Gary R Simonds
@garys79.bsky.social
Author, Speaker, Educator, Has-Been Neurosurgeon
Asheville NC
Married
Would prefer to discuss life, books, kindness, wellness, wonder.
Instead I spend hours a day opposing a mad king.
But here we are.
RESIST!
Good Trouble!
https://garyrsimonds.com
Asheville NC
Married
Would prefer to discuss life, books, kindness, wellness, wonder.
Instead I spend hours a day opposing a mad king.
But here we are.
RESIST!
Good Trouble!
https://garyrsimonds.com
Reposted by Gary R Simonds
6/6 They didn’t collapse under pressure.
They followed their incentives...not the party’s...not the country’s.
That’s all it was. They f*cked all of us...for selfish-ass reasons.
They followed their incentives...not the party’s...not the country’s.
That’s all it was. They f*cked all of us...for selfish-ass reasons.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
6/6 They didn’t collapse under pressure.
They followed their incentives...not the party’s...not the country’s.
That’s all it was. They f*cked all of us...for selfish-ass reasons.
They followed their incentives...not the party’s...not the country’s.
That’s all it was. They f*cked all of us...for selfish-ass reasons.
Reposted by Gary R Simonds
5/6 They assumed outrage would fade.
That’s how senators survive messy votes...betting on short public memory.
They didn’t think they’d face consequences.
Nobody breaks like that unless they feel protected.
So the simple answer?
That’s how senators survive messy votes...betting on short public memory.
They didn’t think they’d face consequences.
Nobody breaks like that unless they feel protected.
So the simple answer?
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
5/6 They assumed outrage would fade.
That’s how senators survive messy votes...betting on short public memory.
They didn’t think they’d face consequences.
Nobody breaks like that unless they feel protected.
So the simple answer?
That’s how senators survive messy votes...betting on short public memory.
They didn’t think they’d face consequences.
Nobody breaks like that unless they feel protected.
So the simple answer?
Reposted by Gary R Simonds
3/6 Donors...committees...leadership pressure...not public fallout.
This was almost certainly a “rotating villain” move.
Leadership signals who can safely break ranks.
It’s a known pattern in Washington.
They thought the PR war was already lost.
This was almost certainly a “rotating villain” move.
Leadership signals who can safely break ranks.
It’s a known pattern in Washington.
They thought the PR war was already lost.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
3/6 Donors...committees...leadership pressure...not public fallout.
This was almost certainly a “rotating villain” move.
Leadership signals who can safely break ranks.
It’s a known pattern in Washington.
They thought the PR war was already lost.
This was almost certainly a “rotating villain” move.
Leadership signals who can safely break ranks.
It’s a known pattern in Washington.
They thought the PR war was already lost.