Pudge Heffelfinger
@pudgeyale92.bsky.social
Former football great. Tough. Determined. Likes cats.
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In a world where the incumbent president bowed to pressure and stepped aside, it doesn’t seem like such a monumental ask to switch minority leaders.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
In a world where the incumbent president bowed to pressure and stepped aside, it doesn’t seem like such a monumental ask to switch minority leaders.
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The shutdown could say the same thing about Susan Collins, May the single biggest fraud in politics
Susan Collins called the shutdown totally unnecessary and shameful.
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The shutdown could say the same thing about Susan Collins, May the single biggest fraud in politics
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Senate Democrats lack "muscle memory" of how to win in Senate. The filibuster is a tool to force majority to allow up or down votes on amendments to pending bills. 51 votes and it's in the bill: that's how the Senate worked for decades. If Dem Leadership won't fight for that, we need new leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Senate Democrats lack "muscle memory" of how to win in Senate. The filibuster is a tool to force majority to allow up or down votes on amendments to pending bills. 51 votes and it's in the bill: that's how the Senate worked for decades. If Dem Leadership won't fight for that, we need new leaders.
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It’s okay because the Republicans promised to hold this exact same vote in a month
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It’s okay because the Republicans promised to hold this exact same vote in a month
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infomercial guy whos primary income source is cocaine
Chris Cuomo is trying to make this atrocious little mustache happen even though it looks like he drew it on with a ballpoint pen
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
infomercial guy whos primary income source is cocaine
DC already has a dementia care village, it's called the Senate:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...
Why a dementia village in the Netherlands is fueling hope in D.C.
In D.C., which has one of the nation’s highest dementia rates, health advocates are pushing for earlier detection and alternative care
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
DC already has a dementia care village, it's called the Senate:
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...
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vibes are godawful. emergency onion
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
vibes are godawful. emergency onion
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Get ready for this framing and similar ones. I've already seen lots of social media posts hailing Trump for 'breaking the Democrats'. Cool move, Cuck Caucus!
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Get ready for this framing and similar ones. I've already seen lots of social media posts hailing Trump for 'breaking the Democrats'. Cool move, Cuck Caucus!
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if my job was involved in running the country and the country was going like ours was i would probably hang myself in a very public way like the nanny in "the omen"
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
if my job was involved in running the country and the country was going like ours was i would probably hang myself in a very public way like the nanny in "the omen"
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Expel the yes votes from the party and cut off all their access to fundraising, then remove Schumer from leadership. Anything less is mealy-mouthed coward bullshit.
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Expel the yes votes from the party and cut off all their access to fundraising, then remove Schumer from leadership. Anything less is mealy-mouthed coward bullshit.
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Sen. Lucy Football (D-NH)
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Sen. Lucy Football (D-NH)
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AOC should announce tonight
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
AOC should announce tonight
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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primarying these people who aren’t up for reelection til 2028 or 2030 isn’t fast enough. do we just have to pray they die since they've removed every other option
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
primarying these people who aren’t up for reelection til 2028 or 2030 isn’t fast enough. do we just have to pray they die since they've removed every other option
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John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
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Incidentally this level of frenzied lobbying of your senators is what the republican base does every day, year round
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Incidentally this level of frenzied lobbying of your senators is what the republican base does every day, year round
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if you look at it another way, one of the big things the cavers get from this is the epstein files, so that's fun
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
if you look at it another way, one of the big things the cavers get from this is the epstein files, so that's fun
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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chuck schumer cannot be replaced as party leadership quickly enough
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
chuck schumer cannot be replaced as party leadership quickly enough
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Everything bearing Trump's name or image will eventually be at risk
White House says Washington Commanders stadium bearing Trump’s name would be ‘beautiful’ | CNN Politics
That statement comes after ESPN reported that there have been backchannel talks between the White House and the Washington Commanders ownership group to relay Trump’s desire in having the stadium bear...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Everything bearing Trump's name or image will eventually be at risk
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Obligatory caveat that I hate the Senate Dems and the large majority of House Dems too because I hate a lot of people, but my main issue online is people don’t hate Republicans enough. They aren’t the protagonists, they aren’t even human
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Obligatory caveat that I hate the Senate Dems and the large majority of House Dems too because I hate a lot of people, but my main issue online is people don’t hate Republicans enough. They aren’t the protagonists, they aren’t even human
@kaine.senate.gov I will happily vote for your primary challenger if you vote for this stupid deal. I'm not alone. Virginians are already upset, don't make it worse.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
@kaine.senate.gov I will happily vote for your primary challenger if you vote for this stupid deal. I'm not alone. Virginians are already upset, don't make it worse.
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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.