Walt Gekko
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Walt Gekko
@waltgekko.bsky.social
Longtime fan of the sport of Kings. Also an amateur #Bracketologist during college basketball season.
He must really believe Soros, one of the favorite bogeymen of the GOP is really behind all of this.
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
We have the burden of proving it and we may very well could prove it.
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
There was a point of no return and this was it.

I agree they could have held out BUT there were limits. The real problem is the greed of those who seem to NEED more money to get "bling" for their "masters" so dog-eat-dog mega-elites won't humiliate them, especially those outside the US.
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
You understand the Dems realistically got ALL they could for now: bsky.app/profile/walt...

Doing what YOU wanted even if they got the ACA subsidies would have been costly as many in the general public would have turned on the Dems for holding out too long and their losing SNAP for one.
A thread noting Dems got all they realistically could for now on the shutdown:

threadreaderapp.com/thread/19882...

If they had gone further like many loudmouth Dems wanted on the ACA, even if they eventually did get all of the concessions on THAT, they would have lost the war.
Thread by @Walt_Gekko12 on Thread Reader App
@Walt_Gekko12: 1/They got all they realistically could. Too many other factors forced this. If they continued, even if the GOP caved in on the ACA, it would have been "too little, too late" and many o...
threadreaderapp.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
You understand the Dems realistically got ALL they could for now: bsky.app/profile/walt...

Doing what YOU wanted even if they got the ACA subsidies would have been costly as many in the general public would have turned on the Dems for holding out too long and their losing SNAP for one.
A thread noting Dems got all they realistically could for now on the shutdown:

threadreaderapp.com/thread/19882...

If they had gone further like many loudmouth Dems wanted on the ACA, even if they eventually did get all of the concessions on THAT, they would have lost the war.
Thread by @Walt_Gekko12 on Thread Reader App
@Walt_Gekko12: 1/They got all they realistically could. Too many other factors forced this. If they continued, even if the GOP caved in on the ACA, it would have been "too little, too late" and many o...
threadreaderapp.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM