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Breaking news: Leaders in the House and Senate are not planning to hold votes to extend President Donald Trump’s temporary control of D.C. police before it expires next week.
Congress not planning vote to extend Trump’s 30-day D.C. police takeover
In allowing the Trump administration’s grip on D.C. police to come to end, Congress closes one chapter in the tussle between local and federal officials vying for control of public safety in the capit...
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The headline should say clearly BUT NOTHING WILL CHANGE!
*National has been mobilized through at least Nov. 30
*The federal LEO surge will NOT end
*Muriel has already pledged to collaborate with feds to the full extent permitted under DC law
But the most important part: Congress will repeal DC’s
*National has been mobilized through at least Nov. 30
*The federal LEO surge will NOT end
*Muriel has already pledged to collaborate with feds to the full extent permitted under DC law
But the most important part: Congress will repeal DC’s
It hasn’t even been 10 months, yet 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It hasn’t even been 10 months, yet 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
SHUT THE FUCK UP SHELDON
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
SHUT THE FUCK UP SHELDON
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Assume all the yes and no votes from Dem senators are strategic and not sincere votes. The party caucus made a decision. No way to know how many were in favor. Then the caucus decided who would vote yes and no based on what would protect each of them politically the most. That’s how this works.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Assume all the yes and no votes from Dem senators are strategic and not sincere votes. The party caucus made a decision. No way to know how many were in favor. Then the caucus decided who would vote yes and no based on what would protect each of them politically the most. That’s how this works.
This is just so fucking cynical. We do not have an opposition party in the middle of an authoritarian regime. Goddesses save us.
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This is just so fucking cynical. We do not have an opposition party in the middle of an authoritarian regime. Goddesses save us.
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Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
OH MY GOD SHUT THE FUCK UP CHUCK
Schumer: "However this vote turns out, this fight will and must continue. Democrats must fight."
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
OH MY GOD SHUT THE FUCK UP CHUCK
Exactly like the deal they got in March when @alsobrooks.senate.gov had a separate bill to undo the $1billion damage to DC’s budget, which also went fucking nowhere. Chuck Schumer killed the Democratic Party.
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Exactly like the deal they got in March when @alsobrooks.senate.gov had a separate bill to undo the $1billion damage to DC’s budget, which also went fucking nowhere. Chuck Schumer killed the Democratic Party.
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Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Did someone say concentration camps?
This is horrifying.
ICE has been failing to meet its daily quota and as a result they’ve grabbed children, disabled people, citizens and literally anyone else they can get their hands on.
If they convert warehouses into huge camps, no one will be safe:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
ICE has been failing to meet its daily quota and as a result they’ve grabbed children, disabled people, citizens and literally anyone else they can get their hands on.
If they convert warehouses into huge camps, no one will be safe:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants
The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration’s capacity for detaining immi...
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Did someone say concentration camps?
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Those of you with senators should call them and tell them not to fall for the GOP’s offer to hold the football. Please do it for the 700k people in DC who can’t.
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Those of you with senators should call them and tell them not to fall for the GOP’s offer to hold the football. Please do it for the 700k people in DC who can’t.
One if the worst parts if living in DC is not having ANY senators to call for anything ever.
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
One if the worst parts if living in DC is not having ANY senators to call for anything ever.
I have zero representation in the Senate, so if any of these people are your senators, call them now & tell them to hold the line.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I have zero representation in the Senate, so if any of these people are your senators, call them now & tell them to hold the line.
Was literally in a conference on immigration law & policy last month where keynote speaker Fareed Zakaria told everyone that “illegal immigrants” was the correct term to use, that Democrats need to stop calling them “Latinx,” a word he alleged Ds invented, & said asylum seekers are lying.
Data shows Trump’s dehumanizing rhetoric spreading beyond just his supporters.
Anti-immigrant language is rising—even on the left
Data shows Trump's dehumanizing rhetoric spreading beyond just his supporters.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Was literally in a conference on immigration law & policy last month where keynote speaker Fareed Zakaria told everyone that “illegal immigrants” was the correct term to use, that Democrats need to stop calling them “Latinx,” a word he alleged Ds invented, & said asylum seekers are lying.
