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🌈Passionate advocate. Loves working with smarty pants folks to create innovative solutions to seemingly intractable challenges. Great Lakes, LGBTQ, health (HIV/cancer) enviro bi-national with πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ policy wonk. Loves elevating 🎢 & women’s sports ball.

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60-40 C-SPAN vote screen

60-40 C-SPAN vote screen

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 subsidiesβ€”Dems' stated key aimβ€”or any other real concessions from the status before the shutdown.

10.11.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1069    πŸ” 378    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 81
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Trump wants to end the ACA. He said Republicans should send ACA payments meant for insurers directly to Americans.

The math isn’t mathing. My premium’s up way more than the tax credit, and everyone’s costs are different. How would they manage that when they can’t manage basic governance?
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09.11.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1382    πŸ” 478    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 28
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8 Dem Senators: "The GOP will not negotiate, so we'll just cave (again)."

Ro Khana is right. Chuck Schumer is not an effective leader, and he must go!

Gavin Newsom is right: "Pathetic"

Primaries start May '26.

10.11.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 247    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 25
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Brian Allen

MSNBC panel just torched Chuck Schumer:

β€œThis is the end of Chuck Schumer as we go forward.”

They’re right, how do you lose a fight to protect the ACA when 80% of Americans agree with you, and you just won an election?

10.11.2025 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 4
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NEW from @votersoftomorrow.org:

β€œEither through complicity or incompetence, Chuck Schumer once again proved he cannot provide the type of leadership that young Americans demand. It is clear he must step down as caucus leader.”

10.11.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1009    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 26
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

10.11.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 18712    πŸ” 5835    πŸ’¬ 244    πŸ“Œ 248

This was his Chucks plan. Durbin whipped for Schumer.

My neighbors are gathering food, standing up to DHS thugs as they walk kids to school & try to protect strangers from masked thugs. That is courage.

@democrats.org find a spine & try to muster half the courage my neighbors show every day.

10.11.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown, Backing Bill to Reopen

A group of Senate Democrats give in and agree to a deal with Republicans that would reopen the government without a guarantee that ACA subsidies would be extended. Catie Edmondson @migold.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

10.11.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 319    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 18
GRANTING PARDONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATED TO THE 2020
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
.....β€’ -
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
This proclamation ends a grave national injustice
perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020
Presidential Election and continues the process of national reconciliation.
Acting pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II,
Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States,
I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens for conduct
relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential electors, whether or not recognized by any State or State official, in connection with the 2020 Presidential Election, as well for any conduct relating to their efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in the 2020 Presidential Blection.
This includes, but is not limited to:
β€’ Mark Amick
β€’ Kathy Berden
β€’ Christina Bobb
β€’ Tyler Bowyer
β€’ Joseph Bxannan
β€’ Carol Brunner
β€’ Mary Buestrin
β€’ Darryl Carlson
β€’ James "Ken" Carroll
β€’ Brad Carver

GRANTING PARDONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES RELATED TO THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION .....β€’ - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION This proclamation ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020 Presidential Election and continues the process of national reconciliation. Acting pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential electors, whether or not recognized by any State or State official, in connection with the 2020 Presidential Election, as well for any conduct relating to their efforts to expose voting fraud and vulnerabilities in the 2020 Presidential Blection. This includes, but is not limited to: β€’ Mark Amick β€’ Kathy Berden β€’ Christina Bobb β€’ Tyler Bowyer β€’ Joseph Bxannan β€’ Carol Brunner β€’ Mary Buestrin β€’ Darryl Carlson β€’ James "Ken" Carroll β€’ Brad Carver

