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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.

The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.

10.11.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 17142    πŸ” 3979    πŸ’¬ 830    πŸ“Œ 157
Crowd outside the U.S. Supreme Court with a raised hand holding American and rainbow pride flags.

Crowd outside the U.S. Supreme Court with a raised hand holding American and rainbow pride flags.

Kim Davis who tried to get the #SupremeCourt to overturn same sex marriage now owes a gay couple $360k β€” Fabulous πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

10.11.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10840    πŸ” 1693    πŸ’¬ 314    πŸ“Œ 134

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.

We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.

A vote for this bill is a mistake.

10.11.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14840    πŸ” 2843    πŸ’¬ 1031    πŸ“Œ 188

An amazing success story: the recovery of humpback whales 50-60 years after we stopped whaling on them.

10.11.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

10.11.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 22602    πŸ” 6425    πŸ’¬ 368    πŸ“Œ 237
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More than 10,000 flights delayed in worst day of disruptions since shutdown More than 2,800 flights were canceled Sunday, while Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the shutdown’s impact on airports is β€œonly going to get worse.”

This and the airline industry lobbyists are what did it. Not Americans starving and paying twice as much for healthcare.

www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...

10.11.2025 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3058    πŸ” 1066    πŸ’¬ 147    πŸ“Œ 73

It should be that simple.

10.11.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 14518    πŸ” 2837    πŸ’¬ 281    πŸ“Œ 62

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

10.11.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 61981    πŸ” 15054    πŸ’¬ 2056    πŸ“Œ 633

Never forget who sold us out:

Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen

10.11.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 26613    πŸ” 10779    πŸ’¬ 2533    πŸ“Œ 1142
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Tonight was a very bad night.

10.11.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 31563    πŸ” 9912    πŸ’¬ 1737    πŸ“Œ 903
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09.11.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 17118    πŸ” 6961    πŸ’¬ 444    πŸ“Œ 333
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UK investigates remote β€˜kill switch’ on Chinese-made buses β€” The Times and The Sunday Times The UK is investigating a security loophole that could allow hundreds of Chinese-made electric buses to be remotely deactivated. Government officials are working with the National Cyber Security Centr...

"Everything that China does is covered by the national security law in China, and that means every single company has to co-operate with the Chinese authorities in handing over data."

Shock, horror, China flexes its muscles and puts backdoors in foreign products.

09.11.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2032    πŸ” 723    πŸ’¬ 163    πŸ“Œ 73
Proud business owner holding pitchfork in front of pioneer town-style building with a sign reading "Torch & Pitchfork Emporium" and assortment of pitchforks and torches outside.

Proud business owner holding pitchfork in front of pioneer town-style building with a sign reading "Torch & Pitchfork Emporium" and assortment of pitchforks and torches outside.

β€˜End of SNAP Benefits Could Be Good for Business,’ Says Owner of Torch & Pitchfork Emporium: tinyurl.com/48mw8sr6

09.11.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 293    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 11

Withholding SNAP benefits is truly a #FAFO moment. NEVER underestimate the power of your voice. We all must be heard and call out this disgusting administration. Everyone who has an ACA subsidy should be calling their members of Congress & sharing their stories to put pressure on them. 202-224-3121.

09.11.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 219    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.

Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.

08.11.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5669    πŸ” 2109    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 93
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NO FOOD FOR YOU: The Trump administration tells states to β€œimmediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025"

09.11.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3298    πŸ” 1290    πŸ’¬ 355    πŸ“Œ 182

Hi Bluesky,

God just needs 17k followers to hit 600k. And then 66k more after that to hit 666k. That will be funny.

Thanks,

God

09.11.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7675    πŸ” 1244    πŸ’¬ 232    πŸ“Œ 66
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#GVerse Um. WTF???

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."

This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.

09.11.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6062    πŸ” 2280    πŸ’¬ 1259    πŸ“Œ 612
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Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

Let's keep in mind the pets of people who receive SNAP benefits and also the pets of federal workers who are not getting paid at this time. If you can please help by donating to an animal shelter that has a pantry or perhaps buying a bag of pet food to help a family in need feed its four-leggeds.

08.11.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning and happy Sunday 🐴 πŸ₯°

09.11.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10079    πŸ” 1373    πŸ’¬ 270    πŸ“Œ 132
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A man rushed to the Broadview ICE facility searching for his wife. They followed every legal step, but ICE took her into another room and she vanished. He tracked her phone there when the signal died. Police told him to β€œlook up her name online.” He sat in the parking lot, weeping, with no answers.

09.11.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7040    πŸ” 3292    πŸ’¬ 387    πŸ“Œ 326
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump β€’ 20m
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WOW!
#BREAKING: DOGE halts yearly payment of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for "royalties linked to Obamacare."
Obama has collected this payment since 2010, for a total of $40 million in taxpayer dollars.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump β€’ 20m .. . WOW! #BREAKING: DOGE halts yearly payment of $2.5 million to Barack Obama for "royalties linked to Obamacare." Obama has collected this payment since 2010, for a total of $40 million in taxpayer dollars.

Barack Obama is not making royalties on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare. The ACA is a federal law, and former presidents or government officials do not receive royalties or any form of direct payment from legislation they sign into law.

09.11.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 367    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 32
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Emergency Press Conference:

Update on the government shutdown and health care from Senator Gary Peters.

08.11.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3927    πŸ” 1222    πŸ’¬ 269    πŸ“Œ 69
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Trump-Appointed Judge Rules His Portland Military Takeover Was Unconstitutional Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump violated the Constitution and federal law by ordering hundreds of National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon, earlier this year, a federal judge ruled Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

08.11.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7073    πŸ” 2106    πŸ’¬ 187    πŸ“Œ 87
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BREAKING--We took Trump’s USDA to courtβ€”and we won a ruling, now upheld on appeal. 600,000 Coloradans will get the food assistance they’re owed.
Because the rule of lawβ€”and human decencyβ€”matter and we will keep fighting for them.
coag.gov/press-releas...

08.11.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 651    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 15
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If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone β€” including themselves.

05.11.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2979    πŸ” 838    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 48

The real choice Democrats face is not between a continuing resolution that allows the government to function normally or a government shutdown.

Under the Trump regime, the government is not functioning normally. It is already shutting down.

Democrats must not legitimize Trump's coup.

06.11.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2925    πŸ” 709    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 20

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