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Summary

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) broke the record for longest Senate floor speech at 25 hours and 5 minutes, surpassing the 24-hour, 18-minute filibuster by former Sen. Strom Thurmond, who opposed the 1957 Civil Rights Act.

Booker said it “irked” him that Thurmond’s record symbolized efforts to block civil rights.

He used the speech to protest potential GOP spending cuts and Trump-era policies.

Supported by fellow Democrats, Booker remained standing and speaking for over a day, calling his action a symbolic reclaiming of the Senate’s legacy.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    45·
    2 days ago

    To fight fascism is to fight especially when it feels like it accomplishes nothing.

    Unfortunately, history has shown that fascism can’t be stopped with just words.

    • Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      131·
      2 days ago

      It’s an ideological war. Most of it will look like talking until the talking pushes people to start acting. You can’t just skip ahead to the revolution and push the “riot” button, you have to convince people to act.