3. We need to move back as soon as we can to fighting Trump, united and forceful, as the voters who gave us that big win Tuesday expect. Getting back to that fight is how we keep building momentum.

Leannnnn to the left. Riverbirch lining the river of grass next to a rustling creek. #stunday #riverbirch #nature #photography #trees

Neighborhood pond in autumn #scape #ponds #pond #reflection #bluesky #trees #forestfriday #autumn #fall #landscape

Colorful decay #stunday #decomposition #bloomscrolling #photography #macro #eastcoastkin #flowers

Two realities #stunday #photograohy #landscape #pond #reflection #eastcoastkin #birds #heron #forestfriday #trees

Along the pond shore #stunday #landscape #photography #scape #eastcoastkin #autumn #fall #Bluesky #forest #forestfriday #trees

Imitating the sun. #coloraday #orangesun #orange #eastcoastkin #abstract #bloomscrolling #flowers

The wake ripples of escaping ducks. #stunday #eastcoastkin #ripples #pond #scape #landscape #photography

My neighborhood mountain, Sal Mountain 2200 ft elevation. #blueskymonday #mountainmonday #eastcoastkin #autumn #fall #photography #northgeorgiamountains

The mighty Chattahoochee River beginnings #scape #landscapephotography #rivers #chattahoochee #photography #autumn #fall #eastcoastkin #digitalart

Tapper: You sell trump kneepads— Newsom: Signature series. Sold out at the moment. Because people have sold out and because universities have been selling out, because law firms have been selling out, because corporate leaders have been selling out, people are selling out this country.

Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult. A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates. When will party leadership learn this lesson?

"Outrage and betrayal" AOC on House Dem.

"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

Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work. Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.

There’s still time to call senators. Let me explain. Sorry not sorry about the cat. He’s also really upset about this deal.

Please demand for a new Senate leadership. There needs to be a change before the midterms. A change in leadership would be a great signal that the people are being heard. This current group is not up for standing up to this adminstration. You're right - the Dems could have won.

We expect you & other Democratic Senators who feel the same as you to remove both Schumer & Durbin from their leadership positions & replace w/ fighters who align w/ what you just wrote We're watching & counting on you

So demand that Chuck step down.

Not sure if that is true, hard to win when the otherside are nihilists. But what you MUST do to show us you are serious is to demand Schumer step down from leadership. Until you do that, you are only complaining.

Start the takeover of leadership. We will be behind you.

And soon! He needs 23 other Dem senators to remove weak Schumer as leader. Shouldn't be difficult after what Schumer let these 8 backstabbing traitors do.

You should be the minority leader in this moment.

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.

I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.

Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal". But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.

"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..." www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...

That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death. The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs. My Stop the Presses newsletter.

He said: "Prices are down under Trump.' Me: "It is quite literally false. There's not a single way you can interpret a word that the man's saying..as being remotely reflective of either what we're seeing in data from all across the country or in people's everyday lives."

Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward

Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...

The only silver lining to last night’s cave.

This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful. Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened. This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.

Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!

This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working. We need new leaders in the Senate.

Let us not be deterred by the cowardly act of betrayal that the old, weak arm of our Democratic Party, the Centrists, inflicted on our nation today. Let us regroup. Let us dedicate ourselves to a Progressive America. Let us hold our heads up and dare to change. Never concede the future to the past!

That was FAST. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s gambit is working.

Tonight was a very bad night.

...resting now entranced by the subtle dwindling into the kindness of the #Evening light ... #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #landscapePhotography

Standing Tall Today! #vertical #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #trees #photography #NoKings

Dense fog this morning. But the mountains still are present-- they #relax , strong, yet unseen ... #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #landscapePhotography #Photography #nature #Fog lifting #WEareAmerica ❤️

We’re not going to “fix the Democrats’ brand” by doing TikToks or launching pods. The brand is a direct reflection of our elected officials. If we want to purge our weak branding, we have to purge the weak Dems. I’m looking forward to a robust primary cycle and new Democrats who know how to fight.

80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate. Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?

Hollo Venezuela Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.

Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake. I voted NO.

Never forget who sold us out: Hassan King Cortez-Masto Shaheen Kaine Fetterman Durbin Rosen

Any Democrat in Congress who would accept a promise from a Republican in Congress should undergo a cognitive test.

Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.

I’ve voted 7 times to reopen the government in a way that holds Trump accountable for his lawlessness and prevents a health care crisis. I’m prepared to work toward a compromise, but this “deal” before us does not come close to meeting those terms. Voting NO. Full statement: