Pinned
Great, concise summary of the situation. (The pull quote but also the more verbose, full piece.)
"What is obvious, however, is that the Democrats who both voted to initiate the shutdown and then caved in the face of no material change of circumstance were either wrong 41 days ago or are wrong now."
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
The Situation: Assessing the Shutdown
Not a good outcome—except perhaps politically.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Great, concise summary of the situation. (The pull quote but also the more verbose, full piece.)
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Anything short of calling for Schumer to be replaced is performative outrage designed to mollify you
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Anything short of calling for Schumer to be replaced is performative outrage designed to mollify you
@congressmanboyle.bsky.social it’s hard to not see this as purely performative when you don’t call for change in leadership.
Schumer is saying “now the Republicans own this.” They didn’t before? What is different now?
Schumer is saying “now the Republicans own this.” They didn’t before? What is different now?
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
@congressmanboyle.bsky.social it’s hard to not see this as purely performative when you don’t call for change in leadership.
Schumer is saying “now the Republicans own this.” They didn’t before? What is different now?
Schumer is saying “now the Republicans own this.” They didn’t before? What is different now?
Every. Damn. Time.
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Every. Damn. Time.
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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.
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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.
Figure out how to change your caller ID to Joe or Eileen Bailey and call Schumer's office
So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
Call them:
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Figure out how to change your caller ID to Joe or Eileen Bailey and call Schumer's office
Wasn’t this literally an episode of ”The Rehearsal” season 2??
The WSJ on how unbelievably stupid Noem and Lewandowski are.
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Wasn’t this literally an episode of ”The Rehearsal” season 2??
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We're going to have a computer do the phrenology
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're going to have a computer do the phrenology
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Cheney croaked, Zohran won, and sandwich guy is free. All time great week imo.
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Cheney croaked, Zohran won, and sandwich guy is free. All time great week imo.
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Gonna be honest, I was worried these were flying under the radar and more vulnerable. This kicks ass.
BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
nbcnews.to
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Gonna be honest, I was worried these were flying under the radar and more vulnerable. This kicks ass.
Philly folks, some of your friends and neighbors are getting up at an aggressively early hour tomorrow morning to open polls.
Please take a minute to find your polling place and decide on a time to vote if you haven’t already. (Earlier is always better!)
We want to see you there tomorrow!
Please take a minute to find your polling place and decide on a time to vote if you haven’t already. (Earlier is always better!)
We want to see you there tomorrow!
Home | Philadelphia City Commissioners
Official website of the Philadelphia City Commissioners.
vote.phila.gov
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Philly folks, some of your friends and neighbors are getting up at an aggressively early hour tomorrow morning to open polls.
Please take a minute to find your polling place and decide on a time to vote if you haven’t already. (Earlier is always better!)
We want to see you there tomorrow!
Please take a minute to find your polling place and decide on a time to vote if you haven’t already. (Earlier is always better!)
We want to see you there tomorrow!
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Good summary of the potential/likely source of escalation coming Philly‘s way.
A big shakeup at ICE isn't reshuffling the deck chairs on the U-Boat. More "Kavanaugh Stops," more violent arrests, and more tear gas chaos is coming very soon to Philly and a slew of other big cities
The terror we see in Chicago is going national. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The terror we see in Chicago is going national. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
How an ICE shakeup will bring Chicago-level terror to Philly | Will Bunch
The brutal arrest tactics and stepped-up immigration raids that have roiled Chicago are coming to Philly after an ICE shakeup.
www.inquirer.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Good summary of the potential/likely source of escalation coming Philly‘s way.
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People will log onto bluesky and say anything. “My Nazi friend is very trustworthy” no he’s not. That’s not true.
October 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
People will log onto bluesky and say anything. “My Nazi friend is very trustworthy” no he’s not. That’s not true.
Many claim to be "god's children" but cannot produce the necessary paternity tests to prove it
BREAKING: millions go to church every sunday and call the priest "father" but he's not really their dad.
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Many claim to be "god's children" but cannot produce the necessary paternity tests to prove it
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🗳️ Mark your calendars, Philly: Another election is upon us.
🔗 Here's everything you need to know to cast your vote on Nov. 4: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
🔗 Here's everything you need to know to cast your vote on Nov. 4: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
October 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🗳️ Mark your calendars, Philly: Another election is upon us.
🔗 Here's everything you need to know to cast your vote on Nov. 4: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
🔗 Here's everything you need to know to cast your vote on Nov. 4: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
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People are having a reaction to the Planter thing because they liked him and are now feeling shame that he was outed. There's a reflexive desire to feel like there is something wrong with YOU.
I wish we'd see it differently. There are people all around you who hold these beliefs and you don't know.
I wish we'd see it differently. There are people all around you who hold these beliefs and you don't know.
October 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
People are having a reaction to the Planter thing because they liked him and are now feeling shame that he was outed. There's a reflexive desire to feel like there is something wrong with YOU.
I wish we'd see it differently. There are people all around you who hold these beliefs and you don't know.
I wish we'd see it differently. There are people all around you who hold these beliefs and you don't know.
I reject the 'lesser of two nazis' criterion for supporting a politician
October 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I reject the 'lesser of two nazis' criterion for supporting a politician
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You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
dawg we are gonna lose a war because ChatGPT has this guy mobilizing divisions that don't exist and tasking real troops with holding mountain passes and ports an LLM hallucinated
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
“This is a Xbox“
October 17, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“This is a Xbox“
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You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
October 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
"I was mayor, but I'm not mayor anymore. Cuomo don’t like the vehicle."
Cuomo says free buses will become roving homeless encampments
October 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"I was mayor, but I'm not mayor anymore. Cuomo don’t like the vehicle."
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That’s $5 billion more than the entire annual USAID budget. All to one country. To rescue one friend of the president’s.
Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.
Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.
Shame.
Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.
Shame.
October 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
That’s $5 billion more than the entire annual USAID budget. All to one country. To rescue one friend of the president’s.
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Go Birds! Go Vote! As Philly D.A. Larry Krasner says, you've only got until October 20th to register for this crucial November 4th election that will decide the PA Supreme Court and our rights. Not to mention, you want to vote in next year's Midterms too.
October 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Go Birds! Go Vote! As Philly D.A. Larry Krasner says, you've only got until October 20th to register for this crucial November 4th election that will decide the PA Supreme Court and our rights. Not to mention, you want to vote in next year's Midterms too.