Reposted by Elizabeth May
Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
Mike Johnson: "These blue states have abused the SNAP program just like they've abused Medicaid and so many other government programs."
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
Why aren’t elected Dems publicly telling Trump that they’re going to raze the ballroom the minute the next D is elected?
He would lose his shit.
He would lose his shit.
October 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Why aren’t elected Dems publicly telling Trump that they’re going to raze the ballroom the minute the next D is elected?
He would lose his shit.
He would lose his shit.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
The East Wing is traditionally the domain of the First Lady. Hard not to see this as a family metaphor too.
October 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The East Wing is traditionally the domain of the First Lady. Hard not to see this as a family metaphor too.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.
October 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
Sadly spot on cartoon from Mike Luckovich.
October 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Sadly spot on cartoon from Mike Luckovich.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
164 years later, South Carolina finally occupies Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina, Ohio also sending National Guard troops to DC in further escalation of federal intervention in Dem city.
August 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
164 years later, South Carolina finally occupies Washington.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell
July 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell
Reposted by Elizabeth May
I'm going to re-up this.
Lisa Murkowski just gave a two-minute, unintentional master-class in why the GOP of the MAGA era will be studied forever in chronicles of cowardice.
These are the two minutes she should be remembered for.
(She could have stopped this bill.)
Lisa Murkowski just gave a two-minute, unintentional master-class in why the GOP of the MAGA era will be studied forever in chronicles of cowardice.
These are the two minutes she should be remembered for.
(She could have stopped this bill.)
Wow. Please, PLEASE watch this two-minute video.
In which Lisa Murkowski, in a self-pitying way, admits to being everything that is wrong with the politics of this moment.
In which Lisa Murkowski, in a self-pitying way, admits to being everything that is wrong with the politics of this moment.
Sen. Murkowski admits Trump's budget bill is harmful after she folded and voted yes on it:
"I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans that are not going to be advantaged by this bill"
"I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans that are not going to be advantaged by this bill"
July 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I'm going to re-up this.
Lisa Murkowski just gave a two-minute, unintentional master-class in why the GOP of the MAGA era will be studied forever in chronicles of cowardice.
These are the two minutes she should be remembered for.
(She could have stopped this bill.)
Lisa Murkowski just gave a two-minute, unintentional master-class in why the GOP of the MAGA era will be studied forever in chronicles of cowardice.
These are the two minutes she should be remembered for.
(She could have stopped this bill.)
Reposted by Elizabeth May
the Senate's small-state ultra-bias is never more maddening than when one senator uses it to get benefits for her 740,000 constituents while openly acknowledging the bill she's supporting will harm the nation's 339 million other residents.
July 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
the Senate's small-state ultra-bias is never more maddening than when one senator uses it to get benefits for her 740,000 constituents while openly acknowledging the bill she's supporting will harm the nation's 339 million other residents.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
Reposted by Elizabeth May
Reposted by Elizabeth May
They probably should’ve made him swear an oath or something
New: “Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution
The president also downplayed fears of a recession and spoke of potential successors when his four-year term ends in an NBC interview.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
They probably should’ve made him swear an oath or something
Reposted by Elizabeth May
If you're wondering why so many right wing individuals are saying hateful things about the late Pope, the reason is simple: he told them that they should care about other people.
April 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If you're wondering why so many right wing individuals are saying hateful things about the late Pope, the reason is simple: he told them that they should care about other people.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
One point that's going to get lost in the discussion of #SCOTUS's intervention in the Alien Enemy Act case:
This is the *value* of nationwide injunctions. Without them, you have to go district by district, and the government can try to play games by moving people to districts without relief (yet).
This is the *value* of nationwide injunctions. Without them, you have to go district by district, and the government can try to play games by moving people to districts without relief (yet).
April 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
One point that's going to get lost in the discussion of #SCOTUS's intervention in the Alien Enemy Act case:
This is the *value* of nationwide injunctions. Without them, you have to go district by district, and the government can try to play games by moving people to districts without relief (yet).
This is the *value* of nationwide injunctions. Without them, you have to go district by district, and the government can try to play games by moving people to districts without relief (yet).
Reposted by Elizabeth May
Of course we can move clothing production back to the US. Why do you think we've insisted on locking the minimum wage at $7.25 for all these years?
by Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson, and Donald Trump
by Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson, and Donald Trump
April 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Of course we can move clothing production back to the US. Why do you think we've insisted on locking the minimum wage at $7.25 for all these years?
by Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson, and Donald Trump
by Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson, and Donald Trump
Reposted by Elizabeth May
It’s really strange how Trump figured out that Executive Orders are basically “longer tweets that drive giant media attention” and the media hasn’t figured it’s being played each time they report on these as if it’s Moses coming down the Mount with stone tablets.
DC is uniquely vulnerable and we really need all of you with State representation to join us in pushing back against what promises to be a ton of cruel and unnecessary actions: www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Works to Make Our Nation’s Capital Safe and Beautiful
MAKING WASHINGTON THE GREATEST CAPITAL CITY IN THE WORLD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to make Washington, D.C. what it
www.whitehouse.gov
March 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It’s really strange how Trump figured out that Executive Orders are basically “longer tweets that drive giant media attention” and the media hasn’t figured it’s being played each time they report on these as if it’s Moses coming down the Mount with stone tablets.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
They are arresting people on the streets, terminating their visas, and disappearing them for writing things they disagree with. This is where we are. Two months in. Right now. If you think they won’t begin coming after citizens soon, you are mistaken.
March 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
They are arresting people on the streets, terminating their visas, and disappearing them for writing things they disagree with. This is where we are. Two months in. Right now. If you think they won’t begin coming after citizens soon, you are mistaken.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
It's always wrong to vandalize personal property and that certainly includes Teslas, and also: your government is actively disappearing innocent people without due process, so, you know, that second one is taking up my empathetic bandwidth at the moment.
March 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It's always wrong to vandalize personal property and that certainly includes Teslas, and also: your government is actively disappearing innocent people without due process, so, you know, that second one is taking up my empathetic bandwidth at the moment.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
The decisive test of our society in my lifetime was the 2024 election and our failure was spectacular and total. I will never again have any faith in the American electorate to do the obviously right thing.
March 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The decisive test of our society in my lifetime was the 2024 election and our failure was spectacular and total. I will never again have any faith in the American electorate to do the obviously right thing.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
It wasn't so much an election as it was a purchase.
February 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
It wasn't so much an election as it was a purchase.
Living the life.
November 12, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Living the life.
It's been a tough week.
November 9, 2024 at 1:30 AM
It's been a tough week.
Reposted by Elizabeth May
Two months ago Greg Abbott pardoned a murderer who texted a friend "I might go to Dallas to shoot looters" then drove into a BLM protest in Austin and killed a protester. The universal response from conservatives to the pardon was "Yeah! Woo-hoo!"
Now they say liberals should turn down the rhetoric
Now they say liberals should turn down the rhetoric
July 14, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Two months ago Greg Abbott pardoned a murderer who texted a friend "I might go to Dallas to shoot looters" then drove into a BLM protest in Austin and killed a protester. The universal response from conservatives to the pardon was "Yeah! Woo-hoo!"
Now they say liberals should turn down the rhetoric
Now they say liberals should turn down the rhetoric