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This hits the nail on the head:
We want to believe fundraising is a means to an end (elections and governance); but Dems treat elections and poor governance as a means to more fundraising.
We have got to free ourselves of these parasites.
We want to believe fundraising is a means to an end (elections and governance); but Dems treat elections and poor governance as a means to more fundraising.
We have got to free ourselves of these parasites.
it's literally what the whole thing is about for them! there is no political project, even winning elections is just a means to an end (fundraising), and when losing elections is better for fundraising they are gonna do that too
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This hits the nail on the head:
We want to believe fundraising is a means to an end (elections and governance); but Dems treat elections and poor governance as a means to more fundraising.
We have got to free ourselves of these parasites.
We want to believe fundraising is a means to an end (elections and governance); but Dems treat elections and poor governance as a means to more fundraising.
We have got to free ourselves of these parasites.
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Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Chuck Schumer has 2 daughters.
One is a marketer for Meta (Zuckerberg)
The other is lobbyist for Amazon (Bezos)
His son in law is a lobbyist for Blackstone, the planet’s largest private equity firm.
Why isn’t this common knowledge about the leader of the United States senate?
One is a marketer for Meta (Zuckerberg)
The other is lobbyist for Amazon (Bezos)
His son in law is a lobbyist for Blackstone, the planet’s largest private equity firm.
Why isn’t this common knowledge about the leader of the United States senate?
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Chuck Schumer has 2 daughters.
One is a marketer for Meta (Zuckerberg)
The other is lobbyist for Amazon (Bezos)
His son in law is a lobbyist for Blackstone, the planet’s largest private equity firm.
Why isn’t this common knowledge about the leader of the United States senate?
One is a marketer for Meta (Zuckerberg)
The other is lobbyist for Amazon (Bezos)
His son in law is a lobbyist for Blackstone, the planet’s largest private equity firm.
Why isn’t this common knowledge about the leader of the United States senate?
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NEW: Tennessee has one of the highest rates of gun-related homicide.
A blind spot in the state's probation department appears at a time when experts say offenders are a danger to domestic violence victims, @wpln.bsky.social and @propublica.org found.
A blind spot in the state's probation department appears at a time when experts say offenders are a danger to domestic violence victims, @wpln.bsky.social and @propublica.org found.
How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger
Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died duri...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
NEW: Tennessee has one of the highest rates of gun-related homicide.
A blind spot in the state's probation department appears at a time when experts say offenders are a danger to domestic violence victims, @wpln.bsky.social and @propublica.org found.
A blind spot in the state's probation department appears at a time when experts say offenders are a danger to domestic violence victims, @wpln.bsky.social and @propublica.org found.
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Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
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The biggest Medicare fraudster ever has thoughts on how to fix healthcare.
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The biggest Medicare fraudster ever has thoughts on how to fix healthcare.
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Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
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The people who financialized (and then destroyed) the housing market in the mid 2000s did not care about building homes. Similarly this kind of sweaty shell game makes me very suspicious of the AI sales pitch.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
Debt Has Entered the A.I. Boom
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The people who financialized (and then destroyed) the housing market in the mid 2000s did not care about building homes. Similarly this kind of sweaty shell game makes me very suspicious of the AI sales pitch.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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It would be a lovely irony if Elon Musk started pouring millions into endowing libraries or some shit just to show Joyce Carol Oates that he actually cares about books.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It would be a lovely irony if Elon Musk started pouring millions into endowing libraries or some shit just to show Joyce Carol Oates that he actually cares about books.
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i remember one time manchin actually said he might vote yes on something big and then immediately some other dem senator stepped up to say he was considering voting no
it's so transparent
it's so transparent
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
i remember one time manchin actually said he might vote yes on something big and then immediately some other dem senator stepped up to say he was considering voting no
it's so transparent
it's so transparent
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Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
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They told us to make phone calls, attend meetings with our representatives, and to take to the streets. So we did. Then we went without education, social services and food. We fight Nazis in the street. And we were just starting to learn mutual aid so we could hold out longer. What did they do?
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
They told us to make phone calls, attend meetings with our representatives, and to take to the streets. So we did. Then we went without education, social services and food. We fight Nazis in the street. And we were just starting to learn mutual aid so we could hold out longer. What did they do?
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Since 1968, CEO pay has exploded while worker pay has remained stagnant. If worker pay grew at the same pace as CEO pay, today’s typical worker would make $431.80 per HOUR.
Instead, today’s typical worker makes $36.49 per hour — while CEOs make 280 times that on average.
The system is rigged.
Instead, today’s typical worker makes $36.49 per hour — while CEOs make 280 times that on average.
The system is rigged.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Since 1968, CEO pay has exploded while worker pay has remained stagnant. If worker pay grew at the same pace as CEO pay, today’s typical worker would make $431.80 per HOUR.
Instead, today’s typical worker makes $36.49 per hour — while CEOs make 280 times that on average.
The system is rigged.
Instead, today’s typical worker makes $36.49 per hour — while CEOs make 280 times that on average.
The system is rigged.
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any dem senator not calling for schumer’s head supported the cave
by my count, that’s currently all of them
by my count, that’s currently all of them
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
any dem senator not calling for schumer’s head supported the cave
by my count, that’s currently all of them
by my count, that’s currently all of them
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Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
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For what it's worth, I have proposed an Article V work around: create nationally-elected at large senators that would equally dilute all other states and force the institution to consider public will. But it's telling that I have no Senate cosponsors. casten.house.gov/imo/media/do...
casten.house.gov
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
For what it's worth, I have proposed an Article V work around: create nationally-elected at large senators that would equally dilute all other states and force the institution to consider public will. But it's telling that I have no Senate cosponsors. casten.house.gov/imo/media/do...
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Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
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fellow midwest white girls, please join me in giving a fuck about politics and making your local (probably) republican congressperson/senator regret the day they got you as a constituent. take that seething rage and direct it at the people making six figures to not actually represent your interests.
My white girls?!?
I need you !
Midwest? plain States ? South ?
I need you to LOCK IN AND LOCATE YOUR KAREN
Make them Congress critters afraid to come home
I need you !
Midwest? plain States ? South ?
I need you to LOCK IN AND LOCATE YOUR KAREN
Make them Congress critters afraid to come home
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
fellow midwest white girls, please join me in giving a fuck about politics and making your local (probably) republican congressperson/senator regret the day they got you as a constituent. take that seething rage and direct it at the people making six figures to not actually represent your interests.
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Sorry that’s not enough - it’s past time for you and your colleagues to demand new party leadership. History is watching.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sorry that’s not enough - it’s past time for you and your colleagues to demand new party leadership. History is watching.
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someone posted yesterday, to paraphrase - any no who doesn't call out yeses is a yes.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
someone posted yesterday, to paraphrase - any no who doesn't call out yeses is a yes.
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Yeah like snap was never supposed to go away, there's zero reason to believe they won't just deny funding again.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Yeah like snap was never supposed to go away, there's zero reason to believe they won't just deny funding again.