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feels like a huge part of the problem is that Senate Democrats are more scared of a feckless loser like Chuck Schumer than they are of the electorate, especially since Chuck’s first instinct is always to roll over and play dead when things get touch.
Senate Dems are quiet because Schumer controls a lot of campaign money, and none of them want to see a well-funded primary challenger. They all need to be persuaded that failing to remove him as Minority Leader is the bigger risk to their careers.
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
feels like a huge part of the problem is that Senate Democrats are more scared of a feckless loser like Chuck Schumer than they are of the electorate, especially since Chuck’s first instinct is always to roll over and play dead when things get touch.
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If you’ve got a Senate Democrat who is not calling for new leadership, they’re part of the problem.
We should no longer trust Senate Dems who decline to come out against the leadership that led us here. Until proven otherwise, we should assume they were in on the game to fool their own supporters.
We should no longer trust Senate Dems who decline to come out against the leadership that led us here. Until proven otherwise, we should assume they were in on the game to fool their own supporters.
“After a year spent organizing to try to convince the Democratic Party to unify and oppose this regime, here’s where I am: The time for convincing is over. We need new leadership.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If you’ve got a Senate Democrat who is not calling for new leadership, they’re part of the problem.
We should no longer trust Senate Dems who decline to come out against the leadership that led us here. Until proven otherwise, we should assume they were in on the game to fool their own supporters.
We should no longer trust Senate Dems who decline to come out against the leadership that led us here. Until proven otherwise, we should assume they were in on the game to fool their own supporters.
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”primary every Democrat” includes Bernie Sanders.
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
”primary every Democrat” includes Bernie Sanders.
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every poll was like “almost every American knows the GOP wants to kill the ACA” and these jabronis are like “hmmm…mayhaps the little people are not AWARE that our Republican colleagues have some disdainful views on health care!”
the contempt they have for the electorate is WILD.
the contempt they have for the electorate is WILD.
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
every poll was like “almost every American knows the GOP wants to kill the ACA” and these jabronis are like “hmmm…mayhaps the little people are not AWARE that our Republican colleagues have some disdainful views on health care!”
the contempt they have for the electorate is WILD.
the contempt they have for the electorate is WILD.
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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The Senate Dems sense of self-importance is wild. They think getting people to vote “NO” on an extension of healthcare subsidies is gonna be on the front page of the Times tomorrow.
NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE RECORD! THEY ALREADY SAID THEY WERENT GONNA DO THE THING! IT WAS ALREADY ON THE RECORD!
NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE RECORD! THEY ALREADY SAID THEY WERENT GONNA DO THE THING! IT WAS ALREADY ON THE RECORD!
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The Senate Dems sense of self-importance is wild. They think getting people to vote “NO” on an extension of healthcare subsidies is gonna be on the front page of the Times tomorrow.
NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE RECORD! THEY ALREADY SAID THEY WERENT GONNA DO THE THING! IT WAS ALREADY ON THE RECORD!
NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE RECORD! THEY ALREADY SAID THEY WERENT GONNA DO THE THING! IT WAS ALREADY ON THE RECORD!
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“Well now we have them on the record as voting against extending the subsidies.”
You had GOP senators practically screaming on TV that they didn’t give a damn about the subsidies and the broader electorate already knew the GOP wasn’t going to pass the subsidies. WHAT’S THE POINT OF MAKING THEM VOTE
You had GOP senators practically screaming on TV that they didn’t give a damn about the subsidies and the broader electorate already knew the GOP wasn’t going to pass the subsidies. WHAT’S THE POINT OF MAKING THEM VOTE
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“Well now we have them on the record as voting against extending the subsidies.”
You had GOP senators practically screaming on TV that they didn’t give a damn about the subsidies and the broader electorate already knew the GOP wasn’t going to pass the subsidies. WHAT’S THE POINT OF MAKING THEM VOTE
You had GOP senators practically screaming on TV that they didn’t give a damn about the subsidies and the broader electorate already knew the GOP wasn’t going to pass the subsidies. WHAT’S THE POINT OF MAKING THEM VOTE
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It’s okay because the Republicans promised to hold this exact same vote in a month
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It’s okay because the Republicans promised to hold this exact same vote in a month
I don’t like to accuse people of being on drugs but you HAVE to be some kind of fucked up to think this is actually true.
Kaine says he thinks Johnson will have no choice but to take up the subsidies if it passes through the Senate. "And if it comes out of here bipartisan, he cannot not take it up without having November 2026 make November 2025 look like a picnic."
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I don’t like to accuse people of being on drugs but you HAVE to be some kind of fucked up to think this is actually true.
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Been waiting a week to say it, and with due credit to @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social:
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Been waiting a week to say it, and with due credit to @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social:
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
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There — I fixed the analysis so it is actually accurate to what happened when 8 Senate Dems caved instead of keeping up the righteous fight to deliver lower health care costs for Americans.
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There — I fixed the analysis so it is actually accurate to what happened when 8 Senate Dems caved instead of keeping up the righteous fight to deliver lower health care costs for Americans.
is there anywhere I can build an author's website that isn't infected with AI bullshit?
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
is there anywhere I can build an author's website that isn't infected with AI bullshit?
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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. 👇
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 12:00 AM
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. 👇
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. 👇
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I keep thinking "they can't possibly be that stupid can they?" And uhhhhhh
he's going to ask Vought to nuke SNAP even after the government reopens, isn't he
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I keep thinking "they can't possibly be that stupid can they?" And uhhhhhh
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
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The actual reason we have Trump right now is because there was zero institutional will from the Democratic Party to hold Trump accountable for January 6th because they didnt want investigations of a criminal to appear “political”, like a guy committing treason and insurrection isn’t politics.
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The actual reason we have Trump right now is because there was zero institutional will from the Democratic Party to hold Trump accountable for January 6th because they didnt want investigations of a criminal to appear “political”, like a guy committing treason and insurrection isn’t politics.
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ding ding ding
it's systemic versus individual thinking, which is why we get weirdos who think cursing out trans people online for being mad about stuff is "activism"
it's systemic versus individual thinking, which is why we get weirdos who think cursing out trans people online for being mad about stuff is "activism"
People who claim this always want the issue of Trump to be a bunch of individual failures instead of a systemic failure on the part of Democrats and our democracy to put roadblocks in front of autocrats like Trump.
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
ding ding ding
it's systemic versus individual thinking, which is why we get weirdos who think cursing out trans people online for being mad about stuff is "activism"
it's systemic versus individual thinking, which is why we get weirdos who think cursing out trans people online for being mad about stuff is "activism"
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NEW: “Around 80% of MoveOn members that the group surveyed said that Schumer should quit his leadership position.”
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
Progressive group MoveOn calls on Schumer to step aside
"Inexplicably, some Senate Democrats, under Leader Schumer's watch, decided to surrender."
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NEW: “Around 80% of MoveOn members that the group surveyed said that Schumer should quit his leadership position.”
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
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I mean:
1. I don't believe this for one second and...
2. If it is true, @schumer.senate.gov is incompetent and should go retire and hang out with Andrew Cuomo, and let someone competent take over.
1. I don't believe this for one second and...
2. If it is true, @schumer.senate.gov is incompetent and should go retire and hang out with Andrew Cuomo, and let someone competent take over.
SCOOP: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
Scoop: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
"We let him know what we were doing," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I mean:
1. I don't believe this for one second and...
2. If it is true, @schumer.senate.gov is incompetent and should go retire and hang out with Andrew Cuomo, and let someone competent take over.
1. I don't believe this for one second and...
2. If it is true, @schumer.senate.gov is incompetent and should go retire and hang out with Andrew Cuomo, and let someone competent take over.
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Senator scolds the voters for daring to think that he and his colleagues might be accountable to them.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Senator scolds the voters for daring to think that he and his colleagues might be accountable to them.
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I mean that’s the thing, right?
I say “they like Trump and want him to win”, but I think I mean that generally speaking they view Trump as no worse than your average GOP President, and many of them have had positive encounters with Trump, and see GOP wins as the cost of doing business
I say “they like Trump and want him to win”, but I think I mean that generally speaking they view Trump as no worse than your average GOP President, and many of them have had positive encounters with Trump, and see GOP wins as the cost of doing business
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I mean that’s the thing, right?
I say “they like Trump and want him to win”, but I think I mean that generally speaking they view Trump as no worse than your average GOP President, and many of them have had positive encounters with Trump, and see GOP wins as the cost of doing business
I say “they like Trump and want him to win”, but I think I mean that generally speaking they view Trump as no worse than your average GOP President, and many of them have had positive encounters with Trump, and see GOP wins as the cost of doing business
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This is the problem with jobs in the Senate being prestige jobs for the already wealthy. The Senate Democrats are middle managers who refuse to listen to the rank-and-file employees about how shitty the boss is.
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is the problem with jobs in the Senate being prestige jobs for the already wealthy. The Senate Democrats are middle managers who refuse to listen to the rank-and-file employees about how shitty the boss is.
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They don’t understand how unpopular Trump is in the same way they didn’t understand that Marco Rubio would immediately become a Nazi. “Well I’ve had pleasant interactions with someone, so how bad can it be!”
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
They don’t understand how unpopular Trump is in the same way they didn’t understand that Marco Rubio would immediately become a Nazi. “Well I’ve had pleasant interactions with someone, so how bad can it be!”
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The Democratic Caucus on the Senate side is basically the HR Department for every horrible company we’ve all ever worked for.
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Democratic Caucus on the Senate side is basically the HR Department for every horrible company we’ve all ever worked for.