Dean Preston
@deanpreston.bsky.social
Former legislator, democratic socialist, housing advocate, founder of Tenants Together. He/Him. Opinions my own, reposts not endorsements.
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“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
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 1:23 AM
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
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There — I fixed the analysis so it is actually accurate to what happened when 8 Senate Dems caved instead of keeping up the righteous fight to deliver lower health care costs for Americans.
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There — I fixed the analysis so it is actually accurate to what happened when 8 Senate Dems caved instead of keeping up the righteous fight to deliver lower health care costs for Americans.
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Hahahahah they were just playing a trick on us where they’d pretend to fight back until we voted for them, and then immediately cave www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Hahahahah they were just playing a trick on us where they’d pretend to fight back until we voted for them, and then immediately cave www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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A Reagan-appointed judge resigned in order to speak out.
Here's why: “President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment.” 🎁link:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Here's why: “President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment.” 🎁link:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
A Reagan-appointed judge resigned in order to speak out.
Here's why: “President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment.” 🎁link:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Here's why: “President Donald Trump is using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries while sparing his friends and donors from investigation, prosecution, and possible punishment.” 🎁link:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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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
Resign @schumer.senate.gov
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 4:45 AM
Resign @schumer.senate.gov
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The Dem base wants the shutdown to continue because it’s the only time we’ve felt like our electeds were representing us: trying to squeeze the GOP instead of squeezing us to accept concessions; directing their anger at the Republicans instead of at their own voters for wanting them to resist
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The Dem base wants the shutdown to continue because it’s the only time we’ve felt like our electeds were representing us: trying to squeeze the GOP instead of squeezing us to accept concessions; directing their anger at the Republicans instead of at their own voters for wanting them to resist
Majority of Senate Democrats need to immediately remove Chuck Schumer from leadership
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Majority of Senate Democrats need to immediately remove Chuck Schumer from leadership
Call them today, vote them out tomorrow
Schumer and the Dems are about to teach Trump the lesson that they’ll cave whenever he abuses power to sufficiently hurt people.
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Call them today, vote them out tomorrow
Big news in the case of the Golden Gate 26: "The agency that operates the Golden Gate Bridge has withdrawn its nearly $163,000 restitution claim against activists who blocked the bridge for hours in April last year as part of a pro-Palestinian protest."
Golden Gate Bridge Agency Drops $163K Restitution Claim Against Pro-Palestinian Protesters | KQED
The Golden Gate Bridge District’s decision to drop its restitution claim ends a dispute that had drawn criticism from activists who said San Francisco officials were punishing protesters for their pro...
www.kqed.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Big news in the case of the Golden Gate 26: "The agency that operates the Golden Gate Bridge has withdrawn its nearly $163,000 restitution claim against activists who blocked the bridge for hours in April last year as part of a pro-Palestinian protest."
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John Fetterman, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, and of course Chuck Schumer. Maybe others not top of mind. Not all responsible will publicly vote for the cave - that's not how this works.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
John Fetterman, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, and of course Chuck Schumer. Maybe others not top of mind. Not all responsible will publicly vote for the cave - that's not how this works.
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I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
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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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People judging how well our feckless members of congress are doing during this shutdown should consider that any time, they could start posting that millions must assemble on the national mall so they can demand the regime's removal and throw Trump in prison. It would probably happen.
November 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
People judging how well our feckless members of congress are doing during this shutdown should consider that any time, they could start posting that millions must assemble on the national mall so they can demand the regime's removal and throw Trump in prison. It would probably happen.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A319
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, ET AL. v. ASHTON ORR, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[November 6, 2025]
This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreievxyvqikl7wmrg5jkqhsrta5l5xfq272x7caunvxka7vtuzp7hoa@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
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A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock
When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A reminder that if you are called to be part of a jury in a political prosecution you have a right to refuse to convict on the grounds the prosecution is unjust. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Jury acquits sandwich guy 💪
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Jury acquits sandwich guy 💪
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Loevy plays a video of a woman's arrest. Hewson says the woman was "assaultive" because she kicked a can of tear gas that had been deployed.
Loevy: "When you tear gas somebody … and they try to kick the tear gas canister away from them, that's assaulting?"
Hewson: "Yes."
Loevy: "When you tear gas somebody … and they try to kick the tear gas canister away from them, that's assaulting?"
Hewson: "Yes."
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Loevy plays a video of a woman's arrest. Hewson says the woman was "assaultive" because she kicked a can of tear gas that had been deployed.
Loevy: "When you tear gas somebody … and they try to kick the tear gas canister away from them, that's assaulting?"
Hewson: "Yes."
Loevy: "When you tear gas somebody … and they try to kick the tear gas canister away from them, that's assaulting?"
Hewson: "Yes."
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Neoliberalism and the fascists on the right are scared of democratic socialism for similar reasons: it actually poses a real risk to the composition of power, capitalism and governmental corruption that brought us to this point and has kept these people in power for decades in some cases.
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Neoliberalism and the fascists on the right are scared of democratic socialism for similar reasons: it actually poses a real risk to the composition of power, capitalism and governmental corruption that brought us to this point and has kept these people in power for decades in some cases.
Hilarious to watch the Chronicle try to equate Mamdani and Lurie. This part gives you a sense: “Both are young — Mamdani, 34, will be the youngest New York City mayor in more than a century, and Lurie is 48.”
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Zohran Mamdani and Daniel Lurie couldn’t be more different, but they share what Democrats lack
OPINION: “Unlike Republicans, Democrats have been reluctant to acknowledge, let alone channel, the appeal of the few remaining politicians in their party who actually invigorate voters.”
www.sfchronicle.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Hilarious to watch the Chronicle try to equate Mamdani and Lurie. This part gives you a sense: “Both are young — Mamdani, 34, will be the youngest New York City mayor in more than a century, and Lurie is 48.”
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Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
I never thought of Bowdoin College as particularly left, but seeing the rise of fellow alums Justin Pearson (‘17) and Zohran Mamdani (‘14) is making me look at my alma mater in a whole new light.
They’re doing something right on that campus!
They’re doing something right on that campus!
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I never thought of Bowdoin College as particularly left, but seeing the rise of fellow alums Justin Pearson (‘17) and Zohran Mamdani (‘14) is making me look at my alma mater in a whole new light.
They’re doing something right on that campus!
They’re doing something right on that campus!
Congratulations to democratic socialist Kelsea Bond on her resounding victory in Atlanta!
Democratic Socialist Kelsea Bond wins Atlanta City Council seat
Bond's win in District 2 was the only clear win out of three Atlanta council races without an incumbent. The other two appear set for runoffs.
www.11alive.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Congratulations to democratic socialist Kelsea Bond on her resounding victory in Atlanta!
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It's not just New York. Here in Georgia, in a major upset, two Democrats flipped statewide seats on a simple message: keeping the lights on doesn't have to mean skipping groceries.
Democrats flip two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission • Georgia Recorder
Democrats have flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, which is currently an all-GOP panel. The PSC regulates Georgia utilities.
georgiarecorder.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's not just New York. Here in Georgia, in a major upset, two Democrats flipped statewide seats on a simple message: keeping the lights on doesn't have to mean skipping groceries.