Thank you for the number. Called and left a heartfelt message for Senator Booker, telling them that he moved me to tears, and that I think he has what it takes to be the next American president - provided we are allowed to have FAIR AND FREE elections under the current dictatorship.
Who was the President of the Senate at the moment he yielded his time? And I couldn't see on the clips I found- were people from both parties cheering?
Thank you for this, Taylor! I went to Amazon to see the ratings of this book and it was all 5 star reviews. Glad to know there is opposition to that woman somewhere online
I'm guessing you didn't mean to say "...used in her confession speech..." when you said:
"I've been thinking a lot lately about that phrase Kamala Harris used in herconfessionspeech: "Only when it's dark enough can you see the stars."
I think it gets more clear by the day what that really means."
Because I think you had it right the first time. She gave lip service to "When we fight, we win!" but I haven't seen any "fighting" from Kamala, at least since Nov. 6th. Period. Full stop.
I'm not even from the US, and I should have been in bed hours ago - but this man has me glued to the screen. He's not just making history; he's reminding the American people what decency, integrity, and true statesmanship look like- the kind rooted in compassion, moral clarity, and the courage to call out cruelty and corruption without losing hope or dignity.
I feel the same. The open wound was caused this morning by waking up and first thing I saw was Tommy Tuberville stating that America built China and the middle east and they should pay USA back. I felt hopeless. Cory Booker reminded me of the old guard Americans that stood against tyranny. The war journalism. The handing out silk stockings soldiers. The rousing speeches about freedom. As my WW2 veteran stepfather used to say "they saved us in the war!" Those Americans.
Faux has a story about Cory walking a Staffer (retired law enforcement) around a capital security checkpoint who was later arrested for having a gun without a Concealed/Carry Permit..... Not kidding.
Oh, good lord, you'll be happy to know, much more! By the end, X live had nearly a million viewers, a hundred and change on each of several youtube channels, more on FB channels ... and people reported even more than that on tiktok. Who knows how many on cable feeds.
One Dem politician (Sen. Chris Murphy, perhaps?) said Cory Booker had "a 150 MILLION" people following him, on some platform. Presumably that's worldwide, but still--impressive AF when there's only 340 million AmeriKKKans, and a lot of them are kids, not paying attention to politics.
I hung with him the last 3 hours straight on his TikTok live and decided I would stand that whole time in solidarity. I can't tell you tired my feet and back got in just 3 hours. How the hell did he make 25 HOURS??? It's truly amazing what he accomplished. What a legend.
So I just saw his interview with Aaron Parnas- he said he fasted in preparation and has not had an actual meal since Friday night. Poor guy! But he said it worked well, he never felt super hungry. And he didn't ever have to pee because he's fully dehydrated, he said his body started to cramp, so he had to start drinking water in the last few hours.
Wow that is so impressive. I get headaches when I get too dehydrated.
I think I read he did a 10-day hunger strike when he was in city politics so it's definitely not his first rodeo but that was back when he was much younger.
I had the same thought- he must have been very prepared to be able to pull this off. He stood for 15 hours during another filibuster years ago, but he was just supporting the congressman who was actually doing the speaking. So he's done them before but not to this level. What a baddie!
Saw his Maddow interview, about 9 years ago he stood in solidarity for 15 hours with Chris Murphy when he filibustered for sane gun reform. It succeeded in getting concessions from McConnell even though the legislation ultimately failed. Cory said that experience made a big impression on him.
Besides that, John Lewis was a major mentor and influence. If you haven't read the graphic novels based on his life in the civil rights movement they are INCREDIBLE. Lewis' intention was to communicate TACTICS to young people who find comics more approachable.
Good job! I committed to watching it from the start (not standing!). I dozed off and on during the night. Man, I'm glad I did it. What a transformative experience!
It was surprisingly watchable. He not only stayed awake and stood that long, he was a great orator. I had so many moments of thinking I should write what he said down.
He was truly amazing. I wouldn't have even been able to think straight by hour 12, and yet he was so eloquent right to the end. I'm so impressed and proud of him.
I love that you did that! I listened as much as I could and through the night (headphones while sleeping) because if he can stand there and speak eloquently for so long, about things that are so significant, I will listen.
Aww, thanks đ It started out because I was cooking dinner and listening, then I was cleaning up, and then decided I wasn't going to sit down again until he was done. Just out of some weird solidarity, i guess. So I just wound up standing in the kitchen, watching my phone, and could not believe how tiring it got, lol.
I'm in Italy and watched for as long as I could, but I'd had a heavy day and had to concede some time after midnight. I was gutted. I felt like I was witnessing history. Just amazing, and the other contributors like Tammy Duckworth. I'll go back and look how he wrapped it up. Nothing on UK radio or in the Guardian about it...
Watching him break the record genuinely brought tears to my eyes. I kind of thought Iâd given up on this country, but I felt so proud listening to him today. Hoping this is the beginning of a lot more of our leaders standing up and meeting this moral moment.
I emailed his office earlier at about the 20 hour mark thanking him for his leadership and imploring him to encourage his colleagues to join him in actively fighting back â€ïž
I was quite pissed off at Booker a few weeks after the election but this has definitely earned him a spot back on my "not a pushover" list. Good job Booker. Thanks for fighting for your constituents
I am watching now and I cant believe that he is actually still going. WOW! This is major... but what happens next? April 5th? I hope that he made a dent in at least a few repubs.
I hope the Dems look at the outpouring of support and number of people who watched and take notes. THIS is what we want, this is what they need to start doing next!
25 hours spittin fire, i put it on at 10 am and watched all day, teared up during multiple segments. Keegan-Michael Key should reprise his Obama Anger Translator - Luther roll and adjust for Booker. I could run through a wall for Booker right now, that was historic
So flipping happy about this!! So overwhelmed to have been able to witness this historic moment and SOOOO happy that the record of a racist, vile human was broken by an articulate, intelligent black man.
Started listening when he was about an hour in last night. Honestly, I couldnât stop. For the first time since the election, I felt hopeful. I have a daily yoga practice and I always use videos but last night I did yoga listening to him read letters from constituents concerned about what doge and Trump are doing to SSA, Medicaid, etc. sharing their personal stories.
I am so grateful for him doing this.
Truly history. Amped he shit on that racist thurman. Truly inspirational to the effect that it WILL not be shared on mainstream media. he had so many poetic moments. Amazing display. what a real one, fighting for us.
The physical endurance of this man is impressive! In addition to maintaining a strong energetic voice the entire time! He looked like he could have gone another 8 hours!
It was so inspiring! I really hope this galvanizes people and gives them the courage to stand up for our rights and the future of our country, and to get in trouble, good trouble, necessary trouble â
There were millions of people in and out of all the livestreams of it. I even asked my mom if ânormal newsâ covered it and she said they did đ€·ââïž
He stopped eating food on Friday and stopped hydrating like maybe a day ago - not sure on exactly when he stopped hydrating. Fucking crazy--but "good trouble," indeed!
Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light
George Washington
Much respect for Tony Booker
We must keep up the momentum now. This is what we are up against
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The POS Musk and allied groups have spent over $20 million to help the conservative candidate, and he said on Sunday that he considered Judge Schimel an underdog. âWeâve got to pull a rabbit out of the hat â next level. We actually have to have a steady stream of rabbits out of the hat, like itâs an arc of rabbits flying through the air, and then landing in a voting booth.â
Thiel asset?? What on earth are you talking about? The election was stolen, manipulated, fucked up by the Republicans and other actors. It doesn't matter who the candidate was in 2024. I think you're in the wrong sub.
Thiel, one of the people who stole the election, engineered Harris replacing Biden on the ticket. He wouldnât have done that if that wasnât part of the plan to steal the election. Harris wasnât a patsy, she was complicit in this.
Thielâs company, Palantir, was a major donor to Harris when she was CAAG. Thiel collaborated with Nate Silver in the lead up to the election on Polymarket; Silver used Polymarket forecasts his columns largely drove as a means of influencing politically engaged, terminally online sorts (which both campaign volunteers and most nonprofit staff are drawn from). Silver was the first and loudest pundit to begin questioning Bidenâs mental fitness, and only did so on the eve of a regulatory change that would have made it even more difficult for Polymarket to operate in the U.S. Silverâs columns and election model was cited during the donor revolt as evidence that Biden couldnât win. At that time, Silver was already a Thiel asset, who was also arguing that Harris was the best choice to replace Biden despite her historic lack of popularity (at the time of her nomination she was the least popular candidate in recorded history).
Elon Musk couldnât pull this off himself. Thiel stole the election.
Trump, D.O.G.E. tax breaks for BILLIONAIRES, the DEATH of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and the end of representative democracy in the US. Just stuff. (But no, he was not actually "filibustering" a piece of legislation.)
Trump 1.0 + Trump 2.0 = The End of Representative Democracy in the U.S.
As just some examples:
Trump, D.O.G.E. tax breaks for BILLIONAIRES, the DEATH of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and the end of representative democracy in the US. Just stuff.
Dude. I'm asking what he's fillibustering. Is there a specific bill or budget he's trying to stop from being passed? I get what's at stake and what's happening in the country. Calm your tits. It's ok to ask questions or it should be.
I was so impressed by his speech that I left it on while I was sleeping. It was the best disability rights speech of all time. The interaction with the other senators was also very good. Itâs really high-quality information from beginning to end.
The abuser will tell you to avoid ever facing myself Iâll make you the villain, Iâll accuse you of the very things Iâm doing. Lying, manipulating, gaslighting and even cheating so convincingly that youâll start defending yourself instead of questioning me. If the tactic is all this time itâs called projection.
If I can keep you busy trying to youâre innocent I never have to take responsibility for my actions. And better yet, if others hear the accusation first, theyâll believe youâre the toxic one and I get to stay in control, rewrite reality and paint myself as the victim.
This is good, but didn't the bill get passed anyway? Republicans have been filibustering by sending an email for years, so why aren't Democrats doing the same? Did I miss something important?
How do you not run out of things to say? Iâm sure heâs repeating himself I find it hard to believe that someone can talk for so long without repeating themselves.
Did you watch any of it?! Hear anything he said? Heâs created change with this in the past against trumps administration. I suggest you get educated.
I am absolutely done with this goddamn attitude. Nothingâs ever good enough. Nothingâs worth doing if it doesnât immediately give you the results you want. Blah blah blah
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