Senate Democrats are not powerless. They can:
* Object to unanimous consent and slow the Senate to a crawl
* Force full votes on ICE & DHS funding
* Block expedited bills until ICE escalation stops
* Condition funding (no warrants, no raids, no deployment without consent) 1/6
* Object to unanimous consent and slow the Senate to a crawl
* Force full votes on ICE & DHS funding
* Block expedited bills until ICE escalation stops
* Condition funding (no warrants, no raids, no deployment without consent) 1/6
January 25, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Senate Democrats are not powerless. They can:
* Object to unanimous consent and slow the Senate to a crawl
* Force full votes on ICE & DHS funding
* Block expedited bills until ICE escalation stops
* Condition funding (no warrants, no raids, no deployment without consent) 1/6
* Object to unanimous consent and slow the Senate to a crawl
* Force full votes on ICE & DHS funding
* Block expedited bills until ICE escalation stops
* Condition funding (no warrants, no raids, no deployment without consent) 1/6
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
August 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Murkowski’s vote. It contains, in one action, so much that defines our pathetic political moment:
Selfishness: I’m taking care of me and mine, the rest of you can pound sand;
Lack of accountability: I know the bill is bad, hopefully someone else will fix it;
Selfishness: I’m taking care of me and mine, the rest of you can pound sand;
Lack of accountability: I know the bill is bad, hopefully someone else will fix it;
July 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about Murkowski’s vote. It contains, in one action, so much that defines our pathetic political moment:
Selfishness: I’m taking care of me and mine, the rest of you can pound sand;
Lack of accountability: I know the bill is bad, hopefully someone else will fix it;
Selfishness: I’m taking care of me and mine, the rest of you can pound sand;
Lack of accountability: I know the bill is bad, hopefully someone else will fix it;
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It’s past 6am and we’ve been debating Trump’s Big Ugly bill for 21+ hours now.
You should know Republicans are STILL changing this bill.
If it passes, almost certainly none of them will have read it in its entirety or have a full understanding of what it actually does.
Absurd.
You should know Republicans are STILL changing this bill.
If it passes, almost certainly none of them will have read it in its entirety or have a full understanding of what it actually does.
Absurd.
July 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
It’s past 6am and we’ve been debating Trump’s Big Ugly bill for 21+ hours now.
You should know Republicans are STILL changing this bill.
If it passes, almost certainly none of them will have read it in its entirety or have a full understanding of what it actually does.
Absurd.
You should know Republicans are STILL changing this bill.
If it passes, almost certainly none of them will have read it in its entirety or have a full understanding of what it actually does.
Absurd.
I'm on the Senate floor right now debating Trump's Big Ugly bill, and I really worry Americans do not fully realize just how bad it is.
Please help get the word out.
This is just SOME of what's in the bill (so far).
Please help get the word out.
This is just SOME of what's in the bill (so far).
July 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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There are a lot of whistleblowers we’ll never know about - but you can support them by clicking the link below. Please share widely! This is critical and often unsung work 💙🙏 whistlebloweraid.org/beans
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June 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
There are a lot of whistleblowers we’ll never know about - but you can support them by clicking the link below. Please share widely! This is critical and often unsung work 💙🙏 whistlebloweraid.org/beans
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was among the worst culprits of trying to muddy the waters around the weekend assassination spree of Vance Luther Boelter in Minnesota – and Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) was having none of it.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Tina Smith Calls Out Mike Lee’s Rancid Social Media Posts
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...
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June 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was among the worst culprits of trying to muddy the waters around the weekend assassination spree of Vance Luther Boelter in Minnesota – and Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) was having none of it.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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A woman walking home alone was shot point-blank with “non-lethal” rounds fired by officers in Los Angeles. A neighbor filmed the assault and rushed to help only to be fired on and ordered back.
June 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A woman walking home alone was shot point-blank with “non-lethal” rounds fired by officers in Los Angeles. A neighbor filmed the assault and rushed to help only to be fired on and ordered back.
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The truth is out there, but you have to know where to look. If you don’t understand what’s really happening in LA, it’s time to look past the headlines and see through the spin.
June 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The truth is out there, but you have to know where to look. If you don’t understand what’s really happening in LA, it’s time to look past the headlines and see through the spin.
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Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.
June 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.
Every year I look forward to these poppies.
June 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Every year I look forward to these poppies.
Take action as stated at the end of this. To have the science to save lives but not use it and instead give more tax cuts and unchecked power to the wealthiest citizens is morally and ethically corrupt at best.
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Take action as stated at the end of this. To have the science to save lives but not use it and instead give more tax cuts and unchecked power to the wealthiest citizens is morally and ethically corrupt at best.
A Sunlit Ocean
Saltwater sprinkles sunlight in its depths, calling all bodies of water to it, including our own tears. To sit at the edge of the ocean is to hear our connection to everything.
Saltwater sprinkles sunlight in its depths, calling all bodies of water to it, including our own tears. To sit at the edge of the ocean is to hear our connection to everything.
May 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A Sunlit Ocean
Saltwater sprinkles sunlight in its depths, calling all bodies of water to it, including our own tears. To sit at the edge of the ocean is to hear our connection to everything.
Saltwater sprinkles sunlight in its depths, calling all bodies of water to it, including our own tears. To sit at the edge of the ocean is to hear our connection to everything.
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We have to make do with just 5 pencils. We have to get over prices going up at Walmart. But she needs a new gulfstream. Her boss needs a flying palace.
May 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We have to make do with just 5 pencils. We have to get over prices going up at Walmart. But she needs a new gulfstream. Her boss needs a flying palace.
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The Rules Committee meets at 1 AM on Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning to ram through this disastrous bill. Why? Because they don't want you to see them ripping healthcare from millions of Americans.
You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.
You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.
May 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Rules Committee meets at 1 AM on Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning to ram through this disastrous bill. Why? Because they don't want you to see them ripping healthcare from millions of Americans.
You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.
You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.
Due Process!
This is HUGE.
For those wondering why due process is essential for EVERYONE. This is why!
For those wondering why due process is essential for EVERYONE. This is why!
Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
May 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Due Process!
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None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested
Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
An unexpected gift popped open this morning. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a double poppy like this.
May 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
An unexpected gift popped open this morning. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a double poppy like this.
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What is happening in this country? The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly considering a reality show where immigrants compete in challenges for a shot at U.S. citizenship. Officials claim, “This isn’t The Hunger Games for immigrants.”
May 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
What is happening in this country? The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly considering a reality show where immigrants compete in challenges for a shot at U.S. citizenship. Officials claim, “This isn’t The Hunger Games for immigrants.”
“The ache for home lives in all of us; the safe place we can go as we are and not be questioned.” -Maya Angelou #nurtureandprotecttranslives
May 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“The ache for home lives in all of us; the safe place we can go as we are and not be questioned.” -Maya Angelou #nurtureandprotecttranslives