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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Congressional DSA members voted as a block against the Clean Energy Jobs & Innovation Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (both contained provisions of the Green New Deal), the Capitol Police & Afghan Refugee bill, & the Assest Seizure for Ukraine Rec Act among other bills.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It’s depressing that the only media outlets who do any investigative reporting of Bernie-Sanders/DSA “progressives” are right wing. The mainstream media doesn’t cover any of it. For instance, why the f-k does Abdul El Sayed have so many nontransparent LLCs?

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The conversation we should be having is how “AIPAC” has become to the so-called left what “George Soros” is to the right. Haley Stevens is against Netanyahu & supports Palestinians. Israel has the right to exist even w/ a reprehensible government that needs to be voted out - just like the U.S.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Just so we’re clear: When the DNC reminds ppl that it’s important to do whatever we can - no matter how small - to elect Dems who will put a stop to Trump & the GOP’s unchecked power is “fascism”? Does the DSA believe change will happen if we all just wish really hard? WTF?

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Gretchen Whitmer got benefits for Michigan when she met with Trump. Mamdani gave Trump a photo op & got nothing in return for NYC. Which is the perfect metaphor for DSA versus Democratic leadership: Dems do the hard work to deliver substantial results, DSA delivers photo ops.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I’m disappointed but not surprised. The DSA clearly doesn’t care about respecting poc, women, & LGBTQs, & apparently neither Mandami. I would really like to know if he also continues to support the DSA given their latest platform:

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Thank you for posting this article! I thought this part was particularly worrisome & I wish a journalist would ask AOC & Mandami if they agree with the DSA platform:

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This is exactly the way poc become invisible. Mamdani’s candidates in Bklyn voted out sitting Dem Reps bc his support is college-educated white ppl. They are gentrifying neighborhoods, pushing out working class ppl & poc & voting out their leaders. The Dem Party base is still poc.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Another DSA victory by the wealthier, college-educated ppl who are pricing poc & working-class out of their neighborhoods. Mamdani broke a promise to support Espaillat & backed yet another “progressive” who no longer believes anything they posted on social media a few years ago.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Hey Sydney,read the article rather than just posting a misleading headline. Palestinians have to deal w/ facts on the ground created by “progressives” who put Trump in office by not voting or Kamala. And unlike “progressives,” Hillary is about problem solving, not just posturing.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

He even started the thread saying ppl “should feel free to launch any criticisms…” It’s infuriating that “progressives” who have a litany of reasons to reject “establishment Dems” are freaking out about “purity tests” for their straight, white guy candidate. It says everything about them.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

If by “further left” you mean politicians like Bernie Sanders who insisted on endorsing an anti-reproductive rights candidate, or Graham Platner who opposes an assault weapons ban & is still “genuinely curious” why “Black ppl don’t tip,” the answer is no.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

So you don’t agree with your earlier statement?

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Here is a list of things Dems did when they controlled the House, Senate, White House that so-called “progressives” tried to undermine. It includes funding the Capitol Police after January 6.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Fact check: Bernie Sanders voted against both Magnitsky Acts that imposed sanctions on Russian oligarchs. So when Congress took action against oligarchs, Sanders didn’t. Meanwhile, he’s became a multimillionaire attacking, first millionaires, then billionaires, & now oligarchs.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The Squad voted against Biden & with the GOP more than either Manchin or Sinema. Maybe voters should stop allowing them to do it.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

You are getting distracted by meaningless tropes. Schumer is unpopular w/ white leftists who think they’re the Dem party base bc poc are invisible to them. Schumer’s not good on TV, but he’s good at his job. So is Jeffries. They got Biden’s bill’s through Congress & The Squad voted w/ the GOP.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Fun fact: Members of “The Squad” voted w/ the GOP more than either Manchin or Sinema. Some of their votes: - Against the Clean Energy, Jobs & Innovation Act - Against funding the Capitol Police after January 6. - Against the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

James Talarico is a Dem primary candidate whose opponent is Jasmine Crockett. If the FCC ruling is equal time, why didn’t @colbertlateshow.bsky.social just invite Jasmine Crockett on the show?

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

James Talarico is a Dem primary candidate whose opponent is Jasmine Crockett. If the FCC ruling is equal time, why didn’t @colbertlateshow.bsky.social just invite Jasmine Crockett on the show?

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Were you equally outraged when members of The Squad voted against funding the Capitol Police after 1/6? Or when they voted against Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill?

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I have no words for the anger I feel toward those who bashed Dems or didn’t vote for Hillary or Kamala bc of “corporate money” or “genocide.” Their reasons are MacGuffins; they’ll find new ones by 2028. And now they’re the ones yelling that Dems can’t get us out of the mess they created.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

@wildstarryskies.bsky.social: Just head’s up that HeyBruce apparently went into your Follows & @ me. I usually mute ppl rather than block them, but this is particularly disrespectful.

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Arlene @whynotaduck.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This is what @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social said in response to a CNN interviewer asking if he’ll give Trump credit for fewer boarder crossings. Jeffries implied that the current reduction is due to Biden policies that are now coming to fruition.