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  • Cory Booker crosses 17-hour mark in marathon Senate floor speech protesting Trump agenda | CNN Politics - Final time - 25 hours, 6 minutes

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  • If you want to get stuff through, no, but it you want to help him, then yes

    Various Dems senators have been helping him by asking super long questions to give him a few minutes break from speaking

    In any case, Republican senators leaving without being able to voting on nominees and other stuff is helpful

  • Cory Booker crosses 17-hour mark in marathon Senate floor speech protesting Trump agenda | CNN Politics - Final time - 25 hours, 6 minutes

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  • Not that I forgive Schumer for what he did on the CR, but Schumer actually was on the floor helping Booker

    Schumer along with many other dems have been asking super long winded questions to give Booker a break speaking for a few minutes

    (Procedurally, you can take and answer questions without yielding your time on the floor)

  • Cory Booker crosses 17-hour mark in marathon Senate floor speech protesting Trump agenda | CNN Politics - Final time - 25 hours, 6 minutes

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  • Mostly through taking a sledge hammer via executive branch right now

    Which needs things like confirmation of appointees from the Senate

    Plus in a broad sense they're also trying to codify some of their currently illegal actions. It's good to slow stuff like that down

  • Cory Booker crosses 17-hour mark in marathon Senate floor speech protesting Trump agenda | CNN Politics - Final time - 25 hours, 6 minutes

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  • The Senate is still not able to go about their normal business because of this. It was suppose to start going through their schedule at noon today

  • This little-known company is a major funder of right-wing politics. You’ve probably eaten their chicken | And no, it’s not Chick-fil-A.

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  • Weird, no paywall for me but you can read on archive.is

    https://archive.is/fBdZh

    For the last bit, that's more or less what the article suggests

    There’s no clear path to breaking the meat industry’s grip over American politics on the horizon, but there is something anyone can do — starting today — to push back against the kinds of horrific allegations made against Mountaire and other poultry giants: Eat less chicken.

  • Animal Farm: Eggflation’s Monopoly Problem

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  • https://archive.is/ITR1e for the paywall

    The laws these industries are trying to overturn are just ones that set such low standards it's truly insane. Cage-free still means plenty of cruelty and yet that's still much for the egg industry

    For instance, practices like chick culling exist in most of the world including the US. Billions of male chicks are shred alive around the world right after birth

    Or forced molting is quite common in the US where they intentionally starve a flock for a 7-14 days to increase egg production rates after it

    Among other broader problems like how they've been bred to produce eggs at such high rates they start getting tons of bone health problems. I could keep going on and on, but I think that's enough to get the idea

  • Latest Signal leak revelations expose US officials’ lies about what was shared

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  • Even if there's no criminal charges, at least there are some groups that just filed civil lawsuits about the record keeping laws they broke

    And note that Pardon powers do not apply to civil cases - only criminal ones

  • In upset, Democrats flip GOP-held state Senate seat in Pennsylvania

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  • Less a fluke, more of a pattern lately. Dems have been overperforming in most special elections since Trump took office again. Sometimes by a couple percent, and frequently by 10-20%. Only a handful of underperformances

    For instance, they also flipped a Trump+21 distict in Iowa. They won by 5 points too

    Will it hold up in the longer term? That's much harder to say, but it's not just one special election that's been a large upset

  • Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset [Flipping a Trump+15 district]

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  • Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset [Flipping a Trump+15 district]

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  • Dems are pressurable. Republicans are lot harder to pressure

    Elections decide who you have to work with

    They alone won't fully fix things, but they can set the stage for progress

    It's going to take both voting and directed pressure to change things

  • Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

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  • Call your local & state officals about this. The federal government does not run elections. It's the state and local officals that do even for federal office. They are the ones who chose to follow or not follow a blatantly illegal order

    Trump is threatening to pull unrelated federal funding if they don't, but he's been pulling funding for many states anyways for zero reason. Make sure your local & state officals know you'll have their back if they don't bow down

  • Republicans target two judges for impeachment

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  • Removal requires 2/3 in the senate meaning 67 senators need to vote yes. There are only 53 republicans

    Even on the shutdown stuff with Schumer actively pushing for voting for the CR, they only got to 62 not 67. Would be even harder to convince them to vote for a judge impeachment comparatively

    Still call your senators and let them know not to vote for it, but it highly unlikely they would have the votes

  • Pete Buttigieg: Trump Cabinet's use of Signal app for military ops is ‘highest level of f**kup imaginable’

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  • Hi, just wanted to check in here. Are you familiar with the concept called "hyperbole" and a "figure of speech"? Figurative language is a thing that people use sometimes, and some people say that perhaps he is using that here. Many people are saying that you can say things like this and still imagine worse

    Perhaps if you have other issues with him, those should be expressed rather than just taking a statement like this super literally

  • The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

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  • Fun fact, if you click on the article, the subheading tells you even with their paywall

    The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

    U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

    Also if you were to go to

    https://archive.is/2NUKC

    You can read the full article

  • Boycott U.S. GOP/Heritage Foundation Donors to stop fascist coup in U.S.

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  • Yes, they are making it harder, but that's not a good reason not to not try at all - which is what they appear to be suggesting. For some areas sure it's harder to tell who the owner is and such, but that does not apply everywhere. It's not super difficult to figure out if you are boycotting Target or not

    I think the bigger issues right now is just that lot of people forget how it often takes a while boycotts to work. For instance, people boycotted the Montgomery busses for 381 days before they were desegregated

    Yes, boycotts shouldn't be the only tool we use, but we shouldn't just give up before trying and never use it all

  • Boycott U.S. GOP/Heritage Foundation Donors to stop fascist coup in U.S.

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  • So never even try to do anything? Absolutely not

    Don't spread defeatism for them

    Organized boycotts can work

  • New On The Market: ‘Empty Chair’ Town Halls

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  • Understand that many of these events are as much about the people attending them as they are about the media attention they get

    It about building that resistance back up. Many of these places are the kind of deep red where you feel deeply alienated and alone if you're not MAGA

    Going to a large crowd of people who are just as pissed off as you and right in your district is a massive boost to your resolve. You want to fight. Seperated you feel alone and powerless. Together you have strength

  • ‘I’m not stepping down’: Chuck Schumer defies Democrats’ calls over funding bill

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  • Call your senators (if dems) and keep the pressure up

    Tell them to call for senate minority leadership to be replaced

    Calling is just step one of building the pressure but it's a very easy place to get started

    https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

  • Schumer Refuses to Step Down Despite Criticism

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  • Call your senators (if dems) and keep the pressure up

    Tell them to call for senate minority leadership to be replaced

    Calling is just step one of building the pressure but it's a very easy place to get started

    https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

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    NYC congestion pricing tolls staying on after Trump administration moves to end the program

    www.cbsnews.com /newyork/news/nyc-congestion-pricing-trump-mta/
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    More Tesla showroom protests planned for this weekend | Tesla is getting more blowback from Elon Musk’s efforts to take over the federal government

    www.theverge.com /news/612912/tesla-protest-showroom-vandalism-elon-musk-doge
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    Gov. Evers: “I Want Wisconsin to Become the First State in America to Start Auditing Insurance Companies over Denying Healthcare Claims”

    urbanmilwaukee.com /pressrelease/gov-evers-i-want-wisconsin-to-become-the-first-state-in-america-to-start-auditing-insurance-companies-over-denying-healthcare-claims/
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    US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement

    apnews.com /article/catholic-bishops-lawsuit-refugee-resettlement-trump-administration-09477d766651a940ae53840ce3bd9c6e
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    Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Merit Systems Protection Board Chair

    www.democracydocket.com /news-alerts/chair-of-board-that-protects-rights-of-federal-workers-sues-trump-for-illegally-firing-her/
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    Joe Rogan dethroned by anti-Trump podcast in the charts

    www.newsweek.com /joe-rogan-dethroned-meidas-touch-podcast-donald-trump-2032673
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    Alabama takes part in national anti-Trump, Elon Musk ‘No kings on Presidents Day’ protests

    www.al.com /news/2025/02/alabama-takes-part-in-national-anti-trump-elon-musk-no-kings-on-presidents-day-protests.html
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    'No kings on Presidents Day' rings out from protests against Trump and Musk | Protesters against Trump and his policies have organized demonstrations in all 50 states for the 2nd time in two weeks

    www.wboc.com /news/national/no-kings-on-presidents-day-rings-out-from-protests-against-trump-and-musk/article_5fe9796d-72c7-5c50-a113-db33f10184dd.html
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    Federal Workers Are Mobilizing Against Musk’s Purge

    jacobin.com /2025/02/federal-unions-doge-musk-trump/
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    Minneapolis theater group doubles down on DEI initiatives as federal funding is threatened

    bringmethenews.com /minnesota-lifestyle/minneapolis-theater-group-doubles-down-on-dei-initiatives-as-federal-funding-is-threatened
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    As Trump-Musk team takes control, a crowd of 100 shows up to see Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) in Williamsburg

    www.dailypress.com /2025/02/14/as-trump-musk-team-takes-control-a-crowd-shows-up-to-see-wittman/
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    Democrats win both Delaware State Senate special elections Saturday

    www.delawarepublic.org /politics-government/2025-02-15/democrats-win-both-state-senate-special-elections-saturday
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    Montana Senate votes down bill requiring Ten Commandments in public schools

    www.ktvh.com /news/montana-senate-votes-down-bill-requiring-ten-commandments-in-public-schools
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    Bill would ban CT companies from providing death penalty drugs to feds, other states

    www.ctpublic.org /news/2025-02-10/bill-would-ban-ct-companies-from-providing-death-penalty-drugs-to-feds-other-states
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    Workers at the nuclear weapons agency are frantically being called back | Mass layoffs that happened Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are being paused

    www.theverge.com /news/613284/m
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    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Sues Trump Administration To Release Over $3 Billion in Federal Funds

    www.democracydocket.com /news-alerts/pennsylvania-gov-josh-shapiro-sues-trump-administration-to-release-over-3-billion-in-federal-funds/
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    Judge blocks Trump order restricting access to gender-affirming care for now

    www.cbsnews.com /news/judge-blocks-trump-order-restricting-access-to-gender-affirming-care-for-now/
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    Massachusetts city [Worcester] OKs sanctuary city status for transgender community

    www.cbsnews.com /boston/news/worcester-massachusetts-transgender-sanctuary-city/
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    ‘New York for All Act’ would limit collaboration with ICE

    www.news10.com /news/ny-news/new-york-for-all-act-would-limit-collaboration-with-ice/
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    Middle school students hold walkout during Hegseth visit to US base in Germany

    www.stripes.com /theaters/europe/2025-02-12/patch-school-protest-hegseth-dei-16804589.html