Yvonne Reeves Chong
@yreeveschong.bsky.social
Mother, daughter, grandmother, Christian, warrior, rural and proud, liberal AF, and Vice Chair Missouri Democratic Party. My pronouns are FAFO
So after a year of insisting “tariffs don’t raise prices,” Trump quietly drops the tariffs on beef, coffee, and fruit.
Tariffs are TAXES — and while billionaires got a break, the rest of us got screwed.
Thanks, Trump. Are we great yet?
www.kmbc.com/article/trum...
Tariffs are TAXES — and while billionaires got a break, the rest of us got screwed.
Thanks, Trump. Are we great yet?
www.kmbc.com/article/trum...
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So after a year of insisting “tariffs don’t raise prices,” Trump quietly drops the tariffs on beef, coffee, and fruit.
Tariffs are TAXES — and while billionaires got a break, the rest of us got screwed.
Thanks, Trump. Are we great yet?
www.kmbc.com/article/trum...
Tariffs are TAXES — and while billionaires got a break, the rest of us got screwed.
Thanks, Trump. Are we great yet?
www.kmbc.com/article/trum...
The right to speak.
The right to assemble.
The right to petition our government.
It’s the quietest right —
but the one that keeps democracy loud.
Because if we can’t demand change,
every other freedom is just a promise waiting to be broken.
#RightToPetition #FirstAmendment #WeThePeople
The right to assemble.
The right to petition our government.
It’s the quietest right —
but the one that keeps democracy loud.
Because if we can’t demand change,
every other freedom is just a promise waiting to be broken.
#RightToPetition #FirstAmendment #WeThePeople
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The right to speak.
The right to assemble.
The right to petition our government.
It’s the quietest right —
but the one that keeps democracy loud.
Because if we can’t demand change,
every other freedom is just a promise waiting to be broken.
#RightToPetition #FirstAmendment #WeThePeople
The right to assemble.
The right to petition our government.
It’s the quietest right —
but the one that keeps democracy loud.
Because if we can’t demand change,
every other freedom is just a promise waiting to be broken.
#RightToPetition #FirstAmendment #WeThePeople
Republicans have been promising to repeal and replace Obamacare for fifteen years… and fifteen years later, their plan is still: ‘Trust me, bro.
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Republicans have been promising to repeal and replace Obamacare for fifteen years… and fifteen years later, their plan is still: ‘Trust me, bro.
Republicans in Congress are trying to pass a continuing resolution because- according to them, they only needed seven more weeks to fulfill their constitutional duty to put a budget together for the country. The House Republicans haven’t worked in six weeks. 🤬
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Republicans in Congress are trying to pass a continuing resolution because- according to them, they only needed seven more weeks to fulfill their constitutional duty to put a budget together for the country. The House Republicans haven’t worked in six weeks. 🤬
When workers need food stamps to survive, it’s not because they’re lazy — it’s because corporations like Walmart and Amazon pay poverty wages.
Those SNAP benefits? They’re not worker welfare — they’re corporate subsidies.
The real welfare queens aren’t working families.
They’re corporations.
Those SNAP benefits? They’re not worker welfare — they’re corporate subsidies.
The real welfare queens aren’t working families.
They’re corporations.
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
When workers need food stamps to survive, it’s not because they’re lazy — it’s because corporations like Walmart and Amazon pay poverty wages.
Those SNAP benefits? They’re not worker welfare — they’re corporate subsidies.
The real welfare queens aren’t working families.
They’re corporations.
Those SNAP benefits? They’re not worker welfare — they’re corporate subsidies.
The real welfare queens aren’t working families.
They’re corporations.
They found a way to twist the law for golden ballrooms — but somehow can’t unlock $5 billion in emergency aid to feed hungry Americans.
WAKE UP.
They found a way to tear down the White House — without rules.
But keeping food on the table for American families?
Suddenly, that’s “against the rules.”
WAKE UP.
They found a way to tear down the White House — without rules.
But keeping food on the table for American families?
Suddenly, that’s “against the rules.”
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They found a way to twist the law for golden ballrooms — but somehow can’t unlock $5 billion in emergency aid to feed hungry Americans.
WAKE UP.
They found a way to tear down the White House — without rules.
But keeping food on the table for American families?
Suddenly, that’s “against the rules.”
WAKE UP.
They found a way to tear down the White House — without rules.
But keeping food on the table for American families?
Suddenly, that’s “against the rules.”
When SNAP benefits vanish, it doesn’t just hurt the families who rely on them — it ripples through entire towns.
Rural grocery stores get up to 60% of their sales from SNAP benefits. When that support disappears, stores close.
Poverty is contagious.
And when government fails, it fails all of us.
Rural grocery stores get up to 60% of their sales from SNAP benefits. When that support disappears, stores close.
Poverty is contagious.
And when government fails, it fails all of us.
October 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
When SNAP benefits vanish, it doesn’t just hurt the families who rely on them — it ripples through entire towns.
Rural grocery stores get up to 60% of their sales from SNAP benefits. When that support disappears, stores close.
Poverty is contagious.
And when government fails, it fails all of us.
Rural grocery stores get up to 60% of their sales from SNAP benefits. When that support disappears, stores close.
Poverty is contagious.
And when government fails, it fails all of us.
When we say we fight for farmers, we mean real people. Not corporate giants or Argentinian beef barons. Republicans are gutting family farms and leaving our towns for spare parts: They aren't about helping the heartland. They're selling it off. #StandWithFarmers #BreakUpBigAg #RuralNotCorporate
October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
When we say we fight for farmers, we mean real people. Not corporate giants or Argentinian beef barons. Republicans are gutting family farms and leaving our towns for spare parts: They aren't about helping the heartland. They're selling it off. #StandWithFarmers #BreakUpBigAg #RuralNotCorporate
Some things may never be recovered from this failed presidency
October 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Some things may never be recovered from this failed presidency
Oh, look — they’ve mistaken public office for royal birthright. News flash: you’re not a ruler, you’re an employee.
And the people still get the last say. Nice try. We’ll be voting anyway.
And the people still get the last say. Nice try. We’ll be voting anyway.
October 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Oh, look — they’ve mistaken public office for royal birthright. News flash: you’re not a ruler, you’re an employee.
And the people still get the last say. Nice try. We’ll be voting anyway.
And the people still get the last say. Nice try. We’ll be voting anyway.
They call it “freedom,” but somehow it keeps costing more — more insurance costs, more at the grocery store, more just to stay afloat.
If this is freedom, why does it feel like everything’s at war with my wallet?
Working people deserve better than slogans. We deserve solutions.
If this is freedom, why does it feel like everything’s at war with my wallet?
Working people deserve better than slogans. We deserve solutions.
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
They call it “freedom,” but somehow it keeps costing more — more insurance costs, more at the grocery store, more just to stay afloat.
If this is freedom, why does it feel like everything’s at war with my wallet?
Working people deserve better than slogans. We deserve solutions.
If this is freedom, why does it feel like everything’s at war with my wallet?
Working people deserve better than slogans. We deserve solutions.
A Michigan man bought a $290 part on eBay — and got slapped with a $183 “tariff” when it arrived. Why? Tariffs don’t punish countries. Tariffs punish YOU. TARIFFS are TAXES. Every trade war ends the same way: the rich stay rich, and working folks pay the price. #TariffsAreTaxe
'I was dumbfounded': Allegan man shocked by UPS charge after eBay purchase
An Allegan man shares a warning after being charged $183 in tariff fees after an eBay order said free shipping.
www.fox17online.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A Michigan man bought a $290 part on eBay — and got slapped with a $183 “tariff” when it arrived. Why? Tariffs don’t punish countries. Tariffs punish YOU. TARIFFS are TAXES. Every trade war ends the same way: the rich stay rich, and working folks pay the price. #TariffsAreTaxe
During the shutdown, Congress still gets paid, while Missouri families wait for paychecks. Something’s wrong when the people doing the work go unpaid, and the people causing the crisis cash their checks.
October 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
During the shutdown, Congress still gets paid, while Missouri families wait for paychecks. Something’s wrong when the people doing the work go unpaid, and the people causing the crisis cash their checks.
Every. Damned. One.
October 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Every. Damned. One.
