Ben
@benj.bsky.social
Ex-Xer enjoying the greener pastures over here at Bluesky. Celtics fan. Nature lover.
Is it any surprise that the party that gave you this (see below) is the same party that doesn’t have the spine to not capitulate in the 11th fucking hour?
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Is it any surprise that the party that gave you this (see below) is the same party that doesn’t have the spine to not capitulate in the 11th fucking hour?
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A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
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These 8 useless Democratic Senators are all wealthy and have feathered themselves a lovely retirement nest.
They don't need to be in these positions anymore.
They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage.
Demand more and better, folks.
They don't need to be in these positions anymore.
They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage.
Demand more and better, folks.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
These 8 useless Democratic Senators are all wealthy and have feathered themselves a lovely retirement nest.
They don't need to be in these positions anymore.
They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage.
Demand more and better, folks.
They don't need to be in these positions anymore.
They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage.
Demand more and better, folks.
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It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
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They really cannot be giving it up for a promise of a vote. Utterly foolish. They only have a 'concept of a plan' and won't even swear in Adelita Grijalva. These guys just stood around and let Trump have his public coup on Jan 6th.
Just mind boggling how stupid dems are being right now.
Just mind boggling how stupid dems are being right now.
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
They really cannot be giving it up for a promise of a vote. Utterly foolish. They only have a 'concept of a plan' and won't even swear in Adelita Grijalva. These guys just stood around and let Trump have his public coup on Jan 6th.
Just mind boggling how stupid dems are being right now.
Just mind boggling how stupid dems are being right now.
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Tim Kaine is a fucking coward. There is no excuse to support a deal that gives Dems nothing but a promise of a vote on healthcare.
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Tim Kaine is a fucking coward. There is no excuse to support a deal that gives Dems nothing but a promise of a vote on healthcare.
Weak, feckless, spineless, corporatist, MAGA-Lite democrats capitulate when they had all the leverage they were ever going to have. I’d say it’s unbelievable but this is who they are, and this is why their approval rating is down the drain. What weak “leaders” we have. Absolutely pathetic. 🤢🤮
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Weak, feckless, spineless, corporatist, MAGA-Lite democrats capitulate when they had all the leverage they were ever going to have. I’d say it’s unbelievable but this is who they are, and this is why their approval rating is down the drain. What weak “leaders” we have. Absolutely pathetic. 🤢🤮
Fuck Chuck Schumer. Fuck Chuck Schumer. Fuck Chuck Schumer. Fuck Chuck Schumer.
BREAKING: Senators have reached a deal to end the government shutdown.
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Fuck Chuck Schumer. Fuck Chuck Schumer. Fuck Chuck Schumer. Fuck Chuck Schumer.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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In future psychology text books, this will be used to instruct how a narcissist feels when someone else gets all the attention
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
In future psychology text books, this will be used to instruct how a narcissist feels when someone else gets all the attention
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Platner. Out. Now.
No.
Nazi.
Tattoos.
This is not complicated.
No.
Nazi.
Tattoos.
This is not complicated.
October 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Platner. Out. Now.
No.
Nazi.
Tattoos.
This is not complicated.
No.
Nazi.
Tattoos.
This is not complicated.
@grahamformaine.bsky.social time to drop out my man. You done fucked up big time. Maybe you can run as a republican. I hear they kinda like nazis and racists.
October 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
@grahamformaine.bsky.social time to drop out my man. You done fucked up big time. Maybe you can run as a republican. I hear they kinda like nazis and racists.
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Nobody wants to send this dipshit to jail or hit him with a broomstick. They have just lost faith in his judgment and don't want him to be a United States Senator. It's not a punishment. There are hundreds of millions of people who don't get to be United States Senators and that's fine for them.
October 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Nobody wants to send this dipshit to jail or hit him with a broomstick. They have just lost faith in his judgment and don't want him to be a United States Senator. It's not a punishment. There are hundreds of millions of people who don't get to be United States Senators and that's fine for them.
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I really wish the people defending Graham Platner would think of how similar they sound to the people defending Elon Musk after he threw up a Heil Hitler.
It's just a Roman skull.
October 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I really wish the people defending Graham Platner would think of how similar they sound to the people defending Elon Musk after he threw up a Heil Hitler.
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 210. I try to make them all really good, but this is better than most. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 210. 9/19/25
… ABC: “President Trump is expected to fire the US attorney for the Eastern District of VA after investigators were unable to find incriminating evidence of mortgage fraud against NY AG Letitia James....
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Today in Politics, Bulletin 210. I try to make them all really good, but this is better than most. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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I’m done with this shit, fuck Katherine Clark.
September 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I’m done with this shit, fuck Katherine Clark.
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You want to explain why you voted to "honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk"?
September 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You want to explain why you voted to "honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk"?
@whipkclark.bsky.social why’d you vote in favor of honoring Charlie Kirk?
September 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@whipkclark.bsky.social why’d you vote in favor of honoring Charlie Kirk?
What a bunch of pathetically spineless cowards.
95 democrats, including @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social voted to "honor" the life of charlie kirk, who called for joe biden to be killed and said black women like justice ketanji brown jackson are unqualified affirmative action hires.
shame.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
shame.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
September 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What a bunch of pathetically spineless cowards.
That goes for you @whipkclark.bsky.social. You do not represent the 5th district of Massachusetts well. Hoping you get primaries for this egregious cowardice.
Everything wrong with the Democratic Party in a nutshell.
95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.
Only 58 voted no.
38 voted present.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.
Only 58 voted no.
38 voted present.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov
September 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
That goes for you @whipkclark.bsky.social. You do not represent the 5th district of Massachusetts well. Hoping you get primaries for this egregious cowardice.
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Everything wrong with the Democratic Party in a nutshell.
95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.
Only 58 voted no.
38 voted present.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.
Only 58 voted no.
38 voted present.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
clerk.house.gov
September 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Everything wrong with the Democratic Party in a nutshell.
95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.
Only 58 voted no.
38 voted present.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
95 House Democrats (including Jeffries!) just voted to honor the life & legacy of Charlie Kirk.
Only 58 voted no.
38 voted present.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/rol...
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Insane. Why the fuck is The Washington Post mentioning Biden in a story about Hegseth’s idiocy?!
Look The Washington Post found a way to "both sides" Trump and Biden. This is what happens when oligarchs own newspapers: "Government officials under both Joe Biden and Donald Trump improperly shared sensitive documents with thousands of federal workers" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Sensitive documents, including White House floor plans, improperly shared with thousands
The inadvertent sharing of a Google Drive folder with the entire staff of the General Services Administration was the latest instance of sloppy handling of sensitive documents under both Biden and Tru...
www.washingtonpost.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Insane. Why the fuck is The Washington Post mentioning Biden in a story about Hegseth’s idiocy?!
Any takers on whether Hegseth goes on a total bender tonight and gets back into alcoholism? Assuming he got away from the bottle in the first place.
March 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Any takers on whether Hegseth goes on a total bender tonight and gets back into alcoholism? Assuming he got away from the bottle in the first place.
And the award for sanewashed headline of the week goes to…*drumroll please*…CNN. Take a look at this gem: www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/p...
Social: Trump’s assault on elites encompasses almost every aspect of American life | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is escalating his multi-front assault on what supporters see as an elite establishment, using raw presidential power to bend the government, law, media, public health, foreign p...
www.cnn.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
And the award for sanewashed headline of the week goes to…*drumroll please*…CNN. Take a look at this gem: www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/p...