Celeste Headlee
@celesteheadlee.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, speaker. She/her. Black, Jewish, Portuguese. Detroit stan forever. Living on Piscataway land. Latest book: https://rb.gy/4ovkd
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The American public knows where Republicans stand.
Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The American public knows where Republicans stand.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Has even a single Democratic Senator called for Schumer to step down as minority leader?
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Has even a single Democratic Senator called for Schumer to step down as minority leader?
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I assume Schumer knows this is the end of his political career?
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I assume Schumer knows this is the end of his political career?
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Except 8 Dems have now said, "Fine, you win! Drown the baby."
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Except 8 Dems have now said, "Fine, you win! Drown the baby."
Narrator: But, of course, they didn't have a vote in December and they didn't fix healthcare.
Shaheen on Fox & Friends: "I believe there are number of Republicans who are gonna join us in trying to address healthcare costs ... we are gonna be able to continue to right about healthcare because we're gonna have a vote in December."
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Narrator: But, of course, they didn't have a vote in December and they didn't fix healthcare.
Posted in March. Still true today.
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Posted in March. Still true today.
Conversation in the metro car over the weekend was about how angry people are with Trump and his crony party. Today, it was rage and bile aimed at @schumer.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Conversation in the metro car over the weekend was about how angry people are with Trump and his crony party. Today, it was rage and bile aimed at @schumer.senate.gov
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The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”
So I don’t know man.
So I don’t know man.
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”
So I don’t know man.
So I don’t know man.
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Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
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Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
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Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
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It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:
I was elected 6 weeks ago. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me in.
Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me into office, an unprecedented and starkly undemocratic position that sets a very dangerous precedent.
www.usatoday.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:
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Sometimes people comment that they’ve never called a member of Congress and they are nervous about it.
I completely understand. My suggestion is to write down your thoughts first.
Then call and give them your name and zipcode, and immediately begin reading your statement all the way through.
I completely understand. My suggestion is to write down your thoughts first.
Then call and give them your name and zipcode, and immediately begin reading your statement all the way through.
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Sometimes people comment that they’ve never called a member of Congress and they are nervous about it.
I completely understand. My suggestion is to write down your thoughts first.
Then call and give them your name and zipcode, and immediately begin reading your statement all the way through.
I completely understand. My suggestion is to write down your thoughts first.
Then call and give them your name and zipcode, and immediately begin reading your statement all the way through.
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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I’m so pissed at how all these networks and everyone are not showing white people when talking about SNAP. We’re the largest demographic of SNAP recipients yet they’re primarily showing Black and Brown people and we all know why they’re doing it!
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’m so pissed at how all these networks and everyone are not showing white people when talking about SNAP. We’re the largest demographic of SNAP recipients yet they’re primarily showing Black and Brown people and we all know why they’re doing it!
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$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.
Spotify's stock is down 12.6% in the past three months.
They learned nothing from Target, whose stock has fallen 33%, wiping out $20 billion in shareholder value as of Sept.
Actually, Target hasn't learned from what's happened to Target.
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They learned nothing from Target, whose stock has fallen 33%, wiping out $20 billion in shareholder value as of Sept.
Actually, Target hasn't learned from what's happened to Target.
midnightrebels.com/spotify-is-r...
Spotify Is Running Xenophobic ICE Recruitment Ads and Its Response Is Basically ‘Deal With It’
Spotify is facing a massive boycott from artists and listeners after running xenophobic recruitment ads for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The company's dismissive response, coupled w...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Spotify's stock is down 12.6% in the past three months.
They learned nothing from Target, whose stock has fallen 33%, wiping out $20 billion in shareholder value as of Sept.
Actually, Target hasn't learned from what's happened to Target.
midnightrebels.com/spotify-is-r...
They learned nothing from Target, whose stock has fallen 33%, wiping out $20 billion in shareholder value as of Sept.
Actually, Target hasn't learned from what's happened to Target.
midnightrebels.com/spotify-is-r...
“Republicans said they might vote to lower Americans’ healthcare costs, but only if we agree to include a backdoor national abortion ban." -- Sen. Wyden
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MSN
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November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“Republicans said they might vote to lower Americans’ healthcare costs, but only if we agree to include a backdoor national abortion ban." -- Sen. Wyden
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