Sunday 10/12 edition of lots and lots of Democrats in action!

by Janesaunt for Democratic Party Spotlight

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Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 at 6:00:04am PDT

Today’s post is a little skimpy because I’m actually out of town on a mini-vacay. Just know, though, that Democrats everywhere are staying on message about the shutdown and the protests.

Democratic victories

JUST IN: Overstock founder Patrick Byrne formally defaulted by court in libel suit Hunter Biden brought against him. Biden lawyers to propose size of default judgment in coming weeks. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein.bsky.social) 2025-10-08T18:20:22.046Z

Federal charges against a Chicago couple who were arrested for protesting against ICE were dropped after a grand jury refused to indict them.
— Pop Crave (@popcrave.com) 2025-10-09T22:02:02.419Z

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-10-08T16:02:39.789Z

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE SAYS SHE WILL BLOCK THE DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN ILLINOIS, FOR NOW
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 9, 2025

Chair Ken Martin

An economic bailout for Argentina. An air force base for Qatar. This guy is doing everything but putting America first.
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin.bsky.social) 2025-10-10T16:42:59.884Z

We’re putting in the work to ensure we get Democrats elected up and down the ballot.
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin.bsky.social) 2025-10-10T13:25:32.055030866Z

Trump is operating with revenge in mind, not the rule of law. The DNC stands with New York Attorney General Letitia James against his latest political attack. My full statement on her baseless indictment:
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin.bsky.social) 2025-10-10T00:39:01.253238534Z

Joining @johnmcauliff.bsky.social today to get out the vote, knock on some doors, and flip Virginia's 30th House District. John’s busting his ass and it’s time that we did the same.
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin.bsky.social) 2025-10-09T17:36:07.962824947Z

Democrats doing Democratic things…

House Republicans canceled votes next week so they can remain on vacation.

The extremists refuse to pay our active duty military.

And they have zero credibility when it comes to addressing the healthcare crisis they created. pic.twitter.com/zBypzatZSU
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) October 11, 2025

It’s Day 10 of the Trump Shutdown.

The government is closed because Republicans don’t want to provide healthcare to working-class Americans.

Extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits NOW. pic.twitter.com/lgmolI7Tsi
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) October 10, 2025

The Republican healthcare crisis is real.

And there are five devastating parts to it.#TrumpsHealthcareShutdown pic.twitter.com/IdYE8HiPyh
— Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeemjeffries) October 9, 2025

Jeffries: This is the second time it's been shut down under Donald Trump, and he's nowhere to be found. He's got time to be on the golf course, but apparently doesn't have time to sit down with Democrats to reopen the government.
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2025-10-08T18:45:16.380Z

Hakeem Jeffries came to play today as Lawler tries to confront him: "You’re not going to talk over me because you don’t want to hear what I have to say so why don’t you just keep your mouth shut." More 👏🏼Of👏🏼This👏🏼
— Rebecca E ❌👑 (@spoutiblegirl.bsky.social) 2025-10-08T22:32:00.030Z

This is what tyranny looks like.

Trump has turned the Department of Justice into his personal attack dog to go after his political enemies. pic.twitter.com/a4fzGDCI8N
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 9, 2025

cc: speaker johnson pic.twitter.com/eZjkHVZw8Z
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 10, 2025

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told us he just spoke to Letitia James.

“I told her what I thought was being done to her was outrageous, and we talked about how they had twisted and turned every bit of honor in the Justice Department inside out,” he said
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 9, 2025

CONGRESSMAN JACKSON DENOUNCES TRUMP’S ILLEGAL DEPLOYMENT OF TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO CHICAGO: “THIS IS NOT GOVERNANCE, IT IS AUTHORITARIAN THEATER”
— Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL 01) (@jonathanjackson.house.gov) 2025-10-09T00:58:26.692Z

In a democracy based on freedom and the rule of law, we don’t jail public officials—or anyone—because of policy disagreements. We need everyone to repudiate this nonsense because a president cannot act as a prosecutor, judge, jury and dictator.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@raskin.house.gov) 2025-10-09T16:10:10.935Z

The gaslighting is wild. THEY control the White House, the House, and the Senate—yet always find a way to blame Democrats for their mess. The so-called “$1.5 trillion wish list” is about protecting health care, food assistance, and housing. (1/2)
— Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) 2025-09-30T15:58:16.897Z

📢🚨 Your health insurance premium could MORE THAN DOUBLE if Republicans get their way. Yet they refuse to budge an inch to fix it. Beyond shameful. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/a...
— John Hickenlooper (@hickenlooper.bsky.social) 2025-10-04T19:54:50.350Z

1.4 million Georgians could see their premiums skyrocket next year if ACA tax credits expire.
— Ossoff's Office (@ossoff.senate.gov) 2025-10-08T20:52:45.208Z

While Republicans are on a paid vacation, federal employees are still working and not getting paid. It's time for the House to get back to work. pic.twitter.com/OoS8bkrQkC
— Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (@RepAdams) October 8, 2025

Sickening. A masked ICE agent pointing a weapon at an unarmed civilian on a public sidewalk. This is happening in America, under Trump’s orders. It happened in Pasadena. It happened in Chicago. And it will keep happening if ICE is unaccountable. I introduced the VISIBLE Act to… https://t.co/bmGePJbcyk
— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) October 8, 2025

While Congress fails to extend the ACA Tax Credits, people are getting notices that their health insurance will go up hundreds of dollars per month in 2026.

This is unacceptable.

We want to know what it means for you. Tell us your story: https://t.co/ZSPCaS1hgX
— Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (@repkmr) October 8, 2025

Speaker Johnson is too busy covering up the Epstein files and silencing voters to do his job. He's blocking Rep.-elect Grijalva from being sworn in and silencing the voters who elected her. The @HispanicCaucus stands united with Rep.-elect Grijalva: it’s time to seat her and let… https://t.co/Mo7iO2fvZX
— Rep. Sylvia Garcia (@RepSylviaGarcia) October 8, 2025

Rep. Clark: Speaker Johnson said we have an eternity to deal with health care. No, we don't. They took away the tax credits that help people pay for premiums. They chose to spend that money on permanent tax credits for billionaires. Families are finding out that their premiums… pic.twitter.com/OobXLYXaJ6
— FactPost (@factpostnews) October 8, 2025

OR Gov. Kotek: This is not what Americans want to see. They don't want to see their citizen soldiers in the streets of American cities. pic.twitter.com/yjLdkwZlDu
— FactPost (@factpostnews) October 10, 2025

OR Gov. Kotek: We have a president and an administration that doesn't care about the safety of Americans. His job is to protect everyone in our country. What I heard from the Secretary was, 'We have the right to be aggressive with military policing tactics, we don't care if it… pic.twitter.com/WQaOzQDQJD
— FactPost (@factpostnews) October 10, 2025

Gov. Pritzker: They set up dozens of cameras for social media purposes. And then they used all of that footage to turn it into this sort of, adventure looking thing for Kristi Noem's social media. It all looked like BS on their social media. And the result is, we have traumatized… pic.twitter.com/ALQzof3NJE
— FactPost (@factpostnews) October 10, 2025

Gov. Newsom on Trump sending the National Guard to US cities:

"This is unprecedented in modern American history. This is, dare I say, a constitutional crisis." pic.twitter.com/h9PYEVBfeq
— FactPost (@factpostnews) October 10, 2025

He’s gonna have to go through me next. https://t.co/6I2Yh5PG8w pic.twitter.com/Wdk7zHwx6p
— Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton (@LtGovStratton) October 8, 2025

Brandon Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He is firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control. If there was ever a time for working people to unite… pic.twitter.com/J9oQHaLqho
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 8, 2025

Legislation

Over the last few months, the Trump Administration has pursued illegal military action in the Caribbean and are preparing for what looks like a regime change military operation in Venezuela.

Without a vote and without public debate.

Later today, the Senate will have the… https://t.co/fPxiPAHc7b
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) October 8, 2025

I filed this resolution today to change the House Rules:

Congress should not be able to leave on a paid vacation when government is closed and federal workers and servicemembers are working without a paycheck. https://t.co/JNblqlF5v7 pic.twitter.com/ZP6SA8QDpa
— Congressman Jared Moskowitz (@RepMoskowitz) October 10, 2025

Virginians want good jobs and lower energy costs. That’s why @heinrich.senate.gov and I are forcing a vote TODAY to challenge Trump’s corrupt, cost-raising, job-killing energy agenda.
— Senator Tim Kaine (@kaine.senate.gov) 2025-10-08T19:14:14.641Z

Oversight

Oversight Democrats have one message for Speaker Johnson: Stop the Shutdown, Release the Files! pic.twitter.com/gfRIvigaKw
— Oversight Dems (@OversightDems) October 8, 2025

My nephew, Marine Lance Corporal Harry Lew, died by suicide after being brutally hazed while serving in Afghanistan. Secretary Hegseth’s rollback of military hazing protections is weak, shameful, and will cost more lives.

I sent a letter with 27 of my Democratic colleagues… pic.twitter.com/rP8FM6wVz2
— Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) October 10, 2025

Town halls and community events.

Honored to attend @MTA’s unveiling of the new 79th St subway tribute to Saul Zabar, a New York tribute fitting for a New York legend, just steps from his iconic store.

May his memory be a blessing, and this display a reminder of a true Upper West Sider. pic.twitter.com/JsLfhincQz
— Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) October 10, 2025

Protests and protest signs!

Michigan Avenue right now.
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social) 2025-10-09T00:23:37.372Z

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."
— The Oregonian (@oregonian.com) 2025-10-11T11:30:05.788Z

Here’s a video of your agents shooting a projectile at a priest. https://t.co/w2fUV3JLPN pic.twitter.com/DFvk5JbPgm
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) October 9, 2025

Protesting in Portland!
— (@originaldvd.bsky.social) 2025-10-10T14:37:05.860Z

So “antifa” is really “inflata” and is a bunch of people protesting in blow up costumes.
— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T15:06:01.511Z