GrumpyInBK
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NEW: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and a state assemblymember, will become New York City’s next mayor, The Associated Press reports.
He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at age 34, ties the record for the youngest person to hold the office. https://to.pbs.org/4ovh28q
He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at age 34, ties the record for the youngest person to hold the office. https://to.pbs.org/4ovh28q
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! This is just the beginning... LET'S GO!!! #faith #hope #love
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My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.
No more hiding behind election terms.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.
No more hiding behind election terms.
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I wrote about the fecklessness of the Democrats ending this shutdown for my newsletter this morning. www.burnsnotice.com/what-was-the...
What Was the Point of the Shutdown?
Democrats asked voters to weather short term pain from the shutdown to get long term gains in extending the ACA health insurance subsidies. Then they threw it all away.
So, what was the point of all ...
www.burnsnotice.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I wrote about the fecklessness of the Democrats ending this shutdown for my newsletter this morning. www.burnsnotice.com/what-was-the...
JFC!!! WTF!!! 🤬🤬🤬 These billionaire oligarchs are the true threat to humanity. But you know what… there’s more of us than them and they depend on us. Time to use that leverage…
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
JFC!!! WTF!!! 🤬🤬🤬 These billionaire oligarchs are the true threat to humanity. But you know what… there’s more of us than them and they depend on us. Time to use that leverage…
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📌 Trump's America 😪 Grateful
This woman wasn't MAGA 🪄🐥
This woman wasn't MAGA 🪄🐥
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
📌 Trump's America 😪 Grateful
This woman wasn't MAGA 🪄🐥
This woman wasn't MAGA 🪄🐥
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Schumer allows a provision to go into the supposedly “clean” CR to allow people like Ted Cruz to file lawsuits for money over Jack Smith’s J6 investigation. Amazing Dem leadership in the senate. Thanks Chuck!
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Schumer allows a provision to go into the supposedly “clean” CR to allow people like Ted Cruz to file lawsuits for money over Jack Smith’s J6 investigation. Amazing Dem leadership in the senate. Thanks Chuck!
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Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown
Democrats are seething after news emerged that eight members of their Senate caucus had collaborated with Republicans on crafting a compromise without winning any healthcare concessions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democrats are seething after news emerged that eight members of their Senate caucus had collaborated with Republicans on crafting a compromise without winning any healthcare concessions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown
Some lawmakers and progressive groups blame minority leader after eight senators defect
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown
Democrats are seething after news emerged that eight members of their Senate caucus had collaborated with Republicans on crafting a compromise without winning any healthcare concessions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democrats are seething after news emerged that eight members of their Senate caucus had collaborated with Republicans on crafting a compromise without winning any healthcare concessions.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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These 8 people threw away the last month of collective struggle for a “promised a vote” that’s it. these people gave up on all of us bc their donors mean more to them than the American people. Shame on every single one of them. And it's even more heinous because they're not up for reelection in 2026
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
These 8 people threw away the last month of collective struggle for a “promised a vote” that’s it. these people gave up on all of us bc their donors mean more to them than the American people. Shame on every single one of them. And it's even more heinous because they're not up for reelection in 2026
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If, according to Trump, the government doesn’t have the tariff money available to refund all of it if he loses the lawsuit before SCOTUS, how can he be talking about giving away trillions in $2,000 checks?
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
If, according to Trump, the government doesn’t have the tariff money available to refund all of it if he loses the lawsuit before SCOTUS, how can he be talking about giving away trillions in $2,000 checks?
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True story: Schumer got spanked…
And it’s not even subtle. Ending the shutdown handed Trump a win, gutted Democrats’ leverage, and left millions still waiting for relief.
It was a surrender.
And it’s not even subtle. Ending the shutdown handed Trump a win, gutted Democrats’ leverage, and left millions still waiting for relief.
It was a surrender.
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
True story: Schumer got spanked…
And it’s not even subtle. Ending the shutdown handed Trump a win, gutted Democrats’ leverage, and left millions still waiting for relief.
It was a surrender.
And it’s not even subtle. Ending the shutdown handed Trump a win, gutted Democrats’ leverage, and left millions still waiting for relief.
It was a surrender.
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Since January, Trump's Treasury has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a huge boon for big business and wealthy investors.
Meanwhile, he's led an all-out assault on Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that help the poor.
Reverse Robin Hood.
Meanwhile, he's led an all-out assault on Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that help the poor.
Reverse Robin Hood.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Since January, Trump's Treasury has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a huge boon for big business and wealthy investors.
Meanwhile, he's led an all-out assault on Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that help the poor.
Reverse Robin Hood.
Meanwhile, he's led an all-out assault on Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that help the poor.
Reverse Robin Hood.
Say what now?!?!?! 🤬🤬🤬 What a complete and utter moron!!!
So he’s saying all the tariff money we took in is gone and we won’t be able to pay it back. There was always a possibility he could lose this lawsuit and have to refund the tariff money. We didn’t prepare for that possibility? He’s running the govt like he ran his casinos.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Say what now?!?!?! 🤬🤬🤬 What a complete and utter moron!!!
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I do not see enough people blaming the people who are responsible. The VOTERS. In 2016, they decided racism & misogyny were more important than experience. Then in 2024, they did it again. You can blame the Dems, but you need to be blaming the real culprits, our fellow citizens. They did this.
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I do not see enough people blaming the people who are responsible. The VOTERS. In 2016, they decided racism & misogyny were more important than experience. Then in 2024, they did it again. You can blame the Dems, but you need to be blaming the real culprits, our fellow citizens. They did this.
