To See Afar
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I've said it before, and I will say it again.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I've said it before, and I will say it again.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
They’re all fucking frauds. All 43 of them.
They did. My god. They are fast tracking the vote.
Every single one of them.
Every single one of them.
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
They’re all fucking frauds. All 43 of them.
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They did. My god. They are fast tracking the vote.
Every single one of them.
Every single one of them.
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
They did. My god. They are fast tracking the vote.
Every single one of them.
Every single one of them.
Denying unanimous consent tonite queen?
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 11:17 PM
Denying unanimous consent tonite queen?
If the 35 Dems who voted no grant Thune unanimous consent right now, their no votes are meaningless. This was all orchestrated and they think we’re too stupid to see it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
If the 35 Dems who voted no grant Thune unanimous consent right now, their no votes are meaningless. This was all orchestrated and they think we’re too stupid to see it.
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just saying if one of the 8 folding Dems wants they can use this as an excuse to change their mind and not give Trump exactly what he wants
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
just saying if one of the 8 folding Dems wants they can use this as an excuse to change their mind and not give Trump exactly what he wants
Trump take mangia
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump take mangia
Thank you Tim Kaine!
"The provision, tucked into a measure to fund the legislative branch, appears to immediately allow for eight GOP senators to sue over their phone records being seized in the course of the investigation by Jack Smith ... into the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
Republicans have voiced outrage that Jack Smith looked at G.O.P. lawmakers’ phone records surrounding the Jan. 6 attack. Legislation to reopen the government would allow them to sue for $500,000 each.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thank you Tim Kaine!
Agree and will add that today’s “fighting didn’t work and I hope the GOP will negotiate with us on healthcare” press junket is messaging malpractice. All they had to say today was “we had to stop fighting BECAUSE they wouldn’t negotiate on healthcare and people were suffering real concrete harm”
There was always going to be an agreement & we were unlikely to get a lot. I think though it should have gone in to Dec if necessary, when most people would be making their decisions on open enrollment. Repubs still may have said no, but I think it would have made it clearer Repubs were to blame.
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Agree and will add that today’s “fighting didn’t work and I hope the GOP will negotiate with us on healthcare” press junket is messaging malpractice. All they had to say today was “we had to stop fighting BECAUSE they wouldn’t negotiate on healthcare and people were suffering real concrete harm”
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i think the argument the cavers should’ve made/should make is “i couldn’t let people starve - we made a run thinking they would fold on aca, but trump really is that psychotic”
that’s an argument i think people could respect, but the won’t even make it
that’s an argument i think people could respect, but the won’t even make it
like this is basically it, the melts melted under pressure
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
i think the argument the cavers should’ve made/should make is “i couldn’t let people starve - we made a run thinking they would fold on aca, but trump really is that psychotic”
that’s an argument i think people could respect, but the won’t even make it
that’s an argument i think people could respect, but the won’t even make it
This is far and away my pettiest Tim Kaine gripe but the Senator’s advance staff always deliver a bottle of Maker’s Mark that is for him only to fundraising events so he doesn’t have to do toasts with the cheap beer and wine the hosts provide and that always really irked me
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is far and away my pettiest Tim Kaine gripe but the Senator’s advance staff always deliver a bottle of Maker’s Mark that is for him only to fundraising events so he doesn’t have to do toasts with the cheap beer and wine the hosts provide and that always really irked me
We really need to make sure her daughter doesn’t get a coronation into Chris Pappas’s house seat
Shaheen: "All those people who oppose this agreement -- staying in a shutdown mode was not getting us anywhere. They need to train their fire on the people who are responsible. That's Trump, Johnson, & the Republicans who have blocked every attempt to get healthcare. We need to be working together."
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We really need to make sure her daughter doesn’t get a coronation into Chris Pappas’s house seat
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Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mark Warner does not yet have a primary challenger
11. Jeanne Shaheen. Retiring. Please replace her with someone who doesn't suck, NH.
12. Tina Smith. I like her. Leave her alone.
13. Mark Warner. Kaine almost certainly took this vote instead of Warner, and VA is angry and should be very blue next fall. Easy primary!
12. Tina Smith. I like her. Leave her alone.
13. Mark Warner. Kaine almost certainly took this vote instead of Warner, and VA is angry and should be very blue next fall. Easy primary!
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Mark Warner does not yet have a primary challenger
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Most of y’all are old enough to remember but it bears repeating, Democrats couldn’t peel off a single member of the Republican caucus in the initial fight to enact the ACA, even after they watered down the plans to attract them.
Republicans got 8 Democrats in what’s essentially a vote to repeal.
Republicans got 8 Democrats in what’s essentially a vote to repeal.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Most of y’all are old enough to remember but it bears repeating, Democrats couldn’t peel off a single member of the Republican caucus in the initial fight to enact the ACA, even after they watered down the plans to attract them.
Republicans got 8 Democrats in what’s essentially a vote to repeal.
Republicans got 8 Democrats in what’s essentially a vote to repeal.
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LITERALLY HOURS. THEY COULD HAVE WAITED HOURS.
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
LITERALLY HOURS. THEY COULD HAVE WAITED HOURS.
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BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
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This is genuinely top 5 dumbest thing any American politician has ever said. These fucking people.
Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is genuinely top 5 dumbest thing any American politician has ever said. These fucking people.
We couldn’t even have one full week of Better Things Are Possible
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
We couldn’t even have one full week of Better Things Are Possible
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Gotta say, counting "We got them to agree that a law passed in 2019 is still the law" as a victory is some real learned helplessness
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Gotta say, counting "We got them to agree that a law passed in 2019 is still the law" as a victory is some real learned helplessness
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HE LANDED AT DULLES
QUICK EVERYBODY GET ON THE HIGHWAY
IF YOU'RE ON 495 OR 66, STAY IN LINE
QUICK EVERYBODY GET ON THE HIGHWAY
IF YOU'RE ON 495 OR 66, STAY IN LINE
Apparently his flight just landed
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
HE LANDED AT DULLES
QUICK EVERYBODY GET ON THE HIGHWAY
IF YOU'RE ON 495 OR 66, STAY IN LINE
QUICK EVERYBODY GET ON THE HIGHWAY
IF YOU'RE ON 495 OR 66, STAY IN LINE
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These are incredibly, incredibly stupid people who need to think all of you are incredibly, incredibly stupid, so they don’t have to reconcile with how incredibly, incredibly stupid they are.
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
These are incredibly, incredibly stupid people who need to think all of you are incredibly, incredibly stupid, so they don’t have to reconcile with how incredibly, incredibly stupid they are.
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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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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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No Kings includes Angus
King: So I believe that we are closer tonight to a vote on the ACA tax credits than we were this morning. This agreement tonight is a win for the American people.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
No Kings includes Angus