After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.
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I was crying so hard at times during his marathon speech.😩😩😩 I think it was a release of fear, frustration, I needed to feel like someone was listening. If you're not heartbroken for America, you don't love her enough. That line...I lost it completely in the BEST way
I'm so glad you're my Senator. I am so proud to say that the Senator who was speaking for 25 hours is from NJ. Thank you. Now we need more democrats to jump on the wagon
Thank you for your courageous words; I appreciate you taking a stand. I hope your example inspires others to join in as well! I feel motivated and am looking forward to participating in the Hands Off protest on April 5th.
I watched you from the start of my day until you finished and it was amazing to watch. I have been following your career since you were the mayor in Newark and I’m so proud of you. Thank you for standing up for what is right
How do we achieve that? By VOTING !!! And by persuading others who can vote; and getting them to understand why wee have to get the Nazi lunatics out of power.
In a dark time, when it’s been really hard to use the word proud and government in the same breath, I have to say, I was SO proud and inspired watching and listening to you. Good trouble all the way ♥️
YES !!!! This is a very, VERY natural response to Senator Cory Booker's magnificent marathon speech in the U.S. Senate, to obstruct the Republicans' Nazi agenda and lucidly, BRILLIANTLY explain why. That's what LEADERSHIP is !!!
You've injected some much needed energy into the party.
I've been feeling ugh about the whole thing.
Scary getting involved when you know how vengeful and powerful they are.
They snatched people off the street his first go round.
Thank you, Cory for your courage & stamina! You've given us all hope & encouragement to be as bold. America can buck off these nasty oligarchs & secure our own future. Anyone interested in doing so should be signed up at https://USCitizensCongress.bsky.social!
THANK YOU, SENATOR! As a Dem in a Bobert county (sigh) I try to talk sense into our brainwashed/duped neighbors. Ask your fellow Dems to take STRONG STANDS AGAINST Project 2025, Musk, & Trump, loss of individual freedoms, religion in government, economic chaos, racism & LGBTQ+ and disability hate.
Canadian here but I was so impressed and proud of you for actually doing something meaningful against the Trump Administration. Also fuck Strom Thurmond that guy sucked
I was going to say thank you from this blue dot in Missouri, then I heard your words in my head. This is not a left or right thing this is a right or wrong thing. Thank you ❤️
YES !!!! A very, VERY appropriate response to Senator Cory Booker's magnificent marathon speech in the U.S. Senate, to obstruct the Republicans' Nazi agenda and lucidly, BRILLIANTLY explain why. That's what LEADERSHIP is !!!
I watched for hours Senator, and I was moved to tears several times by what you said and the passion with which you said it! But what lingers in my mind is the quality of the relationships you have built among your colleagues, the obvious respect and affection exchanged between and among you.
Yes, the tariffs are indeed away to gouge the middle class yo pay for HUGE tax breaks for giant corporations.. and billionaires. You figured out what it's really all about! Congratulations. Not we have to figure out how to kick the criminals who came up with this scam, out of political power.
Senator, the moment wouldn't be here if not for your bravery and determination. 🙌🏼
This LGBTQ+ husband and grandfather thanks you for STANDING UP and being the leader we need right now.
You're the sort of fella many a good man and woman should follow to he'll and back, fwiw I would. Thank you for showing the fight and leadership we are lacking.
I will never stop. Even when I am scared, heartbroken, and so angry. I will fight until my last breath against fascism. I did throughout the entire last nightmare and I will continue and go harder this time.
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You are the perfect next Senate Minority (Majority after the mid-terms) Leader! You were an inspiration to us all with that amazing, record setting Filibuster! Thank you so much!
You, Cory, showed that we can all be brave, honest and true. That we can speak up and stand up to these attacks to ourselves, our freedoms, our rights, our democracy, our country and to our constitution. Thank you for leading by example! BTW, nice speech! 💪💙✌️
THANK YOU CORY for stepping up and leading the way. You’ve shown our side that it’s possible to stand and fight and have opened the door for the rest of us to storm through.
I don’t think that was the reason he made that speech. He is genuinely concerned that we are at an inflection point in this country. He didn’t have to stand on that hard floor for 25 hours and 4 minutes. If he wanted to grandstand, he could’ve done it in a lot less time.
If that includes actual public healthcare uncoupled from employment and private insurance deniers and no offensive wars or genocides I’m jumping on that train in every way possible.
I encourage you to assemble an action group to grow the movement you created.
It will help to encourage as many as possible to unite into groups with each group focused on fighting the authoritarian, fascist, anti-legal and racist goals of the right wing.
Horrified at what is happening in USA (am in UK) and this incredible feat was a reminder that Americans are horrified too. There is hope. We finally got rid of the previous Johnson/Truss/Sunak debacle. It is possible. Public service and ethical governance can return.
You better get Starmer under control. I think, he promotes some conservative politics.
When he choose to not hear, when millionaires tells him to tax the rich, it's pretty conservative. When the first suggestion is to cut welfare for the poorest to balance the budget, it's not real Labour politics.
I'm hoping this Government will get braver and do the right thing in lots of policy areas. There's a lot going on that's great, but some HUGE things that aren't.
I think they are playing to the Reform/right wing vested interests, and to me, that's a mistake.
Thank you. There were many moments during your speech that brought tears to my eyes. Moments of frustration with our current state and moments of joy that finally someone was saying what us 🔵 dots in 🔴 states have been screaming into the void and our reps-MIA. Thank you for lifting up our voices.
I suspect you are exhausted Mr. Booker. I suspect you are extremely busy. I know you don't have much time especially not for people who are not even your constituents. But I wanted to thank you for that speech. Thank you for doing what Schumer, shoulda done. Thank you for fighting for us.
Great job Sentor. I am proud that you are my senator. We need more stuff like this. People need to be creative. Thank you for calling attention to the folks that are being arrested and sent off to foreign prisons without due process. We need to help those people.
I was feeling lost, hopeless and debilitatingly powerless. I listened to you for nearly 11 hours. Today I feel hopeful. Today I feel powerful. Today I know that I can use my voice and my participation to fight and make a real impact. Your words turned my despair into action. Thank you sir!
I hope you make it out to a protest this Saturday, April 5th. The first I attended swept that fear away. It was amazing seeing all the different demographics coming together under one voice. We, the People, are mighty.
I wasn’t going to attend because I really didn’t think it would make a difference but after listening, learning, laughing and crying with the senator yesterday, I’m grabbing a few friends and heading to my state capitol on Saturday!
I agree! I’ve been feeling more sadness about what is happening to America under Trump 2.0 until I watched Senator Booker yesterday. I feel more confident as well as joy that America will survive Trump 2.0 and be stronger!
YES !!!! This is a very, VERY natural response to Senator Cory Booker's magnificent marathon speech in the U.S. Senate, to obstruct the Republicans' Nazi agenda and lucidly, BRILLIANTLY explain why. That's what LEADERSHIP is !!!
Yes! Please join one of these! I spent last Saturday at a Tesla rally and it was invigorating! Lots of positive beeps, thumbs ups! We even had a small gathering at a busy intersection in out town a few weeks ago with signs about everything that they are doing. Gotta keep the pressure on them!
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It is a virtuous cycle between Electeds and non-Electeds building energy and positive action. Thank you for your speech. And we will continue to go to protests, and help with door knocking.
Thank you. I donated too. A very, VERY appropriate response to Senator Cory Booker's magnificent marathon speech in the U.S. Senate, to obstruct the Republicans' Nazi agenda and lucidly, BRILLIANTLY explain why. That's what LEADERSHIP is !!! #Wewinwhenwefight
Me too! I was 16 when the university across the street from my high school selected five of us to attend a FORTRAN class. (This is out of a senior class of 52 students.)
Thank you Senator for holding the line 💙
Election workers were exhausted-they didn’t know what was happening and they worked really hard.
Election officials and election judges fine tuned the system yesterday and kept the country safe from fascism.
They deserve respect and praise for hard work 💙🇺🇸
Thank you so much for what you did. It resonated deeply with so many. It inspired and energized us. Most importantly, it gave us some hope. I wonder if you know how loved you are!
This is a very, VERY appropriate response to Senator Cory Booker's magnificent marathon speech in the U.S. Senate, to obstruct the Republicans' Nazi agenda and lucidly, BRILLIANTLY explain why. That's what LEADERSHIP is !!!
You are fierce! And just what we need in this moment. Thank you for inspiring us, lighting the flame of hope, being our voice & fighting for the America we want. 💙💙💙
We appreciate and love you so much, Sen. Cory Booker! 💙🌞 Thank you for caring so much for 'we the people' that you had the courage and fortitude to do this, and all you have to say is so meaningful! 💙 Grateful for you and all you do for this country you love and all her people you love! 💙
YES !!!! This is a very, VERY natural response to Senator Cory Booker's magnificent marathon speech in the U.S. Senate, to obstruct the Republicans' Nazi agenda and lucidly, BRILLIANTLY explain why. That's what LEADERSHIP is !!!
