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dcombes.bsky.social
📲NEW HAMPSHIRE call Sen. Shaheen NOW. (202) 224-3121. She is willing to fold on a 1 year extension of ACA subsidies. 1 year !?! Brings it back up at midterms😡 #NoBlankChecks
#Pinks
October 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
This is good. I have been withering in my criticism of Sen. Schumer and he deserves it. But, it's also important to acknowledge and applaud when he genuinely does something good.

Good on him to so publicly align with #NoKings giving all orgs a boost. Now he needs to hold firm. #NoBlankChecks
jbendery.bsky.social Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Oct 16
Chuck Schumer will be among the millions of people attending “No Kings” rallies on Saturday, in protest of Trump’s authoritarianism. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Chuck Schumer To Attend 'No Kings' Rally
www.huffpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
Read this piece and ask yourself whether it makes sense for Democrats to just keep talking about healthcare as ChatGPI bots and pretend everything is normal and keep issuing blank checks to fund this Trump regime. #noblankchecks
ariberman.bsky.social Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · Sep 8
SCOTUS allowing ICE to racially profile will embolden Trump to use ICE & military against his political opponents, potentially demanding citizenship checks at polls & intimidating Dem voters in 2026. Already seeing such tactics with occupation of LA, DC & Chicago www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...
www.motherjones.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
flyingwithsara.bsky.social
It is abundantly clear that this administration will shutdown the entire federal government no matter how Congress votes. If @SenateDems stop them now and reject the false choice of this CR, the issue is focused and in the hands of Congress, not Musk. #NoBlankChecks #FightBack
BREAKING: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told Congress today that he signed an agreement to work with DOGE to cut jobs and spending. The USPS is planning to eliminate 10,000 jobs in the next 30 days through a "voluntary early retirement" program. https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-oversight.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/pmg-dejoy-to-congressional.leaders_3.13.2025.pdf @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
murshedz.bsky.social
For ie below is a weasley statement from @gallego.senate.gov - He needs to commit to both 1 and 2 (not just 2).

Not good enough. Keep calling and ask them to:

1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. #noblankchecks for Elon and Donald.

☎️ (202) 224-3121
gallego.senate.gov Senator Ruben Gallego @gallego.senate.gov · Mar 13
I’m voting NO on the Republican spending bill
March 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
Good question. Call the Senate and tell them:

1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. #noblankchecks for Elon and Donald.

☎️ (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
climatebrad.hillheat.com
Pivot to a hard #nokings budget line. #noblankchecks
chrismurphyct.bsky.social Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Sep 30
It’s decision time.

If we are going to fund the government, it should only be a government that respects our democracy, that isn’t corrupt, that doesn’t treat people and places that oppose President Trump as enemies, deserving of indictment or military deployment.
September 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
Maybe unclear but report keeps popping up that a cohort of moderate Senate Dems who want to do a deal - they need to hear from their constituents and Chuck needs to hear from all Dems. #NoBlankChecks #NoKings
"Manu Raju post on X In the long caucus meeting today, Dems came away seeing about 10-12 members willing to back deal to reopen government. Chuck Schumer didn’t express his views as his caucus members aired out their views, per sources"
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
murshedz.bsky.social
Again please read this piece and ask yourself whether it makes sense for Democrats to just keep talking about healthcare as ChatGPI bots and pretend everything is normal as if were in a standard funding fight and keep issuing blank checks to fund this Trump regime. #noblankchecks
ariberman.bsky.social Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · Sep 8
SCOTUS allowing ICE to racially profile will embolden Trump to use ICE & military against his political opponents, potentially demanding citizenship checks at polls & intimidating Dem voters in 2026. Already seeing such tactics with occupation of LA, DC & Chicago www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...
www.motherjones.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
Key point. When they do the right thing - thank them and encourage them to stay strong.

@markwarner.bsky.social is here. Colorado folks give Hickenlooper a call and say thanks.

Let’s keep fighting till the end. #notonevote #noblankchecks for Elon/Donald.
dceiver.bsky.social Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · Mar 13
Warner and Hickenlooper have videos up where they say they are no's on cloture, a good sign that grassroots pressure is working; hit them with some positive reinforcement.
March 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
Right now - we need to keep pushing and pushing. As I mentioned upthread Schumer's statement left way too much wiggle room and it appears as of now he is trying to buy time to surrender. Tell them - surrender would not be ok. Not now. #notonevote #noblankchecks for Musk/Trump.
joshtpm.bsky.social Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Mar 12
DONT BELIEVE IT: Okay moments like this it’s totally fog of war. Not only ‘you don’t know what they really think’ but ‘THEY may not know what they really think’. But I’m picking up enough to tell me that this statement from Schumer may not be on the level.
March 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
"Ending Dictator Rule" needs to be one of the key/essential components of any demand Dems must assert in their messaging to Republicans re #NoBlankChecks when funding the Trump regime. @joshtpm.bsky.social

Playing small ball around ACA subsidies won't cut it. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/on-sh...
First. As I said last week, Democrats remain out of power. It’s unrealistic to think they’ll be able to roll back all Trump’s unconstitutional actions. But they can target key ones. What should they demand? I would class them all under the package heading of Ending Dictator Rule. Trump has to follow the Constitution if he wants Democrats’ help. Three broad areas to target are: 1) Forcing Trump to get Congress to pass a law making his tariffs legal 2) Force him to end his rescissions and make him follow the congressionally passed budget. 3) End the invasions of American cities. I’m not trying to frame these in ways that make them most politically powerful. And I’m not putting them in order of importance. I’m just noting these three broad areas. Second. A group of the most endangered House Republicans have now introduced a bill that would extend the Obamacare subsidies until the 2026 election. This has very little support among Republicans outside of those who stand a good shot of losing their seats next year. The idea is that it gets passed with Democratic votes. I said last week that basing a budget deal on this is a terrible idea. But that doesn’t mean Democrats should say no. Change the bill to making the subsidies permanent again and then Democrats can vote for it. In fact, make them restore the Medicaid funding too. (Yes, no Congress can bind the actions of a future Congress. But you can make changing it again a lot harder and more visible.) It’s just not the basis of any deal. Make Republicans clean up their own messes.
September 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
Welcome to our #noblankchecks train Ezra Klein. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
“I’m not going to tell you I am absolutely sure Democrats should shut the government down. I’m not. At the same time, joining Republicans to fund this government is worse than failing at opposition. It’s complicity. I’m not a political strategist. I hope somebody has better ideas than I do. But it’s been about six months since Schumer decided that it wasn’t the time for a fight, that neither he nor the country was ready. Democratic leaders have had six months to come up with a plan. If there’s a better plan than a shutdown, great. But if the plan is still nothing, then Democrats need new leaders.”
September 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
Oh, BTW - Rs have already signaled they won't even honor the terms of their own garbage funding bill w blank checks for Musk/Trump.

Keep calling the Sen and ask them to:

1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. #noblankchecks for Elon and Donald.

☎️ (202) 224-3121
daveweigel.bsky.social Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Mar 13
It's the DOGE factor. Rs are bragging, before the vote, that Trump will just impound CR money and dare courts to stop him. That has lined up the House Rs and made Dems feel like suckers if they vote yes. www.foxnews.com/politics/sco...
March 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
Jeanne Shaheen - the DINO Senator from New Hampshire keeps looking for ways to surrender to Trump and MAGA in Congress. @punchbowlnews.bsky.social

Just one year extension of ACA subsidies would be a pathetic cave at this point. #noblankchecks
“This is news. There’s a bipartisan group of senators discussing several different potential off-ramps involving the enhanced Obamacare subsidies. The group, led in part by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), is discussing the possibility of holding two side-by-side votes intended to end the shutdown, per multiple sources familiar with the matter. The first vote would be to reopen the government, while the second would be on a one-year extension of the Obamacare enhanced premium tax credits, plus a commitment to pass a longer-term solution by a date certain. Locking this in would require unanimous consent, of course, and Republicans have already ruled out the idea of tying an Obamacare extension to government funding. Plus, progressives — including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — have rejected a one-year Obamacare credits extension, which would punt the problem to right before the midterms.”
October 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
murshedz.bsky.social
🚨🚨 BOOM. Unlike @gallego.senate.gov - Sen. Mark Kelly is a NO on cloture too.

Keep up the calls. They are working:

1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. #noblankchecks for Elon and Donald.

☎️ (202) 224-3121
Tweet screenshot from Erik Wasson (Bloomberg reporter): "Kelly is a no on cloture as well his office says" blockquoting his own tweet which said: "SHUTDOWN: @SenMarkKelly @RubenGallego say they are voting No on House CR. Not clear if that means cloture also"
March 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
mnindivisible.bsky.social
MIA has a simple ask for Klobuchar + Smith:
🛑 No blank checks.
🛑 No backroom deals.
🛑 No normalizing Trump's power grabs.

We sent a letter. You can take action too:
📎 indivisible.org/campaign/gove...

#NoBlankChecks #ShutdownShowdown #Indivisible
GOVERNMENT FUNDING SHOWDOWN: NO BLANK CHECKS FOR TRUMP
indivisible.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
mnindivisible.bsky.social
MIA has a simple ask for Klobuchar + Smith:
🛑 No blank checks.
🛑 No backroom deals.
🛑 No normalizing Trump's power grabs.

We sent a letter. You can take action too:
📎 indivisible.org/campaign/gove...

#NoBlankChecks #ShutdownShowdown #Indivisible
GOVERNMENT FUNDING SHOWDOWN: NO BLANK CHECKS FOR TRUMP
indivisible.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
indivisiblegconc.bsky.social
PLEASE FLOOD THE PHONES! Just made my calls at lunch!

#FloodtheZone #NoBlankChecks
5calls.org 5 Calls @5calls.org · Oct 1
Demand your reps hold firm during this Republican shut down of the government and refuse to give yet another blank check to a dictator. 🔥📞🔥

Info, numbers, script 👉 5calls.org/issue/federa...
Republicans in control of Congress have opted to shut down the government instead of working with Democrats to protect Americans from rising health care costs and stop Trump’s authoritarian power grab of the budget. Demand your reps hold firm during this shut down and refuse to give yet another blank check to a dictator.
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
nvbcthriver.bsky.social
🪧 Today’s Tyranny Tuesday: 75 people, 3 dogs, 1 loud message. Missed it? You still matter.

📧 Call or email Senators Cortez Masto & Rosen:
✅ Fund Medicaid
✅ Keep ACA subsidies
✅ Stop federal overreach

#TyrannyTuesday #IndivisibleNNV #NoBlankChecks #ProtectOurCare
@indivisiblennv.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
cjstryker.bsky.social
A study hall note to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!

#CuomoForMayor #ProveYouCanLead #HoldTheLine #NYCPolitics #NoBlankChecks #EarnMyVote #ChallengeAdams #FightTrumpNow #LeadDontPreach #LoyaltyAndAccountability #NYCVotes #DisputeDisruptDismantle #PoliceCorruption
July 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
llaw1.bsky.social
Trump already committed war crimes, bombing a ship in the Caribbean.When will our Dept of Justice DO THEIR JOB, instead of taking illegal orders from #FelonTrump. #NoBlankChecks
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
pamspaulding.bsky.social
Explain to me how @aoc.bsky.social went from "Fight Nazis until I'm six feet in the ground" in Jan 2025 to this week, saying the *D high price* is saving the ACA — essentially a Schumer #FAIL of caving to fund worsening authoritarian rule under Decomposing Dictator?!

#DoNotComply #NoBlankChecks
AOC: One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I'm six feet in the ground. Jan 23, 2025 Democrats are dealing with their own split over when to take a stand. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said he thought there could be a “straightforward” stopgap funding plan now and a “comprehensive” deal involving the insurance subsidies later. But others, like Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), said now is the time to fight, ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline. “I think we need to have a high price, and so that price could be saving the ACA,” Ocasio-Cortez said. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/09/10/congress/shutdown-deadline-stopgap-funding-deal-timing-00554968
September 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM