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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social

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.

aug 28, 2025, 3:42 am • 3,088 703

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Marc Bloomquist @m40dotcom.bsky.social

Well they can follow the lead of our Senator who is out of f*cks to give. bsky.app/profile/smit...

aug 29, 2025, 4:49 am • 2 0 • view
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leemarvinoswald.bsky.social @leemarvinoswald.bsky.social

But it's a long weekend!

aug 28, 2025, 9:46 pm • 1 0 • view
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David Call @davidscall.bsky.social

yeah, what mythical constituency are they hoping to reach by ignoring that maniac?? it seems like such obvious low-hanging fruit

aug 28, 2025, 3:46 am • 115 1 • view
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John Castiglione @johncastiglione.bsky.social

I absolutely believe they don’t in part because they think “people remember RFK (senior) was a democrat and so attacking RFK Jr. would be bad for Democrats”

aug 28, 2025, 12:42 pm • 8 0 • view
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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social

There’s also a movement within public health to reach out to MAHA and find common ground with them. I’ve no doubt some of these “return to normalcy” and “norms” Dems think MAHA is gettable and don’t want to ruffle feathers. Ignoring how many people will die because of RFK Jr.

aug 28, 2025, 12:48 pm • 7 0 • view
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Flow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social

The constituency that hates failure.

aug 28, 2025, 5:47 am • 3 0 • view
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social

Of course, it's not true that our elected Democrats are ignoring what the Republicans are doing. What's true is that you anti-Democrat activists are ignorant about what they are doing and saying.

aug 28, 2025, 3:26 pm • 6 2 • view
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David Call @davidscall.bsky.social

They could have forced a vote on his impeachment at any point, made a huge deal of him in media and so far, nothing. When they DO more than write “strongly worded” letters and post on socials, I’ll be sure to give them a gold star. Until then, criticism of Dems will continue apace

aug 28, 2025, 4:14 pm • 18 1 • view
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Flow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social

Why is a vote for impeachment better than a strongly worded letter? They both accomplish nothing.

aug 28, 2025, 4:23 pm • 3 0 • view
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social

Democrats impeached Trump twice. The electorate "rewarded" them by putting them out of power. This delusion that the "third time's the charm" is so sad to see coming from people who should know better after almost ten years of this crap.

aug 28, 2025, 4:32 pm • 4 0 • view
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Flow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social

"Why aren't Democrats demanding Lucy give them another chance at that football?"

aug 28, 2025, 4:36 pm • 2 0 • view
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Katrine Koenig @katrinekoenig.bsky.social

lol, even if that were true - it would still be an epic failure to be doing these fantastic things in secret

aug 28, 2025, 4:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Flow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social

This was not a secret.

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aug 28, 2025, 5:09 pm • 0 1 • view
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social

When Democrats do something, our anti-Democrat activists don't notice because they're too busy framing up a new way to tell their audiences that Democrats aren't doing anything. They'd rather go after Hakeem over an endorsement than discuss RI offshore wind for example. youtu.be/XpFrbDwTZkI?...

aug 28, 2025, 5:43 pm • 1 0 • view
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Katrine Koenig @katrinekoenig.bsky.social

"when" dems do something, once in a while ... like jeffries, you really don't get it.

aug 28, 2025, 6:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social

You anti-Democrat activists would celebrate if House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries were shot like Melissa Hortman was.

aug 28, 2025, 6:20 pm • 0 0 • view
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Flow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social

When do you suppose Democratic leaders could have successfully stopped RFK, but didn't try?

aug 28, 2025, 6:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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Katrine Koenig @katrinekoenig.bsky.social

look, that they sometimes do something is not proof that they're up to the situation (which congressional leadership can't even bring themselves to fully acknowledge)

aug 28, 2025, 5:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Flow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social

I think people have unrealistic expectations of what Democrats can meaningfully accomplish in their situation.

aug 28, 2025, 5:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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Hank Hoffman @hankhoffmanct.bsky.social

Why don't you enlighten us as to what that is.

aug 28, 2025, 4:15 pm • 2 0 • view
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Hank Hoffman @hankhoffmanct.bsky.social

How much are you being paid to spout such gaslighting nonsense?

aug 28, 2025, 4:14 pm • 1 0 • view
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Woke Willy @wokewilly.bsky.social

What exactly are they doing besides running their mouths? The same could be said about you blue cultists. At some point you guys need to admit that they aren’t in it to help us. They are there for the paychecks/benefits and insider trading. Never been more obvious here in 2025…

aug 28, 2025, 4:23 pm • 2 0 • view
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Flow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social

I'm not blaming Democrats. There is a large constituency that say they want visible "action", but they get angry when visible action fails. So Democrat leaders are forced to avoid high risk actions and those doomed to fail.

aug 28, 2025, 4:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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Katrine Koenig @katrinekoenig.bsky.social

your understanding of politics is subterranean

aug 28, 2025, 4:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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tyoder.bsky.social @tyoder.bsky.social

The minority party will always "fail". LITERAL success isn't the point. "LOOK WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR! and by god we actually are fighting for it" is what inspires votes.

aug 28, 2025, 4:17 pm • 2 0 • view
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Flow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social

Democrats can - and do - show what they are fighting for without setting up a showdown that they will lose. Texas Democrats showed what they were fighting for, and when they inevitably lost their showdown they were called cowards.

aug 28, 2025, 4:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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tyoder.bsky.social @tyoder.bsky.social

it's hard to compete against a multibillion dollar propaganda machine saying you're damned if you do & damned if you don't. THE ONLY thing to break through that is to fight & keep fighting & make it obvious that you're fighting there are 0% of voters who will vote for dems bcz they "compromised"

aug 28, 2025, 4:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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Flow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social

When it's a fight you can win, fighting is good. When it's a fight you are sure to lose, not so much.

aug 28, 2025, 5:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jeffrey Thomas @hayofray.bsky.social

💯

aug 28, 2025, 4:03 am • 1 0 • view
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vinosmax.bsky.social @vinosmax.bsky.social

Co-sign. It is not. It is an embarrassment. How in the fuck did we get here?

aug 28, 2025, 5:45 am • 1 0 • view
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Mohammed Nabeel @muhannadmuhannad.bsky.social

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aug 28, 2025, 4:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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msdobalina.bsky.social @msdobalina.bsky.social

OK but which goal? Yes, RFK Jr is a nightmare, but so is ICE, so is the spectacle of red state National Guardsmen occupying blue state cities. Which you gonna pick to "mobilize" on? The bad guys are winning because the Dem base excels at brutalizing electeds because "didn't pick _MY_ hot button"

aug 28, 2025, 2:35 pm • 3 1 • view
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Nicole Snark @nicokow.bsky.social

They all post coordinated messages on all of this. The replies are full of people saying “not like that.”

aug 29, 2025, 12:40 am • 1 0 • view
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Greaser potato @casualanarchist.bsky.social

I kinda want to live in the timeline in which Obama harnessed his amazing grassroots network he built in 08 instead of purging it after getting elected.

aug 28, 2025, 6:23 am • 3 0 • view
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SwiftFischer @swiftfischer.bsky.social

@reptedlieu.bsky.social please get your colleagues to ACT

aug 29, 2025, 4:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

Review what McConnell did as minority leader. Schumer has the same tools, same rules. He is too inept to use them.

aug 28, 2025, 2:45 pm • 1 0 • view
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Icarus_Rising_23 @icarusrising23.bsky.social

What *did* McConnell do as Minority Leader? Because Biden got a good bit done with the bare majority he had. All the evil bullshit people remember McConnell for happened after the GOP took back the Senate under Obama.

aug 28, 2025, 4:42 pm • 4 1 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

• Expanded use of obstruction tools • Institutionalized the Senate filibuster as a routine requirement for 60 votes, effectively raising the threshold for most legislation. • Unified Republicans in blocking Democratic bills and nominations during the Obama and Biden administrations. >>>

aug 28, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

• Judicial influence • Blocked hearings for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in 2016, paving the way for later Republican-appointed justices. • Consistently slowed or blocked lower-court judicial confirmations under Democratic presidents. >>>

aug 28, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

• Budget and fiscal policy • Engineered the “McConnell mechanism” within the 2011 Budget Control Act, which set conditions for raising the debt ceiling and enforced automatic spending cuts. >>>

