Man. There are a lot of cynics out there. If what Booker is doing doesn’t bring YOU joy, there’s no need to shit all over everyone else’s appreciation.
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If you are not watching
what is happening on the senate floor
You are missing history in the making.
Cory Booker and other senators are alive and fired up.
They should be afraid...
They know who they are...
and they should be very afraid.
It's a good start. However, are we just supposed to forget how totally on board he was with genocide, and putting Israel's interests before those of the US?
I’m a little frustrated that there’s not more coordinated messaging by Dems about this. Why did this start in the evening? If started during day, other Dem Senators and Reps could be standing outside talking to reporters and on news shows explaining WHY he is doing this
Apparently it's not actually legal to start a filibuster until business is done for the day. They start in the evening by default, but continue as long as they can into daylight hours. It appears at least some of the Senate Minority have arranged a schedule of senators to give him breathers.
We have to understand that there are real psyops being done to dumb down and dissociate Americans so that we eat ourselves from the inside. Until America gets that our only hope is to stand together they will win. Dems need to start talking about this more seriously and not just GOP buffoonery.
If he Cory can protest for over 12 hours straight, we can march on Saturday despite bitter cold, rain, wind and snow! No excuses! WHO’S WITH ME?! 🇺🇸 🤜 🤛 🔔
I don't care if he's saving shit, AIPAC spent 14 million on his campaign. Check it out on https://aipactracker.com. All you people on bsky are fucked up and obviously ok with sending more bombs to Israel to continue the genocide. Bsky is a haven for people that think it all started on Oct 7th. un-follow me.
Not sure how many people are focused on Israel right now, to be honest. We have a president who is going to declare martial law in three weeks. I don’t have the bandwidth to care about America and Israel at equal weight right now. Or trans rights. Or endangered animals. We are in crisis.
I'm there with you on all points but I just don't want to mask the genocide with other issues. YES, we're in deep shit and I wrote a post on my substack about our congress with the orange thing in the room. We all have so much shit on our plate right now. All this comes out of the GO 1984 playbook.
I wrote Biden 6 emails before the election saying if he didn't stop the genocide, he would lose the election, before Harris fell in line with Biden. ALL the polls and political pundits have all stated the genocide WAS the deciding factor. How did "I'm speaking now" work out for YOU?
And your in the "it all started Oct 7th" nitwits. That's what's wrong with bsky, you people look at posts about puppies and kitties and don't know shit about anything else.
It NEVER was Israel, I have a Scott 1930 world stamp catalog and it has no stamps for ISRAEL but it does have stamps for Palestine. Don't be afraid to read and do research before speaking. Lincoln once said "It's better to stay silent and thought a fool than speak and leave no doubt" You're blocked!
The roll over crowd that is never happy,has no solutions and won't get off their couches or SM to do anything other than complain no one's doing anything.
Read his replies, he’s an armchair cynic (as well as an armchair quarterback 😂). All he does is complain that no one is doing anything while doing nothing himself.
Bravo @corybooker.com who is making #GoodTrouble
Our country is in crisis
Bedrock commitments being broken every hour
In just 71 days-
Trump’s Unconstitutional & illegal actions threaten all of US
The Silence of the GOP is deafening https://www.youtube.com/live/N5NfmuIzR84?si=Nh1Az40bU_4V__ND
This is fabulous! When Booker gets tired, who is speaking next? He can yield the floor for a question, right? I learned everything I know about senate procedures from Aaron Sorkin so forgive me if I'm wrong. Theoretically they could keep doing this for days if they were organized.
We appreciate what you are doing so much ✨🇺🇸
If more in Congress were fighting for us like you, we might be able to be assured of receiving our own savings to see us through to the end.
I have been anxiety-ridden because Soc.Security is our lifeline. We are not well. We shouldn’t have these worries.
Thank you Senator @booker.senate.gov @corybooker.com for showing up & showing out speaking truth to power today. A 50-year Democrat since I cast my first vote for Jimmy Carter (and he won!), I’ve been disillusioned by the silence of our leadership since the election. You give me hope.
#92percent
New York needs new Senators. Conversely, I don't understand why anyone would take issue with Senator Booker's marathon speech. It's leadership. It's wonderful.
We really do. But Chuck had his Sunday press conference yesterday 🤷🏼♀️
(What was too bad about his lame conference, which local news did cover for once, was that he made good, real world points about effect of cuts to Medicaid and Medicare on the health care employment and services.)
The list of Democrats who did NOT join Senator Booker to help him fight for this democracy should be published far and wide as well! How dare they rest while he fights! 💙
Chris Murphy from CT is helping him as welI. I called out my senators. Did anyone else? If they’re on Bsky tag them. Call their offices. For the bazillionth time take action.
I love that he's doing this! Serious question, though: why is he starting it at night? Wouldn't it disrupt things more if he had started first thing in the morning? Because I don't understand the rationale, it just seems like a waste of energy...? Can someone explain?
If they could start in the morning people would do this all the time. He had to wait until the day's business was concluded. This way he's following the rules and can hopefully disrupt all or most of tomorrow's business if he can keep going.
He has given me a glimmer of hope on the election eve. My local election in my tiny town is a total MAGA vs the normal guy doing a decent job. I now have a glimmer he may keep his job. ❤️🩹💔
We have a very different system in Australia so Booker's actions are a bit of a mystery to me, but I am so very happy that so many in the USA are finding strength, comfort and hope in what he is doing. Sending support and solidarity from across the seas!
It’s a Senate thing. And he just did it better than the old segregationist he just beat, who just did his final flip in his grave before he gave a death scream and fell into hell.
Enough good irony for some real joy here. The segregationist’s record has stood since 1957.
At least part of the Senate minority seems to have set up a schedule of senators to show up and "ask a question" to give Booker a breather. (I am saying this in the morning as I listen, it may not have been noticed last night.)
I guess better late than never… but man… it is LATE as hell. Career Dems keep playing like it’s the first quarter of a regular game. Decorum, rules, etc. I support the Senator’s efforts, but where the hell has he been these last two plus months? Where was this during the CR?
I had also posted a comment yesterday that, though vastly more snarky 😇, was in its sentiment very similar to yours; so I had no choice but to give you a cyber fist-bump. I mean, that's just Science. 🤷♂️🙂
It’s a start. I appreciate his willingness to DO something. We need others in Congress to find their spines and stand up, speak up and DO something, too.
None of em are doing anything. WE are protesting in the thousands weekly. WE are filing suits to try and get recounts in counties where we can PROVE election fraud. NOT A SINGLE DEM has said a WORD about it.
I mean ok, but afaic those people are not on our side. We need to put a stop to this ourselves, and then fix it properly, not just slap a band aid on it until the next time. https://generalstrikeus.com, we can do this with nobody else, but we need to rise in numbers.
AGREED! The bar is in hell and @schumer.senate.gov has betrayed us. I will CELEBRATE @booker.senate.gov for his strength and courage to use his voice to do SOMETHING!!!! People need inspiration. Cynics need despair.
I never really liked the internet and its effects on people, and I still do not. My only wish is that he was one of my Senators. In New York we just have Senator Chuck Aroused and Senator Kirstin Alfrankenbanned.
But seriously though. At this point I am happy when any democrat so much as stands up. Booker has been doing it for 14+ hours straight. That is an achievement worth celebrating in the hopes that more will follow!!
There's no nomination, no bill on the floor. He's filibusterint nothing when filibuster would have done some good when, say Pete hegseth got nominated.
“Hear me when I say this: There can be no purity tests in the pro-democracy opposition.
You are either against Trump, or not. If you are against Trump then the anti-Trump movement must operate in solidarity.”
As a New York conservative who would rather eat white dog shit than visit New Jersey…. I’ve never seen a bigger patriot in my life. The man’s a fucking American hero.
Listen. I’ve been waiting for Rand paul. I’ve been waiting for Ted Cruz, I’ve been waiting for these so called constitutional conservatives to speak up. If a New Jersey democrat has the courage. I’ll eat white dog shit to save America. Will you?
Like I fucking love this country. I fucking love our history. Even the bad parts. I love our constitution. And the only perfect thing ever made. I’m not gonna care who stands up for me. I’m gonna stand behind the person who stands for me. I’ll hold this man up. I’ll do whatever. Praise him.
I know it sounds like hyperbole, but this hero, this patriot. This American. Is saying the quiet parts out loud. And anyone who has the balls and strength to speak for 8 hours straight o save me? And everyone I love? And the liberty of everyone? Man. I’d wipe his brow. I’d run water. Just thankful
I grew up in a va hospital watching my dad die, I only had food to eat and a place to live because of his survivor benefits. This is America. The land of hope. The beacon the light.
I’ll stand as long as he does. I’ve never been more grateful in my life.
I’ll stand…. I’ll hold him… I’ll eat white dog shit…. Just save it…. Save us… save our constitution. Stand with us. I’ll stand by any one who has the balls. Apparently conservatives forgot their oaths
What the Right has mastered, is that ALL of them get on the same message - and repeat, and repeat. If ALL Dems got on board with Booker's/AOC/Bernie's message, it would be effective.
“Hear me when I say this: There can be no purity tests in the pro-democracy opposition."
Focus on the real enemy, which is orange guy. Schumer is not allied with the orange guy, so right now every single one of who is not must stand together to resist orange guy.
NO, NO and NO ! Schumer is completely dragging or outright impeding the resistance movements. He scolded Dem representatives who dared to manifest against agent orange. So he IS the useful idiot on the side of the agent orange.
The problem is that he's not really resisting the orange guy. He's waiting for the orange guy to fail. Democrats need a more energetic opposition leader to meet the moment.
Asking him to do more is fair. That's not what was being done above.
Also, remember when the Rs shut down the government and we rightly criticized them for it? It's possible Schumer did not want to that sort of criticism to apply to any resistance against the orange guy.
even as a jewish person I think this is both sinister, braindead, and tonedeaf. Israel is not a US state, and currently has prime minister under indictment who is violating international agreements blatantly. I've been suggesting he's owned by Israel but the fact that he's stupid enough to say it
is proof that he's done, because the state of Israel is not synonymous with "semitism" or being jewish, they're actually making the jewish people look no better than that thing in the 40s that we said never again to.
This explains the ADL's behavior as well. It's bullshit, no ones buying it
Bernie's message is about Nordic socialism, which only works on nations that can fit inside Texas. It's a custom job that cannot be scaled to 300 million. But it looks great on paper and sounds great when a Boomer is bashing the 1%. Can Bernie bros show it working on a nation as large as the U.S?
Disrupting "business as usual" in the Senate at least gets the attention of Senators. In Washington! ...That's our Capital. I hear they're important people. ✊
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I'm with you. Don't whine, get active. Getting attention to create awareness has a role in the overall resistance, it doesn't mean that's all we do....Be part of the solution, jump aboard. Make calls, motivate others: join this phonebank for FL special elections! https://www.mobilize.us/floridadems/event/768388/
Except they did. Yes he won but he won by about 10 points where it was previously a +30 area, that's a -20 loss in less than 3 months. That is a BAD sign for Republicans.
Listen: what we need is action that results in positive outcomes. We don’t need action that results in merit and praise. Unless something changes as a result of this marathon speech, it is damn pointless.
We need outcomes. Cause and effect. We are in trouble. We need evasive action. Not this.
Who's talking shit? And are we sure they're actually on our side?
There's something cathartic about what he's doing. Like the signs at protests that say "not enough space to list everything that is wrong." He's MAKING the space to list everything wrong. And maintaining the genuine outrage.
I don't necessarily disagree entirely, but they do tend to be pessimistic and most often see the glass as half empty. I'd hate to go through life like that.
Same is true for folks who vote for Neo Liberal Democrats who are in the "New Democrat Coalition", like Booker. They say nice things, and then enact Corporate Republican Policies to hurt Labor, driving Voters away.
It brings me a tiny spark of joy. Sen Booker is my Senator and I have had the pleasure of meeting him for two hours in his office. Unfortunately, he is only one voice. The party needs to unite as one very large voice to be heard clearly.
I don’t see it. As long as people like Schumer keep appeasing Trump, nothing will change. There were almost a dozen Democrat Senators who voted for Trump’s spending bill.
I stand with him but I’m not going to get tears in my eyes and thank him. It’s the least any of them can do at this point and it’s okay to not feel “inspired” by him right now.
Go for it. Actions like the one he’s engaged in give me some hope. It’s the disruption to horrific appointments that we should have been doing all along.
Your response came off as disingenuous therefore like you don’t actually care what inspires me. Just looking to beat up on someone on your side ✌️Just like the other responses I got that accused me of being a poor tipper.
Thank you, Senator Booker! We need more Democrats prepared to fight for us. Democracy is at risk. Furthermore, MAGA is a cult. Therefore, Republicans who continue to support Trump are complicit and collaborators in this harsh nightmare of dictatorship.
There's too many ignorant people out there who should really educate themselves before spreading their stupidity around. Sen.Booker was incredible. I hold the deepest respect for him. We need more people like him ..
It stopped the Senate for 24 hours. It motivated and invigorated the people. It put truths out there for millions to hear that weren't being said. And to many it gave hope. ----Americans watch too many fucking action movies.
I think the problem isn't that cynics want to shit over anybody, but most Americans dislike lip service, or band aids for amputations. Booker's marathon will have little practical effect on the situation. He's showing them he & his constituents are mad. I think they already know that.
We've been fighting with words all along. Nothing has changed except the government - it went from a government to a regime. There comes a time when words just aren't enough. ACTIONS ALWAYS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
Agreed. Everyone talks of democracy, but if we lived in a democracy everything would be 51% wins, no filibuster, no electoral college, no way to stack the deck except by getting enough Americans on your side. We don't have that here in the U.S., and probably never will.
Many of us are but when you have a few thousand and millions are doing very little other than whine, you can't very far until they too get involved and take action to CHANGE things, not just bitch about them.
Oh, but filibustering by reading green eggs and ham while literally removing food from American’s table is cool? I remember when the only time you heard a politician speak was in moments like this. The coddling and narrative steerage of Fox is relatively new phenomena in our history. Roger Ailes …
Ds & Rs are two sides of the same counterfeit coin. All the dems are doing is giving lip service so if war does break out they can claim they weren't part of the problem, even though they're exactly 1/3 the problem. Rs are 1/3 and American apathy, indifference & cowardice are the other 1/3.
Every time someone steps up, there’s a group “reminding” everyone that so and so is actually NOT a “good guy” here for (insert reason). While criticisms may be valid, we aren’t in a position to choose our perfect fighters. It’s anyone and everyone now.
Other Senators are now doing their part! Schumer, as much as I think he needs to step down as leader, just asked Cory a question on how the Repulsicans just scream waste, fraud and abuse but never show any documentation of it. Then take a chainsaw to it.
I’ve been critical of Schumer since beginning of COVID. And, while he’s certainly not the sellout many claim, his leadership & messaging skills are lacking.
The others are out spreading their message. AOC, Bernie, Walz. More Dems are doing town halls in red districts that their Republican reps. Won’t show up for. It’s working. We took two seats last week. One in a deep red district that hasn’t had a dem in since 1979. It’s working.
I did not bash him. I have several reasoned, relevant, thoughtful criticisms which I did not list here. I respect your stance. I stand by my statement that he has not shown exceptional leadership.
And while he had legitimate reasons for his budget vote, He did not communicate his position. That led to a lot of confusion & controversy in the party in a terrifying time.
Some of us are tired of being told to praise him after he spent all this time SILENTLY SITTING ON HIS ASS. Our attitude is that of an exhausted family member when someone finally gets therapy.
I keep telling myself that these people who need you to be liberal in their specific way and if you aren’t, you’re the enemy, are Russian bots and trolls meant to divide us, because I seriously can’t stand the idea that there are people who are that stupid and willing to give up everything.
I will again ask a question that I asked a few months ago: Are some senate democrats really democrats or they are republican inside? Schumer has already told us why his #1 job is. Do they really support progressive values? How convenient to hide behind filibuster.
How many times did Sanders stand up and give a speech for 7+ hours so far & still going? I must have missed that…. And I say that as someone who voted for Sanders in the primaries - TWICE. But sure, go on with your circular firing squad BS, Im going to listen to someone worth listening to…
I feel about Booker
the way old Fetterman supporters feel about *him* today
Burned
You call it a circular firing squad
I call it many times burned = skeptical
One incident of courage in a protected environment =/=
A demonstration of leadership potential
We all have opinions, you don't have to agree with someone who has a different opinion than you do. The important thing is to have "your" opinion, not that of someone else who is telling you what to think. Do not follow someone blindly, think for yourself, and share what you think.
I was watching until five am
A man doing what he must
For those he loves
A man showing how to handle anger
A man showing how to manage fears
A plain man of sorrows
Standing speaking plainly for twenty five hours
Cory Booker
I went to sleep happy and shivering
I think it's contagious
Pls. also call your own Senators, say you're a constituent, and you want them to join him in this filibuster. Booker says he'll go into the morning and as far into the afternoon as he can, so anyone we can force into showing some moral courage can jump in when he's exhausted.
Called and left a message since a human being must not be available. But I called, thanking the senator for what he's doing and suggesting that another Dem senator get ready to take his place.
I called and immediately started crying! All I could do was thank him! I've been following all day on my cell phone at work. This is incredible, and I also appreciate every senator who has stepped up to ask a question or contribute a comment. This is from their hearts.
As the nation burns you give credit to the ones who did absolutely nothing to stop trump’s assault on our democracy since Jan 6th , 2021 .. the Biden administration and our elected democrats did nothing but hide …yet you praise them …it’s no wonder the country was taken over so easily
Done! Left him a phone message after watching the exchange he just had with Senator Andy Kim @kim.senator.gov at 11pm my time, 2am EDT. It was so inspirational! I really needed that!
While you are at it, call all the OTHER reps and tell them how inspired you are. I plan on telling them I only donate to reps DOING something & I also expect to see them every single day on a screen explaining this #trumpsterfire in a unified message, and how we all can topple the Fourth Reich.
Perfect! We can call ALL of them, not just our own. I have been giving them ideas, asking them to tap into the strengths of their staffers, and the people who are writing in and calling.
I called his office & my MD Senators (both who've spoken several times today so far), to let them know how grateful I am that they're bringing the truth to light. I hope they're able to continue their good trouble, both today & going forward, until we're back to sanity (praying that will be soon)🙏
At first I thought what does grandstanding do, it’s just a show but then I listened to him and as I did I started feeling “YES, he’s saying how it is”!!!! And realized that actually hearing how CRAZY the Trump presidency is does help, spelling it out like that might wake Rs up. GO CORY!!!
The "grandstanding" seems to work so well for Trump, the Republicans & MAGA. Why not give it a try on our side too! 🤗And I agree, after listening to him a while, he kind of gets you fired up! 😊
The more you watch and listen the more awe comes over you. It gives me chills watching our democracy working as it was meant to. IF America survives we will know it started here.. and with Bernie and AOC on the road bringing out the crowds!! April 5th is OUR TURN! Will YOU go out and stand?!?
I know, seems pretty hopeless but Don Juan Matus expresses my philosophy on life best, “You can think things are shit or you can think they are marvelous, either way you’ll be right/wrong 50% of the time so you may as well think they’re marvelous and create positive energy”.
Positive energy is fine. Being unrealistic isn’t. This is the same thing Democrats have been saying for ten years. Schumer just said it the other week after voting for continuing the budget. The GOP has always been full of the worst people. Trump gave them permission to take off the masks.
So what do you suggest we do?Just sit around & say it’s hopeless? I’d rather spend my time on trying to create positive energy & if it’s hopeless at least it makes me feel better but that’s me, everyone is different. “Copium” great word BTW.
Why on earth would anyone belittle @booker.senate.gov filibustering the senate? We’ve demanded action from the Dems, and this is a great way to take action and slow down the maga agenda!
Well, considering that the GOP controls all three branches of government, do these constant detractors EVER bother to explain just how, under these circumstances, does one effectively accomplish that?
Someone might want to ask them that question.
It’s a great question and one I’ve gotten when I’ve pressed elected Dems to take more action. I compiled a thread on the topic and pinned to my account. What @booker.senate.gov is still (at this time) is exactly the kind of action all elected dems need to be doing.
They can head on over and watch the tragic comedy that is Kid Rock and the Orange Lump occupying OUR oval office.
"Fumigation services to the oval office, STAT"
Or watch Rump try to play golf EVERY weekend on a loop.
