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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 4m

Holy shit!

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 4m

What what what?!!!!!!

Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 4d

And since he invoked his brothers… I still wanna know who murdered Anthony’s wife & stuffed her body in the trunk of a car… and why he apparently killed himself the day he was supposed to be questioned by police…

Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 7d

Ummm. Since Jack Ciattarelli thinks it’s just fine to drag Mikie Sherrill’s family & events of 30 years ago into the NJ Governor’s race, can someone please ask about his brother Anthony?? 😳

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 2h

The new national symbol of the resistance!

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Democratic Women’s Caucus @demwomencaucus.bsky.social · 4h

We’re calling on the Republican Women’s Caucus to stand with the women across America and join us in protecting health care.

Read Chair @fernandez.house.gov full statement:

Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Calls Out Hypocrisy of Republican Women's Caucus “Shutdown Letter;” Calls on House Republicans to Return to DC to Do Their Jobs

WASHINGTON, D.C.

democraticwomenscaucus.house.gov

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 4h

a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a fire and the words do it

Alt: a man in a black shirt is standing in front of a fire and the words do it

media.tenor.com

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

Obviously

lianelsie.bsky.social @lianelsie.bsky.social · 1d

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

Was it an accident though?

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 7h

In other words, 56% blame Trump or Republicans, 37% blame Democrats.

Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · 7h

The government shutdown: Independents are more likely to blame either Republicans in Congress or President Trump over Democrats in Congress.
(Clifford Young, Ipsos)
www.ipsos.com/en-us/how-am...

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

Those files must have some real ugly shit in them.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 7h

First, they ignore you. Then, they laugh at you. Next, they jack up prices to be you. Then you win.

The Birds The Turtles and The Beast @turtlebee.bsky.social · 13h

The Frog Costume has gone from $25 to almost $40 on amazon over the last week. There's an army brewing.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

Powerful words of truth and solidarity from Council Speaker Adrienne Adams today. We have your back, Tish James.

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

Pay orange man, win prizes.

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

Jack’s got his. Why should he care about the rest of us?

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 8h

Jack has been running on cutting healthcare & pensions since the very first day he started trying to be governor nearly 10 years ago. As a career politician, he's said a lot of things to a lot of people, but if there's one thing he's been consistent on, it's his relentless attacks on working people.

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

One more argument for bringing this congressional gerontocracy to a close.

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 7h

Sounds like a plan!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 8h

Loomer has a line?

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 9h

Eight years after Trump called them funders of terrorism, his administration is building a military base for Qataris on US soil. MAGA

Trump quote 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”
Trump administration 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 9h

I watched that bastid Mike Johnson on Cspan nod along in fake sympathy with a woman begging him to pay her husband who is currently serving in the military. She said their medically fragile children could die without it.

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Tibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 9h

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”

― Frederick Douglass

🙏🏼🌎🕊️

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 9h

Fuck those guys!

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 9h

Uh… how did we get to that $37t in debt? The One Big Beautiful Billionaires Tax Cuts Bill, that’s how.
Not by providing subsidies for health insurance and Medicaid funding.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 12h

Meanwhile Hegseth is building an air base for Qatar in Idaho.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 12h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

SMB @smbdemocracy.bsky.social · 12h

While the rest of the developed world is providing healthcare for people, in the US, we worry about not just about access to care, but bankruptcy as a result of receiving that healthcare.

Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 12h

The rise of health insurance costs is not just numbers on a chart, it’s affecting the lives of working Americans across our country. Thank you @ossoff.bsky.social for sharing their stories.