Ami Fields-Meyer
@fieldsmeyer.com
Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School | Fmr: White House Senior Policy Advisor | Work on civil rights, democracy, tech, and power. Nothing is inevitable.
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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What is the point of a political party that will not fight for the people?
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
What is the point of a political party that will not fight for the people?
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What do we want?
To set aside savings we don't have for healthcare we cannot access!
When do we want it?
At the future point that MAGA pinky promises they'll revisit ACA, no really guys.
To set aside savings we don't have for healthcare we cannot access!
When do we want it?
At the future point that MAGA pinky promises they'll revisit ACA, no really guys.
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
What do we want?
To set aside savings we don't have for healthcare we cannot access!
When do we want it?
At the future point that MAGA pinky promises they'll revisit ACA, no really guys.
To set aside savings we don't have for healthcare we cannot access!
When do we want it?
At the future point that MAGA pinky promises they'll revisit ACA, no really guys.
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It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
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We absolutely will not budge unless Americans can pay for their healthcare! Unless, of course, we get stuck at the airport for some hours.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
We absolutely will not budge unless Americans can pay for their healthcare! Unless, of course, we get stuck at the airport for some hours.
A quick 🧵: how did we get here with Senate Dems?
In the weeks after November 5, 2024, Americans who voted against Trump faced a personal choice. Trump and his allies had made chilling promises and prevailed. There were now basically two ways to understand the country we live in and our place in it:
In the weeks after November 5, 2024, Americans who voted against Trump faced a personal choice. Trump and his allies had made chilling promises and prevailed. There were now basically two ways to understand the country we live in and our place in it:
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A quick 🧵: how did we get here with Senate Dems?
In the weeks after November 5, 2024, Americans who voted against Trump faced a personal choice. Trump and his allies had made chilling promises and prevailed. There were now basically two ways to understand the country we live in and our place in it:
In the weeks after November 5, 2024, Americans who voted against Trump faced a personal choice. Trump and his allies had made chilling promises and prevailed. There were now basically two ways to understand the country we live in and our place in it:
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"What if, hear me out, we aligned with & helped pass the agenda of the people voters just rejected Tuesday and sports fans are booing?"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"What if, hear me out, we aligned with & helped pass the agenda of the people voters just rejected Tuesday and sports fans are booing?"
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Mark Wolf, who's resigned as a senior Reagan-appointed judge, accused President Trump of "using the law for partisan purposes" in a scathing op-ed that The Atlantic published today.
Reagan-appointed judge accuses Trump White House of "assault on the rule of law"
"What Nixon did episodically and covertly ... Trump now does routinely and overtly," Judge Wolf writes in op-ed.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Mark Wolf, who's resigned as a senior Reagan-appointed judge, accused President Trump of "using the law for partisan purposes" in a scathing op-ed that The Atlantic published today.
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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Yes, feel all the fury.
And also, know that Democrats who came of age and of power in this pay-to-play system were never going to be what saves us. Only those of - whatever our day jobs - actually willing to confront this regime will bring us out.
And also, know that Democrats who came of age and of power in this pay-to-play system were never going to be what saves us. Only those of - whatever our day jobs - actually willing to confront this regime will bring us out.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Yes, feel all the fury.
And also, know that Democrats who came of age and of power in this pay-to-play system were never going to be what saves us. Only those of - whatever our day jobs - actually willing to confront this regime will bring us out.
And also, know that Democrats who came of age and of power in this pay-to-play system were never going to be what saves us. Only those of - whatever our day jobs - actually willing to confront this regime will bring us out.
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My kingdom for a parliamentary system with a no confidence vote.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
My kingdom for a parliamentary system with a no confidence vote.
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Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fight don’t fold.
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Fool me 700 million times, you aren't fucking fooling me. I'm taking orders from the billionaires who want their planes flying & profits soaring.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Fool me 700 million times, you aren't fucking fooling me. I'm taking orders from the billionaires who want their planes flying & profits soaring.
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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 12:56 AM
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.
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After everything, Senate Democrats still haven’t figured out that surrendering to Trump Republicans will end badly? Unbelievable.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
After everything, Senate Democrats still haven’t figured out that surrendering to Trump Republicans will end badly? Unbelievable.
Movements run on momentum. Little wins turn into an ethos and shared purpose, then bigger wins and suddenly empires fall or lives improve. If this week showed how quickly a few wins can puncture Trump's "invincibility," this is a reminder of how fast "compromise" can plunge us back into despair.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Movements run on momentum. Little wins turn into an ethos and shared purpose, then bigger wins and suddenly empires fall or lives improve. If this week showed how quickly a few wins can puncture Trump's "invincibility," this is a reminder of how fast "compromise" can plunge us back into despair.
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Hey 2028 Dems,
You should call for Schumer to go now. I promise it'll only help you.
You should call for Schumer to go now. I promise it'll only help you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Hey 2028 Dems,
You should call for Schumer to go now. I promise it'll only help you.
You should call for Schumer to go now. I promise it'll only help you.
I just want to say to left of center Americans: it doesn't have to feel like this. There really is another way. Replace Schumer with a movement leader – someone who sees a bigger gameboard and brings mass politics to bear. This is insane, pathetic, unforced. Look to movements for a roadmap.
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I just want to say to left of center Americans: it doesn't have to feel like this. There really is another way. Replace Schumer with a movement leader – someone who sees a bigger gameboard and brings mass politics to bear. This is insane, pathetic, unforced. Look to movements for a roadmap.
Movements run on momentum. Little wins turn into an ethos and shared purpose, then bigger wins and suddenly empires fall or lives improve. If this week showed how quickly a few wins can puncture Trump's "invincibility," this is a reminder of how fast "compromise" can plunge us back into despair.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Movements run on momentum. Little wins turn into an ethos and shared purpose, then bigger wins and suddenly empires fall or lives improve. If this week showed how quickly a few wins can puncture Trump's "invincibility," this is a reminder of how fast "compromise" can plunge us back into despair.
This is infuriating.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This is infuriating.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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YIKES: NSO floats Pegasus spyware used in hypothetical "time of domestic crisis" in 🇺🇸America.
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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