Flemming Erik Carlson
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“You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don’t alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.”-Doctor Who (Tom Baker #4)
8 assholes sold us out for airline money.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
8 assholes sold us out for airline money.
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I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
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Eight million of us took to the streets. The Election was a clean sweep and you caved?!?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Eight million of us took to the streets. The Election was a clean sweep and you caved?!?
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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One thing people are missing is that if the CR is passed by the Senate, the House has to convene to consider it.
Adelita Grijalva will have to be sworn in.
She is the 218th signature on the Discharge Petition for the Epstein Files.
Merry Christmas Donnie.
Adelita Grijalva will have to be sworn in.
She is the 218th signature on the Discharge Petition for the Epstein Files.
Merry Christmas Donnie.
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
One thing people are missing is that if the CR is passed by the Senate, the House has to convene to consider it.
Adelita Grijalva will have to be sworn in.
She is the 218th signature on the Discharge Petition for the Epstein Files.
Merry Christmas Donnie.
Adelita Grijalva will have to be sworn in.
She is the 218th signature on the Discharge Petition for the Epstein Files.
Merry Christmas Donnie.
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An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
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These Democrats voted to strip millions of Americans off their healthcare.
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Angus King (ME)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Angus King (ME)
Tim Kaine (VA)
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
These Democrats voted to strip millions of Americans off their healthcare.
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Angus King (ME)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Jacky Rosen (NV)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Angus King (ME)
Tim Kaine (VA)
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This is the Administration that these useless 8 Dem "centrists" want to negotiate with in good faith.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, other key figures allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Ed Martin, the United States Pardon Attorney, announced that President Trump would be pardoning key figures allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
This is the Administration that these useless 8 Dem "centrists" want to negotiate with in good faith.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
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The corruption never ends
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The corruption never ends
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Popular opinion: New Senate minority leader
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Popular opinion: New Senate minority leader
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao
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Schumer put the nail in his own coffin and the Democratic Leadership. It's done. Just a matter of time. Ditto Centrists.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Schumer put the nail in his own coffin and the Democratic Leadership. It's done. Just a matter of time. Ditto Centrists.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
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This brightened my day amidst the world’s gloom and doom. It brings me pure joy.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
Tentative Senate deal to end shutdown, multiple sources tell me & @frankthorp.bsky.social:
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
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A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
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November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
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If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
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This right here.
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 1:23 AM
This right here.
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You fuckers DO NOT CAVE!
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
You fuckers DO NOT CAVE!
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So the Dem #CaveCaucus aren't even getting a real vote out of their surrender:
♦️Without a House vote, any Senate vote is meaningless.
♦️And without at least 4 GOP crossovers, a Senate vote is meaningless too.
♦️Without a House vote, any Senate vote is meaningless.
♦️And without at least 4 GOP crossovers, a Senate vote is meaningless too.
Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
So the Dem #CaveCaucus aren't even getting a real vote out of their surrender:
♦️Without a House vote, any Senate vote is meaningless.
♦️And without at least 4 GOP crossovers, a Senate vote is meaningless too.
♦️Without a House vote, any Senate vote is meaningless.
♦️And without at least 4 GOP crossovers, a Senate vote is meaningless too.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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House won't because Epstein.
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
House won't because Epstein.
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All of this
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
All of this
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Call your Democratic Senators #(202)224-3121 and tell them to hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Call your Democratic Senators #(202)224-3121 and tell them to hold the line.