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Some people deeply need to log off and go outside Jesus Christ
Missed in the sauce for obvious reasons: minibus includes mostly flat funding for DoE and strengthening pg congressional oversight.
Big win
Big win
January 20, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Missed in the sauce for obvious reasons: minibus includes mostly flat funding for DoE and strengthening pg congressional oversight.
Big win
Big win
Reading this thread also shows how few posters understand the actual job of the Minority Leader lol
Okay, question:
Assuming that you have to pick a new leader from an existing Senate Dem (so you've got 44 non-Chuck options)
Who would you vote for as the new Senate Minority Leader, if it was up to you? Genuinely curious
Assuming that you have to pick a new leader from an existing Senate Dem (so you've got 44 non-Chuck options)
Who would you vote for as the new Senate Minority Leader, if it was up to you? Genuinely curious
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Reading this thread also shows how few posters understand the actual job of the Minority Leader lol
Probably Murray or Klobs. Neither has particularly good politics (Murray is better); but I think both have a good handle on the caucus dynamics and Klobs in particular would be more likely to bury a fucker for defying her.
Okay, question:
Assuming that you have to pick a new leader from an existing Senate Dem (so you've got 44 non-Chuck options)
Who would you vote for as the new Senate Minority Leader, if it was up to you? Genuinely curious
Assuming that you have to pick a new leader from an existing Senate Dem (so you've got 44 non-Chuck options)
Who would you vote for as the new Senate Minority Leader, if it was up to you? Genuinely curious
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Probably Murray or Klobs. Neither has particularly good politics (Murray is better); but I think both have a good handle on the caucus dynamics and Klobs in particular would be more likely to bury a fucker for defying her.
This is, to me, where Dem FP thinkers need to be focused on. What does a New Altantacism look like? What are the benefits to Americans? Etc
Sucks shit to watch Atlanticism get shot on sixth avenue, but perhaps we will be fortunate enough to build a better New Atlanticism in the near(ish) future
It is even worse than it looks
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 PM
This is, to me, where Dem FP thinkers need to be focused on. What does a New Altantacism look like? What are the benefits to Americans? Etc
The GOP literally does not have a single idea what to do with anything any more. Their biggest legislative accomplishment in two separate trifectas is? Debt financed tax cuts for the wealthy?
One of the big reasons why the GOP can't win on affordability is that they, as a party, have been so captured by special interests that they're unable to deploy their ideological solutions to the problems. They're fully tied up, and we can eat their lunches if we're nimble enough.
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The GOP literally does not have a single idea what to do with anything any more. Their biggest legislative accomplishment in two separate trifectas is? Debt financed tax cuts for the wealthy?
Every period of multi polarity in history has ended extremely fucking badly for, humanity.
You can argue the periods of dual polarity were maybe better than unipolar, but come on people.
You can argue the periods of dual polarity were maybe better than unipolar, but come on people.
The end of unipolarity is a good thing. I know most Americans don’t like it but I sincerely believe it’s better for the world.
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Every period of multi polarity in history has ended extremely fucking badly for, humanity.
You can argue the periods of dual polarity were maybe better than unipolar, but come on people.
You can argue the periods of dual polarity were maybe better than unipolar, but come on people.
I think what gets me about the whining from a lot of people is how much they lean on anyone, ANYONE else being responsible for this and the continuance of this.
To quote Patton, lead me, follow me, or shut the ever loving fuck up.
To quote Patton, lead me, follow me, or shut the ever loving fuck up.
January 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I think what gets me about the whining from a lot of people is how much they lean on anyone, ANYONE else being responsible for this and the continuance of this.
To quote Patton, lead me, follow me, or shut the ever loving fuck up.
To quote Patton, lead me, follow me, or shut the ever loving fuck up.
It would be good if posters like this knew the first thing about what they posted about! A Continuing Resolution is an agreement to extend funding at existing levels with few changes.
This is an actual funding bill with actual changes to literal law.
Murray is not saying anyone is wrong!
This is an actual funding bill with actual changes to literal law.
Murray is not saying anyone is wrong!
The Democrats are very busy rushing to stay ahead of how they’re going to cave completely on the CR this time, but it’s nice that Patty Murray took some time out of her busy day caving to explain to the majority of Democratic voters in the country how they’re all just stupid and wrong
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
It would be good if posters like this knew the first thing about what they posted about! A Continuing Resolution is an agreement to extend funding at existing levels with few changes.
This is an actual funding bill with actual changes to literal law.
Murray is not saying anyone is wrong!
This is an actual funding bill with actual changes to literal law.
Murray is not saying anyone is wrong!
You can tell they put him on a boat load of uppers for Davos
January 20, 2026 at 8:05 PM
You can tell they put him on a boat load of uppers for Davos
Thank you, Pandora I needed this reassurance
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Thank you, Pandora I needed this reassurance
anyway — this is legitimate dementia stuff
Trump: "It was a rigged election. Everybody knows that now. And by the way, numbers are coming out that show it even more plainly. We caught them. We caught them."
January 20, 2026 at 7:23 PM
anyway — this is legitimate dementia stuff
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social you fucking have any fucking thoughts
Trump: "It was a rigged election. Everybody knows that now. And by the way, numbers are coming out that show it even more plainly. We caught them. We caught them."
January 20, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social you fucking have any fucking thoughts
I have just read three things in the course of maybe ten minutes that are so dumb I had to legitimately question if I was awake
January 20, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I have just read three things in the course of maybe ten minutes that are so dumb I had to legitimately question if I was awake
What in the fuck
Trump on Renee Good: "When she was shot, there was another woman that was screaming 'Shame. Shame Shame Shame.' So loud. Like a professional opera singer. She was so loud. And so professional. She wasn't a woman that was hurt like, 'Oh my heart is injured.' She was a professional."
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 PM
What in the fuck
Erm. No.
leftwing dictators absolutely exist, it's just that stalin isn't one of them. for instance you have to admit chiang kai-shek was an orthodox leninist
of course stalin isn't a good example of leftwing antisemitism (which does of course exist) because stalin was a nazi and therefore far-right
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Erm. No.
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What
Brooke Rollins is still at it!
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
What
I, too, am early in my negotiations for ruling the world
WHAT NEGOTIATIONS
*WRIGHT: WE'RE EARLY ON IN GREENLAND NEGOTIATIONS
*WRIGHT: WE'RE EARLY ON IN GREENLAND NEGOTIATIONS
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I, too, am early in my negotiations for ruling the world
I would guess that a majority of the caucus, including the lead appropriators might very well vote against this final package bc it’s obviously not enough. It is also prob the max amount of concessions Republicans were willing to give.
"I'm shocked that Dems are considering a budget that funds the secret police currently torturing and murdering people across Minnesota and the country. Do not vote for any budget that includes funding for ICE/CPB/DHS. This is not an affordability crisis, this is a fascism crisis." 3 calls, 5 minutes
The quite modest ICE reforms Dems got in this DHS funding bill:
January 20, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I would guess that a majority of the caucus, including the lead appropriators might very well vote against this final package bc it’s obviously not enough. It is also prob the max amount of concessions Republicans were willing to give.
These are some *very specific* restrictions on Noem. If she were smart (she’s not) - she would see that Republicans in the Senate are hanging a giant sign for her to watch her ass.
Another thing I'll say re: whether adding restrictions matters; if you want there to be a reckoning after this is over, giving them more opportunities to violate the law is useful for that!
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
These are some *very specific* restrictions on Noem. If she were smart (she’s not) - she would see that Republicans in the Senate are hanging a giant sign for her to watch her ass.
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Another thing I'll say re: whether adding restrictions matters; if you want there to be a reckoning after this is over, giving them more opportunities to violate the law is useful for that!
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Another thing I'll say re: whether adding restrictions matters; if you want there to be a reckoning after this is over, giving them more opportunities to violate the law is useful for that!
Impounding funds is (mostly) about not spending money appropriated. To the degree that’s a DHS problem, this actually does add teeth to FEMA funding.
DHS, largely, is about how they’re spending money. Restricting Noem from just shuffling line item funding around is pretty big!
DHS, largely, is about how they’re spending money. Restricting Noem from just shuffling line item funding around is pretty big!
I don’t understand what restrictions mean when hes impoundments georg
Minibus is out. Democrats were able to include some guardrails in about ICE:
-restricts ICE to spending $3.8 billion of its annual budget
on detention as opposed to being able to spend $10 billion
-$20 million that must be used for body cameras 1/
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
-restricts ICE to spending $3.8 billion of its annual budget
on detention as opposed to being able to spend $10 billion
-$20 million that must be used for body cameras 1/
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Impounding funds is (mostly) about not spending money appropriated. To the degree that’s a DHS problem, this actually does add teeth to FEMA funding.
DHS, largely, is about how they’re spending money. Restricting Noem from just shuffling line item funding around is pretty big!
DHS, largely, is about how they’re spending money. Restricting Noem from just shuffling line item funding around is pretty big!
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There's a prevalent belief that The Greenland Crisis must either come to a head or deflate in some way.
But, considers, what if it continues to persist at this level of, essentially, geopolitical trolling? If anything, that seems the likely course to me. US is in no position to actually invade.
But, considers, what if it continues to persist at this level of, essentially, geopolitical trolling? If anything, that seems the likely course to me. US is in no position to actually invade.
I think a lot of Americans are unprepared for how insanely bad things will get if Trump actually goes for this, but conversely a lot of people on here are underrating how fast things will get memory holed and smoothed over if there’s a climb down
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
There's a prevalent belief that The Greenland Crisis must either come to a head or deflate in some way.
But, considers, what if it continues to persist at this level of, essentially, geopolitical trolling? If anything, that seems the likely course to me. US is in no position to actually invade.
But, considers, what if it continues to persist at this level of, essentially, geopolitical trolling? If anything, that seems the likely course to me. US is in no position to actually invade.
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cutting ICE's detention budget ~60% as compared to what they'd get out of a CR and legally restricting them from shuffling funds across budgets are substantive improvements, even if they're not enough, which murray herself is very clear about.
Minibus is out. Democrats were able to include some guardrails in about ICE:
-restricts ICE to spending $3.8 billion of its annual budget
on detention as opposed to being able to spend $10 billion
-$20 million that must be used for body cameras 1/
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
-restricts ICE to spending $3.8 billion of its annual budget
on detention as opposed to being able to spend $10 billion
-$20 million that must be used for body cameras 1/
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 PM
cutting ICE's detention budget ~60% as compared to what they'd get out of a CR and legally restricting them from shuffling funds across budgets are substantive improvements, even if they're not enough, which murray herself is very clear about.
