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No one's happy, but Dems had a fantastic week. TAKE THE WIN, and focus on the ACA fight and possible yearend shutdown.
A group of Senate Democrats give in and agree to a deal with Republicans that would reopen the government without a guarantee that ACA subsidies would be extended. Catie Edmondson @migold.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown, Backing Bill to Reopen
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
No one's happy, but Dems had a fantastic week. TAKE THE WIN, and focus on the ACA fight and possible yearend shutdown.
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BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
Let's see what Liddle Mikey Johnson does now. To approve the deal, he has to reconvene Congress ... and swear in Grijalva ... which will lead to a vote on the Trumpstein files.
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Let's see what Liddle Mikey Johnson does now. To approve the deal, he has to reconvene Congress ... and swear in Grijalva ... which will lead to a vote on the Trumpstein files.
Yeah, it's a shit deal. We were betrayed, but it was a great week for Dems. Take the win, be happy that poor kids will get some food, and focus on the next battle over the ACA a month from now ... and very possibly another shutdown.
I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Yeah, it's a shit deal. We were betrayed, but it was a great week for Dems. Take the win, be happy that poor kids will get some food, and focus on the next battle over the ACA a month from now ... and very possibly another shutdown.
So, you're going to invest all your time, energy, and money on internecine warfare, while the real enemies -- that is, every single Republican -- run amok and spread their poison.
Sounds like a plan.
Sounds like a plan.
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
So, you're going to invest all your time, energy, and money on internecine warfare, while the real enemies -- that is, every single Republican -- run amok and spread their poison.
Sounds like a plan.
Sounds like a plan.
Shaheen will always be remembered as a sell-out, a Quisling.
But we cannot dwell on her or the other shameful 7. We have more important work to do.
But we cannot dwell on her or the other shameful 7. We have more important work to do.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Shaheen will always be remembered as a sell-out, a Quisling.
But we cannot dwell on her or the other shameful 7. We have more important work to do.
But we cannot dwell on her or the other shameful 7. We have more important work to do.
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“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
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November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
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It’s almost as if…our political system is not equipped to deal with a far right authoritarian party
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It’s almost as if…our political system is not equipped to deal with a far right authoritarian party
Seems like Angus isn't much of a fighter.
He's not a Dem, of course. Dems are usually made of sterner stuff.
He's not a Dem, of course. Dems are usually made of sterner stuff.
The best way to control a narcissist is to *recognize* his manipulative behavior and then set and *maintain* appropriate boundaries. Note: all of his behavior is manipulative and self-serving, so *maintaining* appropriate boundaries is the only way forward. If not, we all lose.
Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Seems like Angus isn't much of a fighter.
He's not a Dem, of course. Dems are usually made of sterner stuff.
He's not a Dem, of course. Dems are usually made of sterner stuff.
Maine now has two Senators to be ashamed of. One entirely corrupt and always "concerned"; the other just cowardly and unreliable in a fight. You don't want Angus as your wingman.
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Maine now has two Senators to be ashamed of. One entirely corrupt and always "concerned"; the other just cowardly and unreliable in a fight. You don't want Angus as your wingman.
Are they bringing her little girls, too?
Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein confidante and child sex trafficker, is being waited on “hand and foot” by the staff at her minimum security prison camp while she prepares a request that Donald Trump commute her sentence, according to whistleblower revelations. More on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Are they bringing her little girls, too?
We worried too. But Democrats should take the win.
Americans blamed Republicans for this shutdown, poor people will be fed, at least for a while, last week we won a blowout election, and we'll be back fighting for Obamacare in a month.
Americans blamed Republicans for this shutdown, poor people will be fed, at least for a while, last week we won a blowout election, and we'll be back fighting for Obamacare in a month.
"If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise. Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention... I worry that Democrats have just taught Trump that they will fold under pressure."
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Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We worried too. But Democrats should take the win.
Americans blamed Republicans for this shutdown, poor people will be fed, at least for a while, last week we won a blowout election, and we'll be back fighting for Obamacare in a month.
Americans blamed Republicans for this shutdown, poor people will be fed, at least for a while, last week we won a blowout election, and we'll be back fighting for Obamacare in a month.
Durbin and Shaheen win this year's Neville Chamberlain Award for Cowardice -- they are retiring -- and it will haunt them for the rest of their natural lives.
NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote.
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen
Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Durbin and Shaheen win this year's Neville Chamberlain Award for Cowardice -- they are retiring -- and it will haunt them for the rest of their natural lives.
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Yes, we are very disappointed that 8 Dems got weak in the knees and capitulated to a Fascist. But poor kids will be fed, and we'll continue to fight for the ACA. Cheerleading for a civil war is unhelpful. We need serious people to solve serious problems, and you're proving you're not serious.
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Yes, we are very disappointed that 8 Dems got weak in the knees and capitulated to a Fascist. But poor kids will be fed, and we'll continue to fight for the ACA. Cheerleading for a civil war is unhelpful. We need serious people to solve serious problems, and you're proving you're not serious.
In case you forgot how ugly Trumpstein and his enablers really are.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In case you forgot how ugly Trumpstein and his enablers really are.
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can reach voice mail for hassan on this 603-622-2204
Ask her to reverse her vote!
Ask her to reverse her vote!
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
can reach voice mail for hassan on this 603-622-2204
Ask her to reverse her vote!
Ask her to reverse her vote!
We need more of this ... from judges still on the bench.
They need to call out Trumpstein AND the Supremely Corrupt Roberts Court majority.
www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
They need to call out Trumpstein AND the Supremely Corrupt Roberts Court majority.
www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
Reagan-Appointed Federal Judge Rebukes Trump In Damning Resignation Letter
The president poses an “existential threat to democracy,” warned Senior Judge Mark Wolf.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We need more of this ... from judges still on the bench.
They need to call out Trumpstein AND the Supremely Corrupt Roberts Court majority.
www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
They need to call out Trumpstein AND the Supremely Corrupt Roberts Court majority.
www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
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Gotta go, Chuck. 🤬It’s time, New Yorkers.
BRING IT!💙
BRING IT!💙
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Gotta go, Chuck. 🤬It’s time, New Yorkers.
BRING IT!💙
BRING IT!💙
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🚨🚨SHUTDOWN Is NOT Over‼️⬇️
📣 Listen To Eliza Orlins!⬇️
• There Are Still More Votes To
Take In This Process!
✅ Start Calling, E-mailing & Texting!
☎️(202) 224-3121
bsky.app/profile/eliz...
🚨🚨SHUTDOWN Is NOT Over‼️⬇️
📣 Listen To Eliza Orlins!⬇️
• There Are Still More Votes To
Take In This Process!
✅ Start Calling, E-mailing & Texting!
☎️(202) 224-3121
bsky.app/profile/eliz...
Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
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November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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🚨🚨SHUTDOWN Is NOT Over‼️⬇️
📣 Listen To Eliza Orlins!⬇️
• There Are Still More Votes To
Take In This Process!
✅ Start Calling, E-mailing & Texting!
☎️(202) 224-3121
bsky.app/profile/eliz...
🚨🚨SHUTDOWN Is NOT Over‼️⬇️
📣 Listen To Eliza Orlins!⬇️
• There Are Still More Votes To
Take In This Process!
✅ Start Calling, E-mailing & Texting!
☎️(202) 224-3121
bsky.app/profile/eliz...
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There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
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Attorney General Pam Bondi saying the quiet part out loud.
The President’s agenda?
Forcing millions of Americans to go hungry to give tax cuts to CEO billionaires.
The President’s agenda?
Forcing millions of Americans to go hungry to give tax cuts to CEO billionaires.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Attorney General Pam Bondi saying the quiet part out loud.
The President’s agenda?
Forcing millions of Americans to go hungry to give tax cuts to CEO billionaires.
The President’s agenda?
Forcing millions of Americans to go hungry to give tax cuts to CEO billionaires.
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
Richie's right.
A principled deal was possible, but ignoring the reality of skyrocketing costs doesn’t earn my vote.
It’s just another day in Trump’s economy for workers and their families.
For that, I'm still a no.
It’s just another day in Trump’s economy for workers and their families.
For that, I'm still a no.
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Richie's right.
These are the 8 Dem Senators saving Trump and MAGA.
You know what to do.
Durbin (D–IL) (202) 224-2152
Cortez Masto (D–NV) (202) 224-3542
Fetterman (D–PA) (202) 224-4254
Kaine (D–VA) (202) 224-4024
King (I–ME) (202) 224-5344
Rosen (D–NV) (202) 224-6244
Hassan (D–NH) — (202) 224-3324
You know what to do.
Durbin (D–IL) (202) 224-2152
Cortez Masto (D–NV) (202) 224-3542
Fetterman (D–PA) (202) 224-4254
Kaine (D–VA) (202) 224-4024
King (I–ME) (202) 224-5344
Rosen (D–NV) (202) 224-6244
Hassan (D–NH) — (202) 224-3324
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
These are the 8 Dem Senators saving Trump and MAGA.
You know what to do.
Durbin (D–IL) (202) 224-2152
Cortez Masto (D–NV) (202) 224-3542
Fetterman (D–PA) (202) 224-4254
Kaine (D–VA) (202) 224-4024
King (I–ME) (202) 224-5344
Rosen (D–NV) (202) 224-6244
Hassan (D–NH) — (202) 224-3324
You know what to do.
Durbin (D–IL) (202) 224-2152
Cortez Masto (D–NV) (202) 224-3542
Fetterman (D–PA) (202) 224-4254
Kaine (D–VA) (202) 224-4024
King (I–ME) (202) 224-5344
Rosen (D–NV) (202) 224-6244
Hassan (D–NH) — (202) 224-3324