Lisa
@notrocketscience.bsky.social
Likes: space, science, history, ice cream, books. Dislikes: mosquitoes, willful ignorance, fascists. Was r0cketscience on the site formerly known as Twitter.
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That being said if there’s not a single member of the Democrats as good at their job as Mitch McConnell has been then it’s time to call it quits on the whole grand experiment
“Oh you think Schumer should step down well what would YOU do in that situation” is my favorite horrible counterargument because a shareholder does not have to personally headhunt a replacement if they vote to oust someone from a board, but if you dislike a politician you better have binders ready
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
That being said if there’s not a single member of the Democrats as good at their job as Mitch McConnell has been then it’s time to call it quits on the whole grand experiment
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Back at the start of the Covid epidemic, I wrote a piece for @theatlantic on "the conservative campaign against safety," and it seems like that effort is continuing unabated.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Back at the start of the Covid epidemic, I wrote a piece for @theatlantic on "the conservative campaign against safety," and it seems like that effort is continuing unabated.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Very disappointed not to see Andy Kim or Cory Booker on this list yet. (I would @ them but BlueSky appears to be having a moment.)
UPDATE — Here are the at least 10 congressional Democrats, 5 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 6 Democratic Senate candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Very disappointed not to see Andy Kim or Cory Booker on this list yet. (I would @ them but BlueSky appears to be having a moment.)
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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It’s giving napoleon tried to invade Russia but was like shit, it’s cold here
"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago soon
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds' immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could b...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It’s giving napoleon tried to invade Russia but was like shit, it’s cold here
Correction, Angus King: Caving in to him gave him more power. Standing up to him was working! Why did you quit? Shame on you for both the original cave and greater shame still for trying to explain why we should cower before a senile would-be dictator!
This is what bullies want you to think, and it's why they get stronger
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Correction, Angus King: Caving in to him gave him more power. Standing up to him was working! Why did you quit? Shame on you for both the original cave and greater shame still for trying to explain why we should cower before a senile would-be dictator!
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Gift article
"The Angus Kings, John Fettermans, Jeanne Shaheens, and Chuck Schumers will be remembered by the history books as craven appeasers, and nothing more. They do not deserve one moment of peace until good people can force them off a platform they do not deserve."
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"The Angus Kings, John Fettermans, Jeanne Shaheens, and Chuck Schumers will be remembered by the history books as craven appeasers, and nothing more. They do not deserve one moment of peace until good people can force them off a platform they do not deserve."
share.inquirer.com/k64tKZ
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Gift article
"The Angus Kings, John Fettermans, Jeanne Shaheens, and Chuck Schumers will be remembered by the history books as craven appeasers, and nothing more. They do not deserve one moment of peace until good people can force them off a platform they do not deserve."
share.inquirer.com/k64tKZ
"The Angus Kings, John Fettermans, Jeanne Shaheens, and Chuck Schumers will be remembered by the history books as craven appeasers, and nothing more. They do not deserve one moment of peace until good people can force them off a platform they do not deserve."
share.inquirer.com/k64tKZ
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Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
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Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
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The party exists to fundraise off sustained mediocrity. Nothing else.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The party exists to fundraise off sustained mediocrity. Nothing else.
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where's the lie
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
where's the lie
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Your periodic reminder that it’s really really really important to say that members of ICE are going to prosecuted for crimes they commit.
They know they are breaking the law.
You might be surprised by how quickly some of these cowards will react if they know they could face legal consequences.
They know they are breaking the law.
You might be surprised by how quickly some of these cowards will react if they know they could face legal consequences.
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Your periodic reminder that it’s really really really important to say that members of ICE are going to prosecuted for crimes they commit.
They know they are breaking the law.
You might be surprised by how quickly some of these cowards will react if they know they could face legal consequences.
They know they are breaking the law.
You might be surprised by how quickly some of these cowards will react if they know they could face legal consequences.
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Yes. We need to end the mythology that having a job equals enough money to live.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
Yes, the cashier on their feet full-time should be able to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare with their paycheck.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Yes. We need to end the mythology that having a job equals enough money to live.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
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Republicans constantly attack their Congressional leadership, and they remove leaders who fail to achieve the objectives desired by the base.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
Oh yeah - never a convenient time to have some real talk about the dynamic that the Democrats in the Senate are led by bunch of chumps. Certainly not after they created the conditions for yet another base demoralizing surrender.
