"I do not plan to watch his speech
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"I do not plan to watch his speech.
I will keep my ears well out of reach.
I will not be blinded by orange hair.
My attention span will not be there.I will not watch it in my house!
I will not watch it with my spouse!
I will not watch it with my kids!
I will not doomscroll online vids!"~ Elliot Kirschner
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/1https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/dr-seuss-goes-to-washington
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"I do not plan to watch his speech.
I will keep my ears well out of reach.
I will not be blinded by orange hair.
My attention span will not be there.I will not watch it in my house!
I will not watch it with my spouse!
I will not watch it with my kids!
I will not doomscroll online vids!"~ Elliot Kirschner
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/1https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/dr-seuss-goes-to-washington
"The state of the union is weak. Trump's goal it is to tear whatever still unifies us asunder."
~ Julie Roginsky
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/2https://saltypolitics.substack.com/p/the-state-of-the-union-is-weak-8f8
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"The state of the union is weak. Trump's goal it is to tear whatever still unifies us asunder."
~ Julie Roginsky
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/2https://saltypolitics.substack.com/p/the-state-of-the-union-is-weak-8f8
"A new CNN poll shows Trump’s approval falling ahead of his State of the Union address.
The poll, conducted by polling firm SSRS, showed his approval among independents at a new low among CNN’s polls, at 26%, the outlet reported."
~ Rachel Leingang
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"A new CNN poll shows Trump’s approval falling ahead of his State of the Union address.
The poll, conducted by polling firm SSRS, showed his approval among independents at a new low among CNN’s polls, at 26%, the outlet reported."
~ Rachel Leingang
"Among the findings: only 32% of Americans believe Trump has the right priorities, his job approval rating among all adults was 36%, and 61% said his policies are moving the country in the wrong direction.
The outlet noted a steep drop in approval among Latino Americans, at a 19-point drop, and Americans under age 45, with an 18-point drop."
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"Among the findings: only 32% of Americans believe Trump has the right priorities, his job approval rating among all adults was 36%, and 61% said his policies are moving the country in the wrong direction.
The outlet noted a steep drop in approval among Latino Americans, at a 19-point drop, and Americans under age 45, with an 18-point drop."
"I’m not going to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. I urge you not to, either.
I hope Neilsen (or whoever makes such estimates these days) will find that far fewer Americans watched Donald Trump’s State of the Union than have watched any other State of the Union in recent memory. It will drive Trump crazy."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/5https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/24/trump-state-of-the-union-boycott
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"I’m not going to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. I urge you not to, either.
I hope Neilsen (or whoever makes such estimates these days) will find that far fewer Americans watched Donald Trump’s State of the Union than have watched any other State of the Union in recent memory. It will drive Trump crazy."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/5https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/24/trump-state-of-the-union-boycott
"He doesn’t deserve our attention. He’s abused and defiled the American presidency, even worse than he did in his first term. …
I already know the real state of the union. It sucks."
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"He doesn’t deserve our attention. He’s abused and defiled the American presidency, even worse than he did in his first term. …
I already know the real state of the union. It sucks."
"It’s going to be a bad night for Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #Epstein #ApprovalRating
/7https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/on-the-eve-of-trumps-state-of-the
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"It’s going to be a bad night for Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #Epstein #ApprovalRating
/7https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/on-the-eve-of-trumps-state-of-the
"The difficulty with State of the Union in particular is that the audience in the chamber is captive. If Democrats commit to maintaining a 'dignified presence' while Trump speaks, as Jeffries requested last year, they will sit there unresponsively absorbing abuse and lies.
That leaves them in an inherently weak posture."
~ Brian Beutler
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott #Democrats
/8https://www.offmessage.net/p/why-the-state-of-the-union-boycotters
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"The difficulty with State of the Union in particular is that the audience in the chamber is captive. If Democrats commit to maintaining a 'dignified presence' while Trump speaks, as Jeffries requested last year, they will sit there unresponsively absorbing abuse and lies.
That leaves them in an inherently weak posture."
~ Brian Beutler
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott #Democrats
/8https://www.offmessage.net/p/why-the-state-of-the-union-boycotters
"There’s something respectable about the sort of person who doesn’t take being a victim lying down.
Indeed, in many circumstances, making people pay a price for bad conduct is both righteous and necessary for orderliness in a free society. …
The purpose of boycotting the State of the Union isn’t just to convey things about Trump—about how low his character is, or how unworthy he is of his office."
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"There’s something respectable about the sort of person who doesn’t take being a victim lying down.
Indeed, in many circumstances, making people pay a price for bad conduct is both righteous and necessary for orderliness in a free society. …
The purpose of boycotting the State of the Union isn’t just to convey things about Trump—about how low his character is, or how unworthy he is of his office."
"It’s for Democrats to convey something about themselves and how they will respond in general to being pushed around."
