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@congressmanraja.bsky.social I keep seeing your ads for your Senate run. What specifics will you do as a senator to oppose the current administration and stop their assault on democracy but also what are you willing to do when the Democrats get majorities to reverse the damage that has been done
I've been in 8 different AI pilots at my company in the last 5 mo and none of them are worth the effort. Previous non-AI versions of the same apps and features yielded the same results in the same time. MS co-pilot only works on very specific data and if not formatted correctly it doesn't work
Don't worry guys, your entire administration is already an embarrassment to the country, it can't get any worse
Hi @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov @quigley.house.gov @congressmanraja.bsky.social our electeds from IL should be shouting daily, on every available outlet, the only remedy is Impeachment and Removal. You need to directly respond to this today and every day after, nothing grants this right
The "we all signed on to this strongly worded letter to get some answers" or something of the sort is pathetic. The people actively trying to destroy the country DGAF about your letters and are working to make the midterms meaningless. @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @quigley.house.gov
Ok good, you see that fighting back is a good thing. Remember this when the next time you need to stop a funding bill in the Senate. You too can stand up for the rights of the American people
This is good, very good. I don't live in Maine but this would be an easy vote if I did
it replied "you you are correct zipped files are not supported" long story short after an hour I gave up it could not complete the task. So I wrote some VBA code to do it in about the same time I got nothing out of Copilot. I cannot wait for this era to be over with (3/3)
with word docs (like 300) so I asked the bot "can you access and modify word documents in a zipped file" it replied in the affirmative, attempt to upload zip file and get a notification "file type not supported" tell the AI this (2/3)
Our company like so many others is in a Copilot pilot program. I'm the "techie" person so they put me in it (I told them upfront that I think AI is next to useless.) they asked me to attempt to get it to do some iterative work (1/3)
@quigley.house.gov join up call for this together
Jaxston, Colt, and Bryston would never
Thank you @govpritzker.illinois.gov for taking up this fight
Goose Clybourn?
Talked with a few friends about this. It's because talking about the Epstein stuff is easy, they like doing easy things. Likely they will continue because it takes very little energy, it's the hard things they are allergic to
My youngest of 4 who was 1st grade last year, unfortunately missed 25 days of school last year due to illness, we are very cautious and keep home for ANY fever. This policy specifically encourages people to send their kids to school sick, which will in turn make more kids sick, this is asinine
Absolutely crushing the competition (what little there is) for the Dems. He has beliefs and owns them, he shares those beliefs with the people who support him, and he is connecting with his supporters in a very real way. It also doesn't hurt that he's quite fashionable and photogenic
I also don't want to do my job, do I just tell my manager I'll be taking off a week and a half early..... because.....reasons
Wtf, "well we can't trust you so the govt is going to take this away"
If you are posing for pics in a group with Bibi the war criminal and Rafael(Ted) "Vacation" Cruz you certainly aren't grasping the gravity of this situation @booker.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @coons.senate.gov shame on all of you
The real ? Here is was does @dieworkwear.bsky.social think about that fit?
the act of being here without legal documentation is not considered a felony, it's a misdemeanor. The Democrats and anyone of their representatives who wants to win the next elections need to understand that abolish ICE is a moderate position at this point
Start calling for Impeachment daily! It's the only remedy. It was successfully done in term 1 when Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine and wanted them to announce an investigation into Biden. Now he's threatening tariffs on a sovereign nation if they try his buddy @citizensimpeachment.com
Absolutely disgusting, but so on brand for MAGA Mike and all the Trump supporters
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @democrats.org @judiciarydems.senate.gov Bueller......Bueller......Bueller....
Hind-saw is 20/20
Please be prepared to fight the spending bill if/when it gets back to the house. Doing nothing is not an option, the more this is delayed and info gets out to voters the less likely it will be to pass.
@durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov please raise this point of order to remove this ban, stand up
Won't anyone PLEASE think of the senators who just want to go to the beach??
I can think of one way this all falls apart.....her party is currently rallying around their leaders idea that would make Alaska no longer a noncontiguous state. Also if the bill is so big and so beautiful, why would you want to be exempt anyway /s
The unbelievably sad situation is that this is the lie they tell themselves and their colleagues and it's self reinforcing. They all want to believe doing nothing is SOMETHING and it's the best course of action, and then their fellow Dems say look here he's doing nothing, how heroic, sign me up
Your false assertion is that "prior hearings to build public will" are required, you and I both know that's not a requirement in the way that Rep. Green called for this vote. There is more than enough public will, hearings are meaningless when the administration is proudly broadcasting their criming
Thank you IDPH bluesky person, you always do a great job 🙌
He's really got his finger on the pulse of the nation 🙏
This is correct, they are broadcasting their impeachable offenses day and night, there's nothing to "investigate" it's very clear. @casten.house.gov and @quigley.house.gov and the rest of our IL reps are letting down their constituents.
From the voting record you don't support this discussion. It's not about who has control, this is about an entire branch of govt, of which your are are part, abdicating responsibility to the executive. The margin in which the GOP holds the house is not insurmountable when the threat is this grave
Our rep for IL-05 @quigley.house.gov does not believe that the president should be held accountable for a clearly impeachable offense. So, I guess the question to answer for your constituents is "If you don't believe a debate about impeachment should happen now, when will be the right time?"
Real Dwight energy here
I get that George W. Also went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan in what ultimately turned out to be "because we wanted to. But they at least had the pretext of "WMDs" and got it authorized by Congress. This was unilateral"I just wanted to do it, because"
Bombing a county on vibes alone is WILD
Concerning...
It's time to support impeachment, no more hand wringing
All they do is LIE
This is reminiscent of the scene from Inglorious Bastards of Shoshanna fleeing the Nazis across the field. #abolishICE
Just FYI Tom, Trump doesn't even respect the US flag codes, I think the people being targeted by this rogue administration can fly whatever flag they want, maybe focus of the illegal stuff Trump and his cronies are doing instead apnews.com/article/trum...
Calling @jbpritzker.bsky.social, you've been fantastic, no doubt, the moment is here and we Illinoisans want you to be the voice of the next blue wave 💪💪
Significantly better than his podcast 🤣 well done @governor.ca.gov 💪 this is the tone and voice all of our leaders need to be giving us in this moment @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @quigley.house.gov get with your Dem colleagues and meet the moment, no more hand wringing, time for action
Ok we agree, what's the next steps you and your colleagues will be taking to stop this?
We gotta rename stuff, esp things like "soft power" Dems are losing the messaging game. Let's start renaming shit so they get on board like "yo you guys are giving up our Stealth Power™" then the reps can go on the news hit pieces and be like "the GOP is giving up on Stealth Power™" and shame them
💯 it's been too, easy for too long. I think the game going forward is to support while in term and challenge when it's time for re-election we need more Dems willing to buck the status quo
Much like children, we need to try to continue to reinforce behavior we want to see from them. And while difficult, praise for steps in the right direction. Obviously we all would prefer swift decisive action, our blue state Dems here in IL dont move at the speed we always want
@quigley.house.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov this is a winning message, take note
More of this please and thank you
Spent 5 months in Bavaria, used the U-Bahn and S-Bahn 5 days a week to commute in and around Munich, it was spectacular. Currently use the Metra and L here in the Chicago area, and they are, adequate, but the German rail system is hard to live up to.
This is a losing message, how about highlighting what the current administration is doing, illegally, every day. Biden isn't president, move on. You need to loudly and proudly call for impeachment and removal today and every day forward. That's how you and the Dems will win voters
If you are in line for AI to take your job STAY in line
Trump:
It's astonishing at how many people in this administration "never know" whats going on. Would be nice if the press or congress held them accountable but I won't hold my breath
I have to thank @duckworth.senate.gov and @durbin.senate.gov for voting against this atrocious bill 💪👏
Oh no, not nfts again I thought we were past this
And you would rather fight against your Dem colleague on getting an impeachment vote than hold the felon in the white house accountable
Stuff to Blow Your Mind and @dandkuniverse.bsky.social are my two go to
I expect this means @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social you will be voting for impeachment??
@judiciarydems.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social you can no longer allow congress to function, you need to do everything to stop this administration. The "red line" has been crossed so many times
Time for @falloutboy.bsky.social to update "We Didn't Start the Fire" again 🫠
Stop by my buddies at Cabin Boys when you hit up American Solera, if you want DM me and I can get you in touch 🍻
Hi @quigley.house.gov are you ready to start calling for impeachment? Today's the best day since yesterday
The average American has fewer than 3 friends
Speak for yourself loser, this is the same dude who came up with Facebook to creep on girls during college because no one wanted to go out with him, go figure
Hahahaha!
I grew up in rural southern Illinois, we had well water which is not fluoridated. In turn we took fluoride tablets from the time we were little until teens. The only correlation: no cavities and ended up getting my doctorate in pharmacy. RFK is going to ruin an entire generations health in the US
Is this the red line that @schumer.senate.gov was looking for, it's been crossed, the people with power should do something
@quigley.house.gov now is a great time to co-sponsor 🙌
My take away, the moderation of the dems does not = votes. Standing up for values and moving further left will pay dividends. The argument for NOT primarying people in the party who don't fight is laid bare by the current proliferation of MAGA. We can be just as radical in helping people AND win big
It's called doublethink and it's faschy 🍸
This is what meeting the moment looks like. Do your part @durbin.senate.gov and @duckworth.senate.gov, Sen @vanhollen.senate.gov was a nameless, faceless Senator to me in Illinois last week, and today he's a beacon of hope to all of us for using his position of power not only in words, but action
By the admission of El Salvador, the US Govt is PAYING them to hold this man (and dozens/hundreds?) more on our behalf. They should all be returned NOW! Good on the Senator, now we need the rest of the @judiciarydems.senate.gov and their compatriots to LOUDLY sound the alarm 🚨🚨🚨 for this crisis
@durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov take note
They are simple folk, just like me and you
Is it smooth enough to blade on is the real ?
Happy @wired.com subscriber here, thanks for putting together
@govpritzker.illinois.gov are there plans in motion to assure the people of Illinois that Homan is not going to be kidnapping people and officials in our great state?
The forbidden fruit
Pretty surprised he can speak so well given that his lips are so securely glued to Trump's backside
The 4th estate is in a sad state of affairs, I agree
Hi @quigley.house.gov here's your chance to join a growing movement of your colleagues to bring articles of impeachment, we are imploring you to meet this moment, thank you
Agree, but it's all about starting the narrative, next its news headlines "trump refuses to answer if he's powerless to return one man from El Salvador, how does this bode for multinational trade talks?"
@senategabe.bsky.social with info from @operationanti-king.bsky.social, do we have any line on like 4 GOP house reps from purple states/districts that we could target to caucus with the Dems right now? If those reps exist and they do that, don't you think they'd be written about for a long time?
I think this was @kaitlancollins.bsky.social ? Maybe next time you ask Trump "What message do you think it sends to other world leaders about your strength being that you are powerless to return Garcia to this country? Will that hurt your trade negations, knowing you are unable to resolve this"
Are any of our IL reps going to look into this? Maybe @durbin.senate.gov and @duckworth.senate.gov can start denying UC, my rep in the house @quigley.house.gov can bring articles of impeachment, like the form sent from @operationanti-king.bsky.social This current admin cannot be allowed to continue
Based on this article, he reduced savings to 7.5% of his OG 2 trillion promise. So 150 billion out of the FY budget of ~6.8 trillion (using 2024 number I could find) we have let DOGE destroy govt agencies/lives/code and gather data with abandon all for a 2% savings? fortune.com/2025/04/11/e...
As your constituent would you please stop helping this administration up front, so you don't have to keep sending these silly letters? Maybe stop confirming this administrations people www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
That's so much worse, thanks for clarifying
What I dont get is they are saying the UGs Govt is paying the govt of El Salvador to hold these people right? So how can they say the US Govt has no ability to get them back? It's all doublespeak
It's not and they really need to stop this, it's very dangerous
Hi Mike, I sent a few emails to your comms director Victoria Omes regarding the @operationanti-king.bsky.social request on where you stand, would you kindly reach out regarding your stance on impeachment, thank you
So did anyone ever follow up on if they found all the gold at Fort Knox?
Good news @operationanti-king.bsky.social actually has articles of impeachment written up for just this scenario, as Trump has been engaging in tyranny already, you all should really look into this