Charles Houck
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This is the question. Also, it’s not rocket science.
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is the question. Also, it’s not rocket science.
Yes. This is the situation. “The Leadership” has no sense of the moment. All they’ve projected is weakness.
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Yes. This is the situation. “The Leadership” has no sense of the moment. All they’ve projected is weakness.
This, 100%.
"If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise. Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention... I worry that Democrats have just taught Trump that they will fold under pressure."
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Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
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November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This, 100%.
Pathetic bullshit. Predictable and pathetic.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Pathetic bullshit. Predictable and pathetic.
Yep. No one is allowed to be surprised
Republicans are going to cheat & gerrymander with the rubber stamp of the Supreme Court.
It will be very hard for Democrats to take back the House and Senate.
Meanwhile, Trump will send the military to crush protests, and when he gets desperate, he'll implement martial law.
Eyes wide open, folks.
It will be very hard for Democrats to take back the House and Senate.
Meanwhile, Trump will send the military to crush protests, and when he gets desperate, he'll implement martial law.
Eyes wide open, folks.
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Yep. No one is allowed to be surprised
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You should read @joanwalsh.bsky.social on the utter vindictiveness of the Tish James indictment
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low
The New York attorney general has led the legal fight against Trump, and now he has mobilized the Justice Department to go after her.
www.thenation.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You should read @joanwalsh.bsky.social on the utter vindictiveness of the Tish James indictment
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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He wore a blue suit and fell asleep. At the Pope’s funeral. Making us proud every day.
April 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
He wore a blue suit and fell asleep. At the Pope’s funeral. Making us proud every day.
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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
April 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
I hope that today was the start of something, not a last gasp.
April 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I hope that today was the start of something, not a last gasp.
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Hi, sending people to El Salvador, if they're not from El Salvador, is not deportation. It's human trafficking, and this entire regime is complicit in crimes against humanity.
I hope I live long enough to see them all stand trial with the whole world arrayed against them.
I hope I live long enough to see them all stand trial with the whole world arrayed against them.
April 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hi, sending people to El Salvador, if they're not from El Salvador, is not deportation. It's human trafficking, and this entire regime is complicit in crimes against humanity.
I hope I live long enough to see them all stand trial with the whole world arrayed against them.
I hope I live long enough to see them all stand trial with the whole world arrayed against them.
Amazing.
@booker.senate.gov dismantles a Confederate monument.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Amazing.
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Trump is a terrible gambler - he bankrupted two casinos. Now he’s gambling with the world economy and your financial future. It’s going to be worse than you think.
April 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump is a terrible gambler - he bankrupted two casinos. Now he’s gambling with the world economy and your financial future. It’s going to be worse than you think.
Cory Booker is doing the only thing we can do in the minority - stand up every day and yell about what’s going on. Be angry with us.
April 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Cory Booker is doing the only thing we can do in the minority - stand up every day and yell about what’s going on. Be angry with us.
Making Davidson proud EVERY DAY. 🙄
FINNERTY: We're hearing reports that 20 million people could lose Medicaid. Do people right now need to be concerned?
REP. GREG MURPHY: If we don't do something, this nation's finances spiral out of control.
(That's a "yes")
REP. GREG MURPHY: If we don't do something, this nation's finances spiral out of control.
(That's a "yes")
March 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Making Davidson proud EVERY DAY. 🙄
I bet Pete Hegseth could use a drink about now…
March 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I bet Pete Hegseth could use a drink about now…
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Now that Trump has proven to be a ruthless autocrat, too many have grown timid and silent.
That is simply not who I am. It is not what I believe, and it is not what I will do.
Instead, I will worry. I will hope. And I will fight.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wo...
That is simply not who I am. It is not what I believe, and it is not what I will do.
Instead, I will worry. I will hope. And I will fight.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wo...
I Worry, but I Fight
From Marc | Despite that worry, I cannot stop standing up for what is right. I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice.
www.democracydocket.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Now that Trump has proven to be a ruthless autocrat, too many have grown timid and silent.
That is simply not who I am. It is not what I believe, and it is not what I will do.
Instead, I will worry. I will hope. And I will fight.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wo...
That is simply not who I am. It is not what I believe, and it is not what I will do.
Instead, I will worry. I will hope. And I will fight.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-wo...
True facts.
This is the calculation many are plainly making, but the reality is that there's nothing stopping the right from trying to wield power this way again next time they're in office. This is a no turning back moment for American governance. You fight it and fight them or the republic ends. This is it.
March 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
True facts.
If they successfully defy his order and he can’t force them to comply, the US as a constitutional democracy is done.
Judge Boasberg has taken the bench.
He advises the parties that he intends to conduct a fact-finding hearing today to determine whether the Trump Administration defied his court orders.
He advises the parties that he intends to conduct a fact-finding hearing today to determine whether the Trump Administration defied his court orders.
March 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If they successfully defy his order and he can’t force them to comply, the US as a constitutional democracy is done.
This part.
If you aren’t going to stand up, then sit down and get the fuck out of the way.
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Either stand up and fight or sit down and get out of the way.
YouTube video by JoJoFromJerz
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March 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This part.
I’m with her. We need leadership that’s prepared to meet the moment.
It is clear that some of us understand the present danger & some don’t!
I stand by the NO vote on the blank check for Trump & Elon… I’ve got no explanation nor agreement with Senate Dems being complicit in Trump’s Tyranny.
I stand by the NO vote on the blank check for Trump & Elon… I’ve got no explanation nor agreement with Senate Dems being complicit in Trump’s Tyranny.
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I’m with her. We need leadership that’s prepared to meet the moment.
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Protect your peace.
I’m not watching nonsense.
March 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Protect your peace.
Serious question - what’s the ship model on the top shelf behind @jvl.bsky.social on The Bulwark? I recognize the Lego Starry Night, but the ship vexes me every time.
March 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Serious question - what’s the ship model on the top shelf behind @jvl.bsky.social on The Bulwark? I recognize the Lego Starry Night, but the ship vexes me every time.
This part.
Becoming? The Trump regime is a fascist regime. You all need to start acting accordingly.
March 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This part.