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briandfink.bsky.social @briandfink.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Call your elected officials & demand that they stand up for vaccine access, public health, personal freedom & religious liberty. Make a public comment at tinyurl.com/FDAVaccineMeeting Jewish values of shmirat haguf (protecting health) & pikuach nefesh (saving lives) command me to get vaccinated.
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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
So when they hang out with older people they can bring them their germs...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 20/05/2025
Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions. Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines
Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots.
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briandfink.bsky.social @briandfink.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Things to start doing to stop this latest attack on our public health and safety
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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I’d guess about 1,300 people at Juneau’s protest today in front of the Alaska Capitol. Largest I’ve seen there since the women’s march and march for science during the first Trump term. Extra credit to the person who had a Greenland flag — not many of those in town, I’d guess. #akleg #Alaska
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Boston, Massachusetts #3E #Handsoff #FiftyFiftyOne
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Portland, Oregon #3E #Handsoff #FiftyFiftyOne 📷 @climatebrad.hillheat.com
A massive crowd of protesters gathers in a public area, holding colorful signs advocating for democracy and social justice.
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Janice @dragonflyjan.bsky.social @dragonflyjan.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
#Indivisible #HandsOff #Asheville The people are rising!!!!
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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Big turnouts for today's #HandsOff! protests nationwide, including in smaller towns and cities — here's Portland, Maine We have the momentum
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Mark Elliott @markmobility.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
NYC’s Hands Off march completely shuts down 42nd Street! #handsoff
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Nate Blouin @nateforutah.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/04/2025
Wow. #HandsOff rally in St. Paul, Minnesota is massive!
Massive crowd at Hands Off rally in St. Paul, Minnesota
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Pittsburgh. 👏 #HandsOff (📸Mike Mikus)
A crowd in 1000s is seen under the archways of a building in a main square in Pittsburgh
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people. We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/04/2025
WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/04/2025
The #HandsOff rally in Chicago is packed!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
New York Fucking City. A full mile of people filled to the brim. Fascism is going to lose.
Protest in New York City on 26th Street.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
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Jews for Mask Rights @jews4maskrights.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
🚨 NY’s budget is late, and anti-mask legislation is still on the table. Anti-mask lobbyists are spending SIX FIGURES on ads this week. Community opposition is more important than ever. Call your state reps TODAY. #NoNYMaskBan bsky.app/profile/jews...
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
As I said yesterday while I appreciate Booker's speechifying on the Senate floor there has to be a strategy underlying the tactic. " Booker's speech will matter if he backs it up at a bare minimum by putting holds on all nominees under foreign relations, judiciary, small business & Ag. Otherwise 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
This is a good show. But what Booker really wants to disrupt he needs object to unanimous agreements for every nomination, every bill. Furthermore, Booker should put hold on all nominees under foreign relations, judiciary, small business & Ag. Otherwise this is just performative kabuki.
Booker's committee assignments:

Committee Assignments
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have developed a groundbreaking UNIVERSAL coronavirus vaccine that triggers STONG immune responses AND shows promise in neutralizing MULTIPLE coronaviruses, including those responsible for causing COVID-19, MERS, AND even the “common cold.” 🧪🧵⬇️
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
🤣 good luck, guys
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
MAJOR UPSET: DEMs flipped a solid red PA state seat, in a district Trump won by 15, where the GOP has voter registration advantage by 23 points. He didn't shy away from his support for abortion, either. His message focused on education & calling out Musk. www.the-downballot.com/p/breaking-d...
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Democrats flip deep-red Pennsylvania district in special election shocker
No Democrat had ever won this ancestrally Republican seat, but it's now the second Democratic pickup of the year.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
In a functioning democracy, there would be resignations, investigations, and impeachments.
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The Signal leak is a prime moment for Democrats to get caught trying. Call for resignations or impeachment hearings or both. Be omnipresent in the media demanding and explaining accountability measures. Don’t let this fade away. Treat this the way the GOP treated Hillary’s emails. Make it a thing.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
BOOM. This from Sen. Warren is the energy we need from every Democrat. They need to say clearly that the reported details in the Atlantic story about Trump officials coordinating military strikes on signal app is "blatantly illegal" & beyond dangerous. Then ask Qs & ask for resignations.
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briandfink.bsky.social @briandfink.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
In a little bit of good news today, hey, at least we may actually have a flu vaccine next fall. Give thanks for little things I guess.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
i wish i had senators who didn't suck shit
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
AOC: I think there is a deep sense of outrage and betrayal… just to see some senate Democrats even consider acquiescing to Elon Musk. I think it is a huge slap in the face.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 14/03/2025
Updated, Kelly and Padilla are confirmed NO on cloture.
VOTE IS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WE WANT NO ON CLOTURE. 7 YES = LOSS

Dem leadership who have not taken a public position but likely to back Schumer:
Whip Dick Durbin (IL) — 202-224-2152 
SPC Chair Amy Klobuchar (MN) — 202-224-3244
DDCS Brian Schatz (HI) — 202-224-3934 
Outreach Chair Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) — 202-224-3542

Leaning yes:
Angus King (ME) — 202-224-5344
Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) — 202-224-2921 
Jeanne Shaheen (NH) — 202-224-2841

Unknown:
Maggie Hassan (NH) — 202-224-3324 
Gary Peters (MI) — 202-224-6221
Jacky Rosen (NV) — 202-224-6244

Leaning no:
Michael Bennet (CO) — 202-224-5852
Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE) — 202-224-2441
Martin Heinrich (NM) — 202-224-5521
Ben Ray Lujan (NM) — 202-224-6621 

Confirmed yes on cloture, call to harangue
Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) — 202-224-6542 
DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) — 202-224-4451 
John Fetterman (PA) — 202-224-4254
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Wow the quotes in here www.axios.com/2025/03/14/h...
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"People are furious": House Democrats have "complete meltdown" as Schumer folds on shutdown
Members have talked openly about backing primary challenges to Democratic senators who support the GOP's spending bill.
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Meet Gracie Himes, age 20. Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines. On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
guys they're going to stop feeding TSA's bomb-sniffing dogs, per Fox News nat security correspondent:
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
👀 “Several members — including moderates — have begun voicing support for a primary challenge to Schumer, floating Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) as possible candidates, three House Democrats said.” Let’s get it started …
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"People are furious": House Democrats have "complete meltdown" as Schumer folds on shutdown
Members have talked openly about backing primary challenges to Democratic senators who support the GOP's spending bill.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
If I’m thinking thru the senate rules right (by no means certain), I think a single D senator can force the voting that’s starts tomorrow to last into the beginning of next week by refusing unanimous consent. That can slow things down and allow the backlash to expand.
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.com · 14/03/2025
We are literally living the Purim story.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Call your Senators this am at 202-224-3121. Fight till the end.↘️
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 14/03/2025
Republicans’ partisan spending bill turns the federal government into a slush fund for Donald Trump and Elon Musk. It’s unthinkable that any Senate Democrat would hand them a blank check by voting for cloture.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
No Dem Senator has to follow Schumer here. This is a weak stategic move driven by fear and learned helplessness. Don't follow him. He's leading the party into irrelevance and helping Trump and Musk in the process. Call your Dem Senators and ask them not to join Schumer's surrender tomorrow.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 13/03/2025
CURRENT STATE OF PLAY: @schumer.senate.gov still has the votes to pass the DOGE CR. Here are the top Ds planning to sell out America and kill the filibuster of the Musk coup: Schumer, Durbin, Gillibrand, Hassan, Peters, Schatz, King, Shaheen, Fetterman, Cortez Masto, and Whitehouse
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Jay Marose aka Stetson Callahan 🦩 @jaymarose.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Picard to Gillibrand: “I will not sacrifice the [US, UK & EU]. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn, here and no further. This far, no further."
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a bald man in a red shirt is talking to a woman with the line must be drawn here
Alt: Captain Picard is saying the line must be drawn here and no further.
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