FTG1986
@fredgrossman.bsky.social
CPA, MBA, poor Mets, Giants/Jets, Rangers, Knicks fan from Long Island NY. Apparently, I’m scum per Mango Mussolini.
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"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
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“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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I’d like to have AOC read Virginia Giuffre’s book on the senate floor as a filibuster.
October 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I’d like to have AOC read Virginia Giuffre’s book on the senate floor as a filibuster.
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I still can’t believe Scott Bessent, whose net worth is $521 million, went on TV and claimed that he “has felt the pain” of the trade war because he is a “soybean farmer.”
And he claims to be a “farmer” not because he grows things, but because he is a landlord of some farmers.
And he claims to be a “farmer” not because he grows things, but because he is a landlord of some farmers.
October 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I still can’t believe Scott Bessent, whose net worth is $521 million, went on TV and claimed that he “has felt the pain” of the trade war because he is a “soybean farmer.”
And he claims to be a “farmer” not because he grows things, but because he is a landlord of some farmers.
And he claims to be a “farmer” not because he grows things, but because he is a landlord of some farmers.
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Chris Murphy is one of the only Dems who gets that there is no budget “deal” to make. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Chris Murphy is one of the only Dems who gets that there is no budget “deal” to make. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...
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Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
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This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.
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Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Obviously, there's bigger news happening right now, but Senate Republicans just voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every Democrat voted to release them. Susan Collins was the deciding vote to protect Trump and others named in the files.
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Do not be bullied, cowed, or shamed by bad-faith right-wing actors and MAGA that are blaming "liberals" and everyone who isn't MAGA for Charlie Kirk.
Call them out for their hypocrisy. Go on offense. They are fine with political violence and mass shootings when it's against the rest of us.
Call them out for their hypocrisy. Go on offense. They are fine with political violence and mass shootings when it's against the rest of us.
September 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Do not be bullied, cowed, or shamed by bad-faith right-wing actors and MAGA that are blaming "liberals" and everyone who isn't MAGA for Charlie Kirk.
Call them out for their hypocrisy. Go on offense. They are fine with political violence and mass shootings when it's against the rest of us.
Call them out for their hypocrisy. Go on offense. They are fine with political violence and mass shootings when it's against the rest of us.
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If Biden had said even one-tenth of this, he’d have been impeached and removed as a dictator. What is wrong with our elites? They’re paralyzed by their fear of looking unsavvy or biased against MAGA. They’re going to keep pretending everything is normal until the bullet passes through their face
How is this not a screaming massive headline across every news site? This is insane, a virtual declaration of civil war. We fought a revolution to not be subjected to this kind of tyranny
September 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If Biden had said even one-tenth of this, he’d have been impeached and removed as a dictator. What is wrong with our elites? They’re paralyzed by their fear of looking unsavvy or biased against MAGA. They’re going to keep pretending everything is normal until the bullet passes through their face
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The WH threatening any Republican that signs the Epstein discharge petition.
It’s 100 percent clear Trump is covering up criminal child sex trafficking
It’s 100 percent clear Trump is covering up criminal child sex trafficking
September 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The WH threatening any Republican that signs the Epstein discharge petition.
It’s 100 percent clear Trump is covering up criminal child sex trafficking
It’s 100 percent clear Trump is covering up criminal child sex trafficking
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RFK Jr is driving this country towards an almost certain public health disaster.
If Democrats can’t stop it, at the very least they can get it on the record now that they wanted him gone and the GOP wanted him kept in.
Underline how they own the disasters to come. It’s Politics 101.
If Democrats can’t stop it, at the very least they can get it on the record now that they wanted him gone and the GOP wanted him kept in.
Underline how they own the disasters to come. It’s Politics 101.
House Democrats could force a vote on impeaching RFK any time they want. Of course it would fail. But do you want to make an issue of it or not?
This is such a no-brainer that the lack of a coordinated response feels deeply damning. A Democratic leadership team that can't mobilize an instant all-hands-on-deck effort on RFK Jr. isn't a leadership team at all.
August 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
RFK Jr is driving this country towards an almost certain public health disaster.
If Democrats can’t stop it, at the very least they can get it on the record now that they wanted him gone and the GOP wanted him kept in.
Underline how they own the disasters to come. It’s Politics 101.
If Democrats can’t stop it, at the very least they can get it on the record now that they wanted him gone and the GOP wanted him kept in.
Underline how they own the disasters to come. It’s Politics 101.
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Don't get it twisted. Trump is having the National Guard pick up trash to debase them. He hates the military. He is incapable of understanding anyone who would make sacrifices for the greater good. He thinks they are suckers and losers, and he's treating them as such.
August 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Don't get it twisted. Trump is having the National Guard pick up trash to debase them. He hates the military. He is incapable of understanding anyone who would make sacrifices for the greater good. He thinks they are suckers and losers, and he's treating them as such.
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John Deere is laying off 200+ workers at 3 Midwestern plants after being hit hard by Trump’s tariffs.
“The primary drivers for the change from last quarter are increased tariff rates on Europe, India, and steel & aluminum,” said Josh Beal, the company’s director of IR #EconSky
t.co/0fUekRlDEz
“The primary drivers for the change from last quarter are increased tariff rates on Europe, India, and steel & aluminum,” said Josh Beal, the company’s director of IR #EconSky
t.co/0fUekRlDEz
https://newrepublic.com/post/199266/donald-trump-tariffs-agriculture-john-deere-mass-layoffs
t.co
August 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
John Deere is laying off 200+ workers at 3 Midwestern plants after being hit hard by Trump’s tariffs.
“The primary drivers for the change from last quarter are increased tariff rates on Europe, India, and steel & aluminum,” said Josh Beal, the company’s director of IR #EconSky
t.co/0fUekRlDEz
“The primary drivers for the change from last quarter are increased tariff rates on Europe, India, and steel & aluminum,” said Josh Beal, the company’s director of IR #EconSky
t.co/0fUekRlDEz
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Been saying it from the start & called a doomer. Rs will do everything, legal or illegal, to stay in power after this 7-month path of destruction. Acts of people that don't fear losing.
Ds have been asleep at the wheel protecting norms the Rs blew away.
He does fear #Epstein
Ds have been asleep at the wheel protecting norms the Rs blew away.
He does fear #Epstein
August 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Been saying it from the start & called a doomer. Rs will do everything, legal or illegal, to stay in power after this 7-month path of destruction. Acts of people that don't fear losing.
Ds have been asleep at the wheel protecting norms the Rs blew away.
He does fear #Epstein
Ds have been asleep at the wheel protecting norms the Rs blew away.
He does fear #Epstein
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Elise Stefanik won office as a moderate and then went full MAGA to cash in on Republican lies and bigotry. Everyone knows she’s a sellout.
here's clips of Elise Stefanik getting brutally booed at an event today in her district
August 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Elise Stefanik won office as a moderate and then went full MAGA to cash in on Republican lies and bigotry. Everyone knows she’s a sellout.
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here's clips of Elise Stefanik getting brutally booed at an event today in her district
August 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
here's clips of Elise Stefanik getting brutally booed at an event today in her district
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“Trump says” vs. actual data on crime dropping in DC is not “Trump says vs. the Mayor says.”
It’s “Trump says” vs. fact.
Trump’s “crime & squalor” excuse is pretext & his naming other cities all w/Black mayors as his next targets compels an honest confrontation w/Trump’s racism & authoritarianism.
It’s “Trump says” vs. fact.
Trump’s “crime & squalor” excuse is pretext & his naming other cities all w/Black mayors as his next targets compels an honest confrontation w/Trump’s racism & authoritarianism.
On @BBC today Trump’s takeover of the D.C. police & deployment of National Guard in response to a non-existent “emergency” was discussed by @washingtonpost.com editor @francesssellers.bsky.social w/a (fact-free) focus on crime & homelessness. Nothing on Trump’s racism or authoritarianism.
August 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“Trump says” vs. actual data on crime dropping in DC is not “Trump says vs. the Mayor says.”
It’s “Trump says” vs. fact.
Trump’s “crime & squalor” excuse is pretext & his naming other cities all w/Black mayors as his next targets compels an honest confrontation w/Trump’s racism & authoritarianism.
It’s “Trump says” vs. fact.
Trump’s “crime & squalor” excuse is pretext & his naming other cities all w/Black mayors as his next targets compels an honest confrontation w/Trump’s racism & authoritarianism.
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This is exceptional, especially so on a day when I am incredibly weary.
Fear makes good people comply. Here’s the step-by-step playbook to stop it cold.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
The Obedience Trap: How Power Weaponizes Human Nature...and How You Fight Back
A field guide to resisting threats, bribes, and manufactured fear...without losing your job or your nerve.
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This is exceptional, especially so on a day when I am incredibly weary.
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TRUMP: Violent crime in DC is spiraling out of control so I'm deploying the National Guard
REALITY:
REALITY:
August 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
TRUMP: Violent crime in DC is spiraling out of control so I'm deploying the National Guard
REALITY:
REALITY: