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Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart 💙
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart 💙
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart 💙
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart 💙
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Republicans have a million ideas regarding health care. Except one.
They will never acknowledge that health care is a human right — to be guaranteed to ALL.
They will never acknowledge that health care is a human right — to be guaranteed to ALL.
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Republicans have a million ideas regarding health care. Except one.
They will never acknowledge that health care is a human right — to be guaranteed to ALL.
They will never acknowledge that health care is a human right — to be guaranteed to ALL.
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Hope Floats? Bipartisan House team introduces ACA enhanced tax credit extension bill which...isn't terrible!
open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...
open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...
Hope Floats? Bipartisan House team introduces ACA enhanced tax credit extension bill which...isn't terrible!
It's reasonable, fair & well thought out, which means Thune & Johnson will never put it to a floor vote.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hope Floats? Bipartisan House team introduces ACA enhanced tax credit extension bill which...isn't terrible!
open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...
open.substack.com/pub/charlesg...
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As private voucher programs grow at the state & federal level, students w/ disabilities are at risk of discrimination and denial of a quality education.
@americanprogress.bsky.social explains how to help disabled children & students amid federal rollbacks
www.americanprogress.org/article/idea...
@americanprogress.bsky.social explains how to help disabled children & students amid federal rollbacks
www.americanprogress.org/article/idea...
IDEA at 50: Resources To Support Students With Disabilities During the Week of Action
Fifty years after the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act transformed special education services for children with disabilities, it is important to both celebrate its legacy and confront the…
www.americanprogress.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
As private voucher programs grow at the state & federal level, students w/ disabilities are at risk of discrimination and denial of a quality education.
@americanprogress.bsky.social explains how to help disabled children & students amid federal rollbacks
www.americanprogress.org/article/idea...
@americanprogress.bsky.social explains how to help disabled children & students amid federal rollbacks
www.americanprogress.org/article/idea...
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Fifty years ago, Congress passed IDEA to end the exclusion of disabled children from public schools. Today, that promise is under threat from inadequate funding and policy rollbacks.
IDEA is a civil rights law. Protect it. Fund it. Celebrate it.
#IDEA50
IDEA is a civil rights law. Protect it. Fund it. Celebrate it.
#IDEA50
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Fifty years ago, Congress passed IDEA to end the exclusion of disabled children from public schools. Today, that promise is under threat from inadequate funding and policy rollbacks.
IDEA is a civil rights law. Protect it. Fund it. Celebrate it.
#IDEA50
IDEA is a civil rights law. Protect it. Fund it. Celebrate it.
#IDEA50
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Which state do you live in, and are you on a Silver plan?
If you're in one of these states you may find you're better off switching to a Gold plan (as backwards as that may sound) or you may be able to get a Bronze plan dirt cheap:
acasignups.net/25/11/12/the...
If you're in one of these states you may find you're better off switching to a Gold plan (as backwards as that may sound) or you may be able to get a Bronze plan dirt cheap:
acasignups.net/25/11/12/the...
There Will Be Graphs: A deeper dive into how 14 states are dramatically mitigating the expiring tax credits
IMPORTANT: Premium Alignment is NOT a substitute for making the enhanced ACA tax credits permanent. It does little to help the lowest-income folks who are still better off with Silver plans thanks to ...
acasignups.net
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Which state do you live in, and are you on a Silver plan?
If you're in one of these states you may find you're better off switching to a Gold plan (as backwards as that may sound) or you may be able to get a Bronze plan dirt cheap:
acasignups.net/25/11/12/the...
If you're in one of these states you may find you're better off switching to a Gold plan (as backwards as that may sound) or you may be able to get a Bronze plan dirt cheap:
acasignups.net/25/11/12/the...
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Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Epstein survivors need our help.
1. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate sees it.
2. ☎️ Call your Representative and tell them to vote YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Vote is set for Tuesday.
📞 U.S. Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121
1. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate sees it.
2. ☎️ Call your Representative and tell them to vote YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Vote is set for Tuesday.
📞 U.S. Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Epstein survivors need our help.
1. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate sees it.
2. ☎️ Call your Representative and tell them to vote YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Vote is set for Tuesday.
📞 U.S. Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121
1. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate sees it.
2. ☎️ Call your Representative and tell them to vote YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Vote is set for Tuesday.
📞 U.S. Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121
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Trump and his voters have put us through so much pain and not one of his supporters has a higher paying job or cheaper healthcare or a better education for their children or new roads or sidewalks or hospitals...
Nothing is better. Everything is demonstrably worse.
Nothing is better. Everything is demonstrably worse.
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Trump and his voters have put us through so much pain and not one of his supporters has a higher paying job or cheaper healthcare or a better education for their children or new roads or sidewalks or hospitals...
