Nick Sones
@nicksones.bsky.social
Politics, Policy and Refugees. Humanitarian. Former Dem Vice Chair. Proud Former "Deep Stater" Resist Much. Obey Little. Subscribe NickSones.substack.com
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SCOOP: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
Scoop: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
"We let him know what we were doing," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
SCOOP: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
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There are cases like this happening every day. Trump is the most pro-criminal president in history - if you are wealthy and have connections. Spare us the “Law and Order” bs.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
There are cases like this happening every day. Trump is the most pro-criminal president in history - if you are wealthy and have connections. Spare us the “Law and Order” bs.
Schumer has lost the caucus. And therefore we are seeing Democrats caving.
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Schumer has lost the caucus. And therefore we are seeing Democrats caving.
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Italy's Emilia-Romagna region has greatest number of foreign-born residents #Refugees
Italy's Emilia-Romagna region has greatest number of foreign-born residents
www.infomigrants.net
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Italy's Emilia-Romagna region has greatest number of foreign-born residents #Refugees
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call your reps @5calls.org
Many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective,” according to a poll that finds considerable pessimism within Democratic ranks.
‘They roll right over’: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective.”
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
call your reps @5calls.org
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He rushed through tax cuts and pardons for his friends.
You got higher healthcare bills.
He’s not fighting for you.
You got higher healthcare bills.
He’s not fighting for you.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election, pardon attorney says | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in alleged plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to the Department of Jus...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
He rushed through tax cuts and pardons for his friends.
You got higher healthcare bills.
He’s not fighting for you.
You got higher healthcare bills.
He’s not fighting for you.
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Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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We have had enough winning.
by Senate Democrats
by Senate Democrats
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We have had enough winning.
by Senate Democrats
by Senate Democrats
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Dems in Disarray
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Dems in Disarray
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so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
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4 days ago. What’s Johnson gonna do now?
Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
4 days ago. What’s Johnson gonna do now?
The Democratic Party is no longer a legitimate party. It’s morally bankrupt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The Democratic Party is no longer a legitimate party. It’s morally bankrupt.
Democrats caved. We won’t get #ACA tax credit extensions; the plan now will be for the ACA Market Place to collapse and then full repeal. It’s up to the House Democratic Caucus to save the nation. #NoDeal #Shutdown #GlovesOff
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Democrats caved. We won’t get #ACA tax credit extensions; the plan now will be for the ACA Market Place to collapse and then full repeal. It’s up to the House Democratic Caucus to save the nation. #NoDeal #Shutdown #GlovesOff
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People like this should not be trusted with weapons or positions of authority.
"Read it. 5 shots, 7 holes." Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in Signal text messages with colleagues, reports @reuters.com.
Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages
A federal agent who shot a Chicago woman multiple times after he said she struck his vehicle with her own bragged about his shooting skills in text messages with other agents, according to records presented Wednesday at a hearing in the case against the woman.
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
People like this should not be trusted with weapons or positions of authority.
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When those in power choose cruelty, we choose courage.
We fight every day to ensure no one is forced to pay the price for the Trump-Vance admin’s political games. And we're just getting started.
We fight every day to ensure no one is forced to pay the price for the Trump-Vance admin’s political games. And we're just getting started.
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
When those in power choose cruelty, we choose courage.
We fight every day to ensure no one is forced to pay the price for the Trump-Vance admin’s political games. And we're just getting started.
We fight every day to ensure no one is forced to pay the price for the Trump-Vance admin’s political games. And we're just getting started.
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STEPHANOPOULOS: Are we starting to see a permanent impact on the economy from the shutdown?
BESSENT: It's getting worse and worse. We had a fantastic economy under Trump the last 2 Qs, and now there are estimates that growth this Q could be cut by as much as half. We could end up with shortages.
BESSENT: It's getting worse and worse. We had a fantastic economy under Trump the last 2 Qs, and now there are estimates that growth this Q could be cut by as much as half. We could end up with shortages.
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
STEPHANOPOULOS: Are we starting to see a permanent impact on the economy from the shutdown?
BESSENT: It's getting worse and worse. We had a fantastic economy under Trump the last 2 Qs, and now there are estimates that growth this Q could be cut by as much as half. We could end up with shortages.
BESSENT: It's getting worse and worse. We had a fantastic economy under Trump the last 2 Qs, and now there are estimates that growth this Q could be cut by as much as half. We could end up with shortages.
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“.. They just smoked us. I mean, gosh, they wiped us off the map,’ said Tim Anderson, a Republican who lost a House of Delegates race. .. ‘It’s going to take four years to rebuild what happened on Tuesday.’”
@politico.com #Virginia
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com #Virginia
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“.. They just smoked us. I mean, gosh, they wiped us off the map,’ said Tim Anderson, a Republican who lost a House of Delegates race. .. ‘It’s going to take four years to rebuild what happened on Tuesday.’”
@politico.com #Virginia
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com #Virginia
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Top Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky told POLITICO he was confident he would one day return to a post-Putin Russia.
But, he warned, it would take decades longer for the country to free itself from the “imperialist-military narrative.”
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
But, he warned, it would take decades longer for the country to free itself from the “imperialist-military narrative.”
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Top Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky told POLITICO he was confident he would one day return to a post-Putin Russia.
But, he warned, it would take decades longer for the country to free itself from the “imperialist-military narrative.”
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
But, he warned, it would take decades longer for the country to free itself from the “imperialist-military narrative.”
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Ro Khanna floated the same idea about a month ago:
What do people think about giving working class Americans a $2000 tariff relief check for the unfair tax that has driven their grocery and housing prices up?
BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, is proposing $2,000 payments to Americans making under $100,000
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Ro Khanna floated the same idea about a month ago:
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The cruelty is the point. It is their choice to do this.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The cruelty is the point. It is their choice to do this.
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#ICYMI: A sweeping data-sharing agreement authorizing DHS to merge Social Security data into the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system could threaten Americans’ privacy and lead to errors that disenfranchise legitimate voters, experts say.
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
DHS Agreement Reveals Risks of Using Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks
A recently released agreement gives the Department of Homeland Security access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security data. It contains alarmingly few provisions to ensure accuracy and ...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#ICYMI: A sweeping data-sharing agreement authorizing DHS to merge Social Security data into the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system could threaten Americans’ privacy and lead to errors that disenfranchise legitimate voters, experts say.
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
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Mayor Andre Dickens of Atlanta aims to keep vulnerable households stable and ensure no one is left without basic needs during the GOP/Trump shutdown .
His #CupOfJoe is a lifeline.
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His #CupOfJoe is a lifeline.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Mayor Andre Dickens of Atlanta aims to keep vulnerable households stable and ensure no one is left without basic needs during the GOP/Trump shutdown .
His #CupOfJoe is a lifeline.
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His #CupOfJoe is a lifeline.
🎩 essenceofblackculture (IG)
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WELKER: Can you guarantee you will reopen the government before Thanksgiving?
JEFFRIES: Donald Trump needs to get off the golf course and get back to the negotiating table
JEFFRIES: Donald Trump needs to get off the golf course and get back to the negotiating table
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
WELKER: Can you guarantee you will reopen the government before Thanksgiving?
JEFFRIES: Donald Trump needs to get off the golf course and get back to the negotiating table
JEFFRIES: Donald Trump needs to get off the golf course and get back to the negotiating table