YES !!!! This is a very, VERY natural response to Senator Cory Booker's magnificent marathon speech in the U.S. Senate, to obstruct the Republicans' Nazi agenda and lucidly, BRILLIANTLY explain why. That's what LEADERSHIP is !!!
I've watched your career...you've shown yourself to be honest and sincere...a person who truly loves humanity... Yahweh has blessed you to speak the truth...you did a wonderful job for 25 hrs. Thanks for continuing to search for and speaking the truth no matter what...truth is the force for change.
I suspect you have no idea -yet-of the incredible impact your act
You did not read the encyclopedia.
HUGE THANKS to you, your staff & fellow Senators for telling American stories & most importantly
Showing US what a danger Trump is to our freedoms, rights & democracy
We pledge to #MakeGoodTrouble
MAGA is a Terrorist Organization , ICE is a Secret Police Force Conducting Ethnic Cleansing , Elon Musk is an Oligarch the US has many ,
Trump is a Foreign Backed COUP Figurehead "Useful Idiot" .. This is not an Administration , This is a Regime , And the USA is "Occupied" ..
Sho nuff! The orange turd is and will be ruining our country. We have always helped others rebuild or begin to, with taxpayer money. Removing the HIV/AIDS protections, is a complete travesty and not providing the necessary medication to those afflicted is mean spirited and vile. Predictable for him.
That is not the spirit that won your independence.
If you could beat the British with 13 colonies, you can beat one old, tired, and not very bright man and his equally intellectually deprived minions.
There are 300 million of you!
Right? I listened for several hours while doing other things (making dinner, etc), and every time I had to dart away to pee, I felt vaguely guilty. And in awe....lol
He dehydrated beforehand. Minimal food starting Friday, no liquids starting Sunday. Said he was starting to cramp toward the end. That's when he started on the water provided to him.
Sen. Booker, thank you for your courage, compassion and patience yesterday.
You are the leader we Democrats have been looking for. You showed the world what democracy looks like. Kudos to you and never stop fighting for we the people.
YES !!!! This is a very, VERY natural response to Senator Cory Booker's magnificent marathon speech in the U.S. Senate, to obstruct the Republicans' Nazi agenda and lucidly, BRILLIANTLY explain why. That's what LEADERSHIP is !!!
Seriously I really wish more Democrats understood that. If they don't stop Trump now, I'm going to have to stop his goons from invading my city with fucking *artillery.*
Exactly. There's literally no amount of capitulating that's going to get the Republicans to go back to playing by the rules (talking to you, Schumer and Jeffries). Even if it's ultimately political theater, this was a VERY public step towards more resistance.
Thank you Senator Booker! I tried to listen in as much as a could. Every minute was inspiring and gave me hope. Hope that more people might stand up and refuse to let Liberty die and hope that this is the beginning of some good trouble.
Please get some rest you amazing patriot! You've earned it!
Coastal Georgians are in awe of your mighty speech and stamina! We are so thrilled that three Georgians - MLK, President Carter and the amazing John Lewis - were a big part of your life so far! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Please help us regular folks organize into a resistance movement. We need leadership and direction. We are willing, but to make a difference we need to work as a unit. Please help guide us.
Senator Booker, you are a beast Sir! We the people have been needing to see some fight out of our representatives, and there you were, out of nowhere, defending our democracy. I cannot speak for others, but I am pretty sure many of us are ready to go, whatever that looks like, and support the cause.
By allowing yourself to go through the crucible yesterday with such mercy, humility and great aplomb, a new optimism is now forming. We have to lift way above our weight, but you have paved the way for endurance and fortified our diligence to restore our democracy for love of country and our people
Thank you for rising up! Even though you read letters from NJ constituents, those letters resonate with every Senator’s constituents, whether they have realized it or not. Let’s get in more “good trouble, necessary trouble…”
Remember, politicians work for their rich donors and are investors, too. A tariff war, passing higher costs to consumers serves no one, and a recession only benefits the rich.
It makes sense that McConnell will do the right thing for Kentucky; but I'm afraid it will not be enough until the USA drops its "annex Canada" stance.
I don't understand the need to tell everyone about things before they even occur. All it does is give others a chance to change what happens. Just do it! Talk about it after!
That's not how conversations, deliberations work. You speak with your colleagues, try to gain their support, convince them, forge coalitions. The essence of democracy.
Oh, I see, sorry, my misunderstanding. Possibly, Keane hopes to harvest more Republican support by telling them publicly their leader supports his motion ...
I see that side too. But I think it's just a chance for people like Trump and Co to raise hell about it and apply pressure before the vote etc even happens.
