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Given which publication, just a pejorative

Here's the thing: He's way better than any plausible Republican. Work to get somebody better in the primaries, but vote for him in the general.

I suspect them of occasionally changing their own underwear

Other countries have pulled off the same. And they are in fact doing massive wind and solar deployments, so it makes sense

Theyre exempting the Atlantic side of Florida I think, but doing more on the gulf side

Me looking at cspan screenshot during the vote.

And there is no way Schumer wasn't coordinating this; he held a caucus meeting right beforehand, and the Yea votes were all Democrats who have 4+ years to their next election

Schumer coordinated the Yes vote among Democrats

You also missed King

It wasn't on the Senate website yet when I posted

FYI you can easily reshare gift links off other platforms; at this point it's super-easy to camp out on the BlueSky gift link feed

Nothing wrong with showing up at their local office in person with a crowd. Ive done that before

Calling Congress tends to result in a report from staff about constituent sentiment. It's a meaningful thing which can sometimes shift things on the margin — it's rarely enough on its own.

Hes not your enemy. If you're a constituent, he is your employee. Give his office a call and let them know how you expect him to perform.

He's 78 years old. Decent chance hes in poor health. This is an opportunity to try and make a difference that he might not be able to make if he stays in office until he dies