There is so much we can do.
Elected officials...filibuster on the steps of the Capital. Fewer rules and more exposure. Write a mandate of your own to return the country to democracy.
And citizens... https://demwriter.substack.com/p/where-are-you?r=3ozbwu
The most important thing Booker weighed on in those hours, is that the Democrats are to blame for letting things get off track.
You & other journalists have the power to continue to hammer that message in. This is what people want to hear - that Dems take responsibility, wake up and fight.
It's time for people to start taking responsibility instead of pointing fingers.
Blaming 'Democrats' is an awfully wide net to cast. There is a very wide spectrum of thought in the Democratic Party.
And I hear people every day on here doing it.
Well, I'm a Democrat, ever since Trump was elected in
2016. That's when I left the Greens because I was tired of losing. Now I try to build alliances. Sure, the Democratic Party leaders & their advisors made some bad choices. Also a lot of people didn't bother to vote.
Which totally shocked me. The thing is we all need to do better.
Yes, exactly like Denmark. Now there's two of us, lol. The democrat label is beat down, the DNC ain't worth a fuck for real. A legit movement moves the DNC.
there will still be leftists who unironically say this speech meant nothing and it was just performative. then people wonder why the Right is dominating our society.
I was watching until five am
A man doing what he must
For those he loves
A man showing how to handle anger
A man showing how to manage fears
A plain man of sorrows
Standing speaking plainly for twenty five hours
Cory Booker
I went to sleep happy and shivering
I think it's contagious
Too bad your network did not cover it. At a minimum, Picture in Picture would have been something. This should have been on every tv screen. I, like many others, watched it on CSPAN.
Yes. We each must do what we can. Be creative. When Trump was first elected I wrote a book. Apparently, it is for this moment.:) I kept the price at $.99 on Amazon.
I want to try a hunger strike. My friends don’t think that a great idea. 🤷♀️ apparently Americans don’t do hunger strikes. Guess the example set by suffragettes in early 20th century is kinda forgotten.
for real. I was hating yesterday, saying it was a waste of time and useless to do this with no legislation happening. I was! but today I am humbled. Good for Booker.
Admittedly I thought this was bullshit last night. I was wrong. It’s given people a much needed spark and some hope when it was sorely needed. Let’s hope it doesn’t go for naught and inspires others to try things themselves. It’s not everything that we needed, but it can be a jumping off point.
That’s what rump is doing. Throw spaghetti against the wall . I remember when the Berlin Wall fell and tanks rolled into Moscow and stood down. Waves of progress sometimes happen out of a spark.
There were many memorable parts but my favorite was:
"I’m a big believer that if America, if this country hasn’t broken your heart, then you don’t love her enough." Preach big man!
Plane to El Salvador to bring back wrongfully detained father and barber and anyone else. Some Ds, the wife and kid, get some celebs (Ruffalo, Penn, Andreas, Joe Rogan). Bring the media. Make it a scene to get them out that concentration camp and back to America.
try stuff but also the past hour of his speech has been unbelievably good and idk how anyone has the endurance to give such beautiful remarks for so long
YOUR ENTIRE HOUR SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLIPS FROM ALL THE IMPORTANT THINGS BOOKER SAID TO AMERICA. What a shitty program you have. Right to stupid election results from a red state. SHAME ON YOU. No wonder America is in such trouble. SHAME ON YOU.
Literally. At first I was curious. Then I thought it was stupid. Then I felt like “who else will care”? And then I had massive respect. And now I feel like there are others on my side in elected government.
WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE
PLEASE GIVE ME A LINK!!!!!
I've only seen 3 hours of the speech and I swear my life won't be complete if I can't see the whole thing.
The production crew needs to (for example) focus on the interview in process. The Cory Booker coverage, unrelated polling, at least five unlimited stories, etc. Just stop.
O'Donnell did a good job with this at the end of his show given what he was working with, just showed an 8-10 min clip of Booker. I appreciate commentary before and afterward but this is why I always switch to C-Span for any thing like this. I'm smart, 58, and just want to watch without commentary!
I listened to the vast majority of his speech because I'm a horrible insomniac, especially these days. I find my self a little more energized, and feeling a little less depressed. That was amazing, who's gonna gum up the works next?
Almost like this man read all the articles and tweets talking about how Dems had no spine and weren't putting in real effort, and said, "f*ck y'all, let me cook."
Come on. Thats 3 conservative candidates that are all of a sudden out. Somethings up and I think the Conservatives are changing candidates on purpose in hopes of winning.
I created a protest character. Every protest needs one goofball to dress up. I get plenty of pointing & looking, more videos by people waiting in traffic & kids love it. You can do it too!
