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Rugged individualism is a myth. Your freedom is tied to the freedom and well being of everyone else.

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T19:32:47.785Z

An unelected, unaccountable bureaucrat ruins millions of lives and tears apart the fabric of America — while claiming to fight unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats. Elon Musk IS the deep state he claims to be fighting

— Tristan Snell (@tristansnell.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T01:14:39.385Z

Savage… but Donald and Elon were asking for it.

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T17:04:16.064Z

The US is no longer safe for foreign nationals. Do not come here. You risk being arbitrarily detained, tortured, and put into solitary confinement without due process.

— Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) 2025-03-13T15:32:29.448Z

What is wrong with giving a new leader a chance? A new approach, a fresh approach. Someone who has integrity, leadership skills, represents a key state, has guts and the confidence of the base. Time to put ego aside and screw seniority. This is my nominee.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T00:37:17.936Z

Grow a spine, Chuck.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-03-14T04:08:43.881Z

We WERE warned…

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T11:35:15.088Z

It's clear Chuck Schumer is not cut out to lead the senate Democrats. There needs to be a vote of no confidence and he needs to be replaced with someone willing to fight. Trump and Elon are dismantling democracy while Schumer whines and capitulates.

— Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) 2025-03-14T02:18:28.158Z

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT THE FUCK, CHUCK?

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T22:17:32.577Z

“BREAKING: DHS Agents Descend on Columbia’s Campus – Again – to Serve Two Warrants”

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T09:56:38.738Z

The accuracy of depicting the US government officials is mindblowing…

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T21:25:14.995Z

Schumer’s decision is an unconscionable surrender that shows he does not have what it takes to meet this moment, and the charade he pulled yesterday makes it even worse. Time for new leadership in the Democratic Party.

— Brett Meiselas (@bmeiselas.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T03:01:07.812Z

Schumer tells Chris Hayes that Trump, Musk, and Vought "want" a shutdown, but also says Republicans do whatever Trump wants.Why did every House Republican except one vote for the CR if Trump didn't want it to pass? You think you're owning Trump by voting for his party's bill?!

— Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T02:44:46.938Z

I’m calling for new leadership in the Democratic Party. So many democrats want to do the right thing, but leadership is stopping them with the unspoken threat of refusing to give them leadership positions down the road. NEW DEM LEADERSHIP NOW!! #NewDemLeadership

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T03:30:19.982Z

It's not too late. There's still a chance to stop this CR… and potentially humiliate Schumer out of leadership in the process, although no promises there. This backlash is very, very real though.Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on cloture. 202-224-3121.

— Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T03:23:45.673Z

“we have to be able to commit war crimes to win wars” is the type of thing a 16-year-old dumbass says and — well, yeah, hegseth is basically a 16-year-old dumbass

— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) 2025-03-13T16:05:01.682Z

Cherry picking false readings of studies and the anti-trans right, name a better duo.abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics…

— Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) 2025-03-14T01:15:30.824Z

Despicable.

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T12:27:46.346Z

1. Major court ruling!The 11th Circuit Court has ruled that there is no constitutional parental right to out trans students at a Florida school in a major ruling against January Littlejohn, who was referenced at Trump's address.The latest from S. Baum.Subscribe to support our journalism.

— Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) 2025-03-13T23:06:16.359Z

Chris Murphy for Senate Minority Leader. Schumer has to be replaced.

— Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T22:45:00.456Z

When you are so afraid of Trump calling you Shutdown Schumer that you willingly accept Surrender Schumer as your legacy.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T02:33:05.998Z

I for one will never forgive Joe Biden for this. Selfish and insane: thehill.com/homenews/cam…

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T18:24:52.208Z

"Kid." So patronizing. Every woman has been spoken to like this by a dumb older man who thinks he knows better.Harris should have distanced herself from him regardless. But it's obvious that Biden cared more about himself than her or the country, and treated her as disposable.

— Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T20:33:07.025Z

1. We have entered a new era where states are suing corporations for selling pride merchandise, arguing they should know that bigotry would hurt their bottom line.Florida has now sued Target for selling rainbow merchandise.The latest form S. Baum.Subscribe to support our journalism.

— Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) 2025-03-13T16:38:33.639Z

"Privately, House Democrats are so infuriated with Schumer’s decision that some have begun encouraging [AOC] to run against Schumer in a primary."

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-03-14T02:30:47.478Z

100% All you have to do is stick to your principles. If you can’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.bsky.social) 2025-03-14T01:12:52.749Z

Social security is a set of trust funds with a balance of about $2.7 trillion as of December 2024. We are the source of these funds. It belongs to us. These funds should be protected so we can protect each other. http://www.ssa.gov/oact/progdat…

— Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower.com) 2025-03-13T16:30:34.717Z

NBC NEWS: Schumer says he won’t block GOP funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strat egy

Schumer says he won’t block GOP funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the “partisan” measure, saying the “chaos” of a government shutdown would be a worse option.

Read in NBC News: https://apple.news/AVSInLwNIRVCb9_EucIsboA

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If SB21 passes in Delaware it is going to have a massive negative impact on Millions of Americans!

Too tired and too discouraged.

My own doctors have been pushing for 8 years that I need a neurologist. It got much worse after I had my stroke in 2023. But I put it off. But I have seen Ron decline. I admit that the string of numbers I need to put in due to two factor authentication. I need Ron to read them to me, or I have to keep refreshing them as I can’t remember the numbers. I also am dyslexic on numbers. I have never been able to spell but also numbers are not my friends.

But while my doctor has said I need a neurologist due to the lost of strength on my left side due to my stroke, and the ever increasing tremors, and while I have a standing order for an MRI on my left shoulder due to a spasm that my doctor thinks tore my rotator cuff. I put it off. Glad I did.

Ron has been failing mentally for years. I took over the bills a decade ago because he said it was too much for him … I have seen the writing on the wall. Now at 70 I have to often remind him of things, make sure he puts appointments into the calendar. He will open food and walk away leaving it on the counter, he struggles to understand why some of his lapses upset me, always promising to do better … then repeating it.

When it comes to construction issues he is spot on, but now on cooking he comes to me confused. When Ron met me and moved in I had eggs and hot dogs in my refrigerator, it was all I knew how to cook, he taught me all I know. Now he comes to me confused asking what I think we should do. To be clear he understands he is losing memory and time and it terrifies him. He has begged me that if he ever has Alzheimer’s that I will kill him. But he is simply forgetful. I have to get up and check the security system after he goes to bed, but also I have made my own mistakes in my nighttime pills when I am exhausted. I am not sure where this is going to go. I did not think the problem was as bad as this doctor did, but when Ron told me the tests he took … I couldn’t pass them either. We are older people. So … Hugs

The first batch was fun try some if these from https://liberalsarecool.com

Republicans could not possibly write creepier sex-trafficker child-molester paternal-abuser legislation if they tried.

They know these intrusive laws will emotionally scar kids and the Republicans don’t give a shit.

MAGA misogyny is the cornerstone of every other MAGA policy.

Normalizing abuse towards girls and making girls always unsafe is the conservative design, not the flaw.

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Here is your mission.

(via liberalsarecool)

Quid pro quo.

First Felon is beholden to Musk, compromised and defenseless.

When you sign your soul to the devil, you end up with nothing.

First Felon did this to US farmers with no real game plan, no understanding of tariffs, and the predictable retaliatory tariffs.

First Felon is so used to treating his degenerate kids and flunky wives like shit, he thought he could just abuse the world and get no pushback.

Christian Conservatives see a rapist felon taking a billion in food away from children as divine.

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The corruption is automatic. Conservative businessmen see grifting and dishonesty as tools of their trade.

These two have absolutely no shame.

Wow! Nothing quite like the VA Secretary intentionally hurting the people he’s supposed to be helping.

Love the NewsMax graphics: ‘Dems panicked’ is the appropriate response. Sadly, MAGA are perfectly alright with veterans losing their jobs.

This is serious.

First Felon using tariffs is a tax. First Felon is creating the largest tax increases while having no idea how tariffs work.

Destroying the economic lives of the West and all the allying democracies is a gift to Putin.

Toure has a partial list of banned words.

You can not use these words in Federal agencies because ‘free speech’ MAGA are frightened.

If you can not handle these words in a report, you do not deserve to govern/work at any agency in our country.

Banning words is weakness. It’s pathetic.

Imagine telling your cult who were groomed to hate EV vehicles, Green New Deal, green energy, and regurgitate ‘government should not be picking winners and losers’, that they should buy a $120,000 Tesla so the world’s most selfish man does not get his ego hurt.

Republicans are regressive and reactionary.

They only know cuts. They can only take away.

Empathy is not a weakness. Empathy is a sign of human evolution. Empathy is intelligence.

How smart can you be if you do not understand other people can have different feelings?

First Felon doing promos for Tesla with Musk at the White House is CORRUPTION.

It is indefensible.

The entire administration is a scam.

The cult has no comment. They just abide.

First Felon has one objective: establish authority.

Dismantle all oversight. Destroy universities. Install loyalists.

Worst yet, removing social security and medicare/medicaid stability from our society will kill millions, increase suffering, and destabilize multiple generations of families.

First Felon is giving away every sacrifice made to advance our country for his own personal gain.

Divide and conquer.

MAGA is one big distraction for the worst people to grift and pillage.

Conservative constructs protect the abusers, punish the prosecutors.

Andrew Rohrbach should go public.

a couple memes to get back into the grove. Well that was a fun 3 hours. Already starting on a batch for Sunday.

This. THIS. You guys… THIS.

