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Cory Booker is 23 hours in and somehow seems to be gaining strength

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I’m an old white Canadian woman, I am so grateful, senator Booker, you give me hope for America, YOU WILL RESTORE AMERICA, PROTECT AMERICA FROM THOSE CURRENTLY TRYING TO DESTROY IT, honor, integrity and bravery does still exist in America, thank you

Good on him. And speaking so eloquently of the Constitution and Black Americans' long struggle for equality and full citizenship. Black Americans have done more to strengthen US democracy and, as Cory Booker said, bring hope and promise to the Constitution than Republicans have.

All of us (old enough) in medicine have worked 36-hour shifts (or more). BUT WE GOT TO PEE, and eat, although sometimes it was crappy nachos at 0200. Plus... we were in our 20's (most of us). What Sen Booker is doing is really incredible.

92 to 96 was my med school, and then residency. So 36s we're commonplace, and then starting my R2 year I started moonlighting in the NICU, PICU and local rural ERs. At one point I had done almost 3 months in a row with 36 on 12 off. It was definitely a young person's game that's for sure.

Senator Cory Booker just delivered a record-setting speech in defense of democracy—passionate, principled, and inspiring. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz joked about pulling a fire alarm to stop him. We need more leaders like Booker, not obstructionists like Cruz. #LeadershipMatters #DefendDemocracy

Now there is a man we can call a true American patriot. Cory Booker has more love for America than anyone I have ever known or heard of. Well done Mr. Booker. God bless you. 👏👏👏👏

Noteworthy that a black man is set to break Storm Thurmond’s record on the senate floor. Cory Booker showing us perseverance and passion in our democracy. This filibuster is 🔥🔥🔥

I send you my thanks, support, and love. This is only the beginning of the fight. 🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸 Trump will be ENGAGED AGGRESSIVELY on every front with GOOD TROUBLE. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Senator, you are a leader of leaders, a stateman, filled with wisdom, love & patriotism.

I send you my thanks, support, and love. This is only the beginning of the fight. 🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸🌈🇺🇸 Trump will be ENGAGED AGGRESSIVELY on every front with GOOD TROUBLE. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Senator, you are a leader of leaders, a stateman, filled with wisdom, love & patriotism.

He’s at mile 25. He’s exhausted, thirsty, hungry, and has to pee, but he can feel the finish and he’s pushing toward the chute. He can hear the crowds. He may be able to see the finish clock. Endorphins are surging, he’s picking up the pace and drawing louder cheers. Millions are rooting for him.

I’ve been listening to him and all the other senators that he is yielding to for the past seven hours while I work. This is actually super inspiring and I hope he knows that we are watching.

From someone who used to pull up to 36 straight hours of work on-call, you do get a burst of energy. But around hour 34 you lose your peripheral vision. Don’t know why, but it’s happened.

Putting everything aside, the political stuff, the intense message he's giving all of American, the courage he's giving everyone, all of that aside for just a moment. The incredible physical and mental strain Booker has to be going through is insane. I can't imagine the prep work he put into this.