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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 8h

9 other Democrats rejected the 10% cut, but still voted against the final budget:

Booker
Cantwell
Duckworth
Durbin
Kim
Murray
Padilla
Schatz
Schiff

27 Democrats voted against the 10% cut AND voted to pass Trump's military budget (only Cortez-Masto was absent).

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Congressional Democrat Left Tracker

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 8h

Tonight, only 10 Democratic senators voted to cut Trump's bloated military budget by 10% (and expand veteran dental care instead):

Baldwin
Markey
Merkley
Murphy
Sanders
Smith
Van Hollen
Warren
Welch
Wyden

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Socialist Majority Caucus @socialistmajority.com · 13h

The Trump administration is targeting DSA because they know the only thing that can stop fascism is an organized mass movement of working-class people. Join the fight for a better world, join DSA.

Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 19h

DSA affirms our fundamental right to free speech and assembly. We will not be intimidated by the Trump administration’s cronies, and we will continue our struggle for democracy to the end. If you want to live in a free society, join DSA today. dsausa.org/join

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Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 17h

Nearly twice as many New York City voters sympathize with Palestinians (43%) more than they do with Israelis (22%).

55% of Democrats
41% of independents
11% of Republicans

62% of Asian
54% of Black
52% of Hispanic
32% of white

57% of 18-34
53% of 35-49
40% of 50-64
36% of 65+

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 20h

A staffer on Stephen Colbert's show wanted to ask the first ever Muslim candidate for mayor in the history of New York City to play a game of thumbs up, thumbs down about an ongoing genocide.

aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 21h

the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 21h

eric did an excellent job with this

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What Zohran Mamdani Knows About Power

The thirty-three-year-old socialist is rewriting the rules of New York politics. Can he transform the city as mayor?

www.newyorker.com

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 21h

the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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Lifelong Democrats for Zohran #ImWithHim 🌊🌊🌊 @vodkasnowflake.bsky.social · 5d

brutal lol

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 5d

absolutely brutal

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 6d

oh man Gaza is actually going to decide primaries next year

aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 6d

43% of Democrats (52% of 18-29 voters) say foreign policy and Israel will play a role in their vote in the 2026 primaries. (81% say the economy and healthcare, of course.)

80% want to reduce support for Israel
74% want an arms embargo
72% say it's a genocide
65% want sanctions

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 6d

71% of Democratic voters say they'd favor a 2028 presidential candidate who has previously "voted to withhold weapons from Israel."

55% say they would prefer congressional candidates who supported the “Block the Bombs Act,” co-sponsored curriculum by just a quarter of House Democrats.

Democrats' view of American support for Israel
•More likely to vote for them Less likely to vote for them No difference
If you learned that your Member of Congress voted against sending billions of dollars of taxpayer-funded weapons to Israel, would that make you..?
57%
9%
34%
If you learned that your Member of Congress sponsored the Block the Bombs Act, would that make you...?
55%
13%
32%
Based on a survey of 1,221 registered voters who said they typically vote in Democratic primaries, conducted Sept. 11-24. MoE for total sample +3 pts.
Chart: Marta Biino/Semafor • Source: Middle East Understanding Policy Project/YouGov
SEMAFOR

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season of the simp @yakuzajohn.bsky.social · 6d

live Schumer react

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 6d

Insane numbers.

aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 6d

43% of Democrats (52% of 18-29 voters) say foreign policy and Israel will play a role in their vote in the 2026 primaries. (81% say the economy and healthcare, of course.)

80% want to reduce support for Israel
74% want an arms embargo
72% say it's a genocide
65% want sanctions

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 6d

Full poll from @theimeu.bsky.social and @genzforchange.org:

www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/democr...

National Poll: Supermajority of Democrats Support Same Sanctions Against Israel That Brought Down Apartheid in South Africa — IMEU Policy Project

www.imeupolicyproject.org

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 6d

43% of Democrats (52% of 18-29 voters) say foreign policy and Israel will play a role in their vote in the 2026 primaries. (81% say the economy and healthcare, of course.)

80% want to reduce support for Israel
74% want an arms embargo
72% say it's a genocide
65% want sanctions

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 7d

POLLS: Who do Americans blame for the gov't shutdown?*

WASH POST
47% blame Trump/GOP
30% blame Dems

MARIST
38% blame GOP
27% blame Dems

NYT/SIENA
26% blame Trump/GOP
19% blame Dems

MORNING CONSULT
45% blame GOP
32% blame Dems

[*all taken b/w late Sept & Oct 1]

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Early polls show Trump and GOP taking more blame than Democrats for shutdown

The national surveys taken in the final days of September and the first day of the shutdown find that voters are more inclined to blame Trump and his party. But many are uncertain.

www.nbcnews.com

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 8d

Hey!!

aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 8d

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 8d

Zohran Mamdani calling it a genocide on The View and getting applause.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 8d

Zohran Mamdani calling it a genocide on The View and getting applause.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 8d

The size of the divide between the average American liberal and the average American liberal pundit on one of the defining questions of foreign policy today really can't be overstated.

aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 8d

An insane question just now on The View calling Zohran “inflammatory” for naming Israel as an apartheid state, resulted in the audience applauding Zohran for calling the horrors in Gaza a genocide.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 8d

Zohran is being inflammatory for saying something Jimmy Carter said twenty years ago

aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 8d

An insane question just now on The View calling Zohran “inflammatory” for naming Israel as an apartheid state, resulted in the audience applauding Zohran for calling the horrors in Gaza a genocide.

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John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social · 8d

The elite/public divide on this is legit insane making

aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 8d

An insane question just now on The View calling Zohran “inflammatory” for naming Israel as an apartheid state, resulted in the audience applauding Zohran for calling the horrors in Gaza a genocide.

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aaron from queens from twitter @aaronnarraph.bsky.social · 8d

An insane question just now on The View calling Zohran “inflammatory” for naming Israel as an apartheid state, resulted in the audience applauding Zohran for calling the horrors in Gaza a genocide.

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

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

www.amny.com

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