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.bsky.social) 2025-03-12T23:19:12.616Z

BREAKING: Senate Democrats have the votes to block the Republican Continuing Resolution, which was loaded with poison pills. Sen. Schumer says the Democratic caucus is unified on a clean short term resolution that would keep current funding through April 11.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-03-12T20:24:37.568Z

You know what the real scam of Social Security is?If you make above $168,800/year, the government STOPS taxing you on every dollar above that.Billionaires like Musk and Trump NEVER pay their fair share — and now they want to take OUR money away!!?!

— Tristan Snell (@tristansnell.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T02:47:37.034Z

Ouch. Republican Representative Tom Barrett held a tele-town hall with his constituents in his swing district in Michigan on Monday and ran a survey asking if they support DOGE.70% of the participants said they do not.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-03-12T17:14:49.713Z

Bernie’s rallies must be going well.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T01:28:04.322Z

NEW: ICE has returned all migrants sent to Guantanamo Back back to stateside facilities

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-03-13T00:41:38.191Z

It does not matter at all what Mahmoud Khalil has said. The government does not get to black bag a legal permanent resident for their speech. We have a 1st Amendment right to free speech that forbids the government from punishing people for it. That's a solid red line that should never be crossed.

— Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) 2025-03-12T14:40:50.787Z

We’re in a dystopian hell.

We're in a dystopian hell. gizmodo.com/yale-suspend…

— Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) 2025-03-13T00:18:05.588Z

The School Nutrition Association said the USDA cut the Local Food for Schools program for 2025.

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T06:26:30.760Z

Here ya go. These are State programs that cuts in Medicaid will affect.

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T06:07:30.901Z

California's Highway Patrol’s investigation into a November Cybertruck crash in Piedmont where three college kids died is finding two very Tesla problems: the vehicle immediately caught fire, and its doors would not open.

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T00:14:38.684Z

BREAKING — Elon Musk is donating another $100 MILLION to TrumpTHAT is why Trump did the Tesla publicity stunt for MuskThe whole thing is a CORRUPT quid pro quoTrump is 100% for sale to the highest bidder — and right now that bidder is Musk

— Tristan Snell (@tristansnell.bsky.social) 2025-03-12T14:38:38.490Z

Donold is now classifying protests at Tesla dealerships as ‘domestic terrorism.’Protest at a Tesla dealership and you get arrested as a terrorist.But attack the Capitol and you get a pardon.

— God (@godpod.bsky.social) 2025-03-11T21:46:10.770Z

Social Security wants to end our phone services program & close our SS FIELD offices + letting go 7k SSI 40% of the claims are maid via phones by elderly & disabled citizens THEY WANT TO BREAK THE SYSTEM TO JUSTIFY PRIVATIZING IT FOR THEIR OWN PONZEE SCHEME INSURANCE PLANS!

— Guardrails of Democracy (@demguardrails.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T01:11:12.094Z

We are facing a government shutdown in two days and Republicans sent House members home AGAIN after working just TWO DAYS this week. Why are they at home tweeting instead of working?

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T00:29:55.608Z

Democrats won a key special election yesterday and massively over performed in another, potentially indicating a shift in voter sentiment amid the chaos of the Trump administration.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-03-12T14:34:18.648Z

"… If your status in the community was based on character and reputation, then a farmer could earn dignity as readily as a banker. This ethos came down hard on self-centeredness and narcissistic display. It offered practical guidance on how to be a good neighbor, a good friend.”

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-11T17:08:51.587Z

"I think his way has to be the model for us: not to eliminate universities, but to give them a choice between survival or taking a much less biased approach to teaching. [The government should be] aggressively reforming institutions … in a way to where they’re much more open to conservative ideas.”

— Being Liberal ®🗽🇺🇲🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 (@beingliberal.bsky.social) 2025-03-11T10:17:26.385Z

lol I’m sure if a federal worker did this it would be fine right?

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) 2025-03-13T01:16:54.649Z

@organizermemes.bsky.social can you amplify this town hall happening tomorrow. MA08 Dem Rep Lynch threw a tantrum and yelled at constituents Friday who asked him to stop voting with the GOP. ushr.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi…Video of him yelling belowFull video on mass live#bospoli #masspoli

— Tonya Tedesco (@bookworm23.bsky.social) 2025-02-24T18:46:41.153Z

Let’s talk about Trump’s EU defense plans backfiring….

TIME: In Shutdown Standoff, Republicans Bank on Democrats Caving

In Shutdown Standoff, Republicans Bank on Democrats Caving
Democrats remain divided on the best strategy here.

Read in TIME: https://apple.news/AmyCY8J_pSFCkRITyreAF2g

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This is what I call woke, and I love it

ABC NEWS: Sen. Schumer says Democrats will block GOP funding bill, raising shutdown alert

Sen. Schumer says Democrats will block GOP funding bill, raising shutdown alert
If a deal isn’t made, the government will shut down at the end of Friday.

Read in ABC News: https://apple.news/AWLrovfCWQYC0aFfnARPlCA

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