Zack Ford
@zackford.bsky.social
Press/Editorial: AFJustice
Formerly: ThinkProgress (RIP).
Queer/cis, atheist, SJW, pianist, gaymer, IC alumni, union member. https://linktr.ee/zackford
Opinions my own. (He/Him) 🏳️🌈🖖
Formerly: ThinkProgress (RIP).
Queer/cis, atheist, SJW, pianist, gaymer, IC alumni, union member. https://linktr.ee/zackford
Opinions my own. (He/Him) 🏳️🌈🖖
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Zack Ford
@zackford.bsky.social
· Dec 10
If you see stories about trans people being targeted for discrimination and psychological torture and your response is to shrug because you still have "questions" about trans identities and aren't motivated to advocate for their lives because you think it's a political loser, well gosh, you suck.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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Damn near half of my career consists of tracking Republican challenges to the ACA and I’m twenty years in the game
Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Damn near half of my career consists of tracking Republican challenges to the ACA and I’m twenty years in the game
Protecting a campaign message and a Senate relic that benefits Republicans far more over actually fighting is just unforgiveable.
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Protecting a campaign message and a Senate relic that benefits Republicans far more over actually fighting is just unforgiveable.
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It's not just that the Democratic party is a gerontocracy—it's a gerontocracy run by the people most likely to fall for Publishers Clearing House scam.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It's not just that the Democratic party is a gerontocracy—it's a gerontocracy run by the people most likely to fall for Publishers Clearing House scam.
Anyone who says that a right is settled doesn't know how rights work.
Progress must always be preserved, and if we're not doing work to secure a right, we're losing ground on it and it's only a matter of time...
Progress must always be preserved, and if we're not doing work to secure a right, we're losing ground on it and it's only a matter of time...
The Supreme Court not taking Kim Davis’ crackpot appeal doesn’t “indicate” a lack of appetite to overturn Obergefell—just that this was a ridiculous legal argument. Pathetic framing here by the Washington Post. There is absolutely a ticking clock on marriage equality. DO NOT CONGRATULATE
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Anyone who says that a right is settled doesn't know how rights work.
Progress must always be preserved, and if we're not doing work to secure a right, we're losing ground on it and it's only a matter of time...
Progress must always be preserved, and if we're not doing work to secure a right, we're losing ground on it and it's only a matter of time...
But wait... how much of the money does that final third have? Could it possible be more than a third? Could it be magnitude times more than a third??
It's like you're so close to getting it!
It's like you're so close to getting it!
Comer: "This is a fake economy. You can't have 1/3 of America receiving some type of free government healthcare and then have another 1/3 that's getting a subsidized rate. That falls on the final 1/3 that's having to pay increased premiums."
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
But wait... how much of the money does that final third have? Could it possible be more than a third? Could it be magnitude times more than a third??
It's like you're so close to getting it!
It's like you're so close to getting it!
How do you hold them accountable when you've removed the consequences for their actions? Please go take a basic psychology course.
My Republican colleagues—including President Trump—have repeatedly told voters they'd address health care costs once the government was open.
We've secured a vote and now it's time to hold them accountable.
We've secured a vote and now it's time to hold them accountable.
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How do you hold them accountable when you've removed the consequences for their actions? Please go take a basic psychology course.
LMAO, Third Way is always desperate to defend the liberal cowardice of "centrism," so if they're upset, you really blew it.
Even the Dem centrists at Third Way are mad about the deal moderate Senate Dems cut with Republicans to end the shutdown:
"We should not have surrendered until we received at least something tangible on lowering health care costs."
"We should not have surrendered until we received at least something tangible on lowering health care costs."
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
LMAO, Third Way is always desperate to defend the liberal cowardice of "centrism," so if they're upset, you really blew it.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
Narrator: I don't really have to say it, do I?
Democratic Senator Shaheen says "Hopefully the Republicans may hear us."
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Narrator: I don't really have to say it, do I?
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MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
And when Republicans never offer the vote and Democrats no longer have leverage, they'll see the answer is "no one."
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
And when Republicans never offer the vote and Democrats no longer have leverage, they'll see the answer is "no one."
Go back to your third marriage, Kim, and stop messing with ours.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. apnews.com/article/supr...
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.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Go back to your third marriage, Kim, and stop messing with ours.
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BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
But surely Republican leadership can be reasoned with!
BREAKING:
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
But surely Republican leadership can be reasoned with!
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
That's the problem: We know it doesn't.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
That's the problem: We know it doesn't.
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when your vote is so toxic you have the Chair of the DNC saying this shit sucks, you really have to admire the levels of embarrassment here
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
when your vote is so toxic you have the Chair of the DNC saying this shit sucks, you really have to admire the levels of embarrassment here
It's not too late to start your primary campaign.
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It's not too late to start your primary campaign.
I'm sure they'll get a very meaningful future vote on health care that'll have a huge impact and really prove to Americans where everybody stands.
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I'm sure they'll get a very meaningful future vote on health care that'll have a huge impact and really prove to Americans where everybody stands.
Pretty hard to say you'll keep fighting when you couldn't keep your caucus fighting.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Pretty hard to say you'll keep fighting when you couldn't keep your caucus fighting.
Power to him!
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Power to him!
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Talarico understands exactly how to respond to bullies. Rule #1 - run against them and not on the people they demand we shame, shun and revile.
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Talarico understands exactly how to respond to bullies. Rule #1 - run against them and not on the people they demand we shame, shun and revile.
For our country to move forward, there will have to be accountability for these agents. We will need to know their names, see their faces, and make clear that their behavior is no longer compatible with the concept of "American."
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
For our country to move forward, there will have to be accountability for these agents. We will need to know their names, see their faces, and make clear that their behavior is no longer compatible with the concept of "American."
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Washington Spirit fans again with the “Free DC!” chant at the 51st minute.
#NWSL #thatsthespirit #WOSO
#NWSL #thatsthespirit #WOSO
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Washington Spirit fans again with the “Free DC!” chant at the 51st minute.
#NWSL #thatsthespirit #WOSO
#NWSL #thatsthespirit #WOSO