The fact that @mayorbowser.dc.gov didn’t not know or think this would be part of the deal where she sacrifices everyone for her precious stadium belies her assertions that she knows what she’s doing & knows what’s best for DC. Resign Muriel!
Just a pathetic, needy, egomaniacal cult leader
Sources: Trump wants D.C. stadium named for him
A senior White House source said there have been back-channel communications with a member of the Commanders ownership group, led by Josh Harris, to express Trump's desire to have the $3.7 billion dom...
www.espn.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The fact that @mayorbowser.dc.gov didn’t not know or think this would be part of the deal where she sacrifices everyone for her precious stadium belies her assertions that she knows what she’s doing & knows what’s best for DC. Resign Muriel!
It’s time that we call this regime’s actions what they are: an ethnic cleansing campaign.
“Trump is saying we should have ethnic cleansing against Latinos and Latinas."
“Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them”: Maria Hinojosa
A new special report from Futuro Media follows the Trump administration’s federal immigration raids and the growing community resistance against them. “Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the Pe...
www.democracynow.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
It’s time that we call this regime’s actions what they are: an ethnic cleansing campaign.
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It’s the same in DC. They make arrests so quickly before word can spread and crowds can gather so I really do not think almost anyone here realizes the scale. But at least 14 people that I know of were taken from my part of town yesterday alone.
Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
The past week+ has been really intense in Los Angeles. We need all of the help, support, & attention we can get. Feds are literally roving the streets snatch & grabbing vulnerable individuals. It's horrific. We need to do more.
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It’s the same in DC. They make arrests so quickly before word can spread and crowds can gather so I really do not think almost anyone here realizes the scale. But at least 14 people that I know of were taken from my part of town yesterday alone.
Every time a school I attended capitulates to this fascist regime, I pat myself on the back for never ever giving any of them any money.
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Every time a school I attended capitulates to this fascist regime, I pat myself on the back for never ever giving any of them any money.
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As it turns out, people did not understand what mass deportations would look like.
Trump winning is the end. The courts and institutions can’t save us. It is crucial he loses. I don’t understand.
Do people not understand what mass deportations will look like. It will be sobbing mothers and children yanked apart from each other in front of you and your own kids.
Do people not understand what mass deportations will look like. It will be sobbing mothers and children yanked apart from each other in front of you and your own kids.
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
As it turns out, people did not understand what mass deportations would look like.
Maybe they’ll kidnap her in front of her daughter and throw her ICE detention in Virginia.
BREAKING
Federal prosecutors have opened a corruption investigation into Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of Washington DC, examining a foreign trip she took with members of her staff that was paid for by Qatar.
Full Story: bit.ly/4osYupj
Federal prosecutors have opened a corruption investigation into Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of Washington DC, examining a foreign trip she took with members of her staff that was paid for by Qatar.
Full Story: bit.ly/4osYupj
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Maybe they’ll kidnap her in front of her daughter and throw her ICE detention in Virginia.
What’s hilarious is how they profiled DC’s Vichy Mayor @mayorbowser.dc.gov when they should have been profiling @harrietsdreams.bsky.social or @keyachatterjee.bsky.social #FreeDC
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November 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
What’s hilarious is how they profiled DC’s Vichy Mayor @mayorbowser.dc.gov when they should have been profiling @harrietsdreams.bsky.social or @keyachatterjee.bsky.social #FreeDC
Muriel about to learn that her bootlicking & enabling fascists will never be enough. I wish her nothing but the worst.
BREAKING
Federal prosecutors have opened a corruption investigation into Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of Washington DC, examining a foreign trip she took with members of her staff that was paid for by Qatar.
Full Story: bit.ly/4osYupj
Federal prosecutors have opened a corruption investigation into Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of Washington DC, examining a foreign trip she took with members of her staff that was paid for by Qatar.
Full Story: bit.ly/4osYupj
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Muriel about to learn that her bootlicking & enabling fascists will never be enough. I wish her nothing but the worst.