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“Well, it would be a plan. A plan for health insurance. And it would care. The plan is for it to care…about health. And also insurance. … President Trump has ended 479 wars.”
FOX NEWS: So what would Trumpcare look like?
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Well, it would be a plan. A plan for health insurance. And it would care. The plan is for it to care…about health. And also insurance. … President Trump has ended 479 wars.”
We have snowflakes. Actual snowflakes.
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We have snowflakes. Actual snowflakes.
@senangusking.bsky.social Is this part of the deal you brokered? It's absolutely unacceptable. I will email your office to ask that you address this issue and explain it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue for Jack Smith Searches (1)
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@senangusking.bsky.social Is this part of the deal you brokered? It's absolutely unacceptable. I will email your office to ask that you address this issue and explain it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Tucked into a spending bill that is part of the deal to end the government shutdown is a provision that would allow GOP senators to personally sue the federal government for as much as $500K over Special Counsel Jack Smith’s lawful search of their phone records.
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Shutdown Deal Lets GOP Senators Personally Sue Over Jack Smith Probe
$500K For Election Subversion Tucked into a spending bill that is part...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Tucked into a spending bill that is part of the deal to end the government shutdown is a provision that would allow GOP senators to personally sue the federal government for as much as $500K over Special Counsel Jack Smith’s lawful search of their phone records.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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Thank you to all our Veterans.
WATCH: Barack Obama just surprised an entire aircraft full of veterans on Veterans Day.
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thank you to all our Veterans.
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notable but not surprising that Fetterman chose Fox & Friends as the place to promote his new book
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
notable but not surprising that Fetterman chose Fox & Friends as the place to promote his new book
Indeed.
If, according to Trump, the government doesn’t have the tariff money available to refund all of it if he loses the lawsuit before SCOTUS, how can he be talking about giving away trillions in $2,000 checks?
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Indeed.
The numbers of people who A) don’t know the ACA and Obamacare are the same thing (my co-worker), or B) don’t understand that they received Federal Subsidies to make their premiums affordable is staggering.
Democracy depends on an informed and engaged electorate.
Democracy depends on an informed and engaged electorate.
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The numbers of people who A) don’t know the ACA and Obamacare are the same thing (my co-worker), or B) don’t understand that they received Federal Subsidies to make their premiums affordable is staggering.
Democracy depends on an informed and engaged electorate.
Democracy depends on an informed and engaged electorate.
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‘We’re in a battle for at least the rest of this decade that will require a very different kind of Democratic Party — not one that is more right or left but one that is both comfortable using power and knows how to do it.’
—Josh Marshall TPM
—Josh Marshall TPM
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
‘We’re in a battle for at least the rest of this decade that will require a very different kind of Democratic Party — not one that is more right or left but one that is both comfortable using power and knows how to do it.’
—Josh Marshall TPM
—Josh Marshall TPM
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10 November 1913 | A Pole, Jan Piasecki, was born in Kownatki. A gardener.
In #Auschwitz from 6 April 1941.
No. 12676
He perished in the camp on 15 May 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 6 April 1941.
No. 12676
He perished in the camp on 15 May 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
10 November 1913 | A Pole, Jan Piasecki, was born in Kownatki. A gardener.
In #Auschwitz from 6 April 1941.
No. 12676
He perished in the camp on 15 May 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
In #Auschwitz from 6 April 1941.
No. 12676
He perished in the camp on 15 May 1942.
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Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
When I called Angus’s office, I ended my call with “and I will do everything in my power to ensure that no King is ever elected again in Maine. They can’t be trusted.”
Angus might be safe from voter recourse. His kid isn’t.
Angus might be safe from voter recourse. His kid isn’t.
Spotted: Angus King introducing Ron Wyden to his son Angus King III, who is running for Governor
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
When I called Angus’s office, I ended my call with “and I will do everything in my power to ensure that no King is ever elected again in Maine. They can’t be trusted.”
Angus might be safe from voter recourse. His kid isn’t.
Angus might be safe from voter recourse. His kid isn’t.
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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3/3 Oh, don’t get me wrong; we are in a BAD f*cking spot in this country. I am very clear-eyed about that.
I am also clear…that these are the moments when you fight the hardest…and adopt the “Oh, we WILL prevail!” mindset…or…defeat is guaranteed.
I am also clear…that these are the moments when you fight the hardest…and adopt the “Oh, we WILL prevail!” mindset…or…defeat is guaranteed.
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
3/3 Oh, don’t get me wrong; we are in a BAD f*cking spot in this country. I am very clear-eyed about that.
I am also clear…that these are the moments when you fight the hardest…and adopt the “Oh, we WILL prevail!” mindset…or…defeat is guaranteed.
I am also clear…that these are the moments when you fight the hardest…and adopt the “Oh, we WILL prevail!” mindset…or…defeat is guaranteed.
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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
A complete betrayal of Maine people. Senator King has doomed millions to unaffordable health insurance.
King joined seven Democrats to give Republicans the 60 votes they needed to advance the bill. But most Democrats voted against the proposal because it does not guarantee Congress will extend the health care subsidies.
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
Sens. King and Collins help to negotiate potential deal to end government shutdown
King joined seven Democrats to give Republicans the 60 votes they needed to advance the bill. But most Democrats voted against the proposal because it does not guarantee Congress will extend the healt...
www.mainepublic.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A complete betrayal of Maine people. Senator King has doomed millions to unaffordable health insurance.
There are a surprising number of Platner signs in the rich part of town.
I bet after this Democratic betrayal we start to see more—tattoo be damned.
I bet after this Democratic betrayal we start to see more—tattoo be damned.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
There are a surprising number of Platner signs in the rich part of town.
I bet after this Democratic betrayal we start to see more—tattoo be damned.
I bet after this Democratic betrayal we start to see more—tattoo be damned.
Call Angus. Tell him to fight for affordable healthcare.
To be clear: the deal they voted on to move forward last night still needs to be formally voted on in the Senate and House. If the eight are your senators, they should be hearing from you this morning!
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Call Angus. Tell him to fight for affordable healthcare.
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Bring on the Progressives. Boot out the establishment.
I am so sick of them.
I am so sick of them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Bring on the Progressives. Boot out the establishment.
I am so sick of them.
I am so sick of them.
Angus King sold us out. Call his offices today and let him know that this is a betrayal.
We need elected officials who will fight. Those of us who depend on the ACA for our health insurance will spend 20-50% of our income on healthcare.
Biddeford (207) 352-5216
Augusta (207) 622-8292
We need elected officials who will fight. Those of us who depend on the ACA for our health insurance will spend 20-50% of our income on healthcare.
Biddeford (207) 352-5216
Augusta (207) 622-8292
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Angus King sold us out. Call his offices today and let him know that this is a betrayal.
We need elected officials who will fight. Those of us who depend on the ACA for our health insurance will spend 20-50% of our income on healthcare.
Biddeford (207) 352-5216
Augusta (207) 622-8292
We need elected officials who will fight. Those of us who depend on the ACA for our health insurance will spend 20-50% of our income on healthcare.
Biddeford (207) 352-5216
Augusta (207) 622-8292
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Hey @durbin.senate.gov, public school teacher and wife of a veteran here. I just want you to know that I’m ashamed of you and your failure to represent the good and decent people of my home state.
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Hey @durbin.senate.gov, public school teacher and wife of a veteran here. I just want you to know that I’m ashamed of you and your failure to represent the good and decent people of my home state.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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And reminder #2:
Pedophile- and #Epstein files-protecting Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't want the House back to work (w/the 218th Epstein discharge petition vote).
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Pedophile- and #Epstein files-protecting Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't want the House back to work (w/the 218th Epstein discharge petition vote).
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Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
And reminder #2:
Pedophile- and #Epstein files-protecting Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't want the House back to work (w/the 218th Epstein discharge petition vote).
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Pedophile- and #Epstein files-protecting Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't want the House back to work (w/the 218th Epstein discharge petition vote).
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They should have indefinitely shut down the government until the GOP agreed to their demands, the GOP ended the filibuster, the 2026 election, or the start of a full-fledged civil war.
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
They should have indefinitely shut down the government until the GOP agreed to their demands, the GOP ended the filibuster, the 2026 election, or the start of a full-fledged civil war.
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”