This kind of activity is just what you should want to see, if your are a Republican, eager to see the opposition distracted by self-destructive infighting.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Republicans constantly attack their Congressional leadership, and they remove leaders who fail to achieve the objectives desired by the base.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
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My favorite 2025 fact? The Mamdani campaign had over 100,000 volunteers. And he got just over 1 million votes—1:10 activation.
If you want to help nurture the community Gen Z seems to crave while building organizing and turnout capacity outside of the Democratic Party, look into movement.vote
If you want to help nurture the community Gen Z seems to crave while building organizing and turnout capacity outside of the Democratic Party, look into movement.vote
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My favorite 2025 fact? The Mamdani campaign had over 100,000 volunteers. And he got just over 1 million votes—1:10 activation.
If you want to help nurture the community Gen Z seems to crave while building organizing and turnout capacity outside of the Democratic Party, look into movement.vote
If you want to help nurture the community Gen Z seems to crave while building organizing and turnout capacity outside of the Democratic Party, look into movement.vote
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Ironic isn’t it that the Dutch government is standing up for our veterans when the current American administration is trying to erase their sacrifice?
This Veterans Day, Americans may like to know a wide coalition of Dutch political parties in Limburg are fighting back against the removal of 2 panels commemorating black veterans at Margraten US WOII cemetery ↘️ www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/call...
Calls for permanent memorial in Limburg to black US liberators - DutchNews.nl
Provincial councillors in Limburg have called for a permanent memorial to black American servicemen to be erected next to the US war cemetery in Margraten after it emerged that panels commemorating th...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ironic isn’t it that the Dutch government is standing up for our veterans when the current American administration is trying to erase their sacrifice?
Americans just WENT to the polls. They voted for Democrats. And you jackasses in the Senate served us this shit sandwich. If you don't ever do things but ask for money and tell us to vote harder, what is the point of you?
Republicans have destroyed health care in our country. Millions will go without care, and people will die. Yet again, Republicans have shown their priorities begin and end with helping billionaires. Americans won't forget it the next time they go to the polls.
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Americans just WENT to the polls. They voted for Democrats. And you jackasses in the Senate served us this shit sandwich. If you don't ever do things but ask for money and tell us to vote harder, what is the point of you?
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i just realized what hes describing here is a fundraising email, they sold us out for for the promise of dope ass fundraising emails
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
i just realized what hes describing here is a fundraising email, they sold us out for for the promise of dope ass fundraising emails
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The more war crimes the US commits, the less cooperation the US will get from allies.
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The more war crimes the US commits, the less cooperation the US will get from allies.
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Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some thoughts on the CR/minibus.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
1 The Dems negotiating with Rs were not freelancing. They coordinated with Sen Schumer. A few were ready to give in on day one, others worked to maximize appropriations wins.
Those voting for the 'deal' are the ones furthest away from electoral consequences.
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if one guy is a nazi and you're the guy hired to beat the nazis but at every turn you refuse to actually fight the nazis, you're nearly as much of a problem as the fucking nazis.
All I see on Blue is..
"Tear down the Democratic Party."
No one is saying "Tear down the party that has ushered in Christofascism with their Project25 agenda, who has starved children domestic and abroad, who is kidnapping people, who has made life in the US unaffordable."
I guess the GOP is ok.
"Tear down the Democratic Party."
No one is saying "Tear down the party that has ushered in Christofascism with their Project25 agenda, who has starved children domestic and abroad, who is kidnapping people, who has made life in the US unaffordable."
I guess the GOP is ok.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
if one guy is a nazi and you're the guy hired to beat the nazis but at every turn you refuse to actually fight the nazis, you're nearly as much of a problem as the fucking nazis.
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“Some are simply waiting to see if a critical mass of Democratic legislators calling for Schumer to step down emerges, and only then would they feel comfortable joining in.”
Lmaooo - look at these profiles of courage. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Lmaooo - look at these profiles of courage. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“Some are simply waiting to see if a critical mass of Democratic legislators calling for Schumer to step down emerges, and only then would they feel comfortable joining in.”
Lmaooo - look at these profiles of courage. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Lmaooo - look at these profiles of courage. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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democratic leadership shits on us because they never pay a price for shitting on us and im not optimistic that this time will be different. it should be, but im not optimistic that it will be.
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
democratic leadership shits on us because they never pay a price for shitting on us and im not optimistic that this time will be different. it should be, but im not optimistic that it will be.