Pat
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Just here to yell about video games, metal music and the rapid downfall of democracy
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kind of incredible to me that no one wants to be a john quincy adams
The American tradition of former presidents just melting away into the set dressing once their done is a hindrance right now
March 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
kind of incredible to me that no one wants to be a john quincy adams
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BREAKING: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support, according to leaked memo, despite the Trump admin repeatedly saying it doesn't plan change the program beyond addressing fraud and waste.
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Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support
Changes could break the system, former officials say.
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March 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
BREAKING: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support, according to leaked memo, despite the Trump admin repeatedly saying it doesn't plan change the program beyond addressing fraud and waste.
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When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
When AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
How can I tell YouTube that watching Dan McClellan and Esoterica videos doesn't mean I want to see ads with Mark Wahlberg asking me to pray with him
March 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
How can I tell YouTube that watching Dan McClellan and Esoterica videos doesn't mean I want to see ads with Mark Wahlberg asking me to pray with him
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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Menacing the free press during a speech at the Department of Justice at which the AG proclaims her fealty. Open authoritarianism.
Trump at the DOJ: "I believe that CNN and MSNDC, who literally write 97.6% bad about me, are political arms of the Democrat Party. And in my opinion, they are really corrupt and they are illegal. What they do is illegal."
March 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Menacing the free press during a speech at the Department of Justice at which the AG proclaims her fealty. Open authoritarianism.
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honestly this stuff is insulting
I will continue to fight against Donald Trump’s reckless, and in many instances, illegal attempts to gut the federal government. He is testing our system of checks and balances like they haven’t been tested in my lifetime. The fight continues.
March 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
honestly this stuff is insulting
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REPORTER: Is it time for new leadership in the Senate?
JEFFRIES: Next question
JEFFRIES: Next question
March 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
REPORTER: Is it time for new leadership in the Senate?
JEFFRIES: Next question
JEFFRIES: Next question
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i honestly have never seen a political leader so thoroughly destroy their credibility so quickly and, on the other side, it is abundantly clear that if anyone can claim a genuine leadership of large parts of the democratic party, it is AOC.
Folks is it good when your own party's leadership in the House is dropping "listen to the women" and MLK quotes on you while swing state members of your caucus are talking about new leadership
March 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i honestly have never seen a political leader so thoroughly destroy their credibility so quickly and, on the other side, it is abundantly clear that if anyone can claim a genuine leadership of large parts of the democratic party, it is AOC.
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If the party conference caves, I don't care what each individual senator does, unless they're calling to remove Schumer.
Warnock on whether he’s no on the bill AND cloture, says “If I weren’t a preacher, I’d tell you what kind of ‘no.’”
March 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If the party conference caves, I don't care what each individual senator does, unless they're calling to remove Schumer.
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The Democratic Party has been like this for decades.
But its unwillingness to fight and cowardice in the face of the GOP is particularly mismatched for this moment.
But its unwillingness to fight and cowardice in the face of the GOP is particularly mismatched for this moment.
🚨 BREAKING: 11 young people were arrested after Schumer locked the doors on us—we showed him how to fight, but he couldn’t even face us.
His cowardly deal gives Musk the keys to our government while working people suffer. If he won’t fight for us, he’s unfit to lead.
Step up or step aside.
His cowardly deal gives Musk the keys to our government while working people suffer. If he won’t fight for us, he’s unfit to lead.
Step up or step aside.
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Democratic Party has been like this for decades.
But its unwillingness to fight and cowardice in the face of the GOP is particularly mismatched for this moment.
But its unwillingness to fight and cowardice in the face of the GOP is particularly mismatched for this moment.
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seems like a small point but i wish reporters would stop calling it DEI when the white house internally calls it DEIA. they remove the A because it stands for accessibility. they want to ruin the lives of disabled people but they don't want to talk about it publicly.
The Trump administration opened investigations at more than 50 universities as part of its campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs
Trump Administration Opens Investigations At More Than 50 Universities In Anti-DEI Campaign
“Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement.
www.huffpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
seems like a small point but i wish reporters would stop calling it DEI when the white house internally calls it DEIA. they remove the A because it stands for accessibility. they want to ruin the lives of disabled people but they don't want to talk about it publicly.
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I don't want to say the Schumer optics are bad but Gavin Newsom just invited him on his podcast.
a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands in his pockets .
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March 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I don't want to say the Schumer optics are bad but Gavin Newsom just invited him on his podcast.
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This feels like one of the biggest open goals ever. Just show up and talk to a bunch of disenfranchised republicans. I know it probably isn’t always going to be pleasant, but you are also the person that chose to do a job where the job is ostensibly representing their interests
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Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...
www.cnn.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This feels like one of the biggest open goals ever. Just show up and talk to a bunch of disenfranchised republicans. I know it probably isn’t always going to be pleasant, but you are also the person that chose to do a job where the job is ostensibly representing their interests
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lol everyone hates Chuck Schumer soooooo much right now
It’s funny, while Bluesky is often very Lib coded I’ve also never seen people more actively disgusted by Democrats in my life. Like this should be fertile ground for them and they fucked that up.
March 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
lol everyone hates Chuck Schumer soooooo much right now
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I don't think it's a coincidence the person with the most courage to take ownership for a failure is also the person I probably blame the least
Walz: I own this. We wouldn’t be in this mess if we'd have won the election and we didn't. We have to make sure that Americans know it's not just that Donald Trump is bad, but we're offering them something better
March 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I don't think it's a coincidence the person with the most courage to take ownership for a failure is also the person I probably blame the least
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I hate these fascist motherfuckers with every cell in my body and with nearly equal timbre I hate the cowardice of the only people in a position to oppose them who treat it like they were playing crazy 8s over cocktails and watercress sandwiches
March 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I hate these fascist motherfuckers with every cell in my body and with nearly equal timbre I hate the cowardice of the only people in a position to oppose them who treat it like they were playing crazy 8s over cocktails and watercress sandwiches
The cruel irony of being an actual leftist is that I hate the Democrats more than a Republican ever could and I have to be REGISTERED as one in my dumb ass closed primary state
March 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The cruel irony of being an actual leftist is that I hate the Democrats more than a Republican ever could and I have to be REGISTERED as one in my dumb ass closed primary state
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Why are people mad at Chuck Schumer? Is it the whole rolling over and playing dead like a dog while another dog takes a giant shit on your face thing?
March 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Why are people mad at Chuck Schumer? Is it the whole rolling over and playing dead like a dog while another dog takes a giant shit on your face thing?
Stomping around my house ripping my hair out ranting about Chuck Schumer this must be what it felt like to be Rush Limbaugh
March 14, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Stomping around my house ripping my hair out ranting about Chuck Schumer this must be what it felt like to be Rush Limbaugh
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ALRIGHT KIDS. FINAL 24 HOURS. Let's do it! Last chance to get $8k worth of games for $10 while making money for survivors of the Southern California wildfires!
There are TWO DAYS left to get the California Fire Relief bundle. I would really love for the bundle to reach $350,000 by then. Please share widely, anywhere you can, and let's make these last two days count!! It's $8,183 worth of games+stuff (like Tunic!) for $10! itch.io/b/2863/calif...
March 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
ALRIGHT KIDS. FINAL 24 HOURS. Let's do it! Last chance to get $8k worth of games for $10 while making money for survivors of the Southern California wildfires!
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Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
March 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
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We're at a point where if you simply explained in neutral terms what the administration is doing, an otherwise uninformed person would simply not believe you.
"We're defunding cancer research, ending weather reporting and legalizing the dumping of poisons? You're joking." bsky.app/profile/luck...
"We're defunding cancer research, ending weather reporting and legalizing the dumping of poisons? You're joking." bsky.app/profile/luck...
Head of EPA, Lee Zeldin: “Today is the largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history. Today the green new scam ends, as the E.P.A. does its part to usher in a golden age of American success.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’ (Gift Article)
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, reframed his agency’s mission, saying it is to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We're at a point where if you simply explained in neutral terms what the administration is doing, an otherwise uninformed person would simply not believe you.
"We're defunding cancer research, ending weather reporting and legalizing the dumping of poisons? You're joking." bsky.app/profile/luck...
"We're defunding cancer research, ending weather reporting and legalizing the dumping of poisons? You're joking." bsky.app/profile/luck...