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I’d like to hear what Merrick Garland is doing right now
Reading case law & ghostwriting long-winded opinions to soothe his embarrassment of being the most ineffectual AG in history who could’ve stopped this but was too meek to act against the threat of Trump, our country & to the rule of law…
Reading case law & ghostwriting long-winded opinions to soothe his embarrassment of being the most ineffectual AG in history who could’ve stopped this but was too meek to act against the threat of Trump, our country & to the rule of law…
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I’d like to hear what Merrick Garland is doing right now
Reading case law & ghostwriting long-winded opinions to soothe his embarrassment of being the most ineffectual AG in history who could’ve stopped this but was too meek to act against the threat of Trump, our country & to the rule of law…
Reading case law & ghostwriting long-winded opinions to soothe his embarrassment of being the most ineffectual AG in history who could’ve stopped this but was too meek to act against the threat of Trump, our country & to the rule of law…
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Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 10 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
Thank You to HOUSE DEMOCRATS & Leader Hakeem Jeffries. ALL OF YOU -UNIFIED CAUCUS
I thank Rep. Ro Khanna for having the courage to speak the truth
EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD
SPEAK UP
SEN. SCHUMER
YOU NEEDTO RESIGN AS LEADER
DAY 10 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
Thank You to HOUSE DEMOCRATS & Leader Hakeem Jeffries. ALL OF YOU -UNIFIED CAUCUS
I thank Rep. Ro Khanna for having the courage to speak the truth
EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD
SPEAK UP
SEN. SCHUMER
YOU NEEDTO RESIGN AS LEADER
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 10 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
Thank You to HOUSE DEMOCRATS & Leader Hakeem Jeffries. ALL OF YOU -UNIFIED CAUCUS
I thank Rep. Ro Khanna for having the courage to speak the truth
EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD
SPEAK UP
SEN. SCHUMER
YOU NEEDTO RESIGN AS LEADER
DAY 10 NOVEMBER 2O25
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
Thank You to HOUSE DEMOCRATS & Leader Hakeem Jeffries. ALL OF YOU -UNIFIED CAUCUS
I thank Rep. Ro Khanna for having the courage to speak the truth
EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD
SPEAK UP
SEN. SCHUMER
YOU NEEDTO RESIGN AS LEADER
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Why am I saying this
Last Tuesday was so invigorating, so MANY YOUNG PEOPLE showed up, worked hard & DEMOCRATS WON
AND not only young people, so many others but
NOW DISENFRANCHISED
LeaderJeffries kept the House Democrats United
I CANNOT SAY THAT ABOUT SCHUMER
WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP NOW
Last Tuesday was so invigorating, so MANY YOUNG PEOPLE showed up, worked hard & DEMOCRATS WON
AND not only young people, so many others but
NOW DISENFRANCHISED
LeaderJeffries kept the House Democrats United
I CANNOT SAY THAT ABOUT SCHUMER
WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP NOW
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Why am I saying this
Last Tuesday was so invigorating, so MANY YOUNG PEOPLE showed up, worked hard & DEMOCRATS WON
AND not only young people, so many others but
NOW DISENFRANCHISED
LeaderJeffries kept the House Democrats United
I CANNOT SAY THAT ABOUT SCHUMER
WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP NOW
Last Tuesday was so invigorating, so MANY YOUNG PEOPLE showed up, worked hard & DEMOCRATS WON
AND not only young people, so many others but
NOW DISENFRANCHISED
LeaderJeffries kept the House Democrats United
I CANNOT SAY THAT ABOUT SCHUMER
WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP NOW
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Language buried in this shutdown “deal” allows 8 GOP Senators who tried to throw a coup, sue to get millions in taxpayer money—because Jack Smith got their phone records. THEY TRIED TO THROW A COUP. There is no excuse for any Dem supporting this. This is absolutely wrong. Full stop—Period.
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Language buried in this shutdown “deal” allows 8 GOP Senators who tried to throw a coup, sue to get millions in taxpayer money—because Jack Smith got their phone records. THEY TRIED TO THROW A COUP. There is no excuse for any Dem supporting this. This is absolutely wrong. Full stop—Period.
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Democrats won’t save you
Vote blue no matter who HAS FAILED!
It is over for centrist establishment Dems.
Vote blue no matter who HAS FAILED!
It is over for centrist establishment Dems.
The Senate just passed legislation to reopen the government. 60-40.
39 Democrats and Rand Paul opposed the measure.
39 Democrats and Rand Paul opposed the measure.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Democrats won’t save you
Vote blue no matter who HAS FAILED!
It is over for centrist establishment Dems.
Vote blue no matter who HAS FAILED!
It is over for centrist establishment Dems.
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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
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“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
I agree. It’s time the leadership of the Democratic Party to change. Schumer, Jeffries, the whole lot of them are useless. They need to go! We need the AOC’s, the Crocketts, the Sanders, the Mamdani’s of the party to take over. We need people who fight like everything is on the line because it is…
“After a year spent organizing to try to convince the Democratic Party to unify and oppose this regime, here’s where I am: The time for convincing is over. We need new leadership.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Demand that your Dem senators call on Schumer to step aside: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I agree. It’s time the leadership of the Democratic Party to change. Schumer, Jeffries, the whole lot of them are useless. They need to go! We need the AOC’s, the Crocketts, the Sanders, the Mamdani’s of the party to take over. We need people who fight like everything is on the line because it is…
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A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
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#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...