Mitch McConnell has a really nasty habit of “changing” his mind at the last second and bringing fence-sitters with him. Never count on that ghoul to do anything that doesn’t benefit himself and the evil he serves.
Yep - that's it right there. I've been wondering how he'd react to that, because if he doesn't protect that bourbon his successor will be vulnerable to a candidate that campaigns on it.
Trust no mitch… I’ll believe it when I see it. And if it happens, hopefully libs & dems won’t fall for the okie doke again. Just because mitch wants to help on one issue when there are literally hundreds
That one issue is likely going to anger the president, so no matter what people say here about McConnell trustworthiness, I continue to believe that this is an important moment beyond his actual decision or whether he sees it through.
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You model how it’s done. We all should learn from your example.
Thank you Cory Booker.
We need more of that! But, we realize that you need us too! We are with you, we will support you!
I've been feeling ugh about the whole thing.
Scary getting involved when you know how vengeful and powerful they are.
They snatched people off the street his first go round.
https://Mobilize.us
You had people all over the world following you yesterday!
Totally illegal since we have a trade deal he himself negotiated during his last term.
THANK YOU!!
❤️!!
If you can beat a former flaming bigot, we can march, protest and make some good trouble ourselves!
This LGBTQ+ husband and grandfather thanks you for STANDING UP and being the leader we need right now.
#RESIST
#FIGHTLIKEHELL
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I just realized that his 9-hour audiobook could almost be played three times in the time he spent standing and talking. He’s incredible.
Thank you for being an active participant in democracy from the mayors office to the senate.
You are an American hero!
🤜🏾🤛🏾
it's not a hard question.
#fightforright
also curious what happens today at 4pm EST.
This may not be the specific direction. But, we offer it as a suggestion of a direction.
I encourage you to assemble an action group to grow the movement you created.
It will help to encourage as many as possible to unite into groups with each group focused on fighting the authoritarian, fascist, anti-legal and racist goals of the right wing.
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Ask for support from you congressional colleagues and everyone in America and beyond.
We are desperate for motivated leadership and you will be that if you continue to make the efforts.
You, Sir, are a hero!!
My deepest respect 🙏
When he choose to not hear, when millionaires tells him to tax the rich, it's pretty conservative. When the first suggestion is to cut welfare for the poorest to balance the budget, it's not real Labour politics.
I think they are playing to the Reform/right wing vested interests, and to me, that's a mistake.
#pip
#labour
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school board positions
Municipal positions
Congress seats
Senate seats
Everyone connected via Bluesky, & the other ATProtocol/ActivityPub/ Open Source apps/platforms that value freedom, & privacy
To be more effective more people need to take action, & collaborate together
#Wewinwhenwefight.
Bravo, Senator. You made a difference.
We have a different feeder with a lid to keep rain out. There’s usually someone inside it, which is not recommended protocol.
(Photo from January)
Oddly, three of us played viola.
Election workers were exhausted-they didn’t know what was happening and they worked really hard.
Election officials and election judges fine tuned the system yesterday and kept the country safe from fascism.
They deserve respect and praise for hard work 💙🇺🇸
Stand up speak out America 🇺🇸
Owning Your Power Diminishes tRump!
#elbowsup
maybe not 25hrs, but they want us to hit the streets; well, THIS is what THEY can do
Thank you sir! 🫡
You did not read the encyclopedia.
HUGE THANKS to you, your staff & fellow Senators for telling American stories & most importantly
Showing US what a danger Trump is to our freedoms, rights & democracy
We pledge to #MakeGoodTrouble
Trump is a Foreign Backed COUP Figurehead "Useful Idiot" .. This is not an Administration , This is a Regime , And the USA is "Occupied" ..
#CoryBooker for President!!! #Booker2028 ... if you agree.. Like 👍and Re-Post 🔁
Bravo!
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
If you could beat the British with 13 colonies, you can beat one old, tired, and not very bright man and his equally intellectually deprived minions.
There are 300 million of you!
You are the leader we Democrats have been looking for. You showed the world what democracy looks like. Kudos to you and never stop fighting for we the people.
They don't all have to go as long but just long enough to disrupt Republicans from jamming through their insanely unpopular legislation.
Milquetoast out-of-touch bougie rotbrains...
Like, I *am* grateful for his step towards resistance. I just wish it was a sprint and not a step.
Please get some rest you amazing patriot! You've earned it!
#ACCOUNTABILITY
#NOFUCKINGTHIRDTERM
Today, we stood for a woman’s right to choose her healthcare provider. #PlannedParenthood #SCOTUS
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Very proud of you.
Senator Cory Booker
"It's not left or right, it's right or wrong."