LT
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This is pretty much it. But we're supposed to be patient with the mainstream Dems who a playing 12-dimensional chess and have a grand strategy that might win someday.
Schumer must go.
Schumer must go.
Democrats were overwhelmingly united on their shutdown demands.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.
Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.
Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is pretty much it. But we're supposed to be patient with the mainstream Dems who a playing 12-dimensional chess and have a grand strategy that might win someday.
Schumer must go.
Schumer must go.
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🧵The court has no standing to tell states how to run their own elections.
But here we are.
The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, asks the justices to determine the meaning of “Election Day”
AKA, can Trump, via the USPS, disenfranchise voters.
But here we are.
The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, asks the justices to determine the meaning of “Election Day”
AKA, can Trump, via the USPS, disenfranchise voters.
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🧵The court has no standing to tell states how to run their own elections.
But here we are.
The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, asks the justices to determine the meaning of “Election Day”
AKA, can Trump, via the USPS, disenfranchise voters.
But here we are.
The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, asks the justices to determine the meaning of “Election Day”
AKA, can Trump, via the USPS, disenfranchise voters.
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I've said it before, and I will say it again.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I've said it before, and I will say it again.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
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Women are expendable in Trump's world.
I don't know when I'll write it up, but among the things Rudy Giuliani got pardoned for is destroying the lives of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Women are expendable in Trump's world.
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My main opposition to Schumer‘s & Jeffries’ leadership isn’t whether the shutdown ended. It’s that they aren’t making the authoritarian takeover the defining issue of the times. If we are to lose our democracy (and our children will have lost it too), I want people to at least have known the stakes.
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My main opposition to Schumer‘s & Jeffries’ leadership isn’t whether the shutdown ended. It’s that they aren’t making the authoritarian takeover the defining issue of the times. If we are to lose our democracy (and our children will have lost it too), I want people to at least have known the stakes.
"For decades, president after president has sought to rid the US of its image as a bullying, imperialistic nation. But with his blustering, often brutish behavior toward other countries, Donald Trump has rapidly revived that notion."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Brutish, bullying, imperialistic: the Ugly American is back | Steven Greenhouse
Donald Trump is using US power to insert himself into other countries’ affairs, treating them as vassals
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"For decades, president after president has sought to rid the US of its image as a bullying, imperialistic nation. But with his blustering, often brutish behavior toward other countries, Donald Trump has rapidly revived that notion."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump: I'm dismantling the Constitution, building a paramilitary fascist army loyal only to me, demolishing the White House, and blowing up the US economy for my billionaire cronies
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump: I'm dismantling the Constitution, building a paramilitary fascist army loyal only to me, demolishing the White House, and blowing up the US economy for my billionaire cronies
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
The Democratic party is dysfunctional and should split.
Let a new progressive populist party emerge that's true to its ideals and constituents.
The old guard mainstream Dems are Republican Lite.
Until this happens, it'll be one Schumer betrayal after another. Schumer works for Trump.
Let a new progressive populist party emerge that's true to its ideals and constituents.
The old guard mainstream Dems are Republican Lite.
Until this happens, it'll be one Schumer betrayal after another. Schumer works for Trump.
If you believe it was just 8 senators I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. This was a Schumer operation.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Democratic party is dysfunctional and should split.
Let a new progressive populist party emerge that's true to its ideals and constituents.
The old guard mainstream Dems are Republican Lite.
Until this happens, it'll be one Schumer betrayal after another. Schumer works for Trump.
Let a new progressive populist party emerge that's true to its ideals and constituents.
The old guard mainstream Dems are Republican Lite.
Until this happens, it'll be one Schumer betrayal after another. Schumer works for Trump.
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Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
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Any Democrat in Congress who would accept a promise from a Republican in Congress should undergo a cognitive test.
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Any Democrat in Congress who would accept a promise from a Republican in Congress should undergo a cognitive test.
Trump chaos and the desecration of America's treasures.
The destruction is unnecessary and unforgivable.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/t...
The destruction is unnecessary and unforgivable.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/t...
No rangers, no rules: National parks suffer during shutdown
"Bear jams," graffiti and fires are plaguing parks as staff remain sidelined.
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Trump chaos and the desecration of America's treasures.
The destruction is unnecessary and unforgivable.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/t...
The destruction is unnecessary and unforgivable.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/t...
