ClicheJames
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ClicheJames
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Angry Proud Liberal and Socialist.

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Ro Khanna, who has called for Chuck Schumer to be replaced, says the only reason other Democrats aren't calling for it is because it would "offend a lot of donors."

"Are we gonna be beholden to the donors that have gotten us two terms of Donald Trump, or are we gonna listen to people?"
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Just leaving this here.
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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CICERO, IL — Trump’s ICE goons pepper spray into a family’s car and hits a 1 year old baby girl.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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For years, a “Goon Squad” of sheriff’s deputies roamed Rankin County, Mississippi, beating and choking people until they confessed to drug crimes.

This week, our friends at @revealnews.org sit down with the reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com, who revealed their reign of terror.
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Mississippi deputies got away with years of brutality
A “Goon Squad” of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies spent years brutalizing people until their reign of terror was exposed.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Billionaire ballroom builder crypto grifter and Gatsby party thrower Trump dismisses affordability concerns as “a con job by the Dems” and lies that “costs are way down”
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.

But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia

My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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"More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Seeing lots of posts about progressives holding out for the "perfect" candidate

And we're not

We're waiting for one that will at least try a little and maybe listen to the needs of the citizenry a little more often than the wants of the rich
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Every single one of them, "well they bullied us real hard, and I'm a coward who cares more about my personal position than the future of society."

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown
There are few obvious threads connecting the group who broke the partisan impasse.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I'm honestly impressed by the immensely terrible job Democratic Senate negotiators did

Not only did they not get what they wanted, they only got a promise of a vote, for which a similar promise which has been broken before, but they also got less than was originally offered, which was nothing

1/2
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.

A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.

When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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There isn’t much evidence that layoffs are being caused by AI taking people’s jobs.

For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is
Big spending on artificial intelligence puts pressure on jobs, as gloomy narratives about the future of work are ironically making new graduates less employable.
www.fastcompany.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
UPenn researchers have reinvented phrenology, which totally won't be racist or be used to justify eugenics and isn't just a bunch of bullshit, because AI

futurism.com/future-socie...
Scientists Say Their AI System Can Scan Your Face to Detect Whether a Company Should Hire You
New research suggests that an algorithm which scans your face could accurately predict financial, academic, and job success.
futurism.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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The people showed up in the streets for "No Kings."

They did their part.

The people showed up at the polls on Tuesday.

They did their part.

8 Democrats in the Senate surrendered last night.

They did not do their part.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Democrats were overwhelmingly united on their shutdown demands.

Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.

Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.

Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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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.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Just a reminder.
Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?

MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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This is what modern Democrat leadership has become; Republicans know they can wait them out, and the Democrats themselves will cave.

Democratic leaders are far more concerned about 'looking moderate' than doing the right thing.

Senator Chuck Schumer, resign! www.mediaite.com/media/news/o...
‘Oh, F*ck Off!’ Democrats Rage at ‘Pathetic’ Shutdown ‘Betrayal’ in Mass Backlash
Eight members of the Democratic caucus who voted to reopen the government ignited backlash from colleagues slamming the move as a “pathetic” surrender.
www.mediaite.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.

Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.

This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
To those people who keep saying that at least they have a guaranteed vote on ACA subsidies in the future...

When was the promised vote on funding for DC held?

This is why you don't make deals with liars
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.

This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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There’s no one I trust less than Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.

Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one.

Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM