Jess
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Wrote this on Friday about the dynamics that pushed the vote to this weekend. The core theory holds: the more cruel the bill gets to appease the maximum-cruelty Rs, the more public outcry can squeeze the this-could-cost-me-my-job Rs.
So, call. Protest. Make this the biggest story.
So, call. Protest. Make this the biggest story.
The attack on Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the rich is on the ropes… for the wrong reason
Ron Johnson says the health care cuts just aren’t brutal enough
www.benwikler.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Wrote this on Friday about the dynamics that pushed the vote to this weekend. The core theory holds: the more cruel the bill gets to appease the maximum-cruelty Rs, the more public outcry can squeeze the this-could-cost-me-my-job Rs.
So, call. Protest. Make this the biggest story.
So, call. Protest. Make this the biggest story.
Reposted by Jess
He swore an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States"
WELKER: Your secretary of state says everyone who's here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process. Do you agree?
TRUMP: I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. I don't know.
WELKER: Don't you need to uphold the Constitution?
TRUMP: I don't know
TRUMP: I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. I don't know.
WELKER: Don't you need to uphold the Constitution?
TRUMP: I don't know
May 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
He swore an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States"