I’ve got the morning shift. This guy is dangerous and unfit to serve and I’m about to explain why. Tune in: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
I’ve got the morning shift. This guy is dangerous and unfit to serve and I’m about to explain why. Tune in: www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Where are the US Marshals to forcibly remove Musk and his goons? This is a coup. Why are you not treating it as such?
I think at some point soon we might all just have to agree to meet in DC at the capitol. In masses! We can be peaceful, but we will not leave until they do.
It’s not just Elon. It’s the president and the people that he’s bringing into power.
Exactly!!!
When the entire DOJ is part of the coup, who the hell do they think is going to get prosecuted, much less arrested? Seems many dems are waiting for the old guard rail white horse to come running in to save the day. That pony has been put down.
Exactly???!!!
I can't help but wonder if Elon won't be a fall guy. Presidential immunity keeps the orange guy safe from this. Just genuinely curious about the outcome of a cosplaying billionaire blatantly breaking several federal laws.
YES! Why were they allowed access? Why were they not removed from the premises?
There is one fundamental issue. Who is in charge? We must support the check and balance function of Congress. Right now, our Constitution is in force. Use it. We must oppose..not try to go on as if this is NORMAL!
Let’s get em mobilized
Removed from the living* once they breached the building they committed treason.
I agree and it seems so evident, yet it seems no one has the power, authority or plan to get them out.
Because laws are only enforced by the will of the people.
This
I think the people are pretty clear on musk and trump and vance and johnson!! Remove them all before we lose our country!!!!
“The people” inside agency buildings can and should enforce the law. Rando ppl can’t just barge in and start barking orders. These Doge-holes have even less authorization to even be there than a postal carrier. Imagine THEM coming in and trying to fire anybody. Nope. Call the cops and toss ‘em.
So can we get a free Luigi?
Need a go fund me to bail Out
Calling Trump hotel 877.458.7867, Feb 7th and overwhelming the servers will get the attention we need. www.magfone.com/change-locat...
Actually, this is obviously untrue, or he WOULD have been arrested. You're right that laws will not enforce themselves, but the people who have the power to do so have failed us yet again. Had this happened at a walmart, they would be in jail. Turns out, crime pays just fine.
Don’t underestimate how many people support Trump, which is WHY he’s not in jail…
I do not, just saying that from the DOJ, secret service, to the alleged supreme court, the people that have the power have betrayed us, in favor of the current antichrist.
Hmmm, interesting. In what way?
Laws don’t enforce themselves people do. The government relies on police, military, and bureaucrats to carry out its orders. But these people are also members of society, and their willingness to enforce laws depends on public perception, pressure, and collective action.
Oh, you must have loads of examples then.
Uhh yeah every successful coup ever
Are coups the will of the people? Or are they the will of the minority of the people?
I mean, the majority of us wanted trump prosecuted and thrown in prison for his crimes. That clearly didn't happen. I feel like all the rules have been thrown out the window. Like even if the will of the people is decisively against trump, it won't matter. And I feel it usually doesn't matter at all
No, the majority did not. The majority of Americans voted for Trump, yes?
Well a simple google search will give you the boston tea party, the montgomery bus boycott, the civil rights movement sit-ins, pentagon papers leak, watergate scandal and resignations, iran-contra whistleblowing, rodney king protests, george floyd protests, january 6th insurrection resistance…
Most of that went nowhere, though.
If it’s authorized by the president, how can it be considered a coup??it is illegal acts authorized by President Trump, no matter what he says to the contrary to the public because…liar.
If we are lucky they are helping ICE take out the trash
???????????!!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏⚖️⚖️⚖️
The US Marshals only take orders from Trump that’s why
Because they're directed by Pam Bondi and her office. Believe it or not, the most functional branch is currently the judicial branch. Each federal judge can do a lot. The House and Senate give a lot of power to the majority. The minority has limited influence.
This is how dictatorship works !
It's gonna take people a lot higher in the food chain than US Marshals to fix this. Trump already gave up our CIA assets twice. Sooner than later our closest Allies are going to shut us out of shared infosec. Then we're literally on our own.
"our cia assets" speak for yourself. fuck the CIA. only good thing this fascist did.
You're an idiot.
CIA assets = foreign civilians, govt workers, and their families who are giving the US valuable information on enemy regimes and terror plots. please fuck off, anime child
Cry moar, citizen of the most evil empire in human history.
He’s getting rid of CIA staff to fill it with fascists loyal to him. You think he’s dismantling it???
No, he's privatizing it. I'm not celebrating that, just that the CIA doesn't need defending.
Maybe. But this is the next step. We need to and @usmarshalshq.bsky.social if they will enforce these rulings if referred by judges for enforcement and demand they enforce these orders with extreme prejudice.
Because our system is completely broken if it wasn't Trump would have been arrested on January 6th and hell with the rest of the terrorists. The doj purposely took too long I believe. Besides Dems and Reps are all in bed together neither gives a fuck Abt the people only $$$$$$$$$
They are under the jurisdiction of Pam Bondi, y'all! We have no federal law enforcement protection against what is happening because the agencies they work(ed) for have been taken over by trump loyalists. I can not understand HOW that part isn't obvious
I can’t understand it either. When the entire DOJ is part of the coup, who the hell do they think is going to get prosecuted, much less arrested? Seems many dems are waiting for the old guard rail white horse to come running in to save the day. That pony has been put down.
Who has control over the US Marshals?
The executive controls the US Marshals. That means Donald Trump is in charge of them. The enforcement of laws made by Congress and rulings from the courts depends on the good will of the executive to enforce them.
Good luck! We're watching the filibuster now.
Vought is evil. This video exposes him saying he plans to hide actions from the Anerican people youtu.be/UQjdwsZhE_Q?...
Thank you all. Keep fighting please!
It’s about time you guys started speaking up. Do it like they do in Parliament - call him an ass. Go ahead, be rude about it. If being mean is the rule of the day, stop wearing a frilly apron to a fist fight.
All of the em should have been a NO. But yes, he is extremely dangerous. I truly wish you would all refuse to vote either way on anymore of the appointees until Musk is out.
I've emailed my Dem Senators asking them to vote NO on Vought, RFK, Jr and Gabbard.
I emailed initially, but then I heard that emailing isn’t as effective as calling. Much easier to just ignore. You can call the switchboard and ask for their office.
Although if they’re Dems, they’re probably more receptive.
hopefully!! Kelly and Gallego, not Fetterman 😊
Yes Fetterman needs to be pressured by his constituents. I even called his office and I live in FL. 😊
I’ve been hung up on numerous times at Fetterman’s offices.
Don’t give up.
I was disconnected at Rick Scott’s too. But I’ll try again today.
I call and write daily for two weeks now
Great idea! i used to live in PA, maybe that will count. . .
We need to primary fetterman and give him no more dollars!
Calling and getting a line filled with messages and can’t accept any more. But calling none the less.
If you’re calling the switchboard and then the voicemail is full, try calling their “home” office and leaving a message with an aide or on the voicemail. So for Fetterman that would be his PA office. Good luck everyone. #Resist
You heard wrong. In the order of what’s seen as more effective. Phone calls are the least. The most is actually snail mail. Then email. Then phone calls. They figure if you take the time to write something, put it in an envelope, put a stamp on it and then mail it out, your pretty serious about it
Well. I’ve done both, but I read from an aide that the letters are going unread. (?) She did say to make sure when you call that you leave your zip code.
Use 5calls org to get the numbers easily
Me, too. Where the hell is Mike Bennett ??? Also: check this out. I called him AGAIN this morning. www.newsweek.com/us-governmen...
Called Collins but..
I have emailed both dem and republican, knowing I'm likely to get knowwhere with the #pasellouts
Thx you! Keep going!!
Take a page from McConnell’s playbook and do everything you can to obstruct.
Exactly! I don't know why they haven't.
Anyone who fails to confirm Pres. Trump's nominees should be removed from all committees, defunded, recalled and voted out office. American has spoken. We don't have time for games and business as usual.
I mean, if his nominees weren't super terrible this wouldn't be an issue. The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Marco Rubio because he's actually qualified. The rest aren't.
Thank you
Thank you! We need this energy !
Why is a south african running America?
They’re all dangerous Ron. Don’t vote yes on any!!!
If you have access to Parler or other right wing social media, please keep sharing posts from Heather Cox Richardson.
Too bad your colleagues are in on it, and corrupt at the GOP.
Tear into him, Ron.
Vought? Really? Anyone else thinking about The Boys?
I think the writers of The Boys deliberately named the evil corporation after him.
Considering that Vought in The Boys directly ties back to Nazi Germany. Probably.
Isn’t the comic book from 20 years ago?
Me
Thank you for representing our state so well! 💙💙💙💙
We already know why. Why don't you tell us what your gonna do about it instead? Then actually do it.
He just did, Dems held the floor all night to fight the nomination & resist. Senator Wyden had a 3-hr shift in the middle of the night while sick with flu. We are the minority party up against a coup and trillions of $ subverting facts and democracy. We're stronger together, division not helpful.
I'm noticing a lot of divisive "blue" accounts here. I'm thinking they are plants to divide us.
It’s a “big tent” that has room for disagreements. But in times of crisis we risk extinction (or irrelevance) if we don’t stand up together.
Their disagreements is why Harris lost.
Yep pretty much.
Thank you, Senator Wyden.
Senator Wyden, thank you for standing up to what is clearly a dismantling of our government! As an Oregonian I always been proud to have you representing our state, and this is just one more reason why!
And your efforts were fruitless. You have no power. The Republican party has given the keys to the kingdom to the Orange One and don’t care about democracy.
Any act of resistance is a sign of opposition and for Democrats this is a sea change. All they do to defend democracy isn't fruitless.
Their defense of democracy isn’t fruitless. In the end, for this instance it was. My choice of words was out of frustration only.
Thank you
Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!
Thank you Senator It’s heartening to see our democratic senators stand in defiance against a gov’t of loyalist MAGA lackeys and for our American form of gov’t
Go get em!
Thank you for standing strong, Senators...we need more like you!!
Thank you. Do not stop
Thank you
👏🏻👏🏻
Oh, ok. I feel so safe. Thanks Dems!!
Hell yes!
Keep it going! Never cooperate, collaborate or facilitate! Delay and frustrate!
Vought is even worse than Stephen Miller which is saying something #Project2025 architect, puppet-master to the #tyrant and needs to spend the rest of his life in a super-max www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Do it for patel and rfkjnr too
Considering what everyone else has done the second they stepped into the cabinet role, we can fully expect Patel to close the fbi and make it a museum and Kennedy to stop vaccinations
Fight!!
keep it up
Too bad it didn't help.
Thank you!!!!
thank you!! drink some coffee
Thank you. Keep fighting.
I’m sorry. This is a nice charade and all, but where was all this when Hegseth was gonna be confirmed? Y’all saw the Fox News footage of him in a champagne dunk tank? And what about RFK? And Gabbard? And when he signed all these executive orders threatening this giving Musk the keys?
And when the memos came, and all the threats. Where were the plans? Why was there not military style options on the table drawn up the moment November 5th became the 6th. This is all reactionary and transactional. This feels like an insult to our intelligence at this point. Like you gotta pretend
You’ve been here all along, but you’ve done NOTHING. You’re all warning about a coup grandstanding at the capital building. That’s like standing in line for a Taylor Swift concert at the Treasury except the concerts now 5 cities later and she’s got all the SSN’s. The guys getting confirmed.
So tell me what are you going to do about everything ELSE. What are your plans to stop everything ELSE before its game over. I DONT want theater, I want actual stuff.
OK keyboard warrior - what are you do doing? Who are your representatives? How are you personally engaging?
Wait wait lemme guess? Did you 50 march in 50 states? Or did you make 1000 calls to your rep? Or did you stand outside with a sign over the highway ingesting fumes? Was that YOU? I wouldn’t know because NO ONE CARED. None of this matters! I don’t matter, you don’t matter It’s a shout into the aether
I’m not gonna tell you my rep cuz I’m not gonna tell you my location, but I’ll also tell you he’s rank and file, doesn’t make a difference and I’m a drop in an endless sea. Like you. Yup straight keyboard warrior today. I’m procrastinating, im Off today I’m antsy, I’m annoyed at this so I’m venting.
Which is what the WHOLE POINT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS! nothing anyone says matters AT ALL. We are all pointless. My 400 follower person someone else’s 100k followers. It means nothing until you say something to get you fired. We are all just bored creatures Is that the answer you’re looking for?
Not really. We could all guess you are a nihilist POS who just rolled over and decided to let it happen just as much as the people your venting about
Sure did, because I have as much power to change as the couch I’m Currently sitting on or the eyes im currently rolling around as you look up other big vocabulary you can throw at me while you clearly try to bait me into asking what you’re doing…which I don’t give a flying fck about. We good? Good.
I get your point, but this is not productive. More positive reinforcement is what we need right now so that dems will be encouraged to do more of this.
Go team? Thanks for doing whatever the hell it is your doing? Listen Im a carrot not the stick person I truly am, but when Godzillas been stomping all over the city for a week setting fires to the whole place and suddenly the “resistance” is like “whoa we gotta do something what if we yell at it”?
What are you talking about? All Democrats on the finance committee voted against RFK. Direct your complaints to Republican reps.
And then silence. They also all voted against hegseth and Gabbard. But NOW they’re suddenly using the power of the minority. Now because shit got real, because DOGE is actually calling the plays out of the playbook which was leaked a LONG time ago, and there’s protests NOW suddenly
It’s all night arm in arm “we shall overcome” protests in the senate. Musk got in SATURDAY. He dismantled USAID SUNDAY. It’s THURSDAY. Sorry, this is the Super Bowl, they’re had a sophisticated game plan for YEARS, and we’re just now “ummmm who’s our even our quarterback?”
It's a bot, sent to divide us.
@wyden.senate.gov Thank you!
Thank you senator! I am so grateful for your integrity
Why would ANYONE think that the GOP could run a successful coup? They can’t even do that right.
They are all dangerous! Keep up the good fight!
Thank you
Make sure none of these monsters make it
Really? Please tell us how RFK Jr was fit and not dangerous? You’re nothing but a blowhole. Please stop pretending like you give a fuck.
I’m sure we can all agree that the Project 2025 chief architect is far more dangerous. And Wyden voted against RFK.
Thank you Senator Wyden! You're fighting for all of us.
Thank you for taking this on...he is absolutely demolishing anything smacking of actual government. Shut him down!
Russ Vought should never be allowed in any positions of power. We'll be watching to see if any Dems vote to approve this extremist.
Thank you! I am proud you’re my senator
Start defending We the People, not just blaming the GOP cult. We need to work together to create a new reality that we can live with. This is a choice point for humanity - Felon 47 is like Hitler in his time, who forced people to work as a community (one for all, all for one).
Please check this out. We need to organize. The website has a lot of info and explains how it will work. bsky.app/profile/gene...
With respect, he and his entire administration and elected toadies are effing dangerous. Many, many of us have known that since 2016, if not earlier.
Thank you Senator. They will blink first.
Sending love and gratitude, Senator Wyden!! Rooting for you from Portland.
As long as you don’t end up missing on votes when in session then carry on. But if this leads to just one more time like yesterday that voted get abstained because of being indisposed that’s treason. There is NO excuse to have a meeting when the senate is in session. www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Thank you
Thank you Senator! America and our allies appreciate you and your colleagues fighting back.
When you’re done pull the fire alarms. Shut down the government and turn off the power.
Appreciate you. Wish NC senators Thom Tillis and Ted Bud could show a modicum of backbone & patriotism to stand up to this illegal digital coup.
Thank you for your service sir. We can't allow any further dismantling of our democracy right now.
Thanks!
So the grown up version of "ill hold my breath until i get my way"
Thank you, Sen. Wyden. Stand strong and keep fighting for us.
Coming from you, a USAID recipient Marxist scam artist. Idiot
Thanks for doing this!! Don't let ANY GOP business through! Time for gloves OFF!
Womens lives and children depend on y'all
Thank you. Hold it down. 💙💙💙💙💙💙
If you have eyeballs and ears no explanation is needed.
Be aggressive like the Republicans were the last 4 years! Block everything and hold the line!
Thank you! Stand strong! 💪🏻
Thank you
Good luck, Senator.
How can one senator (Tubb) when biden was president hold up every singular general appointment but we can't do the same? Is there a reason?
Congress is broken ...and has been for some time. By enabling and legislating a system that turns every Congressperson into millionaires, it has attracted a certain 'profile' over time: greedy unhappy angry incels who will punish all the rest of us for their personal sickness.
This @wyden.senate.gov @jeff-merkley.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
THANK YOU, SENATOR WYDEN! You've got this! We all support you!
Yes, senator we stand with you!
Everyone of trumptys picks is a danger to this nation!! Also, when does the military strike team remove Elon from the capital for espionage and treason?! Not one citizen voted for this man to have access to our nation's treasury or to our personal information!
Just read the transcript of that secret video he fell for.
Thank you, Senator Wyden! So proud that you are representing Oregon. 🙏
You should read 1984.
ALL BUSINESS INTHE SENATE SHOULDSTOP! ALL TOGETHER FOREVER OBSTUCT EVERYTHING!
WE NEED FIRE. WE NEED FIGHT. WE NEED TO STOP ELON! ATOP BEING POLITE STOP PLAYING BY THE RULES!
Please check this out. We need to organize. The website has a lot of info and explains how it will work. bsky.app/profile/gene...
Many thanks to you and your colleagues, Senator!
Thank you, Keep up the fight!
Thank you!
Keep it up Senator!!
It never ends. It's like we're living some kind of groundhog day, and Democrats are in on it. Shit's unreal.
Thank you, Senator Wyden. You make me proud to be an Oregonian!! #DefendDemocracy
Me as well
Russ Vought is arguably the most dangerous piece of shit of the proposed cabinet. Thank you for fighting for us!
Hold this guys feet to the fire.
He will be confirmed . All of this is theatre, just like the Kavanaugh debacle !
Thank you
🙏 bless all you heroes!
Thank you. Proud you and Merkley are my senators.
#holdtheline
Yes finally start shutting down the GOP bs
Thank you!
Thank you, Senator Wyden, keep it up!
Do it!
About time! ##whereiscongress
Fight fire with fire. When they go low go lower. Rules and decorum have changed. Save our democracy.
Keep up the disruption. 2025 is a model to make a King.
Thank you Senator Wyden
Please and stand strong Senator Wyden!
Senator, as someone from another country observing the way the US government operates, its Congress and Senate procedures seem very very VERY broken. Genuinely, have you guys given thought that maybe after this blows over you should actually try something different?
Should have done it for all of the shitty picks
Aka, “all the picks.”
Thank you Sir, proud to be an Oregonian.
Do what you got to do homey. If you have to be the bad guy, so be it. 🤷🏽♂️
🥊👍🙏♥️
yes thank you!
If you agree with Senator Wyden Please don't just share on this forum. Tell your reps in DC what you think. Resist. It only takes a few minutes and best of all..it doesn’t cost any money. We don’t need money in politics. We just need people to participate. www.nationalfinancialplan.com
Say it aloud: The GOP is so dumb. Don't they realize that the take over by Musk will result in a Dictator--and no Senate, house of representatives, judges, etc. He's putting all of u out of work. Stooges!
I'm sure the supreme court thought they were safe but you are right dictators do not allow any of that!
As in Russia there will be a show that these politicians have relevance . But the only voice that matters is Putin's. The same thing is happening in the USA. GOP led Congress & Senate have no relevance except to rubber stamp the dear leader wants. MAGA thinks Trump but reality it is unelected Musk!
They know that. We know that. But they don’t care, because they want money.
Follow the money.
Somebody needs to tell them about The Night of the Long Knives.
I think Trump all on his own will (is) result in a dictator
I am watching.
Move quickly but accurately bc MAGA R’s will likely be afraid to vote yes if the issue becomes fodder for Fox News-and they rule their toxic voters-the pardoned Insurrectionists are now ‘Trump’s militia’ ready whenever they’re called to attack
Thank you, Senator! I'm proud as an Oregonian to have you and Senator Merkley in our corner. 👏
Thank you Senator
Good work. Keep it up and keep them accountable. Shut the is down. Save our Democracy.
Thank you! Please keep filibustering & stopping their insane agenda. If that idiot Tommy Tuberville could halt all military promotions for a year, all of you together should be able to do something similar.
He is evil and needs to be stopped.
Thank you!
Keep up the good work!
Looking foward hearing your perspective, Senator Wyden. It's crucial to hold public officials accountable and ensure they are fit for service.
What did you accomplish?
What did the voters do to arm him with the ability to do any damn thing other than delay? This goes back to the voters every single time.
Good luck, have fun, hold the line.
Maybe should’ve started this with the prior appointments
I mean, great, but why did you not do this with all the other nominees? They have *all* been some combination of dangerous and unfit to serve.
I don't think they have the energy to do that with every single nomination
Pathetic excuse.
Okay
These are very old, completely detached wealthy people who live on another plane of existence than we do. For many it's not intentional they've just been Borg'd.
They were too busy vaccinating while we were being thrown under the bus, or should I say, an army of steam rollers.
It is great, and it would have been even greater to have done this with all these wretched nominees, but let's not allow ourselves to fall into the trap of the perfect being the enemy of the good.
Look, if you want to settle for "leaders" who eventually bring themselves to do something, fine. But I'm going to call them out on their inaction and demand they do more. This is exactly why we are at this point to begin with!! Spineless Democrats letting Republicans bully them to inaction.
I'm glad they are finally doing what I want them to do. Let's move forward!
This is like showing up to work, having ten things you need to do on your shift, only doing one of those things and saying "Look, I did *something* today. I'm not perfect, you know."
I'm glad they are actually filibustering. I want to take the win on this even if it isn't all that I want 🙂
I suppose we take what we can get, but I'm not going to act like I'm satisfied when this is the *only* confirmation they've bothered to put up a fight on.
I'm not satisfied either. I want more action like this one from Senate Democrats
You aren’t allowed to deny an appointed due to conflict of interest, or past scandals, or lack of experience in the field. So I guess you’ll just shut down the government until someone backs down.
The past is past. They did not start fast enough, well, we can't change that. Our job now is to help them move forward ... for us!
Exactly
How about better late than ever. And the rest of us should boost this. bsky.app/profile/kay4...
Thank you!
Thank you, stay strong!
Democrats voting No for Trump nominees should be taken for granted, yet you are grandstanding over one vote while a coup is taking place down the street. How about refuse to conduct any Senate business AT ALL until Musk testifies in committee, in person, under oath? How about some monkeywrenches?
Please!🙏🙏🙏
The U.S. Senate needs a stronger leader willing to take the gloves off and hit below the belt, much as McConnell did for years.
Absence would allow them to vote things through without any opposition. If they are present, they can delay and delay and delay…
Agreed. I am not suggesting they don’t show up, but that they use every parlimentary trick in the book to grind the Senate to a halt. Remember Tuberville held up military appointments for months with holds. Yet the Dems still grant unanimous consent to move to votes on Trump’s appointments.
Are we reading the same story?
Oh, then 100% agreed!
That's what they're trying to do.
Musk will say whatever he wants with impunity. The rule of law in the Executive is gone.
Democrats are starting to get the message that they need to delay and stall . Musk and Trump are violating court orders at this point. There is talks that when they need to vote on the budget in March to allow a shutdown to force GOP hand to stop Musk and reign him in.
Thank you !!!!
Thank you!
Thank you for this. We need all of this and so much more from you, the rest of the dems, and any non-brainwashed Rs that you can band together with. Please keep fighting for us.
thank you. what else what next what now they’re not gonna stop and y’all are behind. what other actions are being taken?
Thank you for standing up for the ret of us. You have always been a champion of the people.
Thank you for your opposition! Do all you can! We reject project 2025!!!!
Trust me, Senator. You don't have to explain why he's so dangerous. We know. We really do.
The total collapse of all safeguards!
I know why. Democrats need to do all they can to stop the MAGA agenda. It's not politics as usual. Norms are literally our the window.
Thank you
Thank you!
Thank you for standing up for what’s right!
Thank yous to all of them!
Thank you and Bless you! 🙏🏼
Go watch it. www.youtube.com/live/ITh0oFE... get them views.
Thank you!
Thank you👍
Are there no decent republicans left to help save our country from Trump & Elon???
No. Any Republican with a conscience has long since left that party. They all happily support what is happening.
😭
The Republican Party is gone, replaced by the MAGA Fascist Party, which has renounced all loyalty to the United States and sworn unconditional loyalty to the Orange Sack'o Feces.
"This guy?" You need to be more specific. They are all dangerous. And not one nominee has failed. . . .
In nursing we are constantly told to keep language vague to protect against crimes involving more specific language. I have to assume it’s the same reason with Sen. Wyden I want to call them by name too, but then they try to use litigation as a diversion. The less they can divert, the better.
Great point. My area of expertise is law enforcement. Vagueness is antithetical to the agenda. The country elected a dangerous man who is appointing dangerous people. The pretense that anyone is putting up a defense to this is offensive. They are getting exactly what they voted for.
I envy that. I’m a great nurse because I see humans and not just vitals and room numbers. BUT being nice and vague is how we got here and by extension, they went after both the “health” and “care” elements of my field. We NEED more with mindsets like yours. :)
The angriest people in this country are going to quickly realize that they are also the most vulnerable. There will be a quick education on how every single federal employee taking a buyout (I would too) will impact all of the services those people pretend they don't utilize. Stay safe!
I feel all Starlink towers from Musk should be removed before letting any changes made to air traffic controls.
Still going live! www.youtube.com/live/saU-2s8...
Thank you!
Keep the pressure on!
Don't explain... Do something about it.
Thank you for having a 🦋 account. Would you ask more members of Congress to set up one? Most of us on 🦋 have left the other platform.
We’re behind you 1000%
Thank you I hope more do what you are doing. We need to push back on these patently unfit nominees.
Re: Musk team access to HHS/Medicare/Medicaid records www.hipaajournal.com/what-are-the...
Keep making noise Keep up the interference BLOCK EVERYTHING
Please check this out. We need to organize. The website has a lot of info and explains how it will work. bsky.app/profile/gene...
This please. Block them ALL.
Prove you actually mean what you say. Don't adjourn and don't go home for the weekend on another Thursday. Keep making noise, keep demanding attention.
Thank you Sen. Wyden! No unanimous consent. No quorum. #DenySenateQuorum
What is unanimous consent and what does withholding it do? I'm a bit confused about how this works. I love that the Dems are holding the floor hostage, but when I researched the filibuster it said they got rid of it for cabinet appointments 2013 to advance Obama's nominees. So how does this work?
unanimous consent is a procedure whereby business can be taken up without some of the other formalities, because nobody objects. A lot of nominees move forward under unanimous consent -- nobody objecting -- and the idea is no, make them walk through the actual processes to get these nominees thru.
So how are they able to filibuster, are they just objecting over and over to hold the floor?
Filibuster is a different tactic of delay. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibus...) Filibustering is taking up time by speechifying (classically) during open debate time.
So if they only need 51 votes to call for cloture on a nomination, what exactly is the point of filibustering? Did the Republicans just let them waste time as a nicety, knowing it wouldn't do anything?
I feel like you probably know as much or more as I do about these issues! My experience in (a) watching politics and (b) participating in Town Meeting and faculty Senate type environments does not give me a strong enough background to act like an educator on parliamentary procedure.
Yes, I know what a filibuster is. The reason it works for legislation is that you need 60 votes for cloture, so if the minority party is filibustering then they can never call a vote and it effectively dies. IIRC this used to be the case for confirmations too, but the rules were changed.
Love your energy! They can't deny quorum tho with 47 Dem/independent seats, just request quorum counts to slow the process.
Thank you! (Embarrassment! I had thought extraordinary quorum needed for some confirmations still -- not sure why I was thinking that!) crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
You need to do the same for RFK. None of the other previously confirmed nominations are fit either.
FUCK YES DUDE