@fldsofgld.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Retired ER doc. Tired of lies and conspiracy spinners. Animal lover (especially dogs and horses). Trying to stay sane through crazy times. Bracing for the worst but hoping for a miracle.
#WeThePeople
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#F&ckICE
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#F&ckICE
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In a time when the Democratic Party urgently needs Winston Churchills, it has far too many Neville Chamberlains.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In a time when the Democratic Party urgently needs Winston Churchills, it has far too many Neville Chamberlains.
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1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.
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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 5:43 PM
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.
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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While we're at it, why do we pay for a fire department when most houses don't even burn down.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
While we're at it, why do we pay for a fire department when most houses don't even burn down.
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#GVerse #Update - via @calltoactivism.bsky.social
"Just wanted to point out that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is quite possibly the most vulnerable Senator in America right now and tonight, he voted no on this deal.
This is what courage looks like."
"Just wanted to point out that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is quite possibly the most vulnerable Senator in America right now and tonight, he voted no on this deal.
This is what courage looks like."
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#GVerse #Update - via @calltoactivism.bsky.social
"Just wanted to point out that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is quite possibly the most vulnerable Senator in America right now and tonight, he voted no on this deal.
This is what courage looks like."
"Just wanted to point out that Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is quite possibly the most vulnerable Senator in America right now and tonight, he voted no on this deal.
This is what courage looks like."
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It's been 10 days since Trump let SNAP funding expire.
He could feed our kids, seniors, and veterans today — instead, he's begging SCOTUS to let him keep starving Americans.
Food should never be used as a weapon. Hungry kids are not political leverage. Fund SNAP now.
He could feed our kids, seniors, and veterans today — instead, he's begging SCOTUS to let him keep starving Americans.
Food should never be used as a weapon. Hungry kids are not political leverage. Fund SNAP now.
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's been 10 days since Trump let SNAP funding expire.
He could feed our kids, seniors, and veterans today — instead, he's begging SCOTUS to let him keep starving Americans.
Food should never be used as a weapon. Hungry kids are not political leverage. Fund SNAP now.
He could feed our kids, seniors, and veterans today — instead, he's begging SCOTUS to let him keep starving Americans.
Food should never be used as a weapon. Hungry kids are not political leverage. Fund SNAP now.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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8 Senate Democrats' political instincts are 'staggering'. Resounding wins should be call to action, not invitation to surrender
Read. The. Room. Nov 4th wins were Clear. Capitulation Now is conscious choice to Ignore voters will😡
8 Dems have effectively said to nation "Shutdown was Dems fault!"🤮
Read. The. Room. Nov 4th wins were Clear. Capitulation Now is conscious choice to Ignore voters will😡
8 Dems have effectively said to nation "Shutdown was Dems fault!"🤮
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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@TheRickWilson : "The Republicans cannot believe their luck. They get to end the shutdown, blame it on Democrats, and go back to the MAGA base and say, “We killed Obamacare at last!”" https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/schumer-and-the-hateful-eight-betray?r=2lckc&utm_medium=ios
Schumer and the Hateful Eight Betray America
A new low for the Democratic Senate
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@TheRickWilson : "The Republicans cannot believe their luck. They get to end the shutdown, blame it on Democrats, and go back to the MAGA base and say, “We killed Obamacare at last!”" https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/schumer-and-the-hateful-eight-betray?r=2lckc&utm_medium=ios
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"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE NOW💥💥
#RemoveSchumerNow
#RemoveSchumerNow
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE NOW💥💥
#RemoveSchumerNow
#RemoveSchumerNow
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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🚨 I pledge to NEVER step foot in a Walmart again. If I cannot afford it or find it elsewhere, I do not need it. White people MUST take a stand. This openly hostile contempt for black people cannot be tolerated or dismissed. I am not waiting for a national strike - I am DONE. Who will join me?
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🚨 I pledge to NEVER step foot in a Walmart again. If I cannot afford it or find it elsewhere, I do not need it. White people MUST take a stand. This openly hostile contempt for black people cannot be tolerated or dismissed. I am not waiting for a national strike - I am DONE. Who will join me?
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Dick Durbin can room with Merrick Garland in the Neville Chamberlain Retirement Home.
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Dick Durbin can room with Merrick Garland in the Neville Chamberlain Retirement Home.
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It's time for Chuck Schumer to read the handwriting on the wall. We need new blood in Democratic leadership. He needs to GTFOOTW and make room for someone who will actually fight for the people. 👎
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It's time for Chuck Schumer to read the handwriting on the wall. We need new blood in Democratic leadership. He needs to GTFOOTW and make room for someone who will actually fight for the people. 👎
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80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Schumer must GO!!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Schumer must GO!!!!!
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Don’t give Trump a win. Please Democrats as a Senior the middle class needs you.
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Don’t give Trump a win. Please Democrats as a Senior the middle class needs you.
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A song for today. youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U?...
Les Misérables | Do You Hear the People Sing?
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A song for today. youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U?...
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DON'T YOU DARE GIVE IN TO THIS IMMORAL REGIME ‼️ WE THE PEOPLE WONT FORGET OR FORGIVE COWARDICE‼️🔥
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
DON'T YOU DARE GIVE IN TO THIS IMMORAL REGIME ‼️ WE THE PEOPLE WONT FORGET OR FORGIVE COWARDICE‼️🔥
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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.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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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 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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.