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Nevermind the administration disappearing people off the streets or murdering Caribbean fishermen or shutting down agencies illegally or declaring war on trans people or openly accepting bribes, Dems picked a fight on health care and couldn't even find the spine for that," the NOAA employee said
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'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Nevermind the administration disappearing people off the streets or murdering Caribbean fishermen or shutting down agencies illegally or declaring war on trans people or openly accepting bribes, Dems picked a fight on health care and couldn't even find the spine for that," the NOAA employee said
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The bigger fight? Buddy, I die without health care and your pals in the Senate — none of whom will ever go without access to lifesaving medical care — told me they were gonna fight so my premiums don't go up 50%. And then they folded.
But there are real dangers out there that must be fought; and energy spent fighting each other is energy lost to that bigger fight.
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The bigger fight? Buddy, I die without health care and your pals in the Senate — none of whom will ever go without access to lifesaving medical care — told me they were gonna fight so my premiums don't go up 50%. And then they folded.
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We were fighting united.
Then the Senate Democrats came untied.
This was capitulation, nothing was gained, and the whole sacrifice of the shutdown was for nought.
Talk to some federal employees, they're furious, sir.
This simple act of caving makes victory next November that much harder.
Then the Senate Democrats came untied.
This was capitulation, nothing was gained, and the whole sacrifice of the shutdown was for nought.
Talk to some federal employees, they're furious, sir.
This simple act of caving makes victory next November that much harder.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
We were fighting united.
Then the Senate Democrats came untied.
This was capitulation, nothing was gained, and the whole sacrifice of the shutdown was for nought.
Talk to some federal employees, they're furious, sir.
This simple act of caving makes victory next November that much harder.
Then the Senate Democrats came untied.
This was capitulation, nothing was gained, and the whole sacrifice of the shutdown was for nought.
Talk to some federal employees, they're furious, sir.
This simple act of caving makes victory next November that much harder.
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Sometimes I think about the fact that billionaires are destroying the planet to push a technology whose entire purpose is to be a shoddy imitation of everything *that human beings already do* and I feel like I might start screaming and never stop.
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Sometimes I think about the fact that billionaires are destroying the planet to push a technology whose entire purpose is to be a shoddy imitation of everything *that human beings already do* and I feel like I might start screaming and never stop.
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“I’m so relieved that the only problem I cared about - me experiencing mild social discomfort - is now over”
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
Tim Kaine on backlash he's getting: "I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct 1, b/c I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed fed worker would say to me at church, or what somebody would say about SNAP"
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“I’m so relieved that the only problem I cared about - me experiencing mild social discomfort - is now over”
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
my brother in Christ, do you want to bet
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In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
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“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
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Hey what the fuck
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Hey what the fuck
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Dems had a great narrative going that portrayed them as principled fighters and the GOP as straight up evil finger-steepling villains, and they voluntarily fucked that up
It may not do them material electoral damage in the final calculus but it is such a revealing unforced error
It may not do them material electoral damage in the final calculus but it is such a revealing unforced error
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Dems had a great narrative going that portrayed them as principled fighters and the GOP as straight up evil finger-steepling villains, and they voluntarily fucked that up
It may not do them material electoral damage in the final calculus but it is such a revealing unforced error
It may not do them material electoral damage in the final calculus but it is such a revealing unforced error
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Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
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The historian in me feels the need to note that contests between cities and their rural hinterland are not new things and they do not generally go great for the rural folks.
California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie.
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The historian in me feels the need to note that contests between cities and their rural hinterland are not new things and they do not generally go great for the rural folks.
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An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
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be there or be square!
me:
me:
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
be there or be square!
me:
me:
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The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
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We all knew that. It’s you and your colleagues that seem to think otherwise, because CRs are the only way to force them to agree to funding. Instead, you’ve conceded the point after weeks of suffering which you rendered worthless.
We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
We all knew that. It’s you and your colleagues that seem to think otherwise, because CRs are the only way to force them to agree to funding. Instead, you’ve conceded the point after weeks of suffering which you rendered worthless.
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I don't know if anyone ever considered this before but I think we should have a left wing party in the United States. Just my opinion
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I don't know if anyone ever considered this before but I think we should have a left wing party in the United States. Just my opinion
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there's no such thing as 'good illness' as many seem to subscribe to
whatever doesn't kill you, fucks you up
whatever doesn't kill you, fucks you up
Acute and chronic viral infections, including Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Hepatitis C, HIV, CMV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2, are linked with a substantial increased risk of cardiovascular events, from a systematic review. Figure for SARS-CoV-2 below
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November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
there's no such thing as 'good illness' as many seem to subscribe to
whatever doesn't kill you, fucks you up
whatever doesn't kill you, fucks you up
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This AI system, deployed live as a medical "note-taker," is supposed to have a safeguard in that a human doctor reviews and approves the notes and decisions.
BUT WAIT: multiple studies have now noted that humans w/ AI "assistance" tend towards rubber-stamping AI decisions as a time-saver. OOPSIE.
BUT WAIT: multiple studies have now noted that humans w/ AI "assistance" tend towards rubber-stamping AI decisions as a time-saver. OOPSIE.
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This AI system, deployed live as a medical "note-taker," is supposed to have a safeguard in that a human doctor reviews and approves the notes and decisions.
BUT WAIT: multiple studies have now noted that humans w/ AI "assistance" tend towards rubber-stamping AI decisions as a time-saver. OOPSIE.
BUT WAIT: multiple studies have now noted that humans w/ AI "assistance" tend towards rubber-stamping AI decisions as a time-saver. OOPSIE.
ah yes the scandalous things recorded at librarian conferences about zine cataloging
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ah yes the scandalous things recorded at librarian conferences about zine cataloging
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Though Trump’s pardons can’t extend to state crimes, I think it’s worth pointing out the message being conveyed:
Trump’s allies are alleged to have stolen data from state voting systems in an effort to help him overturn an election he lost.
Now he’s pardoning them for it.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Trump’s allies are alleged to have stolen data from state voting systems in an effort to help him overturn an election he lost.
Now he’s pardoning them for it.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Though Trump’s pardons can’t extend to state crimes, I think it’s worth pointing out the message being conveyed:
Trump’s allies are alleged to have stolen data from state voting systems in an effort to help him overturn an election he lost.
Now he’s pardoning them for it.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Trump’s allies are alleged to have stolen data from state voting systems in an effort to help him overturn an election he lost.
Now he’s pardoning them for it.
bsky.app/profile/anna...
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Funny how many folks are childfree now that the people who grew up in an era of media portraying women who wanted kids as UNBEARABLY cringe & 90% of “career woman” stories ended with her giving up her entire identity to push out clones of a sentient boot who sort of hated her are of childbearing age
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Funny how many folks are childfree now that the people who grew up in an era of media portraying women who wanted kids as UNBEARABLY cringe & 90% of “career woman” stories ended with her giving up her entire identity to push out clones of a sentient boot who sort of hated her are of childbearing age
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As someone who spent ten years in grad school (and did defend + graduate) I’m always so weirded out by people who think being smart about one thing makes them smart about everything when what being highly educated did to me was saddle me with the crushing certainty that I’m not smart about anything
the pandemic really fucked him up. he had no expertise in public health, but felt like being a quant guy should make him an expert by default, and people not agreeing with him on that point just sent him into a bizarre radicalizing ego spiral.
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As someone who spent ten years in grad school (and did defend + graduate) I’m always so weirded out by people who think being smart about one thing makes them smart about everything when what being highly educated did to me was saddle me with the crushing certainty that I’m not smart about anything
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The problem isn't that they caved for a promised vote; the problem is that the vote will be a meaningless gesture impressing no one but Senate Democrats.
It will fail. ACA beneficiaries will suffer considerably as a result and there will be no consequences of any kind for Republicans.
It will fail. ACA beneficiaries will suffer considerably as a result and there will be no consequences of any kind for Republicans.
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 6:31 PM
The problem isn't that they caved for a promised vote; the problem is that the vote will be a meaningless gesture impressing no one but Senate Democrats.
It will fail. ACA beneficiaries will suffer considerably as a result and there will be no consequences of any kind for Republicans.
It will fail. ACA beneficiaries will suffer considerably as a result and there will be no consequences of any kind for Republicans.
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“The key pressure targets right now are Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, and Shaheen—tell them not to hand Republicans the votes they need to take healthcare away and give nothing in return.”
@democrats.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us
@kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov
@democrats.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us
@kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI?... VERY IMPORTANT. SHUTDOWN NOT OVER. SENATORS CAN BE PRESSURED BY CONSTIUENTS TO CHANGE VOTE ON SHUTDOWN! IF THIS PERSON IS CORRECT (HAVE NEVER WATCHED THEM BEFORE) THIS IS VITAL INFO @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“The key pressure targets right now are Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, and Shaheen—tell them not to hand Republicans the votes they need to take healthcare away and give nothing in return.”
@democrats.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us
@kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov
@democrats.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us
@kaine.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,