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Schumer is trying to justify his vote on Jake Tapper right now, saying if they had let the government shut down "they could fire half the workers in the federal government." WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW CHUCK

Happy Friday, all

Well thereā€™s 188k of you here now so let me introduce myself again. Iā€™m Santiago Mayer, Iā€™m 23 years old and the Executive Director of @votersoftomorrow.org. I have spent the last 6 years working to turn out Gen Z and stop MAGA, and Iā€™m not stopping now. Can you RT and follow to help reach others?

We mightā€™ve lost today, but I am incredibly proud of the OVER 80,000 emails that @votersoftomorrow.org sent to Democratic Senators today. Even if our leaders are failing, the grassroots keep proving that they are ready to fight. And fighters win.

Listening to ā€œtell me everythingā€ with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social & man @johnfugelsang.bsky.social rant is on fucking fire šŸ”„!!!!

Thanks. I just called. Could only leave a message.

Democrats need to focus on fighting 'real danger' which is Trump-Musk axis: Sen. Whitehouse www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...

European security advisors are flying to the United States with an urgent visit - Die Welt. According to the media, security advisors from Germany, France and United Kingdom have left for the States to meet with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

This.

Trump is standing on a stage right now in the Dept of Justice calling out attorneys like Marc Elias by name accusing them of trying to turn the U.S. into a ā€œcorrupt, communist, 3rd world country,ā€ and praising Judge Cannon for ā€œmodeling everything that a judge should be.ā€ Disgraceful & dangerous.

He is insufferable. Where are the white coats to haul him off the stage? Tear down his podium!

Really feel like only AOC, Pritzker, and Walz have more or less walked this tightrope, but plenty of Dems ARE figuring it out. It would be nice if that happened, you know, much more quickly.

Just came for CREW: ā€œNorm Eisen has been after me for 9 years and CREW is a charitable organization!ā€¦theyā€™re scum.ā€ Nauseating & unconscionable.

Disgusting!! He is vile.

I will 100% vote NO on House Republicansā€™ partisan slush funds bill that turns the government into a piggy bank for billionaires.

Let's be clear: House Republicans' funding bill is Congress rolling over for the billionaire arsonists by rolling out a slush-fund filled, year-long continuing resolution that empowers Trump and Musk to pick winners and losers with YOUR taxpayer dollars.Ā I will vote NO.

The Trump administration has made painfully clear they are willing to extort people, even lawmakers, to their own endsā€”and let's be clear, that's exactly what House Republicans' slush fund bill would empower Trump and Elon to do. I will vote NO.

Good morning. I am a firm 100% NO on House Republicans' slush fund CR. I will NOT vote to let Elon and Trump pick winners and losers with your taxpayer dollars. Senators were not elected to beg Trump for federal resources.

What Republicans are pushing here is not a continuing resolution. In this case, C-R stands for Complete Resignation. Republicans are ceding more discretion to two billionaires to decide what does and does not, get funded in their states. It is a power grab CR. I will vote NO.

I appreciate you working for us!!

Remember: Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. If they refuse to put forward an offer that includes any Democratic input and they donā€™t get Democratic votesā€”thatā€™s on Republicans. Americans rightly understand REPUBLICANS have pushed toward a shutdown.

@murray.senate.gov Thank you Senator Murray!

Democrats didnā€™t write this bill, but if we didā€”we would have protected public schools. We'd put veterans first. We would have protected our public lands, your health care, and lifesaving cancer research, for godā€™s sake! I am voting NO on cloture, final passageā€”all of it.

Attendees could be heard booing loudly after noticing Vance, with the boos increasing in intensity as more concert-goers noticed him.

A shutdown would give Donald Trump the keys to the city, state, and country. Musk has said he wants a shutdown, and reporting has shown he is already making plans to use the shutdown to expedite his destruction of key government programs and services.

A little personal news. I have a book coming in October. Itā€™s a blend of law, history & common senseā€”itā€™s about how to keep the Republic joycevance.substack.com/p/a-little-p...

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

ā€œ.. We struggle to think of anything analogous in the history of the automotive industry, in which a brand has lost so much value so quickly,ā€ wrote J.P. Morgan analyst Ryan Brinkman on Wednesday. @barrons.com $TSLA www.barrons.com/articles/tes...

There's many things to address here but as someone teaching in higher education, a mask ban would mean I'd quit. If I can't wear a mask in my classroom I'm not teaching.

Chag Purim Sameach! To the Jewish community here in Illinois and across the world: may our Purim be full of joy, celebration, and unity.

I will just put this out there. If all the senators who are saying they want to block this bill really wanted to badly enough they could force Schumer's hand. This isn't 'if Mike Pence has courage'. A leader doesn't buck the overwhelming majority of his caucus. Doesn't happen.

if Trump and his cronies are able to veto appropriations made by Congress, then we've already moved into a dictatorial system of government. Why would Democrats waste time negotiating spending deals if Trump can just rip them up after he signs them?

At some point, even the rich dudes who elected Donald Trump have to admit he's intentionally crashing the economy. Then they have to decide if they're in the business business or the fascism business.

What's that saying about 'finding out?'

Today is International Womenā€™s Day, a day to honor the courageous women who have fought for equal opportunity and gender equality worldwide. While we still have much work to do, today we celebrate the progress weā€™ve made. #IWD2025

This is great, but it needs to be packaged with a couple hundred bottles of Crown Royal or Canadian Club or weā€™re not gonna make it

I know virtually nothing about the federal reserve, gold or bitcoin but after reading this I know we're in a fuck-ton of trouble.

If you can, watch this season of the brilliant #Mo on Netflix. If the last episode doesnā€™t break your heartā€¦.

How is no one talking about Mo on Netflix?!? The final episode of season two is absolute perfection! #mo #monetflix

ā€œMoā€ is by FAR one of the best shows Netflix has ever streamed. Funny, heartwarming, truthful, and painful.

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Meanwhile in Russia: TV pundits discussed the drastic change of America's foreign policy under Trump and how Moscow can use it to its advantage. They rejoiced that Trump's enemies are also Russia's enemies. Once again, Vladimir Solovyov threatened Germany. youtu.be/EEY1wMEqXs0?...

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov boasts that Trump's information comes straight from Putin after their 1 1/2 hour long phone call, as well as the preceding 3 1/2 hour long conversation between Putin and Trump's buddy Steve Witkoff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyeY...

If the UKā€™s immigration rules mean what they say, Trump shouldnā€™t even be allowed to enter the country, let alone for a state visit ā€¦.

If only Congress had the ability to do something about thisā€¦

Only a bully kicks a man and then makes him say 'thank you': I just watched Trump and Vance try to pressure Ukraineā€™s President into surrendering to Putin and I feel sick with shame. Trump wants Zelensky to agree to a ceasefire with no security guarantees and to ā€œtrustā€ Putin to honor hisā€¦

Australian newspaper "The Sun-Herald" opinion piece calls it out. American msm, take notes.