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Dan Jourdan

Dan Jourdan

@djourdan.bsky.social

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Day hiker (not a thru hiker!), coffee enthusiast, and Canadaphile

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Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 13h

You’d better hope you’re wrong. You seem a lot more energized to fight Democrats than Trump. You go on being you, and the rest of us will try and clean up this mess.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 13h

To hear you tell it, the Dems were as bad as the GOP, so voters acted rationally when they stayed home and gave the keys back to Trump. I don’t buy that. The Dems aren’t perfect. We agree on almost nothing. (Biden was also wrong about Gaza). But even at our worst we’re better than Trump.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 14h

It’s not my job to “get them back”. A lot of our people took their eyes off the ball in 2024, deciding they were more upset about Gaza and egg prices than stopping Trump and the GOP. So here we are. If they want to do that again next year, it’s their right to do so.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 15h

Trump and the GOP are not popular. All the polls show it. If our people turn out this time — many of our people stayed home last time — we will get the House back. If Trump tries to cancel the elections, he will fail, but we’ll deal with that if/when it happens. VOTE!

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 15h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WBH...

House Democrats press conference as federal government shutdown looms [RAW]

YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

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Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 16h

Like this? Good to do, but not a game changer. Honestly, the way we get real power is to win the next election.

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LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT REOPENING THE GOVERNMENT"

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference on the House Steps, where he called out Republicans for skipping town while House Democrats remain ready, willing and able to wor...

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Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 16h

We need to assume the 2026 elections are on, and that our side will need overwhelming numbers to turn out to win them. If that assumption turns out to be wrong, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. VOTE!

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 16h

We have done this in the past. The cameras were turned off, but it got some press. As long as everyone understands that Dems cannot (constitutionally) seize control of the House when the voters awarded it to the GOP in the last election. If we want real control, we need to win the 2026 elections.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 17h

No. Read Article I, section 5 of the Constitution.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 17h

The reality is that the voters — including all the eligible Dem voters who decided to skip the 2024 elections — gave the House to the Republicans and the Constitution doesn’t allow the minority party to run it. Please read article I, section 5 of the Constitution before blaming the Dems.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 17h

The Speaker controls the House cameras. Dems could show up, but no one in the outside would see it on CSPAN. As you say, because the Dems wouldn’t have the required 218 quorum needed to conduct business, their votes would not have any force of law.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 17h

Unfortunately, the rules of the House don’t allow this. In order to conduct any business, you need 218 Members present and voting. Likewise, you need 218 votes to elect a new speaker.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 17h

The Speaker (in this case, Mike Johnson) controls the cameras in the House. Dems could show up on the Floor, but no one would see it.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 17h

The quorum requirement in the House needed to conduct business is 218, so some GOP members would need to join with all 213 Democrats. The House GOP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Donald Trump.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 3d

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/g...

Yeah, a lot of poor kids will go to bed hungry, but at least work is continuing on President Trump’s $300 million ballroom at what’s left of the White House.

Millions of families at risk as government shutdown impacts SNAP funding

As the government shutdown drags on, some states have warned that they may need to suspend SNAP benefits as soon as next month.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 5d

I’m less concerned about part of the White House being torn down, and more concerned about the fact that it’s being replaced with a $250m privately funded ballroom. I don’t think people who intend to leave office in 3 years typically spend a quarter of a billon on a 4 year construction project.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 16d

The Trump Administration discovered that some people are still coming to the U.S. to spend money here on vacations. This is another step to cut that money off before it gets anywhere near the U.S. economy!

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18d

People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.

Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 19d

Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 20d

How could Trump (or anyone) know whether prices are trending up or down? The Administration shut down the Bureau of Labor Statistics so it didn’t release the last inflation numbers.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 22d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Trump Administration is planning to send one of the most elite Army units we have to use against a peaceful U.S. city?

White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland

Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cellphone while in Minnesota

www.theguardian.com

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 24d

Due to the shutdown, the Trump Administration has decided that the Bureau of Labor Statistics won’t be publishing the jobless claims report or the consumer price index (inflation). So investors are flying blind right now. However, work will continue on the new White House ballroom.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 26d

Hegseth: “Looks like hazing’s back on the menu, boys!”

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 26d

Hegseth: “Looks like hazing and bullying are back on the menu, boys!”

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 26d

Trump addresses his generals and admirals.

Dan Jourdan @djourdan.bsky.social · 28d

Trump and Republicans behaving badly? Focus on Democrats for not doing enough!