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PatSeg

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28. Thanks, I'm trying to remain optimistic,

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #25)

Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:23 PM

Jan 10

but it is really getting hard. I've seen the "tide turning" so many times already and then we get thrown backwards lightyears.

I've seen so many cycles over the years, but never anything close to this bad. In spite of setbacks over the decades, we still managed to move forward. Now I've never seen so much get undone in just one year.

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Major props to Democrats this week. [View all] babylonsister Jan 10 OP

Obamacare subsidies have not been extended for 3 years, gab13by13 Jan 10 #1

I stand corrected, and can hope you're wrong. I wonder babylonsister Jan 10 #4

You're probably right about the compromise. 70sEraVet Jan 10 #11

Thanks for this, babylonsister. yorkster Jan 10 #2

What? An OP praising Democrats here on DU! mcar Jan 10 #3

Yes!!! with a guffaw included wolfie001 Jan 10 #8

I know! It was like opening a suspicious package, waiting for the BOOM. betsuni Jan 10 #20

Yes! I had a similar reaction mcar Jan 10 #24

Lauren Underwood on Bluesky Quiet Em Jan 10 #5

She deserves recognition. murielm99 Jan 10 #9

I 100% agree with the sentiment of your post, but your specifics are incorrect. Wiz Imp Jan 10 #6

Thanks for the corrections. babylonsister Jan 10 #10

No worries. Like I said, I completely support the sentiment! The Democrats do deserve Wiz Imp Jan 10 #12

"Get the fuck out of Minneapolis!" leftstreet Jan 10 #7

More AOC Kid Berwyn Jan 10 #13

From Jeff Merkeley this morning jmbar2 Jan 10 #14

Yes SuzyandPuffpuff Jan 10 #15

Yes, I agree PatSeg Jan 10 #16

I think we're really lucky, the tide is turning, I babylonsister Jan 10 #25

Thanks, I'm trying to remain optimistic, PatSeg Jan 10 #28

So WTF is the story with the chicken little Dem governor of Colorado considering clemency for Peters? You DO NOT flashman13 Jan 10 #17

For a summary of good news Seinan Sensei Jan 10 #18

Excellent acknowledgment! Martin68 Jan 10 #19

Thank you! Thanks, Democrats! betsuni Jan 10 #21

Well done! ananda Jan 10 #22

Kick and Rec MorbidButterflyTat Jan 10 #23

Democrats have been offering bipartisanship all along bucolic_frolic Jan 10 #26

No. aocommunalpunch Jan 11 #30

Always good to see people do what they are hired and paid for n/t luv2fly Jan 10 #27

At what point do voters notice that Trmp is getting nothing done because everything he proposes is OUTRAGEOUSLY STUPID eppur_se_muova Jan 11 #29

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