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Ian Jamison
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Urbanist | Progressive | Badger | Structural Change Now | We need a better Democratic Party
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Had enough of this shit?

Primary these Schumer-aligned, shadow appeasers in 2026

➡️ Cory Booker (NJ)
➡️ Jack Reed (RI)
➡️ Hickenlooper (CO)
➡️ Warner (VA)

Block future Schumer-aligned, shadow appeasers by supporting:

➡️ Talarico (TX)
➡️ McMorrow or El-Sayed (MI)
➡️ Wahls (IA)
➡️ NOT Janet Mills (ME)
Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"
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Mary please, we don’t need you for Governor
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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We are literally mad about your failure to fight the real dangers.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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I interviewed Sen. Jacky Rosen 12 days ago. She talked about dignity and protecting people’s healthcare.

Then she voted to reopen the government with zero protections.

She can still change her vote.

@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us—please honor your words. Protect healthcare.
youtu.be/zq1V8UOGV-g
Senator Jacky Rosen Promised to Protect Healthcare. Then She Voted Against It.
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
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November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.

We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.

If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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SEATTLE!!!

We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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This isn't "internal recriminations." It's voters expressing overwhelming opposition to what the people they elected to represent them are doing, and anyone--either in journalism or politics--who characterizes it as infighting is either not seeing and hearing what's right in front of them or lying.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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One CEO called the idea a “disgusting insult” and “economic genocide against the Gen Z generation.” 👀

@newsweek.com $XHB
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Democratic primaries 2026
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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My Resist Lib suburban white mom is throwing out DEMORATS but from the left, the normies are not happy needless to say
My Mom on the government shutdown ending lol
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.

Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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“Right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great.” 👏🙌🤘
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Oscar Isaac “Not So Open to Working With Disney” on ‘Star Wars’ Return After Kimmel Suspension: “If They Can Not Succumb to Fascism, That Would Be Great”
Isaac, who played Poe Dameron in the 'Star Wars' sequels, hit out at the studio in the days after the Disney-owned ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late night series off the air in September.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I’m not convinced Primary Everybody is the optimal approach but Senate Dems playing games like this makes me wonder

Don’t wanna get primaried? Speak up. Otherwise we should assume you’re a folder behind the scenes
🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.

If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.

If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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If you aren’t voting for or making efforts to remove Schumer, these are just meaningless words to boost your 2028 campaign
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.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Senate reaches deal to reopen government after moderate Democrats cave
Senate Reaches Deal To Reopen Government After Moderate Democrats Cave
Republicans found enough Democrats willing to drop their party's demand to extend soon-to-expire health care subsidies for millions of people.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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"Chuck Schumer should go ... he's no longer capable of leading the Democratic Party."

"I am an establishment Democrat and I'm here to say that Bernie Sanders is much more in line with where I and many other Democrats are today than Chuck Schumer is."
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
WE FUCKING ALREADY KNOW!

Do you @shaheen.senate.gov ?
Democratic Senator Shaheen says ending the shutdown wasn't a failure because it achieves a later vote that will get Republicans on the record.

"Americans...are gonna know who's on their side and who is not."
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Less words, more action.

Should Chuck Schumer be removed as Leader? Will you bring a vote of no confidence to the caucus
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.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This says more than any face saving statement about it being a bad deal
Jeffries and Schumer are a team. h/t @aaronparnas.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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The mechanism exists.
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Individual members of the conference may recommended changes to the Rules as the need arises... and may bring that proposal directly to the Conference for its consideration w/ 1 week notice. A self-executing rule change could provide for removal and require only a majority of conference vote.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Individual members of the conference may recommended changes to the Rules as the need arises... and may bring that proposal directly to the Conference for its consideration w/ 1 week notice. A self-executing rule change could provide for removal and require only a majority of conference vote.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Wait did...they not get what they wanted last night? What is happening?

*TRUMP OFFICIALS SAY SUPREME COURT SHOULD KEEP FOOD AID ON HOLD

*TRUMP: ALL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS MUST GET BACK TO WORK, NOW
*TRUMP: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS NOT WORKING WILL BE 'DOCKED'
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM