@jddanforth.bsky.social
Semi-retired lawyer -- had the “Western Civilization” education that right wingers want for all, but read the books. Very worried about how our institutions are failing us, one by one.
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Please don’t think this beltway game of having retiring Dem senators vote yes while everyone else votes no is going to shield leadership from the end result. We see what is happening and can’t be fooled by those games.
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Please don’t think this beltway game of having retiring Dem senators vote yes while everyone else votes no is going to shield leadership from the end result. We see what is happening and can’t be fooled by those games.
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Ro Khanna should be speaker of the house.
Chris Murphy should be minority leader in the Senate.
Schumer and Jeffries should be gone.
Chris Murphy should be minority leader in the Senate.
Schumer and Jeffries should be gone.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Ro Khanna should be speaker of the house.
Chris Murphy should be minority leader in the Senate.
Schumer and Jeffries should be gone.
Chris Murphy should be minority leader in the Senate.
Schumer and Jeffries should be gone.
Gee. What a coincidence. None of the 8 who caved are up for re-election soon.
If you don’t see Dem leadership (Schumer et al) behind this very convenient vote you are blind.
Fire Schumer. Replace him with Chris Murphy or Adam Schiff (or anyone with a spine).
If you don’t see Dem leadership (Schumer et al) behind this very convenient vote you are blind.
Fire Schumer. Replace him with Chris Murphy or Adam Schiff (or anyone with a spine).
CCM -- Not up until 2028
Hassan -- Not up until 2028
Shaheen -- Not running again
Kaine -- Not up until 2030
King -- Not up until 2030
Fetterman - Not up until 2028
Durbin - retiring
Rosen - Not up until 2030
Hassan -- Not up until 2028
Shaheen -- Not running again
Kaine -- Not up until 2030
King -- Not up until 2030
Fetterman - Not up until 2028
Durbin - retiring
Rosen - Not up until 2030
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Gee. What a coincidence. None of the 8 who caved are up for re-election soon.
If you don’t see Dem leadership (Schumer et al) behind this very convenient vote you are blind.
Fire Schumer. Replace him with Chris Murphy or Adam Schiff (or anyone with a spine).
If you don’t see Dem leadership (Schumer et al) behind this very convenient vote you are blind.
Fire Schumer. Replace him with Chris Murphy or Adam Schiff (or anyone with a spine).
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Absolutely correct
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Absolutely correct
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On her first day, she promised to only tell the truth. She forgot to add that, at least, you wouldn't ask difficult questions…..
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
On her first day, she promised to only tell the truth. She forgot to add that, at least, you wouldn't ask difficult questions…..
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Dirty Republicans and partially too nice Democrats.
Remember, we're not going to win in 2026 and 2028 by being too nice….
Remember, we're not going to win in 2026 and 2028 by being too nice….
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Dirty Republicans and partially too nice Democrats.
Remember, we're not going to win in 2026 and 2028 by being too nice….
Remember, we're not going to win in 2026 and 2028 by being too nice….
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November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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No one could accuse Donald of being woke.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
No one could accuse Donald of being woke.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
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Vote out Schumer, Gillibrand, and every Establishment Corporate funded Democrat. They've failed us repeatedly and have no idea how to lead. The Democratic Party will either die or transform into new leadership. It cannot survive in its current state.
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Vote out Schumer, Gillibrand, and every Establishment Corporate funded Democrat. They've failed us repeatedly and have no idea how to lead. The Democratic Party will either die or transform into new leadership. It cannot survive in its current state.
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This isn’t very hard, folks.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This isn’t very hard, folks.
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-Oct 18, more than 7 million Americans stand up and stand together.
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
-Oct 18, more than 7 million Americans stand up and stand together.
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
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I didn't catch this until i saw @intense.wiggling.me 's post but he literally says "I, then say your name, do solemnly swear" oh my GOD
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I didn't catch this until i saw @intense.wiggling.me 's post but he literally says "I, then say your name, do solemnly swear" oh my GOD
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Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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Can't wait for Chuck Schumer to say he personally didn't vote to reopen the government after working behind the scenes for 2 months on corporate bribed Democrats and his AIPAC recipients to reopen the government under Trump's terms.
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Sens. Jacky Rosen, Tammy Baldwin, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Kelly, Jon Ossoff, Gary Peters, John Fetterman, Dick Durbin, and (IND)Angus King are among the Democrats who participated in secretive negotiations to end the shutdown and are a “yes” vote for the deal.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Can't wait for Chuck Schumer to say he personally didn't vote to reopen the government after working behind the scenes for 2 months on corporate bribed Democrats and his AIPAC recipients to reopen the government under Trump's terms.
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Trump’s lies about his healthcare plan…..
November 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Trump’s lies about his healthcare plan…..