I am old school. I believe education is about learning (not job training). <why I left academia over a decade ago - it was clear that old school was on its way out>

Evangelicals fall into one of two categories: 1) Rapists and/or pedophiles or 2) rapist and/or pedophile apologists.

We are just straight-up funneling tax payer money to right wing criminals.

Reverse "taliban" - men are the cause of most problems, so let's enact laws that prohibits them from the economic, political, and social sectors of society.

"Journalist defends different journalist that tipped off known pedophile and human trafficker that he is being investigated" is bad. Brought to you by the type of people the "butter emails" newspaper.

@markwarner.bsky.social - where is your voice? Or, are you planning to retire? You very angry constituents have a right to know - now!!!

Our leading news organizations turned a cache of ultimately-innocuous emails into a scandal-coded weeklong series of front page stories leading into the 2016 election. If they do not cover the "emails from notorious pedophile implication the President" emails with the same fervor, it's curious!

Nobody from Trust and Safety has addressed Link being banned over including alt text with a post. There is no fair and balanced moderation on Bluesky. One of the justifications Link was given included text that he never actually wrote. The excuses wore thin so they started inventing them.

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work." The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting. And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

Maybe he could sell a meme coin.

I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity

Brought to you by ... corporate dems.

I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city. I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.

"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org

@kaine.senate.gov ... They were furloughed for 7 weeks and ended up exactly where they would have been had you signed the original CR. Are you sleeping well knowing you caused 7 weeks of pain to them?

it’s absolutely astounding democrats think getting republicans on the record opposing ACA subsidies is a win when republicans have screamed loudly for fifteen years that they want to end Obamacare

I wrote about the "Appeasement Eight" Senate Democrats getting the party to fold to Trump in the government shutdown, and why it shows that pro-democracy Americans badly need a real opposition party, full of leaders who recognize the United States isn't a normal rule of law democracy anymore.

Blue maga out in force blocking anyone who note Democrats are idiots who caved.

Maybe if George Clooney writes an op-ed about Chuck Schumer.

I know nothing is official yet, but I feel like I could throw up. Hi, this is me. 70% of my reliable teaching income next year will be eaten up by my health insurance, which I need because I'm chronically ill. I hope those 8 dems who voted yes never have a moment's peace.

@indivisible.org and @davidhogg.bsky.social are right: primary the motherfuckers! First up, Centrist Mark Warner who has expanded the surveillance state, supports genocide, and continues to vote for Trump appointees. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4mJWX/

Remember when some of us said the Democratic leadership would take all the wrong lessons from the blue tsunami and squander all the goodwill? Here you go.

Ro Khanna, who has called for Chuck Schumer to be replaced, says the only reason other Democrats aren't calling for it is because it would "offend a lot of donors." "Are we gonna be beholden to the donors that have gotten us two terms of Donald Trump, or are we gonna listen to people?"

It’s almost like a party that was all in on genocide had absolutely no morals and would gleefully throw anybody under the bus at the earliest opportunity. Leopards. Faces. Etc. As with Red MAGA, Blue MAGA’s leaders would unplug a constituent’s life support to charge their iPhone.

the hemp industry has a stronger defender in rand paul than tens of millions of americans who need healthcare have in the entire democratic party

Went to repost this and then depressingly saw it was from 8 months ago. This is still true, and I am now convinced it will remain true until there are successful primary challenges nationwide to the "roll over and play dead" Dems.

Jeffries and Schumer are a team. h/t @aaronparnas.bsky.social

I don’t think there’s any political cost for a Democrat running for office to just completely and explicitly and repeatedly saying fuck Chuck Schumer

I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy. "I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."

Took a bit, but got through. Told Kaine he needs to step down as his vote condems nearly 50k to early death through denying preventable treatment - and he is folder, not a fighter. Thanked Warner for voting no, but said it was not enough: he needed to work to oust Schumer and publicly condem the 8.

MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems. My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.

@kaine.senate.gov You happily traded the Healthcare of millions of Americans for what ... the airlines?? You single-handedly destroyed the hopes of millions of Americans who showed last week to vote so you could catch a holiday flight?? May you never know a moment's peace.

Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will

COWARDS - EVERY SINGLE ONE! IM SO SICK OF POLITICS OF THIS NATION. It seems anybody can be bought at our expense.

Schumer put the nail in his own coffin and the Democratic Leadership. It's done. Just a matter of time. Ditto Centrists. They have misread the moment and the rage of the people. Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.

At last. What I have screamed: primary every fucking democrat!

At a certain point you have to conclude that the Democrats agree with the Republicans that they are contemptible and illegitimate, and don’t deserve to govern.

@democrats.senate.gov - you'd better find a new leader ... NOW!! Your capitulation is your end if you do not do something, anything, to show you know how to fight. Schumer is a lost cause. He is destined for the trash heap of history.

Once again I am begging people to stop attributing this to cowardice. It's not.

A real leader would beat the "yes" votes into "no" votes. Fuck Schumer. Primary all Democrats.

Will he agree to not vote for Schumer? Will he agree to cut off Israel? Will he agree to impeach cabinet officials?? Does he have the fucking backbonevto fight and not find "bipartisan" compromise with fascists?? Support no one until you know where they stand!

It is not, in fact, great because Vought will continue to RIF and will fight for the right to RIF until SCOTUS says "sure, go ahead." Every fucking dem should be primaried and dog shit should be thrown at them from now until they finally take their last breath.

@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov You are doing this. Every single one of you. You are weak, pathetic, and we need every last one of you ousted for new people.

Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.

Rumor has it @kaine.senate.gov is about to vote FOR kicking millions of Americans off their health care. His career is done.