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Actually, I had back surgery yesterday and checked myself out of the hospital this morning to make sure I voted to IMPEACH Hegseth. He’s the most incompetent & immoral SecDef in history and he needs to go!
The 11 Dems who missed the vote: @RepLouCorrea - CA-46 @RepJasmine - TX-30 @RepDannyDavis - IL-7 @RepLloydDoggett - TX-37 @RepLauraGillen - NY-4 @RepJimmyGomez - CA-34 @RepGonzalez - TX-34 @USRepKeating - MA-9 @RepPatRyanNY - NY-18 @janschakowsky - IL-9 @RepWilson - FL-24
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YouGov Blue poll | 11/7-11/9 Now that Democrats will control the Senate, should Senate Democrats choose Chuck Schumer to be Majority Leader, or choose someone else? Someone else 57% Chuck Schumer 10% Link to poll: cdn.sanity.io/files/ifn0l6bs…
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WHERE WERE THESE PEOPLE?
BREAKING: Thomas Massie’s resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth fails in the House 211-204, after 11 Democrats failed to show up for the vote. If those 11 Democrats had showed up, Hegseth would have been impeached 215-211.
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I am a HELL YES on impeaching Pete Hegseth.
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Then maybe show up to vote for it.
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Insane that 11 Democrats couldn't even bother to show up for an impeachment vote after the actual voters rejected the Iran War. What is going on?
The 11 Democrats who didn’t vote on Hegseth’s impeachment:
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The 11 Democrats who did not vote to Impeach Pete Hegseth: Julia Brownley (CA) @RepBrownley Lou Correa (CA) @RepLouCorrea Laura Gillen (NY) @RepLauraGillen Steven Horsford (NV) @RepHorsford Jonathan Jackson (IL) @rep_jackson Nancy Pelosi (CA) @SpeakerPelosi Brittany Pettersen (CO) @RepPettersen Melanie Stansbury (NM) @Rep_Stansbury Haley Stevens (MI) @RepHaleyStevens Marilyn Strickland (WA) @RepStricklandWA Frederica Wilson (FL) @RepWilson
Motion to Block Hegseth’s Impeachment Succeeds: 211-204 One Republican votes no
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Democrats not showing up for the Hegseth impeachment vote is a giant warning sign. Forget Republicans - did Democrats and their leaders watch the election results last week?
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Going to war with a country, killing Iranian children and American service-members, and causing a cost of living crisis because some people chant "Death to America" is the dumbest f-ing reason to go to war I've ever heard.
Amazing exchange ⬇️ CNN Anchor: They’ve been saying death to America for decades. Rep. Adam Hamawy: We’ve been saying death to Iran for decades as well. CNN Anchor: They’ve killed a lot of Americans. Rep. Adam Hamawy: And we’ve killed a lot of them as well.
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Angie Nixon confirms reporting that Chuck Schumer gave her ONLY $5000 from his Leadership PAC. She also reveals the DSCC only gave money to her campaign the DAY BEFORE the election “It was a failed opportunity, a missed opportunity…we need to have some tough conversations.”
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
OP's claims about the timeline and donations are misleading. $5,000 is the maximum amount of money Schumer could legally give in direct PAC contributions. fec.gov/help-candidate… The money was given in October. x.com/AviBittMD/stat… Chuck Schumer hosted a fundraising event for Angie Nixon on October 20, 2026. punchbowl.news/article/campai…
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🚨 NEW | Angie Nixon, who lost Florida's Senate race by about 3 points, says Chuck Schumer gave her a noncommittal answer when she asked for help: "When I did speak with Sen. Schumer on the phone, it was basically a 'we will see.'"
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Welcoming this energy to Congress!
Ojeda: It bothers me that we have so many people that like to rattle the drums of war, and they have no idea what the ramifications are. There have been a lot of things that have been done wrong that need to be addressed. You know, we don’t kill people in the Caribbean and just think it’s no big deal. We don’t bomb a school that kills 160-plus little girls and just say that that’s water under the bridge. Crimes have been committed
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The boat strikes aren't even war crimes they're just straight-up crimes because there's no authorization for the use of force - no war - in the Caribbean.
Hegseth on his own Impeachment: If they want to come for the warriors, they're going to have to come through me
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Colom: The thing about Cook Political Report is there was one guy that I tried to explain to him the potential in Mississippi and why the rating was wrong, and he wouldn’t even listen to me. He basically acted like he knew more about Mississippi politics than me. And I’m, like, thinking in the back of my mind, he’s being so condescending to me. I’ve been paying attention to Mississippi politics for 20 years, buddy. I’ve never even seen you in Mississippi. This guy didn’t even hear me out. He thought he knew more about Mississippi politics than me. And turns out he doesn’t.
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Wait I thought he couldn't win?
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Haley Stevens (2018) vs the woman currently portraying Haley Stevens (2026)
It’s like seeing the evil villain as a child
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Democrats should not vote to fund a single dollar for this illegal, immoral and strategically catastrophic war
Hakeem Jeffries is asked if he will follow the lead of Sen Chris Van Hollen and others who’ve demanded the upcoming spending bill end the Iran war or else the government shuts down. He says: "We're going to end the war in Iran one way or the other, but with respect to the Appropriations Process, right now, that's in the hands of Rosa DeLauro on the House side, and Patty Murray on the Senate side" Jeffries feeling absolutely no pressure to end this war, clearly very confident he’ll become Speaker regardless.
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This is real moral leadership from @RepJasonCrow standing up for Afghans who stood with us.
Just filed a discharge petition with @RepLiccardo to force a vote and protect Afghan allies in the U.S. Many Afghans put their lives on the line to protect American servicemembers like me. It’s a moral & national security imperative that we keep our promise to them.
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.@brhodes: The Democratic Party has to be the anti-war party. The Democratic Party has to be the party that's going to stop spending $1 trillion in defense. And stop bombing other people's children and start investing in our children.
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OMG Dr.Annie Andrews put out these book banning videos before being elected and they’re hilarious and I think we’re going to love her.
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