Schumer would have been crucified whatever he did!! tRump and the MAGAS would blame a shutdown on the Dems whatever the situation! They lie they lie they lie....
I love that Democrats think they can survive the Republican Propaganda machine for 30+ days of Democrats hate America and are the reason your SS check is late etc. With a 45 ish% approval rating that you will see jump into the 50's with a shitty economy. Trump doesn't negotiate you know that.
See that is the beauty of this. If there is any beauty in this at all.
You keep the government open Trump can't use the excuse. Look even Fox is faltering here. Yes it is a poison pill of 6 months. Yet that 6 months will do far more damage to him than Dems. Keep that light on him a bit longer.
Except he will be the reason ss is late. He will be the reason tax returns are late. You absolve us of that. Believe me it is coming. When it happens the approval tanks and it's a new ballgame. There are reasons to let him keep making it all shit. This isn't capitulation. It's letting him hang
He lies nonstop. His followers are a cult. It does not matter, period. Keeping the government open and giving him whatever he wants will never keep him from blaming Democrats for every single problem. But apparently we learned nothing the first go around with this fascist.
You are right on all of that. Which means keeping the government open does not hurt us more. Trump would rather let America hate Democrats than reopen the government. While Elon can now act with impunity. There are no good moves here. One is far far worse because of who you are dealing with
They are already interfering with every government agency, firing workers, and taking away minority rights. Giving up what little bargaining power we have in the hopes that it makes Trump look worse isn't going to make things better.
I’m a Durbin constituent and I’m dumbfounded and feel completely betrayed by my senator. I immediately went in to turn off my monthly party donation and will escrow those funds for contributions to all primary opponents of these cowards that voted for cloture.
It felt like a gut punch, but if dems let it shut down, like some have been talking about, outside of this feeling, they are NOT like us - the 💩 r’s. They would not keep the door open, keep the lights on…
We're basically fucked with either option.
This ISN'T the >>🍊<
WE NEED THE COURTS TO FUNCTION AT FULL CAPACITY.
It's the only push-back that has been successful. A government shutdown would leave them to pillage and plunder. The MUSKATEERS delight!
Literally sick to my stomach!Schumer is a shill!But King, Durbin, Gillibrand,Peters! Nothing they will ever say this day forward valuable. Durbin has been yielding since the election!Useless. Fetterman fancies himself a maverick! Gillibrand ran out Al Franken! Pompous fool! The-rest weak.Surrender!
Unfortunately, this is what democrats are… they have been for a long while. Once you know you’ll see all the terrible things they’ve done “for us”. The Crime Bill, NATFA, corporate bailouts, deporter in chief, Palestine genocide… they give us crumbs then do HORRENDOUS things.
Why is it that people think Democratic party leaders shouldn't be held accountable or criticized? That's what a cult does. That's what Trump's followers do. I'll continue to judge Democratic leadership based on their actions and not by a fake title they wear, thank you very much.
Absolutely yes! The Democratic Party while constantly asking for money, has weak and ineffective leaders, one of whom betrayed us in the CR vote yesterday before he left for his paid book tour, promoting himself while the Country struggles. This is 200% unacceptable. Chuck Schumer must resign.
Great point George. Now more than ever, all Democrats need to fight for our Democracy. We all know what rump intends to do. Why do you make the process easier for him?
Problem with AOC side is they never answer chucks core arguments, is if we shut down gov, Trump then has expanded power to furlough all these nonessential workers and he’ll never bring them back. So shutting down , your expanding T’s power to decimate the Gov.
You know it’s serious when an institutionalist like Chris Koons of DeL, adamantly said “ no I am not voting for the continuing resolution or senator Jeff Berkeley of Oregon who said Hell no ..tells us how serious this is
Limbaugh's influence expelled moderate Republicans, merging their views with Democrats. By 2016, Progressives were marginalized, and in 2025, concerns over extreme GOP factions threaten democracy. https://occupy25.com/2025/03/14/no-peace-shut-it-down/
If you're talking Chuck Schumer, you should know that what he did was save the country from martial law and closed federal courts.
Yes, he was late figuring out the 1st felon's game plan and he didn't communicate it well but do you think the govt would open in time for the midterms?
I don't
This bill gave Trump unlimited discretion to spend funds allocated by Congress however he wants. It specified that he can withhold federal funds from states that aren't "complying" with immigration (w/ no specifics as to what that means). It also defunded DC schools. It is a terrible bill.
If Dems had shut down the government everything that followed would be blamed on us. I'm Not happy about this. Everyone asks "where are the Dems" but I would ask where are the young people?
If this is true then Chuck Schumer should have made it very very clear why he voted for this. We shouldn't be hearing about it afterwards. I'm sick of secrets. Tell the truth about it, and at once. Schumer should be all over the platforms explaining himself
like not shutting down won't lead to US pain?? they're destroying everything anyway, now they just have "legal" money to do it with. Trump seems to have very much wanted no shutdown so if Schumer's sincere I think he really misread things
Right. A shut down allowed him to exactly that only instantaneously. The courts have been pushing back. They would be closed.
What he hasn't done is declare a national emergency which then allows him to declare martial law.
Are you looking forward to midterms?
I'm certainly preparing for midterms, to me "looking forward" implies excitement instead of exhausted dread so I wouldn't use those words myself. The first election I ever cared about and was brokenhearted by was in AZ in 2014, midterms have always mattered most to me
NPR reported that the Senate Democrats didn't have a strategy because they were so sure it wouldn't pass the House. They only started having conversations on Tuesday. Now, their walking away without a GD thing. This is gross negligence on the part of leadership!
Schumer was democratically elected. Are you suggesting that because he caused division within his party, he should be removed and imprisoned in a manner reminiscent of actions in communist totalitarian regimes?
I am furious. How Schumer and the other cowardly dems who voted to pass the CR could do so is beyond me. The House GOP passed a bill with no input from Dems. That alone is a reason not to support it. Trump/Musk already have partially shut down the government anyway. Why give Trump this win?😡
I can’t agreed with your statement. Didn’t Democrats who voted for the Civil Rights Act under LBJ create a such anger and disunity in their own party that most of the angry ones became republicans? Was that political malpractice? Taking the blame for shutting the government down is suicidal.
Trumpy-pooh is a little baby who never matured past 5 years old. Little Trumpy is out for revenge, and the little baby doesn't care who he takes down. He's justifying his actions with bull-schitt.
Yesterday he said "I know best" and "I'm looking into the future"
Well ffs he did a shit job with the past so @schumer.senate.gov needs to listen to democrats who DO KNOW BETTER and predicted all of this while he REFUSED to listen
if this world was just, they would all be behind bars for the rest of their natural lives, the republican party would be rebuilt from the ground up (under supervision)l and we would have a variety of parties to choose from, this bipartisan crap ain't it
george, gawd luvsya, but this was NOT chuck's creation! the Rs gave us an impossible choice, a sophie's choice, fraught with complications & tangles & seen & unseen consequences & knock-on effects.
chuck is taking big heat for this, which says to me he had to feel strongly about it. i respect that
& his many years of service & experience. we already faced a world of hurt, but at least now we'll still have security for the courts that have been turning back the tide of tyranny. we also need to keep our eyes on the ball. our chaos is manna for djt. our unity is what will destroy him.
my point was that there was & is no clear "correct" decision. that's the nature of a no-win choice. correct? chuck has been in this game for many years & has tons of experience. i'll pit his choice above mine (and, fwiw, i have a phd!!) every day of the week.
plus, we MUST UNITE! djt luvs chaos!
Lack of correct by your standards are very different from the rest of us.
Correct for us and his constituents (i checked) is to fight tooth and nail no matter the short term issues. The people want someone to FIGHT, more than they want a diplomatic response.
Exactly. A Sophie’s Choice. . I had called begging for a no. Then saw arguments that were scary. A shutdown could have given Trump more power and only the R’s could lift the showdown. We could’ve been shutdown forever and Trump declaring some bs. I’m focusing my anger at R’s. We’re eating our faces
same same!
just posted another sophie ref for george (gawd luv 'im!), went something like this. are we really gonna blame sophie for sending her daughter to the slaughter??
words to that effect.
we need to be focusing on staying UNITED!! dammit.
Yes, exactly! It was a tough one. I don’t know the answer. I get the anger., but don’t think they sold out, no reason to do it. The disgust is way over the top. We have to unite. Not saying you can’t criticize, but wow.
Do we blame Schumer for doing what he thinks is right or the people that get super angry instead of trying to dissuade him? I see good arguments on both sides. I'm a little tired of dems attacking each other but not attacking MAGA
One day, Schumer was going to vote against the CR. The next day, he decided to vote for the
CR. No explanation since the facts were the same. No explanation why he changed his mind. Therefore, the only assumption is that there is corruption involved.
If you think people aren't attacking Trump, Musk, and the rest of MAGA you are blind. We knew what we were getting with Trump. He's a criminal, a bigot, a nepo baby, and a sexual abuser. That doesn't mean that we should look the other way when Democrats are corrupt and fail to lead.
Yeah yeah, they are turning us into them. I was simply discussing the underlying facts of the consequences of each decision, go fucking yell at somebody else!! I been warning all you fks about Elon Musk for 20 GD years. Nobody listened at all, oh no he's on our side. Don't tell me I know!!!
Yes. You were the only one who thought the ultra wealthy like Musk are dangerous. For twenty whole years. Wow. If only other people had thought that. 🙄
As a person with actual clown feet who uses their colorful size 19s to stand their ground for the rights of all, fuck that. Here's a more accurate representation.
Maybe Schumer is right - but IF HE IS, he has utterly and completely failed in his role as a leader to educate and articulate his position - not to mention unifying his caucus as a party of WE THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE. Schumer needs to go, now.
I'm amazed at the number of people that will excuse any flaw with the Democrats. I think this is an incredibly valid point. Even IF he is right, as a leader he has failed and is completely disconnected from his constituents.
Is it malpractice to sell one's vote in DC? If so, 90% of the elected officials in DC are guilty! Both parties! Selling their votes got us here! And Schumer sits back, counting his money!
If I see one more pic of traitor Schumer w/his fucking Ben Franklin glasses
feel like imma lose it.
Worth 81 mil, free tax funded Cadillac healthcare for him/family. pension, hefty salary
+big donor grifts. Hate this sad grandpa telling us he ‘knows what’s best’ Remove him from leadership ASAP. 🤡🖕
A leader makes the difficult decisions. The Dems putting the Gov out of work isn’t a good look and makes the Dems look bad to red and blue. Trump would be overjoyed at the Dems distracting the country from what he’s really doing
@schumer.senate.gov and @cortezmasto.senate.gov must go. If they vote for cloture, the Old Guard Dems are fully complicit in everything Trump and Musk do thereafter
Show up. Shout them down. Demand answers. Demand to know whythey're expecting people to buy shtick and statements when they did not vote in our favor and in our interests💪🇺🇲🤓
Everyone should be blowing up their senators phones every single day demanding they vote to remove Chuck Schumer as minority leader and replace him with @sanders.senate.gov !!!! THEY WORK FOR US, DON'T LET THEM FUCKING FORGET IT! 202-224-3121
Really? One of the journalists during the day (I can't remember which one) said that none of them were up for re-election until 28! Now I'll have to go check them all out myself. Thank you.
No worries. Maybe they excluded Durbin because he's fucking 80 and hasn't decided if he's going to retire or not. I think we should urge him into that retirement. Bkuesky ripped him to shreds when he whined and made excuses.
Yes. #NewLeadership @durbin.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov I am calling for an internal Caucus vote for new leadership. Murray maintains Pro-Tempore until new fighting leader chosen. #Enough Schumer has failed the moment. Listen to #Pelosi !
I disagree! A decision, a thought made public, a vote should stir anger, disgust, and unity and raise the conscience of all those who heard it.
I disagree with Schumer, but Republican leaders and their minions have created more anger and disunity.
https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-nazi-mind-9780241740811 Spreading conspiracy theories, Using them and us, Leading as a hero, Corrupting youth, Conniving with the elite, Attacking human rights, Exploiting faith, Valuing enemies, Eliminating resistance, Escalating racism, Stoking fear. Sound familiar in the US now?
What I don't understand and he never explained was how is shutting down the government giving more power to trump and musk? Given the rampage they've been on, honestly tell us @schumer.senate.gov what are you so afraid of? Explain like I'm a 5 yo what did you think they would do different?
Political assassination is more like it, he 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 considers the shambling zombie the GOP has become as just another obstacle in his way to achieving dictatorial rule.
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The problem is he knows the Democrats would get the blame for the shutdown. All mass media outlets are regime-friendly, and they can set the discourse until we have a mass movement capable of real opposition. Don't blame, organize.
no matter what happens, democrats will be blamed for anything and everything negative that happens. there is no escaping criticism by republicans and their media propaganda. might as well do the right thing. no "bipartisanship."
Democratic leaders still need to be held to a standard. No more of this blue no matter who BS. No more of this lesser evil nonsense. We are here because of that approach.
Also,
3. Make it a FELONY for law makers to create laws that target specific demographic populations, directly or indirectly. Consequences will be expulsion and jail time.
4. End bail.
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A leader failing to recognize he just might not know everything is no leader
A leader failing to listen to the concerns of others is no leader
Schumer is no leader, nor follower - he is long past his expiration date & should be treated accordingly
I'm not sure voting with it would be better when the ss checks are cut and the same machine blames dems?
You keep the government open Trump can't use the excuse. Look even Fox is faltering here. Yes it is a poison pill of 6 months. Yet that 6 months will do far more damage to him than Dems. Keep that light on him a bit longer.
His wildly out of touch busget would be the reason they didnt pass it.
You're WILDLY optimistic about everyone viewing this your way.
This ISN'T the >>🍊<
It's the only push-back that has been successful. A government shutdown would leave them to pillage and plunder. The MUSKATEERS delight!
https://youtube.com/shorts/EF8D07wGdb4?si=6g7cC2fDpUBvblop
What good does it do to work for, organize for, support Democrats who then get into office and act like submissive Trump kissers?
There are Republicans who are known to be opposed to what he's doing, but opposing it in the cloakroom means nothing if they support it on the floor.
And the same goes for Democrats.
@schumer.senate.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@fetterman.senate.gov
@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
@shaheen.senate.gov
@peters.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@schatz.bsky.social
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#ResignNow!
https://www.youtube.com/live/xOU4d1t11GI?si=qpHgf6kzRJnKVPse
This is what happened afterwards 👀
https://youtu.be/93UuCkMlCAs
🔥🎥 #footage
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#StrongerTogether #Resistance #14thNOW #50501Movement #Election2024
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Yes, he was late figuring out the 1st felon's game plan and he didn't communicate it well but do you think the govt would open in time for the midterms?
I don't
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law_in_the_United_States#:~:text=On%20a%20national%20level%2C%20both,the%20borders%20of%20the%20state
https://youtu.be/psmQDjhAMY8?si=F26oWn6PwsgSQsrP
https://bsky.app/profile/wajali.bsky.social/post/3lkhcgz5jr227
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/opinion/trump-musk-shutdown-senate.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/opinion/trump-musk-shutdown-senate.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
or that PBS News hour site at 6 (start @ 3 mins)
https://youtu.be/psmQDjhAMY8?si=F26oWn6PwsgSQsrP
What he hasn't done is declare a national emergency which then allows him to declare martial law.
Are you looking forward to midterms?
He definitely needs to go.
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Well ffs he did a shit job with the past so @schumer.senate.gov needs to listen to democrats who DO KNOW BETTER and predicted all of this while he REFUSED to listen
People are furious 😠
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@fetterman.senate.gov @johnfetterman.com
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chuck is taking big heat for this, which says to me he had to feel strongly about it. i respect that
plus, we MUST UNITE! djt luvs chaos!
Correct for us and his constituents (i checked) is to fight tooth and nail no matter the short term issues. The people want someone to FIGHT, more than they want a diplomatic response.
just posted another sophie ref for george (gawd luv 'im!), went something like this. are we really gonna blame sophie for sending her daughter to the slaughter??
words to that effect.
we need to be focusing on staying UNITED!! dammit.
https://youtu.be/Xefx8iV0_zM?si=yNUYs3tRJ5HNs-pW
CR. No explanation since the facts were the same. No explanation why he changed his mind. Therefore, the only assumption is that there is corruption involved.
#ChuckSchumerIsMAGA
Call them after the vote and demand they act to dethrone Schumer.
https://youtu.be/IK4oDEUBq-E?si=Htq1ciP9kwYuWQzM
feel like imma lose it.
Worth 81 mil, free tax funded Cadillac healthcare for him/family. pension, hefty salary
+big donor grifts. Hate this sad grandpa telling us he ‘knows what’s best’ Remove him from leadership ASAP. 🤡🖕
Schumer begins a book tour this week.
Mon 3/17 7pm Central Library, Baltimore
Wed 3/19 Politics & Prose, DC
7pm Thursday 3/20 at the Weizman, DC
Sunday 3/23 · 3pm Moss Theatre Santa Monica, CA
Mon 4/21 MJCCA Atlanta 7:30PM
1- Al “predator” Smith dinner
And
2- Maralago
I disagree with Schumer, but Republican leaders and their minions have created more anger and disunity.
-Chuckville Schumerlain
Revolution is now!
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Do we want a party that is diverse in thought, and represents all parts of America, or one that votes in lockstep every time on every issue?
We can’t have both.
Funding the gov’t is not the hill to die on. We’ll need their votes when a bill ending gay marriage comes up.
In truth, there is no government to save.
MAGA have violently attacked our Capitol and filled our government with grifters & fascists.
If Democrats help MAGA out of this mess, we'll know America is dead.
Power, profit, and status quo are more important than morals or justice.
#nowarbutclasswar
Trump is purzidont because Americans voted for him.
American expression; "how much is he worth"?
The finest man I ever knew owned not one penny.
…and what the U.S. would not have had to endure with Trump…
…had the DNC, courtesy Debbie Wasserman Schultz, not fucked over the good Senator from Vermont.
3. Make it a FELONY for law makers to create laws that target specific demographic populations, directly or indirectly. Consequences will be expulsion and jail time.
4. End bail.