Laura
@playingopossum.bsky.social
Just a weary traveler trying to make it home
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So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
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Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
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I don’t care how they try to justify it, the only words that can describe what these senators are doing are craven, corrupt, and complicit.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I don’t care how they try to justify it, the only words that can describe what these senators are doing are craven, corrupt, and complicit.
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And, earlier:
I truly don’t know how you look at the past week and THEN decide THIS is an appropriate — let alone the right — response.
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 4:12 AM
And, earlier:
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If you missed it earlier, I had shared my thoughts in this thread here:
Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If you missed it earlier, I had shared my thoughts in this thread here:
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…”
#MedicareForAllNOW
#MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…”
#MedicareForAllNOW
#MedicareForAllNOW
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social in TEXAS: “Let’s stand up for the rule of law. Let’s stand up for a system of checks & balances. And let’s stand up for our democracy — for all of us.”
He celebrated the passage of Prop 50 in Abbott’s backyard. Will other states join? #CaliforniaClapback
He celebrated the passage of Prop 50 in Abbott’s backyard. Will other states join? #CaliforniaClapback
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social in TEXAS: “Let’s stand up for the rule of law. Let’s stand up for a system of checks & balances. And let’s stand up for our democracy — for all of us.”
He celebrated the passage of Prop 50 in Abbott’s backyard. Will other states join? #CaliforniaClapback
He celebrated the passage of Prop 50 in Abbott’s backyard. Will other states join? #CaliforniaClapback
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Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Prison companies donate to politicians…
who pass laws forcing people into poverty…
and criminalize poverty…
to fill up the for-profit prisons…
and then sell their stocks to wealthy people and members of Congress to invest in.
Rinse and repeat.
popular.info/p/inmates-wi...
who pass laws forcing people into poverty…
and criminalize poverty…
to fill up the for-profit prisons…
and then sell their stocks to wealthy people and members of Congress to invest in.
Rinse and repeat.
popular.info/p/inmates-wi...
Inmates will pay up to 83% more for phone calls, thanks to new FCC rule
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to allow prison telecommunication companies to charge incarcerated people up to 83% more for phone calls.
popular.info
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Prison companies donate to politicians…
who pass laws forcing people into poverty…
and criminalize poverty…
to fill up the for-profit prisons…
and then sell their stocks to wealthy people and members of Congress to invest in.
Rinse and repeat.
popular.info/p/inmates-wi...
who pass laws forcing people into poverty…
and criminalize poverty…
to fill up the for-profit prisons…
and then sell their stocks to wealthy people and members of Congress to invest in.
Rinse and repeat.
popular.info/p/inmates-wi...
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 103 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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Dear Republicans,
Children are not "the Left," "radical," "f*scists" - they're KIDS.
Kids aren't labels YOU decide put on them or their parent(s).
Denying SNAP impacts ALL children.
You go out of your way to protect Jeffrey Epstein, who HARMED children, yet you fail to provide FOOD to kids.
Children are not "the Left," "radical," "f*scists" - they're KIDS.
Kids aren't labels YOU decide put on them or their parent(s).
Denying SNAP impacts ALL children.
You go out of your way to protect Jeffrey Epstein, who HARMED children, yet you fail to provide FOOD to kids.
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Dear Republicans,
Children are not "the Left," "radical," "f*scists" - they're KIDS.
Kids aren't labels YOU decide put on them or their parent(s).
Denying SNAP impacts ALL children.
You go out of your way to protect Jeffrey Epstein, who HARMED children, yet you fail to provide FOOD to kids.
Children are not "the Left," "radical," "f*scists" - they're KIDS.
Kids aren't labels YOU decide put on them or their parent(s).
Denying SNAP impacts ALL children.
You go out of your way to protect Jeffrey Epstein, who HARMED children, yet you fail to provide FOOD to kids.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
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So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?
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Dear lord.
ICE followed the mother into a school and aggressively detained her along with her children.
This is so heartbreaking 💔
This is so heartbreaking 💔
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Dear lord.
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I’m sure they worked very hard for it.
October 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I’m sure they worked very hard for it.
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Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.