Let's make a list of US senators and reps that are actually standing up to Trump. Drop their handles below and a brief summary of what they are doing. Let's build a coalition. #3E
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(Oops! Just re-read and realized OP asked specifically for Senators, I somehow glazed over the part and also included a couple House Reps! But AOC and Jasmine are awesome, so yes, they're on my list!) 😊
You meant to include Schumer and Jeffries on the bad guy list, right? They have done more damage by their ineffective attempts to communicate than a lot of Republicans have!
Dude, you should put the exact reason why you think Mike Johnson is an enemy. Cause anyone can just write any name as an enemy without an explanation. Especially in this era of disinformation.
Need to pressure our Dems too. I’m severely disappointed in their lack of unity in terms of messaging and response. WTF is wrong with congress - both sides. Spineless GOP and rudderless Dems.
@markwarner.bsky.social & @timkaine4.bsky.social - both letting everyone in Virginia know they’re doing whatever they can to protect federal workers & our government.
@murray.senate.gov with her colleauges held the floor for 30 hours ahead of the vote for Vought to lead OMB, she's standing up for federal workers, and she isn't afraid to speak truth to power.
From Amy Klobuchar. Cutting Medicaid won’t lower health care costs—but it will jeopardize coverage for millions of people, including seniors and children. I joined Rep. Morrison in Bloomington to stand against the proposed cuts and work to ensure everyone can access the care they need.
From Ilan Omar. President Musk wants federal employees to share 5 things they accomplished this week. Here's mine ⬇️
Ps. Don’t worry Elon every day I’m going to fight against your billionaire con man agenda to slash Medicaid & SNAP while you give billions in tax cuts to yourself & your friends.
From Sen. Tina Smith. Elon, I hate to break it to you but you aren’t my boss. I answer to the people of Minnesota.
But since you bring it up, I spent last week fighting to stop tax breaks for billionaires like you, paid for by defunding health care for moms and babies
No, not Klobuchar. She keeps waffling about, wanting appeasement. She is my Senator, and I have been proud of her up until now, but I will never vote for her again and will actively campaign against her.
@jbpritzker.bsky.social Has spoken multiple times now to point out the parallels between the Trump Regime and Nazi Germany.
He has faced a lot of MAGA backlash for this.
Let us make sure they don't try to silence people like this.
https://bsky.app/profile/murray.senate.gov
absolutely nothing worthless as well as #MariaCantwell useless also the new governor #BobFerguson another talker and that is it such disappointments they all watch while trump burns it down disgusting at best
you guys are hackers/devs and shit right? assuming this isn't another cosplay account..
Over in my corner of bluesky we've been spitballing a project that would somehow, though crowdsourcing, or other clever ways mange to start compiling all the local schedules of politicians.. ->
ways that make it difficult to automatically scrape, compile or keep this information updated. We've had a few ideas about crowd-sourcing or static link trees that somehow show go to all the various places where they link their schedules for ease of reference. anyway, maybe someone with more ->
At the State of the Union, given the "suit" BS from 47, I think House and Senate reps who still stand for the Constitution should wear attire like Zelensky did at The Oval @repjasmine.bsky.social @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov
I’m not so sure. Many elected representatives seem unable to defend the indefensible and the number grows daily. They may be in a minority now but it only takes a few of them to grow a pair and stand up for what is right to make the vital difference. Too many more hiding from their constituents.
Same. No email or phone reply.. cowards. They’ve forgotten who they work for. After the Dems win the trifecta in the next presidential election, they need to fix the unSupreme Court, and then push to get Citizens United overturned, and make it a felony for any politician to collect money from anyone
Oh I’ve been calling mine daily but I call others frequently. I don’t care if I’m not a constituent. I’m a citizen. Went through entire Republican oversight committee members one day. 🤣🤣
If they really want to stand up to Trump, they should
1. get matching blue tees and hats made with anti fascist jargon
2. wear that garb to the pro autocracy gathering
3. Taunt, interrupt, and harass the bloviating man behind the microphone
The usual suspects are always great: @sanders.senate.gov
@warren.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social
@repjasmine.bsky.social
The two notable exceptions that I have seen almost nothing from is @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov who have been meek and uninspiring respectively.
Everyone else is doing bascially the same. Remember, he's in line to be the next Speaker and has to operate on a different level. There's tact, strategy, and backroom deals all still involved. I don't believe he's a puppet. Never forget:
I have mixed feelings about Dan Goldman. On the one hand, he is strongly pro-genocide, and that is IMO unforgivable. On the other hand, he is great in most every other way AND we need to welcome EVERYONE to the extent that they are on our side on some issues, even when they have huge flaws.
I feel very strongly that forcing this admin out by any means necessary will save lives around the world
Trump wants to ‘clear’ Gaza which sounds like it would involve US troops
So he & his kids can build resorts there
For now, Goldman is better than that I can overlook a lot ATM
@schatz.bsky.social How are fighting against trumps illegal actions? Have you mentioned Republican voter suppression? Why not? See @gregPalast for an explanation of how Trump stole 2024 and will steal the midterms. @hirono
@robertgarcia.bsky.social Long Beach CA. They threaten him with legal action. After elon is a dick and bar fight comment, & they took out of context because they don't know American lingo.
@schatz.bsky.social (D-HI) has been outspoken, passed on detailed info about GOP plans to gut Medicaid to help billionaires & ways to try to stop them at each legislative step.
He’s also linked to @indivisible.org and their planned actions to stop the coup.
Personally I think it’s not just a scare tactic. He admires #Putrid. He wishes to emulate #Putrid. The person who thinks nothing of offing anyone who defies him in any way.
@chelliepingree.bsky.social - not my rep but I wish she was! She has taken a solid stance against what is happening to Mainers as a result of this coup.
I think we need a coordinated effort of contacting 🔴 senators. The 🔵 ones are all pretty much on board (except maybe Fetterman). Ones who have historically been the least maga? We need to “flood their zone” with calls, post cards, peaceful protests at their office. Bring them back to reality.
All we have are glimmers right now. We need to seize on those. It’s an uphill battle, no one is delusional here idt. But they are more likely to vote no than Lindsay Graham.
As a Mainer, I can assure you that Collins will do nothing to stop any of this and only speaks out of both sides of her mouth to keep her seat. She is not to be trusted.
I know she’s not consistent, but if she has already gone against them, which she has, she appears to be more persuadable then most others. We must find the votes somewhere.
@50501movement.bsky.social You could organize the shit out of this boycott and state wide town halls for all 50 states via Zoom. Step up, please! Recruit all Congresspeople to participate!
Not attending the State of the Union to listen Trumb gaslight US is the minimum we expect from Democrats; attending is complying and giving credibility to the incredible.
But it sounds like Democrats are going to fail US again by showing up and bowing down.
Pass this on if you agree.
#NODEMS4SOTUS
I know, I sent a link to his statement yesterday. Now we need to have the rest listen to US. I’m proud of Wyden has the good sense not to be a tool for Trumb.
Well, there are those who see being there as "in your face" defiance. Since media will spin what the GOP spin, the Dems will be called lily-livered cowards if they don't show. They will be called other names if they do. There is no win either way. Might as well get THAT clear now.
A boycott by the whole party will leave a hole in the chamber that cannot be filled with spin. If the sit down and stay silent while Trumb lies they will look like appeasing cowards. If instead they stand outside the building and denounce Trumb that is counter programming.
I would love the hole - but it will get spun as cowardice. Trust this. We cannot win the messaging war yet. There are all kinds of pundits telling Dems what to say and do. Major media always take the GOP side. Always. Even Zelensky didn't win. Know your enemy. It's corrupt media.
BTW, Zelensky won because he railed and unified all the EU countries to his aid; something that hasn’t before. The real loser is Trumb because he lost at home and abroad.
Most Americans don't know that. They saw only what MSM posted about him being kicked out of the Oval Office. I am not seriously interested in what wiser EU media say with respect to influencing Americans to stop being so dumb.
You can’t fill the hole Republicans have caused in our country, and in our laws, and in our morals. But we can make it public by leaving a hole in the chamber.
Let’s put this way; what do you rather see as a Democrat: Our Democratic leaders clapping at Trumb for when he touches on common issues or nothing at all? Personally, nothing at all is what I prefer, and the important thing is not to worry how they spin it because they don’t vote for US anyways.
The problem is a lot that are opposing Trump just don't get air time or do it in non-flashy ways. The Sunday morning political shows this morning were polluted with Republicans. Bernie did manage to get on Meet the Press.
if i would i wouldn’t have used quotes, no of course not, I was just pointing to a similarity I history. in ww2 the Jewish people had a register of all Jews and their location, profession etc. this was very handy for the nazi's and extensively used by the nazi's to round them up to gas them.
Sorry Hans. I can see where you would be confused by the trope. I am aware of the Nazi lists. I hope people continue to come forward resisting this horrible movement. Have a lovely day.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
@raskin.house.gov
@whitehouse.senate.gov
@warren.senate.gov
Do Not Attend Tuesdays Speech…Do Not Comply
With the enemy 💪
I believe Dems should attend, but it is said he intends to announce that US is leaving NATO and UN. At that point, if announced, all Dems should leave en masse.
He can't pull us out of NATO w/o approval from Congress. Since he kept threatening during 1.0, after he was out a law was passed that (I think) both Senate & House have to approve leaving.
You are very lucky. I'm stuck with John Rutherford, who does nothing but vote yes to anything trump wants. Sadly, I voted for him when he ran for sheriff, twice, which was unusual for me to vote for a repub, but he was very qualified. As a rep? Collects a paycheck. It's easy to be a "yes man".
You are so lucky. But we have Sen Tammy Duckworth. A big ashamed of Durbin right now. I did beat his son Paul at Trivial Pursuit in like 1987, so there's that.
No, Amy has been flipping back and forth too much. We can't count on her to maintain a spine. It took her too long to see there was a crisis, and she keeps calling for working with Republicans instead of standing up to them.
IDK about 'dangerous' when 'profitable' seems much, much more likely given how confident they seem to be about their utter and complete control over everything.
Likely just preparing another auction of our secrets/research/whatever to whichever deep-pockets lowlife promised him a cookie.
They need to stand up to Trump or leave the party. Vote their butts out during the midterms. Bring in new and stronger democrats. Younger and sharper dems that will speak up.
@sanders.senate.gov holding town halls in red states/districts @wyden.senate.gov skipping SOTU address and holding town hall @aoc.bsky.social bad ass @warren.senate.gov joining protests @repjasmine.bsky.social badass
In order for members of Congress to uphold their oath to the Constitution they must demand that Donald Trump resign. This is because Donald Trump is acting as a dictator. He is breaking our laws, violating our constitution and violating court orders. He is endangering the American people.
Duckworth has always talked a good game, but there has never been a war request she hasn't loved. She doesn't resist. She pretends to be for disabled people, but she just votes to throw more people into the war machine that disables people where it doesn't kill them.
I am disturbed by what some people think is standing up to Trump based on so many of the names submitted here. A reminder that every Senator voted to confirm Rubio & none have stopped allowing unanimous consent to proceed. Several voted for the Laken Riley Act. That's collaboration, not resistance.
Kelly and gallego voted for the Rubén to run the epa. Kelly was seen attending the secret exxon mobile meeting on manchins yacht. Vote paper ballot and demand hand count. Vote them out!
It's probably paranoia, but i sometimes wonder if some of the democrats are "in on it" because their response has been so milktoast. But I suppose you have to be careful how you oppose the president of the United States because some more intense forms of opposition may be seen as treason
I think many thought that maybe at least Rubio was sincere. Many don’t realize that each nominee had to pass a loyalty test. He did too. No one will cross Mafioso 45.
My boy @wyden.senate.gov is very loudly and actively resisting this administration.
When I was a little girl I wrote senator Wyden a letter about my fears regarding the environment and climate change and he wrote me back personally. He’s a real one.
How about using that energy to go straight to voters to hold town halls in red state where GOP refuse to.
They want to know what the heck is going on and their representatives won’t answer their questions .
Eric Swalwell is doing that and so is Bernie Sanders.
Why am I feeling like @youranoncentral.bsky.social is doing more work than Democrats for now? Why DEMs are not organizing and creating a big movement? Wtf?
The people who elected the republican congressmen and senators that have abdicated their responsibilities to the people they represent, need to fear their constituents more than Trump.
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She ensured Biden won the primaries, and Biden ensured Trump wasn't punished and could run again.
“He who defends his country breaks no law.”
Plus the law means nothing now… Why obey it?
We know who our enemies are. It’s time to get them.
@markey.senate.gov
@senjeffmerkley.bsky.social
@whitehouse.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@booker.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
You already mentioned
@aoc.bsky.social @jasmineforus.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov
@sanders.senate.gov
sheldon whitehouse
-JD VANCE
Advances Putin’s agenda.
-STEPHEN FEINBURG
Refuses to admit that Russia started the war.
- LINDSEY GRAHAM
Praised Zelensky, and then condemned him 2 weeks later.
Is a motherfucker
Ted Budd Nc
@sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
(See America Ukraine PAC for details
https://www.amukrpac.org/house
https://www.amukrpac.org/senate
https://bsky.app/profile/motria.bsky.social/post/3lji5v7k26c2z
https://youtube.com/shorts/DY7yWw_QNG4?si=zXTod3U8IS3X4s5n
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social
He’s doing a town hall on the 4th.
@smith.senate.gov
@ilhanmn.bsky.social
Ps. Don’t worry Elon every day I’m going to fight against your billionaire con man agenda to slash Medicaid & SNAP while you give billions in tax cuts to yourself & your friends.
But since you bring it up, I spent last week fighting to stop tax breaks for billionaires like you, paid for by defunding health care for moms and babies
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
He has faced a lot of MAGA backlash for this.
Let us make sure they don't try to silence people like this.
absolutely nothing worthless as well as #MariaCantwell useless also the new governor #BobFerguson another talker and that is it such disappointments they all watch while trump burns it down disgusting at best
Crockett
Sanders
Warren
Check out the first newsletter he dropped last thursday on sub stack. He plans on doing one each thurs.
👍🤡
Over in my corner of bluesky we've been spitballing a project that would somehow, though crowdsourcing, or other clever ways mange to start compiling all the local schedules of politicians.. ->
All we've basically done so far is uncover a million reasons why it's basically impossible from the lack of uniform APIs to a wide range of various ->
Call them and demand they do.
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-3121
TTY: 202-225-1904
Call the White House
PHONE NUMBERS
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
They not only believe in the coup they are committing, they are paid well by fascist billionaires to continue believing it.
I think it’s really important to include them in our thoughts & prayers 💪
1. get matching blue tees and hats made with anti fascist jargon
2. wear that garb to the pro autocracy gathering
3. Taunt, interrupt, and harass the bloviating man behind the microphone
Non participants should be primaried.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkBMKQhRm1s
@warren.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social
@repjasmine.bsky.social
The two notable exceptions that I have seen almost nothing from is @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov who have been meek and uninspiring respectively.
@aoc.bsky.social has been excellent with social media so far.
@repjasmine.bsky.social has grabbed lots of praise for her witty comebacks to Trump/GOP in interviews.
They’ve raised excellent points
@aoc.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
@warren.senate.gov
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
@repcasar.bsky.social
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social
@jayapal.house.gov
@ayannapressley.bsky.social
@ilhanmn.bsky.social
@coribush.bsky.social
@raskin.house.gov
@electconnolly.bsky.social
@beyer.house.gov
@robertgarcia.bsky.social
@repstansbury.bsky.social
@smith.senate.gov
@padilla.senate.gov
@vanhollen.senate.gov
#ResistTrump #ResistMusk
Jeffries can learn a thing or two, and at this point, he seems to be another Pelosi puppet
Trump wants to ‘clear’ Gaza which sounds like it would involve US troops
So he & his kids can build resorts there
For now, Goldman is better than that I can overlook a lot ATM
He’s also linked to @indivisible.org and their planned actions to stop the coup.
I’d definitely like to see him do more!
Was on 60 minutes tonight standing up to Trump as much as any Republican can do without having their family killed
What about former presidents and VP ? They are quite silent... 😡
@jeffmerkley.bsky.social
@repcasar.bsky.social
And
@murray.senate.gov
We must promote MASSIVE media coverage & steal 🍊💩’s thunder.
Reporting on the # of Americans joining town halls will send a HUGE message to other potential resistors.
SIGN! Start the momentum! LET’S GOOOO!
But it sounds like Democrats are going to fail US again by showing up and bowing down.
Pass this on if you agree.
#NODEMS4SOTUS
I grade the rest as an F, as in fail.
Democrats or republicans? If it's republicans, there are none standing up to trump.
Senator Jean Shaheen:
https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/icymi-shaheen-condemns-trump-actions-as-deliberate-effort-to-undermine-critical-functions-of-government-over-lowering-costs-for-granite-staters
https://bsky.app/profile/budzinski.house.gov
@repstansbury.bsky.social
Silence is a state of not speaking, while compliance is an active behavior of following rules or instructions.
do you mean being silent could be interpreted as being compliant?
still don't know what made you comment this.
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
@raskin.house.gov
@whitehouse.senate.gov
@warren.senate.gov
Do Not Attend Tuesdays Speech…Do Not Comply
With the enemy 💪
They need to deprive him
Walking out looks weak A nice fuck you and empty half will send a clear message
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@jeff-merkley.bsky.social
@maxwellfrost.bsky.social
@repilhan.bsky.social
Likely just preparing another auction of our secrets/research/whatever to whichever deep-pockets lowlife promised him a cookie.
Most of us are already on our phones Anyway.
Just One Small Effort By Each Of Us. Please.
My political beliefs are rooted in the conservatism that I was raised with,” HRC said in a 1996 interview.
https://youtube.com/shorts/DY7yWw_QNG4?si=zXTod3U8IS3X4s5n
When I was a little girl I wrote senator Wyden a letter about my fears regarding the environment and climate change and he wrote me back personally. He’s a real one.
They want to know what the heck is going on and their representatives won’t answer their questions .
Eric Swalwell is doing that and so is Bernie Sanders.
daily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKBM2kS6B8o
@jeff-merkley.bsky.social
It’s always the people.
Same as it ever was.
CALL your congressman and senators EVERY DAY!
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