Decatur Gibson Byrd (Shawnee, 1923–2002). Liberation (1973, oil on canvas).
August 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Decatur Gibson Byrd (Shawnee, 1923–2002). Liberation (1973, oil on canvas).
The Byrd rule remains a real kick in the ballroom
Tough break for the Trump Ballroom
Senate Parliamentarian rules the $1 billion project will require 60 votes for approval, per Senate Budget Cmte Democrats
Very very steep climb
Senate Parliamentarian rules the $1 billion project will require 60 votes for approval, per Senate Budget Cmte Democrats
Very very steep climb
May 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The Byrd rule remains a real kick in the ballroom
Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate Parliamentarian, has flagged a growing list of provisions that would be prohibited under the Byrd Rule.
As The Byrd Bath Continues, Here’s A Look At What Will Likely Be Out Of The Big Beautiful Bill
Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate Parliamentarian, has flagged a growing list of provisions that would be prohibited under the Byrd Rule.
www.forbes.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate Parliamentarian, has flagged a growing list of provisions that would be prohibited under the Byrd Rule.
Spectacular news - the Medicaid ban for transgender care is OUT as a result of the Byrd rule.
HUGE NEWS: The Senate Parliamentarian has struck the ban on Medicaid dollars for gender-affirming care trans people from the One Big Beautiful Bill!
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
Byrd Rule Violations Continue to Mount on the Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
www.budget.senate.gov
June 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Spectacular news - the Medicaid ban for transgender care is OUT as a result of the Byrd rule.
P.S.
If you’re reading this as whitewashing Byrd, that’s not my intent.
People kept bringing up the Byrd comparison for Platner. I’m saying that’s a road Dems *shouldn’t* go down again.
Yeah, Byrd was more repentant than Platner. But I don’t think that makes either one a model to follow.
If you’re reading this as whitewashing Byrd, that’s not my intent.
People kept bringing up the Byrd comparison for Platner. I’m saying that’s a road Dems *shouldn’t* go down again.
Yeah, Byrd was more repentant than Platner. But I don’t think that makes either one a model to follow.
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
P.S.
If you’re reading this as whitewashing Byrd, that’s not my intent.
People kept bringing up the Byrd comparison for Platner. I’m saying that’s a road Dems *shouldn’t* go down again.
Yeah, Byrd was more repentant than Platner. But I don’t think that makes either one a model to follow.
If you’re reading this as whitewashing Byrd, that’s not my intent.
People kept bringing up the Byrd comparison for Platner. I’m saying that’s a road Dems *shouldn’t* go down again.
Yeah, Byrd was more repentant than Platner. But I don’t think that makes either one a model to follow.
JUST IN: James Byrd has clinched the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Wyoming.
Let’s do this.
Let’s do this.
August 19, 2026 at 12:45 PM
JUST IN: James Byrd has clinched the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Wyoming.
Let’s do this.
Let’s do this.
“Governor, will you get the child molester out of the legislature? David Byrd?”
@GovBillLee: “That’s gonna happen.”
PSA: Lee did nothing. Byrd was re-elected.
This is why @aftynbehn.bsky.social protested. Republicans are attacking the hero in the story.
Watch. Share. Vote. #TN7
@GovBillLee: “That’s gonna happen.”
PSA: Lee did nothing. Byrd was re-elected.
This is why @aftynbehn.bsky.social protested. Republicans are attacking the hero in the story.
Watch. Share. Vote. #TN7
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“Governor, will you get the child molester out of the legislature? David Byrd?”
@GovBillLee: “That’s gonna happen.”
PSA: Lee did nothing. Byrd was re-elected.
This is why @aftynbehn.bsky.social protested. Republicans are attacking the hero in the story.
Watch. Share. Vote. #TN7
@GovBillLee: “That’s gonna happen.”
PSA: Lee did nothing. Byrd was re-elected.
This is why @aftynbehn.bsky.social protested. Republicans are attacking the hero in the story.
Watch. Share. Vote. #TN7
New Byrd bath results: Senate Judiciary and Budget Ds successfully argue that the ballroom provision violates the third prong of the Byrd rule — having matter outside of the Judiciary Committee’s jurisdiction.
This is fixable, but only if Rs *severely* curtail the money’s flexibility.
This is fixable, but only if Rs *severely* curtail the money’s flexibility.
Golden Ballroom Slush Fund Violates Byrd Rule, According to Senate Parliamentarian | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
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www.budget.senate.gov
May 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
New Byrd bath results: Senate Judiciary and Budget Ds successfully argue that the ballroom provision violates the third prong of the Byrd rule — having matter outside of the Judiciary Committee’s jurisdiction.
This is fixable, but only if Rs *severely* curtail the money’s flexibility.
This is fixable, but only if Rs *severely* curtail the money’s flexibility.
