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@russchesley.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Why Emotionally Intelligent Minds Embrace the 3-Question Rule
A few seconds can make a huge difference.
www.inc.com
This is so simple and elegant to comprehend and practice. The world would be both kinder and, counterintuitively, braver if we all stopped to consider the 3-Question Rule of Emotional Intelligence before speaking (or posting):
www.inc.com/justin-baris...
www.inc.com/justin-baris...
...when we replace them!
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
...when we replace them!
Fetterman is a true Judas.
We will not forget this when he's up for re-election in a few years.
We will not forget.
We will not forget this when he's up for re-election in a few years.
We will not forget.
In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Fetterman is a true Judas.
We will not forget this when he's up for re-election in a few years.
We will not forget.
We will not forget this when he's up for re-election in a few years.
We will not forget.
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The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
Name...
...and shame.
...and shame.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Name...
...and shame.
...and shame.
And so begin the fruits of caving...
[I will keep posting this...]
[I will keep posting this...]
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
And so begin the fruits of caving...
[I will keep posting this...]
[I will keep posting this...]
This is how a modern country behaves on an all-important issue.
We should be ashamed.
We should be ashamed.
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is how a modern country behaves on an all-important issue.
We should be ashamed.
We should be ashamed.
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A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
We all are.
And our memories are very VERY long.
And our memories are very VERY long.
Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We all are.
And our memories are very VERY long.
And our memories are very VERY long.
And so begin the fruits of caving to Republicans...
In order to extend ACA insurance credits, Republicans want tighter restrictions on abortion.
Democrats say limiting abortion access is a non starter.
Without ACA credits insurance costs will double and lead to people forgoing insurance.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news/AtGbM9qayRUW...
Democrats say limiting abortion access is a non starter.
Without ACA credits insurance costs will double and lead to people forgoing insurance.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news/AtGbM9qayRUW...
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds — NBC News
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
apple.news
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
And so begin the fruits of caving to Republicans...
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BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
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So @therickwilson.bsky.social had some thoughts about @schumer.senate.gov caving
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
So @therickwilson.bsky.social had some thoughts about @schumer.senate.gov caving
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Rosen: And on Halloween weekend, in the middle of a shutdown where they’re defunding SNAP, where children will go hungry—millions of them—they are gluttonously eating and partying and laughing at their voters, laughing at what they can do to screw the American people.
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosen: And on Halloween weekend, in the middle of a shutdown where they’re defunding SNAP, where children will go hungry—millions of them—they are gluttonously eating and partying and laughing at their voters, laughing at what they can do to screw the American people.
For the sake of the party, the nation, and all Americans, this "leadership" has got to end.
NEW from @votersoftomorrow.org:
“Either through complicity or incompetence, Chuck Schumer once again proved he cannot provide the type of leadership that young Americans demand. It is clear he must step down as caucus leader.”
“Either through complicity or incompetence, Chuck Schumer once again proved he cannot provide the type of leadership that young Americans demand. It is clear he must step down as caucus leader.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
For the sake of the party, the nation, and all Americans, this "leadership" has got to end.
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Relatedly, in case you missed it: My colleague @rparloff.bsky.social wrote an excellent play-by-play of last Wednesday’s hearing in the Comey case.
You won’t find coverage this detailed in any other media outlet.
Read here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
You won’t find coverage this detailed in any other media outlet.
Read here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Relatedly, in case you missed it: My colleague @rparloff.bsky.social wrote an excellent play-by-play of last Wednesday’s hearing in the Comey case.
You won’t find coverage this detailed in any other media outlet.
Read here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
You won’t find coverage this detailed in any other media outlet.
Read here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
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Any Democrat who "trusts" notoriously deceitful Republicans to keep their word on an ACA vote deal is too naive/stupid to be in office.
Let's fix that next time they are up for election. #PrimaryTheIdiots
Let's fix that next time they are up for election. #PrimaryTheIdiots
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Any Democrat who "trusts" notoriously deceitful Republicans to keep their word on an ACA vote deal is too naive/stupid to be in office.
