Agreed, and the more we amplify what Booker is doing, the more we make it matter, in public perception and as an example to other elected officials. On the other hand, the more we disparage and tear it down, the more we make it not matter. It's not all up to him. - ThreadSky

rebeccasolnit.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Agreed, and the more we amplify what Booker is doing, the more we make it matter, in public perception and as an example to other elected officials. On the other hand, the more we disparage and tear it down, the more we make it not matter. It's not all up to him.

Reposted from Ezra Levin

I've come along to this take after kneekerk cynicism. Doing stuff that grabs attention is good. Not every action has to accomplish everything. You can praise and be happy about a step forward. We're going to need many steps forward.

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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social•3 days ago

Also what she said. https://bsky.app/profile/emilylhauser.bsky.social/post/3llprshiles2v

kokode.io•3 days ago

They have plenty of tools, they just refuse to use them. Eric Adams shouldn’t be sitting in Gracie Mansion right now.

beccasmullet.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, please.

rwpickard.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/rwpickard.bsky.social/post/3llq63qpe7k2h

hatterasgirl86.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank God for Senator Booker!! This is long overdue from ALL our senators!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

oakmarie.bsky.social•3 days ago

Booker is doing something! You can’t beg for Dems to do something and complain when someone does “something”. Resistance takes many forms. Go Corey go!

jonrohyslop.bsky.social•3 days ago

Moralism and purism are the fatal flaws of the American left.

merylfs.bsky.social•3 days ago

Call Booker to thank him! Call all D reps to ask for more like this.

keiranelizabeth.bsky.social•3 days ago

We need to make sure that this is trending hard digitally. Spread the word that people need to subscribe to him as much as possible!

@booker.senate.gov

This is the Senate’s agenda today - the longer Booker speaks the more he disrupts the calendar and schedule!

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/executive_calendar/xcalv.pdf

thadpovey.bsky.social•3 days ago

I just sent him a non-constituent thank you https://www.booker.senate.gov/contact/write-to-cory

lainitaylor.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes. I want Democrats making noise, even if it’s not going to cause immediate change. We desperately need fighters, and have to cheer when they break ranks and speak up.

smbdemocracy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Give Democrats Congress, and they’ll be able to do lots. And when Senators like Cory Booker show us they see and hear us, that builds confidence. He’s showing strength and this helps Democrats win.

petesky.bsky.social•3 days ago

There's seems to be a much bigger awareness these pastr few days, of Cory Booker here 🦋 than on X❌xTwitter… though he and I follow each other there I had to look harder for coverage on that platform.

portfoliocarmel.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/portfoliocarmel.bsky.social/post/3llr35niocs2k

rebeccasolnit.bsky.social•3 days ago

67k now, in hour 21

jerushko.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/jerushko.bsky.social/post/3llriu3iwtc2w

carlagmail.bsky.social•3 days ago

love this!!

msgl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Big accounts please link to: https://www.booker.senate.gov/live

bdrugge.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/bdrugge.bsky.social/post/3llqkszxfzc22

frankb-listening.bsky.social•3 days ago

#Booker is offering significant action. But let's not kid ourselves. Fox News front page does not even mention it. As long as the alternative fact media provides the foundation of a big swath of 'common knowledge,' we're in a deep hole.

solarpons83.bsky.social•2 days ago

I read 400,000 TikTok views

rebeccasolnit.bsky.social•2 days ago

400 million.

izzypuff.bsky.social•3 days ago

He's doing something... good trouble-- he "cares" and that makes me proud of him♥️ #Dems #Resist

gilltav.bsky.social•3 days ago

The biggest obstacle to resisting authoritarianism is those who sit at home saying that what other people are trying to do won’t work or isn’t good enough. They should get off their backsides and do something themselves.

lliizz.bsky.social•3 days ago

Here’s another way to “speak” to Sen. Booker: lots of donations, even small ones, send a message

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/cory-booker-2

fir193.bsky.social•3 days ago

Cory Booker supported a genocide.

montemerrick.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oratorical weapons are the only weapons individual representatives carry! of course we want supply trains blown up in the mountain passes (compared to what ghandi's gang was doing, say), but Senators don't do that! They do this. We love when they do it well.
https://youtu.be/BL-Jg7CyqLQ?si=CvXrLHdccRzCw66d

jilrubia.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is why we can't be aligned & on a cohesive message...too many perfectionist cooks in the kitchen. Ugh.

crs1.bsky.social•3 days ago

worry is they think this is sufficient and go back to confirming Trump nominees like they did last week

I mean, they're gonna have to actually DO THE FUCKING WORK going forward to make me surrender my cynicism

I hope they do, but preemptive surrender to Dem kayfabe is essentially what led here

carlagmail.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

ucsfmatthew.bsky.social•3 days ago

Agreed!

johnsibley.com•3 days ago

This is why Democrats are in the pickle we’re in. Empty words without action are enough.

craigrcarl.bsky.social•3 days ago

bluejay007.bsky.social•3 days ago

I am thrilled for anyone who is loud and makes noise right now. It is what we have. Good trouble.

trisha-lynn.bsky.social•3 days ago

As he said, he understood the assignment: DO SOMETHING.

joe-thoma-iv.bsky.social•3 days ago

There will be a time when they try to jam through legislation in the middle of the night. They did it several times in the first administration. Now we know it can at least be delayed into the next day so it isn't already done when people wake up.

cpool.bsky.social•3 days ago

Work from home and need “background noise”? Stream @booker.senate.gov on YouTube to show him and everyone else that we ARE paying attention when people stand up, and we support his efforts and want to see MORE

lkc2025.bsky.social•3 days ago

I can’t even imagine how people who support the opposition can be cynical about this. Things change because people do things like this. They take actions that are visible and honorable and inspiring.

catharsis23.bsky.social•3 days ago

Senators are not babies. They either have a strategy they are executing or they are not. If folks tut-tutting them on Bluesky causes them to rethink their plans then we are doomed

rebeccasolnit.bsky.social•3 days ago

The cumulative effect of public response can itself impact public life and shape the discourse, so you're mistaken if you think this is about being nice to Booker rather than nice to democracy.

catharsis23.bsky.social•3 days ago

The infantalizing of Democrats and democracy seems incredibly dangerous and it might explain how we arrived at this precipice. Leaders need to show leadership before they deserve our respect. Let's check back in a week

borednoodle.bsky.social•3 days ago

I've also come around to it, but I will still argue with the people saying that it's good "because it stops Congress from acting". No. Congress needs to act. They need to do their fucking jobs and check the executive like they're meant to do.

katzilla01.bsky.social•3 days ago

We are seeing an act of courage and it deserves to be spotlighted, and supported!

anneb-wabskysocial.bsky.social•3 days ago

yes and... yes, it's good he's doing this. AND it would have been better if he hadn't voted yes on 4 of the president's nominees. But maybe now he won't vote for anymore. Let's combine this kind of action with others like not voting for his nominees.

anneb-wabskysocial.bsky.social•3 days ago

and now I'm so in awe of him. 24 hours of really good speaking - engagement; facts; examples. He's amazing. I love this.

jimmusicman.bsky.social•3 days ago

The tragedy is that there are many protests large and small held on a daily basis across the country. Still, you don't hear about it in the legacy media. They are afraid to show anti-trump sentiment. When the media fails, democracy fails...

behindthecamera.bsky.social•3 days ago

Are we just speaking into an empty ... Void😔

drewpee.bsky.social•3 days ago

the duty of the opposition is to oppose.

penman1961.bsky.social•3 days ago

This convinces me. I was wrong. :)

Go, Cory!

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