This is the Administration that these useless 8 Dem "centrists" want to negotiate with in good faith. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

Everyone’s like “so what do these pardons DO??” and honestly I’d say it probably has more to do with this than anything substantive, at least for now It’s a communicative pardon

But…those are state charges. They were never federally charged. Nor could they be even if we win in 2028 because the statute of limitations will have expired. But okay.

BREAKING: Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.

Same.

The corruption never ends

I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.

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These 8 useless Democratic Senators are all wealthy and have feathered themselves a lovely retirement nest. They don't need to be in these positions anymore. They can amble away into the privileged nothingness that defines their spinelessness and lack of courage. Demand more and better, folks.

What will Mike Johnson's new excuse be for not swearing in Grijalva?

The American People: “Chuck Schumer, we have provided you with all the leverage you need to win this shutdown fight, once and for all.” Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”

NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote. Dems who votes yes: 🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto 🔵 Dick Durbin 🔵 John Fetterman 🔵 Maggie Hassan 🔵 Tim Kaine 🔵 Angus King 🔵 Jackie Rosen 🔵 Jeanne Shaheen Republicans who voted no: 🔴 Rand Paul

So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?

Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown

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After everything, Senate Democrats still haven’t figured out that surrendering to Trump Republicans will end badly? Unbelievable.

The fact that none of the 8 Dems are up for re-election in 2026 is a pretty good sign @schumer.senate.gov engineered the surrender

The 8 Dems who surrendered: @SenAngusKing @timkaine @SenCortezMasto @JohnFetterman @SenatorDurbin @SenatorHassan @SenatorShaheen @SenJackyRosen

Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength. Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans. The American people need more from their leaders.

We are being led by absolute cowards

Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao

I'd like for someone in the dem caucus to tell us which senators were real no votes and which ones voted no because they were allowed to.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Guess these folks really don’t understand that we’re fighting a fascist regime.

Primary every Dem Senator that just caved to Trump.

Deleted this because the quotes were spiraling. I’m not hoping for an angry mob. I’m worried about it and I’m worried about leaders who aren’t.

Tonight was a very bad night.

Congrats, Senate Dems. You just squandered all the momentum from last week. Fucking incredible job.

They shut down the government for nothing. Literally nothing.

These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump: Hassan King Cortez-Masto Shaheen Kaine Fetterman Durbin Rosen Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.

In other news, no excuse not to swear in Adelita Grijalva now, which means... RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

Here’s the list of the eight Democrats who caved: ⚫️ Catherine Cortez Masto ⚫️ Dick Durbin ⚫️ John Fetterman ⚫️ Maggie Hassan ⚫️ Tim Kaine ⚫️ Angus King ⚫️ Jackie Rosen ⚫️ Jeanne Shaheen Their excuses don’t hold water. They betrayed all Americans who were counting on them to stand firm and keep fighting.

Ok. Well. Seat Adelita Grijalva and let’s finally have a vote to release the Epstein Files.

I was wondering this week whether the airlines were lobbying behind the scenes.

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

Yep!

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.

Republicans are going to laugh at Democrats and do nothing on healthcare. They will continue helping Trump fulfill Project 2025. Dems learn nothing.

Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."

Dear Senate Dems, Republicans don’t keep their promises…

Hey Senate Dems, mike johnson said last week he WOULD NOT promise a vote on tax credits!!! Do you know what a bill the passes the senate but doesn't pass the house is called? It's called NOTHING! The republicans wont even hang the January 6th plaque (which is already law) They played you.

Hard to see @schumer.senate.gov being able to stay in leadership after this or in the senate, he was not the man for this moment

NEW: It appears Senate Dems have enough votes for cloture with Jacky Rosen flipping to a yes vote. Rand Paul voted no. Kaine, Rosen, Fetterman, Shaheen, Hassen, King, Durbin, Cortez-Masto are the dems yes votes.

I’m leaving this post up for transparency’s sake, but I just got some clarification on the federal RIF reinstatement/moratorium. It only stops them from re-firing people until January of 2026 - I thought it was also a year. So yeah, there’s not much of a win here. Apologies for the misread.

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.

All of this

It should be that simple.

The only political accomplishment out of this for Dems is that when health insurance skyrockets for 22 million Americans in 42 days, it will be clear to even low information voters that Republicans are the ones responsible. Whether that makes all this worth it remains to be seen.