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Shannon Colleen DeBalli

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Old lady defining what that means to suit myself. Married, with kids and pets. I hold grudges. I am a bridge burner, curse breaker and avid learner.

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LOL, they now get to roll out the losers who will pretend they aren't in on the caving...

10.11.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 314    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Establishment Democrats aren’t afraid of the GOP. They simply agree with the GOP in almost all the ways that count. And it is in those ways they do the most harm to the poor, to the sick, and to immigrants.

10.11.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 506    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7

LMAO. It's all FAKE. They are absolutely fucking with you.

10.11.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 541    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.

10.11.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2629    πŸ” 797    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 0

Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.

10.11.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 827    πŸ” 337    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 27

Why has the government been closed at all if Senate Dems cave now? Didn't they say that they could not go along with throwing millions of people off health care?

What's materially changed? A *promise* is not action. ALSO fascists lie and I've been told by some Senate Dems that the GOP is fascist.

09.11.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2215    πŸ” 556    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously, this was a smart deal for the coward caucus in @democrats.senate.gov to make because they're about to make more lifelong enemies than they've ever had before.

10.11.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 619    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 4

We’re not going to β€œfix the Democrats’ brand” by doing TikToks or launching pods. The brand is a direct reflection of our elected officials. If we want to purge our weak branding, we have to purge the weak Dems. I’m looking forward to a robust primary cycle and new Democrats who know how to fight.

10.11.2025 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5167    πŸ” 1126    πŸ’¬ 278    πŸ“Œ 58

This is LITERALLY what happened a few months when the Senate GOP promised to have a vote on re-funding DC's government. It never even got a vote in the House!

09.11.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I will fight Democrats if they cave to fascism.

10.11.2025 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2

Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.

10.11.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2242    πŸ” 471    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 17

Yeah, but that was before air travel was in trouble and the senators were personally affected, see

10.11.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1270    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 8

Blue maga lives to shill for the Democrats

10.11.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My opinion only, for whatever it’s worth:

The Epstein files are fairy dust to keep Democrats hoping something will change instead of actually making things change.

We need to make change and not just hope for it.

10.11.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 202    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2

I think tonight shows why β€œmoderate to win elections” is a real risk

the big divide in the Dem caucus, as many have noted, has been less moderate vs progressive than fight versus don’t fight

but it’s not a coincidence that basically everyone in the β€œdon’t fight” camp is a moderate

10.11.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2596    πŸ” 468    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 16

More Senate Democrats folded to let Trump gut our healthcare than House Republicans folded to release the Epstein files.

This is example of why we can't have nice things.

10.11.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 635    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 4

Shocker, the same β€œmoderate Democrats” who wouldn’t support Mamdani just sold out Americans and gave up on ACA subsidies.

Primary them all.

Get them out.

Replace them with those who will fight for healthcare for all/

10.11.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

Also anyone close to members claiming they are shocked by this cave despite the exact contours being known for months is straining all possible credulity.

10.11.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I’m angry and grumpy tonight, and seeing a lot of hopium about β€œat least the Epstein files…”.

Here’s my opinion on that. Everything that could harm Trump and allies will have been scrubbed. Otherwise, there is no way the government shutdown would be ending.

10.11.2025 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 212    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 1

They lined up all their defectors in safe positions or who had nothing to lose and everyone else had time to workshop their little posts about how they don't agree with this

10.11.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 439    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3

The Democrats love this shit excuse for fucking us over

10.11.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

Tonight Democrats proved that old quip.

If a genie gave Democrats 3 wishes, they'd negotiate it down to 1, and then wish for something they think Republicans will like.

We need a true opposition party now more than ever. Because this aint it.

10.11.2025 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 681    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 9

folks is it normal our president glows red like satan in a low budget horror movie?

10.11.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2535    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 6

Considering Trump leads the GOP, really quite an achievement for the Democrats to be the dumbest party in DC

10.11.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 660    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4

The Democrats are gonna try to spin this as 8 rogue senators. This is a Schumer op.

10.11.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 698    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 4

Our political system is fundamentally broken. It was not designed to represent the will of the people and it is incapable of doing so today.

The people don't want a king. The people don't want Democrats to surrender. The people don't want only two parties.

The people don't want any of this.

10.11.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1148    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 12

Target his support in the Senate for pressure. but just as importantly, target his friends.

Especially individual donors, small business donors, and community org allies.

Make it toxic to be caught in a picture with him.

10.11.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really

10.11.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5774    πŸ” 1061    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 55
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Insulin's High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and 26 when he died. He couldn't afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies, so he tried to stretch the doses.

Before ACA, many Americans couldn’t afford insurance

Alex Smith was a diabetic who got kicked off his Mom’s insurance at 26

He made 35k a year which was β€œtoo much” for Medicaid, but not nearly enough to cover insurance premiums

He had to ration his insulin & died a month after losing insurance

10.11.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 473    πŸ” 242    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 16

Launch them into the sun.

10.11.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 538    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 2

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