Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Showing Original Post only (View all)

Horse with no Name

(34,174 posts)
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 11:56 AM Apr 17

ETA: written by Dr. Pru Lee. Timely advice [View all]

Last edited Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:17 PM - Edit history (2)

VERY LONG READ, BUT WORTH THE TIME! actionable steps we MUST take to win our country back from the fascists.
(ETA to remove inaccurate information )
Dear Democratic Party,

I need more from you.
You keep sending emails begging for $15,
while we’re watching fascism consolidate power in real time.

This administration is not simply “a different ideology.”
It is a coordinated, authoritarian machine — with the Supreme Court, the House, the Senate, and the executive pen all under its control.

And you?

You’re still asking for decorum and donations. WTF.
That won’t save us.

I don’t want to hear another polite floor speech.
I want strategy.

I want fire.

I want action so bold it shifts the damn news cycle — not fits inside one.

Every time I see something from the DNC, it’s asking me for funds.

Surprise. Those of us who donate don’t want to keep sending money just to watch you stand frozen as the Constitution goes up in flames — shaking your heads and saying, “Well, there’s not much we can do. He has the majority.”

I call bullshit.

If you don’t know how to think outside the box…
If you don’t know how to strategize…
If you don’t know how to fight fire with fire…
what the hell are we giving you money for?
Some of us have two or three advanced degrees.
Some of us have military training.
Some of us know what coordinated resistance looks like — and this ain’t it.

Yes, the tours around the country? Nice.

The speeches? Nice.

The clever congressional clapbacks? Nice.

That was great for giving hope.

Now we need action.

You have to stop acting like this is a normal presidency that will just time out in four years.
We’re not even at Day 90, and look at the chaos.
Look at the disappearances.
Look at the erosion of the judiciary, the press, and our rights.

If you do not stop this, we will not make it 1,460 days.
So here’s what I need from you — right now:

1. Form an independent, civilian-powered investigative coalition.
I’m talking experts. Veterans. Whistleblowers. Journalists. Watchdog orgs.
Deputize the resistance. Build a real-time archive of corruption, overreach, and executive abuse.
Make it public. Make it unshakable.
Let the people drag the rot into the light.
If you can’t hold formal hearings, hold public ones.
If Congress won’t act, let the country act.
This isn’t about optics — it’s about receipts.
Because at some point, these people will be held accountable.
And when that day comes, we’ll need every name, every signature, every illegal order, every act of silence—documented.
You’re not just preserving truth — you’re preparing evidence for prosecution.
The more they vanish people and weaponize data, the more we need truth in the sunlight.

2. Join the International Criminal Court.
Yes, I said it. Call their bluff.
You cannot control what the other side does.
But you can control your own integrity.
So prove it. Prove that your party is still grounded in law, human rights, and ethical leadership.
Join.
If you’ve got nothing to hide — join.
Show the world who’s hiding bodies, bribes, and buried bank accounts.
Force the GOP to explain why they’d rather protect a war criminal than sign a treaty.
And while you’re at it, publicly invite ICC observers into U.S. borders.
Make this administration explain — on camera — why they’re terrified of international oversight.

3. Fund state-level resistance infrastructure.
Don’t just send postcards. Send resources.
Channel DNC funds into rapid-response teams, legal defense coalitions, sanctuary networks, and digital security training.
If the federal government is hijacked, build power underneath it.
If the laws become tools of oppression, help people resist them legally, locally, and boldly.
This is not campaign season — this is an authoritarian purge.
Stop campaigning.
Act like this is the end of democracy, because it is.
We WILL REMEMBER the warriors come primaries.
Fighting this regime should be your marketing strategy.
And let’s be clear:
The reason the other side always seems three steps ahead is because they ARE.
They prepared for this.
They infiltrated school boards, courts, local legislatures, and police unions.
They built a machine while you wrote press releases.
We’re reacting — they’ve been executing a plan for years.
It’s time to shift from panic to blueprint.
You should already be working with strategists and military minds on PROJECT 2029 —
a coordinated, long-term plan to rebuild this country when the smoke clears.
You should be publicly laying out:
• The laws and amendments you’ll pass to ensure this never happens again
• The systems you’ll tear down and the safeguards you’ll enshrine
• The plan to hold perpetrators of human atrocities accountable
• The urgent commitment to immediately bring home those sold into slavery in El Salvador
You say you’re the party of the people?
Then show the people the plan.

4. Use your platform to educate the public on rights and resistance tactics.
If they’re going to strip us of rights and lie about it — arm the people with truth.
Text campaigns. Mass trainings. Downloadable “Know Your Rights” kits. Multilingual legal guides. Encrypted phone trees.
Give people tools, not soundbites.
We don’t need more slogans.
We need survival manuals.

5. Leverage international media and watchdogs.
Stop hoping U.S. cable news will wake up.
They’re too busy playing both sides of fascism.
Feed the real stories to BBC, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Reuters, Der Spiegel — hell, leak them to anonymous dropboxes if you have to.
Make what’s happening in America a global scandal.
And stop relying on platforms that are actively suppressing truth.
Start leveraging Substack. Use Bluesky.
That’s where the resistance is migrating. That’s where censorship hasn’t caught up.
If the mainstream won’t carry the truth — outflank them.
Get creative. Go underground. Go global.
If our democracy is being dismantled in broad daylight, make sure the whole world sees it — and make sure we’re still able to say it.

6. Create a digital safe haven for whistleblowers and defectors.
Not everyone inside this regime is loyal.
Some are scared. Some want out.
Build the channels.
Encrypted. Anonymous. Protected.
Make it easy for the cracks in the system to become gaping holes.
And while you’re at it?
Stop ostracizing MAGA defectors.
Everyone makes mistakes — even glaring, critical ones.
We are not the bullies.
We are not the ones filled with hate.
And it is not your job to shame people who finally saw the fire and chose to step out of it.
They will have to deal with that internal struggle — the guilt of putting a very dangerous and callous regime in power.
But they’re already outnumbered. Don’t push them back into the crowd.
We don’t need purity.
We need numbers.
We need people willing to burn their red hats and testify against the machine they helped build.

7. Study the collapse—and the comeback.
You should be learning from South Korea and how they managed their brief rule under dictatorship.
They didn’t waste time chasing the one man with absolute immunity.
They went after the structure.
The aides. The enforcers. The loyalists. The architects.
They knocked out the foundation one pillar at a time —
until the “strongman” had no one left to stand on.
And his power crumbled beneath him.
You should be independently investigating every author of Project 2025,
every aide who defies court orders,
every communications director repeating lies,
every policy writer enabling cruelty,
every water boy who keeps this engine running.
You can’t stop a regime by asking the king to sit down.
You dismantle the throne he’s standing on — one coward at a time.

Stop being scared to fight dirty when the other side is fighting to erase the damn Constitution.
They are threatening to disappear AMERICANS.
A M E R I C A N S.
And your biggest move can’t be another strongly worded email.
We don’t want your urgently fundraising subject lines.
We want backbone.
We want action.
We want to know you’ll stand up before we’re all ordered to sit down — permanently.
We are watching.
And I don’t just mean your base.
I mean millions of us who see exactly what’s happening.
I’ve only got 6,000 followers — but the groups I’m in? The networks I touch? Over a quarter million.
Often when I speak, it echoes.
But when we ALL
speak, it ROARS with pressure that will cause change.
We need to be deafening.
You still have a chance to do something historic.
To be remembered for courage, not caution.
To go down as the party that didn’t just watch the fall — but fought the hell back with everything they had.
But the clock is ticking.
And the deportation buses are idling.

102 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Actually written by Dr. Pru Lee jmbar2 Apr 17 #1
Jaime Harrison was a 3 from 1-10 in his tenure. I'm sure he'll be all over this awesomerwb1 Apr 17 #3
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Apr 17 #26
In case you meant this to go to the Chair of the DNC, Jaime Harrison is no longer here. Ken Martin is now chair, Lonestarblue Apr 17 #4
I don't know who she is but it is great advice LymphocyteLover Apr 18 #91
Is there a link to this TommyT139 Apr 17 #2
Not authored by Liz Cheney Fiendish Thingy Apr 17 #5
Ditto. THANKS for the edit to correct the title, Horse! nilram Apr 17 #9
It was a mistake, not a lie jmbar2 Apr 17 #33
I didn't say the OP wrote it on purpose. nilram Apr 17 #39
Aren't we supposed to have links? Pris Apr 17 #6
I cannot believe I am reading this. MuseRider Apr 17 #7
Yes, but not Liz Cheney. She did not write this. AllyCat Apr 17 #14
Thanks I did see that but MuseRider Apr 17 #46
Love that 2nd sentence!!!! Grins Apr 17 #8
Freaking ActBlue. nilram Apr 17 #10
I recommend you make all future donations through Qutzupalotl Apr 17 #70
Thanks!! nilram Apr 17 #74
I have unsubscribed from so many emails and texts berksdem Apr 17 #19
My thinking is: show me how hard you can fight for a few years, and then I'll know if you're worth the coin. Magoo48 Apr 17 #32
Lie ! not "from Liz Cheney" And Liz Cheney certainly did NOT write this. stopdiggin Apr 17 #11
It is a mistake, not a lie. jmbar2 Apr 17 #34
I'll accept that stopdiggin Apr 17 #48
Meanwhile, you're hijacking a thread with really good information about how NOT TO LOSE OUR DEMOCRACY. Scrivener7 Apr 17 #68
because of what I see as egregious error - that is far to often given a 'pass' stopdiggin Apr 18 #98
. Scrivener7 Apr 18 #102
Amen to that. Joinfortmill Apr 17 #63
GREAT Action Plan! Martin Eden Apr 17 #12
Thanks for focusing on what is important, VERY IMPORTANT, rather than who wrote it !!! Trust_Reality Apr 17 #69
This is not Liz Cheney. Please update your post with correct information. AllyCat Apr 17 #13
Done. Horse with no Name Apr 17 #54
Please also edit the incorrect text that is the top of the post, which still gives the wrong impression. thesquanderer Apr 17 #84
PIN THIS usonian Apr 17 #15
looking for an answer - this helps Prince99 Apr 17 #16
lol... more Liz Cheney deification. WarGamer Apr 17 #17
Lol! C'mon! You know that's an asinine take on this, right? Scrivener7 Apr 17 #24
No worse than people here who deify Putin and Musk BannonsLiver Apr 17 #60
I haven't seen a single DU'er... EVER who deifies Putin. WarGamer Apr 17 #62
Brilliant! Chi67 Apr 17 #18
She didn't write it. chowder66 Apr 17 #25
It is outstanding, who ever wrote it. Trust_Reality Apr 17 #71
Re money: So found it interesting, our young friend of late Mr Hogg GusBob Apr 17 #20
That's the conclusion I am reluctantly coming to in this case. Susan Calvin Apr 17 #36
I dunno either GusBob Apr 17 #42
Liz Cjheney is a stopped clock arch conseervative Warpy Apr 17 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Apr 17 #23
In these times that's a lot. Joinfortmill Apr 17 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Apr 17 #22
Every line of this is what we should do. Scrivener7 Apr 17 #27
SOMEBODY - IS THIS OR IS IT NOT LIZ CHENEY? orangecrush Apr 17 #28
Who cares? They're GREAT ideas. Scrivener7 Apr 17 #30
Agree! jmbar2 Apr 17 #35
Indeed. People also dont bother to read the thread drray23 Apr 17 #51
Why is it so frustrating for you? Irish_Dem Apr 17 #53
because it devolves into back and forth sniping at each other instead of productive discussions.nt. drray23 Apr 17 #55
You are going to see human nature at work on every internet forum. Irish_Dem Apr 17 #57
And of course the braintrusts can't get past the error in attribution Scrivener7 Apr 17 #29
Rofl Joinfortmill Apr 17 #65
I wish I could recommend your post 100 times..... Butterflylady Apr 18 #97
Who is Dr. Pru Lee? BarbD Apr 17 #31
It's generally helpful to read the thread first jmbar2 Apr 17 #37
I did read the thread but am still confused. BarbD Apr 17 #41
It hasn't been corrected BonnieJW Apr 17 #49
Yup. Seems like every few weeks I need to take a break Joinfortmill Apr 17 #66
Apparently, it was found on a Liz Cheney/Adam Kinzinger Facebook group (thus wrongly attributed to her). demmiblue Apr 17 #44
Thanks demmiblue. I'm 87 and not on social media. BarbD Apr 17 #45
I received my check this week. Joinfortmill Apr 17 #67
could be a pseudonym RockCreek Apr 18 #89
I hope Dr Lee is returning all the fund raising letters with nothing but this advice in the return. Jim__ Apr 17 #38
2025 needed to be investigated these last 2 years bucolic_frolic Apr 17 #40
Not "we" BonnieJW Apr 17 #50
Highly, highly recommended democrank Apr 17 #43
THIS. Sky Jewels Apr 17 #47
Horse, you should repost this every day for a week to make sure everyone sees it. It's really good. Scrivener7 Apr 17 #52
Whoever wrote that MorbidButterflyTat Apr 17 #56
Tell me you didn't read it without telling me you didn't read it. Scrivener7 Apr 17 #80
Whoever wrote that was clueless with the "Join the International Criminal Court" suggestion. highplainsdem Apr 17 #58
But but but Hornedfrog2000 Apr 17 #59
This!!! Joinfortmill Apr 17 #61
Bookmarking to read later liberalla Apr 17 #72
I love this level of irony, if it weren't so loathesome and accurate. Noodleboy13 Apr 17 #73
The irony would be delicious Schadenfreude if it weren't so loathesome. Noodleboy13 Apr 17 #75
I've copied this and saved it on my desktop, so I can bring it up slightlv Apr 17 #76
Thank you for posting this. Kick, Rec and Bookmarked. Mike 03 Apr 17 #77
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address withdrawn because his shoelaces were uneven length. usonian Apr 17 #78
Very well said. Can you believe this nonsense? I hope Horse With No Name re-posts this so serious people can see it. Scrivener7 Apr 17 #79
There is a post in Activist HQ by DU'er werdna with a link to the Daily Kos article, with original attribution. usonian Apr 17 #86
It's a rehash of what lots of others have already said, which the exception of the ICC bit, which highplainsdem Apr 17 #82
. Scrivener7 Apr 17 #83
Thank you for the common sense! jmbar2 Apr 18 #95
Great advice, thank you! Wild blueberry Apr 17 #81
Good Post CitizenZero Apr 17 #85
Congressional Law Enforcement CitizenZero Apr 18 #87
I was thinking the other day, there needs to be a moratorium on donation texts ecstatic Apr 18 #88
k&r n/t markie Apr 18 #90
You've already had Gordcanuck Apr 18 #93
Yesterday, I got a survey from the DCCC..... lastlib Apr 18 #92
Great idea! jmbar2 Apr 18 #94
I recall getting something of the sort, and a field to fill in if I declined. usonian Apr 18 #99
there's a fb cheney/kinzinger fan page spreading this as liz's writing. mopinko Apr 18 #96
but apparently this is all 'OK' stopdiggin Apr 18 #100
exactly who the peddler is is a mystery. mopinko Apr 18 #101
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»ETA: written by Dr. Pru L...