SCS
@xdrywithatwist.bsky.social
Progressive Democrat, teacher, mom, wife, cat/dog owner, birder, fluent in swearing
We are literally fighting for our lives and @democrats.senate.gov literally don’t give a damn. We marched (7+million on No Kings Day) and voted in droves last Tuesday and now we get a big FU from the party that is supposed to be on our side??? This is insane!
Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
We are literally fighting for our lives and @democrats.senate.gov literally don’t give a damn. We marched (7+million on No Kings Day) and voted in droves last Tuesday and now we get a big FU from the party that is supposed to be on our side??? This is insane!
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I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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If Schumer votes AGAINST this but enough Ds vote FOR it that it passes, he needs to RESIGN immediately.
He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go.
Literally resign tonight.
He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go.
Literally resign tonight.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
If Schumer votes AGAINST this but enough Ds vote FOR it that it passes, he needs to RESIGN immediately.
He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go.
Literally resign tonight.
He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go.
Literally resign tonight.
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Wow, seems consequential since a Illinois Senator (Durbin) is on the list of likely yeses for the CR.
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Wow, seems consequential since a Illinois Senator (Durbin) is on the list of likely yeses for the CR.
This @democrats.senate.gov !!!!!
Seven million people came out on No Kings Day, the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, and then followed it up with sweeping every major race on Nov. 4. We did our job in the streets and at the polls. It’d be nice if Democrats in the Senate could get on board.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This @democrats.senate.gov !!!!!
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
It’s sickening. Shame on them all.
Please don’t think this beltway game of having retiring Dem senators vote yes while everyone else votes no is going to shield leadership from the end result. We see what is happening and can’t be fooled by those games.
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It’s sickening. Shame on them all.
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If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
@peters.senate.gov Why in God’s name do you trust the Republicans to make a deal on the ACA???? This will result in the deaths of many Americans. Shame!!! Do not cave!
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
@peters.senate.gov Why in God’s name do you trust the Republicans to make a deal on the ACA???? This will result in the deaths of many Americans. Shame!!! Do not cave!
@shaheen.senate.gov Why in God’s name do you trust the Republicans to make a deal on the ACA???? This will result in the deaths of many Americans. Shame!!! Do not cave!
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
@shaheen.senate.gov Why in God’s name do you trust the Republicans to make a deal on the ACA???? This will result in the deaths of many Americans. Shame!!! Do not cave!
@senangusking.bsky.social Why in God’s name do you trust the Republicans to make a deal on the ACA???? This will result in the deaths of many Americans. Shame!!! Do not cave!
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
@senangusking.bsky.social Why in God’s name do you trust the Republicans to make a deal on the ACA???? This will result in the deaths of many Americans. Shame!!! Do not cave!
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“The network of veterinary labs that's responsible for testing ceased its regular meetings because of the shutdown, Poulsen says.
"The shutdown just kind of pours gas on a smoldering fire and makes us vulnerable," he says. "It's a national security issue."
"The shutdown just kind of pours gas on a smoldering fire and makes us vulnerable," he says. "It's a national security issue."
Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“The network of veterinary labs that's responsible for testing ceased its regular meetings because of the shutdown, Poulsen says.
"The shutdown just kind of pours gas on a smoldering fire and makes us vulnerable," he says. "It's a national security issue."
"The shutdown just kind of pours gas on a smoldering fire and makes us vulnerable," he says. "It's a national security issue."
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Totally normal
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Totally normal
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Crockett: Marjorie Taylor Greene voted for this point blank period. Her constituents were the ones that were on the receiving end of this.
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Crockett: Marjorie Taylor Greene voted for this point blank period. Her constituents were the ones that were on the receiving end of this.
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When you desperately want to starve Americans:
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
When you desperately want to starve Americans:
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November 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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“He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible.”
I increasingly think that the most powerful act we can take right now is to truly believe a better society is possible. Then fight for it but first we have to really internalize that better options exist.
I increasingly think that the most powerful act we can take right now is to truly believe a better society is possible. Then fight for it but first we have to really internalize that better options exist.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible.”
I increasingly think that the most powerful act we can take right now is to truly believe a better society is possible. Then fight for it but first we have to really internalize that better options exist.
I increasingly think that the most powerful act we can take right now is to truly believe a better society is possible. Then fight for it but first we have to really internalize that better options exist.
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It’s so depressing watching the dumbest people in America drive this country into a ditch …. Again
September 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It’s so depressing watching the dumbest people in America drive this country into a ditch …. Again
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ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
The ICE Shooter’s Motive
Joshua Jahn's friends speak
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
ICE shooter Joshua Jahn's politics aren't what's being reported, three longtime former friends tell me.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
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Wake up, America, or I fear we may not have elections in 2028.
September 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Wake up, America, or I fear we may not have elections in 2028.
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This is so beyond shameful. These agents likely have trauma from seeing those babies slaughtered and now their own people are coming for them. This is sick and outrageous.
September 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is so beyond shameful. These agents likely have trauma from seeing those babies slaughtered and now their own people are coming for them. This is sick and outrageous.
OMG!
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief Wednesday in a redistricting case, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court should significantly weaken the power of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) to block racial gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Urges SCOTUS to End Key VRA Protection for Minority Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
OMG!
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Our current admin hates disabled people 🌈
www.afge.org/article/cdc-...
www.afge.org/article/cdc-...
CDC Removes Disability as Reasonable Accommodation for Remote Work, Backtracks After Union Pressure
Leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had said employees with disabilities would no longer be approved for telework or remote work as a reasonable accommodation – a stunning vio...
www.afge.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Our current admin hates disabled people 🌈
www.afge.org/article/cdc-...
www.afge.org/article/cdc-...