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Hearing from more people after this went out.
"We're all pissed. This was a lot of unnecessary stress on people and their families for nothing. And if I win the lottery tonight I absolutely will spend millions to hire people to follow these 8 Dems around for a year and make their lives miserable."
"We're all pissed. This was a lot of unnecessary stress on people and their families for nothing. And if I win the lottery tonight I absolutely will spend millions to hire people to follow these 8 Dems around for a year and make their lives miserable."
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hearing from more people after this went out.
"We're all pissed. This was a lot of unnecessary stress on people and their families for nothing. And if I win the lottery tonight I absolutely will spend millions to hire people to follow these 8 Dems around for a year and make their lives miserable."
"We're all pissed. This was a lot of unnecessary stress on people and their families for nothing. And if I win the lottery tonight I absolutely will spend millions to hire people to follow these 8 Dems around for a year and make their lives miserable."
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
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"When you get writing help, the page's URL content, and your text are sent to Google. Don't enter personal info (like medical or financial details)"
My brother in Christ, you fuckers are adding this shit to the most used browser in the world, TAKE A GUESS ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
My brother in Christ, you fuckers are adding this shit to the most used browser in the world, TAKE A GUESS ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
"When you get writing help, the page's URL content, and your text are sent to Google. Don't enter personal info (like medical or financial details)"
My brother in Christ, you fuckers are adding this shit to the most used browser in the world, TAKE A GUESS ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
My brother in Christ, you fuckers are adding this shit to the most used browser in the world, TAKE A GUESS ON WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
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RT with alt text
Fuck RMS forever
Fuck RMS forever
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
RT with alt text
Fuck RMS forever
Fuck RMS forever
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It doesn't matter how the votes ends up now. The narrative is now shifted. The Dems shut down the government. That will be the conversation around all the Thanksgiving Tables. The Dems ratfucked us.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
It doesn't matter how the votes ends up now. The narrative is now shifted. The Dems shut down the government. That will be the conversation around all the Thanksgiving Tables. The Dems ratfucked us.
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What's great about this Dem Senate capitulation is that if they reach a deal, and Republicans in the House go along with it, but House Dems hold the line, guess which way the narrative goes on blame? You guessed it, away from Trump. A masterclass.
![the power distribution triangle that Star Citizen used to have, with three extremes each labeled: "Dems [are] controlled opposition," "Dems are bad at politics," and "Dems have a doomed liberal ideology." Implying that the truth is some combination of these, and various events suggest one or the other.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dgo2wq6y7qoj4becjemwcsln/bafkreiaxb4hk5ay4e2s62qktv5hu472y2wmfsvyksiloza622aiflsweia@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
What's great about this Dem Senate capitulation is that if they reach a deal, and Republicans in the House go along with it, but House Dems hold the line, guess which way the narrative goes on blame? You guessed it, away from Trump. A masterclass.
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Democrats really seem like they genuinely prefer being a permanent opposition/show party. No power but also no responsibility, just chill and cozy up with lobbyists and have people listen to them talk, do book tours and accumulate easy money.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Democrats really seem like they genuinely prefer being a permanent opposition/show party. No power but also no responsibility, just chill and cozy up with lobbyists and have people listen to them talk, do book tours and accumulate easy money.
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If you have two parties, and one party wants ethnic cleansing and eugenics, and the other party wants to cooperate with them and meet in the middle, you have one party that wants ethnic cleansing and eugenics.
February 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
If you have two parties, and one party wants ethnic cleansing and eugenics, and the other party wants to cooperate with them and meet in the middle, you have one party that wants ethnic cleansing and eugenics.
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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The cheapest plan available to me (a Georgian) is over $1,000 a month. Healthcare is no longer an option for me. I will ration the medication I take for as long as I can and then I will wait to die.
So every freelancer you know is going to lose their insurance or be bankrupted by premiums because Schumer is an invertebrate
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The cheapest plan available to me (a Georgian) is over $1,000 a month. Healthcare is no longer an option for me. I will ration the medication I take for as long as I can and then I will wait to die.
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This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
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Truly amazing that any time the democrats have to bite the bullet and do something that ruins countless lives, there's always *just* enough votes to get it done, but if there is a vote on something that would actually improve people's lives, they are always one vote short. Crazy how that happens.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Truly amazing that any time the democrats have to bite the bullet and do something that ruins countless lives, there's always *just* enough votes to get it done, but if there is a vote on something that would actually improve people's lives, they are always one vote short. Crazy how that happens.
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If institutions and procedures cannot help human beings, they should be ignored or abolished. No institution or procedure should be defended for its own sake.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
If institutions and procedures cannot help human beings, they should be ignored or abolished. No institution or procedure should be defended for its own sake.
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For the record, this is why I don't care much for defenses of institutions or procedures. No institution has ever cried out in pain or experienced fear or been hungry or had an illness. Only human beings do that.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
For the record, this is why I don't care much for defenses of institutions or procedures. No institution has ever cried out in pain or experienced fear or been hungry or had an illness. Only human beings do that.
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Under Schumer's leadership, eight Democrats (Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen, & Shaheen) joined the Republicans in moving forward a bill to reopen the government without ACA subsidies—Dems' stated key aim—or any other real concessions from the status before the shutdown.
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Under Schumer's leadership, eight Democrats (Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen, & Shaheen) joined the Republicans in moving forward a bill to reopen the government without ACA subsidies—Dems' stated key aim—or any other real concessions from the status before the shutdown.
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the Dems keep operating like this cynical shit has no effect. It’s why their core voters don’t fucking show up. When they say “we fight for you” nobody believes them, because they constantly pull shit like this and say “what else are you gonna vote for.” But then people STAY HOME.
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
the Dems keep operating like this cynical shit has no effect. It’s why their core voters don’t fucking show up. When they say “we fight for you” nobody believes them, because they constantly pull shit like this and say “what else are you gonna vote for.” But then people STAY HOME.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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A “VOTE”. NOT AN GUARANTEE AT ALL!!! IT’S A VOTE THAT WILL LOSE! YOU DUMB FUCKING SONOFABITCH.
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A “VOTE”. NOT AN GUARANTEE AT ALL!!! IT’S A VOTE THAT WILL LOSE! YOU DUMB FUCKING SONOFABITCH.
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just learning about the united states democratic party
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
just learning about the united states democratic party
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Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
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It really does seem like there's a decent chance that these senators screwed us because they don't want their personal Thanksgiving plans to be disrupted.
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It really does seem like there's a decent chance that these senators screwed us because they don't want their personal Thanksgiving plans to be disrupted.
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You don’t have to be a leftist and support leftist policies to see that the left has at least been deadly accurate in its criticism of both political parties and the prevailing economic order.
God it’s almost like the left has proven correct about practically everything over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and…
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
You don’t have to be a leftist and support leftist policies to see that the left has at least been deadly accurate in its criticism of both political parties and the prevailing economic order.
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I was born with a severe congenital heart defect. Thanks to the blessing of my mother working for the federal government, after 6 open-heart procedures I am here with you today.
If insurance companies treated government insurance like market insurance, I'd have died.
Health care is a human right.
If insurance companies treated government insurance like market insurance, I'd have died.
Health care is a human right.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I was born with a severe congenital heart defect. Thanks to the blessing of my mother working for the federal government, after 6 open-heart procedures I am here with you today.
If insurance companies treated government insurance like market insurance, I'd have died.
Health care is a human right.
If insurance companies treated government insurance like market insurance, I'd have died.
Health care is a human right.