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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 42m

The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 25m

Van Hollen Senate Minority Leader vote when

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1h

Even more true today: Democrats are ripe for a base revolt like the GOP in 2015 when Trump went down the escalator.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

thinking back to when eric cantor got knocked out in a primary in 2014

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 1h

Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.

Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 1h

The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 2h

so currently defectors are:

Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1h

Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.

I voted NO.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2h

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.

We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.

A vote for this bill is a mistake.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 2h

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 3h

I'm looking to see not only which Senate Dem candidates oppose this surrender (all of them will) but also where they go beyond this with respect to senate leadership.

I want to see concrete promises for a new fighting Dem Party, because the current one is broken.

James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 3h

This moment demands fighters, not folders.

JT Ennis @jt-ennis.bsky.social · 3h

Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 3h

I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them

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doubleblindman.bsky.social @doubleblindman.bsky.social · 3h

Today is just more proof that progressives need to primary every so-called "centrist" Democrat

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 4h

Find your senators at reps.fyi or call 202-224-3121

graphic in the mamdani font/colors saying:

CALL YOUR SENATORS
and TELL THEM NO SHUTDOWN DEAL WITHOUT ACA FUNDING
202-224-3121

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doubleblindman.bsky.social @doubleblindman.bsky.social · 4h

Trying to watch the Lions game and suddenly it's Fox and Friends with Trump in the booth 🤮

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 5h

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 5h

Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 7h

Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 6h

Americans can’t afford this deal.

Democrats can fight AND win — just like we did in our budget battle in Michigan.

A promise isn’t a deal. Don’t settle.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 6h

🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”

That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.

Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...

Ezra Levin on Bluesky: “I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.

It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.”

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

If the rumors are right, now's the time to call.

If the rumors are wrong, well, you've just reminded them to hold the line.

Call.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 6h

I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.

It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 7h

Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.

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Sherry Krauss @sherry6767.bsky.social · 7h

202-224-3121

an illustration of a phone with the words " call your senators " written on it

Alt: an illustration of a phone with the words " call your senators " written on it 202-224-3121

media.tenor.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 7h

Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.

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doubleblindman.bsky.social @doubleblindman.bsky.social · 7h

I just called. Threatening to primary your senator is cathartic. I recommend it.

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doubleblindman.bsky.social @doubleblindman.bsky.social · 7h

I play it safe and yell at both of my Senators every time I see a news story about them caving.

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