Daniel
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· Jan 22
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
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the decision to make these movies turgid auteurist slogs with rigid continuity for 30somethings who reply to "DiscussingFilm" is one of the pre-eminent signs of the decline of the west
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
the decision to make these movies turgid auteurist slogs with rigid continuity for 30somethings who reply to "DiscussingFilm" is one of the pre-eminent signs of the decline of the west
-4 can’t be right. Even my libbed out in-laws hate him now. My father in law asked me yesterday if we can force Schumer to resign
I guess you can quantify the massive disconnect between party leaders and the party base they loathe
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
-4 can’t be right. Even my libbed out in-laws hate him now. My father in law asked me yesterday if we can force Schumer to resign
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If you’ve got a Senate Democrat who is not calling for new leadership, they’re part of the problem.
We should no longer trust Senate Dems who decline to come out against the leadership that led us here. Until proven otherwise, we should assume they were in on the game to fool their own supporters.
We should no longer trust Senate Dems who decline to come out against the leadership that led us here. Until proven otherwise, we should assume they were in on the game to fool their own supporters.
“After a year spent organizing to try to convince the Democratic Party to unify and oppose this regime, here’s where I am: The time for convincing is over. We need new leadership.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If you’ve got a Senate Democrat who is not calling for new leadership, they’re part of the problem.
We should no longer trust Senate Dems who decline to come out against the leadership that led us here. Until proven otherwise, we should assume they were in on the game to fool their own supporters.
We should no longer trust Senate Dems who decline to come out against the leadership that led us here. Until proven otherwise, we should assume they were in on the game to fool their own supporters.
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Indivisible.org calls on @schumer.senate.gov to step aside as Senate Majority Leader
indivisible.org/resource/cal...
indivisible.org/resource/cal...
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Indivisible.org calls on @schumer.senate.gov to step aside as Senate Majority Leader
indivisible.org/resource/cal...
indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Good. Also cancel and recurring donations to senators or the DSCC until they remove Schumer.
Progressive groups are calling for Chuck Schumer's ouster after centrist Dems' shutdown cave. Dem senators' phone lines are "exploding" with the same demands. So far, Senate Dems don't have a ton to say.
New at @zeteo.com w/ @swin24.bsky.social @premthakker.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/senate-dem...
New at @zeteo.com w/ @swin24.bsky.social @premthakker.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/senate-dem...
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Good. Also cancel and recurring donations to senators or the DSCC until they remove Schumer.
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You know how watching a new comedian bomb at Open Mic makes your whole body crunch with second-hand embarrassment? Yeah. That. But with an equal dose of rage.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
You know how watching a new comedian bomb at Open Mic makes your whole body crunch with second-hand embarrassment? Yeah. That. But with an equal dose of rage.
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Here are the at least 6 House Democrats, 3 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 4 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Here are the at least 6 House Democrats, 3 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 4 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
Rewatching Ken Burns Civil War.
Shelby Foote’s voice is nostalgic and calming even if what he says is useless
Shelby Foote’s voice is nostalgic and calming even if what he says is useless
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Rewatching Ken Burns Civil War.
Shelby Foote’s voice is nostalgic and calming even if what he says is useless
Shelby Foote’s voice is nostalgic and calming even if what he says is useless
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The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
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I'll never forget former LA mayor Eric Garcetti saying, "In a good economy, homelessness goes up."
A perfect illustration of what happens when "the economy" is measured by everything except people's ability to meet their most essential material needs.
A perfect illustration of what happens when "the economy" is measured by everything except people's ability to meet their most essential material needs.
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'll never forget former LA mayor Eric Garcetti saying, "In a good economy, homelessness goes up."
A perfect illustration of what happens when "the economy" is measured by everything except people's ability to meet their most essential material needs.
A perfect illustration of what happens when "the economy" is measured by everything except people's ability to meet their most essential material needs.
Rand Paul cares more about hemp than @schumer.senate.gov cares about our healthcare costs
Rand Paul, hemp's strongest soldier in the Senate, told Politico last night that he still plans to try to drag out the shutdown for as long as possible over its de facto ban of THC (which he first signaled he'd do early last week in a convo with hemp trade groups.)
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Rand Paul cares more about hemp than @schumer.senate.gov cares about our healthcare costs
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November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I need to actually start paying dues, but come join me with NKD. They have a vision and a plan. Let’s change the party where we can. Together
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Real talk, friends: Schumer won't resign, and Dems will remain impotent federally through 2026. So what can we do?
Organize ever more people into the orgs waging primaries.
In NYC, the tip of the Left electoral spear is now NYC-DSA. But just about everywhere else in NY, Left primaries win via WFP.
Organize ever more people into the orgs waging primaries.
In NYC, the tip of the Left electoral spear is now NYC-DSA. But just about everywhere else in NY, Left primaries win via WFP.
Tonight, Senate Republicans — aided by eight Democrats — passed a funding bill that will raise healthcare premiums for millions of Americans and leave some families without health care at all.
Let's discuss.
Let's discuss.
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Real talk, friends: Schumer won't resign, and Dems will remain impotent federally through 2026. So what can we do?
Organize ever more people into the orgs waging primaries.
In NYC, the tip of the Left electoral spear is now NYC-DSA. But just about everywhere else in NY, Left primaries win via WFP.
Organize ever more people into the orgs waging primaries.
In NYC, the tip of the Left electoral spear is now NYC-DSA. But just about everywhere else in NY, Left primaries win via WFP.
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As far as I know not a single sitting Dem senator has demanded Schumer’s resignation as leader.
Not one.
Not one.
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
As far as I know not a single sitting Dem senator has demanded Schumer’s resignation as leader.
Not one.
Not one.
I love good words.
I would prefer good actions. Remove Schumer as leader
I would prefer good actions. Remove Schumer as leader
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I love good words.
I would prefer good actions. Remove Schumer as leader
I would prefer good actions. Remove Schumer as leader
If you have a recurring donation to the DSCC, or any democratic senator or senate campaign, cancel it. Email or call your senator and tell them not a cent more until Schumer is removed as minority leader.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If you have a recurring donation to the DSCC, or any democratic senator or senate campaign, cancel it. Email or call your senator and tell them not a cent more until Schumer is removed as minority leader.
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A new study shows rents for low-wage Atlanta tenants are rising *9 times* faster than for wealthy renters.
The affordability crisis is everywhere: housing, healthcare, food, electricity, survival itself.
And the party that won big on "affordability" last week just turned around and surrendered it.
The affordability crisis is everywhere: housing, healthcare, food, electricity, survival itself.
And the party that won big on "affordability" last week just turned around and surrendered it.
Study: Rents for low-wage Atlantans rose 9 times faster than for high earners
Rents for suburban workforce housing in the metro Atlanta region increased by almost 20%, while rents for luxury units increased by 2%, a study said.
www.ajc.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A new study shows rents for low-wage Atlanta tenants are rising *9 times* faster than for wealthy renters.
The affordability crisis is everywhere: housing, healthcare, food, electricity, survival itself.
And the party that won big on "affordability" last week just turned around and surrendered it.
The affordability crisis is everywhere: housing, healthcare, food, electricity, survival itself.
And the party that won big on "affordability" last week just turned around and surrendered it.
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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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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
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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.
What the fuck part 2
Angus King: "This initial strategy didn't work. And now we have one. We're gonna have a guaranteed vote on the ACA, and it may not succeed. I grant that. But a reasonable chance -- 10, 20, 30% -- is a lot better than 0% which is where we were."
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What the fuck part 2
It’s not enough to demand your Dem senators vote no. We must demand they remove Schumer. Tell them you won’t donate as long as he’s minority leader.
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 1:57 PM
It’s not enough to demand your Dem senators vote no. We must demand they remove Schumer. Tell them you won’t donate as long as he’s minority leader.
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This is exactly correct.
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 1:50 PM
This is exactly correct.