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?

@sanders.senate.gov: "We have already had 15 Republicans in the Senate defy Trump and say, 'Release the SNAP funds.' So I think that if we had held firm, it would be the Republicans who would yield. That was not the position of these 8 Democrats."

Crater Lake National Park (June 2025) This place is unreal…achingly beautiful. #nationalpark

Unless they are shoved out of the way, the cowardly capitulations will continue. Until there is nothing left to fight for. 6/6

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An Upland Sandpiper for #BirdOfTheDay, this is my only shot, which I almost missed. I didn't know, until it stepped out of the grass & I saw the long legs, that it was something different. Definitely my #least photographed bird. Sightings in my area are quite rare.

So many questions…🤔

Senator Murphy says there is no sugarcoating, no spin just honesty and resolve. He fears that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. He’s angry too but anger isn’t enough. We’ve got to keep fighting for democracy! 💪🇺🇸 #KeepFighting #ChrisMurphy #USDemocracy #Pinks

My two Senators forgot who we are and who elected them. We are the great State of Nevada! We are the home of Harry Reid! His leadership gave Americans the ACA with Obama and Pelosi! How dare you spit on his legacy and our healthcare! I don’t even know how to describe how I’m feeling.

Exactly!!!

Take a moment to enjoy the sweet sweet sound of Krasnov getting booed at the Lions/Commanders game. 👏🏻👏👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽

I really cannot imagine going to all the trouble of getting elected to the Senate only to get there and decide not to stand up for healthcare, or democracy, or people’s ability to afford their lives. If those things aren’t worth fighting for, then truly what is?

I agree! 60% of us are living paycheck to paycheck, healthcare sucks, minimum wage $7.25 since 2009. Tell me either party has been working for us! Time for them all to go!

Schumer and Jefferies DEFINITELY need to go. Any dem who voted to honor Charlie Kirk needs to be primaried, and establishment dems need to be dog walked until the midterms. There was no need for this capitulation, and nothing they say can defend what they have done.

It took a courageous Republican bucking his party to give America affordable healthcare and eight cowardous Democrats bucking their party to give take it away.

Reporter: Dr Oz said that— Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.

Cowards!

I’ve been screaming for a democratic socialist party since Bernie was running. I’m a boomer, but it’s been clear to me for the past 10 years that there is only one party: the corporate wealth party. We, the people are numbered greater than them. We need our own party.

NEWS FLASH

Precisely.

If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.

He spent Biden’s entire presidency calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’. Still does. But this guy nods off in the middle of the day in meetings almost every day. Fell asleep in court all the time too.

Let the word go out across the land that the truth has been spoken.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107. 12 days of work in 107 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Buh bye, George. I'm sure DonOld will make room for you at MAG-A-Lardo.

Even small voting areas show huge impacts

Remember: no matter who is in the Oval Office, you can always fight for change at the state and local levels. Just look at New Mexico.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95.8 million in 2024. The median barista made just $14,674. That's a 6,666-to-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio. The largest of all S&P 500 companies. Every single worker should walk out. Americans deserve a livable wage. Enough!

🧵Trump is for sale. High powered lawyers, thugs, racketeers, drug traffickers, murderers, fraudsters, and scammers are all lining up to get a pardon from Trump, and he says, "Come on in." Trump’s pardon racket has literally become a lucrative cottage industry.

The sandwich guy has been acquitted. When the jury did not return a quick verdict, it looked like he might be toast. Turns out they needed to chew on it some more. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

The media tends to regurgitate Trump’s words as if they were news. They aren’t news. They’re postures. His words and thoughts add nothing to our understanding of anything. Yet the media reproduces them as if they did. Memo to the media: Give us the news.

Trashing air traffic control To protect a child rapist Starving Americans To protect a child rapist Self-immolating Congress To protect a child rapist Crashing healthcare To protect a child rapist It’s not more complex, moral, or dignified. Call them: 202-224-3121 #RemoveTrump #GOPShutdowm

Our tremendous victory last night leads to the word of the day, loyalty.

We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law. A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.” Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.

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