Noem photo shoots? Musk high on drugs spinning out of control?
If you want to feel better watch https://www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
Senators Cory Booker & now Chris Murphy are holding the floor & holding the line
Even if it just draws attention to the chaos, doing SOMETHING is ALWAYS better than doing nothing!
THANK YOU
@booker.senate.gov
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Personally, I'm elated. I've been watching since it started (besides brief breaks for @maddow.msnbc.com ) and I plan to stay up as long as Cory does. Honestly, I couldn't feel more proud right now. Courage starts with one person and I believe it is contagious.
I just wanted to let you know that you aren’t alone! I’m feeling kind of sick but also angry it almost hurts! My father wasn’t killed in WWII but he might as well should have because he’s life was very damaged afterwards. He got a very severe strain of malaria that damaged his heart very badly.
I support him doing it I just feels hotels now that the only thing left to stop him is talk? Really? That's what we're saying is DOING? Like that's good enough? Idk man
He's making history for me and mine. As a child, I was there when the assassination of President Kennedy was televised and its profound effect on my grandparents. The destruction of my country is as profound.
I am
Moved by his strength and I am moved by his colleagues who stand and ask long winded questions of him!!! I feel we are watching the Democratic Party join and meld and prepare for battle and Cory, Bernie, AOC LEAD THE WAY!!!!
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what is happening on the senate floor
You are missing history in the making.
Cory Booker and other senators are alive and fired up.
They should be afraid...
They know who they are...
and they should be very afraid.
There's no clear bright line between debate and divisiveness, but you have vaulted over it.
Cynics are Vote suppressors.
Fight the good fight.
They need to show us they are here for the fight and they are not backing down.
Senator Booker is doing that right now.
Our country is in crisis
Bedrock commitments being broken every hour
In just 71 days-
Trump’s Unconstitutional & illegal actions threaten all of US
The Silence of the GOP is deafening
https://www.youtube.com/live/N5NfmuIzR84?si=Nh1Az40bU_4V__ND
🇺🇸💙✨🇺🇸
If more in Congress were fighting for us like you, we might be able to be assured of receiving our own savings to see us through to the end.
I have been anxiety-ridden because Soc.Security is our lifeline. We are not well. We shouldn’t have these worries.
#92percent
(What was too bad about his lame conference, which local news did cover for once, was that he made good, real world points about effect of cuts to Medicaid and Medicare on the health care employment and services.)
Trying to find community 😭🙏🏾
Could you possibly spare anything towards my survival ❤️🩹❤️🩹
Spread it through like wildfire.
Thank you for literally standing up for us!
Senator Booker
DC (202) 224-3224
Newark (973) 639-8700
Enough good irony for some real joy here. The segregationist’s record has stood since 1957.
https://bsky.app/profile/the3toedgoth.bsky.social/post/3llqpn2xgvc2g
I mean, this is what I've become with respect to the political marketplace of ideas; 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 is the level of my discourse 🤦♂️😀 …
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https://bsky.app/profile/the3toedgoth.bsky.social/post/3llupqgps3k2f
https://www.youtube.com/live/N5NfmuIzR84?si=SgO5D4mPXRUaxqtx
STOP HUNTING UNICORNS
There are no Magic politicians
https://substack.com/home/post/p-159720116
Democrat does something
"No, not like that."
It's tiring. Let's follow Booker's lead. We won't let up, we'll keep the discourse going.
This needs to be done by every Democratic Senator every day.
You are either against Trump, or not. If you are against Trump then the anti-Trump movement must operate in solidarity.”
I’ll stand as long as he does. I’ve never been more grateful in my life.
Also a Wall Street and big donors asset.
https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64885
And Jeffries isn't much better. They both must go or be pushed out.
Focus on the real enemy, which is orange guy. Schumer is not allied with the orange guy, so right now every single one of who is not must stand together to resist orange guy.
HE ALLOWED HIS BUDGET FFS !!!
Also, remember when the Rs shut down the government and we rightly criticized them for it? It's possible Schumer did not want to that sort of criticism to apply to any resistance against the orange guy.
This explains the ADL's behavior as well. It's bullshit, no ones buying it
Go hard, Dems!
