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Writer, storyteller, dabble in art & music. Fan of democracy & human rights. Pro-union. I’ve seen the Gulf of Mexico in person. No tyrants, no dictators, no oligarchs, no kings. Tax the rich. Slava Ukraini! Long live the fighters everywhere! Likes ≠ Like.
Great video 👍
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Great video 👍
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niceeeee more random evil shit i love it
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
niceeeee more random evil shit i love it
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And now it appears it was John Thune, not Cruz, who is receiving more of the credit (or blame)
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
And now it appears it was John Thune, not Cruz, who is receiving more of the credit (or blame)
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I'm told Sen. Ted Cruz led this effort. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats weren't consulted on the addition of this language, per a source familiar. Committee's top Dem, Dick Durbin, was among the 8 Ds who voted to advance the spending measure last night.
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm told Sen. Ted Cruz led this effort. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats weren't consulted on the addition of this language, per a source familiar. Committee's top Dem, Dick Durbin, was among the 8 Ds who voted to advance the spending measure last night.
I’m with you on this. There needs to be more pushback for these kinds of moves by politicians, especially after an election like last Tuesday’s. My suspicion is this move is, in part, to try to take the wind out of our sails over that performance & allow corporate interests to reassert control.
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I’m with you on this. There needs to be more pushback for these kinds of moves by politicians, especially after an election like last Tuesday’s. My suspicion is this move is, in part, to try to take the wind out of our sails over that performance & allow corporate interests to reassert control.
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Call for a party vote, relieve Dick Durbin from his position as minority whip.
Either the dem leadership cant manage their members, or they supported caving. Either is disgusting.
Dick’s job is to enforce votes, he didnt do his job, so he loses it.
Either the dem leadership cant manage their members, or they supported caving. Either is disgusting.
Dick’s job is to enforce votes, he didnt do his job, so he loses it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Call for a party vote, relieve Dick Durbin from his position as minority whip.
Either the dem leadership cant manage their members, or they supported caving. Either is disgusting.
Dick’s job is to enforce votes, he didnt do his job, so he loses it.
Either the dem leadership cant manage their members, or they supported caving. Either is disgusting.
Dick’s job is to enforce votes, he didnt do his job, so he loses it.
Agreed. I suspect he’ll be allowed to ride out to pasture, though, since he’s announced his retirement in ‘26.
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Agreed. I suspect he’ll be allowed to ride out to pasture, though, since he’s announced his retirement in ‘26.
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And again, we're not guaranteed to win, and we're not going to sit around hoping for a win. We need to be out there working—out doing the anti-authoritarian work in the streets that needs doing, pushing candidates and electeds to do more, building grassroots infrastructure. Working. Fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
And again, we're not guaranteed to win, and we're not going to sit around hoping for a win. We need to be out there working—out doing the anti-authoritarian work in the streets that needs doing, pushing candidates and electeds to do more, building grassroots infrastructure. Working. Fighting.
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To be clear, what I'm saying here is that you can't make Schumer not-Schumer by shaming him. That doesn't mean you shouldn't shame him recreationally, as a team-building exercise, or pour encourager les autres.
Part of what it means to be Team Fight is a recognition that you win by winning. Just as Schumer can't shame Trump into being something other than what he is, we can't shame Schumer and the rest.
The job is to beat them. The job is to win.
The job is to beat them. The job is to win.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
To be clear, what I'm saying here is that you can't make Schumer not-Schumer by shaming him. That doesn't mean you shouldn't shame him recreationally, as a team-building exercise, or pour encourager les autres.