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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
At 4am, House Republicans passed Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill" by one vote. They chanted "USA, USA!" while slashing Medicaid, food stamps, and green energy, and handing out billions in tax cuts. It’s a MAGA fever dream.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/05/2025
House Republicans passed a federal budget bill by a vote of 215 – 214 early Thursday morning that includes massive cuts for Medicare and Medicaid in order to extend tax breaks to billionaires. It now goes to the Senate.
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Republicans Pass Bill Gutting Medicare and Medicaid in Middle of Night Vote
House Democrats pushed back by introducing over 500 amendments in 24-hour committee fight
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
The “fluoride removal” bit is a solution in search of a problem. Fluoride levels in Florida are completely safe, help prevent cavities, and keep kids in school. Where’s the evidence it’s been remotely harmful? There isn’t any. No ethics, no morals, all smoke and mirrors.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/04/2025
El Salvador won’t return Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Meanwhile, Trump is not only refusing to bring him back—he is lying about the Supreme Court ruling compelling him to do so.
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El Salvador Won't Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and Trump Won't Bring Him Back
An extremely chilling back and forth in the Oval Office
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daystander.bsky.social @daystander.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
So which side is he aligning with?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too? 🚮
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.
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Julie Lynn @bellafortunate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
How to know you're doing the wrong thing: Fig. 1.
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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 14/03/2025
Trump & Republicans hate veterans unless they're straight white men! But, sure. Let’s bend the knee and give these fascists everything they need to destroy the country. 🙄
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/03/2025
BREAKING: The Continuing Resolution cloture motion has passed 62-38, advancing the CR to a final vote. These are the Democrats who voted to invoke cloture:
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 25/02/2025
Elon Musk and his 19-year-olds have now disrupted the approval of medical devices that save lives. Every member of Congress bears a responsibility to stop this right now.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/02/2025
$19,000,000,000,000.00
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 21/02/2025
It’s the Republican Salute now.
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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Republicans released their proposed budget, prioritizing deep cuts to the social safety net to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Proposed cuts to Medicaid could harm at least 36 million people, while cuts to SNAP could cause harm to more than 40 million people. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Graphic from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities showing how Medicaid helps people stay healthy. Medicaid covers 2 in 5 of all US births, 2 in 5 children, 1 in 6 non-elderly adults, 2 in 5 non-elderly adults with a disability, 1 in 4 people with either a SUD or any mental illness, and nearly 3 in 5 nursing facility residents.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/02/2025
NEW CBS reports that Trump almost FLOODED the Central Valley of California by instructing the Army Corps of Engineers to release billions of gallons of water from two reservoirs in California's Central Valley. 1/
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Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times @peterbakernyt.bsky.social
front page of NYT today
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 03/02/2025
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
THE ASK
This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity.
DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN
TRUMP'S AGENDA
Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how:
1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely.
2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process.
3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze.
4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down.
5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues.
No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have.
Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.
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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
“We need to be thinking out of the box... Both state and city officials need to take action to ensure that this crisis isn’t multiplied by profiteers.” www.latimes.com/homeless-hou...
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Rents likely to balloon in wake of L.A. wildfires, experts say
Rents will go up as thousands of displaced homeowners and tenants hit an already tight market, analysts and advocates said. Insurance costs, contracting and permitting are among the myriad of stressor...
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Nick Fish @nickfish.me · 11/01/2025
"Why should atheists care about protecting the rights of trans people??" they ask. Gee, such a mystery.
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I Doubt It Podcast @idoubtitpodcast.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
"For three years, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest for buying crack cocaine." cbs12.com/news/local/b...
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Broward Co. to vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office
For three years, the Broward County Sheriff's Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest.
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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This guy will be in charge of a lot starting in a couple of months. A true horror.
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Brittany Page @brittanyepage.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"The objective is to control the means of reproduction. That’s usually the goal of movements that purport to protect women and girls." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/o...
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Opinion | The Secret Behind America’s Moral Panic
Trans rights aren’t just trans rights. They’re reproductive rights.
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daystander.bsky.social @daystander.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
@davidpakman.bsky.social Is Dr Phil going to be Surgeon General? #echomachine2025
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daystander.bsky.social @daystander.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
@davidpakman.bsky.social Which shows are you going to appear on to promote your new book #echomachine2025 ?
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daystander.bsky.social @daystander.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
@davidpakman.bsky.social How soon do you think Trump will pull us out of NATO? #echomachine2025
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daystander.bsky.social @daystander.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
@davidpakman.bsky.social how soon do you think Trump will have Putin to the White House? #echomachine2025
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