Booker impacted hundreds of millions - until the Dems in the senate thought we were all senile and proceeded to vote for Whittaker. Why does this have to be so hard to coalesce around what people want?! Bravo Senator Booker, I’m sorry ur colleagues plugged their ears’n’crapped their pants yet again
we are not better than this. that's why we're stuck with this. he needs to tell the country we are better than THEM! Repugniscum, we are better than them.
I think his point was that Trump is the problem, always talking down to us, always taking away that which we depend on. Our voices matter despite what trump bellows.
Not in a hundred years could I imagine Cory Booker pointing that finger. On the other hand, I wholeheartedly agree that "we" aren't meeting the moment. The key word is we, not you.
If the Wisconsin Secretary of State confirms to you in an interview that it's illegal for Musk to pay citizens for their vote, how can you not followup with "Is Musk going to be charged for doing so?" C'mon man, you're better than that.
It's working all the way to Vancouver! I have lowered the volume on MSNBC (heresy for me) and turned up the volume on the Senator from New Jersey on Cspan.
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Elected officials...filibuster on the steps of the Capital. Fewer rules and more exposure. Write a mandate of your own to return the country to democracy.
And citizens...
https://demwriter.substack.com/p/where-are-you?r=3ozbwu
Do this!!
https://www.youtube.com/live/t_vRxlYjpQs?si=yqpvMOUzUjh_ULat
The most important thing Booker weighed on in those hours, is that the Democrats are to blame for letting things get off track.
You & other journalists have the power to continue to hammer that message in. This is what people want to hear - that Dems take responsibility, wake up and fight.
Blaming 'Democrats' is an awfully wide net to cast. There is a very wide spectrum of thought in the Democratic Party.
And I hear people every day on here doing it.
Well, I'm a Democrat, ever since Trump was elected in
Which totally shocked me. The thing is we all need to do better.
Strom Thurmond - opposing voting rights for black people
Ted Cruz - opposing health care for poor people
Cory Booker - opposing fascism
I was watching until five am
A man doing what he must
For those he loves
A man showing how to handle anger
A man showing how to manage fears
A plain man of sorrows
Standing speaking plainly for twenty five hours
Cory Booker
I went to sleep happy and shivering
I think it's contagious
unless you're having pasta
JUST GO PUT YOUR ENERGY OUT IN THE WORLD, DO SOMETHING, ANYTHING!!!
What????
I still enjoy it to this day. It's still illegal.
💨💨Pass
"I’m a big believer that if America, if this country hasn’t broken your heart, then you don’t love her enough." Preach big man!
If it doesn’t work, try something else.
💙
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https://mdavis19881.substack.com/p/breaking-booker-makes-history-in
A heightism bigot.
You need to check yourself.
Is a heightism bigot any better a racist bigot? Let me know, from your personal experience.
Maybe they will try a little harder
This wasn’t for us or necessarily about this incompetent nominee-
It was a message to his colleagues.
They need to step up.
I hope they heard.
What if Nike's advertising department was this lazy.
Nike, just try stuff.
The world has passed him buy.
People actually expect Democrats to do something, not sit back while people not in the white upper class are harmed.
*tries stuff*
PLEASE GIVE ME A LINK!!!!!
I've only seen 3 hours of the speech and I swear my life won't be complete if I can't see the whole thing.
DOES ANYONE HAVE A LINK????
I feel like I just found 25 hours of hope.
https://www.c-span.org/program/us-senate/senate-session/657877
Then business as usual with Ds
I bawled my fucking eyes out mentioning all the civil rights actions, Selma, Seneca Falls, Stonewall, bc we can never forget.
Less is more. ⬅️
We need that
Less is more. ⬅️
Reporting how he’s supposing about 3rd term, come on today is scary enough this isn’t news he says shit like that all the time
Then, a sandwich.
Will attend March at Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington WV at noon on Saturday April5, 2025.
https://mobilize.us/s/mngjrk
Remember, remember the 5th of April!
https://youtu.be/Uko_422DQoE
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No one ever made progress by following the same spent pattern.
We are better than this.
And he is 100% correct. It's time for us all to stand up and be a leader.
Border be damned, I'm a proud Canadian and speaking to both our nations.
https://youtu.be/BGLGzRXY5Bw
Dear @chrislhayes.bsky.social
Resistance Labs are great opportunity 2 network, create & get-to-know your community
On-line events can be held in "House Parties". Great place to try & exchange ideas.
1 GOAL
How to dismantle dictatorships
The time is now
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Resistance Labs:
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Many dates and times.
▶️IN PERSON: unfortunately, same day that 50501 Protest
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APR5 - 12–3pm PDT
SC 305 Harrison St, Seattle
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Good idea Chris!