@ericpberry.bsky.social
Governing a country is like parenting-it's a profound responsibility to shape lives. Just like kids raised on fear and punishment, a nation governed through trauma becomes anxious, distrustful, and disconnected. The damage is showing up in our economy, our institutions, and our sense of stability.
April 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Governing a country is like parenting-it's a profound responsibility to shape lives. Just like kids raised on fear and punishment, a nation governed through trauma becomes anxious, distrustful, and disconnected. The damage is showing up in our economy, our institutions, and our sense of stability.
Things that shouldn't have to be said or appealed..
"The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process. The Government's contention otherwise [is] unconscionable."
"The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process. The Government's contention otherwise [is] unconscionable."
BREAKING: The 4th Circuit has *denied* the Trump administration's effort to resist an order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States by midnight tonight.
Judge Xinis' order is still in effect. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Judge Xinis' order is still in effect. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
April 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Things that shouldn't have to be said or appealed..
"The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process. The Government's contention otherwise [is] unconscionable."
"The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process. The Government's contention otherwise [is] unconscionable."
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As markets melt down around the world, Congress could act right now to prevent an economic collapse before markets open on Monday.
The only thing standing in the way is a few spineless Republicans.
The only thing standing in the way is a few spineless Republicans.
April 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
As markets melt down around the world, Congress could act right now to prevent an economic collapse before markets open on Monday.
The only thing standing in the way is a few spineless Republicans.
The only thing standing in the way is a few spineless Republicans.
18hrs and still going. 50k viewers currently on the YouTube live stream. Open the video and let it play in the background. Give this guy some support
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
18hrs and still going. 50k viewers currently on the YouTube live stream. Open the video and let it play in the background. Give this guy some support
Senator Booker is going on 15 hours of a talking filibuster. Do you think he'll beat Strom Thurmond's record of 24h18m?
35k people viewing live on YouTube. Open the video and let it play in the background to show support (mute if needed)
35k people viewing live on YouTube. Open the video and let it play in the background to show support (mute if needed)
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Senator Booker is going on 15 hours of a talking filibuster. Do you think he'll beat Strom Thurmond's record of 24h18m?
35k people viewing live on YouTube. Open the video and let it play in the background to show support (mute if needed)
35k people viewing live on YouTube. Open the video and let it play in the background to show support (mute if needed)
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Like I said:
March 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Like I said:
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JUST IN: Judge Boasberg orders a 4pm hearing in the Signalgate lawsuit by American Oversight
March 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg orders a 4pm hearing in the Signalgate lawsuit by American Oversight
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It’s important you understand this.
The people in this photo were residents of the USA that were denied due process. They were rounded up and shipped to a prison in El Salvador—without trial, without evidence—simply on suspicion of gang affiliation.
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The people in this photo were residents of the USA that were denied due process. They were rounded up and shipped to a prison in El Salvador—without trial, without evidence—simply on suspicion of gang affiliation.
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March 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
It’s important you understand this.
The people in this photo were residents of the USA that were denied due process. They were rounded up and shipped to a prison in El Salvador—without trial, without evidence—simply on suspicion of gang affiliation.
/1
The people in this photo were residents of the USA that were denied due process. They were rounded up and shipped to a prison in El Salvador—without trial, without evidence—simply on suspicion of gang affiliation.
/1
Does anyone know the process details? There's a way for one senator to delay the vote?
More to the point, it takes one senator to deny unanimous consent for a time agreement. The House Dems, the federal workers, everyone opposed to the Schumer Surrender would be happy to have additional time to gather 41 no votes on final cloture. Any senator can do it.
2/ When you pass a bill in the senate you need to do cloture (60 votes) to start the debate and to end it. And there's things that have to happen between those votes. If those rules are all followed this bill won't pass until the beginning of next week.
March 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Does anyone know the process details? There's a way for one senator to delay the vote?
Just learned why the Democrats shouldn’t push an amendment for their 30-day funding plan—it would make them vote for cloture on the main bill before knowing if the amendment passes. A tactic to appear firm while actually giving in. Let @schumer.senate.gov know you see through it.
Chuck Schumer is in a real shutdown mess. Can he lead Democrats out of it?
Despite pressure from the left to hold firm, some Democratic senators seem headed for an off-ramp.
www.politico.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Just learned why the Democrats shouldn’t push an amendment for their 30-day funding plan—it would make them vote for cloture on the main bill before knowing if the amendment passes. A tactic to appear firm while actually giving in. Let @schumer.senate.gov know you see through it.
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It’s literally the “first they came for the the…” poem
if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
March 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It’s literally the “first they came for the the…” poem
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Keep up this format. It's not complaining, not fear mongering, not telling us "you're fighting for us". This is creating a sane counterpoint to what we are all seeing clearly. At least it makes me feel more sane.
March 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Keep up this format. It's not complaining, not fear mongering, not telling us "you're fighting for us". This is creating a sane counterpoint to what we are all seeing clearly. At least it makes me feel more sane.
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Is Donald Trump intentionally tanking the stock market? Let's break it down:
youtu.be/0diA8ral_34
youtu.be/0diA8ral_34
Is Trump Crashing the Stock Market on Purpose?
