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During the shutdown, Trump could find $40 billion to bail out Argentina & $300 million for a ballroom to host dinner parties with billionaires, but he won’t tap emergency funds to prevent millions of American kids from going hungry?
How cruel is that?
How cruel is that?
October 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
During the shutdown, Trump could find $40 billion to bail out Argentina & $300 million for a ballroom to host dinner parties with billionaires, but he won’t tap emergency funds to prevent millions of American kids from going hungry?
How cruel is that?
How cruel is that?
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We’re putting food on the table in Argentina ($40 billion), yet MAGA Republicans are threatening to withhold SNAP funds already allocated by Congress. MAGA = Make Argentina Great Again.
October 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We’re putting food on the table in Argentina ($40 billion), yet MAGA Republicans are threatening to withhold SNAP funds already allocated by Congress. MAGA = Make Argentina Great Again.
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The 3 districts facing the highest premium hikes if ACA tax credits expire are all Republican-led districts:
WY: +693%
WV-01: +654%
WV-02: +599%
Republicans would rather abandon their constituents than work with us to reopen the government and protect their health care.
WY: +693%
WV-01: +654%
WV-02: +599%
Republicans would rather abandon their constituents than work with us to reopen the government and protect their health care.
October 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The 3 districts facing the highest premium hikes if ACA tax credits expire are all Republican-led districts:
WY: +693%
WV-01: +654%
WV-02: +599%
Republicans would rather abandon their constituents than work with us to reopen the government and protect their health care.
WY: +693%
WV-01: +654%
WV-02: +599%
Republicans would rather abandon their constituents than work with us to reopen the government and protect their health care.
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Trump is no savior of the middle class.
Firefighters, teachers, police officers, truck drivers—
All of these Americans are set to lose $500 on average as a result of Trump’s tariffs and his Big, Beautiful Bill.
Meanwhile, millionaires will get a $300,000 handout.
Hell no.
Firefighters, teachers, police officers, truck drivers—
All of these Americans are set to lose $500 on average as a result of Trump’s tariffs and his Big, Beautiful Bill.
Meanwhile, millionaires will get a $300,000 handout.
Hell no.
June 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump is no savior of the middle class.
Firefighters, teachers, police officers, truck drivers—
All of these Americans are set to lose $500 on average as a result of Trump’s tariffs and his Big, Beautiful Bill.
Meanwhile, millionaires will get a $300,000 handout.
Hell no.
Firefighters, teachers, police officers, truck drivers—
All of these Americans are set to lose $500 on average as a result of Trump’s tariffs and his Big, Beautiful Bill.
Meanwhile, millionaires will get a $300,000 handout.
Hell no.
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Art of the deal
Exclusive: Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon who has been released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García.
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed.
Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego García.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Art of the deal
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The concern here extends beyond the ruling itself. SCOTUS picks the cases it wants to hear. It's had numerous opportunities to address the constitutionality of nationwide injunctions. So why this case? What does it foreshadow? open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
June 29, 2025
open.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The concern here extends beyond the ruling itself. SCOTUS picks the cases it wants to hear. It's had numerous opportunities to address the constitutionality of nationwide injunctions. So why this case? What does it foreshadow? open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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I just left the Senate floor after speaking out against the Big Ugly Bill.
It breaks my heart that this is what we’ve come to as a Senate — and as a country.
It breaks my heart that this is what we’ve come to as a Senate — and as a country.
June 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I just left the Senate floor after speaking out against the Big Ugly Bill.
It breaks my heart that this is what we’ve come to as a Senate — and as a country.
It breaks my heart that this is what we’ve come to as a Senate — and as a country.
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We have not faced an authoritarian takeover of our government of this magnitude before.
We need new names.
New faces.
New modes of politics.
NYC just sent this message.
We need new names.
New faces.
New modes of politics.
NYC just sent this message.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We have not faced an authoritarian takeover of our government of this magnitude before.
We need new names.
New faces.
New modes of politics.
NYC just sent this message.
We need new names.
New faces.
New modes of politics.
NYC just sent this message.
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For every millionaire household that would get a tax break from Republicans’ big, ugly bill, 19 Americans would be stripped of their health coverage.
Their priorities couldn’t be clearer.
We must stop this devastating bill.
Their priorities couldn’t be clearer.
We must stop this devastating bill.
June 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For every millionaire household that would get a tax break from Republicans’ big, ugly bill, 19 Americans would be stripped of their health coverage.
Their priorities couldn’t be clearer.
We must stop this devastating bill.
Their priorities couldn’t be clearer.
We must stop this devastating bill.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
June 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Floating around with mum!
June 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Floating around with mum!
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AUSTIN, TEXAS. Get yo' asses to the Austin TV Fest. The stars at night will be big and bright and whatnot. Tix/passes at ATXFestival.com.
