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PRO DEMOCRACY. ANTI CONVICTED FELONS, STUPIDITY, CULTS AND FASCISM.
PRO DEMOCRACY. ANTI CONVICTED FELONS, STUPIDITY, CULTS AND FASCISM.
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· Nov 12
Glad to be among the thousands moving to Blue Sky. Nice to see you all over here. Hoping to eventually have a fraction of the 60k "followers" we used to have on the artist-formerly-known-as-Twitter.
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New in PN: Cue the rebellion
"The unfortunate conclusion to the shutdown is going to fuel a rebellion within the Democratic Party, one that has already begun but will only get stronger. And despite all the justified disgust now being expressed at Dems, in the long run it will be good for the party"
"The unfortunate conclusion to the shutdown is going to fuel a rebellion within the Democratic Party, one that has already begun but will only get stronger. And despite all the justified disgust now being expressed at Dems, in the long run it will be good for the party"
Cue the rebellion
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing.
www.publicnotice.co
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New in PN: Cue the rebellion
"The unfortunate conclusion to the shutdown is going to fuel a rebellion within the Democratic Party, one that has already begun but will only get stronger. And despite all the justified disgust now being expressed at Dems, in the long run it will be good for the party"
"The unfortunate conclusion to the shutdown is going to fuel a rebellion within the Democratic Party, one that has already begun but will only get stronger. And despite all the justified disgust now being expressed at Dems, in the long run it will be good for the party"
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Yes, I’m disappointed by the capitulation, but the Democrats can continue to expose the Trump Republicans’ cruelty and hostility toward working people struggling to get by—especially when they fail to pass a standalone vote on healthcare subsidies.
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Yes, I’m disappointed by the capitulation, but the Democrats can continue to expose the Trump Republicans’ cruelty and hostility toward working people struggling to get by—especially when they fail to pass a standalone vote on healthcare subsidies.
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NEW: Judge Dianna Gibson has delivered her ruling on a new congressional map in Utah — and it's a win for Democrats, who now look on course to pick up another House seat in 2026.
Gibson ruled a revised map from the GOP-controlled admin following a previous court defeat was still unfair to Dems.
Gibson ruled a revised map from the GOP-controlled admin following a previous court defeat was still unfair to Dems.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW: Judge Dianna Gibson has delivered her ruling on a new congressional map in Utah — and it's a win for Democrats, who now look on course to pick up another House seat in 2026.
Gibson ruled a revised map from the GOP-controlled admin following a previous court defeat was still unfair to Dems.
Gibson ruled a revised map from the GOP-controlled admin following a previous court defeat was still unfair to Dems.
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"In losing, Dems have said: we will relinquish future opportunities to use deadlines to bend Trump to our will. That is a posture of weakness that voters will pick up on."
On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social has good ideas for Ds to salvage something from shutdown:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social has good ideas for Ds to salvage something from shutdown:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Trump’s Rage over Shutdown Boils Over in Rant that Should Wake Up Dems
Trump’s angry new rant about air traffic controllers and the government shutdown showed his weakness. A sharp observer of Senate Democrats explains why they seem to be caving—and what they can do inst...
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"In losing, Dems have said: we will relinquish future opportunities to use deadlines to bend Trump to our will. That is a posture of weakness that voters will pick up on."
On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social has good ideas for Ds to salvage something from shutdown:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social has good ideas for Ds to salvage something from shutdown:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
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If you think Trump is bad now, wait until 2026 Great Depression II Trump
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese tech giant SoftBank says it has sold all its shares in chip maker Nvidia for $5.8 billion.
$NVDA @apnews.com
$NVDA @apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If you think Trump is bad now, wait until 2026 Great Depression II Trump
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In a recent GQ article Oscar Isaac clarified his thoughts on returning to Star Wars (full quote below 👇)
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In a recent GQ article Oscar Isaac clarified his thoughts on returning to Star Wars (full quote below 👇)
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Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
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“There are dark days when this hopeful picture can be hard to see.” But “for anyone who thinks democracy, human dignity and a more perfect union is worth fighting for, this is our time to prove who we are and what we value.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-n...
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-n...
Snapshot: "Nothing We Love Ever Comes Easily"
Retiring Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi urges "hope in the face of fear"
www.americaamerica.news
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“There are dark days when this hopeful picture can be hard to see.” But “for anyone who thinks democracy, human dignity and a more perfect union is worth fighting for, this is our time to prove who we are and what we value.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-n...
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-n...
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I should really have fit into this post that this county voted for Trump.
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I should really have fit into this post that this county voted for Trump.
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Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used.
The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.
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@sanders.senate.gov: "Even if by some miracle you got 60 votes, where do you think that amendment would go? Speaker Johnson has made it very clear that he's not going to entertain it. Trump would never sign it. So it is an empty gesture. It bothers me that people want to raise false hopes."
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
@sanders.senate.gov: "Even if by some miracle you got 60 votes, where do you think that amendment would go? Speaker Johnson has made it very clear that he's not going to entertain it. Trump would never sign it. So it is an empty gesture. It bothers me that people want to raise false hopes."
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Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
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Conor Lamb would, it turns out, be a huge upgrade over turncoat Fetterman, but the Pennsylvanian I'd love to see in the Senate is Rep. Summer Lee. No, I have no idea if she's interested in running in 2028
PA Dems calling - yearning - for @conorlambpa.bsky.social STAT; watch AOC as this evolves.
“U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a staunch progressive from New York, asked on social media where she could “submit my Conor Lamb apology form.”
www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...
“U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a staunch progressive from New York, asked on social media where she could “submit my Conor Lamb apology form.”
www.post-gazette.com/news/politic...
Conor Lamb is stepping back into the political spotlight
The former congressman is back on the radar as many Pennsylvania progressives have grown frustrated with Sen. John Fetterman
www.post-gazette.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Conor Lamb would, it turns out, be a huge upgrade over turncoat Fetterman, but the Pennsylvanian I'd love to see in the Senate is Rep. Summer Lee. No, I have no idea if she's interested in running in 2028
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Yep:
"Caving as they were winning the fight, and as Trump abuses power to hurt regular people (withholding SNAP benefits, canceling flights) supposedly as 'punishment' for the shutdown, sets a nightmare precedent."
"Caving as they were winning the fight, and as Trump abuses power to hurt regular people (withholding SNAP benefits, canceling flights) supposedly as 'punishment' for the shutdown, sets a nightmare precedent."
Yup, and the damage isn’t so much in the story as in the proof of weakness. Trump now knows he has new torture tools to make Dems do what he wants. It’s why at least one of the 7 capitulators oughta be run out of office now, mid session. Get that number down to 6. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Yep:
"Caving as they were winning the fight, and as Trump abuses power to hurt regular people (withholding SNAP benefits, canceling flights) supposedly as 'punishment' for the shutdown, sets a nightmare precedent."
"Caving as they were winning the fight, and as Trump abuses power to hurt regular people (withholding SNAP benefits, canceling flights) supposedly as 'punishment' for the shutdown, sets a nightmare precedent."
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Senate Democrats caved at their point of maximum leverage. A bizarre and bewildering choice that embodies so much of the party’s struggles in the Trump era. Some thoughts on what went wrong and where we go from here www.messageboxnews.com/p/thoughts-o...
Thoughts on Democrats' Shutdown Surrender
Democrats lost the battle, but they may win the war
www.messageboxnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Senate Democrats caved at their point of maximum leverage. A bizarre and bewildering choice that embodies so much of the party’s struggles in the Trump era. Some thoughts on what went wrong and where we go from here www.messageboxnews.com/p/thoughts-o...
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Absolutely correct
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Absolutely correct
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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Trump is now claiming "affordability" issue that caused epic GOP losses is a "con." Repubs aren't allowed to contradict the despot, so that's become GOP gospel. Meanwhile MAGA coalition is fracturing.
On the pod, Bulwark's Joe Perticone is so good in explaining this:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
On the pod, Bulwark's Joe Perticone is so good in explaining this:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Angry Trump Snaps at Media as Brutal New Data Shows Size of GOP Losses
As Trump seethes at journalists amid the release of striking new analyses of the election, a reporter who covers Congress details how Republicans are barred from acknowledging Trump’s unpopularity—a d...
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Trump is now claiming "affordability" issue that caused epic GOP losses is a "con." Repubs aren't allowed to contradict the despot, so that's become GOP gospel. Meanwhile MAGA coalition is fracturing.
On the pod, Bulwark's Joe Perticone is so good in explaining this:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
On the pod, Bulwark's Joe Perticone is so good in explaining this:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
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The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
Supreme Court Rejects Call To Overturn Its Decision Legalizing Same-sex Marriage Nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
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Trump promotes Brilyn Hollyhand, the GOP establishment’s pick to replace Charlie Kirk
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Trump promotes Brilyn Hollyhand, the GOP establishment’s pick to replace Charlie Kirk
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The pardons are largely symbolic, because none of the people named are charged in federal court. And they have no impact on the Futon County racketeering case involving the 2020 vote. But they show how Trump is still fixated on his Georgia loss. #gapol
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Trump pardons 18 co-defendants charged in Georgia election case, aide says
President Donald Trump issued preemptive pardons to people charged with interfering in Georgia's 2020 election
www.ajc.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The pardons are largely symbolic, because none of the people named are charged in federal court. And they have no impact on the Futon County racketeering case involving the 2020 vote. But they show how Trump is still fixated on his Georgia loss. #gapol
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.