Marc Auerbach
@pugetopia.bsky.social
Pizza lover. Union guy. Brooklyn kid living in Seattle. Bella, ciao!
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Marc Auerbach
@pugetopia.bsky.social
· Apr 9
The Senate won't save us.
The House won't save us.
The Democratic Party won't save us.
The Supreme Court won't save us.
It's up to us.
The House won't save us.
The Democratic Party won't save us.
The Supreme Court won't save us.
It's up to us.
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Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
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Eight months ago, Katie Wilson declared her intention to run and all the conventional powers-that-be said she didn't stand a chance of winning.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Wilson now leads in the Seattle mayoral race by 91 votes. Prior to today, Harrell had been leading by 4,300 votes, but this latest vote batch netted Wilson 4,391 votes.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Eight months ago, Katie Wilson declared her intention to run and all the conventional powers-that-be said she didn't stand a chance of winning.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
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They are going to absolutely EXHAUST their partisans again "fighting" in December for ACA subsidies that Johnson has basically already said are dead cuz he won't bring them up for a vote. MEANWHILE you are supposed to trust these MFing Democratic Senators to do what, exactly???? MESSAGE WELL, LOL
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
They are going to absolutely EXHAUST their partisans again "fighting" in December for ACA subsidies that Johnson has basically already said are dead cuz he won't bring them up for a vote. MEANWHILE you are supposed to trust these MFing Democratic Senators to do what, exactly???? MESSAGE WELL, LOL
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What do you call a leader with no followers? Just a guy taking a walk.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What do you call a leader with no followers? Just a guy taking a walk.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.
Are there any national level Democratic leaders who will call out this betrayal and organize the campaign to remove Schumer?
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Are there any national level Democratic leaders who will call out this betrayal and organize the campaign to remove Schumer?
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The leader of the opposition party is supposed to ensure that the opposition speaks with a unified message.
Chuck Schumer failed yet again at that. Why is he still in his role?
Chuck Schumer failed yet again at that. Why is he still in his role?
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The leader of the opposition party is supposed to ensure that the opposition speaks with a unified message.
Chuck Schumer failed yet again at that. Why is he still in his role?
Chuck Schumer failed yet again at that. Why is he still in his role?
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It’s mind boggling how they decided to”we’re not going to fight about all of Trump’s lawless authoritarianism, we will make this about one thing: health care” and then they just gave in on that. They should get blamed!
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
It’s mind boggling how they decided to”we’re not going to fight about all of Trump’s lawless authoritarianism, we will make this about one thing: health care” and then they just gave in on that. They should get blamed!
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There's one central rule in working against autocrats - if they see you as weak, if you attempt to appease, you are creating a permission structure for them to escalate, to take more.
Ds are strong right now, and he is weak. We need to use our strength to get more for the American people, not less
Ds are strong right now, and he is weak. We need to use our strength to get more for the American people, not less
With our big election win last week, and Trump's clear political and physical decline, Dems should be more ambitious now, and fight even harder, for the country and the American people. Voters saw us fighting for them & we were rewarded across the country 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-gov...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-gov...
Trump's Government Has Failed, His Powers Are Ebbing And For The Good Of The Country Democrats Must Become More Ambitious Now
People are pissed and we need to keep fighting
www.hopiumchronicles.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
There's one central rule in working against autocrats - if they see you as weak, if you attempt to appease, you are creating a permission structure for them to escalate, to take more.
Ds are strong right now, and he is weak. We need to use our strength to get more for the American people, not less
Ds are strong right now, and he is weak. We need to use our strength to get more for the American people, not less
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Indeed. Until progressives in the Senate Democratic caucus directly challenge Schumer’s leadership it’s kind of hard to take their grousing seriously at this point. They are all in on this #SchumerSurrender politics.
Hey just a reminder that it only takes 23 Senate Democrats to remove and replace Chuck Schumer as minority leader. They don't do it because the majority of Senate Democrats approve of the way he does politics.
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Indeed. Until progressives in the Senate Democratic caucus directly challenge Schumer’s leadership it’s kind of hard to take their grousing seriously at this point. They are all in on this #SchumerSurrender politics.
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🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
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No one answering the calls for @cantwell.senate.gov or @murray.senate.gov. I hope neither of my senators will help sell us all out by joining up with @cortezmasto.senate.gov's Cave Caucus. It is unacceptable to reopen government based on the promises of liars and crooks.
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
No one answering the calls for @cantwell.senate.gov or @murray.senate.gov. I hope neither of my senators will help sell us all out by joining up with @cortezmasto.senate.gov's Cave Caucus. It is unacceptable to reopen government based on the promises of liars and crooks.
I want a movie about this, from the monkeys' point of view.
The last monkey on the loose was found Wednesday afternoon near a home in the Vossburg area, just east of where the truck had wrecked.
Last Monkey on the Loose After Mississippi Crash Is Captured
The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday.
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I want a movie about this, from the monkeys' point of view.
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Too many news outlets & pols framing Tuesday as affordability *Instead Of* "woke"/"DEI"/whatever the fuck when Mamdani & Sherrill both *explicitly* embraced trans & other LGBTQ+ rights, VA solidly rejected Republicans' virulent anti-trans attack adz, & a PA elected their 1st trans mayor. Be serious.
Pro-Equality Candidates Win, Anti-Trans Campaigns Lose Again, in Election 2025 | GLAAD
History was made, and repeated, in the 2025 election, with significant impacts for LGBTQ Americans and candidates who campaigned to support LGBTQ people. Virginia voters elected the Commonwealth’s fir...
glaad.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Too many news outlets & pols framing Tuesday as affordability *Instead Of* "woke"/"DEI"/whatever the fuck when Mamdani & Sherrill both *explicitly* embraced trans & other LGBTQ+ rights, VA solidly rejected Republicans' virulent anti-trans attack adz, & a PA elected their 1st trans mayor. Be serious.
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👏 CHECK 👏 YOUR 👏 BALLOT 👏
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
👏 CHECK 👏 YOUR 👏 BALLOT 👏
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bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
Nobody gives a fuck, Kevin
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Nobody gives a fuck, Kevin
HAHAHAHAHA
"In the weeks before Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral dream went up in smoke on election night, a handful of independent spending groups backed by New York City’s oligarchy spent more than $55 million supporting the ex-governor or attacking his ultimately victorious rival, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani."
Cuomo Backers Burned $65 Per Vote, Including $13.3 Million From Bloomberg
A blizzard of outside spending on ads, including a spot that linked Zohran Mamdani to 9/11, failed to move voters and may have even backfired.
www.thecity.nyc
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
HAHAHAHAHA
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While we're all eagerly (or anxiously) awaiting the next ballot drop for the Seattle mayor's race...let's not sleep on the fact that progressives swept the Seattle City Council races this year, and by big margins.
Congrats to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @edclin.bsky.social, and Dionne Foster!
Congrats to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @edclin.bsky.social, and Dionne Foster!
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
While we're all eagerly (or anxiously) awaiting the next ballot drop for the Seattle mayor's race...let's not sleep on the fact that progressives swept the Seattle City Council races this year, and by big margins.
Congrats to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @edclin.bsky.social, and Dionne Foster!
Congrats to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @edclin.bsky.social, and Dionne Foster!
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"Blue states can make that threat meaningless by building healthcare systems that function regardless of federal policy. This article covers three solutions, each viable independently. Washington and Colorado already proved the first one works."
open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
The Super Healthcare Compact: Three Ways Blue States Can Make Federal Sabotage Irrelevant
When the federal government becomes hostile to your survival, you stop asking it for permission to survive.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Blue states can make that threat meaningless by building healthcare systems that function regardless of federal policy. This article covers three solutions, each viable independently. Washington and Colorado already proved the first one works."
open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
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Just asking for one year extension on ACA after Democrats pulled of a massive in this past Tuesday is pathetic.
Once again @schumer.senate.gov who didn't endorse Mamdani like a coward - is failing to read the moment.
Once again @schumer.senate.gov who didn't endorse Mamdani like a coward - is failing to read the moment.
Schumer: "After so many failed voters, it's clear we need to try something different"
"Thune just needs to add a clean, one-year extension" of the expiring ACA tax credits, then have a negotiation on changes to the credits
Republicans have repeatedly rejected adding subsidies to funding bill
"Thune just needs to add a clean, one-year extension" of the expiring ACA tax credits, then have a negotiation on changes to the credits
Republicans have repeatedly rejected adding subsidies to funding bill
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just asking for one year extension on ACA after Democrats pulled of a massive in this past Tuesday is pathetic.
Once again @schumer.senate.gov who didn't endorse Mamdani like a coward - is failing to read the moment.
Once again @schumer.senate.gov who didn't endorse Mamdani like a coward - is failing to read the moment.
Epic victory!
When the horses were in the starting gate, all the way back in February, Zohran Mamdani was polling at 1% and didn’t even rate a mention in the pollster’s write up. What a remarkable race he ran.
emersoncollegepolling.com/new-york-cit...
emersoncollegepolling.com/new-york-cit...
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Epic victory!
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
Now that New York has gone socialist, can we please reclaim the color red?
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Now that New York has gone socialist, can we please reclaim the color red?