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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.

Newsom is an opportunist who clearly sees which way the wind will blow in 2026 and 2028. He knows surrendering Dems are ending their own careers and he intends to capitalize.

This sucks dude. EVEN if Thune isn’t lying to you about the vote, the House won’t hold a vote. You got nothing, and just proved to the public that the shutdown was your fault. And you proved to Republicans that they can weaponize hunger. You negotiated with terrorists

yeah everyone who’s in my mentions telling me schumer’s against this needs to understand what’s really going on. this is his caucus. he literally has one job — and he’s failing.

My red line has always been lowering health costs for Americans. Donald Trump and Republicans don’t want an agreement that meets that bar. I’m a no.

This “deal” is a surrender that all congressional Democrats should reject out of hand. It’s bad policy that will raise healthcare prices and bad politics that gives the regime more power to do more harm. Make no mistake: As some Senate Democrats consider surrender, Republicans are losing this fight.

this is definitely the optimal use case for Bernie Sanders

Trump and Hegseth booed mercilessly for 2 minutes straight tonight by Washington Commanders fans.

Schumer, Kelly, Slotkin … I’m starting to wonder where the cave caucus is going to get the votes they need.

“Voters made it clear: the American people want leadership with a backbone. And at a critical moment when they need leaders to stay strong under pressure, the Senate is on the brink of caving on a bill that the American people can't afford.”

THAT IS ALREADY A LAW. TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT WHO SIGNED THAT LAW. YOU ARE A FUCKING NEWS REPORTER

Stomping all over the Senate Democratic caucus. I don’t expect the cavers to have any morals but anyone with soul in that entire caucus should be embarrassed and if they had a backbone call out their leadership for failing their constituents and the base. Embarrassing and disgraceful all around.

It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not. If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.

One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law! That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.

Democrats, you are willing to sacrifice the ACA? Schumer, shame on you. This is a tragedy, especially given the amazing victories this week and the tremendous resolve of the people. Democrats, you are now big time losers.

What do you call a leader with no followers? Just a guy taking a walk. He's not just a senator. He's the *leader*. His job isn't his personal vote. His job is to unify and lead his caucus against the regime.

Seriously.

Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read. Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work. He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country

CNN: “8 Senate Dem centrists reach a deal with GOP leaders and White House to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on extending ACA subsidies… NO GUARANTEE to extend subsidies, but Dems involved believe GOP leaders will negotiate…” www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...

An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??

Even the senators who are retiring and think they won't have to face the wrath of furious Democratic voters should know that their last name is about to become so toxic that not even a goddamn nonprofit is going to want you on the board.

More angles of Trump getting booed and NFL fans giving him the finger in our new report:

This is brutal. Fox forgot to edit all the booing at the Washington Commanders game.

BROOKLYN WE ARE GOING TO CHUCKS! Join us across from 9 PPW at 8:30 *tonight* Bring pots and pans, let’s make some noise about Chuck folding (again). Not another #SchumerSurrender @indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @handsoffnyc.bsky.social

Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

This is not a deal — it's an empty promise. Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families. Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

The fact that someone was fooled by a spoof from a website (literally) called the Dunning-Kruger Times has no bearing at all on my confidence that he would definitely have the upper hand in any negotiation with President Xi, or Putin.

Hard to believe this is now a daily occurrence in LA

“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing

More reports coming out now about Senate Dems getting ready to bend their knees for another #SchumerSurrender

Senate Democrats asked for a year of ACA subsidies and were told to fuck off. So they came back and asked for a pinky promise to hold a vote on ACA subsidies that they will assuredly lose? Seriously?

So basically, not only is the administration trying to starve Americans, it’s threatening to punish the states that are trying to feed them.

Just absolutely classic BBC. You've just broadcast the most successful programme of the year, uniting Gen Z kids online and Boomers on broadcast in a return to appointment television. And instead of celebrating, your DG reigns due to a made-up right-wing scandal.

Senate Dems have a winning hand and are folding. Rank and file Dem voters are going to need to rise up against and fire their leaders over this.

My analysis of the leaked #GDPR overhaul proposal. Some changes are great. Some risk decreasing privacy protections. The changes are very far‑reaching. Tread carefully! Also, some of the proposed amendments may in fact be ... not so legit. techletters.substack.com/p/techletter...

Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments. My response ⬇️

JUST IN: The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP.

Trump is trying to shift responsibility for the government shutdown (and denial of medical coverage) to the Democrats by attacking Obamacare. Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.

Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.

Trump is out here promising $2K checks to every American like that makes up for his inflation. The guy has no clue that his tariffs, energy prices, and health care hikes have cost most Americans far more than $2K this year. I'd bet the average family is paying at least $5K more than last year.

He’s not even trying to tether his insane ramblings to any vague sense of reality any more.

This is a cool paper showing that first-gen college students don't realize a lot of unwritten rules that lead to success (the value of internships, student clubs, letters from professors). But giving them access to an LLM for guidance significantly closes the gap. mgcuna.github.io/website/JMP_...

Disgusting

This will spark some great papers: an open digital dataset of roads in the Roman Empire www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"In vier jaar tijd is JA21 ontstaan uit een scheuring, weer verdeeld geraakt en juridisch omstreden gebleken. Hoe kun je bedenken dat je hier een stabiel kabinet mee bouwt?" vraagt @jandriessen.bsky.social zich in gemoede af. www.linkedin.com/posts/jandri...

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