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> People will complain that this is on HN

Not me, though I do expect this thread may get flagged, because... HN.

> I just want to say that nothing makes me more patriotic than having faith in my fellow citizens.

Same. It is also very heartening to see all of that (mostly Musk) Republican donor money totally lit on fire, and to see what appears to be a lot of black voters in the south coming out to stand up for their voting rights which the Republicans keep trying to strip.

> Now let’s hope we see some real change

Realistically the Democrats won't be able to change much in the next 2 years because of veto power, but just kneecapping Trump into a full lame duck is good enough for now. And they better start passing lots of real legislation that addresses the needs of the American public, EVEN IF THEY KNOW it is going to be vetoed. Make Trump and everyone around him (JD Vance, Rubio) own all the lack of progress directly in the run-up to the 2028 election.

I just texted this to a friend. I really do love capitalism and “corporate” and people getting rich and ra ra “America fuck yeah” but I love it in concept where that part of the country succeeds because of hard work and risk taking, not because of corruption and government favor. Let’s hope this is the start (or the revisiting?), as you said, of addressing the “needs of the American people,” the mass of people who have in some cases been fucked over for decades, and, for others, far longer.

Feels like there's going to be a lot of investigation into DoD contracts et al.

And I expect at least some of the greater Trump orbit fucked up severely in leaving an illegal paper trail, because people new to corruption aren't very good at it. Especially at the cabinet hangers-on level.

Also, the Senate can and should fucking sit on any Trump Supreme Court pick until the next election.

Because fuck McConnell and his party for stalling Garland's nomination for 293 days. Thomas or Alito can be filled by the next president.

They should immediately impeach Justice Thomas

> They should immediately impeach Justice Thomas

Would be nice, but even without that one of the best things about the massive Democrat win is that assuming they don't fuck it up (admittedly a big assumption) there is a very real chance that we're looking at a 10 year window where conservative justices are shut out of contention for nomination and/or confirmation.

And Thomas and Alito are both in their late 70s. Here's to hoping that they stuck around long enough to RBG themselves.

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