@aoc.bsky.social Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk? - ThreadSky

buddhaclauser.bsky.social • 3 days ago

@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?

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is-it-fantasy.bsky.social•3 days ago

It should not be the minority party’s job to run interference for shitty ideas. Let this bill pass, let the idea of Trump’s populism get busted, and then Democrats can run on fixing the carnage in the mid-terms. Trump voters should feel the pain.

rowdybunny.bsky.social•3 days ago

In 2013 after a year of breast cancer treatment BCBS cancelled my insurance. The only insurance I could get was Medicaid through the ACA. I don't have 2yrs to wait, I will die because my meds alone will cost thousands a months out of pocket. Kindly take your idea and fuck off!

buddhaclauser.bsky.social•2 days ago

Dude- I will have a hard time paying my rent AND my health insurance without the ACA subsidies. And I am not poor! Imagine for poor ppl. Insurance is like $1200 month these days and I am healthy.

lizcook2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Perfect… This

partoftheproblem.bsky.social•2 days ago

This will literally KILL PEOPLE, YOU IDIOT. Not all of the people it kills were Trump voters or supporters. Fuck off.

cavan14.bsky.social•3 days ago

Are you telling them to sacrifice people without a fight? No. That is never the answer.

is-it-fantasy.bsky.social•3 days ago

77 million people voted for this. Sure if token resistance gives us comfort, but aside from speeches the House minority has no real power, the Senate minority can modify the bill based on agreed upon Senate rules, provided the majority follows those rules. Elections have consequences!

pretzelogic-philly.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Every single Dem in the House & Senate was also elected. And those elections should also have consequences. Say it with me, my friend, "We are not the minority party. We are the loyal opposition!" ✊️

someonenamedbrian.bsky.social•3 days ago

They can slow the process down to prevent harmful legislation later. They can also reduce the scope of the bill by keeping together at "no" so that Republicans have to keep their whole coalition happy.

elmjoe17.bsky.social•3 days ago

Correct! LET...IT...BURN. This is the last chance for this country to wake up from this spell of ignorance and racism. If they don't we are done as a democracy. They MUST feel the pain.

cavan14.bsky.social•2 days ago

Who is they that MUST feel the pain? Because not everyone not even most who voted for this are the ones who will feel the pain.

emgfindlight.bsky.social•3 days ago

Based on the Senators my state of PA put in, I’m not hopeful. We are NOT represented by having a millionaire Connecticut resident (not PA) and the traitor John Fecklessman who’s been busy kissing up to tRump and that party

emgfindlight.bsky.social•3 days ago

Mid terms will be fixed to benefit the rePUKlicans

darthcorvus.bsky.social•3 days ago

We were sunk on November 6th

thebetterjd.bsky.social•3 days ago

There’s hope. Byrd rule. Senate Dems must craft an argument that cuts to snap and medicaid are extraneous. And that the tax cuts on the super rich significantly increase the deficit too much and do not have a budgetary justification. And submit it to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough

thebetterjd.bsky.social•3 days ago

And then they’re removed from the reconciliation bill. Although technically JD Vance as vice president can overrule her, but that has hardly ever happened in American history. So Democrats do this quietly while Vance is distracted, doing something else. The Democrats can save the day.

tommybingbong.bsky.social•3 days ago

“but that has hardly ever happened in American history” is kind of a big caveat here. I don’t think they’re playing by the rules.

thebetterjd.bsky.social•2 days ago

I know. However, people who don’t play by the rules, don’t tend to be bothered to know the rules so there’s actually a pretty decent chance that Trump and Vance don’t actually even know he has the power to do this. The fact that he’s only been a senator for two years bodes well for that theory.

tommybingbong.bsky.social•2 days ago

Heard it all before. Hope it works out for you

thebetterjd.bsky.social•2 days ago

In 2017 democrats did this and Pence didn’t overrule the parliamentarian. And they could have if they really really wanted to defund Planned Parenthood. It’s worked before it can work again. If there’s a chance, there’s a hope. This is the option with the best chance of working.

pinktweets.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is an excellent, detailed explainer from someone who really knows what he is talking about.

https://bsky.app/profile/bbkogan.bsky.social/post/3lj27ohxeu22m

dickeyx2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes! Important to keep calling reps and attending town halls!

buddhaclauser.bsky.social•2 days ago

I called two today. Two yesterday.

skiezey.bsky.social•2 days ago

I’m in Maine.. how can I help?

pickleballtwin.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you, Christine from rural northern Nevada! It's 🙈🙉🙊 from our rep @markamodeinv2.bsky.social . Yep, he's keeping hidden.

voncey.bsky.social•3 days ago

This was actually the easy part in the House. They just voted for a general outline. Now committees will write their own bills that will have to include specifics about what they're cutting - gutting Medicaid and school lunches so Elon can get another tax cut.

lynette40.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’ve been praying to Jesus. He can help and keep Americans from sinking.

anydadinamerica.bsky.social•3 days ago

Are you a parody account?

joanofbarks.bsky.social•3 days ago

What has been stopped so far?

kerzen.bsky.social•3 days ago

onesneakycat.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, we're sunk.

WHAT. PART. OF. FASCISM. REGIMES. DO. YOU. PEOPLE. NOT. UNDERSTAND.

apwnyc.bsky.social•3 days ago

I found this helpful: https://bsky.app/profile/bbkogan.bsky.social/post/3lj27ohxeu22m

caporez.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you as I'm so terrified. My granddaughter is gravely disabled, without her medication that is paid thru Medicaid she will die. One medication, out of many, is 10 grand a month.

belgianlover.bsky.social•3 days ago

I am so sorry. Please have everyone you know contact their representatives to share this information. Contact from people they are representing is one of the few actions that can really change minds. My heart goes out to you and your family.

notagopfascist.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yeah you are f’ed idiot.

countrymoocher.bsky.social•3 days ago

Play them at their own game. Reduce the federal government to military, foreign policy, and standards.
Return all other responsibilities back to the state along with the budget. Blue states can then provide universal healthcare for its citizens.

sarahca.bsky.social•2 days ago

All we can do is put pressure on the GOP members that we know what they are doing.
Grabbing food out of the mouths pf children to fund tax cuts for their wealthiest donors.

fwordleproblems.bsky.social•3 days ago

No. The Senate can’t pass anything like this. They’ll get SOMETHING. But not this.

joanofbarks.bsky.social•3 days ago

Judging from the Senate confirming EVERY sick cabinet choices, I dont have much faith they will do the right thing. The 'revolt' AFTER passage will not be in time (too many people don't know this is even budget is even pending).

bobvanbrabant.bsky.social•3 days ago

This post was most informative about this

naitruc.bsky.social•3 days ago

unbelievably cruel

herminator12.bsky.social•3 days ago

This thread explains everything nicely.

https://bsky.app/profile/bbkogan.bsky.social/post/3lj27ohxeu22m

apwnyc.bsky.social•3 days ago

whoops, me, too (didn't see this!)

commander42.bsky.social•3 days ago

Came here to post the same...

breathxbreath.bsky.social•3 days ago

me too!

marissamadness.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you for sharing.

I have to say that $1.60 a meal is disgraceful.

captaincrankdat.bsky.social•3 days ago

reconciliation is always used for the spending bills when shutdowns are looming

breathxbreath.bsky.social•3 days ago

This thread is super helpful to understand what comes next and the points in the process where they can be stopped.

https://bsky.app/profile/bbkogan.bsky.social/post/3lj27ohxeu22m

dickeyx2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Came here to recommend this, too!

jerseymom.bsky.social•2 days ago

I called VanDrew to complain about his vote and the smug guy that answered the phone said tell me what page it says the bill will cut Medicaid? . I said Trump lies and VanDrew used to be a democrat why support project 2025 and not the people? Why do billionaires need more tax cuts.

brownsimple.bsky.social•3 days ago

You couldn't stop genocide. No chance here

peacegirl63.bsky.social•3 days ago

malcolmspellman.bsky.social•3 days ago

People gotta engage. We can’t sit back anymore. We gotta wake up and “do” something to stop this madness everyday, because Dems are useless (in general.) At some point, it would help to have an organization and a leader helping us, but till then, do what you can.

fraochs.bsky.social•3 days ago

Do something creative locally if you can. Something splashy. It reaches people. Makes them think, or look things up.

kalavon.bsky.social•3 days ago

5calls.org

malcolmspellman.bsky.social•3 days ago

excellent

madactivist.bsky.social•3 days ago

We’ve organized and have been protesting. https://fiftyfifty.one

malcolmspellman.bsky.social•2 days ago

I don’t know what that is

taoskier.bsky.social•3 days ago

Who are you looking for? Somebody like Luigi Mangione?

malcolmspellman.bsky.social•3 days ago

What a creepy question

taoskier.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not really. I was just trying to get an idea of how radical a leader you envision for your fight-back organization. I was just using Mangione as an example of “most radical.” Did not mean to imply you wanted that. I’m sorry if you inferred that.

malcolmspellman.bsky.social•3 days ago

I meant “leader” and “organization” in most basic sense. Decentralized movements have failed us, it’s time to go back to traditional protest. But no killing lol

taoskier.bsky.social•2 days ago

Tonight on FB Robert Reich suggested peaceful civil disobedience. But many who commented wanted to take it further. I don’t know what to say, but all these cuts just to give the rich another $1.4 trillion is obscene. I refer to France, 1789 a lot.

danithedem.bsky.social•3 days ago

I love that she responded to you 😎💙

danfinchff.bsky.social•3 days ago

Jeffries would never . She's amazing 🙏🏻

buddhaclauser.bsky.social•3 days ago

I KNOW! And then this guy followed up w really good info too:

https://bsky.app/profile/bbkogan.bsky.social/post/3lj27ohxeu22m

stayscathed.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes I’m so glad you have that. I was just going to send it to you. I’m sharing it everywhere.

danithedem.bsky.social•3 days ago

😅

kdwright.bsky.social•3 days ago

She's awesome!!

jasonegenberg.bsky.social•2 days ago

They’re gutting your future. The House just pushed a budget slashing Medicaid, SNAP, and housing—so billionaires get richer. Now, they’re ramming it through the Senate. The only way to stop them? A national strike. Read now—before it’s too late.

https://jasonegenberg.substack.com/p/a-time-for-heroesa-call-for-a-national

lee7189.bsky.social•3 days ago

I just posted an article that kind of explains it

jojo754.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thanks for clarifying the vote.

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