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Software engineer by trade, trying to be a decent person in my time off. Just wanna make this watery rock a little better by my work and have some fun along the way
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No, false.

This wasn’t about a mere “policy agenda”—pre-Trump shutdowns were, which is also why they were much shorter—it was about egregious lawbreaking.

No one explained how it could’ve gone any other way? I did.

Just put on the red hat and say you like the serially lying authoritarian, Josh.
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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The reason why I'm so angry has a lot to do with the lives that will be lost — people are absolutely going to die as a direct result of Senate Democrats folding on health care. It also has a lot to do with the suffering that was endured — people were struggling to get by without food assistance. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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🗓️This Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1:30-4 PM ET in Brooklyn: Our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social is facilitating a discussion circle focused on the contributions of radical Black women activists and theorists in the U.S. from 1910-1960. If you're in NYC and interested in joining, register now to join!
Communiversity Catalog: Black Radical Women in the U.S. 1910–1960: A Study and Discussion Circle — Interrupting Criminalization
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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An explanation is needed here.
I know quite a few comrades on the ACA exchange. I used to be on the exchange for years. A doubling or tripling of premium costs will be a death sentence for people who NEED HEALTH INSURANCE to survive. PERIOD.

We've heard Democrats say as much for WEEKS. So what the hell??????
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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This Thursday, 11/13! D&S Director of Research @alicetiara.bsky.social will take part in a panel discussion about the opportunities and challenges of using research to support tech policy and advocacy, and share strategies for ethical, effective research that centers marginalized communities.
Advocating with Evidence: Lessons for Tech Researchers in Civil Society.
Join us on November 13 for an online discussion featuring @alicetiara.bsky.social @mkgerchick.bsky.social @jordanaut.bsky.social and me.

Organized by @cdt.org @datasociety.bsky.social @aclu.org

cdt.org/event/advoca...
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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lmao just find out whether it's true rather than accusing her of spreading misinformation, what do you think journalism is
“New York Times conducts hostile interview with children’s education influencer questioning her recognition of comprehensively documented war crimes” is not a sentence I could have imagined a few years ago
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term.

In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jackie Rosen (D-Nev.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and Angus King (I-Maine) are garbage & Chuck Schumer is not fit to lead a preschool class none the less the Senate. Horrible
The Senate voted to advance a GOP bill to reopen the government after a bloc of moderate Dems dropped their party’s health care demands
Senate Advances Bill To End Government Shutdown After 8 Democrats Fold
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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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.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Blame *all* Democratic incumbents for this surrender. Not just the ones voting for it. The others could have voted to remove Schumer long ago and install a leader capable of formulating a strategy and holding his people together. They were content to stay with a proven loser.
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.

We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.

A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social, DON’T CAVE
I already left you goofs a message, but figure you may not see those in time but your staff may see this

Other NYers, please call them at
Schumer
(202) 224-6542
Gillibrand
(202) 224-4451

The stakes are too high for this
Call yr Senator right now, sample script to follow. The Democrats’re preparing to cave for basically nothing in return, while the GOP & Trump continue to gut the Affordable Care Act, illegally impound allocated funds, and beat, kidnap, & torture our neighbors

Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
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November 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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I’ve voted 7 times to reopen the government in a way that holds Trump accountable for his lawlessness and prevents a health care crisis.

I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO.

Full statement:
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Call yr Senator right now, sample script to follow. The Democrats’re preparing to cave for basically nothing in return, while the GOP & Trump continue to gut the Affordable Care Act, illegally impound allocated funds, and beat, kidnap, & torture our neighbors

Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121
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November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Oh for the love of

Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line

Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542

Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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We're hosting "Writing and Resistance" a workshop and conversation with KIESE LAYMON, ROBERT JONES, JR. and DEESHA PHILYAW on Dec. 14! All proceeds will go to the Sameer Project. Join us!

Register:
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/wri...
November 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Absolutely bananas that outlets still run cop and military attestations as if they’re true. Even more so WRT Border Patrol and ICE these days
Bovino went into popular Carniceria Aguascalientes in heart of Little Village.
“They said they were just here to buy something,” said Elizabeth Gutierrez. “I told them we wouldn’t serve them and escorted them out. Bovino seemed upset, but I don’t care.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Maybe it’s because I am gay, but I find Obama whispering that he’s talking (or wants to talk) to Mamdani behind the scenes worse than just silently not endorsing him would be. The closet is psychologically destructive, even in non-sexual settings.
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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RIP James Watson, co-discoverer of Rosalind Franklin's notes
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Musk criticizes Mamdani for telling audiences what they want to hear instead of having a “consistent message.” But Zohran’s pushed the same policy points over & over. OTOH, Elon’s had the consistent message that Teslas will have full self driving “within three years” since 2013. Who’s the swindler?
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM