Trump and Musk are staging a coup. We must not give our leverage away. - ThreadSky

indivisible.org • 6 days ago

Trump and Musk are staging a coup.

We must not give our leverage away.

Trump and Musk would love a shutdown.

We must not give them one.

From me in @NYTimes.com:

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...

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rebekahwriter.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/rebekahwriter.bsky.social/post/3lkdn4jg6322i

parishqueen.bsky.social•6 days ago

@bennet.senate.gov
@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
@peters.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @cortezmasto.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov @hirono.senate.gov @amyklobuchar.com @peters.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social 💙🇺🇸DEMOCRACY IS WORTH SHUTTING DOWN A BROKEN UNETHICAL “OPERATING” GOVERNMENT!🇺🇸VOTE NO‼️

italiansun.bsky.social•6 days ago

1000000000%

greedandenvy.bsky.social•6 days ago

chuck schumer MUST resign

qwerty-2024.bsky.social•6 days ago

If there is a shut down, will Trump be able to shut down the federal courts? Because this sways my opinion.

anexi.bsky.social•6 days ago

I don’t even know what to think anymore.

henleyparker.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/henleyparker.bsky.social/post/3lkdxniq7e22b

fugitive247.bsky.social•6 days ago

The messaging needs to be clearer: Schumer's spinelessness is a dangerous liability. Don't confuse people by amplifying his weak justifications!

tigboo.bsky.social•6 days ago

Chuck Schumer is the new Mitch McConnell

kimnead.bsky.social•6 days ago

Schumer is the opposite of McConnell, who wielded power as minority leader skillfully and ruthlessly on behalf of his party.

arthurbundy.bsky.social•6 days ago

My petition is at https://change.org. I call it: An Amendment to the US Constitution, Checks and Balances. Here is the link. https://chng.it/DBqPdkb5YV I have focused this petition to reflect my thinking on the current circumstances we find ourselves in. I have relied on feedback to satisfy the needs of others.

arthurbundy.bsky.social•6 days ago

It is an effort to formulate a useful and effective petition. I just finished editing and reorganizing this petition based on feedback. I hope those who have looked at it before will do so again. Nothing has been edited out. I am trying to set it up to make more sense.

alim123.bsky.social•6 days ago

Senator Murphy for democratic Senate Majority leader❤️

gloria6262.bsky.social•6 days ago

Fuck the bullshit

We are sticking together.

VOTE NO on republicans budget bill.

Fuck Schumer
Fuck Trump
Fuck Elon
Fuck all Republicans

itsjoelokay.bsky.social•6 days ago

if a fascist party controls the US government and the other party sits down to negotiate with them (performatively or otherwise), you have a government with two fascist parties

wendyphd.bsky.social•6 days ago

Democrats just gave away their leverage. We the people are going to have to be the ones who do this. Together.

iceboxart.bsky.social•6 days ago

SCHUMER IS A SPINELESS COWARD

okaynova.bsky.social•6 days ago

alena2025.bsky.social•6 days ago

When you look from a neutral and more distance point of view to it

It makes perfectly sense that Schumer is supporting this bill

Not supporting it gives much more power to the Trump regime 🤦🏻‍♀️

That is not what we should want

You buy precious time with this bill

Smart move Schumer 👍‼️

veronica426.bsky.social•6 days ago

https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck VOTE NO!!!!!

tofliesure.bsky.social•6 days ago

Schumer the coward is dead wrong about this. Fight these fucking nazis with everything you have.

njdevs53.bsky.social•6 days ago

Genuine question: Schumer is painting a doomsday scenario where Trump is free of all checks against him if the government shuts down. Is he entirely wrong in considering that danger? I'm curious to know all the potentialities of that scenario.

ckuebler.bsky.social•6 days ago

Media is not covering the protests. But they are huge.

#resistance #protest #50501movement #fucktheking #fuckmusk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wOZEEARFbc

rangerkitty.bsky.social•6 days ago

Did Schumer even read what he wants to give away?

He is a spineless coward.

di1464.bsky.social•6 days ago

Schumer you sold out our Democracy, gave up any power you had. Pathetic representation and fight for We the People. Do nothing Senator. Lots of BS talk about fighting for the people then caving. History will not look kindly on you and your colleagues who sold out like cowards do.

blluebird.bsky.social•6 days ago

Trump & Musk ALREADY HAVE a shutdown. It's been underway for some time! Helping maga pass this dirty CR would give away Dems' moral leverage. They don't have the votes. They've made the CR even more unappealing to the public. Not the time to rescue them.

huckleberryfriend.bsky.social•6 days ago

since Schumer is a smart politician, and this stupidly hands the CR to the GOP, gotta figure Chuck is complicit.

dsmelser.bsky.social•6 days ago

If Musk/Trump/DOGE is not going to follow the law/follow the constitution, then there is no reason for the dems to pass a budget.

andres-ja.bsky.social•6 days ago

don't be naive,@schumer.senate.gov
possession is 9/10 of 'the law'
Trumusk will do anything they want to do. you need to be strong and use the only leverage we have. They will take a wrecking ball with or without a 'shutdown'. they're literally shutting the Gov down piece by piece, in front of ur 👀

andres-ja.bsky.social•6 days ago

@schumer.senate.gov
you are wrong. We will demand the Senate votes you out as leader. Immediately.

VOTE NO Chuck. Don't be a stupid old man. Be a Leader.
display some intestinal fortitude FFS

@housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social

avivagb.bsky.social•6 days ago

The idea of giving T and M an opening to seize more power
Is not an option. Untenable.

johnmaun.bsky.social•6 days ago

#FuckChuck

hopefulbob.bsky.social•6 days ago

Photo just before the Schumer eclipse on March 13.
Don't let his surrender be the end of it. Contact your Senators today to vote no on cloture and the CR.

mellyrising.bsky.social•6 days ago

He’s not due for reelection until 2029 😩. But he needs to be removed or step down as minority leader ASAP.

kimnead.bsky.social•6 days ago

If Schumer votes yes on cloture today, I hope you will organize a protest at his upcoming book events, especially 3/17 at The Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore and 3/19 at Sixth and I in DC.

abbie4science.bsky.social•6 days ago

who the heck buys these books? I'm convinced now that they are just a way to launder money to these authors....

jane-g.bsky.social•6 days ago

My message I sent Schumer and my 2 Dem senators

shawnw71.bsky.social•6 days ago

🤣they have staged the coup already. By signing over and passing that atrocious legislation gives them the legal means to do so and then no prosecution would be possible unless they get taken to The Hague. We need to take care of it here first.

ejquiujmiplis.bsky.social•6 days ago

And they won’t be taken anywhere…the coup is underway!

shawnw71.bsky.social•6 days ago

If O am remembering the right comment that’s why we need to take of the issues internally.

shawnw71.bsky.social•6 days ago

I wish I could edit my typos after posting.

steeleleets.bsky.social•6 days ago

tibbytoyou.bsky.social•6 days ago

@schumer.senate.gov is going on a Book Tour next week, seriously!?
A couple of dates: Sunday March 23 | 3:00P | Los Angeles | Ann and Jerry Moss Theatre - New Roads
Washington DC Wednesday March 19 | 7 PM Sixth & I Washington DC 600 I St NW

macabrekitty.bsky.social•6 days ago

They're basically already shutting it down with all the firings. Why do Dems think this one little piece of leverage is something they should give away? They make zero sense. Shut it down until they give us what we want.

dougshortridge.bsky.social•6 days ago

After yesterday’s major court orders to reinstate thousands of workers obviously it’s time to step back and see where this leads. The success or failure of this country will finally depend on whether the “rule of law” principle holds the line over a sustained period. Patience. Hang fire. Wisdom.

glennstorm.bsky.social•6 days ago

We The People are clearly under attack by a lawless group, and resisting with all our might is the right thing to do

No cloture, Resist hard, all Dem Senators have my permission to stop this spending agenda, shut this down & American people will resist with you

Call U.S. Congress

202-224-3121

thelibertytrees.bsky.social•6 days ago

We need new leadership in the DNC. Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies are not up to the task of being an actual opposition party to fascists.

ronchica.bsky.social•6 days ago

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social got over 200 House members to vote no. Even those in competitive districts. That is up to the task.

itsjoelokay.bsky.social•6 days ago

a sucker is born every minute... can't believe you think a performative opposition means shit

ronchica.bsky.social•6 days ago

Haha! And I’m sure you are doing something really meaningful!

itsjoelokay.bsky.social•6 days ago

more meaningful than the performative nonsense Blue No Matter Who dems fall for 👍

ronchica.bsky.social•6 days ago

Example? Or do you just like picking on people online?

thelibertytrees.bsky.social•6 days ago

He also busied himself going on a book tour when he should be in the streets and calling on the people to join him.

ronchica.bsky.social•6 days ago

Hey, I was ready to take the streets as soon as Elon invaded the computers, but I’m not throwing everyone in leadership out at this moment. Schumer is pathetic and I don’t put the two in the same category. Just my opinion.

singphan.bsky.social•6 days ago

Lol. He wrote an op ed? It's sad these guys are so predictable with their ineffectiveness

adalgrace.bsky.social•6 days ago

Both parties work for the billionaires.

The fact we are even debating this decision is should be enough evidence.

Not sure what its going to take to unify the masses. But stop pretending the politicians are on your side. They dont work for us.

adalgrace.bsky.social•6 days ago

There are more pressing things for a busy guy like Chuck.

You know, can't be inconvenienced with a shutdown, he's got a book tour to do on Monday.

https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/senator-chuck-schumer-antisemitism-in-america-a-warning

amyb-abq.bsky.social•6 days ago

A book tour on antisemitism right after he hands over more power to a guy who is defending Hitler…

adalgrace.bsky.social•6 days ago

Ugh, make it make sense. 😩

mellongraig.bsky.social•6 days ago

I would urge Dems who are voting no on the cloture motion and no on the partisan CR - to also refuse a unanimous consent request by objecting. Any Dem Senator can do it... it would slow the process down, and that would give us more time for us to call, e-mail, and meet with them to say no on the CR.

vegasgello.bsky.social•6 days ago

Chuckles has got to go... NOW!!!

lam132310.bsky.social•6 days ago

Bullshit. Own your vote!

sallyny.bsky.social•6 days ago

I agreed last evening with Schumer when he warned us about 2 dangers: 1) what happens to courts in a prolonged shutdown, AND 2) Musk wants a prolonged shutdown!

However, this morning I knew that now is the time, we citizens are ready …

Sen Schumer we need NO on cloture of the GOP dirty CR

almondrof.bsky.social•6 days ago

tompaine1776.bsky.social•6 days ago

Shutting the federal courts would be a win for Trump.

Also @emptywheel.bsky.social

I'd be interested to hear from @wired.com and @propublica.org whether they think their sources on DOGE would be deemed non-essential.

That is, what are chances that shutdown would eliminate visibility on DOGE?

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