📊 Trump’s 5-D Trade Math
U.S. collects +$5 B
China stops buying – $5 B
Farm bailout – $10 B
Aid to Argentina – $20 B
💸 Total: – $30 B
So Much Winning!✨
U.S. collects +$5 B
China stops buying – $5 B
Farm bailout – $10 B
Aid to Argentina – $20 B
💸 Total: – $30 B
So Much Winning!✨
October 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
📊 Trump’s 5-D Trade Math
U.S. collects +$5 B
China stops buying – $5 B
Farm bailout – $10 B
Aid to Argentina – $20 B
💸 Total: – $30 B
So Much Winning!✨
U.S. collects +$5 B
China stops buying – $5 B
Farm bailout – $10 B
Aid to Argentina – $20 B
💸 Total: – $30 B
So Much Winning!✨
This isn't politics. MTG spoke the truth about the Epstein Files and she's standing for the truth about the shutdown today. The healthcare cuts buried in the “Big Beautiful Bill” are going to drive premiums up 200% to 300%. Republicans need to stop playing games and get to work.
October 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This isn't politics. MTG spoke the truth about the Epstein Files and she's standing for the truth about the shutdown today. The healthcare cuts buried in the “Big Beautiful Bill” are going to drive premiums up 200% to 300%. Republicans need to stop playing games and get to work.
It’s not unpatriotic to expect integrity from power.
It’s the most patriotic thing we can do.
I’ve patrolled streets where people lived in fear of their own country’s soldiers.
I never thought I’d see that fear here.
I was wrong.
This is wrong.
It’s the most patriotic thing we can do.
I’ve patrolled streets where people lived in fear of their own country’s soldiers.
I never thought I’d see that fear here.
I was wrong.
This is wrong.
October 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It’s not unpatriotic to expect integrity from power.
It’s the most patriotic thing we can do.
I’ve patrolled streets where people lived in fear of their own country’s soldiers.
I never thought I’d see that fear here.
I was wrong.
This is wrong.
It’s the most patriotic thing we can do.
I’ve patrolled streets where people lived in fear of their own country’s soldiers.
I never thought I’d see that fear here.
I was wrong.
This is wrong.
Workers furloughed. Families waiting. Bills piling up. It doesn’t take magic — it takes 50 votes to end the filibuster and reopen government. There are 53 Republicans. If they really wanted to end the shutdown, they would.
Fifty votes. Zero excuses.
Fifty votes. Zero excuses.
October 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Workers furloughed. Families waiting. Bills piling up. It doesn’t take magic — it takes 50 votes to end the filibuster and reopen government. There are 53 Republicans. If they really wanted to end the shutdown, they would.
Fifty votes. Zero excuses.
Fifty votes. Zero excuses.
They didn’t need Democratic votes for their “Big Beautiful Bill.” They didn’t need them for Pete Hegseth or RFK, But suddenly, they can’t keep the lights on without us? Make it make sense.
October 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
They didn’t need Democratic votes for their “Big Beautiful Bill.” They didn’t need them for Pete Hegseth or RFK, But suddenly, they can’t keep the lights on without us? Make it make sense.
Here’s what’s really on the line:
• You call it Missouri HealthNet- coverage for working families. They call it Medicaid
• Funding to keep hospitals open
• Tax credits for small business
They shut government down because of a law that guarantees emergency care— no questions asked. Just save lives
• You call it Missouri HealthNet- coverage for working families. They call it Medicaid
• Funding to keep hospitals open
• Tax credits for small business
They shut government down because of a law that guarantees emergency care— no questions asked. Just save lives
October 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Here’s what’s really on the line:
• You call it Missouri HealthNet- coverage for working families. They call it Medicaid
• Funding to keep hospitals open
• Tax credits for small business
They shut government down because of a law that guarantees emergency care— no questions asked. Just save lives
• You call it Missouri HealthNet- coverage for working families. They call it Medicaid
• Funding to keep hospitals open
• Tax credits for small business
They shut government down because of a law that guarantees emergency care— no questions asked. Just save lives
This isn't what makes America great
October 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This isn't what makes America great
Republicans want you to believe this shutdown is about politics in Washington. It’s about raising YOUR costs.
Half the adults on ACA insurance are small business owners. And the Republican budget would double their health insurance rates.
We said, NO.
#shutdown2025 #ThisIsWhyWeFight
Half the adults on ACA insurance are small business owners. And the Republican budget would double their health insurance rates.
We said, NO.
#shutdown2025 #ThisIsWhyWeFight
October 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Republicans want you to believe this shutdown is about politics in Washington. It’s about raising YOUR costs.
Half the adults on ACA insurance are small business owners. And the Republican budget would double their health insurance rates.
We said, NO.
#shutdown2025 #ThisIsWhyWeFight
Half the adults on ACA insurance are small business owners. And the Republican budget would double their health insurance rates.
We said, NO.
#shutdown2025 #ThisIsWhyWeFight