May 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
AUSTIN, TEXAS. Get yo' asses to the Austin TV Fest. The stars at night will be big and bright and whatnot. Tix/passes at ATXFestival.com.
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"Receivers have done a lot of good. They have introduced new policies and accountability structures, like what is probably needed on Rikers. They have hired and fired staff to create culture change. They have replaced infrastructure, another thing that Rikers needs."
Brennan Center for Justice fellow talks judge ordering receivership for Rikers
Swain has now ordered a “remedial manager” to take charge.
ny1.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Receivers have done a lot of good. They have introduced new policies and accountability structures, like what is probably needed on Rikers. They have hired and fired staff to create culture change. They have replaced infrastructure, another thing that Rikers needs."
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an overview of the administration’s most egregious attacks on the constitution and some thoughts on why conservatives are perfectly fine with them
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Opinion | They Were Waiting for Trump All Along
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
an overview of the administration’s most egregious attacks on the constitution and some thoughts on why conservatives are perfectly fine with them
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
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“The patriotic response to today’s threat is to oppose Mr. Trump..to build a coalition of Americans who disagree about many other subjects..yet who believe that these subjects must be decided through democratic debate & constitutional processes” not Trump’s whims. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
Opinion | There Is a Way Forward: How to Defeat Trump’s Power Grab
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“The patriotic response to today’s threat is to oppose Mr. Trump..to build a coalition of Americans who disagree about many other subjects..yet who believe that these subjects must be decided through democratic debate & constitutional processes” not Trump’s whims. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
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Trump Admin is shutting down OCDETF program — prosecutors, agents and analysts who target transnational drug cartels. Odd decision in light of stated priorities.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Team Set to Dissolve Reagan-Era Transnational Crime Unit
Task forces that specialize in fighting organized crime, drug cartels and human traffickers were told to shut down by Sept. 30, according to documents and people familiar with the matter
www.bloomberg.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Trump Admin is shutting down OCDETF program — prosecutors, agents and analysts who target transnational drug cartels. Odd decision in light of stated priorities.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I'm certainly not the only one. But I've been saying this. The White House is losing the war over public opinion on the Abrego Garcia case badly. 26% is an astonishingly low number. Trump is losing a significant chunk of his core base on this. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
April 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I'm certainly not the only one. But I've been saying this. The White House is losing the war over public opinion on the Abrego Garcia case badly. 26% is an astonishingly low number. Trump is losing a significant chunk of his core base on this. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Let's wake up. He's REALLY unpopular for this early in a term or really ever. President's this unpopular are already losing. Power becomes harder to assert when your power is fading.
April 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Let's wake up. He's REALLY unpopular for this early in a term or really ever. President's this unpopular are already losing. Power becomes harder to assert when your power is fading.
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…and doing some of the cutting. With smiles on their faces.
A lot of very distinguished people who swore an oath to preserve the Constitution are watching it get cut to pieces.
April 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
…and doing some of the cutting. With smiles on their faces.
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listening to some stevie and i kind of think that you could bring a good chunk of americans back from the abyss if you could just get them to listen to “As” and force them to hear him sing/growl “did you know that you're loved by somebody?!?”
April 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
listening to some stevie and i kind of think that you could bring a good chunk of americans back from the abyss if you could just get them to listen to “As” and force them to hear him sing/growl “did you know that you're loved by somebody?!?”
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A staggering 70% of Congressional Republicans would personally benefit financially from the party's own tax plan.
How will the tax cuts being pushed (that predominantly benefit the wealthy) be paid for?
Drastic cuts to programs that help millions of people.
Reverse Robinhood.
How will the tax cuts being pushed (that predominantly benefit the wealthy) be paid for?
Drastic cuts to programs that help millions of people.
Reverse Robinhood.
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A staggering 70% of Congressional Republicans would personally benefit financially from the party's own tax plan.
How will the tax cuts being pushed (that predominantly benefit the wealthy) be paid for?
Drastic cuts to programs that help millions of people.
Reverse Robinhood.
How will the tax cuts being pushed (that predominantly benefit the wealthy) be paid for?
Drastic cuts to programs that help millions of people.
Reverse Robinhood.
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
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Why, yes, factories do take some time to build, and capital. And the workers that the federal government laid off aren’t going to have the trades qualifications to build those factories or work in them. And with the stock market wiped out, who has the extra capital to invest?
Don’t factories take years to build
BREAKING: United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent has seemed to suggest that the federal workforce fired recently "will give us the labor we need for new manufacturing," per CNBC
April 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Why, yes, factories do take some time to build, and capital. And the workers that the federal government laid off aren’t going to have the trades qualifications to build those factories or work in them. And with the stock market wiped out, who has the extra capital to invest?
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Sign of the day…Chicago
April 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sign of the day…Chicago