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Line-a-Day Journal: Loop Two
I have completed the first circuit of the line-a-day journal I started on Election Day of last year: I am now making a SECOND entry on each page. (I chose this particular cover, but there are many,…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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[through gritted teeth, visibly trembling] I must strive to maintain a sense of whimsy
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
[through gritted teeth, visibly trembling] I must strive to maintain a sense of whimsy
I felt hope this week for the first time in a year, oh heavens forgive me
Again apologies for all the reposts, normally I try not to do that, but I am devastated
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I felt hope this week for the first time in a year, oh heavens forgive me
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People were donating to food banks in communities across the country. Many SNAP recipients who were struggling felt the momentum. They too need healthcare & many didn't want us to cave. 7M of us didn't march to cave. We didn't win every election last week to cave. Shame on the cavers. Vote them out.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
People were donating to food banks in communities across the country. Many SNAP recipients who were struggling felt the momentum. They too need healthcare & many didn't want us to cave. 7M of us didn't march to cave. We didn't win every election last week to cave. Shame on the cavers. Vote them out.
Again apologies for all the reposts, normally I try not to do that, but I am devastated
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Again apologies for all the reposts, normally I try not to do that, but I am devastated
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Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
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correct.
Caving now means they literally did it for nothing and caused harm to people for nothing. Just absolute failure on every level.
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
correct.
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
Everything was for nothing---all the protests, the votes
For nothing, because our representatives are against us
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
Everything was for nothing---all the protests, the votes
For nothing, because our representatives are against us
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
Everything was for nothing---all the protests, the votes
For nothing, because our representatives are against us
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
I'm so sad and angry
Everything was for nothing---all the protests, the votes
For nothing, because our representatives are against us
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They should not have fucked over all of our federal employees and hurt so many people for literally nothing.
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
They should not have fucked over all of our federal employees and hurt so many people for literally nothing.
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
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I’m sure my small girl brain is simply not big enough to understand this but it sure seems to me like “the GOP promises a vote to protect healthcare” and “the GOP promises no vote to protect healthcare” are going to net you approximately the same number of GOP senators voting to protect healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I’m sure my small girl brain is simply not big enough to understand this but it sure seems to me like “the GOP promises a vote to protect healthcare” and “the GOP promises no vote to protect healthcare” are going to net you approximately the same number of GOP senators voting to protect healthcare
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if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
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i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
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They saw us tasting hope after Tuesday and they REALLY did not like that, huh
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
They saw us tasting hope after Tuesday and they REALLY did not like that, huh
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Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump is 30 points underwater. Dems swept the special elections. People know the GOP is responsible for the shutdown. So the Dem Senators pulled out their big guns... and shot themselves in the foot.
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did anyone else's vision go suddenly white like you were staring at the sun or was that just me
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 3:41 AM
did anyone else's vision go suddenly white like you were staring at the sun or was that just me
We protested; we protested again in record numbers; and we voted in record numbers; and we WON. And our leadership looked at all that...and folded, for nothing.
Please forgive all the reposts, I am so upset
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
We protested; we protested again in record numbers; and we voted in record numbers; and we WON. And our leadership looked at all that...and folded, for nothing.
Please forgive all the reposts, I am so upset
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Please forgive all the reposts, I am so upset
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in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
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Democratic organizers did our fucking part. We gave Democrats a clean sweep on Tuesday so Chuck Schumer have leverage to negotiate.
Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.
Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Democratic organizers did our fucking part. We gave Democrats a clean sweep on Tuesday so Chuck Schumer have leverage to negotiate.
Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.
Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.
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if the Senate has an ACTUAL leader she would be in a back room somewhere telling Kaine and King that they won’t even be able to get a seat on the holiday party planning committee for the rest of their natural lives if they don’t slink their narrow asses back to their own side of the aisle
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
if the Senate has an ACTUAL leader she would be in a back room somewhere telling Kaine and King that they won’t even be able to get a seat on the holiday party planning committee for the rest of their natural lives if they don’t slink their narrow asses back to their own side of the aisle
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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.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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What is the argument for voting for Democrats for harm reduction if the harm is not fucking reduced
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What is the argument for voting for Democrats for harm reduction if the harm is not fucking reduced