Nothing is better. Everything is demonstrably worse.
Nothing is better. Everything is demonstrably worse.
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53% of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to American democracy.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
53% of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to American democracy.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
This is the good #Medicaid does.
But the deep funding cuts the #GOP & #Trump are making will lead to horrible harm and lack of care for the most vulnerable. #Healthcare is a human right.
But the deep funding cuts the #GOP & #Trump are making will lead to horrible harm and lack of care for the most vulnerable. #Healthcare is a human right.
Medicaid saved her life and saved our family from financial ruin," says her mom, who adds that "even if Olive was perfectly healthy, I’d be here advocating for others, and I like to believe that somebody would step up for Olive, too."
littlelobbyists.org/olives-story...
littlelobbyists.org/olives-story...
Olive's Story: A Smart Cookie Who Loves Crumble
Julie and her family relocated to Missouri from their home state of Arkansas to access better care for their daughter Olive.
littlelobbyists.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is the good #Medicaid does.
But the deep funding cuts the #GOP & #Trump are making will lead to horrible harm and lack of care for the most vulnerable. #Healthcare is a human right.
But the deep funding cuts the #GOP & #Trump are making will lead to horrible harm and lack of care for the most vulnerable. #Healthcare is a human right.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Quick point of clarification for pundits, politicians, journalists, & any others commenting on the Epstein Trump files:
The victims were NOT "young women". They were CHILDREN.
As such, they were not capable of giving legal consent. Sex without consent is rape.
Words matter. Get them right.
The victims were NOT "young women". They were CHILDREN.
As such, they were not capable of giving legal consent. Sex without consent is rape.
Words matter. Get them right.
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Quick point of clarification for pundits, politicians, journalists, & any others commenting on the Epstein Trump files:
The victims were NOT "young women". They were CHILDREN.
As such, they were not capable of giving legal consent. Sex without consent is rape.
Words matter. Get them right.
The victims were NOT "young women". They were CHILDREN.
As such, they were not capable of giving legal consent. Sex without consent is rape.
Words matter. Get them right.
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If you recently learned that the Supreme Court granted review in a major voting case and the Utah GOP suffered a defeat in their effort to rig maps, you probably subscribe to Democracy Docket.
If any of this is news to you, sign up now to never miss another democracy update. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
If any of this is news to you, sign up now to never miss another democracy update. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If you recently learned that the Supreme Court granted review in a major voting case and the Utah GOP suffered a defeat in their effort to rig maps, you probably subscribe to Democracy Docket.
If any of this is news to you, sign up now to never miss another democracy update. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
If any of this is news to you, sign up now to never miss another democracy update. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
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With talk of absurd GOP proposals to replace Marketplace tax credits with HSA contributions & require people to buy health services directly, this is just like a Project 2025 proposal to eliminate #Medicaid coverage & convert funding to vouchers/HSA contributions: ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/06/17/p...
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
With talk of absurd GOP proposals to replace Marketplace tax credits with HSA contributions & require people to buy health services directly, this is just like a Project 2025 proposal to eliminate #Medicaid coverage & convert funding to vouchers/HSA contributions: ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/06/17/p...
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Below I provide the names, phone numbers, & a sample script to call these 8 Senate democrats who folded to Trump, & demand they reverse course and side with the American people.
81% of Dem voters want Senate Dems to stand firm. Let's make sure the Senate listens.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
81% of Dem voters want Senate Dems to stand firm. Let's make sure the Senate listens.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
8 Senate Dems Fold on Trump Shutdown
Chuck Schumer must resign and we must elect new leadership, because the American people deserve fighters, not folders
www.qasimrashid.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Below I provide the names, phone numbers, & a sample script to call these 8 Senate democrats who folded to Trump, & demand they reverse course and side with the American people.
81% of Dem voters want Senate Dems to stand firm. Let's make sure the Senate listens.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
81% of Dem voters want Senate Dems to stand firm. Let's make sure the Senate listens.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
Senator Chris Murphy gets it. Must watch 👇🏻
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Senator Chris Murphy gets it. Must watch 👇🏻
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The fact these 8 went above Schumer means this Dem leader has no leadership any more.
EIGHT Senate Democrats have voted to advance the funding measure so far after the deal was reached:
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
King
Rosen
Shaheen
If the existing 52 Republicans hold, that's 60 — enough to advance this agreement. Final vote still to come.
Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
King
Rosen
Shaheen
If the existing 52 Republicans hold, that's 60 — enough to advance this agreement. Final vote still to come.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The fact these 8 went above Schumer means this Dem leader has no leadership any more.
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Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
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Reminder:
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April 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Reminder:
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"PROMISE OF A VOTE ON HEALTHCARE"
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"PROMISE OF A VOTE ON HEALTHCARE"