Byrd beast pirate pin up
September 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Byrd beast pirate pin up
Trump again attacks Renee Good but he calls Ashli Babbitt a victim and Michael Byrd a murderer.
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Trump again attacks Renee Good but he calls Ashli Babbitt a victim and Michael Byrd a murderer.
August 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: The Senate parliamentarian struck the GOP provision that would have spent $1 billion in taxpayer money on Trump’s proposed White House ballroom, according to Senate Budget Committee Democrats.
The parliamentarian ruled that the provision violated the Byrd Rule.
The parliamentarian ruled that the provision violated the Byrd Rule.
May 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
🚨 BREAKING: The Senate parliamentarian struck the GOP provision that would have spent $1 billion in taxpayer money on Trump’s proposed White House ballroom, according to Senate Budget Committee Democrats.
The parliamentarian ruled that the provision violated the Byrd Rule.
The parliamentarian ruled that the provision violated the Byrd Rule.
Finished for Byrd!! 🏝️🥭
April 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Finished for Byrd!! 🏝️🥭
Some good news! As Trump’s “One Big 💩 Bill” barrels through Congress loaded with extreme riders, the Senate parliamentarian just struck down some of the worst, thanks to the Byrd Rule.
June 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Some good news! As Trump’s “One Big 💩 Bill” barrels through Congress loaded with extreme riders, the Senate parliamentarian just struck down some of the worst, thanks to the Byrd Rule.
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Florida NAACP and Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, moments after Ron DeSantis signed Florida's latest voter suppression bill into law, my firm sued. www.democracydocket.com/cases/florid...
🚨 Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP v. Byrd
Learn more.
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April 1, 2026 at 5:44 PM
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Florida NAACP and Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, moments after Ron DeSantis signed Florida's latest voter suppression bill into law, my firm sued. www.democracydocket.com/cases/florid...
Healthcare should not be a privilege reserved for those who can afford it, it should be a basic human right available to all of us. - AFT VP Vicky Byrd #AFLCIO26
June 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Healthcare should not be a privilege reserved for those who can afford it, it should be a basic human right available to all of us. - AFT VP Vicky Byrd #AFLCIO26
Slutty Byrd
United States, Census, 1910
United States, Census, 1910
August 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Slutty Byrd
United States, Census, 1910
United States, Census, 1910
This is who voted against establishing DHS
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is who voted against establishing DHS
So, when he finally became Chair of Appropriations, what did Robert Byrd do with his seniority and collection of IOUs?
He used the committee to steer federal funding to West Virginia. A lot of it. A ton. Over his career, Byrd personally steered billions and billions in federal funding to WV.
He used the committee to steer federal funding to West Virginia. A lot of it. A ton. Over his career, Byrd personally steered billions and billions in federal funding to WV.
May 27, 2026 at 8:26 AM
So, when he finally became Chair of Appropriations, what did Robert Byrd do with his seniority and collection of IOUs?
He used the committee to steer federal funding to West Virginia. A lot of it. A ton. Over his career, Byrd personally steered billions and billions in federal funding to WV.
He used the committee to steer federal funding to West Virginia. A lot of it. A ton. Over his career, Byrd personally steered billions and billions in federal funding to WV.
Fritz Holling?? Byrd??
This is who voted against establishing DHS
January 18, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Fritz Holling?? Byrd??
Eric Welch bringing the receipts on a Blackburn operative’s sordid past defending David Byrd by attacking his victims
April 8, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Eric Welch bringing the receipts on a Blackburn operative’s sordid past defending David Byrd by attacking his victims
Senate rulekeeper deals huge blows to Trump’s revised ‘Big, beautiful bill’
A Medicaid carveout for Alaska was among the “Byrd bath” casualties.
A Medicaid carveout for Alaska was among the “Byrd bath” casualties.
Senate rulekeeper deals blows to revised ‘Big, beautiful bill’
A Medicaid carveout for Alaska was among the “Byrd bath” casualties.
www.politico.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Senate rulekeeper deals huge blows to Trump’s revised ‘Big, beautiful bill’
A Medicaid carveout for Alaska was among the “Byrd bath” casualties.
A Medicaid carveout for Alaska was among the “Byrd bath” casualties.
More Byrd rule victories for Dems. This time eliminating some fees designed to discourage immigration due process.
Parliamentarian also strikes:
-a mandatory minimum $5,000 bond to sponsor an unaccompanied child
-Rule that expands expedited removal procedures to noncitizens merely arrested for a crime, regardless of how long they have been in the U.S. or their status
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
-a mandatory minimum $5,000 bond to sponsor an unaccompanied child
-Rule that expands expedited removal procedures to noncitizens merely arrested for a crime, regardless of how long they have been in the U.S. or their status
www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
Senate Parliamentarian Advises on More Byrd Bath Violations in Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget
www.budget.senate.gov
June 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
More Byrd rule victories for Dems. This time eliminating some fees designed to discourage immigration due process.