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AlpenglowDreams

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Every morning I’m like What now? This account is mostly political. It’s where I go to discuss the ongoing shit show, exchange ideas on how to push back against trump 2.0, and vent. Happy to engage in challenging discussions but maga is blocked on sight.

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · Feb 2

I (and others) have caught a lot of flak on here for calling out the pathetically tepid response to trump’s unexpected rapid dismantling of the federal government.

The main question I get is “what can a minority party do” and here are some of my ideas…would love to hear yours!

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 7h

LOOK AT ME!

LOOK AT ME!

This is trump’s economy now!

a man is sitting in front of a window on a bus and looking out the window .

ALT: a man is sitting in front of a window on a bus and looking out the window .

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 7h

There’s no question: it’s trump’s inflation

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 10h

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Crawford County, Arkansas - consider yourself exposed. Spread this white cop on black hate like wildfire. White people can ignore their privilege or use it to stand against these animals. 1/2

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 11h

If you’re impressed by experience, you should listen to what Representative Khanna, who is currently serving in the house and is seeing how things are going on the ground, has to say on the matter

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

Khanna: And then it’s awfully convenient that those eight senators happen to be the ones who aren’t up in 2026—and they’re all consulting Schumer. People are sick of this. That’s why I called on Schumer to step down.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 1d

What just happened on the Senate floor was a disgrace.

In the same chamber where the nation watched Senator McCain show courage in saving the ACA, now we see a vote that will lead to millions losing healthcare. 1/2

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12h

A couple months back, I was curious as to how Bill Pulte was able to obtain Lisa Cook and Letitia James' mortgage documents. Today, the WSJ reports that he was actually under investigation for how he obtained them. www.wsj.com/finance/regu...

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 11h

are responding appropriately, to vote for a different candidate that I believe will be effective.

You may disagree, and likely do, but my days of blindly trusting that our elected representatives know what they are doing is over and I will be calling them out when I think it’s needed

AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 12h

of the day it all comes to the same conclusion: the current leadership of the Democratic Party is incompetent and incapable of effectively countering trumpism. The only way I know how to react to that is to let my representatives know my opinion on the matter and, if I do not believe that they

AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe the better play was to allow democrats to vote for the CR in the first place and avoid a shutdown fight, maybe it would have been to have more limited demands for the Republicans, maybe it would have been to have had a more cohesive message during the shutdown, etc etc but at the end

AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 12h

Of course their are opinion pieces that are contrary to the one you shared, such as this one:

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake

The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 12h

“There were a few problems with this, one of which was that there was no agreement among Democrats about what kind of policy change was needed to reopen the government”

If the Democratic Party had functional leadership there would have been a singular and clear message that they would have driven

AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks for sharing the link and I’d like to point out that while that opinion article was meant to defend Schumer it’s actually condemns him and agrees with what I and others are saying about Schumer in that he is a failed leader:

AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 12h

Would you care to explain how you arrived at that conclusion?

I’m a big fan of listening to people explain their irrational thinking processes and I feel like this one is going to be quite impressive.

AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 13h

It’s beyond time for you to step aside from your leadership role

AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 13h

Chuck Schumer at the World Series of Poker

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 14h

You and me both!

AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 14h

“Somehow or other we must get into the Government men who can match our enemies in fighting spirit, in daring, in resolution and in thirst for victory.”

-Leo Amery

What was true then is true now

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OLIVER CROMWELL — Political — Speakola

Great political speeches sometimes change the world and capture the human experienece.

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 16h

Maybe getting representatives that will actually stand up for us elected to office?

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 16h

It’s long past time for @schumer.senate.gov to step down from his leadership role

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16h

This is the problem. Chuck Schumer thought he was playing a political game not realizing it’s people’s lives he’s using as bargaining chips. When will we vote in politicians that truly speak for the people they claim to represent?

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 16h

Anyone paying attention knows that the republicans have no problem with veterans going hungry because of lost SNAP benefits or without healthcare coverage because of eliminated ACA subsidies, both due to policies advocated for and enforced by this administration.

AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 16h

Every single time you see a republican pretending to celebrate Veterans Day today never forget that they have no problem with Veterans going hungry because of lost SNAP benefits or losing healthcare coverage in the form of eliminated ACA subsidies

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AlpenglowDreams @alpenglowdreams.bsky.social · 17h

To paraphrase Mel Brooks, a 50 year mortgage is good for the mortgage lender but not for the mortgage payer

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Spaceballs (1/11) Movie CLIP - Pizza the Hutt (1987) HD

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