aug 28, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

• Campaign finance and political spending • Longtime opponent of campaign finance restrictions, contributing to the environment that produced Citizens United v. FEC (2010). • Earlier lent his name to McConnell v. FEC (2003), challenging parts of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. >>>

aug 28, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

• Foreign policy and bipartisan deals • In 2024, worked with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to pass a $60 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, despite opposition from many Republicans. >>>

aug 28, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

• Overall legacy as minority leader • Known as a “grim reaper” of legislation, blocking wide swaths of Democratic priorities. • Defined by strategic obstruction, but also occasional bipartisan compromise on fiscal stability and foreign policy.

aug 28, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

@schumer.senate.gov has the same rules, the same opportunities and has done nothing.

aug 28, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Icarus_Rising_23 @icarusrising23.bsky.social

He's literally doing most off that, but democrats don't have a propaganda media outlet like Fox to sing their praises, and the "mainstream" media has fallen all over themselves to shit on Democrats so they dont appear "biased".

aug 28, 2025, 8:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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Icarus_Rising_23 @icarusrising23.bsky.social

That's a good thing.

aug 28, 2025, 8:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Icarus_Rising_23 @icarusrising23.bsky.social

Sounds like some strongly-worded-letter stuff, but you wouldn't be suggesting that is effective.

aug 28, 2025, 8:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Icarus_Rising_23 @icarusrising23.bsky.social

The "McConnellechanism" was a failure. It resulted in some short-term spending cuts, but Congress ultimately abandoned them because they were too unpopular.

aug 28, 2025, 8:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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Icarus_Rising_23 @icarusrising23.bsky.social

He blocked Garland's nomination when he was Majority leader. As for slowing noms, Dems are doing that now, to the extent they can. Nominations no longer require 60 votes, so they can only do so much.

aug 28, 2025, 8:01 pm • 0 0 • view
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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social

Which Biden nominees did Mitch McConnell block? Name specific names.

aug 29, 2025, 12:44 am • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

Jabari Wamble – U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas Detra Shaw-Wilder – U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida William S. Pocan – U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin >>

aug 29, 2025, 3:39 am • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

Blue-slip process: Senators can stall a nomination by withholding approval from nominees in their state. Several of these nominees (Shaw‑Wilder and Pocan) were held up via this tool. McConnell’s GOP generally supported using this procedural tool to slow judicial confirmations. >>

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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

Nominees like Bjelkengren and Wamble were forced to withdraw or had their nominations returned at adjournment without a vote—reflecting the strategic blocking influence of Senate leadership even without explicit rejections.

aug 29, 2025, 3:39 am • 0 0 • view
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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social

Democrats have used blue slips on Trump nominees. But Mitch couldn't meaningfully stop Biden's cabinet or agency appointees, and Schumer can't meaningfully stop Trump's. Not that you care, you just want a bludgeon to beat Democrats with in order to help Trump.

aug 29, 2025, 3:48 am • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

Absolutely do not want to help Trump. What I want to point out is that Democrats seem to want to hug it out in a knife fight. That they are unclear on what is happening. That the country is under attack and that law suits are no way to fight a war. And that Americans will not support them.

aug 29, 2025, 5:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

The Public Media recessions package could have been shut down in step one but 4 Democrats did not show up to vote. Only 3 were needed. My daughter is a Congressional staffer. Staffers are also frustrated with their bosses across the board.

aug 29, 2025, 5:19 pm • 0 0 • view
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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social

“Americans will not support them” we’ll have I got bad news about what the alternative is. We get it. You hate Democrats more than you hate fascists. Now just own that, and the consequences.

aug 29, 2025, 5:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dusty Sneakers @dustysneakers.bsky.social

You obviously have not reviewed my posts. Sorry if facts disturb you.

aug 29, 2025, 6:04 pm • 0 0 • view
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Icarus_Rising_23 @icarusrising23.bsky.social

Blue slup has nothing at all to do with McConnell. Democrats use the same procedure to deny GOP noms. Trump was recently pissed about it. But since your feed is exclusively anti-Dem MAGATs you probably didn't know that.

aug 29, 2025, 3:44 am • 1 0 • view
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Icarus_Rising_23 @icarusrising23.bsky.social

Democrats also utilize the filibuster to block GOP bills. And it was "institutionalized" long before McConnell was around.

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HR Ryan @hrryan.bsky.social

Where have you called on Trump to fire RFK Jr? Rosa DeLauro has. democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...

aug 29, 2025, 8:38 pm • 0 0 • view
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Post-Apocalyptic Bohemian @nopoboho.bsky.social

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my_random_name @my-random-name.bsky.social

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Alt Lori Freshwater @lorifreshwater.bsky.social

Every one of them should be telling every camera they can find that RFK is a psychopath who wants to punish Americans for being alive.

aug 28, 2025, 2:17 pm • 5 0 • view
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roslynn.bsky.social @roslynn.bsky.social

There is even a slogan RFK, RFK, how many folks did you kill today?

aug 28, 2025, 4:15 pm • 2 0 • view
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Eric Johnson @baltimoreeric.bsky.social

There needs to be a single organization to run a massive campaign against Trumpism. To raise money and fight back. Doesn't need to be just Dems. Coordinated rapid response from experts in every field. Model? Eaglestrong.us

aug 28, 2025, 12:50 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sasha Margolis @sashamargolis.bsky.social

They’re waiting for Shor to give them some incredibly dumb talking points.

aug 28, 2025, 4:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social

(In the most sarcastic tone possible so no one thinks I’m serious) But Mark, their _vacations_

aug 28, 2025, 3:51 pm • 12 0 • view
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The Embodiment of The Paradox of Tolerance @seltsamerweise.bsky.social

Let us all remind ourselves that Democratic leadership CAN do all of these things that we demand of them. They refuse to.

aug 28, 2025, 9:05 pm • 3 1 • view
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AnonSnark @anonsnark.com

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Rob Clive @crobruncato.bsky.social

Democrats can't mobilize a response to any of this. Primary them all, elect fighters.

aug 28, 2025, 1:00 pm • 1 0 • view
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pleasedonttalktome.bsky.social @pleasedonttalktome.bsky.social

The way that I think of it is that democratic leadership is working hard to be the state (Trump) approved opposition.

aug 28, 2025, 6:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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Miriam @gr82bus.bsky.social

#Democrats are #Stupid or #Complicit. #KeystoneCops could have done more in less time.

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Mr. Howard @mrhoward.bsky.social

From day one they have treated this guy with kid gloves and it's been absolutely ruinous to them. He's an odious creep from beginning to end. The only explanation can be the personal connections that many of them have to him and the Kennedy family.

aug 28, 2025, 4:43 am • 48 1 • view
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Nicole Snark @nicokow.bsky.social

Did you watch any of the hearings?? There are clips all over YouTube. That’s just false.

aug 29, 2025, 12:45 am • 1 1 • view
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Neelie N @neelienielepmur.bsky.social

The Kennedy family hates him, so that’s not it. At this point, any elected official not fighting this is enabling it. Which means a lot of Dems are on the side of fascism.

aug 28, 2025, 10:51 am • 19 2 • view
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Mr. Howard @mrhoward.bsky.social

They might hate him, but they all depend on the Kennedy Brand too and don’t want it tarnished too much. Also yes a lot of Dems are profiting happily from American Nazism.

aug 28, 2025, 12:20 pm • 6 0 • view
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✨💖Jessicat💖✨ @alittlemorewicked.bsky.social

There’s the rub. Far too many people who claim to be aligned with democratic ideology are secretly or subconsciously addicted to the outrage that comes with 🍊🤡 They get actual money and influence, or just clout driven dopamine from it. The last thing they want to do is stop their supply.

aug 28, 2025, 2:21 pm • 3 0 • view
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Mr. Howard @mrhoward.bsky.social

There isn't a single national Dem who would personally benefit from the economic policies that should be central to what the party pursues, so they have no skin in the game. It's like charity work for them; they'd love for good stuff to happen but if not? Oh well. Let's dine with the Kushners again.

aug 28, 2025, 2:30 pm • 6 0 • view
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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social

I think it’s a combo of “there’s nothing we can do”, “we like a few of his ideas”, and “but MAHA can come back into the Big Tent”.

