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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
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ICE won’t stop with immigrants. They are Trump’s thugs
Next they’ll be coming for his critics
You shouldn’t have to be threatened personally to stand against evil
Next they’ll be coming for his critics
You shouldn’t have to be threatened personally to stand against evil
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ICE won’t stop with immigrants. They are Trump’s thugs
Next they’ll be coming for his critics
You shouldn’t have to be threatened personally to stand against evil
Next they’ll be coming for his critics
You shouldn’t have to be threatened personally to stand against evil
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
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“The key pressure targets right now are Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, and Shaheen—tell them not to hand Republicans the votes they need to take healthcare away and give nothing in return.”
@democrats.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us
@kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov
@democrats.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us
@kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI?... VERY IMPORTANT. SHUTDOWN NOT OVER. SENATORS CAN BE PRESSURED BY CONSTIUENTS TO CHANGE VOTE ON SHUTDOWN! IF THIS PERSON IS CORRECT (HAVE NEVER WATCHED THEM BEFORE) THIS IS VITAL INFO @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“The key pressure targets right now are Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, and Shaheen—tell them not to hand Republicans the votes they need to take healthcare away and give nothing in return.”
@democrats.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us
@kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov
@democrats.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us
@kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov
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There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
Idiot
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Idiot
If you quit, you lose. It is simple math. King is a fucking idiot. Resign now
I want to be clear I am not speaking from opinion or principle, because we don't do that. It is not our business. Our business is politics, and this is malpractice on the scale of turning left from home plate. The public's standard is low: swing and get knocked down. But you have to keep swinging.
Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If you quit, you lose. It is simple math. King is a fucking idiot. Resign now
King should resign now. I am so pissed at this fucking idiots
Pathetic to the point of disqualifying. Leave the game. You have failed. You don't get it. You are wrong on the facts, wrong on the analysis, and wrong on strategy.
Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
King should resign now. I am so pissed at this fucking idiots
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm both extremely angry and extremely discouraged.
How fucking stupid can Senate Dems be?
Those people are not fit for public office or even public life. Resign now
I have more integrity and courage than they do, and I'm a nobody. I understand the moment more than they do.
Seriously WTF?
How fucking stupid can Senate Dems be?
Those people are not fit for public office or even public life. Resign now
I have more integrity and courage than they do, and I'm a nobody. I understand the moment more than they do.
Seriously WTF?
We have updated our call script so you can let your Senators know how you feel about this (TERRIBLE) deal they just advanced...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...
UPDATE: Senate votes to advance a tentative deal to end the government shutdown, clearing a key hurdle.
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I'm both extremely angry and extremely discouraged.
How fucking stupid can Senate Dems be?
Those people are not fit for public office or even public life. Resign now
I have more integrity and courage than they do, and I'm a nobody. I understand the moment more than they do.
Seriously WTF?
How fucking stupid can Senate Dems be?
Those people are not fit for public office or even public life. Resign now
I have more integrity and courage than they do, and I'm a nobody. I understand the moment more than they do.
Seriously WTF?
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the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
the thing that upsets me about this the most is that Dems had all the momentum, republicans were reeling, and we were getting intra-GOP fighting over the filibuster, all while voters were blaming republicans for their incompetence
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
this destroys all of this. just a total gut punch
Yeah, the caving really hurt federal employees trying to serve the American people. Some agencies may have received a death blow tonight.
And Senate Dems were too fucking stupid to see what a random person like me sees
Idiotic. Delusional.
There is no silver lining. It is all bad
And Senate Dems were too fucking stupid to see what a random person like me sees
Idiotic. Delusional.
There is no silver lining. It is all bad
Not just that, but all budget negotiations are meaningless now since Trump is unencumbered by old notions like "appropriations" or "oversight". We (SSA) have had a budget all year, but we're unable to even buy toilet paper in our offices because purchase cards have a $1 limit. It's a joke.
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Yeah, the caving really hurt federal employees trying to serve the American people. Some agencies may have received a death blow tonight.
And Senate Dems were too fucking stupid to see what a random person like me sees
Idiotic. Delusional.
There is no silver lining. It is all bad
And Senate Dems were too fucking stupid to see what a random person like me sees
Idiotic. Delusional.
There is no silver lining. It is all bad
Yeah, my motivation is dead. After Tuesday, I was amped up to keep fighting. & I felt hope
Now what I do doesn't seem to matter. Why should I take risks if elected Dems are just going to cave. I feel like I've had the floor yanked out from under me.
Tonight, despair.
Fuck the Senate Dems
Now what I do doesn't seem to matter. Why should I take risks if elected Dems are just going to cave. I feel like I've had the floor yanked out from under me.
Tonight, despair.
Fuck the Senate Dems
Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats suppress the vote when they cave like this
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Yeah, my motivation is dead. After Tuesday, I was amped up to keep fighting. & I felt hope
Now what I do doesn't seem to matter. Why should I take risks if elected Dems are just going to cave. I feel like I've had the floor yanked out from under me.
Tonight, despair.
Fuck the Senate Dems
Now what I do doesn't seem to matter. Why should I take risks if elected Dems are just going to cave. I feel like I've had the floor yanked out from under me.
Tonight, despair.
Fuck the Senate Dems
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I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
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If you are a Senate Democrat and you just watched your party base crush election night and put 7 million people in the streets for No Kings and your response in this moment is to cave in on the shutdown, you should immediately resign. Just get out of the way.
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
If you are a Senate Democrat and you just watched your party base crush election night and put 7 million people in the streets for No Kings and your response in this moment is to cave in on the shutdown, you should immediately resign. Just get out of the way.
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Cowards. Strategically having people who aren't up for re-election vote to kill the ACA so that the remainder can save some face.
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Cowards. Strategically having people who aren't up for re-election vote to kill the ACA so that the remainder can save some face.
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Oust Schumer or be considered complicit.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Oust Schumer or be considered complicit.
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After everything, Senate Democrats still haven’t figured out that surrendering to Trump Republicans will end badly? Unbelievable.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
After everything, Senate Democrats still haven’t figured out that surrendering to Trump Republicans will end badly? Unbelievable.
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You are not that stupid and neither are we
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
You are not that stupid and neither are we
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yeah this is a standard play for tough votes that are going to piss off voters.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
yeah this is a standard play for tough votes that are going to piss off voters.
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📌How could ANY Democratic senator who watched what happened Tuesday night, and then surrender to the party they battered just five days later?
Because they are public servants who serve their private interests.
Because they are public servants who serve their private interests.
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
📌How could ANY Democratic senator who watched what happened Tuesday night, and then surrender to the party they battered just five days later?
Because they are public servants who serve their private interests.
Because they are public servants who serve their private interests.
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That’s why I say keep calling.
I recognize this is, to some extent, cope/bargaining, but
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
this is the the first of several votes necessary to end the shutdown, right? so even the present unfathomable fecklessness doesn't mean it's over over, and there are multiple potential blockage points ahead to reject a no-concessions 'deal'?
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
That’s why I say keep calling.