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"It’s for Democrats to convey something about themselves and how they will respond in general to being pushed around."
"In Donald Trump’s tenure, the SOTU has become something much more loathsome. Invariably, he uses his time to deliver poisonous harangues dripping with lies and anti-immigrant venom. Surely, we can do without Trump’s in-person SOTU. ...
No self-respecting justice on the Supreme Court should appear at a partisan hate fest, especially just days after an egregious attack on judicial independence."
~ Jennifer Rubin
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"In Donald Trump’s tenure, the SOTU has become something much more loathsome. Invariably, he uses his time to deliver poisonous harangues dripping with lies and anti-immigrant venom. Surely, we can do without Trump’s in-person SOTU. ...
No self-respecting justice on the Supreme Court should appear at a partisan hate fest, especially just days after an egregious attack on judicial independence."
~ Jennifer Rubin
"Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, trying to prevent another shouting match, has suggested Democratic members either sit silently or not attend. No one should take the 'sit silently' option."
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"Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, trying to prevent another shouting match, has suggested Democratic members either sit silently or not attend. No one should take the 'sit silently' option."
"Democrats by now must recognize that treating a lawless, authoritarian leader as an ordinary president (e.g., referring to him by the honorary 'Mr. President,' approving any nomination, or attending functions, including the State of the Union) makes them appear morally obtuse and politically tone deaf."
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"I’m not going to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. I urge you not to, either.
I hope Neilsen (or whoever makes such estimates these days) will find that far fewer Americans watched Donald Trump’s State of the Union than have watched any other State of the Union in recent memory. It will drive Trump crazy."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/5https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/24/trump-state-of-the-union-boycott
@wdlindsy I cant imagine why anyone would sit and watch an insane, felonious tyrant talk gibberish for 70mins
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"Democrats by now must recognize that treating a lawless, authoritarian leader as an ordinary president (e.g., referring to him by the honorary 'Mr. President,' approving any nomination, or attending functions, including the State of the Union) makes them appear morally obtuse and politically tone deaf."
"All nine justices should decline to attend the State of the Union address tonight. No law requires their attendance. Nor does any norm; it’s common for justices to skip the event, and some do so as a matter of course."
~ Amit Agarwal
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"All nine justices should decline to attend the State of the Union address tonight. No law requires their attendance. Nor does any norm; it’s common for justices to skip the event, and some do so as a matter of course."
~ Amit Agarwal
"Not attending, on the other hand, would quietly evince the Court’s institutional self-respect and dignity; and it would avoid the intolerable spectacle of the justices being subjected to abuse or used as props during a tirade directed against their colleagues."
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"Not attending, on the other hand, would quietly evince the Court’s institutional self-respect and dignity; and it would avoid the intolerable spectacle of the justices being subjected to abuse or used as props during a tirade directed against their colleagues."
"The Trump regime does not deserve normalization. It does not deserve applause. It does not deserve the trappings of democratic ceremony while it attacks democracy itself.
This is the same regime covering up the Epstein files.
The same regime pushing unlawful tariffs after being rebuked.
The same regime attacking judges, immigrants, journalists, and political opponents."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/16https://www.meidasplus.com/p/important-message-from-meidastouch-0ce
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"The Trump regime does not deserve normalization. It does not deserve applause. It does not deserve the trappings of democratic ceremony while it attacks democracy itself.
This is the same regime covering up the Epstein files.
The same regime pushing unlawful tariffs after being rebuked.
The same regime attacking judges, immigrants, journalists, and political opponents."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/16https://www.meidasplus.com/p/important-message-from-meidastouch-0ce
"This is the same regime sending masked agents to torture and terrorize and kill people accross the United States.
The same regime that treats the Constitution like a piece of trash.
So we are not playing along."
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"This is the same regime sending masked agents to torture and terrorize and kill people accross the United States.
The same regime that treats the Constitution like a piece of trash.
So we are not playing along."
"How can we endure the constitutional equivalent of a WrestleMania extravaganza?
First, don’t watch. No guilt. You have better things to do than watch a speech designed to insult and upset you. Any activity that does not involve voluntary exposure to someone emotionally assaulting you will be a more productive use of your time. There will be plenty of commentary to fill in the details worth knowing."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/18https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/how-to-watch-the-state-of-the-union
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"How can we endure the constitutional equivalent of a WrestleMania extravaganza?
First, don’t watch. No guilt. You have better things to do than watch a speech designed to insult and upset you. Any activity that does not involve voluntary exposure to someone emotionally assaulting you will be a more productive use of your time. There will be plenty of commentary to fill in the details worth knowing."
~ Robert B. Hubbell
#Trump #StateoftheUnion #boycott
/18https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/how-to-watch-the-state-of-the-union
"Second, participate in counterprogramming. ... Third, watch the speech with confidence and professional distance, knowing that Trump will further injure the prospects of the Republican Party heading into the midterms."
