Hi, I have a Haitian friend (he has a wife) in the Dominican Republic (undocumented) who has no records of his birth, no identification in the DR or anything. It's like he's without a true official home.

Is anyone here familiar with the process for Haitians to come to the country?

Also, is anyone here able and willing to be a sponsor for this person? I read that it's only to make sure if they fall on very hard times, that you would be willing to help them.

Thanks, in advance!

Do you believe that despite the election, that there will be a day where most countries are progressive and hatred and prejudice will only consume only a small number of people.

I am quitting facebook this week to join all my friends who have done so already... Bluesky is basically just Twitter as it would be if Musk never took over, but it seems I'm having a hard time convincing my left-leaning friends that Reddit actually has merit as an option...

I personally believe that Reddit should be the natural choice for people who prefer what you say and do as opposed to who you are and how you look doing it... Right?

So that begs the question:

WHAT ON EARTH DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO MAKE THE BETTER PART OF AMERICA MISTRUST YOU SO BADLY???

That’s the post, join the movement! Write your congressman and senator. Tweet to Biden, Harris, Obama, Clinton, etc. Make it happen.

Not for January 6 but for any other case just to really confuse the shit out of the MAGA kids. Like why would he do that unless Trump is also on the inside!

With broad Presidential immunity, what would you like to see Joe do on his way out the door?

I just realized the complete and utter irony of the right. For months they talked about how Kamala wasn't chosen to be on the ballot. Welp, neither was Elon, but here he is, driving the clown car.

Studies and history shows. The economy, employment and standard of living is almost always better under a Democrat administration. So why do people keep voting Republican?

What will Trump do, when 6 months from now? People are still crossing the border. Fentanyl deaths are still high. And prices on everything are up 25%.

Hi. I know we are all devastated and suffering. I am wondering if any of you have any suggestions for places to go online that are safe places? No matter where I go, there are cruel, smug MAGAts shoving their wins in our faces. I need to get away from that, to save my mind. Maybe such a place doesn’t exist, and I should go completely offline?

With Trump returning to power, it is absolutely frightening how it resembles the themes of fascism in the video-game Bioshock. Like how he convinced almost half of the country to fear immigrants by repeating the lie over and over that they’re criminals. Or how he convinced half of the country that the 2020 election was stolen by repeating that lie over and over. People can be led to do anything if their fear is tapped into.

I don't hear anymore warnings from them. I don't hear any of them telling us it will be okay or it won't. After 4 years of us being told Trump will destroy everything its crickets now. I feel like they gave up on us and the USA. They are acting now like everything is just going to be normal and we can just play politics and everything will be okay. How? If he is as dangerous as I think and democrats warned why are we just pretending like he is going to be some normal president?

Edit: Thank you everyone for taking the time to read and comment. I should have worded my question differently. I noticed some people were confused or taken back by how my question was written. I apologize. I was mostly wondering why our elected officials seem to be kinda silent lately on the issue.

Edit: damn auto correct title. It was supposed to be why did.

This confuses me.

If you want healthier food and companies to no longer poison us, then why would you vote to reduce the FDA?

Why would you vote to remove those regulations on companies?

If you are against child exploitation and abuse why would you vote to defund the FBI? The only organization that actually fights it?

If you are complaining about our education being ranked so low, then why would you vote to strip it?

If you voted because Harris isn't pro union enough why the fuck would you vote for the people who want to dismantle unions and worker protections?

If you are a farmer and rely on immigrants then why the hell did you vote for them to be deported?

If you want inflation to come down then why did you vote to increase it with tariffs? Import taxes don't reduce prices, they raise them.

If you are one of those anti woke culture warrior gamer bros who likes anime and complain that video games aren't sexy anymore, wtf did you vote for the people who want to ban porn?

If you want America to lead in science again and beat China , why would you let musk get rid of NASA?

I've been thinking. The mission of the Democratic Party from now on should be to break down the 2-party monopoly- duopoly? I don't know... Anyway, leadership should fight for ranked choice voting at all levels of government.

They should also fight to get rid of: The filibuster, and the Electoral College (Along with gerrymandering). Fight that Supreme Court Judges get elected through other means other than a sheer presidential selection. I mean - the US is ranked 30-36 in the world democracy index and is deemed a "Deficient democracy".

I'm sure they don't want to bite their own tail. But the TRUTH is - You can't be a Democratic Party in a non-Democratic system. I mean, 2 freaking parties in a country of 350 + million people is a complete joke.

Now, a true democratic system is going to be harder to implement because the 2-party paradigm is well baked into the American psyche. But it's absolutely necessary. MAGA should have been its own extreme/fringe movement. But because it has to be 2 and only 2 competing parties, it has swallowed up the Republican Party. And now, the political Overton window has stretched out way further, and they have so much more power than if MAGA were just a third party - and we are all paying for it.

The Right and the Left don't agree on much. But they sure have both fought like hell to keep that duopoly going.

Can we start to assume that no one this time in the white house will ever be liable for anything anymore so long as their lips are aligned with Trump's asshole and suck whatever comes out?

No one on his Legion of Doom will ever have consequences for their actions until they devour themselves for power over whatever is left standing when they are done using anyone that goes against them for slave labor.

I've been calling this game MAGAtes and p2025 have laid out for years.. but I need to run it by other liberals that can be objective and tell me I'm not right. I hope I'm not.

If you can follow this logic and have any decent memory of events in the past 3 Republican terms, you might feel like this is an actually real scenario... If I'm way off on something please call me out. I'm not saying this will be exact, but that the end result will be the same regardless of the how's and when's.

