Constance
@1511pets.bsky.social
Retired. I keep busy reading, knitting and volunteering. Mom of two sons and lover of dogs. Lifetime Dem 💙.
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Unbelievable. Latest update from the nonpartisan budget office says the Senate Republican bill now cuts nearly $1 TRILLION from Medicaid.
NEWS: Wyden Statement on New CBO Numbers Showing More than $930 Billion in Medicaid Cuts In New Senate Draft
Wyden Statement on New CBO Numbers Showing More than $930 Billion in Medicaid Cuts In New Senate Draft | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Statement on New CBO Numbers Showing More than $930 Billion in Medicaid Cuts In New Senate Draft
www.finance.senate.gov
June 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Unbelievable. Latest update from the nonpartisan budget office says the Senate Republican bill now cuts nearly $1 TRILLION from Medicaid.
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Creepy old dude.
Trump to an African reporter: "She's beautiful ... you are beautiful and you're beautiful inside. I wish I had more reporters like you."
June 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Creepy old dude.
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"For the child born this summer in Texas, whose parents receive no documents, whose name never appears in any system, and who grows up asking why she can’t go on field trips, apply for scholarships, or open a bank account, the consequences are not legal theory. They are her life."
The United States Is About to Embark on a Terrifying Experiment in Mass Statelessness
This scenario, until recently, might have read like a dystopian projection. But after the court’s decision on Friday, it is no longer hypothetical.
slate.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"For the child born this summer in Texas, whose parents receive no documents, whose name never appears in any system, and who grows up asking why she can’t go on field trips, apply for scholarships, or open a bank account, the consequences are not legal theory. They are her life."
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Vance’s misnaming of Alex Padilla as “Jose” and Trump’s false assertions about immigrants eating pets are part of a wildly successful — and horrific — political campaign that is animating any number of horrors around our country at this very moment.
June 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Vance’s misnaming of Alex Padilla as “Jose” and Trump’s false assertions about immigrants eating pets are part of a wildly successful — and horrific — political campaign that is animating any number of horrors around our country at this very moment.
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The Senate must reject Emil Bove's nomination to the federal bench. His reprehensible conduct at the Justice Department disqualifies him from a lifetime appointment as a federal judge.
June 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Senate must reject Emil Bove's nomination to the federal bench. His reprehensible conduct at the Justice Department disqualifies him from a lifetime appointment as a federal judge.
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Terrorist threats, new Middle East wars, a housing crisis, a collapsing job market. Bush’s America is so back.
June 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Terrorist threats, new Middle East wars, a housing crisis, a collapsing job market. Bush’s America is so back.
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Cheaper yet?! 👇
Enjoy. 😎✨
Enjoy. 😎✨
June 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Cheaper yet?! 👇
Enjoy. 😎✨
Enjoy. 😎✨
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BREAKING: Over 130 former federal & state judges have filed an amicus brief urging the court to drop charges against Judge Dugan in Wisconsin
The charges seek to criminalize judicial discretion & set a dangerous precedent for executive overreach
We MUST defend judicial independence👇
The charges seek to criminalize judicial discretion & set a dangerous precedent for executive overreach
We MUST defend judicial independence👇
May 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
BREAKING: Over 130 former federal & state judges have filed an amicus brief urging the court to drop charges against Judge Dugan in Wisconsin
The charges seek to criminalize judicial discretion & set a dangerous precedent for executive overreach
We MUST defend judicial independence👇
The charges seek to criminalize judicial discretion & set a dangerous precedent for executive overreach
We MUST defend judicial independence👇
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Trump official who shut down a counter-Russia agency has ties to the Kremlin.
The Telegraph reports that Darren Beattie, who raised alarms at the State Department with his pro-Putin views, is married to a woman whose uncle has connections to Vladimir Putin.
The Telegraph reports that Darren Beattie, who raised alarms at the State Department with his pro-Putin views, is married to a woman whose uncle has connections to Vladimir Putin.
June 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Trump official who shut down a counter-Russia agency has ties to the Kremlin.
The Telegraph reports that Darren Beattie, who raised alarms at the State Department with his pro-Putin views, is married to a woman whose uncle has connections to Vladimir Putin.
The Telegraph reports that Darren Beattie, who raised alarms at the State Department with his pro-Putin views, is married to a woman whose uncle has connections to Vladimir Putin.
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That’s all?
SCOOP: Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent from previous year. My latest: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent from previous year
Sales for ticket packages are down about $1.6 million year over year, a window into the arts center’s challenges following President Donald Trump’s takeover.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
That’s all?
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JUST IN: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues interim US Attorney Alina Habba for "false arrest and malicious prosecution." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
JUST IN: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues interim US Attorney Alina Habba for "false arrest and malicious prosecution." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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They don’t care.
MURRAY: Before you cut that much staff, did you conduct any analysis as to whether or not it would degrade support and services for students?
McMAHON: We did talk to the department itself
MURRAY: But did you do an actual analysis?
McMAHON: No
McMAHON: We did talk to the department itself
MURRAY: But did you do an actual analysis?
McMAHON: No
June 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
They don’t care.
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I tried to do a version of this report that @warren.senate.gov did, but gave up. The task was too overwhelming!!
Two-plus full pages, 34 of 130 entries, focus on the regulatory help Musk got after buying the Presidency for Trump. (This is just a selection.)
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
Two-plus full pages, 34 of 130 entries, focus on the regulatory help Musk got after buying the Presidency for Trump. (This is just a selection.)
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
June 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I tried to do a version of this report that @warren.senate.gov did, but gave up. The task was too overwhelming!!
Two-plus full pages, 34 of 130 entries, focus on the regulatory help Musk got after buying the Presidency for Trump. (This is just a selection.)
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
Two-plus full pages, 34 of 130 entries, focus on the regulatory help Musk got after buying the Presidency for Trump. (This is just a selection.)
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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There's a marauding gang of masked men terrorizing our neighbors and they're threatening to jail the parents of trans kids. The fight back against it is comically flaccid and useless.
It's not brand building, it's what I actually believe. I'm allowed to believe better things are possible.
It's not brand building, it's what I actually believe. I'm allowed to believe better things are possible.
June 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There's a marauding gang of masked men terrorizing our neighbors and they're threatening to jail the parents of trans kids. The fight back against it is comically flaccid and useless.
It's not brand building, it's what I actually believe. I'm allowed to believe better things are possible.
It's not brand building, it's what I actually believe. I'm allowed to believe better things are possible.
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A new report from @warren.senate.gov details Elon Musk’s reign of corruption in Washington, itemizing 130 dodgy dealings in 130 days.
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
Elon Musk's Reign of Corruption Chronicled in Elizabeth Warren Report
Warren’s report is focused on Musk’s misuse of political power for personal gain as Donald Trump’s DOGE chief.
www.rollingstone.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A new report from @warren.senate.gov details Elon Musk’s reign of corruption in Washington, itemizing 130 dodgy dealings in 130 days.
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
EXCLUSIVE ⤵️
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In addition to cutting your healthcare, the House GOP bill wants $45 billion to go toward detaining immigrants until 2029, an amount that far surpasses a previous record-high of $3.4 billion Congress appropriated for ICE detention a little over a year ago under Biden. www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' could supercharge ICE detention, deportation funding
The House GOP-crafted bill includes some $45 billion that would go toward detaining immigrants until 2029 — roughly $9 billion per year.
www.kjzz.org
June 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In addition to cutting your healthcare, the House GOP bill wants $45 billion to go toward detaining immigrants until 2029, an amount that far surpasses a previous record-high of $3.4 billion Congress appropriated for ICE detention a little over a year ago under Biden. www.kjzz.org/fronteras-de...
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Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba.
Thousands evacuated in 3 provinces as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality into some US states
Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba. Residents in Alberta and Saskatchewan were also relocated.
bit.ly
June 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba.
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Mike Johnson says no one will lose Medicaid "unless they choose to."
Russ Vought says these cuts are “commonsense.”
The nonpartisan CBO says: 7.6 million people will lose coverage.
You can’t spin that away. Real people will suffer — and they know it. #MedicaidMatters
Russ Vought says these cuts are “commonsense.”
The nonpartisan CBO says: 7.6 million people will lose coverage.
You can’t spin that away. Real people will suffer — and they know it. #MedicaidMatters
Mike Johnson and Russ Vought Continue to Lie About Medicaid Cuts
House Speaker Mike Johnson and OMB Director Russ Vought denied that people will lose Medicaid coverage under the Republican budget. Experts disagree.
www.rollingstone.com
June 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Mike Johnson says no one will lose Medicaid "unless they choose to."
Russ Vought says these cuts are “commonsense.”
The nonpartisan CBO says: 7.6 million people will lose coverage.
You can’t spin that away. Real people will suffer — and they know it. #MedicaidMatters
Russ Vought says these cuts are “commonsense.”
The nonpartisan CBO says: 7.6 million people will lose coverage.
You can’t spin that away. Real people will suffer — and they know it. #MedicaidMatters
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In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.
June 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.
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🕸️🃏 "Zelensky has no cards…" they said
June 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🕸️🃏 "Zelensky has no cards…" they said
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@danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co: "In order to neuter the authority of the courts to enforce their orders, the Republicans put a provision in that makes it harder for courts to enforce their position, their orders, and therefore makes it easier for Donald Trump to continue his lawlessness."
June 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
@danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co: "In order to neuter the authority of the courts to enforce their orders, the Republicans put a provision in that makes it harder for courts to enforce their position, their orders, and therefore makes it easier for Donald Trump to continue his lawlessness."
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"And so, he decided to pack his bags (which were apparently full of drugs) and return to doing whatever it was he did before he spent his days hopping around like an idiot and posting online about “white genocide.” (Those same drugs, I’m guessing.)
It’s convenient framing for everyone."
It’s convenient framing for everyone."
June 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"And so, he decided to pack his bags (which were apparently full of drugs) and return to doing whatever it was he did before he spent his days hopping around like an idiot and posting online about “white genocide.” (Those same drugs, I’m guessing.)
It’s convenient framing for everyone."
It’s convenient framing for everyone."