John Hardy
@johnfrom25k.bsky.social
Erudite, sorta. Left-wing New Englander (CT). Disdain for Vichy Democrats, Orange Satans and their lemmings. Congenital NY Mets fan (can't help it). Celtic Spirituality/Pantheist. GLP-1 pilgrimage. Wish I was a headlight on a north bound train.
In related news, the White House Press Office has announced that President Trump has signed an Executive Order renaming the White House complex to "Trump Palace."
Breaking News: President Trump is having the White House’s entire East Wing demolished to make way for his $200 million ballroom. The project is far more extensive than he initially let on.
Trump Will Demolish Entire White House East Wing for Ballroom: Live Updates
nyti.ms
October 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
In related news, the White House Press Office has announced that President Trump has signed an Executive Order renaming the White House complex to "Trump Palace."
I’m still hoping this entire presidency is a dream, and that I will wake up next to Suzanne Pleshette.
August 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I’m still hoping this entire presidency is a dream, and that I will wake up next to Suzanne Pleshette.
“BREAKING: Trump Names Kilgore as Joint Chiefs Chair; Orders Tactical Surfboards for All Military Branches”
April 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
“BREAKING: Trump Names Kilgore as Joint Chiefs Chair; Orders Tactical Surfboards for All Military Branches”
Any truth to what I head about Melania spending all her days in Trump Tower, waiting for Baron to return from NYU by watching wrestling re-runs from the 1990's on gold-plated television sets while eating Crisco from the can with a spoon?
April 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Any truth to what I head about Melania spending all her days in Trump Tower, waiting for Baron to return from NYU by watching wrestling re-runs from the 1990's on gold-plated television sets while eating Crisco from the can with a spoon?
Point / Counterpoint: Oxford Comma???
March 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Point / Counterpoint: Oxford Comma???
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March 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Today the biggest split among Democrats is between those who want to stand and fight and those who want to play dead.
House Democrats united to stand and fight. Too many Senate Democrats played dead.
We need more leaders from the stand and fight wing of the Democratic Party.
House Democrats united to stand and fight. Too many Senate Democrats played dead.
We need more leaders from the stand and fight wing of the Democratic Party.
March 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Today the biggest split among Democrats is between those who want to stand and fight and those who want to play dead.
House Democrats united to stand and fight. Too many Senate Democrats played dead.
We need more leaders from the stand and fight wing of the Democratic Party.
House Democrats united to stand and fight. Too many Senate Democrats played dead.
We need more leaders from the stand and fight wing of the Democratic Party.
“Senate Democrats don’t face voters every two years. They have the luxury of overthinking themselves into oblivion, inventing scenarios to avoid confrontation that they can reverse-engineer into seeming wise. That’s what Chuck Schumer did…”
From me: In Democratic politics, there's a caucus who understands the risk of failure & wants to try to win anyway, and a caucus consumed by failure, straitjacketed by risk, who cowers & bows & shrinks from conflict.
The public overwhelmingly wants a fight. Those who won't will get steamrolled.
The public overwhelmingly wants a fight. Those who won't will get steamrolled.
The Fault Line in Democratic Politics
For the moment, it is not ideological; it’s about whether you’re willing to take a risk.
prospect.org
March 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“Senate Democrats don’t face voters every two years. They have the luxury of overthinking themselves into oblivion, inventing scenarios to avoid confrontation that they can reverse-engineer into seeming wise. That’s what Chuck Schumer did…”
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@blumenthal.senate.gov and @chrismurphyct.bsky.social your constituents are watching and WILL remember. No collaboration like your Vichy “leader!”
If you vote for this Republican Funding Bill, you are complicit in all that DOGE, President Elon, and Trump does.
March 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
@blumenthal.senate.gov and @chrismurphyct.bsky.social your constituents are watching and WILL remember. No collaboration like your Vichy “leader!”
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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New logo for the Carville/Schumer Democratic Party:
March 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
New logo for the Carville/Schumer Democratic Party:
Can I repost this 10,000 times somehow?
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Can I repost this 10,000 times somehow?
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I am mid 60’s and so very much interested in kicking the neoliberal fogies out of the Democratic leadership getting fresh young real progressives in there.
March 14, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I am mid 60’s and so very much interested in kicking the neoliberal fogies out of the Democratic leadership getting fresh young real progressives in there.
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“This is bullsh*t. This is not a real strategy. The reason why you do this is because you think your constituents are too dumb to understand how congressional procedure works.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
Call your Democratic senators and urge them not to cave: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Call your Democratic senators and urge them not to cave: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
March 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“This is bullsh*t. This is not a real strategy. The reason why you do this is because you think your constituents are too dumb to understand how congressional procedure works.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social
Call your Democratic senators and urge them not to cave: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Call your Democratic senators and urge them not to cave: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Republicans cut Democrats entirely out of their process for the CR, didn't want any of our input, and would have been blamed by a majority of the American public for a government shutdown.
There was no reason to cave to them.
Chuck Schumer has to go.
There was no reason to cave to them.
Chuck Schumer has to go.
March 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Republicans cut Democrats entirely out of their process for the CR, didn't want any of our input, and would have been blamed by a majority of the American public for a government shutdown.
There was no reason to cave to them.
Chuck Schumer has to go.
There was no reason to cave to them.
Chuck Schumer has to go.
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So Schumer wants to avoid a government shutdown so Trump and Musk can continue to shut down our government and bypass Congress.
March 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
So Schumer wants to avoid a government shutdown so Trump and Musk can continue to shut down our government and bypass Congress.
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Schumer is weak. I understand that neither option was great, but he chose the option that got him out of a fight at a time when people are begging for dem leadership to fight for them. Extremely disappointing.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after vowing that Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government shutdown would be a worse option.
www.nbcnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Schumer is weak. I understand that neither option was great, but he chose the option that got him out of a fight at a time when people are begging for dem leadership to fight for them. Extremely disappointing.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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No longer can this be the face of our fight for democracy!
Chuck needs to resign.
Chuck needs to resign.
March 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
No longer can this be the face of our fight for democracy!
Chuck needs to resign.
Chuck needs to resign.
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Fuck Chuck
I swear
Another Merrick Fuck Garland
God damn
I swear
Another Merrick Fuck Garland
God damn
March 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Fuck Chuck
I swear
Another Merrick Fuck Garland
God damn
I swear
Another Merrick Fuck Garland
God damn
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@schumer.senate.gov Can you hear us yelling at you from Upstate?
It’s that word that rhymes with Chuck!
Rhymes with Chuck!!
Rhymes with Chuck!!!
NO ON CLOTURE!
NO SURRENDER!
It’s that word that rhymes with Chuck!
Rhymes with Chuck!!
Rhymes with Chuck!!!
NO ON CLOTURE!
NO SURRENDER!
March 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
@schumer.senate.gov Can you hear us yelling at you from Upstate?
It’s that word that rhymes with Chuck!
Rhymes with Chuck!!
Rhymes with Chuck!!!
NO ON CLOTURE!
NO SURRENDER!
It’s that word that rhymes with Chuck!
Rhymes with Chuck!!
Rhymes with Chuck!!!
NO ON CLOTURE!
NO SURRENDER!
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Regarding @schumer.senate.gov's explanation on @allinwithchris.bsky.social: Bullies amass power through intimidation. Every time a victim cowers, the bully grows more cruel and confident.
Will Musk and Trump carry-out their threats? Maybe. But dammit, don't make it easier! Fight for us!
Vote NO!
Will Musk and Trump carry-out their threats? Maybe. But dammit, don't make it easier! Fight for us!
Vote NO!
March 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Regarding @schumer.senate.gov's explanation on @allinwithchris.bsky.social: Bullies amass power through intimidation. Every time a victim cowers, the bully grows more cruel and confident.
Will Musk and Trump carry-out their threats? Maybe. But dammit, don't make it easier! Fight for us!
Vote NO!
Will Musk and Trump carry-out their threats? Maybe. But dammit, don't make it easier! Fight for us!
Vote NO!
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New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill.
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
March 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill.
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451
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Cutting the Dept. of Education will hit vulnerable students the hardest: jeopardize funding for needy schools, weaken civil rights protections & disrupt student loans. It's also key in educational research & ensuring equal access. Dismantling will increase inequality & set us back in ed. reform.
March 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Cutting the Dept. of Education will hit vulnerable students the hardest: jeopardize funding for needy schools, weaken civil rights protections & disrupt student loans. It's also key in educational research & ensuring equal access. Dismantling will increase inequality & set us back in ed. reform.