aug 28, 2025, 12:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Pete Rhomberg @prhomberg.bsky.social

“Kitchen table issues” clearly don’t include things like health and well-being of the family.

aug 28, 2025, 12:40 pm • 2 0 • view
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PorradaVFR @porradavfr.bsky.social

@warren.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @booker.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social Why did you run for office? What was your oath? Where is your courage? Where are your principles? When will you wake up to the crisis we’re in?

aug 28, 2025, 6:02 am • 4 0 • view
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PorradaVFR @porradavfr.bsky.social

This is your moment in history. This is your legacy being written. You are FAILING in your duty. You are enabling the downfall of Democracy. You are the minority POWER. Use what power you have, quit surrendering it. No more empty words. Fight.

aug 28, 2025, 6:02 am • 1 0 • view
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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social

They must have some time for their consultants to set up poll- and focus group testing!

aug 28, 2025, 2:08 pm • 2 0 • view
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Dude McDude @dudemcdude.bsky.social

Hey now, those sternly worded letters are not going to write themselves.

aug 28, 2025, 10:56 am • 1 0 • view
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hypnotosov.bsky.social @hypnotosov.bsky.social

The military occupation of DC should also have been a no-brainer

aug 28, 2025, 2:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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Joel Bernstein @castirony.bsky.social

Part of the problem is that antivax quackery isn’t especially left/right aligned

aug 28, 2025, 2:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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suldrew 🏳️‍🌈 @suldrew.bsky.social

they'll whine "distraction" or some such

aug 28, 2025, 4:24 pm • 1 0 • view
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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social

I’m gonna blame the American public before I blame the Democrats. Kind of hard to do much of anything when you’re the minority in every chamber because America decided it wanted to give fascism a try.

aug 28, 2025, 4:10 am • 9 2 • view
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Bruce Lane @thebrucestarchaser.bsky.social

The state of American democracy is that the GOP would have to lose in a massive landslide just for the Democrats to win a thin majority, thanks to excessive gerrymandering and it's only getting worse.

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Rolodex Propaganda @rolodexpropaganda.bsky.social

Too many folks like Rachel Bedard (recently on Ezra's podcast) are scared of the online wellness community and think we can't tell them they're stupid and dangerous.

aug 28, 2025, 12:40 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jade Ryder Erhard @jaderydererhard.bsky.social

Corporate Dems fail the people. Get more Progressives in leadership!

aug 28, 2025, 2:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social

Too many progressives are all about their raw milk.

aug 28, 2025, 3:54 am • 5 0 • view
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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social

A lot of the antivax MAHA crap started on the left. But the wellness grifter to right wing nut job pipeline never fails.

aug 28, 2025, 12:54 pm • 1 0 • view
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Guy Smiley @swgeneralmills.bsky.social

Clear & easy. Dem leadership is unfit for this fight.

aug 28, 2025, 4:05 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social

Already are. Not getting the drumpf headlines. That's the reason for mis- perceptions.

aug 28, 2025, 12:11 pm • 1 1 • view
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The Desert Sage 🇺🇦 @thedesertsage.bsky.social

Mustn't anger their friends across the aisle.

aug 28, 2025, 4:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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Elliott Vanskike @twonnet.bsky.social

yeah, hard to know what's holding them back, "some people in my district are antivax" ?? you can afford to lose the crazies and still keep your seats, Dems

aug 28, 2025, 2:21 pm • 2 0 • view
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shortcable.bsky.social @shortcable.bsky.social

Robert's one of the lads though. They've got loads of mutual friends who might stop talking to them if they go too hard on him

aug 28, 2025, 4:05 pm • 0 0 • view
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Devin @metaldad666.bsky.social

Slow down everybody. The Dems are enjoying their summer breaks. We don’t want to bother them with stuff right now.

aug 28, 2025, 12:47 pm • 12 0 • view
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Mike the Mad Biologist and Kalanick Professor of Vibe Physics @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social

On a similar topic, do we know what, if any, the Democratic demands are for keeping the government open past Sept. 30? And do/should they include something about Kennedy? mikethemadbiologist.com/2025/08/26/w...

aug 28, 2025, 12:43 pm • 4 1 • view
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Texas Krusty @texaskrusty.bsky.social

To cave is their priority

aug 28, 2025, 1:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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Nicole Snark @nicokow.bsky.social

Do you follow any Democrats?

aug 29, 2025, 12:37 am • 1 0 • view
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Telecordial @telecordial.bsky.social

They are NOT a leadership team, of course.

aug 28, 2025, 2:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ken - Loves rescue dogs, baseball & progressive values @kenkiyama.bsky.social

My immediate (admittedly quite jaded) reaction is that they must be huddling with their consultants to decide what to say. Undoubtedly something like: "Some people have legitimate concerns about vaccines, but...."

aug 28, 2025, 3:20 pm • 10 0 • view
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Mike Keating @mikekeating.bsky.social

its worse than that; they are just on vacation

aug 28, 2025, 9:32 pm • 0 0 • view
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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social

I just figured Schumer was consulting with the imaginary family living in his head who takes the place of actual constituents

aug 28, 2025, 6:00 pm • 7 0 • view
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Jason Chirevas @jasonchirevas.bsky.social

There are no Democrats.

aug 28, 2025, 7:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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kdmpa.bsky.social @kdmpa.bsky.social

The Democrats have never understood strategic communications and the need for a unified message that they can forcefully repeat. That's one reason that the GOP dominates public discourse. That's an indictment of Congressional leadership, but which members are pushing for better leadership?

aug 28, 2025, 1:08 pm • 1 0 • view
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N.N. Scott @nnscott.com

Have they just been telling each other for months that what the Trump/Maga cohort is doing is unpopular, is doing their work for them, and making any noise about it would just risk angering somebody? If so, they are not doing their job.

aug 28, 2025, 6:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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BrentRN 🦅 @brentrn.bsky.social

Saving HHS and CDC from RFKjr would probably have more bipartisan support than Dems realize. Republicans are fine with hurting POC but destroying the CDC hurts everyone. They may be too afraid to go against Trump but it’s important to make them show if they’re more loyal to him or the people.

aug 28, 2025, 10:24 am • 8 0 • view
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Sarah @sarahmerch.bsky.social

The completely confounding thing is that RFK has the highest approval rating in Trump’s cabinet. I’m not excusing Dem leadership’s inaction but I’m not sure the public support will be there because this country is so ignorant. Agree they should try though.

aug 28, 2025, 1:04 pm • 2 0 • view
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Telecordial @telecordial.bsky.social

Is there actual polling of the approval ratings of the cabinet members? Can you share it?

aug 28, 2025, 2:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sarah @sarahmerch.bsky.social

I saw an article in the last month or so that compared approval ratings of the cabinet members. I was shocked that RFK had the highest approval. Don’t remember the source though.

aug 28, 2025, 5:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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Telecordial @telecordial.bsky.social

ChatGPT finds only pre-inauguration and general stuff. It doesn't find any recent data. I wonder how many people could name three cabinet members.

aug 28, 2025, 6:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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Telecordial @telecordial.bsky.social

I'll take a look.

aug 28, 2025, 5:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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BrentRN 🦅 @brentrn.bsky.social

I think there’s two factors in such a poll. If it was done early in the Administration the average person may think he was fine. Second, and I think more of an influence, was name recognition. He’s the most famous by far among that Rogues Gallery of a Cabinet.

aug 28, 2025, 7:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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BrentRN 🦅 @brentrn.bsky.social

Science literacy is generally low. Among the less educated it’s extremely low. His opposition to “toxins” sounds reasonable to them. Most legislators, even in the GOP, have enough knowledge to see in the insanity of Bobby’s views and actions.

aug 28, 2025, 1:23 pm • 3 0 • view
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Schmidt Happens @trawna.com

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aug 28, 2025, 5:18 am • 4 0 • view
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Rox4 | VT ❄️🦊 @rox4.bsky.social

Well yeah, that's how party democracy works. Since party loyalty is a human trait, parties won't change much over time. Which in turn means parties in power will inevitably abuse it since there's no long term repercussions It's also why lobbying works. Since they will always be voted in

aug 28, 2025, 11:02 am • 0 0 • view
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persisted2020.bsky.social @persisted2020.bsky.social

🎯

aug 28, 2025, 7:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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TurnTXBlue @turntxblue.bsky.social

