Elizabeth D. Leonard
@noisyfearless.bsky.social
Civil War historian, unapologetic activist for the poor and democracy, biographer of Benjamin Franklin Butler, native New Yorker living in Maine
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Great explainer. 17 minutes. Shame on the capitulation caucus!
Great explainer. 17 minutes. Shame on the capitulation caucus!
Incandescent Rage: Ezra Levin on the Eight Democrats Who Put Americans Last
"What do we do to demand a better party, a party that actually fights back?"
contrarian.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Great explainer. 17 minutes. Shame on the capitulation caucus!
Great explainer. 17 minutes. Shame on the capitulation caucus!
contrarian.substack.com/p/incandesce...
Ezra Levin speaking to Jen Rubin of The Contrarian, explaining what's so terrible about the capitulation of Angus King and seven other Dems to the GOP. 17 minutes.
Ezra Levin speaking to Jen Rubin of The Contrarian, explaining what's so terrible about the capitulation of Angus King and seven other Dems to the GOP. 17 minutes.
Incandescent Rage: Ezra Levin on the Eight Democrats Who Put Americans Last
"What do we do to demand a better party, a party that actually fights back?"
contrarian.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
contrarian.substack.com/p/incandesce...
Ezra Levin speaking to Jen Rubin of The Contrarian, explaining what's so terrible about the capitulation of Angus King and seven other Dems to the GOP. 17 minutes.
Ezra Levin speaking to Jen Rubin of The Contrarian, explaining what's so terrible about the capitulation of Angus King and seven other Dems to the GOP. 17 minutes.
And on Nov 12:
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
And on Nov 12:
Boo effing hoo.
Nothing compares to the suffering of a senator whose flight back from Napa was just canceled.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Boo effing hoo.
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Live in Maine? Disappointed in Angus? Join us on Weds. in Waterville.
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Live in Maine? Disappointed in Angus? Join us on Weds. in Waterville.
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I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
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Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
This is so utterly on brand for the corporate, Vichy Dems. And so utterly depressing. 💔 Call, call, call.
Nothing would be more in character for the current Democratic party than to look at the victories of Tuesday and immediately surrender
! A key group of Senate Democrats is leaning toward voting for a deal to end the shutdown, provided final details can be worked out like worker protections (Gift link)
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is so utterly on brand for the corporate, Vichy Dems. And so utterly depressing. 💔 Call, call, call.
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DO NOT CAVE !
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Asking anyone who's got energy to do so to call their Dem Senators and urge them not to back down on healthcare. 🙏
Your friends who are too sick to work to access healthcare are going to be really fucked otherwise. Being too sick to work means no paycheck to cover now-exorbitant marketplace plans.
Your friends who are too sick to work to access healthcare are going to be really fucked otherwise. Being too sick to work means no paycheck to cover now-exorbitant marketplace plans.
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Asking anyone who's got energy to do so to call their Dem Senators and urge them not to back down on healthcare. 🙏
Your friends who are too sick to work to access healthcare are going to be really fucked otherwise. Being too sick to work means no paycheck to cover now-exorbitant marketplace plans.
Your friends who are too sick to work to access healthcare are going to be really fucked otherwise. Being too sick to work means no paycheck to cover now-exorbitant marketplace plans.
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John Fetterman, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, and of course Chuck Schumer. Maybe others not top of mind. Not all responsible will publicly vote for the cave - that's not how this works.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
John Fetterman, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, and of course Chuck Schumer. Maybe others not top of mind. Not all responsible will publicly vote for the cave - that's not how this works.
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I called Schumer’s office:
(202) 224-6542
I’m livid.🤬
(202) 224-6542
I’m livid.🤬
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I called Schumer’s office:
(202) 224-6542
I’m livid.🤬
(202) 224-6542
I’m livid.🤬
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Call your senators now!
☎️ 202-224-3121 ☎️
☎️ 202-224-3121 ☎️
This deal includes a "promise" from Republicans that there will be a vote on ACA subsidies in December
Yeah right
Republicans can't be trusted
Democratic leadership has learned NOTHING from the election results
Democrats must NOT cave unless extending ACA credits is guaranteed in legal fashion
Yeah right
Republicans can't be trusted
Democratic leadership has learned NOTHING from the election results
Democrats must NOT cave unless extending ACA credits is guaranteed in legal fashion
November 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Call your senators now!
☎️ 202-224-3121 ☎️
☎️ 202-224-3121 ☎️
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looks like senate dems are folding on the shutdown in exchange for a doomed vote 40 days from now and nothing else
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
looks like senate dems are folding on the shutdown in exchange for a doomed vote 40 days from now and nothing else
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I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
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 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
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 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
NOOOOOO!! I just called my "independent" Maine senator's (King's) office to beg him to hold the line, though he has already been voting with the GOP, to my great dismay. HOLD the line @senangusking.bsky.social ! Hold the line!!!
looks like senate dems are folding on the shutdown in exchange for a doomed vote 40 days from now and nothing else
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NOOOOOO!! I just called my "independent" Maine senator's (King's) office to beg him to hold the line, though he has already been voting with the GOP, to my great dismay. HOLD the line @senangusking.bsky.social ! Hold the line!!!
NOOOOOOOOOO
Whyyyyyy
From what I have seen so far this does not seem like a good deal:
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NOOOOOOOOOO