From AOC on Bluesky

[babsbunny]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
‪@aoc.bsky.social‬
WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.

Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉

Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.

WE ARE STILL IN THIS.
Wipe your tears.
This is the difficult business of hope and defying expectation.
We do not give up.
We run through the tape.

Y’all aren’t allowed to throw in the towel until I do. 😉

Big breath. Locked in. Let’s do this.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@aoc.bsky.social) 2024-12-17T03:58:59.034Z

[Walleye]

1. She's got it right, and she's definitely one of our best.

This is a young woman who takes all the misogynistic attacks directed at her, and they are numerous, and vicious, and throws them right back. We need more like that.

[samplegirl]

33. I agree!

We still have several strong women!

[displacedvermoter]

2. How many of the folks who voted for 75 year old Connolly

over 35 year old AOC were concerned about Biden's age? Just wondering....

[babsbunny]

3. I was hoping she meant something else

Like the bullshit election...it's so vague.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. nope, it's about the oversight committee

[displacedvermoter]

6. I would think she is talking about the Oversight Committee

Which will be voted on by the whole caucus, right?

[Emile]

4. It's time for the younger generation to take leadership

of the party.

[Think. Again.]

7. ⬆️⬆️⬆️THIS!!!⬆️⬆️⬆️

[Wounded Bear]

10. Old fart checking in here. I'm not against it...

We have some old guard who should follow Ms Pelosi's lead and step down for younger blood.

[Nanjeanne]

15. Ms Pelosi is supporting 74 yr old Connelly who has cancer of esophagus and is undergoing chemo.

[Wounded Bear]

17. She and I have had divergent opinions in the past...

[Nanjeanne]

20. Me as well.

[DonCoquixote]

32. Pelosi , you are showing your bad side

Do ye remember how you stabbed Biden in the back by trying to make him step down? Yes, Aoc is a bit spicy for SOME of the gray hairs, those same gray hairs whose stifling of leadership left us vulnerable, and some of whom voted trump in the warm safety of the election booth, then went and had a cappuccino with their liberal friends. The same ones that in a previous decade, shouted "party unity my ass!"

Do not get me wrong, I find the antics of the self-described "real left" annoying. I am watching gladly as Cenk, Ana self implode, and I am not as fond as the rest of the "squad." But truth be told, we have to realize that while the old recipe worked in the Clinton years, we need stronger stuff now, even if it does have that democratic socialist aftertaste. If you do not like it, then please remember two things"

Every candidate that is too weak or comprised to fight will make it easier the GOP to deny your medical care.

Two: as much as some of you crow about fighting for your daughters and kid sisters, stop it. YOU DON'T. If you had the means to drain Gen Z of their remaining years to ad to your own, you would, and you would rationalize it using tropes like "millennials ruin everything" or "Gen Z uses phones too much", even though a lot of those things were survival mechanisms they made they that they would not become discarded and wrecked the way Gen X was.

Some of you ae going to have some COLD, DARK winter years.

[Bettie]

18. I suppose to her

a 74 year old is "younger blood".

[Magoo48]

11. Double this

[Sucha NastyWoman]

8. Maybe next time

When we regain enough power so she can do something with it.

[Emile]

9. That's why we need her now. With her leadership

we'll regain power.

[toddwv]

23. Not like this, though.

It's time to start transferring leadership to the younger generations;, you know, the 50 & 60-year-olds.

[Emile]

24. What do you mean, not like this?

You saying AOC did something wrong?

[orleans]

12. thanks for posting this. nt

[Nixie]

13. This is so unnecessary and ridiculous.

Connely’s statement about the FBI Wray resigning and exposing the remaining personnel to a Trump purge conveys the exact expertise and messaging we need. Who gives a crap if he’s in his 70’s. At least he’s not bad mouthing other Democrats over useless drama and picking fights with the lowest common denominator RW slimes likes Marjorie. This is such an unnecessary phony infighting display. Again.

[SocialDemocrat61]

21. Who is badmouthing democrats

over useless drama? Are you referring to those who pushed out President Biden?

Thankfully AOC was a big supporter of the President when so many in the party were not.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-defend-biden-calls-drop-rcna162730

https://apnews.com/article/aoc-endorses-biden-2024-president-democrats-3c722f5ac1bc2c568b6d962d4fe4e2b7

https://time.com/6695367/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-biden/

[33taw]

14. We need to move up the next generation.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

22. I'm with you on that

Should’ve happened 20 years ago

[33taw]

25. I appreciate all he has done, it time for a new era.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. Connolly defeats Ocasio-Cortez to lead Democrats on Oversight panel

Link to tweet

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5044107-connolly-ocasio-cortez-oversight-committee-democrats/

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Tuesday defeated Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to lead Democrats on the Oversight and Accountability Committee in the next Congress, putting the feisty liberal veteran in one of the most powerful spots to confront President Trump in his second term.

The win was forecast a day earlier, when the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee voted to recommend the seat to Connolly, who has a decade more experience than Ocasio-Cortez on the powerful committee.

The non-binding Steering vote lent a symbolic boost to Connolly, 74, but his victory was ultimately decided by the full Caucus, which huddled behind closed doors Tuesday morning in the Capitol basement and voted by secret ballot to give him the coveted seat.

Connolly also got some help from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who endorsed his bid and lobbied actively on his behalf in the lead up to this week’s votes.

[displacedvermoter]

19. Nancy Pelosi wins again, I guess we

are stuck with 70 and 80 year olds making the calls, except when they are an 80 year old President who we wish to dump.

[badhair77]

26. I'm 72 and I was rooting for AOC.

It’s time to let a younger group take charge. Disappointing outcome but I like her attitude. She’ll be back.

[spooky3]

27. I like both AOC and Gerry C

They both are tough and smart. Glad to have both on our team.

[bdamomma]

28. That's right

Don't throw in the towel. No this: surrender:

[LilElf70]

29. I think the words "PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT",

has a lot to do with this result.

[Skittles]

30. a bit dramatic

yeah ok

[Seinan Sensei]

31. Unbridled anger is a luxury we cannot afford

“We can’t change what happened
But we can change what happens next”