Markus Horstmann
@markus.horstmann.earth
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This “deal” is a surrender that all congressional Democrats should reject out of hand. It’s bad policy that will raise healthcare prices and bad politics that gives the regime more power to do more harm. Make no mistake: As some Senate Democrats consider surrender, Republicans are losing this fight.
🚨 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 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This “deal” is a surrender that all congressional Democrats should reject out of hand. It’s bad policy that will raise healthcare prices and bad politics that gives the regime more power to do more harm. Make no mistake: As some Senate Democrats consider surrender, Republicans are losing this fight.
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"A promise of a vote on healthcare"
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"A promise of a vote on healthcare"
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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...
Canceled!
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE.
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Canceled!
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It’s worth your while to spend some time with this piece.
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
Concentration Camp Duty: The Last SS Guard
Gregor Formanke stood guard in Sachsenhausen. Jerzy Zawadzki was nine years old, and a prisoner. When Formanek is indicted at age 99, their lives intersect once more.
www.zeit.de
July 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It’s worth your while to spend some time with this piece.
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
www.zeit.de/gesellschaft...
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Good day today: marching with so many positive minded people gives me hope that we can overcome hate, bigotry, lies, right wing propaganda and autocracy!
70,000 march peacefully from Cal Anderson to Seattle Center
YouTube video by KING 5 Seattle
youtu.be
June 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Good day today: marching with so many positive minded people gives me hope that we can overcome hate, bigotry, lies, right wing propaganda and autocracy!
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More than five million Americans in over 2,100 towns and cities joined us today to say we don't do kings in this country. Thank you for making it clear that we won't be ruled by fear.
June 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
More than five million Americans in over 2,100 towns and cities joined us today to say we don't do kings in this country. Thank you for making it clear that we won't be ruled by fear.
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When your parents throw you what was supposed to be a really fun birthday party but only the loser kids show up.
June 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
When your parents throw you what was supposed to be a really fun birthday party but only the loser kids show up.
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The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
April 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
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Hey folks I'll be talking to @maddow.msnbc.com in a few minutes about this incredible global Hands Off mobilization. Please tune in and then show up tomorrow!
April 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Hey folks I'll be talking to @maddow.msnbc.com in a few minutes about this incredible global Hands Off mobilization. Please tune in and then show up tomorrow!
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“The key point is this: Without this abuse of power, Trump could not be unleashing such havoc. In short, Trump’s lawlessness and his economic destruction are the same story: The former doesn’t just enable the latter; the two are inextricably entangled with each other.”
“Left-leaning economic populism does appear to be the way forward for Democrats. But it can’t be right that this diminishes the case for a full-throated party-wide indictment of Trump’s abuses of power and efforts to dismantle the rule of law.” newrepublic.com/article/1936...
Obama’s Blistering New Takedown of Trump Gives Dems a Way Forward
In an appearance on Thursday, the former president laid out the connection between Trump’s lawlessness and—yes—the price of eggs. Will other Democrats follow?
newrepublic.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“The key point is this: Without this abuse of power, Trump could not be unleashing such havoc. In short, Trump’s lawlessness and his economic destruction are the same story: The former doesn’t just enable the latter; the two are inextricably entangled with each other.”
Wow.
April 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Wow.
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I wanna highlight this and the reference from @jerrymcm.bsky.social - by Trump's reasoning he should have slapped a 41% tariff on Russia. He did not. Why? Just remember Speaker Pelosi's words right in Trump’s face.
April 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I wanna highlight this and the reference from @jerrymcm.bsky.social - by Trump's reasoning he should have slapped a 41% tariff on Russia. He did not. Why? Just remember Speaker Pelosi's words right in Trump’s face.
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Here's one statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do.
As the president’s “Liberation Day” nears, it’s time to liberate ourselves from the vicious cycle of Democrats having to clean up the GOP’s messes.
newrepublic.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Here's one statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
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From the USMCA: "Wage requirement that 40%-45% of auto content be made by workers earning at least $16 an hour. "
If the goal were really to help US workers and manufacturing, this would have been a better criterion for determining import taxes (aka tariffs). Side effect: reduces migration.
If the goal were really to help US workers and manufacturing, this would have been a better criterion for determining import taxes (aka tariffs). Side effect: reduces migration.
www.congress.gov
April 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
From the USMCA: "Wage requirement that 40%-45% of auto content be made by workers earning at least $16 an hour. "
If the goal were really to help US workers and manufacturing, this would have been a better criterion for determining import taxes (aka tariffs). Side effect: reduces migration.
If the goal were really to help US workers and manufacturing, this would have been a better criterion for determining import taxes (aka tariffs). Side effect: reduces migration.
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This is what happens when people speak up.
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is what happens when people speak up.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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let’s see who has the unfortunate task of ringing the opening bell tomorrow … ah perfect
April 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
let’s see who has the unfortunate task of ringing the opening bell tomorrow … ah perfect
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There will be nonstop subpoenas. And you’re getting the first one.
Musk: Losing this judge race has good chance of causing Republicans to lose control of the house. You lose control of the house, there will be nonstop impeachment hearings and subpoenas
April 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
There will be nonstop subpoenas. And you’re getting the first one.
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I noted on @pivotpod.bsky.social that this seemed inevitable, despite all the anti Elon bile from Bannon. He’s a pragmatist at heart, even if it is the darkest of hearts www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
So Much for the MAGA Divorce
The nativist right is starting to make peace with Elon Musk.
www.theatlantic.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I noted on @pivotpod.bsky.social that this seemed inevitable, despite all the anti Elon bile from Bannon. He’s a pragmatist at heart, even if it is the darkest of hearts www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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This is as cruel and crazed as it is anti-constitutional. Kafka + Orwell + de Sade
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This is as cruel and crazed as it is anti-constitutional. Kafka + Orwell + de Sade
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here: