@deirdreruth.bsky.social
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They won't remember because they will be dead. What part of "social murder" is not clicking for people.
I also suspect the Dem defectors are calculating, very likely correctly, that voters will absolutely not remember the details of this shutdown 3-5 years from now
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
They won't remember because they will be dead. What part of "social murder" is not clicking for people.
"I assure you I will," lied the lying liar who constantly lies. If you believe Senate Republicans are gonna be honest about anything or honor any commitment then you're "that urban legend about turkeys being so dumb they drown from staring up at the rain" levels of stupid.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"I assure you I will," lied the lying liar who constantly lies. If you believe Senate Republicans are gonna be honest about anything or honor any commitment then you're "that urban legend about turkeys being so dumb they drown from staring up at the rain" levels of stupid.
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Oh. My. Fucking. GOD.
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Oh. My. Fucking. GOD.
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At this point I do sincerely believe this anti phone and social media drive is rooted in the "social contagion" idea of being trans. They do not think she died because she used her phone, they think she died because people in her phone convinced her she was a girl.
Phones did not murder Brianna Ghey in cold blood.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
At this point I do sincerely believe this anti phone and social media drive is rooted in the "social contagion" idea of being trans. They do not think she died because she used her phone, they think she died because people in her phone convinced her she was a girl.
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"That's a hell of an act. What do you call it?"
"The Democrats!"
"The Democrats!"
40 days of suffering to get nothing but a pinky swear and a “deal” that includes following a rule already in place.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"That's a hell of an act. What do you call it?"
"The Democrats!"
"The Democrats!"
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Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
Lol
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Lol
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i have sunk
the ship
that was in
lake superior
and which
you were probably
using
for haulage
forgive me
it was November
so laden
and so cold
the ship
that was in
lake superior
and which
you were probably
using
for haulage
forgive me
it was November
so laden
and so cold
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
i have sunk
the ship
that was in
lake superior
and which
you were probably
using
for haulage
forgive me
it was November
so laden
and so cold
the ship
that was in
lake superior
and which
you were probably
using
for haulage
forgive me
it was November
so laden
and so cold
When I'm in a being the world's biggest pussy competition and my opponent is a Democratic senator
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
When I'm in a being the world's biggest pussy competition and my opponent is a Democratic senator
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
Trump take spaghetti
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Trump take spaghetti
50 years ago today this good ship and true was a bone to be chewed when the gales of November came early
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
50 years ago today this good ship and true was a bone to be chewed when the gales of November came early
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under my regime if a company uses the term “tools” to refer to something without measurable weight which cannot be physically brandished and used as a weapon, that company will be dissolved and its assets seized
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
under my regime if a company uses the term “tools” to refer to something without measurable weight which cannot be physically brandished and used as a weapon, that company will be dissolved and its assets seized
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One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
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This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
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going there if I have to stowaway on a weather balloon
They have discovered a planet. A close wind sighs over its orange cliffs. It's an excellent place.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
going there if I have to stowaway on a weather balloon
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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The was a Republican shutdown because the GOP wouldn't negotiate — and Dems made that about their unwillingness to negotiate on extending the ACA subsidies.
If Dems vote for this, the answer to the "why did you do it for the past 40 days?" question becomes very difficult to answer.
If Dems vote for this, the answer to the "why did you do it for the past 40 days?" question becomes very difficult to answer.
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The was a Republican shutdown because the GOP wouldn't negotiate — and Dems made that about their unwillingness to negotiate on extending the ACA subsidies.
If Dems vote for this, the answer to the "why did you do it for the past 40 days?" question becomes very difficult to answer.
If Dems vote for this, the answer to the "why did you do it for the past 40 days?" question becomes very difficult to answer.
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Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
Tentative Senate deal to end shutdown, multiple sources tell me & @frankthorp.bsky.social:
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.