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#Republicans on the #Senate #Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the nomination of #EmilBove III to a lifetime post as a federal appeals court judge on a voice vote after #Democrats on the panel stormed out. The protest came when the chairman, Senator #ChuckGrassley, called the roll before every Democrat on the committee had a chance to air their objections.
what you mention as a potential problem is exactly the problem
to fix the #democrats, to fix the #usa, people need to show the fuck up
in #primaries, in the general, as #candidates themselves
but the current rottenness just turns people off
so they don't show up
so things get even worse
rinse, repeat ad nauseum
we're the only ones who can fix this
and we have to show the fuck up and #vote to do it
it's the only way
#HakeemJeffries talked about #Republicans rollback of #Biden-era #CleanEnergy #TaxCredits. Jeffries pointed to a letter from several #HouseRepublicans who had asked for those credits to be preserved.
Jeffries has at times singled out members of #Congress whose seats #Democrats hope to flip next year. He has been particularly critical of Reps #DavidValadao of #California & #JuanCiscomani of #Arizona, who both have objected to the bill’s provisions at various points but have voted to advance it.
Rep #HakeemJeffries of NY, the #Democratic leader, just went past the 6-hour mark on his floor speech. He condemned #Republicans for an “all-out assault on law-abiding #immigrant #families,” including #AmericanCitizens, saying it was “unconscionable, unacceptable & it’s un-American.” The #OneBigBeautifulBill includes about $175 billion for the #Trump admin to boost #immigration *enforcement* & border security.
Rep #HakeemJeffries has highlighted the case of a 2-year-old #US #citizen known as “VML” who was detained with her mother & sister, who both lacked legal status to be in the United States, at a routine #immigration check-in in New Orleans & subsequently deported to Honduras with no meaningful #DueProcess.
As a #UScitizen “deported” to Honduras, #VML is now effectively stateless.
#House #Democrats #Trump #OneBigUglyBill #OneBigBeautifulBill #MagicMinute
VML’s story:
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2-year-old U.S. citizen apparently removed from the country 'with no meaningful process,' judge says
A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday said that a 2-year-old U.S. citizen appears to have been taken with her mother to Honduras with no meaningful due process.Phil Helsel (NBC News)
#HakeemJeffries has passed the 7 hr mark. He has discussed how #unions & #CollectiveBargaining shaped his own life & reiterated #Democrats’ commitment to unions.
The #OneBigBeautifulBill act harms working Americans in many ways, just one of which is #unlawful #fees on Justice & Unions – it imposes a $350 fee on federal employees to file appeals w/the #MSPB, & charges unions for official time—despite being legally mandated.
#House #Trump #OneBigUglyBill #MagicMinute
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#HakeemJeffries quoted former Democratic President Harry Truman's "forward-looking vision" calling for #UniversalHealthcare.
Instead, Jeffries said #Republicans were now "ripping #healthcare" from Americans.
"That's shameful. It's disgusting," he said.
"I feel the obligation Mr. Speaker to stand on this house floor and take my sweet time to tell the stories of the American people, and that is exactly what I intend to do. Take my sweet time," Rep #HakeemJeffries said around 6AM, an hour into his remarks.
"On behalf of every single American, I am…planning to take my sweet time," he added.
#House Minority Leader #HakeemJeffries on the House floor during debate is reading testimony from Americans he says are worried about the impacts of this bill.
These stories come from House districts represented by #Republican lawmakers & Jeffries is calling out the representatives by name.
“This one big, ugly bill--this reckless Republican budget -- this disgusting abomination is not about improving the quality of life of the American people," Jeffries said.
"The focus of this bill, the justification for all of the cuts that will hurt everyday Americans is to provide massive #TaxBreaks for #billionaires,” #House Minority Leader #HakeemJeffries said.
Jeffries said every #Democrat stood in opposition to the '#OneBigBeautifulBill'.
"We're standing up for the American people," he added.
Seen as someone who can navigate both the #progressive & #moderate wings of his party, #HakeemJeffries is also viewed as a potential Speaker if #Democrats regain control of the #House.
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House Majority Leader #SteveScalise told reporters that #Trump persuaded holdouts to get behind the bill in an early morning phone call by emphasizing that no more changes would be made to the #legislation.
#House #Democrats #OneBigUglyBill #OneBigBeautifulBill #filibuster
#House Minority Leader #HakeemJeffries has passed the 5 hour mark, speaking against the #Trump / #Republicans so called #OneBigBeautifulBill.
“This should be a ‘Hell no!’ vote,” Rep Hakeem Jeffries.
#House #Democrats #OneBigUglyBill #MagicMinute
#HakeemJeffries has been holding the #House floor since 5AM to stall final vote on #Trump’s #OneBigBeautifulBill. He’s been talking for four hours so far. CSPAN is airing.
In the runup to a final #Senate vote on #Trump’s big bill of tax cuts & spending cuts, #Republicans have voted down #Democratic amendments to strike portions of the bill that would reduce funding for rural #hospitals, #FoodStamps & #Medicaid.
Sen #SusanCollins (R-ME)joined #Democrats on an amendment to strike language that would force rural hospitals to limit their services.
#law #policy #PublicDisservice
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Because it isn’t already about who has the richest friends:
#SCOTUS will hear #Republicans appeal over #spending limits in #elections
SCOTUS will take up a Republican-led drive to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination w/candidates for Congress & president.
The justices said Mon they’ll review an appellate ruling that upheld a provision of federal #election #law that’s >50 yrs old. #Democrats want the court to leave the law in place.
> "what we do is we treat the #democrats like an empty vessel, take them over"
Amen, and it's exactly what MAGA did to the Rs.
Do you see that people?
We can get 50 #AOC s across this country
The establishment is weak
Third party divides the left: what we do is we treat the #democrats like an empty vessel, take them over
The centrists don't mean shit!
Most most most importantly:
#VOTE
MOB THE FUCKING #PRIMARIES #PRIMARIES2026
SHOW THE FUCK UP AND OWN THIS PARTY AND THEN OWN THIS COUNTRY
Dr. Jack Brown :verified: (@DrJackBrown@mstdn.social)
"Our Constitution, written by our founders, is intended to protect us against a threat identical to Donald Trump – someone who seeks power at all costs to get more power." Al GoreMastodon 🐘
i'm glad you bought up #elections
i don't want people to think "make a fist" means violence (although you should always punch a nazi)
"make a fist" means you fucking vote, always, as well as many other efforts
you #vote not because the #democrats are awesome. the democrats fucking suck
but they aren't *fascists*
"make a fist" means stop trying to be a fucking perfectionist all the time
act pragmatically
because this is a fucking street fight
not a debate society