Let's fix that next time they are up for election. #PrimaryTheIdiots
Let's fix that next time they are up for election. #PrimaryTheIdiots
Surprise, surprise!
"Everything that China does is covered by the national security law in China, and that means every single company has to co-operate with the Chinese authorities in handing over data."
Shock, horror, China flexes its muscles and puts backdoors in foreign products.
Shock, horror, China flexes its muscles and puts backdoors in foreign products.
UK investigates remote ‘kill switch’ on Chinese-made buses — The Times and The Sunday Times
The UK is investigating a security loophole that could allow hundreds of Chinese-made electric buses to be remotely deactivated. Government officials are working with the National Cyber Security Centr...
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Surprise, surprise!
To the six remaining cowards/turncoats in 2028 and 2030:
You have done a great disservice to our party and to the American people. This blunder will easily resonate until Novemner 2030.
We have long memories, and we will remember you.
Every - single - one - of - you.
You have done a great disservice to our party and to the American people. This blunder will easily resonate until Novemner 2030.
We have long memories, and we will remember you.
Every - single - one - of - you.
This looks awfully intentional.
None can be primaried in the next cycle, Shaheen & Durbin retiring.
Hassan, Masto, Fetterman up for reelection in 2028.
Rosen, Kaine, King up for reelection in 2030.
Hassan, Masto, Fetterman up for reelection in 2028.
Rosen, Kaine, King up for reelection in 2030.
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 AM
To the six remaining cowards/turncoats in 2028 and 2030:
You have done a great disservice to our party and to the American people. This blunder will easily resonate until Novemner 2030.
We have long memories, and we will remember you.
Every - single - one - of - you.
You have done a great disservice to our party and to the American people. This blunder will easily resonate until Novemner 2030.
We have long memories, and we will remember you.
Every - single - one - of - you.
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Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
We must:
1. Reform the Democratic Party.
2. Elect solid majorities in both House and Senate.
3. Get the influence of big money out of elections and government.
1. Reform the Democratic Party.
2. Elect solid majorities in both House and Senate.
3. Get the influence of big money out of elections and government.
The Dems who are caving are doing so not because their base wants them to,
not because the voters want them to,
not because the fed workers and SNAP recipients want them to…
they are caving because their DONORS want them to.
And that’s really all that ever matters to the corrupt
not because the voters want them to,
not because the fed workers and SNAP recipients want them to…
they are caving because their DONORS want them to.
And that’s really all that ever matters to the corrupt
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
We must:
1. Reform the Democratic Party.
2. Elect solid majorities in both House and Senate.
3. Get the influence of big money out of elections and government.
1. Reform the Democratic Party.
2. Elect solid majorities in both House and Senate.
3. Get the influence of big money out of elections and government.
I've got a list of eight (I know, several are retiring) plus at least one leader who failed to keep them in line (looking at you, Chuck).
At least now we can see very clearly where to start reforming the Democratic Party.
We need to contest virtually all of the Senate seats up in 2026.
At least now we can see very clearly where to start reforming the Democratic Party.
We need to contest virtually all of the Senate seats up in 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I've got a list of eight (I know, several are retiring) plus at least one leader who failed to keep them in line (looking at you, Chuck).
At least now we can see very clearly where to start reforming the Democratic Party.
We need to contest virtually all of the Senate seats up in 2026.
At least now we can see very clearly where to start reforming the Democratic Party.
We need to contest virtually all of the Senate seats up in 2026.
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Then why’d you cave?
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Then why’d you cave?
He hasn't been tha man for the last several moments -- this is just the last, and perhaps the worst of them.
Hard to see @schumer.senate.gov being able to stay in leadership after this or in the senate, he was not the man for this moment
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
He hasn't been tha man for the last several moments -- this is just the last, and perhaps the worst of them.