"How can the central precept of our country, founded on on principles that are reflected in the good book, how can we say we should cut healthcare from the sick and the needy to give bigger tax cuts to Elon musk?"
Cory Booker.
Speaking from the Senate floor, 04\01\2025
“You gotta unclench your ass cheeks, unpucker your asshole, relax your jaw, and shake it off. All that adrenaline locking up your frame, threatening to warp the chassis, you better let it out. Release steam.”
He's doing what we asked him to do. This might not feel different tomorrow, but when politicians do what you ask them to do, that means you have a voice.
Senator Cory Booker just made history with the longest filibuster ever—bold, principled, and full of patriotic audacity. This is what standing up for democracy looks like. We see you, Senator. And we’re with you. 🌓✨
#StandWithBooker #DemocracyInAction
@kim.senate.gov Senator Andy Kim has joined the filibuster!!! So proud of all of them, including Cory and Chris! Let's keep it going, whose next?!?!
#GoodTrouble
#MoreCoryLessChuck
I wish Starmer would listen to the section on the Constitution and the present lack of due procress/protections re citizens and residents of the US. Trade deals should be off the table.
Sen. @booker.senate.gov , now in his 8th hour of his filibuster, is now talking about the challenges facing universities because of the cuts from DOGE and Project2025. He just voted the great @holdenthorp.bsky.social and his column on this.
What Sen. @booker.senate.gov is doing, in his 9TH HOUR of a filibuster, is a proud tradition of the US Senate.
One Senator holding the floor for HOURS, fighting boldly.
Here's part of the great movie MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, when SenSmith began his filibuster https://youtu.be/mGV2CWgn10Q
Sen @booker.senate.gov saying now in his TENTH HOUR of his filibuster that the 14th amendment does not grant the right of DUE PROCESS to only citizens, but to all PERSONS.
Bless you and thank you @corybooker.com
Does anyone remember
New Jersey Democrat Governor or Senator doing anything
About TrumpF having
a Golf Course w Violations in all these years..??
Remember when they were looking into his liquor license, then silence..
He is a real one. I'm sitting here working on a bioinformatics project, and I recognize every disease and every gene he's mentioned. Goddess bless him.
Everyone should tune in and leave it on even without volume. Leave it on even if you're going to sleep. Leave it on even if you're not watching it. To show we're right there with him on this by viewing numbers. Currently 11,752 viewers
Senators Booker and Kim are amazing. I can't help thinking that their voices (and other Dems) are anathema to UK politicians like Nigel Farage and to certain pro-libertarian "think tanks".
Some people are cynical about what Cory Booker is doing, but I think it's important in the same way that climate protests are important. These events create a moment of crisis and direct our attention to what's going on.
Plus, what Booker has been saying is interesting. I'm super impressed.
I’ve met Cory Booker. A member of my family was influential during his years growing up. He is one of the most decent people in the country. Maybe too decent sometimes.
This has been a learning curve for me. Because this isn't a filibuster he cannot use the rule that allows him a toilet break. I cannot imagine his discomfort of going 17 and a half hours on sips of water. Hopefully he's been taking in electrolytes.
Much respect to him for doing this. I won't agree with everything he has to say and historically haven't, but it's important to make a fuss when we see all the crazy shit the admin is doing.
To look this good and sound this articulate after standing and talking for >24 hours. Wow, Cory Booker, who has just broken Strom Thurmond's record. 🙇♂️
He doesn’t have a lot of other options other than standing up and shouting about it. Dems were federally neutered by the election from acting as a guard rail against Trump’s excesses. Good for him for doing it.
It's not on repeat. Watching now since about 5 hrs and no repetition. He has a folder with different sources and topics he is working through and gives lots o feedback info instead of the usual quick summaries often given by politicians in speeches.
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Cory Booker.
Speaking from the Senate floor, 04\01\2025
https://lokiexcelsiorsmith.substack.com/p/shook-ones?r=fd4u4
#StandWithBooker #DemocracyInAction
https://youtu.be/i8cGjRlF7KY?si=eBqvrAhF5X8FIvKs
#GoodTrouble
#MoreCoryLessChuck
https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/31/trump-national-academies-researchers-urge-administration-to-halt-assault-on-science/
Graduate student admissions paused and cut back as universities react to Trump orders on research https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/trump-funding-freeze-grad-student-postdoc-acceptances-paused-nih-research/
One Senator holding the floor for HOURS, fighting boldly.
Here's part of the great movie MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, when SenSmith began his filibuster
https://youtu.be/mGV2CWgn10Q
Bless you and thank you @corybooker.com
Bravo, Senator Cory Booker @corybooker.com!
Let's all thank him for what he's doing!
New Jersey Democrat Governor or Senator doing anything
About TrumpF having
a Golf Course w Violations in all these years..??
Remember when they were looking into his liquor license, then silence..
Don’t skip it, stream it!
For a variety of reasons, creating more and more exceptions just causes confusion and can lead to unwanted outcomes.
If pay is insufficient, increase it!
No?
well done , more direct action please
Plus, what Booker has been saying is interesting. I'm super impressed.
Godspeed Cory
What is the actual Senate status now? When I look at the livestream I do not see many others in the Senate.
Not close to the record though, over 24 hours trying to prevent passage of the Civil Rights Act. But that was Bad Trouble.
Now following at https://www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMxAwtE?si=2oOWQqqo0XUVbmI9 – waiting out 2 hours before I can join chat.