JenniferJames100
@femmenoire.bsky.social
Politically engaged literature professor. I write about Black environmental literature, war, and African Americans in the 19th century. President of C19: The Society for Nineteenth-Century Americanists. Plant and poetry lover. DC.
Pinned
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This is the message of a failed, feckless, and leaderless party. We need a party with backbone, and the only path to it is through a cleansing primary season. If your Dem is up for reelection, and you aren't damn sure they're fighting the fascists with everything they've got, primary the bastard.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is the message of a failed, feckless, and leaderless party. We need a party with backbone, and the only path to it is through a cleansing primary season. If your Dem is up for reelection, and you aren't damn sure they're fighting the fascists with everything they've got, primary the bastard.
Completely agree
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Completely agree
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Circulating on Threads as to who’s in favor (for what it is worth)
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Circulating on Threads as to who’s in favor (for what it is worth)
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
@senjackyrosen - NV
@senatorbaldwin -WI
@senfettermanpa - PA
@senatorhassan - NH
@senossoff - GA
@anguskingmaine -ME
@sengarypeters - MI
@senatordurbin - IL
@senatorshaheen - NH
@senmarkkelly - AZ
@senslotkin - MI
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Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
“Um well there aren’t even any Senate Dem Press releases saying they support the deal”
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
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November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
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Last night, we ended a Republican supermajority in Mississippi.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Last night, we ended a Republican supermajority in Mississippi.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
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Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
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We took out the LAST Republican on the Orlando City Council!!! Congrats to Commisioner-Elect Tom Keen! And thanks to all of our volunteers and Organizers that knocked hella doors and spent all day today on the phone to Get Out The Vote!
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We took out the LAST Republican on the Orlando City Council!!! Congrats to Commisioner-Elect Tom Keen! And thanks to all of our volunteers and Organizers that knocked hella doors and spent all day today on the phone to Get Out The Vote!
"MUSSTTTAAAARRRRDDDDDD!"
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"MUSSTTTAAAARRRRDDDDDD!"
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This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
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Today, New Mexico launched its universal childcare initiative. Last month I wrote about it for Roosevelt Institute -- historic state endeavors like this should show lawmakers at all levels of government that Americans are sick and tired of waiting for bold action on childcare. shorturl.at/Sm2tZ
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today, New Mexico launched its universal childcare initiative. Last month I wrote about it for Roosevelt Institute -- historic state endeavors like this should show lawmakers at all levels of government that Americans are sick and tired of waiting for bold action on childcare. shorturl.at/Sm2tZ
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Obama: When I think back to a year ago, I remember talking to some people, who would say, this election doesn't matter all that much. That however the next president ended up being, it wasn't going to matter to them. If nothing else, the last nine months should have cured us of that idea.
November 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Obama: When I think back to a year ago, I remember talking to some people, who would say, this election doesn't matter all that much. That however the next president ended up being, it wasn't going to matter to them. If nothing else, the last nine months should have cured us of that idea.
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Speaker Johnson has decided to keep the House in recess all through next week. This will be the seventh consecutive week of recess for the chamber. It has not been in session since Sept. 19.
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Speaker Johnson has decided to keep the House in recess all through next week. This will be the seventh consecutive week of recess for the chamber. It has not been in session since Sept. 19.
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This is like the third or fourth high-level staffer departing in the past month, which is historically not a great sign for a campaign or candidate.
If you're still defending Platner, ask yourself why the people closest to him aren't.
If you're still defending Platner, ask yourself why the people closest to him aren't.
Graham Platner’s finance director resigns, citing differences in ‘professional standards’ www.pressherald.com/2025/10/31/g...
Graham Platner’s finance director resigns, citing differences in ‘professional standards’
Ronald Holmes' departure is the latest in a string of controversies and staff turnover for U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner's campaign.
www.pressherald.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is like the third or fourth high-level staffer departing in the past month, which is historically not a great sign for a campaign or candidate.
If you're still defending Platner, ask yourself why the people closest to him aren't.
If you're still defending Platner, ask yourself why the people closest to him aren't.
Really worth listening to
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Really worth listening to
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I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.
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If you think Trump can’t misuse the nuclear codes because "people would stop him" well those same people just watched him bulldoze a wing of the White House.
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If you think Trump can’t misuse the nuclear codes because "people would stop him" well those same people just watched him bulldoze a wing of the White House.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
“working class” has become a powerful political totem of its own — a discursive sleight of hand used to separate out white voters’ concerns as more legitimate, more materially grounded, more important than other voters’ concerns."
Really good piece.
“working class” has become a powerful political totem of its own — a discursive sleight of hand used to separate out white voters’ concerns as more legitimate, more materially grounded, more important than other voters’ concerns."
Really good piece.
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
“working class” has become a powerful political totem of its own — a discursive sleight of hand used to separate out white voters’ concerns as more legitimate, more materially grounded, more important than other voters’ concerns."
Really good piece.
“working class” has become a powerful political totem of its own — a discursive sleight of hand used to separate out white voters’ concerns as more legitimate, more materially grounded, more important than other voters’ concerns."
Really good piece.
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We should not be having a debate about Nazi symbolism tattooed on the potentially top ticket Democrat in Maine. The fact we are even willing to entertain it shows desperation within the Party, not dedication, and how far we have fallen from rational thought.
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
We should not be having a debate about Nazi symbolism tattooed on the potentially top ticket Democrat in Maine. The fact we are even willing to entertain it shows desperation within the Party, not dedication, and how far we have fallen from rational thought.