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[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 102 points 11 months ago

"Here's this whistleblower website so you can report all these illegal and unauthorized activity so we can bitch about you expecting us to be the opposition party and then do nothing about it."

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 65 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To who? Y'all haven't done shit and are letting it all happen.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 42 points 11 months ago

That's the new "get your name on a list" website. If I'm going to be a whistleblower, the last person I'm going to is a politician.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

I wouldn’t trust this for a minute. They’ll subpoena the records and retaliate against them and there’s nothing anyone will do about it beyond complaining about petty things like it being unconstitutional

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

And since the Democrats aren't in power, there's fuck all they can do with the complaints.

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Probably so they have people to turn in to save their own asses. They are just as bent as Trump but they have "decorum".

[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

why does the expanded hamburger icon say "about chuck"? is this chuckie's website or something?

consider me out of the loop and eli5 on these matters.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Chuck Schumer is the Senate Minority Leader, so he's the head of the democratic senators.

[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago

thank you, that explains the attribution perfectly!

Some one should call and tell them about elon musk.

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

They should really use SecureDrop

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I'd trust the Democrats to protect a whistleblower like smoking would protect me from cancer

[–] Galapagon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Blow the whistle (toot toot toot toot)

[–] Buffalobuffalo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Galapagon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

I was actually thinking this, but hey, whatever gets some action going! https://youtube.com/watch?v=CBJtzEKetBM&t=67s

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

3 weeks late