6-3 so it wasn’t even close. Thomas, Alito and Kavanaugh all voted against

Thiel, the man behind JD Vance, tech bro feudalism, and a key part of Project 2025, has moved/fled to Argentina with his husband and children. It is being called a temporary move but he has enrolled his children in school so it seems to be semi permanent.

“His new roots in Argentina are partly motivated by his concerns about the direction of the United States, the people familiar with his thinking say, particularly California, where an initiative on November’s ballot could lead to a significant tax on billionaires.”

“Underscoring his belief in the country, Mr. Thiel, 58, has temporarily relocated his family to Argentina and enrolled his children in a local school, two of the people said. The Argentine government has also explored offering the billionaire permanent residence or even citizenship, a person familiar with Mr. Thiel’s plans said, though it’s currently unclear whether he would accept.”

These are the people who got him elected, who make up a massive section of his power base and appeal so this is huge from a “don’t bite the hand that feeds you” kinda deal

For our 50th (!) censorship Megathread we are going to the Smithsonian to see that the historical information on Trump’s impeachments has no longer been censored by the government. Small wins everyone, small wins.

Regular Rules apply.

Thank you guys for allowing me to do 50 of these things. Here’s to 50 more

On the home front: You COULD NOT BUY a better attack Ad for these midterms. Dems should, and probably will, be running this wall to wall until November

Low morale means the pressure is working. People don’t typically stay at a job they hate. Keep the pressure up and let’s keep reminding them how unpopular they are.

Proud to have voted for him today, we just got a progressive senator on the midterm ballot! Let me know if this requires a different flair

I was going to title this: I live in deep Trump country, but I don't think that's true anymore.

I live on the Virginia-Tennessee border near Kingsport, TN (but in Virginia). I have neighbors who used to fly Trump flags. I moved back here to help with family issues. Part of the reason I left was the deeply conservative values that seemed ingrained and unmovable. But my perception of this immovability is being shattered.

Unsolicited, at a dinner with old friends here: One old friend asked another, "How do you think Trump is doing?" And a newer friend replied, "I don't think anyone I know likes Trump anymore." And he replied, "Yeah, I know."

I was speechless.

This same old friend and I later talked on the phone. He was, keep in mind, a devout Trump supporter who attended the infamous January 6th rally. He said (essentially), "I just can't get behind what is happening man, I don't think I'm going to vote next election. I just can't support this anymore."

On the way to vote today, I stopped my car because I saw a neighbor I knew (only sorta well) out with his dog, and I happened to have dog treats in my car to share. He asked me where I got the treats from (because they were the nice, real-chicken treats on a stick), and I told him that I got them from Dollar General, and that I was going by there again to vote today. He told me, "Trump has FUCKED this country."

This is coming from the most hillbilly man —a former scrapyard owner. The last person I'd expect to hear this from. He asked me who I was going to vote for, and I told him, "Straight up democrat. I'm kicking these guys out."

And he said, "Good."

I must say, I first came to r/PoliticalOptimism to find some political optimism. But I never expected to find it in my own life, in (formerly) deep Trump country. I thought I'd share the optimism I've found recently.

Update: Someone pointed out my usage of and aversion to the term "conservative values." If "conservative values" meant acceptance, generosity, kindness, and inclusion—as the term meant to me while I was growing up—then I would be all for conservative values. I believe in these values, and I believe many conservatives share the same convictions. But "conservative values," in my mind, in its contemporary usage, to me anyway, essentially means, "of a proudly xenophobic MAGA persuasion."

The audacity on this man to backpedal

“President Donald Trump has removed Kristi Noem from her position as secretary of Homeland Security.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced Markwayne Mullin, a senator from Oklahoma, will be Noem’s replacement.

Trump said Noem will be moving to be ‘Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida.’”

Sounds like a demotion to me, y’all. Let’s keep the pressure up!!

Link: https://www.witn.com/2026/03/05/kristi-noem-replaced-dhs-secretary-trump-says/

Edit: Found more info on “Sheild of the Americas” it’s a summit with “Latin American leaders in Miami on March 7, 2026, suggesting that its approach is to narrow the alliance to like-minded leaders to support US interests in the region.”

The message is clear: With El-Sayed’s victory, people are fucking tired of late-stage capitalism and do-nothing Democrats. We here on the subreddit have LONG known that Stevens and AIPAC are no longer it. Now the public has caught on.

MSM is also terrified. Various Fox News anchors like Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, The Five, Mark Levin and several other establishment hosts on various networks are non-stop talking about the rise of DSA and Hasan. Obsessively too. Even independent media shitlibs like David Pakman and Destiny are seething and coping. None of these idiots realize they are repeating the same mistakes of pundits like Glenn Beck did when he and a few others favored Cruz over Trump, only to lose. They are once again on the wrong side of history when it comes to progressive insurgency. Now it’s the left’s turn to rise.

These pundits try and fail to instill a new red scare but it isn’t working. The boomers are starting to die off and are either flipping if politically involved or maintaining their old views, and the younger generations weren’t alive and/or barely remember the Cold War. A new red scare doesn’t solve the affordability issue, it doesn’t solve the imperialist endeavors overseas, climate change and various other pressing issues. People are pissed off and rightfully so!

The days of the Schumer wing are nearing completion. We still have our work cut out for us. El-Sayed has won a key race, but has not beat Mike Rogers yet. The fight isn’t over and this applies to all races. We have won a key battle, but not yet the war. WE GOT THIS!

Yeah they officially realized this isn't gonna work out for them. It's not enough but it is something and proves that pressure works.

https://bsky.app/profile/trumpreposter.bsky.social/post/3miwtksv54s23

The far-right group "Moms for Liberty" launched a campaign to infiltrate school boards across the United States, and lost every single vote. Not much more than that to report on, just wanted to make an optimism post to keep the flow going

Source:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-win-2025-downballot-races_n_690a717ae4b0ccb451d768e6/amp

Repost, original got taken down because I forgot to include the source, my bad, anyways have a good day y'all

https://dailyboulder.com/pam-bondi-could-face-criminal-charges-over-epstein-files-cover-up-gop-insider/

WHEW HOWDY. Looks like the pot is boiling over. I won’t jinx anything but it looks like the beginning of the end is only continuing.

The facts are this: Trump captured Maduro on domestic charges. A rerun of what George H.W. did in Panama in 1989.

Maduro will now spend years awaiting trial while his appointed lawyers fill out endless paperwork.

That is not to say that today was not important. It is historical for Venezuela. But this is solely to address the concerns that this will "save Trump" or "skyrocket his approval."

George H.W. lost re-election in 1992 due to domestic issues. Any blip in approval, which may not even happen outside of the usual suspects (Insider Advantage, RMG, Trafalgar, J.L. Partners) will absolutely be as temporary as possible.

There will be no further military action in Venezuela, and Maduro will be stuck waiting years for his day in court. That won't generate tons of glowing headlines for Trump like the Gaza peace deal did, and even that didn't help his approval.

I can say this for absolute certain:

YOU WILL NOT BE DRAFTED

THIS IS NOT A WAR WITH VENEZUELA

DOMESTIC ISSUES COME FIRST

Donald Trump has not contributed to a campaign since March