Chima Simone Benson
@chimasimone.bsky.social
Perpetual momming. Eventual writing. Respirator on. Prayers up. In my preservation of self — and family — era. Forever survivor. Never complier. (Can you do it?) I'm not gonna be able to do it! (8x)
M.A., USC Annenberg (before LLMs)•••💖💚
M.A., USC Annenberg (before LLMs)•••💖💚
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oh, so he totally stole the money
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You ever call a senator's office and ask the staffer who picks up what it's like to work for someone without a spine?
10/10 recommend.
10/10 recommend.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
You ever call a senator's office and ask the staffer who picks up what it's like to work for someone without a spine?
10/10 recommend.
10/10 recommend.
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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I don't know if anyone ever considered this before but I think we should have a left wing party in the United States. Just my opinion
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I don't know if anyone ever considered this before but I think we should have a left wing party in the United States. Just my opinion
Schumer absolutely has to go. All he had to do was nothing. Nothing! Just hold the damn line, man. The odds were increasingly in our favor.
This should be his final capitulation. If the spineless coward won’t step aside, push him. Time to kick rocks, senator. New leadership now.
This should be his final capitulation. If the spineless coward won’t step aside, push him. Time to kick rocks, senator. New leadership now.
Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Schumer absolutely has to go. All he had to do was nothing. Nothing! Just hold the damn line, man. The odds were increasingly in our favor.
This should be his final capitulation. If the spineless coward won’t step aside, push him. Time to kick rocks, senator. New leadership now.
This should be his final capitulation. If the spineless coward won’t step aside, push him. Time to kick rocks, senator. New leadership now.
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Because many struggle with math…
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Because many struggle with math…
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The Democratic Party keeps telling you that it is dead and some of you keep performing CPR on the corpse. Y’all gotta have more respect for yourselves.
March 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Democratic Party keeps telling you that it is dead and some of you keep performing CPR on the corpse. Y’all gotta have more respect for yourselves.
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All they'll do is go on social media and tell you how bad the things they let happen are. Salt in the wound. There's no call to change how they do things, no demand for Schumer to resign, no postulating about fundamentally changing the approach, just a report on how much we all just got fucked.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
All they'll do is go on social media and tell you how bad the things they let happen are. Salt in the wound. There's no call to change how they do things, no demand for Schumer to resign, no postulating about fundamentally changing the approach, just a report on how much we all just got fucked.
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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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Listening to these 8 Dem Senators explain their vote convinces me that they are either idiots or liars. Either is plausible.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Listening to these 8 Dem Senators explain their vote convinces me that they are either idiots or liars. Either is plausible.
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You should call for new leadership in your party. Unless you do that this no vote is just performative and your words are meaningless as you keep being a “team player.” Enough of this kabuki.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
You should call for new leadership in your party. Unless you do that this no vote is just performative and your words are meaningless as you keep being a “team player.” Enough of this kabuki.
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One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
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“Voters made it clear: the American people want leadership with a backbone. And at a critical moment when they need leaders to stay strong under pressure, the Senate is on the brink of caving on a bill that the American people can't afford.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“Voters made it clear: the American people want leadership with a backbone. And at a critical moment when they need leaders to stay strong under pressure, the Senate is on the brink of caving on a bill that the American people can't afford.”
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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Just because Schumer votes no doesn't mean he wasn't involved in this.
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Just because Schumer votes no doesn't mean he wasn't involved in this.
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Basically: I think that people who are like 'eh it's not a bad deal' are also not understanding the current stakes of what Trump and co. are doing, and the cost of not using every piece of leverage you have.
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Basically: I think that people who are like 'eh it's not a bad deal' are also not understanding the current stakes of what Trump and co. are doing, and the cost of not using every piece of leverage you have.
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They saw us tasting hope after Tuesday and they REALLY did not like that, huh
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
They saw us tasting hope after Tuesday and they REALLY did not like that, huh
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Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
Fcuked over.
An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Fcuked over.
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.