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The American People: “Chuck Schumer, we have provided you with all the leverage you need to win this shutdown fight, once and for all.”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The American People: “Chuck Schumer, we have provided you with all the leverage you need to win this shutdown fight, once and for all.”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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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.
Fuck the Dems. I'm an independent now.
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Fuck the Dems. I'm an independent now.
Good take: Thinking is a habit, and we shouldn't be too eager to drop that habit.
Especially since AI tells lies and half-truths, and is riddled with errors. Why would you want something so shoddy doing your thinking for you?
Especially since AI tells lies and half-truths, and is riddled with errors. Why would you want something so shoddy doing your thinking for you?
I get this a lot too. I don't use ChatGPT or any LLMs in my work because I want my writing to sound like me, not like the averaged-out voice of the internet. But also, writing is thinking, and thinking is a habit. I don't want to get out of that habit.
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Good take: Thinking is a habit, and we shouldn't be too eager to drop that habit.
Especially since AI tells lies and half-truths, and is riddled with errors. Why would you want something so shoddy doing your thinking for you?
Especially since AI tells lies and half-truths, and is riddled with errors. Why would you want something so shoddy doing your thinking for you?
They blinked. We'll pay. Onto the next horrible chapter of this shitshow. 😞
Probably never going to see the Epstein files, either.
Probably never going to see the Epstein files, either.
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
They blinked. We'll pay. Onto the next horrible chapter of this shitshow. 😞
Probably never going to see the Epstein files, either.
Probably never going to see the Epstein files, either.
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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.
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.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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.
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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I will not only blame the Senate Democrats who are caving. I will blame them all. They needed to keep their ranks in order. If this happens, it's the most spineless political retreat imaginable and it will harm millions upon millions of Americans. Chickenshit, self-neutering nonsense. Cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I will not only blame the Senate Democrats who are caving. I will blame them all. They needed to keep their ranks in order. If this happens, it's the most spineless political retreat imaginable and it will harm millions upon millions of Americans. Chickenshit, self-neutering nonsense. Cowards.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
We want leaders who are comfortable being the support system that makes civilization possible. We don't want leaders who think they're the main characters in ALL our lives.
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We want leaders who are comfortable being the support system that makes civilization possible. We don't want leaders who think they're the main characters in ALL our lives.
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Chuck Schumer doing what he does best: folding to Trump’s authoritarian regime and failing the American people. You’d think after last week, he’d understand the moment we’re in and the leverage he has. He must be replaced as leader immediately, and the out-of-touch corporate old guard needs to go.
Deal to end government shutdown in reach
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a key procedural motion.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Chuck Schumer doing what he does best: folding to Trump’s authoritarian regime and failing the American people. You’d think after last week, he’d understand the moment we’re in and the leverage he has. He must be replaced as leader immediately, and the out-of-touch corporate old guard needs to go.
No truer words.
For sane people, anyway. Waaaay too many magas aren't there yet.
For sane people, anyway. Waaaay too many magas aren't there yet.
One of the few positive aspects of this era in American history is that it's super-easy to identify the villains.
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
No truer words.
For sane people, anyway. Waaaay too many magas aren't there yet.
For sane people, anyway. Waaaay too many magas aren't there yet.
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Man alive. The contrast between the courage of voters and the absolute cowardice of Democratic leadership is just undeniable and the story of the moment.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Man alive. The contrast between the courage of voters and the absolute cowardice of Democratic leadership is just undeniable and the story of the moment.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
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What would Trump do if he wanted the military to help him establish a dictatorship?
He’d order troops into U.S. cities.
He’d order strikes on foreign targets to show he could get the military to kill people without congressional OK.
He’d purge the military of top brass who might defend democracy.
He’d order troops into U.S. cities.
He’d order strikes on foreign targets to show he could get the military to kill people without congressional OK.
He’d purge the military of top brass who might defend democracy.
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What would Trump do if he wanted the military to help him establish a dictatorship?
He’d order troops into U.S. cities.
He’d order strikes on foreign targets to show he could get the military to kill people without congressional OK.
He’d purge the military of top brass who might defend democracy.
He’d order troops into U.S. cities.
He’d order strikes on foreign targets to show he could get the military to kill people without congressional OK.
He’d purge the military of top brass who might defend democracy.
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Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
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Thou Shalt Never Again Complain About Egg Prices If You Voted For The Guy Who Canceled Food.
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thou Shalt Never Again Complain About Egg Prices If You Voted For The Guy Who Canceled Food.
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More than anything yet, this makes me
believe Stephen Miller is running things. Trump is a miserable, selfish ass without a lick of compassion, but he has the political instincts to know this looks bad. I think his brain is fried and Miller is de facto president. Would explain a lot.
believe Stephen Miller is running things. Trump is a miserable, selfish ass without a lick of compassion, but he has the political instincts to know this looks bad. I think his brain is fried and Miller is de facto president. Would explain a lot.
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
More than anything yet, this makes me
believe Stephen Miller is running things. Trump is a miserable, selfish ass without a lick of compassion, but he has the political instincts to know this looks bad. I think his brain is fried and Miller is de facto president. Would explain a lot.
believe Stephen Miller is running things. Trump is a miserable, selfish ass without a lick of compassion, but he has the political instincts to know this looks bad. I think his brain is fried and Miller is de facto president. Would explain a lot.
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If you made a political party from all the disenfranchised eligible voters, it would be larger than the democrats or the Republicans we have today. We could bring them in if we get rid of Citizens United, gerrymandering, and making it easier for eligible voters to vote.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you made a political party from all the disenfranchised eligible voters, it would be larger than the democrats or the Republicans we have today. We could bring them in if we get rid of Citizens United, gerrymandering, and making it easier for eligible voters to vote.🧵
What are we calling this period in history? An2bellum?
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
What are we calling this period in history? An2bellum?
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I don't think people realize how much a trillion dollars is.
Let's say you get paid a million dollars per day. That's a lot, right?
If you spend none of it and pay no taxes, you'll have a trillion dollars in approximately two thousand seven hundred (2700) YEARS.
No one should have that much.
Let's say you get paid a million dollars per day. That's a lot, right?
If you spend none of it and pay no taxes, you'll have a trillion dollars in approximately two thousand seven hundred (2700) YEARS.
No one should have that much.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I don't think people realize how much a trillion dollars is.
Let's say you get paid a million dollars per day. That's a lot, right?
If you spend none of it and pay no taxes, you'll have a trillion dollars in approximately two thousand seven hundred (2700) YEARS.
No one should have that much.
Let's say you get paid a million dollars per day. That's a lot, right?
If you spend none of it and pay no taxes, you'll have a trillion dollars in approximately two thousand seven hundred (2700) YEARS.
No one should have that much.
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“As God is my witness: If we lose the midterms and 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.”
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November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“As God is my witness: If we lose the midterms and 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.”
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First they came for our trans and non-binary siblings.
And we spoke out because we care about our fellow human beings and we recognize the hallmarks of fascism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
And we spoke out because we care about our fellow human beings and we recognize the hallmarks of fascism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
First they came for our trans and non-binary siblings.
And we spoke out because we care about our fellow human beings and we recognize the hallmarks of fascism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
And we spoke out because we care about our fellow human beings and we recognize the hallmarks of fascism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
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Musical Interlude
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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