We won't have mass deportation like he's saying but there will be laws that ramp up justice arm's power to get rid of and imprison people here slowly over time .. which eventually through p2025 can fall on ANYONE they decide they wish to detain or get rid of.. even US born citizens. They will have the power to decide unilaterally and disregard civil rights and due process.

It will start with the undocumented immigrants they locate.. then find people who are expendable or have criminal records, people with addictions or that have had govt assistance, down to people that just aren't "American" enough, dangers or non-patriots.. they will be rounded up to be "reformed." They'll use camps for these people and work their way down the list until you have his side, and those suffering doing Chinese/gulag/gestapo-style govt labor to achieve forever power and control over us. You can change the terms and methods but let's assume they can do what they want, because they have everything they need now to do so.

Think it's crazy? Conspiracy? Yeah I get it but sometimes we see things before they happen and never listen to the ones who warned us. But it's all in the 2025 playbook and we've been here before. This time only the people can stop it, but that won't happen when we're scared and shut in our homes asking for help, saying yeah but not MY family right?

All they need to do is what I've been saying for years, declare another seemingly needed, but ultimately bullshit "war.."

I think this time it will be the "war on immigration" or something so they can make up emergency war time acts/laws.. just like the war on terror. Which was how we got the patriot act.. remember that? Civil liberties trampled on, privacy violated. We were scared, so they were allowed to quell our fears, but what they were really doing was not targeted at terror and our enemies, but at Americans themselves.

People are scared again, and just like COVID you get rich by causing a problem and selling the solution. This time I truly feel like they're going to take everything from us.. and what I fear more is that they know we can't sustain our population anymore, and they intend to close ranks, save themselves, and watch the rest of us slowly fade into genocidal memory.

But I'm crazy of course to say this so fuck me right?

If the direction the trend line is pointing continues, the US might be at war, of some form or another, against Europe. In his case, it isn’t hard to imagine, sadly.

(In which case I’ll simply go to Europe, to fight autocracy.)

The proposed tariffs seem like an awful idea all around, and everyone who thinks about it or knows anything about tariffs and trade seems to oppose them. So, what are they trying to do?

Is it just arrogance and stupidity? Is it a threat meant to get some sort of concessions? Is there some underlying benefit to Trump and his cronies that I don't see?

Is it just a way to shift the tax burden to consumers to pay for the next round of tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations?

About 86 million eligible voters didn’t vote in the last election.

If you're one of them that didn’t vote because you feel like your voice doesn’t matter, I’m not here to blame or attack you. It’s easy to feel powerless in a system that often feels stacked against us. My point is simple: you matter more than you might think. Even if your candidate doesn’t win, when you show up, others in your community will see they’re not alone. Maybe your vote could inspire them to show up next time.

Let’s take a closer look at why every vote matters, even in areas perceived as overwhelmingly red.

Example 1: Glascock County, Georgia

• Registered voters: 2,073
• Turnout: 81% (1,682 ballots cast)
• Didn’t vote: 391
  • Trump: 1,534 (91.86%)
  • Kamala Harris: 133 (7.96%)

Even if all 391 non-voters had shown up and voted for Kamala, giving her 524 votes, Trump still would have won. In counties like these, it’s easy to feel like voting is futile.

Example 2: Baker County, Georgia

• Registered voters: 2,066
• Turnout: 72% (1,486 ballots cast)
• Didn’t vote: 580
  • Trump: 883 (59.82%)
  • Kamala Harris: 590 (39.97%)

If just 444 of the 580 non-voters had shown up and voted for Kamala, she would have won. It’s not impossible to imagine enough of those remaining voters choosing Kamala to secure the win.

Even if your candidate doesn’t win, increasing turnout changes perceptions. For example, in Glascock County, 1534 vs. 524 sends a stronger message than 1534 vs. 133. It shows Democrats have local support, making progressive voices less isolated. This visibility can energize communities, spark deeper discussions, and even sway centrists or independents in future elections.

It’s not lost on me that counties are part of larger congressional districts, where votes across multiple counties determine outcomes for House seats and electoral votes. For example, there’s an entire section of Georgia that voted blue in the last election but turned red in this one. If just one county in that area turns blue again, it could create a ripple effect, shifting the district’s votes back to blue in future elections.

Every vote contributes to a bigger picture—it’s not just about winning today, but about shaping tomorrow’s outcomes.

The one thing I want you to take from this: You matter.

Disclaimer: This 86 million estimate only includes those who were eligible to vote. People unable to vote due to Administration Barrier Roles, incarceration, felony convictions, mental incapacitation, homelessness, or living in U.S. territories, were already subtracted as best as possible from the 262,083,034 voting-age population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2023. This is why I say "about 86 million"—the real number could be slightly higher or lower. I did the best I could.

What do people think of Mark Kelly running in 2028? Likable guy. Veteran, Astronaut, Senator. I think he can get liberals independent and some republicans to vote.

I find myself getting railed with new information and persepectives I never had time to think about talking with my conservative uncle. I also want to get out of the echo chamber and not just prescribe to an ideology but be an idependent thinker, or so I can better apperciate the vaules that I have. That being said I find alot of alternative media to be very cringy and focused more on sensationalism. What would you people recomend?

All of the things going on like tariff, cut on benefits, block OT pay, Palestine destruction... are all things he promised he'll do, but they became flabbergasted when he says thats on his agenda. Like bros, you are regretting them now, why didn;t you bother to look things up before voting & putting him in? Now your lives and ours will be upended with these Tariffs on Canada and Mexico