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It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
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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.
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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.
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You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.
October 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.
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I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
August 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
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The GOP governors of South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee have all sent their states' National Guard troops to assist Trump's occupation of DC.
All four of those states have cities with crime rates higher than DC.
This was never about "fighting crime."
All four of those states have cities with crime rates higher than DC.
This was never about "fighting crime."
August 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The GOP governors of South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee have all sent their states' National Guard troops to assist Trump's occupation of DC.
All four of those states have cities with crime rates higher than DC.
This was never about "fighting crime."
All four of those states have cities with crime rates higher than DC.
This was never about "fighting crime."
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People are constantly asking me — what can I do?
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
How YOU Can Fight Back Against Trump
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
People are constantly asking me — what can I do?
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
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Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
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FACT: Hitler and the Nazi Party repeatedly exaggerated or outright fabricated crime and unrest in order to justify taking over policing powers, centralizing control, and dismantling democratic safeguards.
August 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
FACT: Hitler and the Nazi Party repeatedly exaggerated or outright fabricated crime and unrest in order to justify taking over policing powers, centralizing control, and dismantling democratic safeguards.
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NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%.
#NASADidThat
#NASADidThat
July 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
NASA is more than rockets and moonwalks. NASA is behind much of our everyday technology. From space discovery, to Air Jordans, to CAT scans, NASA has played a role. We get it all on less than a penny of every federal dollar. Now their science may be gutted by 50%.
#NASADidThat
#NASADidThat
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He was handed the absolute strongest post-Covid economy in the industrialized world. And he’s singlehandedly fucked it up. And eventually even many of his most diehard voters will realize it. And it’ll be a painful realization for them.
August 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
He was handed the absolute strongest post-Covid economy in the industrialized world. And he’s singlehandedly fucked it up. And eventually even many of his most diehard voters will realize it. And it’ll be a painful realization for them.
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Authoritarians don’t need to burn books - they just flood the shelves with lies.
August 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Authoritarians don’t need to burn books - they just flood the shelves with lies.
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Republicans just voted to RAISE Americans’ health care costs.
@ossoff.senate.gov led Democrats in fighting to stop premiums from spiking and bring down costs for working families.
But Republicans said NO — they just want to give tax breaks to billionaires.
@ossoff.senate.gov led Democrats in fighting to stop premiums from spiking and bring down costs for working families.
But Republicans said NO — they just want to give tax breaks to billionaires.
June 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Republicans just voted to RAISE Americans’ health care costs.
@ossoff.senate.gov led Democrats in fighting to stop premiums from spiking and bring down costs for working families.
But Republicans said NO — they just want to give tax breaks to billionaires.
@ossoff.senate.gov led Democrats in fighting to stop premiums from spiking and bring down costs for working families.
But Republicans said NO — they just want to give tax breaks to billionaires.
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I'm not sure who turned my words into a meme, and included U.S. citizens (most of whom do not want a new war!), but I appreciate how many people are connecting with it.
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
June 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I'm not sure who turned my words into a meme, and included U.S. citizens (most of whom do not want a new war!), but I appreciate how many people are connecting with it.
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
May all of us, in all of our different situations, somehow help bring the justice this world so desperately needs. 💔
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U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis voted against an amendment that would have blocked the government from selling public land to fund the federal budget in a battle over spending, taxes and access to Wyoming's wide open spaces.
Democrats and conservationists leveled heavy criticism.
Democrats and conservationists leveled heavy criticism.
Barrasso, Lummis vote to allow selling federal land to fund Trump budget - WyoFile
Wyoming’s U.S. senators helped defeat a budget amendment that would have blocked using public land sales to balance the books.
wyofile.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis voted against an amendment that would have blocked the government from selling public land to fund the federal budget in a battle over spending, taxes and access to Wyoming's wide open spaces.
Democrats and conservationists leveled heavy criticism.
Democrats and conservationists leveled heavy criticism.
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I would like to point out that while Trump is pushing Tariffs to "bring manufacturing back to the US" he is simultaneously cutting federal support for manufacturing in the states. Today, WY got word that the NIST is cutting 700k in federal funding from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
April 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I would like to point out that while Trump is pushing Tariffs to "bring manufacturing back to the US" he is simultaneously cutting federal support for manufacturing in the states. Today, WY got word that the NIST is cutting 700k in federal funding from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
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2,000,000+ protestors
1,200+ events
1 message…
HANDS OFF! Our public services ✊
1,200+ events
1 message…
HANDS OFF! Our public services ✊
April 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
2,000,000+ protestors
1,200+ events
1 message…
HANDS OFF! Our public services ✊
1,200+ events
1 message…
HANDS OFF! Our public services ✊
Mike Johnson could bring a vote and the House could stop a worldwide recession anytime.
Every CEO in the country should be on the phone with Johnson’s office demanding he simply do his job.
Every CEO in the country should be on the phone with Johnson’s office demanding he simply do his job.
April 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Mike Johnson could bring a vote and the House could stop a worldwide recession anytime.
Every CEO in the country should be on the phone with Johnson’s office demanding he simply do his job.
Every CEO in the country should be on the phone with Johnson’s office demanding he simply do his job.
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Wake up wake up
April 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Wake up wake up
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Everyone needs to call up their Republican members of Congress today & ask them why they’re raising taxes on their own constituents. Make them own this because they do.
April 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Everyone needs to call up their Republican members of Congress today & ask them why they’re raising taxes on their own constituents. Make them own this because they do.
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Republicans in Congress are hoping you won’t pay attention to them for the next 36 hours.
Why? Because they're pushing through their unpopular plan that gives tax handouts to billionaires and billionaire corporations and leaves everyone else in the dirt.
youtube.com/shorts/RZ-nl...
Why? Because they're pushing through their unpopular plan that gives tax handouts to billionaires and billionaire corporations and leaves everyone else in the dirt.
youtube.com/shorts/RZ-nl...
Republicans in Congress are hoping you won’t pay attention to them for the next 36 hours.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Republicans in Congress are hoping you won’t pay attention to them for the next 36 hours.
Why? Because they're pushing through their unpopular plan that gives tax handouts to billionaires and billionaire corporations and leaves everyone else in the dirt.
youtube.com/shorts/RZ-nl...
Why? Because they're pushing through their unpopular plan that gives tax handouts to billionaires and billionaire corporations and leaves everyone else in the dirt.
youtube.com/shorts/RZ-nl...
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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
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If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.
April 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.