I hope Dems demand a recount
We need outcomes. Cause and effect. We are in trouble. We need evasive action. Not this.
finally.
We have a president who might declare martial law on April 21. We have a crisis on our hands.
What Senator Booker is doing would be wonderful in normal times. But we are about to lose everything. This is pointless.
I cannot stand someone who complains about something but who has no real ideas about how to do it better.
There's something cathartic about what he's doing. Like the signs at protests that say "not enough space to list everything that is wrong." He's MAKING the space to list everything wrong. And maintaining the genuine outrage.
Same is true for folks who vote for Neo Liberal Democrats who are in the "New Democrat Coalition", like Booker. They say nice things, and then enact Corporate Republican Policies to hurt Labor, driving Voters away.
https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000195-5511-d4a2-afbf-dd7121940000
We know the faux outrage of MAGAs—always a dead giveaway.
We need the equivalents to all their meetings, Cpac, get people interested in saving themselves.
But it getting late now.
It’s started.
🗣️
I'm genuinely asking what it accomplished. Not being snarky.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/24/congress/nancy-pelosi-backs-chuck-schumer-00247028
Pelosi, love or hate her had it.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/24/congress/nancy-pelosi-backs-chuck-schumer-00247028
Its what they are hired for.
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
I’ve been waiting for this!
👏🏼💙🥳💙🥰💙
SO WHY DIDN’T THEY?
He’s a HERO. 👊🏻
An old man and a young lady of color led the way for HOW MANY MONTHS before he found his courage?
WE are taking over the Democratic Party
He can lead, follow or get out of the way
So far he’s pretty good at following….
We’ll see
Theatrics in Congress aren’t actually reaching
The People
It’s literally preaching to the choir at this point
Do his recent actions make up for
the NUMEROUS times he’s chosen to remain sitting?
Not to me
Not YET
He needs to earn back our trust
#Hopeful
the way old Fetterman supporters feel about *him* today
Burned
You call it a circular firing squad
I call it many times burned = skeptical
One incident of courage in a protected environment =/=
A demonstration of leadership potential
Let’s see where he is by May 5th
#KentState
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/18/788896525/the-speech-how-sanders-2010-filibuster-elevated-his-progressive-profile
I'd advise people to be constructive in their criticism. There's a difference between "you suck" and "I think we should be doing ____"
But they never like anything the Dems do.
It’s called helping Trump and the Republicans.
sometimes the convo stops right there.
I was watching until five am
A man doing what he must
For those he loves
A man showing how to handle anger
A man showing how to manage fears
A plain man of sorrows
Standing speaking plainly for twenty five hours
Cory Booker
I went to sleep happy and shivering
I think it's contagious
@booker.senate.gov
(202) 224-
Check list for each Senator’s last four digits…
Signed, Old Man
about as effective as pelosi ripping the document at trump's state of union
are those also related?
I am a proud union organizer at my grocery store job in oregon. We are currently in the last stages of winning our first contract.
Would you like to discussthe filibuster corey did or just snipe?
cheers
*Ann
But I won’t discuss them right now.
Bernie would have won and prevented this.
Someone might want to ask them that question.
https://bsky.app/profile/alpenglowdreams.bsky.social/post/3lh7jmc6rxc2h
I’d like to see Republicans do it also but we all know they won’t.
Thanks @booker.senate.gov !
"Fumigation services to the oval office, STAT"
Or watch Rump try to play golf EVERY weekend on a loop.
Noem photo shoots? Musk high on drugs spinning out of control?
https://www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
Senators Cory Booker & now Chris Murphy are holding the floor & holding the line
Even if it just draws attention to the chaos, doing SOMETHING is ALWAYS better than doing nothing!
THANK YOU
@booker.senate.gov
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social
#goodtrouble
https://wapo.st/4lhFDfM
I needed some hope tonight and because of @booker.senate.gov I have it.
I'm tuned in, not tuned out. I hope more Americans are also feeling this as hope. Please don't crap on it. 🤍
Moved by his strength and I am moved by his colleagues who stand and ask long winded questions of him!!! I feel we are watching the Democratic Party join and meld and prepare for battle and Cory, Bernie, AOC LEAD THE WAY!!!!