ we know about. Rampant corruption means he's probably got another $1.7M directly to accounts he has access to.
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u/Forward-Bank8412 Jul 17 '26
You can probably move that decimal point one or two digits to the right.
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u/mmf9194 Jul 17 '26
Honestly? Probably not. I'm consistently shocked at how cheaply purchased our elected officials are.
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u/BadLuckBlackHole Jul 17 '26
It's quite a circle: vote to give Israel billions of dollars, Israel uses that money to fund your campaign to ensure your vote to give Israel billions of dollars. Repeat.
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u/Button-Down-Shoes Jul 17 '26
Yep. That lower scenario in the pic should say, "OK, but I'll need $2M back".
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u/DeLaGrease Jul 17 '26
AIPAC Shakur
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u/UpperLowerEastSide âď¸ Prison For Union Busters Jul 18 '26
The man who has seemingly invoked George Wallace in saying Israel today, Israel tomorrow, Israel forever has not changed his stripes.
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u/bcastro12 Jul 17 '26
Hakeem Jeffries is so out of touch with what Americans want and deserve. He needs to go!!
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u/democracy_lover66 đ Pass A Green Jobs Plan Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Wish Democrats cared about the fascism taking hold in their own country as much as they care for the survival of one of the most efficient and advanced military powers in the world unmatched by any of their adversaries
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u/lastquincy88 Jul 17 '26
Sadly history has shown that liberals will side with fascists time after time. Liberals are afraid of the true left because capitalism is baked into their platform. Fascism is capitalism in decay.
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u/00eg0 Jul 17 '26
Don't worry most people never vote in primaries and GOP gerrymandering means they currently have and will continue to have all 3 branches of the federal government. In a one party state there's no reason to complain about the democrats.
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u/ScratchyMarston18 Jul 18 '26
Which military would that be? The US hasnât won a war since 1945 (with help.)
Have we killed a lot of people with bombs and fancy weapons? Sure. Unmatched by adversaries? We sent a huge chunk of an entire generation to die horrifically in a jungle for over a decade and got our asses handed to us by farmers. So much for unmatched.
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u/ProfessionalCut8715 Jul 17 '26
Jeffries, Booker, and Schumer all need to go.
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u/billionairessuck Jul 17 '26
Im so sick of Isreal. Im sick of genocide! Im sick of corruption. Workers of the world unite!
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u/charliemike Jul 17 '26
I saw a report today that tripling union membership in the United States would shift $1.3T a year from corporations and billionaires to workers.
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u/CauliflowerHealthy20 âď¸ Tax The Billionaires Jul 17 '26
If only we spent  that money domestically instead
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u/1isOneshot1 đ Pass A Green Jobs Plan Jul 17 '26
Any of them could start a vote in their caucus to get rid of him as their leader any day if they wanted to
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u/wasimlhr Jul 17 '26 edited 12d ago
The current so called top democratic leaders are Israel first, they just dont hang the flags outside their office
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u/seidenkaufman Jul 17 '26
If the Dems win the House, put every kind of pressure on the elected candidates not to sleepwalk into making him speaker. There are many more options than this corrupt nincompoop.Â
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u/Ok_Arachnid1089 Jul 17 '26
The Democrats will never be pro worker
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u/cantfindausernameffs Jul 17 '26
One can hope for better choices in the future, but for now Iâm done voting for people just because they donât have an R next to their name. My own representatives are supposedly democrats but they continually vote to send more money to Israel.
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u/DrTommyNotMD Jul 17 '26
Pro-worker would be amazing in politics not just for all the reasons that are said here, but also the elderly non-workers wouldnât be the primary stakeholder anymore.
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u/Alyeadriz Jul 17 '26
The domocratic party needs a new party entirely. Preferably one that promotes democracy of the people.
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u/mashbrowns Jul 17 '26
Circular firing squad. Never fails. This is why the GOP wins and gets away with literally anything.
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u/embergock Jul 17 '26
When you repeat the phrase "Israel First" you imply that the correct stance is to be America First. Just call him a Zionist, we don't need to use and normalize nazi rhetoric.
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u/ywnktiakh Jul 18 '26
Why do so many have a hard on for the government of Israel
I know itâs just a money thing mostly
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u/Pure-Stay3596 Jul 17 '26
Have you been in israel bro? They have public transport system 24/7 for free and also one of the most impressive public housing. Compare to MEX, public housing here looks like shit.
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u/omer8734 Jul 18 '26
Go look it up on google, no public transport is free anywhere in Israel (bus, trains, light rail all cost money)
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u/Pure-Stay3596 Jul 18 '26
"...way to travel the country. It is highly reliable, with popular urban routes running every 10 to 20 minutes. Fares usually start at around $2.25 (8 ILS) and include free transfers within 90 minutes..." Maybe because i was there during the time of war but brother it's so f cheap, and bro I was at a public house 2 years ago. The post is clearly given a look of they don't look at people needs. Which is such BS.
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u/omer8734 Jul 18 '26
Itâs anything but reliable with works every week closing the rails, and very limited hours and no weekends. While 8 ILS is 2.65$ itâs not so cheap for Israelis because the salaries arenât comparable to the US.
Anyways the point youâre making that Israelis get free public transportation is plain wrong and misleading
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u/bron685 Jul 17 '26
Itâs not âfuck offâ itâs âour hands our tied, republicans control everything. Make sure to vote hard!â Which is exactly the same thing, but itâs a feckless self-serving pussyâs way of saying fuck off.
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u/FYoCouchEddie Jul 17 '26
This is stupid. Jeffries didnât vote against people getting food or healthcare.
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u/Capital-Curve4515 Jul 17 '26
In reality, I believe most of the money only goes under the condition that is spent with U.S. defense companies. So in reality, this money is not foreign aid, but a subsidy which stays within the United States. Arguably this may be even worse, but it makes more sense in terms of all the pressures that these lobbyists would be putting on Congress to keep their defense spending high.
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u/Addickt__ Jul 17 '26
This is still giving Israeli citizens free healthcare by way of us giving them free weapons
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u/moyismoy Jul 17 '26
The issue is lobbiests, Israel has loads of them workers have almost 0. I know I don't have one reping me.
I have often thought of what if this sub reddit went in an got one to rep us
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u/RestaurantHour1969 Jul 17 '26
Follow the money, wherever it comes from, thatâs who politicians are loyal to. Folks like AOC who donât take APAC money are loyal to their constituents, because she has small dollar donors in her district and across the country who support her views. Iâm not from NYC but I will give what little I can because she and others are fighting for the people.
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u/swansongprofitable Jul 17 '26
Him and Schumer both, they work for lobbyists and donors, just republicans who donât say bigoted racist shit all the time.Â
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u/Vercoduex Jul 17 '26
Another politician who needs to go the way of mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham
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u/notyourbuddipal Jul 17 '26
I cannot stand him. I really hope he is replaced asap. Just look at his voting record and then tell me if he is actually a Democrat
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u/Biscuits4u2 the word itself makes some men uncomfortable Jul 17 '26
What a fucking dud Jeffries turned out to be
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u/HammersofMoradin âď¸ Tax The Billionaires Jul 17 '26
The US needs a true social-democratic, pro worker and anti-oligarch party. And penalize corruption most harshly, basically on the same level as high treason.
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u/Lasting_Night_Fall Jul 17 '26
A bill was introduced to stop funding Israel and all mostly all republicans voted against it.
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u/AbominableGoMan Jul 17 '26
*Give me $100 billion to murder women and children in Israel's genocidal expansionist campaign.
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u/Professional_Maybe_4 Jul 17 '26
Sorry OP, but it would actually be Jeffries asking yahoo if he can please give him 100b
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u/plumberfun Jul 17 '26
Has Jefferies ever mentioned a worker bill of rights, or is he just another neo-liberal pocketing money?
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u/DealerPlane9953 Jul 17 '26
Fuck off with that worker bullshit. A majority of Americans are not working class. Democrats need a pro-human leadership. Everyone needs food and healthcare.
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u/KrustyMf Jul 17 '26
We really need to end citizens united and give every candidate a set amount of air time and advertisement time, all Free so we can stop this "but we need this money for exposure" They want to talk about old laws that need to be updated well lets start with campaign contribution so we can get some new people representing us instead of the ones that are bought and paid for
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u/AmItheonlySaneperson Jul 17 '26
theyll say no, tax you more, then print more money anyway and send it to israel and corporations
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u/alejocs Jul 17 '26
more fake can be
Most of that money flows right back to the US because it's actually required by law.
Under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, Israel has to spend almost 100% of that cash (by 2028) on US-made weapons from American defense giants like Lockheed, Boeing, and RTX.
That alone supports over 20,000 US jobs. So it's a revolving doorâa circular subsidy. Congress writes the check, Israel buys American gear, and the money just circles back into the US economy.
Sources: US State Dept and the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
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u/Hopeful-Primary8325 Jul 17 '26
Not representing over 70 percent of Dems political demands, also 50 percent of Republicans... Fuck this Zionist Establishment, we are not the state of Israel. We are Americans, fuck giving money to that Genocidal Country.
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u/StBlandine7 Jul 17 '26
Reddit: Trump is doing an awful thing by having the US abandon our long-standing allies!
Also Reddit: US should abandon its long-standing ally!
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u/BigandBisexual Jul 17 '26
Let Israel stand on it's own, for fucks sake, leave Bibi to rot. Fuck the Israeli government and the Israelis who supports these genocidal bastards. Motherless dogs.
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u/VikingRaptor2 âď¸ Tax The Billionaires Jul 18 '26
AOC and Zohran Mamdani for President and VP. I don't care which one is which I just want them both in office.
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u/meandeane651 Jul 18 '26
Political illiteracy summed up in one image.. please tell me how a minority party is supposed to pass healthcare reform.
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u/stonksuper Jul 18 '26
his hands should be up near his face because all this idiot ever does is wave his hands around in the air talking 99% with his hands while saying the most empty pointless sentences like they mean something with such undeserved arrogant confidence it drives me absolutely insane
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u/Sherviks13 Jul 18 '26
Crazy that it took this for people to understand why I hat paying taxes. You wanna really get angry, look at the historical. Didnât last 200 years before the taxation without representation stated happening again.
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u/brundlfly Jul 17 '26
Kompromat?
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u/bigbjarne Jul 17 '26
No, his interests lies with the owning class and Israel is very important for the American owning class.
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u/felis_scipio Jul 17 '26
Defense contractors like money. when we sell weapons to Israel they make money, when we give weapons to Israel they make money itâs just a different person paying them.
Same for military aid to Ukraine, itâs basically a giant jobs program because the military industrial complex employs a lot of Americans.
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u/bigbjarne Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
And it's not just profits for the owning class who owns the military industrial complex. Israel, Palestine, Iran, Ukraine etc. have a lot of labor and markets that the American owning class want access to.
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u/zzill6 đ¤ Join A Union Jul 17 '26
A majority of house democrats voted to cut off aid to Israel. Leader Jeffries voted no. Yet heâll still maintain his leadership position because a lot of those yes vote democrats arenât being honest. Theyâre just afraid of losing their seats.