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
youtu.be
March 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Is Donald Trump intentionally tanking the stock market? Let's break it down:
youtu.be/0diA8ral_34
youtu.be/0diA8ral_34
"rapid unscheduled disassembly"? Sounds like what he's doing to our country
SpaceX Starship rocket lost during 8th test flight, debris shoots through sky
SpaceX's eighth flight test of its Starship spacecraft ended with a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," the company said. Contact with the ship was lost about nine minutes after the launch.
www.usatoday.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"rapid unscheduled disassembly"? Sounds like what he's doing to our country
Finally an honest direct message without making me feel gaslighted. More like this from the Dems please!
March 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Finally an honest direct message without making me feel gaslighted. More like this from the Dems please!
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All elected Dems need to be speaking at the next @50501movement.bsky.social protests and encouraging their constituents to do the same!
March 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
All elected Dems need to be speaking at the next @50501movement.bsky.social protests and encouraging their constituents to do the same!
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This headline unintentionally sums up everything wrong with GOP today and everything wrong with the Musk-Trump coup:
Why on earth do GOP have to "push" an unelected, unconfirmed private citizen to "let" Congress do what it is constitutionally mandated to do? www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/p...
Why on earth do GOP have to "push" an unelected, unconfirmed private citizen to "let" Congress do what it is constitutionally mandated to do? www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/p...
Republicans push Musk to let Congress vote on DOGE cuts | CNN Politics
Senate Republicans on Wednesday pushed Elon Musk to move his efforts to slash federal spending and the federal workforce through Congress in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers push fo...
www.cnn.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This headline unintentionally sums up everything wrong with GOP today and everything wrong with the Musk-Trump coup:
Why on earth do GOP have to "push" an unelected, unconfirmed private citizen to "let" Congress do what it is constitutionally mandated to do? www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/p...
Why on earth do GOP have to "push" an unelected, unconfirmed private citizen to "let" Congress do what it is constitutionally mandated to do? www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/p...
They took their stand. We'll see how this plays out
UPDATE: Supreme Court won't lift lower court order unfreezing nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid funding, clearing the way for the money to flow to groups that have done work for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development overseas.
Supreme Court won't lift lower court order unfreezing $2 billion in foreign aid funding
The Supreme Court split 5-4 in denying the request from the Trump administration.
www.cbsnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
They took their stand. We'll see how this plays out
The government is already effectively shut down. Democrats lose nothing by refusing to vote for anything less than enforcing Congress's power of the purse.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The government is already effectively shut down. Democrats lose nothing by refusing to vote for anything less than enforcing Congress's power of the purse.
American volunteer in Ukraine expresses thoughts on Trump
From the 50501 community on Reddit: Circulate this video to your local news stations - American volunteer in Ukraine expresses thoughts on Trump
Explore this post and more from the 50501 community
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March 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
American volunteer in Ukraine expresses thoughts on Trump
Lost a half a year's growth in one month. Is this what it looks like to make America's economy great again?
March 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Lost a half a year's growth in one month. Is this what it looks like to make America's economy great again?
@adamkinzinger.bsky.social just listened to your live on substack from last week calling for town halls. We've been flooding Miller-Meeks with requests for a town hall in Eastern Iowa, even showing up at all her offices in groups. She just ignores us. We would welcome you to come here!
March 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
@adamkinzinger.bsky.social just listened to your live on substack from last week calling for town halls. We've been flooding Miller-Meeks with requests for a town hall in Eastern Iowa, even showing up at all her offices in groups. She just ignores us. We would welcome you to come here!
If this is true, we're screwed for longer than 4 more years.
Dems Unveil New Plan to Beat MAGA: More Gun Shows and Less AOC
The plan includes proposals to shift right on cultural issues and double down on a pro-capitalism message.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
If this is true, we're screwed for longer than 4 more years.
This is what "do more" means. He gets it
Folks are frustrated with Dems in Congress right now.
Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings.
I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them.
Get local media there.
Make it real.
Here’s my solution - get the hell out of DC and hold some hearings.
I love town halls, but we need to focus on people right now. Have folks come testify about how these cuts are affecting them.
Get local media there.
Make it real.
March 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is what "do more" means. He gets it
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Right now Republicans think their seats are at greater risk from Trump/Musk retaliation than from their constituents’ votes.
Time for the people to rise up and make your voices heard.
My GOP colleagues will only stand up to Trump if they believe their seat depends on it.
Time for the people to rise up and make your voices heard.
My GOP colleagues will only stand up to Trump if they believe their seat depends on it.
WATCH: “Not even an hour!”
KANSAS Rep. Roger Marshall leaves his own town hall after voters on both sides of the aisle express concern about veterans being fired from their federal worker jobs.
KANSAS Rep. Roger Marshall leaves his own town hall after voters on both sides of the aisle express concern about veterans being fired from their federal worker jobs.
March 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Right now Republicans think their seats are at greater risk from Trump/Musk retaliation than from their constituents’ votes.
Time for the people to rise up and make your voices heard.
My GOP colleagues will only stand up to Trump if they believe their seat depends on it.
Time for the people to rise up and make your voices heard.
My GOP colleagues will only stand up to Trump if they believe their seat depends on it.