Karen McClure
@karenmcclure.bsky.social
Doer of too many things. Lawyer, life coach for unhappy lawyers, liberal activist, mom of 2 boys, wife of one dude, music lover, theater fan, panda enthusiast. Just living the blue dot life in a red state.
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
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Ok, here is why this Alt is pissed off.
They got a promise, pinky swear, from the GOP (known liars) on a vote 40 days from now on the subsidies. After the subsidies have expired, after the rates are locked.
40 day from now, meaning there isn't going to be any ACA help for 2026.
They got a promise, pinky swear, from the GOP (known liars) on a vote 40 days from now on the subsidies. After the subsidies have expired, after the rates are locked.
40 day from now, meaning there isn't going to be any ACA help for 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Ok, here is why this Alt is pissed off.
They got a promise, pinky swear, from the GOP (known liars) on a vote 40 days from now on the subsidies. After the subsidies have expired, after the rates are locked.
40 day from now, meaning there isn't going to be any ACA help for 2026.
They got a promise, pinky swear, from the GOP (known liars) on a vote 40 days from now on the subsidies. After the subsidies have expired, after the rates are locked.
40 day from now, meaning there isn't going to be any ACA help for 2026.
Seems accurate
shutdown deal per AXIOS:
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
republicans get: government reopens and party avoids political consequences for refusing to make health care affordable
democrats get: seven beans, an old case logic CD wallet (empty), a coupon for 15% off Busch Gardens, one spiced pumpkin scented candle, a 6-pack of Zima
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Seems accurate
These are the people you need to call. Now.
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
These are the people you need to call. Now.
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If you have a Dem Senator- 202-224-3121
Be nice but firm
we The People have the power
we The People can elect DIFFERENT DEMS, and because he is the leader, even if he isn’t your Senator, you can call Chuck Schumer. Everyone else, stick to your own state’s civil servant and politely DEMAND not caving
Be nice but firm
we The People have the power
we The People can elect DIFFERENT DEMS, and because he is the leader, even if he isn’t your Senator, you can call Chuck Schumer. Everyone else, stick to your own state’s civil servant and politely DEMAND not caving
(Not that Ezra)
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If you have a Dem Senator- 202-224-3121
Be nice but firm
we The People have the power
we The People can elect DIFFERENT DEMS, and because he is the leader, even if he isn’t your Senator, you can call Chuck Schumer. Everyone else, stick to your own state’s civil servant and politely DEMAND not caving
Be nice but firm
we The People have the power
we The People can elect DIFFERENT DEMS, and because he is the leader, even if he isn’t your Senator, you can call Chuck Schumer. Everyone else, stick to your own state’s civil servant and politely DEMAND not caving
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Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov: compromising with fascists is compliance. Read the room. Do your jobs. Protect your constituents.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov: compromising with fascists is compliance. Read the room. Do your jobs. Protect your constituents.
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There is no risk- or cost-free way to stand up to authoritarianism and if we all have to suffer the inconveniences of disrupted air travel, then we do. Competent politicians could talk to the country like adults and get that point across. No excuses.
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
There is no risk- or cost-free way to stand up to authoritarianism and if we all have to suffer the inconveniences of disrupted air travel, then we do. Competent politicians could talk to the country like adults and get that point across. No excuses.
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🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
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Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
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Agree with this.
About to publish something on the airplane mess. But this too is ON THE REPUBS. It is not a reason to cave. Dems, it is a time to keep standing up.
About to publish something on the airplane mess. But this too is ON THE REPUBS. It is not a reason to cave. Dems, it is a time to keep standing up.
Opening the government with no concessions from GOP merely to alleviate airline cancellations - when Congress has been dragging its feet for years on chronic FAA staffing issues - is a lame ass choice.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.
Also, doing it while the House refuses to work is appalling.
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Agree with this.
About to publish something on the airplane mess. But this too is ON THE REPUBS. It is not a reason to cave. Dems, it is a time to keep standing up.
About to publish something on the airplane mess. But this too is ON THE REPUBS. It is not a reason to cave. Dems, it is a time to keep standing up.
Please read all of this, and act now.
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Please read all of this, and act now.
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Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
June 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
Ah yes, the Alabama playbook.
Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
March 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Ah yes, the Alabama playbook.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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Feds, take care of yourself. If you have any feelings of harming yourself, please call or text 988. Or call 1 800 273 8255!
This Fed loves you guys and wants you to be here.
Be kind to yourself, #altgov
This Fed loves you guys and wants you to be here.
Be kind to yourself, #altgov
February 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Feds, take care of yourself. If you have any feelings of harming yourself, please call or text 988. Or call 1 800 273 8255!
This Fed loves you guys and wants you to be here.
Be kind to yourself, #altgov
This Fed loves you guys and wants you to be here.
Be kind to yourself, #altgov
Some good news.
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to "dismantle critical public services."
Federal Tech Workers Resign From DOGE, Refusing to Help Musk
Twenty-one tech workers have resigned from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to use their technical expertise to "dismantle critical public services."
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Some good news.
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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“I am a king and my will is law” isn’t a clever distraction from what he’s doing, it’s the central underlying justification for everything he’s doing.
Dear media:
Please do not waste time hyperventilating about this dumb comment.
It’s intended to be a distraction from all of the damaging actions he’s taking.
Focus on those.
Please do not waste time hyperventilating about this dumb comment.
It’s intended to be a distraction from all of the damaging actions he’s taking.
Focus on those.
February 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I am a king and my will is law” isn’t a clever distraction from what he’s doing, it’s the central underlying justification for everything he’s doing.
Still relevant. Still important.
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
February 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Still relevant. Still important.
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We’re proud to have one of the largest rural footprints in the country. Our Rural Caucus has a place for you whether you've been organizing in your rural community for decades or you’re just getting involved: secure.everyaction.com/dqLw5fx9SUmu...
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
We’re proud to have one of the largest rural footprints in the country. Our Rural Caucus has a place for you whether you've been organizing in your rural community for decades or you’re just getting involved: secure.everyaction.com/dqLw5fx9SUmu...
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“DEMOCRATS NEED TO ACT LIKE OUR DEMOCRACY IS WEEKS AWAY FROM DISINTEGRATING—BECAUSE IT IS.”
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“DEMOCRATS NEED TO ACT LIKE OUR DEMOCRACY IS WEEKS AWAY FROM DISINTEGRATING—BECAUSE IT IS.”
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More of this, please. Let the lawsuits flow. I love it.
The Alliance for Retired Americans filed a lawsuit against Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary for disclosing information and treasury data to DOGE.
A hearing on the restraining order is at 3:00.
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A hearing on the restraining order is at 3:00.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
More of this, please. Let the lawsuits flow. I love it.