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How many ways can they show us they want to kill us?
US rejects WHO pandemic reforms, citing national sovereignty
https://www.europesays.com/2557802/
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s administration said on July 18 the United States was rejecting changes agreed in…
https://www.europesays.com/2557802/
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s administration said on July 18 the United States was rejecting changes agreed in…
November 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How many ways can they show us they want to kill us?
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Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
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Call To Action: A General Strike & Boycott Called BLACKOUT THE SYSTEM, Declared For November 25th - December 2nd.
Their strength is your spending and labour. #3E #BindingChaos #BTS #NoKings #EndFascism #EndOligarchy
Info: www.blackoutthesystem.com/blackout-the...
Their strength is your spending and labour. #3E #BindingChaos #BTS #NoKings #EndFascism #EndOligarchy
Info: www.blackoutthesystem.com/blackout-the...
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Call To Action: A General Strike & Boycott Called BLACKOUT THE SYSTEM, Declared For November 25th - December 2nd.
Their strength is your spending and labour. #3E #BindingChaos #BTS #NoKings #EndFascism #EndOligarchy
Info: www.blackoutthesystem.com/blackout-the...
Their strength is your spending and labour. #3E #BindingChaos #BTS #NoKings #EndFascism #EndOligarchy
Info: www.blackoutthesystem.com/blackout-the...
Very much Trump-level extortion. He had to get leverage somehow. Art of the deal.
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Very much Trump-level extortion. He had to get leverage somehow. Art of the deal.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Because it bears repeating: fascist republicans control the House, the Senate, the White House and the Supreme Court. A full totalitarian rule over the US govt. They chose and created this chaos over making lives better for American citizens. They 100% are to blame.
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Because it bears repeating: fascist republicans control the House, the Senate, the White House and the Supreme Court. A full totalitarian rule over the US govt. They chose and created this chaos over making lives better for American citizens. They 100% are to blame.
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France starved, Louis and Marie build magnificent buildings, threw fancy parties, and glutted on exotic foods. Too bad Trump slept through history classes. It didn’t turn out well for them, and I hope Trump eventually sees accountability.
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
France starved, Louis and Marie build magnificent buildings, threw fancy parties, and glutted on exotic foods. Too bad Trump slept through history classes. It didn’t turn out well for them, and I hope Trump eventually sees accountability.
This is Project 2025 and it's going to get worse.
Congress is neutered and the Supreme Court is Trump's rubber stamp.
We live in a dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Congress is neutered and the Supreme Court is Trump's rubber stamp.
We live in a dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US supreme court issues emergency order blocking full Snap food aid payments
High court’s order comes after appeals court rejected Trump administration’s request to block November benefits
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is Project 2025 and it's going to get worse.
Congress is neutered and the Supreme Court is Trump's rubber stamp.
We live in a dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Congress is neutered and the Supreme Court is Trump's rubber stamp.
We live in a dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
OK...who did this?
Found, unattributed, on Pixelfed feed of drahardja.
Maybe Fox News has already shown this, without irony.
Found, unattributed, on Pixelfed feed of drahardja.
Maybe Fox News has already shown this, without irony.
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
OK...who did this?
Found, unattributed, on Pixelfed feed of drahardja.
Maybe Fox News has already shown this, without irony.
Found, unattributed, on Pixelfed feed of drahardja.
Maybe Fox News has already shown this, without irony.
Glen Casada, a Republican, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after being convicted on 17 charges, including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
So of course Trump is pardoning him. This is what happens when a gangster is president.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
So of course Trump is pardoning him. This is what happens when a gangster is president.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker and his aide, who were convicted on federal corruption charges
Glen Casada, a Republican, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after being convicted on 17 charges, including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Glen Casada, a Republican, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after being convicted on 17 charges, including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
So of course Trump is pardoning him. This is what happens when a gangster is president.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
So of course Trump is pardoning him. This is what happens when a gangster is president.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Service cuts could represent as many as 1,800 flights and upwards of 268,000 seats combined, which begs the question: Is America great again yet???
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Passengers face global disruption as flights cut amid US government shutdown
Travellers forced to adjust their plans as longest shutdown on record continues with no sign of a resolution
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Service cuts could represent as many as 1,800 flights and upwards of 268,000 seats combined, which begs the question: Is America great again yet???
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...