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AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 9h

Ppl need to understand what's happening here.

The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.

Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.

Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds

Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.

www.nbcnews.com

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 14h

Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat

sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 15h

ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"

bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first

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taffyforreal.bsky.social @taffyforreal.bsky.social · 14h

Flowers!

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d

Bold strategy there, Chuck, we'll see if it pays off.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org

Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote

indivisible.org

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

We cannot afford a divided and weak opposition party when an authoritarian is invading our cities, terrorizing our communities, and corruptly self-enriching at the expense of the rest of us.

We want to celebrate a Democratic Party that fights back. But after this latest surrender, the next step is primaries and new leadership. We get the party we demand, and we intend to demand one that fights.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

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Peter Carlson @peterdcarlson.bsky.social · 2d

Key point

Democratic capitulators whose seats would be filled by Democratic governors in the event of vacancy (Durbin, Fetterman, Kaine, King) should be under immense pressure to resign mid-session. Now, even. Or in Kaine’s case, after Abigail Spanberger is sworn in. If your senator fits that bill, get loud.

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Peter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 2d

It sure would be a shame if a whole crop of experienced civil servants with intimate knowledge of government's inner workings, who had formerly been barred from running for partisan office by the Hatch Act, suddenly became available to be candidates because they got fired.

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 2d

This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.

We need new leaders in the Senate.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 2d

We tried to show them after the last surrender. There's no sense in trying to convince them anymore. Primaries are the only path to a fighting opposition party now.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 2d

Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.

Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 2d

The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 2d

so currently defectors are:

Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 2d

Want a party that actually fights back? Run for office. We’ll help you. runforwhat.net

Run for Something

Find offices you can run for

runforwhat.net

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"

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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 2d

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.

We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.

We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Vibes among House Democrats and activists, "The Senate is the enemy"

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

okay, so, with Dems successfully keeping anyone up in 2026 for voting for this turd let's take a look at who's up in 2026 anyway:

1. Cory Booker - apparently involved behind the scenes, constantly looking for bipartisanship. I don't dislike him personally but he doesn't have what we need. Primary.

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 2d

This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

chuck schumer cannot be replaced as party leadership quickly enough

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 2d

Warner is up for reelection. He was widely seen driving towards surrender behind the scenes, but he's voting no in public because it's unpopular. The real question is whether he supports a senate leadership change. If not, someone who supports senate leadership change should primary him.

Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 2d

But I cannot support a deal that still leaves millions of Americans wondering how they are going to pay for their health care or whether they will be able to afford to get sick.

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Eyes on the Right @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 2d

If their goal is to pin the blame on a handful of senators who aren't up for reelection until 2030 then you should primary every Democrat regardless.

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Jim Snowden @snowdenwriter.bsky.social · 2d

That’s just it. In the Democratic Party, the question isn’t moderate or leftist right now. It’s whether or not a dem understands that the old political playbook for dealing with the right is obsolete.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

One point worth emphasizing here: The punditry has been saying Sherrill (and Spanberger) represent the sane centrist wing of the party versus the left. Well, okay, but here Sherrill is urging more fight. Again, the results show that anti-Trump + affordability can *unite* the party. This shows how.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 2d

My statement on the proposed Senate deal

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Eryn @eryn.bsky.social · 2d

You can pull up 5calls.org enter your zipcode & get a walk through with phone numbers to call & a script! It took me less than FOUR MINUTES to call my Senators!

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 4d

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

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