Raya
iwanders.bsky.social
Raya
@iwanders.bsky.social
Hiker, programmer, coffee enthusiast
I expect nothing from @peters.senate.gov and to be let down repeatedly by @slotkin.senate.gov. Prove me a fool. Make it LOUD.
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.

We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.

If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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How can you even negotiate with people who are this willfully stupid
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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What I can see is you got permission to vote no when in your heart you are a yes. These are not the words of a leader. They are not authentic, they are not persuasive, they are not focused on principle. They sound scripted and without honor.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
A few minutes before this one, he released (then deleted) an even more confusing version of this statement.
My statement on opposing the funding proposal:
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
History will forget Peters as the spineless Liberal he's always been, but this is the stupid shit tomorrow's geeks will associate him with from now on.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:

Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 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
@peters.senate.gov You're not about to cave again, are you? I'm pretty worried that's what's going on.
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Unbelievable.

As in, literally, not credible.
RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Continents

xkcd.com/3159/
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Flex posts protect cars, not cyclists.
Biking Jackson to Rainier Friday, a driver didn’t like the car backup so he pulled right - into the bike lane, and ran down about 4-6 flex posts on his way to whatever right turn he needed. The posts did not rebound, so, guess that’s now on the To Do and Pay For list for @seattledot.bsky.social
MDOT will "apply green paint to help motorists better identify the bike lanes and install flex-post delineators to enhance visibility and separation of the bike lanes...in proximity of the Capital Crescent Trail, a highly used hiker/biker trail that connects people to life’s opportunities."
October 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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it will never fail to amuse me that the origin of the “no kings” protest is when Trump tried (and failed) to scrap congestion pricing

as goes congestion pricing, goes the Republic
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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It has to be said - again and out loud - that it’s Republicans in Congress who’ve unshackled him.
“We are now seeing how a truly unshackled Trump uses his power.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
When the Trump Guardrails Fall
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I wish I could be there. Naked bike protests are the best protests.
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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This is an incredible story, once again involving Signal and being clean on opsec
The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This is what democracy looks like!
October 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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The War on Cars 🤝 The War on Fascists
Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
October 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Despite the so-called “war on cars”, there are still lots of roads in Montreal to drive or park your car on. Most of them, actually.
September 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters.

Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...
www.propublica.org
September 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This is a direct result of @peters.senate.gov voting with Republicans and @schumer.senate.gov a few months ago. He and @slotkin.senate.gov now have a chance to right that wrong and stand up for Michigan families. We deserve better.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Sep 22
The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.
USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food
The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Republicans must negotiate or bear the blame for a government shutdown. Democrats need to keep opposing any funding deal that enables GOP healthcare cuts or allows Trump’s chaos and lawlessness to go unchecked. We must make sure Democrats are fighting like hell and Republicans are held accountable.
September 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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One way that cars kill us has exceeded another way that cars kill us.
Record wildfire smoke kills more people each year than car crashes. It’s about to get worse.
The past six summers have been the smokiest on record. New research shows that smoke could become the costliest consequence of climate change for Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Kimmel will be a wake-up call for a subset of people who previously didn’t really think it was that serious. But I think we’re going to have these moments indefinitely until the fascists are no longer in power.
I know we’re all Online (probably chronically) but what truly makes me sad is that this still isn’t the tipping point. And I have no idea what it will take for the average American to wake the fuck up to what’s going on.
September 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Right, @peters.senate.gov ? What's the plan?
With a huge government funding deadline looming in 15 days, we’re reminding our Democratic senators that we expect them to hold their ground — not roll over like last time. Demand that your senators fight like hell against handing Trump a blank check: indivisible.org/campaign/car...
September 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM