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Big shout out to all the aides and interns and others in Senator Booker's office who did the work compiling the letters from constituents, poems, and more, into the binders that he is currently reading from during his marathon. I don't know you but I see you.

To those of us in the US, waking up to Senator Cory Booker from New Jersey currently filibustering in the Senate Chambers. This is a masterclass in using the US Government's policies for potential change. He is filibustering against the current government's actions. This is what a filibuster is supposed to be here for. Between back-and-forth questions with other senators and reading letters from Republican districts, people who won't go see their constituents.

If he reaches the 24-hour mark, he will pass the historical marker of the longest filibuster, which was set in the 60s by Strom Thurmond, who was attempting to stop the Civil Rights Act.

You can watch his filibuster live on TikTok. He is trying to ensure the whole world can see what is happening in the US government and what the people actually want.

Senator Booker is still going, 21 hours in. This isn't technically a filibuster; but it is still a speech that is holding the floor. The senator has stayed on the topic of Trump's harm to the country the entire time. No reading from Dr. Seus, no frivolous tangents — he has been addressing the destruction of Trump for almost a full day now.

For people who don't use TikTok there are plenty of other places to watch the livestream, such as Senator Booker's YouTube page.

SENATOR CORY BOOKER HAS BROKEN THE RECORD FOR LONGEST TIME HOLDING THE FLOOR IN THE SENATE!!!!!!

Booker finished his speech at 8:04, 25 hours and 4 minutes.

"Lets get back to the ideas of our founders"

"This is a moral moment, it's not left verse right it's right verse wrong"

i had a dream last night that x-factor era harry and x-factor era louis got married in venice on a boat in a canal as it was moving and i was there to witness it and there had been rumors that this was going to happen but no one believed it so when they turned the corner in their boat everyone was so silent as we watched them float down the canal as they were saying their vows

april fools day is actually the most sensible day of the year because it's the only day on which people will read something on the internet and stop for a second to consider whether or not it's actually true

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