Heart As Arena
@heartasarena.bsky.social
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Fool, you already left the ring, put your gloves in your locker, and closed up the gym.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Fool, you already left the ring, put your gloves in your locker, and closed up the gym.
Can’t wait to shop at my fave bootleg shirt table down on the Strip at Thanksgiving to grip my “Who’s the jagoff now, @fetterman.senate.gov?” shirt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Can’t wait to shop at my fave bootleg shirt table down on the Strip at Thanksgiving to grip my “Who’s the jagoff now, @fetterman.senate.gov?” shirt.
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Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
And quite specifically, one jagoff.
Cavers. Turncoats. Chickenshits. Fuckers.
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
And quite specifically, one jagoff.
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If they thought voters were angry last week, just wait.
Even Ezra opposes the deal ... and then prevaricates.
Democrats Were on a Roll. Why Stop Now? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Democrats Were on a Roll. Why Stop Now? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Democrats Were on a Roll. Why Stop Now?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
If they thought voters were angry last week, just wait.
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LESS. THAN. A. WEEK.
Took them less than a week to take one of the most visible public repudiations of the GOP in my lifetime and turn it into hog slop.
I’m so mad my temperature is higher than my ACA premiums.
Took them less than a week to take one of the most visible public repudiations of the GOP in my lifetime and turn it into hog slop.
I’m so mad my temperature is higher than my ACA premiums.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
LESS. THAN. A. WEEK.
Took them less than a week to take one of the most visible public repudiations of the GOP in my lifetime and turn it into hog slop.
I’m so mad my temperature is higher than my ACA premiums.
Took them less than a week to take one of the most visible public repudiations of the GOP in my lifetime and turn it into hog slop.
I’m so mad my temperature is higher than my ACA premiums.
Wycliffe Gordon's new musical score for Body and Soul absolutely slams. #TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #BodyAndSoul #SilentFilm #OscarMicheaux
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Wycliffe Gordon's new musical score for Body and Soul absolutely slams. #TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #BodyAndSoul #SilentFilm #OscarMicheaux
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Literally cannot take my eyes off of Julia Theresa Russell whenever she’s onscreen
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #BodyAndSoul #JuliaTheresaRussell #SilentFilm
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #BodyAndSoul #JuliaTheresaRussell #SilentFilm
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Literally cannot take my eyes off of Julia Theresa Russell whenever she’s onscreen
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #BodyAndSoul #JuliaTheresaRussell #SilentFilm
#TCMParty #SilentSundayNights #BodyAndSoul #JuliaTheresaRussell #SilentFilm
Damn. Just realized Oscar Micheaux's Body and Soul is on @tcmtv.bsky.social tonight on #SilentSundayNights. Well, turn it on now, even if you missed the first 45 minutes. Seeing 2 frames of film history being created is better than none. #TCMParty #BodyAndSoul en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_an...
Body and Soul (1925 film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Damn. Just realized Oscar Micheaux's Body and Soul is on @tcmtv.bsky.social tonight on #SilentSundayNights. Well, turn it on now, even if you missed the first 45 minutes. Seeing 2 frames of film history being created is better than none. #TCMParty #BodyAndSoul en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_an...
But listen to Von, who meant it.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
But listen to Von, who meant it.
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I don't care how Schumer himself votes. The bottom line is that as Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson would have last night had on his desk eight sealed mason jars with the severed hands of every senator who even thought about raising them to vote yes. As a majority leader should.
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I don't care how Schumer himself votes. The bottom line is that as Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson would have last night had on his desk eight sealed mason jars with the severed hands of every senator who even thought about raising them to vote yes. As a majority leader should.
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That was FAST. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s gambit is working.
BREAKING: 1st Circuit denies Trump administration request to stay judge's order forcing full payment of SNAP for November. Opinion by Rikelman (Biden), Joined by Barron (Obama), Gelpi (Biden). Order remains on hold for 48 hours per Justice Jackson. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
RISNAPCA1Opn110925
www.documentcloud.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
That was FAST. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s gambit is working.
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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.
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.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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.
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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Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fight don’t fold.
Do it.
Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
This is a lovely sentiment but Schumer isn't up for re-election until 2028 and he knows this. At which point he will be 77/78. There's no mechanism to recall a sitting senator AFAIK.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Do it.
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
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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.
This, exactly.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This, exactly.
Thrills me that Ryan Murphy found a talent they matched his in Kim Kardashian. I mean that in the worst possible way.
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Thrills me that Ryan Murphy found a talent they matched his in Kim Kardashian. I mean that in the worst possible way.
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Bucks County Democrats Prove ‘All Politics Is Local’ With Sweeping Election Wins | In boroughs, townships, and school boards across the entire county, Democrats have shown that they’re the party that voters trust for their local leaders, writes @colincoyle.com.
Bucks County Democrats Prove 'All Politics Is Local' With Sweeping Election Wins - Bucks County Beacon
In boroughs, townships, and school boards across the entire county, Democrats have shown that they’re the party that voters trust for their local leaders.
buckscountybeacon.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Bucks County Democrats Prove ‘All Politics Is Local’ With Sweeping Election Wins | In boroughs, townships, and school boards across the entire county, Democrats have shown that they’re the party that voters trust for their local leaders, writes @colincoyle.com.
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Making this the 🧵 for publicity appearances for POPCORN DISABILITIES. Be sure to bookmark to find out where I'm going to be in promoting the book and the various great people who have allowed me to talk about the movie this month.
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Making this the 🧵 for publicity appearances for POPCORN DISABILITIES. Be sure to bookmark to find out where I'm going to be in promoting the book and the various great people who have allowed me to talk about the movie this month.
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Anybody who has watched the Times pull this shit for ages knows this game. Good piece.
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Anybody who has watched the Times pull this shit for ages knows this game. Good piece.
Searchlight casting
For faults in the
Clouds of delusion
For faults in the
Clouds of delusion
A great resource from our @steveliesman.bsky.social -- in this period where we're flying in the dark on economic data.
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/altdata/
@cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/altdata/
Altdata
Alternative data to judge the state of the economy outside of the traditional government sources.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Searchlight casting
For faults in the
Clouds of delusion
For faults in the
Clouds of delusion
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The restored East Wing.
What building should AOC name after Nancy Pelosi when she becomes President in 2029?
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The restored East Wing.
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my new mayor getting sexual predators off the streets on day 1 i KNOW thats right
Dave Portnoy threatens to pull Barstool from NYC over ‘Communist’ Zohran Mamdani’s win: ‘Hate the guy’
Portnoy made the comments during a livestream on YouTube last week as it became clear that Mamdani would win the mayoral race.
nypost.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
my new mayor getting sexual predators off the streets on day 1 i KNOW thats right