Scott Johnson
@fuzzygroup.bsky.social
Pro Democracy. Anti Trump. Profoundly Anti Elon. Fuck All Fascists Everywhere. I follow back. Former 50501 State Organizer for Indiana. Now CTO pollitify.com
Here's what really scares me about the reopening of the government. The 8 Dems who caved agreed to fund "military construction". I'm sorry but doesn't that mean "put prisons on military bases" where they can't be protested? I know that's going on in Indiana at Camp Atterbury.
Cue the rebellion
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing.
www.publicnotice.co
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Here's what really scares me about the reopening of the government. The 8 Dems who caved agreed to fund "military construction". I'm sorry but doesn't that mean "put prisons on military bases" where they can't be protested? I know that's going on in Indiana at Camp Atterbury.
So what did the 8 Democrats who caved agree to:
* Keep govt open until 1/30
* A full year of funding for military construction, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture department
* Layoffs during shutdown will be reversed
* SNAP not cut at least thru next fall
* A promised vote in December on ACA subsidies
* Keep govt open until 1/30
* A full year of funding for military construction, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture department
* Layoffs during shutdown will be reversed
* SNAP not cut at least thru next fall
* A promised vote in December on ACA subsidies
Cue the rebellion
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing.
www.publicnotice.co
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
So what did the 8 Democrats who caved agree to:
* Keep govt open until 1/30
* A full year of funding for military construction, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture department
* Layoffs during shutdown will be reversed
* SNAP not cut at least thru next fall
* A promised vote in December on ACA subsidies
* Keep govt open until 1/30
* A full year of funding for military construction, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture department
* Layoffs during shutdown will be reversed
* SNAP not cut at least thru next fall
* A promised vote in December on ACA subsidies
At this point, I wouldn't be surprise for Chuck Schumer to rebrand as MAGA. Traitor. Quisling. Coward. Bootlicker.
"But just days after their party’s sweeping victories, eight members of the Democratic Senate caucus voted to cave and throw Republicans a life preserver."
"But just days after their party’s sweeping victories, eight members of the Democratic Senate caucus voted to cave and throw Republicans a life preserver."
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 1:19 PM
At this point, I wouldn't be surprise for Chuck Schumer to rebrand as MAGA. Traitor. Quisling. Coward. Bootlicker.
"But just days after their party’s sweeping victories, eight members of the Democratic Senate caucus voted to cave and throw Republicans a life preserver."
"But just days after their party’s sweeping victories, eight members of the Democratic Senate caucus voted to cave and throw Republicans a life preserver."
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The monthly SNAP benefit is around $177 a month
The average ACA benefit can be up to $550 a month
These are small numbers compared to the billion dollar tax cuts given to corporations
The $40 billion to Argentina or $45 billion for ICE
They’re life saving programs & Dems must hold the line
The average ACA benefit can be up to $550 a month
These are small numbers compared to the billion dollar tax cuts given to corporations
The $40 billion to Argentina or $45 billion for ICE
They’re life saving programs & Dems must hold the line
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The monthly SNAP benefit is around $177 a month
The average ACA benefit can be up to $550 a month
These are small numbers compared to the billion dollar tax cuts given to corporations
The $40 billion to Argentina or $45 billion for ICE
They’re life saving programs & Dems must hold the line
The average ACA benefit can be up to $550 a month
These are small numbers compared to the billion dollar tax cuts given to corporations
The $40 billion to Argentina or $45 billion for ICE
They’re life saving programs & Dems must hold the line
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Amazing what governments can do when they decide to stop the endless planning and just do it.
Meanwhile, '3rd world' India has almost electrified all of its vast network in record time. infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railway...
Over 99% electrification of Indian Railways network complete
Indian Railways Electrification: The Indian Railways has completed over 99% electrification of its broad-gauge network, with a significant push towards renewable energy, including rooftop solar panels...
infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Amazing what governments can do when they decide to stop the endless planning and just do it.
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Spineless. Shameful. Bullshit.
Last night, eight Senate Democrats sold the American people out, allowing 137,000 Iowans and 21 million Americans to see their healthcare premiums skyrocket.
I’m not going to mince my words: Senate Dems caved and Chuck Schumer let it happen. It’s time for him to go.
Last night, eight Senate Democrats sold the American people out, allowing 137,000 Iowans and 21 million Americans to see their healthcare premiums skyrocket.
I’m not going to mince my words: Senate Dems caved and Chuck Schumer let it happen. It’s time for him to go.
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Great example of how sending money doesn't fix it.
Going to repeat this every time I see the GOP "plan":
I have kidney failure. I require dialysis to live. Three times a week every single week. It costs $1000 per treatment.
So either they need to give me a MINIMUM of $156,000 a year...or I'm going to die.
I have kidney failure. I require dialysis to live. Three times a week every single week. It costs $1000 per treatment.
So either they need to give me a MINIMUM of $156,000 a year...or I'm going to die.
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Great example of how sending money doesn't fix it.
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
FSCKING SCUMBAG COWARDS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
Look at these cowards! These are the eight #SenateDems who voted with #MAGAts that ended any chance of extending the #ACA, ever. Call them!
Tim Kaine, Jeane Shaheen, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Catherine Cortez Mastodon, Jacky Rosen, and John Fetterman.
Tim Kaine, Jeane Shaheen, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Catherine Cortez Mastodon, Jacky Rosen, and John Fetterman.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
FSCKING SCUMBAG COWARDS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
Jon Gruber, as always, has great comments on the Trump stadium name debacle.
"To name the stadium after Trump would likely require foregoing half a billion dollars."
Foregoing that 1/2 billion dollars will make ticket prices even more expensive. Once again Trump is robbing from Americans.
"To name the stadium after Trump would likely require foregoing half a billion dollars."
Foregoing that 1/2 billion dollars will make ticket prices even more expensive. Once again Trump is robbing from Americans.
Trump Wants Commanders’ New D.C. Stadium Named for Him
Link to: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46892115/trump-wants-commanders-stadium-named-him
daringfireball.net
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Jon Gruber, as always, has great comments on the Trump stadium name debacle.
"To name the stadium after Trump would likely require foregoing half a billion dollars."
Foregoing that 1/2 billion dollars will make ticket prices even more expensive. Once again Trump is robbing from Americans.
"To name the stadium after Trump would likely require foregoing half a billion dollars."
Foregoing that 1/2 billion dollars will make ticket prices even more expensive. Once again Trump is robbing from Americans.
Gutless. Weak. Cowardly. Ineffectual. All these words are synonyms for "CHUCK SCHUMER". Democrats just won big; why, oh why would you ever cave and end the shut down.
DO NOT CAVE.
DO NOT CAVE.
Furious Dem Civil War Immediately Erupts Over Bombshell Shutdown Deal
Democratic activists slammed the shutdown “surrender.”
www.thedailybeast.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Gutless. Weak. Cowardly. Ineffectual. All these words are synonyms for "CHUCK SCHUMER". Democrats just won big; why, oh why would you ever cave and end the shut down.
DO NOT CAVE.
DO NOT CAVE.
This is why Zuck went Trump -- he knows that any rational administration would bring the FTC's hammer down on him.
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods"
That's 16 BILLION DOLLARS
"its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day"
#JailZuck
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods"
That's 16 BILLION DOLLARS
"its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day"
#JailZuck
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This is why Zuck went Trump -- he knows that any rational administration would bring the FTC's hammer down on him.
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods"
That's 16 BILLION DOLLARS
"its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day"
#JailZuck
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods"
That's 16 BILLION DOLLARS
"its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day"
#JailZuck
More than anything else, conservatives hate to be mocked. The sandwich guy mocked them and rather than dealing with it, they accused him of assault.
Fsck you MAGA Republicans -- you are absurd. We roll out inflatable costumes and throw sandwiches because you are absurd. Deal with it.
Fsck you MAGA Republicans -- you are absurd. We roll out inflatable costumes and throw sandwiches because you are absurd. Deal with it.
Trump Official Horrified By Acquittal Of Man Who Threw Sandwich: 'It's No Laughing Matter'
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin accused the man known as the D.C. "Sandwich Guy" of spreading "dangerous rhetoric."
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
More than anything else, conservatives hate to be mocked. The sandwich guy mocked them and rather than dealing with it, they accused him of assault.
Fsck you MAGA Republicans -- you are absurd. We roll out inflatable costumes and throw sandwiches because you are absurd. Deal with it.
Fsck you MAGA Republicans -- you are absurd. We roll out inflatable costumes and throw sandwiches because you are absurd. Deal with it.
I'd love to hear the Thanksgiving Dinner conversation at the Haley's house ...
Why Nikki Haley’s son went radical
unherd.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I'd love to hear the Thanksgiving Dinner conversation at the Haley's house ...
Not even Girl Scouts are safe from ICE. Disgusting. I hope in the post Trump era every single ICE agent is identified and deported.
Also - the whistles mentioned here are 3d printed. Chicago needs more whistles and anyone with a 3d printer can help. Details here: linktr.ee/apwhistles
Also - the whistles mentioned here are 3d printed. Chicago needs more whistles and anyone with a 3d printer can help. Details here: linktr.ee/apwhistles
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Not even Girl Scouts are safe from ICE. Disgusting. I hope in the post Trump era every single ICE agent is identified and deported.
Also - the whistles mentioned here are 3d printed. Chicago needs more whistles and anyone with a 3d printer can help. Details here: linktr.ee/apwhistles
Also - the whistles mentioned here are 3d printed. Chicago needs more whistles and anyone with a 3d printer can help. Details here: linktr.ee/apwhistles
I was beyond delighted to see Zohran win and I love his vision for New York but I worry that dirty tricks like these will prevent him from taking office.
Republicans push to strip Zohran Mamdani of US citizenship. Is it possible?
GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
www.aljazeera.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I was beyond delighted to see Zohran win and I love his vision for New York but I worry that dirty tricks like these will prevent him from taking office.
Because of course he did. At this point I would strongly support a constitutional amendment eliminating the presidential pardon entirely. The abuses it leads to are worse than the benefits.
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Because of course he did. At this point I would strongly support a constitutional amendment eliminating the presidential pardon entirely. The abuses it leads to are worse than the benefits.
People already barely, if ever, pay off their mortgages. A 50 year mortgage makes it certain that home owners never get their homes paid off. This makes Americans poorer not richer.
"Trump supporters cheering for 50-year mortgages is like turkeys cheering for Thanksgiving."
"Trump supporters cheering for 50-year mortgages is like turkeys cheering for Thanksgiving."
'I regret voting for him': Internet erupts over Trump's 'spectacularly dumb' mortgage idea
Donald Trump's latest plan to help people buy homes is getting a horrible reception from many experts and political observers, with one individual declaring it a "spectacularly dumb" idea.Trump recent...
www.rawstory.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
People already barely, if ever, pay off their mortgages. A 50 year mortgage makes it certain that home owners never get their homes paid off. This makes Americans poorer not richer.
"Trump supporters cheering for 50-year mortgages is like turkeys cheering for Thanksgiving."
"Trump supporters cheering for 50-year mortgages is like turkeys cheering for Thanksgiving."
Let's call this what it is -- a bribe to generate good will for the 2026 mid terms. That's all it is. And Americans aren't stupid -- they will take the $2,000 and then still vote out Republicans, the national debt will increase and overall things will get worse.
Blatant corrupt idiocy.
Blatant corrupt idiocy.
Trump Suggests $2,000 Payouts to Americans as He Defends Tariffs
President praises benefits of the levies after Supreme Court appears skeptical of his justification for many of them.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Let's call this what it is -- a bribe to generate good will for the 2026 mid terms. That's all it is. And Americans aren't stupid -- they will take the $2,000 and then still vote out Republicans, the national debt will increase and overall things will get worse.
Blatant corrupt idiocy.
Blatant corrupt idiocy.
GO MARYLAND RESIDENTS!!!
The Government is shut down. Food benefits affecting 1/8 of the country are in shut down. The President is arguing in court that people should be hungry on Thanksgiving while he is at football games and thrown lavish parties.
He only got booed? Poor Donald. Bitty Boo!!!
The Government is shut down. Food benefits affecting 1/8 of the country are in shut down. The President is arguing in court that people should be hungry on Thanksgiving while he is at football games and thrown lavish parties.
He only got booed? Poor Donald. Bitty Boo!!!
Trump Booed at NFL Game After Demanding Stadium Is Named in His Honor
Football fans didn’t hold back their thoughts about the guests of honor at a game in Maryland.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
GO MARYLAND RESIDENTS!!!
The Government is shut down. Food benefits affecting 1/8 of the country are in shut down. The President is arguing in court that people should be hungry on Thanksgiving while he is at football games and thrown lavish parties.
He only got booed? Poor Donald. Bitty Boo!!!
The Government is shut down. Food benefits affecting 1/8 of the country are in shut down. The President is arguing in court that people should be hungry on Thanksgiving while he is at football games and thrown lavish parties.
He only got booed? Poor Donald. Bitty Boo!!!
Dear "President" Trump,
The hypocrisy of Republicans is once again on full display. When you want "States Rights", you complain about the Federal government but when you want to unchecked power you say that states can't do things like PAY FOR SNAP THEMSELVES.
You can't have it both ways.
The hypocrisy of Republicans is once again on full display. When you want "States Rights", you complain about the Federal government but when you want to unchecked power you say that states can't do things like PAY FOR SNAP THEMSELVES.
You can't have it both ways.
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Dear "President" Trump,
The hypocrisy of Republicans is once again on full display. When you want "States Rights", you complain about the Federal government but when you want to unchecked power you say that states can't do things like PAY FOR SNAP THEMSELVES.
You can't have it both ways.
The hypocrisy of Republicans is once again on full display. When you want "States Rights", you complain about the Federal government but when you want to unchecked power you say that states can't do things like PAY FOR SNAP THEMSELVES.
You can't have it both ways.
No. JUST NO. This is dramatically worse. The ACA, initially made healthcare more affordable and dealt with pre-existing conditions. Sending money to house holds instead of directly to insurance companies is the first step to breaking the ACA permanently. Bring back what Obama initially created
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky - Lawyers, Guns & Money
This proposal would be even worse than the no deal on extending ACA subsidies bill being floated earlier: Democrats and Republicans have been locked for more than a month in a standoff over healthcare...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
No. JUST NO. This is dramatically worse. The ACA, initially made healthcare more affordable and dealt with pre-existing conditions. Sending money to house holds instead of directly to insurance companies is the first step to breaking the ACA permanently. Bring back what Obama initially created
When I see the calls for a General Strike, I am reminded of @davidrovics.bsky.social 's song Minimum Wage Strike.
Things were different everywhere.
The Wobblies were back again,
With Joe Hill at the mike,
When all the minimum-wage workers went on strike.
There was no one flipping burgers.
...
Things were different everywhere.
The Wobblies were back again,
With Joe Hill at the mike,
When all the minimum-wage workers went on strike.
There was no one flipping burgers.
...
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
When I see the calls for a General Strike, I am reminded of @davidrovics.bsky.social 's song Minimum Wage Strike.
Things were different everywhere.
The Wobblies were back again,
With Joe Hill at the mike,
When all the minimum-wage workers went on strike.
There was no one flipping burgers.
...
Things were different everywhere.
The Wobblies were back again,
With Joe Hill at the mike,
When all the minimum-wage workers went on strike.
There was no one flipping burgers.
...
This is very, very real. My son's flight from New Jersey to Indianapolis tonight was cancelled and he is having to drive back tonight. That is an 11 hour drive.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This is very, very real. My son's flight from New Jersey to Indianapolis tonight was cancelled and he is having to drive back tonight. That is an 11 hour drive.
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Its not good enough to delete our existences at home. Our existence has to be deleted overseas too.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Its not good enough to delete our existences at home. Our existence has to be deleted overseas too.