Robert Cheeley
β€’ Kenneth Chesebro
β€’ Hank Choate
β€’ Jeffrey Clark
β€’ Vikki Consiglio
β€’ Nancy Cottle
β€’ James DeGraffenreid
β€’ John Downey
β€’ John Eastman
β€’ Jenna Ellis
β€’ Boris Epshteyn
β€’ Amy Facchinello
β€’ B111 Feehan
β€’ Carolyn Fisher
β€’ Harrison Ployd
β€’ Clifford Frost
β€’ Kay Godwin
β€’ Edward Scott Grabins
β€’ Stanley Grot
β€’ Rudolph Giuliani
β€’ John Haggard
β€’ Scott Hall
β€’ Misty Hampton
β€’ David G. Hanna
β€’ Mark Hennessy
β€’ Mari-Ann Henry
β€’ Durward James Hindle III

Robert Cheeley β€’ Kenneth Chesebro β€’ Hank Choate β€’ Jeffrey Clark β€’ Vikki Consiglio β€’ Nancy Cottle β€’ James DeGraffenreid β€’ John Downey β€’ John Eastman β€’ Jenna Ellis β€’ Boris Epshteyn β€’ Amy Facchinello β€’ B111 Feehan β€’ Carolyn Fisher β€’ Harrison Ployd β€’ Clifford Frost β€’ Kay Godwin β€’ Edward Scott Grabins β€’ Stanley Grot β€’ Rudolph Giuliani β€’ John Haggard β€’ Scott Hall β€’ Misty Hampton β€’ David G. Hanna β€’ Mark Hennessy β€’ Mari-Ann Henry β€’ Durward James Hindle III

β€’ Burt Jones
β€’ Anthony T. Kern
β€’ Kathy Kiernen
β€’ Timothy King
β€’Trevian Kutts
β€’ James Lamon
β€’ Cathleen Latham
β€’ Jesse Law
β€’ Stephen Lee
β€’ Michele Lundgren
β€’ Meshawn Maddock
β€’ Michael McDonald
β€’ Mark Meadows
β€’ Shawn Mechan
β€’ Robert Montgomery
β€’ Daryl Moody
β€’ Samuel I. Moorhead
β€’ Loraine Pellegrino
β€’ Sidney Powe11
β€’ James Renner
β€’ Bileen Rice
β€’ Mayra Rodriguez
β€’ Mike Roman
β€’ Rose Rook
β€’ Kelly Ruh
β€’ Greg Safsten
β€’ David Shafer
β€’ Marian Sheridan
β€’ Ray Stallings Smith III

β€’ Burt Jones β€’ Anthony T. Kern β€’ Kathy Kiernen β€’ Timothy King β€’Trevian Kutts β€’ James Lamon β€’ Cathleen Latham β€’ Jesse Law β€’ Stephen Lee β€’ Michele Lundgren β€’ Meshawn Maddock β€’ Michael McDonald β€’ Mark Meadows β€’ Shawn Mechan β€’ Robert Montgomery β€’ Daryl Moody β€’ Samuel I. Moorhead β€’ Loraine Pellegrino β€’ Sidney Powe11 β€’ James Renner β€’ Bileen Rice β€’ Mayra Rodriguez β€’ Mike Roman β€’ Rose Rook β€’ Kelly Ruh β€’ Greg Safsten β€’ David Shafer β€’ Marian Sheridan β€’ Ray Stallings Smith III

4
β€’ Robert F. Spindell Jx.
β€’ Shawn Still
β€’ Ken Thompson
β€’ Pam Travis
β€’ James Troupis
β€’ Kent Vanderwood
β€’ Kelli Ward
β€’ Michael Ward
β€’ C.B. Yadav
This pardon does not apply to the President of the
United States, Donald J. Trump.
The Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, shall administer and effectuate the issuance of certificates of
pardon to eligible applicants.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventh day of November, in the year of our lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

4 β€’ Robert F. Spindell Jx. β€’ Shawn Still β€’ Ken Thompson β€’ Pam Travis β€’ James Troupis β€’ Kent Vanderwood β€’ Kelli Ward β€’ Michael Ward β€’ C.B. Yadav This pardon does not apply to the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. The Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, shall administer and effectuate the issuance of certificates of pardon to eligible applicants. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of November, in the year of our lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.

Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other β€œalternate electors.”

Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.

10.11.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3059    πŸ” 960    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 83
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No wonder Tammy Duckworth demanded his resignation. Shouldn't the Secretary of Defense or War be able to pass a male level physical standards and pass a PT test? I believe we all watched a video of both him and RFK Jr failing at the PT test.

#USDemocracy

09.11.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hunger is not a good strategy if you want to maintain the peace and your base…

β€œThere are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy” β€” Alfred Henry Lewis

Makes you wonder if that’s their goal.

10.11.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1195    πŸ” 318    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 14

We need @democrats.org that will fight.

& not @democrats.senate.gov & @schumer.senate.gov that have no backbone

Neighbors across the country are stepping: taking care of & trying to protect their neighbors

The very least @democrats.org can do is show some fight

Thank you @whitehouse.senate.gov

10.11.2025 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

We need @democrats.org that will fight.

& not @democrats.senate.gov & @schumer.senate.gov who has no backbone

Neighbors across the country & stepping up taking care & trying to protect their neighbors

The very least @democrats.org can do is show some fight

10.11.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not left v. center or progressive v. liberal or anything like that. It’s fight v. don’t fight.

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omg

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10.11.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@schumer.senate.gov & @democrats.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
this is on you.

The millions without health insurance lays at your doorstep.

Find a backbone !!

American people are taking care of our neighbors.

& you just let the Republicans win & take away healthcare

This will haunt you.

10.11.2025 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @mikiesherrill.bsky.social

You are πŸ’― correct we need backbone right now!!

Stand up to bullies & help our neighbors.

@democrats.senate.gov & @schumer.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov you failed

10.11.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Warner is up for reelection. He was widely seen driving towards surrender behind the scenes, but he's voting no in public because it's unpopular. The real question is whether he supports a senate leadership change. If not, someone who supports senate leadership change should primary him.

10.11.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2004    πŸ” 534    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 40

@pressley.house.gov is πŸ’― correct

@democrats.senate.gov you just took health insurance away from millions

10.11.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A screen grab of Chicago’s plow tracker

A screen grab of Chicago’s plow tracker

Plow tracker … activate plow-tracker-chicago.hub.arcgis.com

10.11.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

@durbin.senate.gov

Vote NO!!!!

Thank you @duckworth.senate.gov for voting to stand up for #Illinois health care we need & #ACA

10.11.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ§ͺThis is a must watch. Please watch tonight's episode @60minutes.bsky.social.

Joan Brugge is an eminent scientist that was one of the first pioneers of 3D culture in breast cancer. She had two of her grants canceled last spring.

We used her protocols to develop our own for our research.

10.11.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 616    πŸ” 265    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 12

Hey @democrats.org & @democrats.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov

πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

Jump in a lake & stay there.

You will be replaced.

10.11.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Call Senate Dems Monday morning. Walk through this list & explain we don’t fight so hard for our neighbors only to have our Senators sell the farm while we are living on it.

Now is the time for β€œI’m mad as hell & not going to take it any more”

10.11.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Kelly in a suit and tie speaks and gestures.

Kelly in a suit and tie speaks and gestures.

Mark Kelly a strong NO:
"Donald Trump has proven he doesn't care about rising costs, skyrocketing health care premiums, or working families trying to put food on the table. He has spent more time working on his ballroom than working to re-open the government." πŸ’―

10.11.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is important to understand πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

10.11.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This part β€ΌοΈπŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

10.11.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@slotkin.senate.gov is right

Do not cave !!

Michiganders, especially with impact of tariffs on Michigan jobs, need #ACA

Stay strong, find bravery, we, your neighbors are standing up

Time for @democrats.senate.gov
To find a spine!!

09.11.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@katiephang.bsky.social is πŸ’―

Do Not Cave!!

Call senate @democrats.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov

right now

πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰202-224-3121

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

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