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William Lindsey :toad:

"This is a moral moment. It is not left or right. It is right or wrong. Let’s get in good trouble."

~ Senator Cory Booker ending his history-making 25+-hours filibuster speech


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Senator Cory Booker's conclusion to his history-making 25+-hours filibuster speech
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William Lindsey :toad:

"According to Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, before he was through, Booker’s speech had been liked on TikTok 400 million times.

~ Heather Cox Richardson


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heathercoxrichardson.substack.

Letters from an American · April 1, 2025By Heather Cox Richardson
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William Lindsey :toad:

"This isn’t just poetic justice—it’s a political redemption. The same tactics once used to block civil rights are now being wielded to defend them.

The record for the longest speech in Senate history no longer belongs to a segregationist. It belongs to a Black man fighting for democracy."

~ Jemar Tisby


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jemartisby.substack.com/p/cory

Footnotes by Jemar Tisby · Cory Booker Breaks Senate Speech Record Held by Strom ThurmondBy Jemar Tisby, PhD
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William Lindsey :toad:

Doktor Zoom points to a video (it's embedded at the link below) "where Maddow encourages Booker to hydrate and Booker encourages Maddow to keep beginning her A block every night with video of the protests against fascism that are happening EVERY DAMN DAY in this wonderful country."


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