J Klingensmith
@jklingensmith.bsky.social
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Still in shock for America...
We warned them. The Resistance should have prevailed. How they could choose to bring the POS back just doesn't make sense.
Always #VoteBlue
Climate Change is real!
Rebuilding
I follow back Resisters
Still in shock for America...
We warned them. The Resistance should have prevailed. How they could choose to bring the POS back just doesn't make sense.
Always #VoteBlue
Climate Change is real!
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MAGA world melted down on Monday after revelations that Christine Pelosi, the daughter of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) , officially announced that she is running for the California State Senate.
'Liars and thieves!' MAGA world fumes as another Pelosi runs for office
MAGA world melted down on Monday after revelations that Christine Pelosi, the daughter of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), officially announced that she is running for the California State Senate.Christine Pelosi had been rumored to run for the seat occupied by her mother for nearly 40 years aft...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
MAGA world melted down on Monday after revelations that Christine Pelosi, the daughter of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) , officially announced that she is running for the California State Senate.
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Trump-brokered peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia breaks down after border landmine blast
Trump-brokered peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia breaks down after border landmine blast
Thailand’s military chief suspended the peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the border
Thailand has suspended the implementation of a peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the border, escalating tensions between the neighbours who clashed in July.
US president Donald Trump helped broker a peace deal between the two southeast Asian nations, after a five-day border conflict. Both sides signed an expanded truce in Malaysia in October but on Monday Thailand’s armed forces chief said that had been halted. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Trump-brokered peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia breaks down after border landmine blast
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yeah, and *he doesn't know the difference between a windmill and a wind turbine.
or that Hannibal Lecter is not real.
or that Hannibal Lecter is not real.
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
yeah, and *he doesn't know the difference between a windmill and a wind turbine.
or that Hannibal Lecter is not real.
or that Hannibal Lecter is not real.
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 10 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
Thank You to HOUSE DEMOCRATS & Leader Hakeem Jeffries. ALL OF YOU -UNIFIED CAUCUS
I thank Rep. Ro Khanna for having the courage to speak the truth
EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD
SPEAK UP
SEN. SCHUMER
YOU NEEDTO RESIGN AS LEADER
DAY 10 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
Thank You to HOUSE DEMOCRATS & Leader Hakeem Jeffries. ALL OF YOU -UNIFIED CAUCUS
I thank Rep. Ro Khanna for having the courage to speak the truth
EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD
SPEAK UP
SEN. SCHUMER
YOU NEEDTO RESIGN AS LEADER
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 10 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
Thank You to HOUSE DEMOCRATS & Leader Hakeem Jeffries. ALL OF YOU -UNIFIED CAUCUS
I thank Rep. Ro Khanna for having the courage to speak the truth
EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD
SPEAK UP
SEN. SCHUMER
YOU NEEDTO RESIGN AS LEADER
DAY 10 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
Thank You to HOUSE DEMOCRATS & Leader Hakeem Jeffries. ALL OF YOU -UNIFIED CAUCUS
I thank Rep. Ro Khanna for having the courage to speak the truth
EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD
SPEAK UP
SEN. SCHUMER
YOU NEEDTO RESIGN AS LEADER
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November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Honored to represent the Golden State in Brazil today — proof that clean energy and innovation strengthen our economy, communities, and planet.
While Donald Trump is busy handing the future to China, California continues to build and invest in it.
While Donald Trump is busy handing the future to China, California continues to build and invest in it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Honored to represent the Golden State in Brazil today — proof that clean energy and innovation strengthen our economy, communities, and planet.
While Donald Trump is busy handing the future to China, California continues to build and invest in it.
While Donald Trump is busy handing the future to China, California continues to build and invest in it.
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"Hundreds of billions of dollars in new breaks for big businesses and investors... contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit, on top of the trillions that the legislation signed by Trump in July is already adding to the deficit..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Hundreds of billions of dollars in new breaks for big businesses and investors... contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit, on top of the trillions that the legislation signed by Trump in July is already adding to the deficit..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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Donald Trump just said he'll ask the Supreme Court to freeze SNAP payments AGAIN.
His message to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP? Eat dirt.
His message to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP? Eat dirt.
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Donald Trump just said he'll ask the Supreme Court to freeze SNAP payments AGAIN.
His message to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP? Eat dirt.
His message to the 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP? Eat dirt.
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An unpopular vote
Things may actually get darker for more than those they profess to help
We need health ins.
and now due to actions of ALL the GOP & a few Dems millions won’t be able to afford it. Millions of the most vulnerable will be ill and HUNGRY. Bread lines are not going away
Things may actually get darker for more than those they profess to help
We need health ins.
and now due to actions of ALL the GOP & a few Dems millions won’t be able to afford it. Millions of the most vulnerable will be ill and HUNGRY. Bread lines are not going away
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
An unpopular vote
Things may actually get darker for more than those they profess to help
We need health ins.
and now due to actions of ALL the GOP & a few Dems millions won’t be able to afford it. Millions of the most vulnerable will be ill and HUNGRY. Bread lines are not going away
Things may actually get darker for more than those they profess to help
We need health ins.
and now due to actions of ALL the GOP & a few Dems millions won’t be able to afford it. Millions of the most vulnerable will be ill and HUNGRY. Bread lines are not going away
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Second best time is now
In an emotional excerpt from his new book, Sen. John Fetterman said he should have dropped out of his 2022 senatorial race while severely battling depression after his stroke.
John Fetterman said he ‘should have quit’ Senate bid in an excerpt from his new book
John Fetterman gave an emotional look into his struggle with depression in an excerpt of his new book Unfettered.
www.inquirer.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Second best time is now
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The ACA isn’t a talking point—it’s life and death. And 8 Senate Democrats chose politics over people. The anger is real. The disappointment is deep. You failed the ones you swore to protect. 📞 (202) 224-3121
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The ACA isn’t a talking point—it’s life and death. And 8 Senate Democrats chose politics over people. The anger is real. The disappointment is deep. You failed the ones you swore to protect. 📞 (202) 224-3121
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Keep organizing, y’all. It is, and always has been, on all of us.
• Get connected to the resistance:
www.fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
• Get connected to the resistance:
www.fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Keep organizing, y’all. It is, and always has been, on all of us.
• Get connected to the resistance:
www.fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
• Get connected to the resistance:
www.fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get bold for rapid response:
nokings.org/next
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
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So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
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It is a massive mistake to strip tens of millions of people of their health insurance. It’s an outright betrayal of what families need.
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It is a massive mistake to strip tens of millions of people of their health insurance. It’s an outright betrayal of what families need.
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8 Dem Senators: "The GOP will not negotiate, so we'll just cave (again)."
Ro Khana is right. Chuck Schumer is not an effective leader, and he must go!
Gavin Newsom is right: "Pathetic"
Primaries start May '26.
Ro Khana is right. Chuck Schumer is not an effective leader, and he must go!
Gavin Newsom is right: "Pathetic"
Primaries start May '26.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
8 Dem Senators: "The GOP will not negotiate, so we'll just cave (again)."
Ro Khana is right. Chuck Schumer is not an effective leader, and he must go!
Gavin Newsom is right: "Pathetic"
Primaries start May '26.
Ro Khana is right. Chuck Schumer is not an effective leader, and he must go!
Gavin Newsom is right: "Pathetic"
Primaries start May '26.
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Three CFPB probes into companies backed by billionaire Marc Andreessen have been halted as bureau investigations have ground to a halt, including inquiries into the popular cash advance app EarnIn and Point Digital Finance, a provider of so-called alternative mortgages.
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.
The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startup...
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Three CFPB probes into companies backed by billionaire Marc Andreessen have been halted as bureau investigations have ground to a halt, including inquiries into the popular cash advance app EarnIn and Point Digital Finance, a provider of so-called alternative mortgages.
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This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
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Here they are, the Senators that can sleep at night with their Cadillac healthcare plan while 42 million Americans are denied AFFORDABLE healthcare.
Fetterman we expect, but @kaine.senate.gov we supported him for VP!
He’s the most disappointing of them all!
Fetterman we expect, but @kaine.senate.gov we supported him for VP!
He’s the most disappointing of them all!
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Here they are, the Senators that can sleep at night with their Cadillac healthcare plan while 42 million Americans are denied AFFORDABLE healthcare.
Fetterman we expect, but @kaine.senate.gov we supported him for VP!
He’s the most disappointing of them all!
Fetterman we expect, but @kaine.senate.gov we supported him for VP!
He’s the most disappointing of them all!
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These Democrats voted to strip millions of Americans off their healthcare.
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Angus King (ME)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Angus King (ME)
Tim Kaine (VA)
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
These Democrats voted to strip millions of Americans off their healthcare.
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Angus King (ME)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Angus King (ME)
Tim Kaine (VA)
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Here are the 8 Democratic senators who just voted to move forward with an agreement to end the shutdown:
Catherine Cortez Masto
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Maggie Hassan
Tim Kaine
Angus King (I)
Jacky Rosen
Jeanne Shaheen
Catherine Cortez Masto
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Maggie Hassan
Tim Kaine
Angus King (I)
Jacky Rosen
Jeanne Shaheen
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Here are the 8 Democratic senators who just voted to move forward with an agreement to end the shutdown:
Catherine Cortez Masto
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Maggie Hassan
Tim Kaine
Angus King (I)
Jacky Rosen
Jeanne Shaheen
Catherine Cortez Masto
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Maggie Hassan
Tim Kaine
Angus King (I)
Jacky Rosen
Jeanne Shaheen
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NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote.
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote.
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
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First, if you're mad, stay fucking mad. None of this, oh, look what my senator did in 2 months if they voted against your best interests tonight. Stop falling in line. 2nd,you want change? You want to move forward for all Americans? You're going to have to start supporting Progressive & more Liberal
We’re not going to “fix the Democrats’ brand” by doing TikToks or launching pods. The brand is a direct reflection of our elected officials. If we want to purge our weak branding, we have to purge the weak Dems. I’m looking forward to a robust primary cycle and new Democrats who know how to fight.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
First, if you're mad, stay fucking mad. None of this, oh, look what my senator did in 2 months if they voted against your best interests tonight. Stop falling in line. 2nd,you want change? You want to move forward for all Americans? You're going to have to start supporting Progressive & more Liberal
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More Senate Democrats folded to let Trump gut our healthcare than House Republicans folded to release the Epstein files.
This is example of why we can't have nice things.
This is example of why we can't have nice things.
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
More Senate Democrats folded to let Trump gut our healthcare than House Republicans folded to release the Epstein files.
This is example of why we can't have nice things.
This is example of why we can't have nice things.
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A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
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 4:23 AM
A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
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The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.