We the people need to bombard Jeffries’ and House Dems’ offices with calls demanding they impeach RFK. We can do that.

aug 28, 2025, 4:23 pm • 3 0 • view
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TurnTXBlue @turntxblue.bsky.social

202-225-5936

aug 28, 2025, 4:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mr. Christopher Hain @mrchrishain.bsky.social

It’s not the “job of the Democrats” to save us from Trump and his terrors. It’s the job of the media, the courts, and business.

aug 28, 2025, 1:44 pm • 0 0 • view
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Bobby Oliveira @quahogsunited.bsky.social

The problem is we keep fighting at the wrong level. We should be doing everything at the state level and local levels, not the Federal.

aug 28, 2025, 4:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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kitconway.bsky.social @kitconway.bsky.social

Schumer and Jeffries should resign tonight.

aug 28, 2025, 3:44 am • 83 4 • view
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justchrisg.bsky.social @justchrisg.bsky.social

Those absolutely useless do nothing losers need to go. So many of us are tired of this. We know the Democrats don't have the seats but they are ABSENT. They are INVISIBLE. We need someone out front rallying people to FIGHT. To PROTEST. To MARCH. To STRIKE. To END THIS FASCIST coup. We need leaders!

aug 28, 2025, 9:07 pm • 2 0 • view
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kitconway.bsky.social @kitconway.bsky.social

Yep. Republicans never let being out of power stop them. Why do we?

aug 28, 2025, 9:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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mcjambro.bsky.social @mcjambro.bsky.social

I wish we could make this a thing. Schumer has absolutely lost everything for us.

aug 28, 2025, 8:13 am • 30 0 • view
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Neelie N @neelienielepmur.bsky.social

He’s always been there to hold back the progressives. Always.

aug 28, 2025, 10:57 am • 23 0 • view
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mcjambro.bsky.social @mcjambro.bsky.social

He has imaginary conversations with a couple he named "the Baileys" who he said is his guide post or something like that. When asked how they voted he said they voted for Trump!

aug 28, 2025, 3:08 pm • 8 1 • view
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Joe Kalicki @joekalicki.bsky.social

The others should remove them from leadership. Just absolute humiliation.

aug 28, 2025, 12:01 pm • 2 0 • view
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Eliza @democracyinamerica.bsky.social

call reps

aug 28, 2025, 7:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sue @sszymanski.bsky.social

They are worthless it seems.

aug 28, 2025, 4:19 pm • 0 0 • view
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Hayward @hgwood.bsky.social

I would argue it’s because they haven’t been able to monetize it for fundraising. The Ds are every bit as owned by big money as Rs.

aug 28, 2025, 1:04 pm • 1 0 • view
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Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social

It is imperative to put maximum pressure the Rs at all times. Why is this so difficult to understand, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social ?

aug 28, 2025, 10:12 am • 7 1 • view
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Ryusui @theryusui.bsky.social

i'm depressed by how easy it is to picture a Dem candidate in 2028 proclaiming "vaccines are dangerous; mRNA vaccines even more so"

aug 28, 2025, 4:41 am • 20 0 • view
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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social

I immediately pictured Gavin Newsom saying this.

aug 28, 2025, 12:52 pm • 11 0 • view
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Pinkpussycat @pinkpussycat822.bsky.social

100%

aug 28, 2025, 4:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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elmolake @elmo2.bsky.social

the "no kings" demonstration, which got about two minutes on national media broadcasts, was organized by a coalition of progressive groups, party leadership may have something to do with organizing but Dem political leaders probably don't, they have to chose better when doing actions

aug 28, 2025, 4:06 am • 12 0 • view
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elmolake @elmo2.bsky.social

i believe you have to pick the issue most able to resonate with the public, RFK, yeah dems don't like him, but dems lost, health care, hmmm, rates are going up for magas and dems, theres people who supported a guy who shot a health ins CEO, imagine that, Health care is a stronger issue

aug 28, 2025, 4:01 am • 0 0 • view
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Mikey Alexander 𓅃 The Riot Dog of South Florida @mikeyalexander.bsky.social

*Democrats won’t mobilize

aug 28, 2025, 12:00 pm • 0 0 • view