TotalTomato
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Well-read and well-informed. Opinionated. Insatiably curious. Dog lover. Fervent believer that life should be fair. Major women's rights advocate. Huge new alternative music fan. Bluesky newbie who's hoping this platform can help do some good!
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Momentum builds for new leadership!
Now is the time to fight, not surrender. 🗣️
Schumer must step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
Schumer must step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
Progressive group MoveOn calls on Schumer to step aside
"Inexplicably, some Senate Democrats, under Leader Schumer's watch, decided to surrender."
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Momentum builds for new leadership!
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read: expect shenanigans in 2026
NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
read: expect shenanigans in 2026
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POLITICO: “.. The White House was blindsided by the idea, according to two people familiar with the situation .. and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.” 🤡
@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
POLITICO: “.. The White House was blindsided by the idea, according to two people familiar with the situation .. and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.” 🤡
@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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“Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government.” 11/10/25
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue for Jack Smith Searches (1)
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government.” 11/10/25
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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You can prevent this kind of thing by having a president who isn't an idiot child
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
You can prevent this kind of thing by having a president who isn't an idiot child
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@schumer.senate.gov
Exactly this. Resign as leader. You are ineffective and have no ideas to keep young voters.
Exactly this. Resign as leader. You are ineffective and have no ideas to keep young voters.
It’s the same old same old. Republicans do a tantrum and break the dishes. The Democrats clean it up. It’s an abusive relationship.
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
@schumer.senate.gov
Exactly this. Resign as leader. You are ineffective and have no ideas to keep young voters.
Exactly this. Resign as leader. You are ineffective and have no ideas to keep young voters.
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"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
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"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
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There are no words for how out of touch and cruel Trump is. He’s enraged at air controllers for not working while they’re not being paid.
How many of these people couldn’t come to work because they were unable to pay a babysitter, or they needed a temporary job to keep a roof over their heads.
How many of these people couldn’t come to work because they were unable to pay a babysitter, or they needed a temporary job to keep a roof over their heads.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There are no words for how out of touch and cruel Trump is. He’s enraged at air controllers for not working while they’re not being paid.
How many of these people couldn’t come to work because they were unable to pay a babysitter, or they needed a temporary job to keep a roof over their heads.
How many of these people couldn’t come to work because they were unable to pay a babysitter, or they needed a temporary job to keep a roof over their heads.
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Hey, you know what?
If we have minimum ages for members of Congress and the President, we should have a maximum age, too. The people running our country need to be sharp, incisive, vibrant, and energetic.
And while we are at it, end daylight savings, good god. This isn’t rocket science.
If we have minimum ages for members of Congress and the President, we should have a maximum age, too. The people running our country need to be sharp, incisive, vibrant, and energetic.
And while we are at it, end daylight savings, good god. This isn’t rocket science.
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hey, you know what?
If we have minimum ages for members of Congress and the President, we should have a maximum age, too. The people running our country need to be sharp, incisive, vibrant, and energetic.
And while we are at it, end daylight savings, good god. This isn’t rocket science.
If we have minimum ages for members of Congress and the President, we should have a maximum age, too. The people running our country need to be sharp, incisive, vibrant, and energetic.
And while we are at it, end daylight savings, good god. This isn’t rocket science.
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On behalf of everyone who might be flying around Christmas and New Year, can we … not?
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
On behalf of everyone who might be flying around Christmas and New Year, can we … not?
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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This simply happened and no one in the media speculated why the President would do this or what it means about his involvement
“The President sent his lawyer to negotiate a settlement with a convicted sex trafficker to provide cushy accommodation in exchange for her silence on his participation in said sex trafficking” is a cold description of the facts of an insane story that the media doesn’t find worthy of scrutiny
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This simply happened and no one in the media speculated why the President would do this or what it means about his involvement
"Judge Wolf, who served in the Justice Department in the years after the Watergate scandal, wrote that Mr. Trump was “routinely and overtly” doing what President Nixon had done “episodically and covertly.”
Mark Wolf, a federal judge, said he had stepped down and warned of an “existential threat to democracy” by President Trump, whom he accused of “using the law for partisan purposes, targeting his adversaries”🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"Judge Wolf, who served in the Justice Department in the years after the Watergate scandal, wrote that Mr. Trump was “routinely and overtly” doing what President Nixon had done “episodically and covertly.”
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Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting.
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting.
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"The force will comprise roughly 23,500 troops. Historically Guard units have been activated for emergencies, not placed on permanent standby for domestic deployment. The Pentagon insists the initiative is about preparedness, but the timing—just months before the midterms—is unmistakable"
Last week, Pete Hegseth directed the mobilization of thousands of National Guard troops for “civil unrest” missions across American cities.
My latest…
My latest…
America’s Rosgvardiya Moment
When Trump Turns the National Guard Into His Own Private Army
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"The force will comprise roughly 23,500 troops. Historically Guard units have been activated for emergencies, not placed on permanent standby for domestic deployment. The Pentagon insists the initiative is about preparedness, but the timing—just months before the midterms—is unmistakable"
Timothy Snyder, the expert on authoritarianism.
It’s not just the next terrorist attack we should fear—it’s how Trump will manipulate it to weaken democracy.
It’s not just the next terrorist attack we should fear—it’s how Trump will manipulate it to weaken democracy.
The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
snyder.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Timothy Snyder, the expert on authoritarianism.
It’s not just the next terrorist attack we should fear—it’s how Trump will manipulate it to weaken democracy.
It’s not just the next terrorist attack we should fear—it’s how Trump will manipulate it to weaken democracy.
"The fight for the future of the Republican Party is underway, but until the demand for decency reaches toward the very top of the movement, then Trump’s malignant influence will continue to metastasize, and he’ll hand the baton to a [person] who extends Trump’s legacy of cruelty, bigotry and rage"
"A movement, especially one that verges on an outright cult of personality, is defined by its leader, not by its rank and file. And when the leader is lawless and depraved, then efforts to contain his influence while preserving his power are doomed to fail." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"The fight for the future of the Republican Party is underway, but until the demand for decency reaches toward the very top of the movement, then Trump’s malignant influence will continue to metastasize, and he’ll hand the baton to a [person] who extends Trump’s legacy of cruelty, bigotry and rage"
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If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.
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If 10% of my business was based on defrauding and scamming people, and was called a "pillar of the global fraud economy", I would have some serious moral qualms about my business. Not our friends at Meta though.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If 10% of my business was based on defrauding and scamming people, and was called a "pillar of the global fraud economy", I would have some serious moral qualms about my business. Not our friends at Meta though.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Not at all good for us. 💯
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Not at all good for us. 💯
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Trump is intentionally mean and cruel. It's the defining character flaw his followers love him for....
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 5:30 PM
Trump is intentionally mean and cruel. It's the defining character flaw his followers love him for....
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indivisible not messing around
Enough is enough. Contact your Democratic senators TODAY and tell them to call for Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. We desperately need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
indivisible not messing around