{"id":45430,"date":"2025-12-04T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=45430"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:00:43","slug":"jeffries-crossed-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/jeffries-crossed-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries Crossed the Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-5-1024x236.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45431\" srcset=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-5-1024x236.png 1024w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-5-300x69.png 300w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-5-150x35.png 150w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-5-768x177.png 768w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-5-1536x354.png 1536w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-5-250x58.png 250w, http:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-5.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello Somebody,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries crossed a line. He praised Donald Trump for pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar, a sitting congressman indicted for bribery and laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars from a foreign government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuellar is not just under investigation. He is accused of taking over $600,000 from an oil-rich country and selling out his office. That is corruption, plain and simple. And instead of standing up for accountability, Jeffries called the pardon &#8220;exactly the right outcome.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need to ask: Who is he really serving?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not the people struggling to afford rent. It is not the voters demanding justice in Gaza. It is not the working class, fighting to survive while politicians protect their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.ngpvan.com\/k\/120556534\/586637675\/2016999249?releaseid=3929&amp;nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxOS8xLzExMTE3MCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJmMWFmMjUwMi05NmQwLWYwMTEtODE5NS0wMDBkM2ExZDU4YWEiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogInpvbnRhMTExMUBhb2wuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&amp;hmac=6llBM_N_ZOrpXXrRMNmc7Aw3nmLrEwZKOzcalaEMoAg=&amp;emci=c21677c7-7ed0-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&amp;emdi=f1af2502-96d0-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&amp;ceid=4497068\">While&nbsp;<strong>77% of Democrats<\/strong>&nbsp;believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza<\/a>, party leaders are taking millions from AIPAC. While families drown in debt, they are rewarding politicians accused of selling access to foreign regimes. While we fight for health care, housing, and peace, they keep making deals behind closed doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why people don&#8217;t trust the Democratic Party. Because it is run by those more beholden to their owner-donors than to the folks who cast the votes and pay the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not staying quiet. We are not playing nice. We are organizing to hold the powerful accountable and build something better. That is why&nbsp;<em>We Are Somebody<\/em>&nbsp;exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But to keep building, we need your help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.ngpvan.com\/k\/120556535\/586637676\/-608156711?refcode=251203_Jeffries&amp;nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxOS8xLzExMTE3MCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJmMWFmMjUwMi05NmQwLWYwMTEtODE5NS0wMDBkM2ExZDU4YWEiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogInpvbnRhMTExMUBhb2wuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&amp;hmac=6llBM_N_ZOrpXXrRMNmc7Aw3nmLrEwZKOzcalaEMoAg=\"><u><strong>Chip in $10 or whatever you can to help us keep the pressure on and grow our movement for working people.<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.ngpvan.com\/k\/120556536\/586637677\/-608156711?refcode=251203_Jeffries&amp;nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxOS8xLzExMTE3MCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJmMWFmMjUwMi05NmQwLWYwMTEtODE5NS0wMDBkM2ExZDU4YWEiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogInpvbnRhMTExMUBhb2wuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&amp;hmac=6llBM_N_ZOrpXXrRMNmc7Aw3nmLrEwZKOzcalaEMoAg=\">Support our Work<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This moment demands clarity and courage. We do not bow to corruption. We do not excuse foreign influence. And we sure as hell do not celebrate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s send a message they cannot ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b\u200bKeep the faith and keep the fight,<br>Nina Turner<br>Founder, We Are Somebody<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Somebody, Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries crossed a line. He praised Donald Trump for pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar, a sitting congressman indicted for bribery and laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars from a foreign government. Cuellar is not just under investigation. He is accused of taking over $600,000 from&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/jeffries-crossed-the-line\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45430"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45432,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45430\/revisions\/45432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}