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dianard.bsky.social
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ERCOT will be close to an all-time March demand record today. We're at >60% renewable & >70% emission free power with prices <$20MWh. Solar is the #1 source on the grid & wind is #2. Because of wind & solar, over 26,000 megawatts of gas & coal can take a break w/ no problems.

Congratulations to @schumer.senate.gov and the others who just played into the hands of an insane dictator who just said it's illegal for cnn and msnbc to criticize him

in lieu of alt text, here is a link to the article so you know it's real. (not that there was any real doubt.) www.huffpost.com/entry/sarah-...

The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.   An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.

“The energy is still there, the leadership is not. What I’m hearing from people all over the country in the last 24-48 hours, they are flabbergasted and they are furious.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social on Schumer’s surrender and the Democrats who aren’t listening to their constituents

No kings. Not ever. youtu.be/VZk4hhSPMG0?...

“There’s gonna be a big presence in DC, but it’s not just DC — I want to see this in rural areas, in suburban areas, in urban areas, in red states, purple states, blue states. It’s going to take all of us.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social We’re taking to the streets nationwide on April 5: handsoff2025.com

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

YES

Yes, she’s right! If Schumer votes for this he needs to be primaried. New Yorkers get him tf out of there. He’s too old to function in this political environment

*****UPDATED SCHEDULE for MARCH 15, 2025!!***** Due to Safety Concerns and potential interference with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade we are shifting our march time to 3 PM!!! Please also plan to join us for the open mic session from 1:45 – 2:45 and bring your thoughts and passions to the people!

Sen. Mark Kelly is ditching his Tesla

Ukraine is now debunking Trump's post from this morning in which he spread Russian propaganda straight from Putin

It's pretty wild to see what the Tesla Takedown people have built from nothing, totally organically in just two months. actionnetwork.org/event_campai...

KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!

PUT THIS EVERYWHERE! SEND IT TO EVERYONE!

You know people are furious when they show up at an 8am protest at @schumer.senate.gov house. Chuck you are betraying us. It’s not too late to change your mind and actually fight back! @indivisible.org @socialists.nyc @riseandresist.bsky.social @marisakabas.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social

Yes! Finally

anti-establishment crusader uhhh Susan Rice

Yes! FIGHT like our country depends on it, BECAUSE IT DOES

YES! Get fucking angry! Stand up and fight for our rights and country. DO NOT CAVE TO THE CRAZY FASCISTS

“This is bullsh*t. This is not a real strategy. The reason why you do this is because you think your constituents are too dumb to understand how congressional procedure works.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social Call your Democratic senators and urge them not to cave: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Chuck Schumer is too old to lead in this era, step down so someone who knows how to fight can step up. This is why dems lost in November and now we’re slipping into fascism. Get tf out www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

They're just tourist doing tourist-y things.

BREAKING: A federal judge ordered multiple government agencies, including Veterans Affairs, Treasury and the USDA, to offer fired probationary federal workers their jobs back

🚨 The Alarming Moves You Might Have Missed Lost in the noise of the past two weeks, Trump has taken unprecedented steps to undermine the one branch of government he doesn’t fully control — the judiciary.

@maddow.msnbc.com There are now about 1000 people before 5 in Asheville waiting for the town hall that starts at 6, with our representative Chuck Edwards. They say only 350 will get in, and we hope he shows. Everybody wants some answers!!

There isn’t a single reason Senate Democrats should help Republicans destroy Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and other key services. This isn’t the time for politics as usual.

Last night, 99% of House Republicans voted to codify the Trump-Musk coup. Every Democrat except Rep. Golden stood united against this extreme MAGA spending bill. Senate Democrats still have the power to stop this sham of a government funding bill by holding the line. Contact your senators ASAP. 👇

Flashback:

The crime syndicate has control of the police department. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

There’s a swell of activism in this country and we are feeding off of it. Thank you to these Montana Indivisibles for showing what our movement stands for.

THIS SHOULD NOT BE LEGAL! It’s not surprising that within 20 years of Citizen United our democracy is greatly at risk of failing. I am very confident that the Roberts Court will go down in history as one of the most irresponsible in US history www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...

I am voting NO! This CR will take away over $21.8M in 2024 community project funds for CA-45 and “…the bill would allow the administration to steer money away from combating fentanyl and instead use it on mass deportation initiatives.” apnews.com/article/cong...

Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings. Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.

I was honored to be in Selma last weekend to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

So its only MARCH and this administration has. 1. Had multiple plane accidents. 2. Measle outbreaks. 3. Redacted Epstein records. 4. Attempt to deport ACTUAL citizens to include NATIVE Americans. AND began the worse economic COLLAPSE in many years. So are you..........

Trump said that he will label violence against Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism. "They're harming a great American company," Trump said, adding that "those people" are the "same guys that screw around with our schools and universities, the same garbage, and we're going to catch them."

These tariffs are a Trump tax. Instead of putting a stop to them, Congressional Republicans are rolling out the red carpet for more.

"He also used his computer to search phrases in Spanish, including, 'I wil need you to lift your shirt and bra also, please' and 'to verify I will need you to lift your shirt, please,' court records said."

New Ad: The markets are as unstable as Trump is.