Sarah Christopherson
@sarahcgchris.bsky.social
Past: Congress 2005-2015. Current: tax lobbyist, but the poor kind
Home Depot chic in the Lincoln bathroom. Who says Trump isn’t a man of the people?
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Home Depot chic in the Lincoln bathroom. Who says Trump isn’t a man of the people?
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Who are these “informed observers”? Because this would be a truly horrible deal.
Option A won’t lower premiums if insurance companies think subsidies are gonna stop halfway thru the plan year.
Option B fucks over sm biz owners & other middle class ppl… you know, the people who vote.
Option A won’t lower premiums if insurance companies think subsidies are gonna stop halfway thru the plan year.
Option B fucks over sm biz owners & other middle class ppl… you know, the people who vote.
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Who are these “informed observers”? Because this would be a truly horrible deal.
Option A won’t lower premiums if insurance companies think subsidies are gonna stop halfway thru the plan year.
Option B fucks over sm biz owners & other middle class ppl… you know, the people who vote.
Option A won’t lower premiums if insurance companies think subsidies are gonna stop halfway thru the plan year.
Option B fucks over sm biz owners & other middle class ppl… you know, the people who vote.
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the only time the filibuster has ever been used to protect a particular interest of a set of states is to kill anti-lynching and civil rights legislation. that's it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
the only time the filibuster has ever been used to protect a particular interest of a set of states is to kill anti-lynching and civil rights legislation. that's it.
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the thing about this is that a) small states do not have any interests that are inherent to their size (no less than james madison understood this) b) the senate is organized along party lines which makes the small/big distinction almost irrelevant and c) the filibuster has never been used this way
Underrated aspect of killing the filibuster is making pundit hacks at Cook Political p-p-p-piss their pants
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
the thing about this is that a) small states do not have any interests that are inherent to their size (no less than james madison understood this) b) the senate is organized along party lines which makes the small/big distinction almost irrelevant and c) the filibuster has never been used this way
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I think we continue to underestimate the net negative effect of twitter as a form of mediated propaganda environment, esp for in-group dynamics within media, industry, and the beltway. What made twitter good is now what makes it a cesspool for fascism, brain dead punditry, and woohoo economic policy
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I think we continue to underestimate the net negative effect of twitter as a form of mediated propaganda environment, esp for in-group dynamics within media, industry, and the beltway. What made twitter good is now what makes it a cesspool for fascism, brain dead punditry, and woohoo economic policy
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One could best look at the item below and the quoted post as two facets of the same story: a U.S. corporate elite that has shed itself, with glee, of even the pretense of social responsibility.
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
One could best look at the item below and the quoted post as two facets of the same story: a U.S. corporate elite that has shed itself, with glee, of even the pretense of social responsibility.
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Jury hilarification.
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Jury hilarification.
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great day for the legal theory of "not guilty if it's funny enough"
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
great day for the legal theory of "not guilty if it's funny enough"
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I increasingly believe journalism organizations can *only* be worker owned to actually serve their purpose.
All, if you're hearing about the LAT endorsement decision, important to note that the editorial board was about to endorse Kamala, until it was blocked by the paper's billionaire owner:
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
Los Angeles Times won’t endorse for president | Semafor
The decision to stay neutral between Trump and Harris was made by owner Patrick Soon-Shiong.
www.semafor.com
October 23, 2024 at 5:33 AM
I increasingly believe journalism organizations can *only* be worker owned to actually serve their purpose.
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
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Private planes make up nearly 12% of all flights.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Private planes make up nearly 12% of all flights.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
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"If the toppings stay knit, you must acquit."
November 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"If the toppings stay knit, you must acquit."
A perfect example of why we should spend no time whatsoever trying to appease “our” billionaires when it comes to tax policy.
NEW: Amid concerns over the Biden administration's regulation of the crypto industry, billionaire tech investor Marc Andreessen, a longtime Democrat, donated more than $5 million to groups supporting Trump ahead of the 2024 election.
Since then, he's gotten what he called for: a hollowed-out CFPB.
Since then, he's gotten what he called for: a hollowed-out CFPB.
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.
The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startups and crypto companies.
www.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A perfect example of why we should spend no time whatsoever trying to appease “our” billionaires when it comes to tax policy.
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Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
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I don't think Tuesday's shellacking changes much in the Senate. But it could make Speaker Mike's self-immolation on Trump's behalf a lot less agreeable to a bunch of soon-to-be-unemployed House members.
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I don't think Tuesday's shellacking changes much in the Senate. But it could make Speaker Mike's self-immolation on Trump's behalf a lot less agreeable to a bunch of soon-to-be-unemployed House members.
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Not to be glib, but it was always going to trend this way. People hated Trump the first time and he's even less competent now. There was never a reason to think Rs would outperform 2018
Which is part of why the preemptive surrender of so many elites has been so f*cking annoying
Which is part of why the preemptive surrender of so many elites has been so f*cking annoying
“.. Democrats lead Republicans in the fight for Congress by 8 points, 50%-42%, the largest lead for either party on the congressional ballot in the NBC News poll since the 2018 midterms.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Not to be glib, but it was always going to trend this way. People hated Trump the first time and he's even less competent now. There was never a reason to think Rs would outperform 2018
Which is part of why the preemptive surrender of so many elites has been so f*cking annoying
Which is part of why the preemptive surrender of so many elites has been so f*cking annoying
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Vibes are an underrated aspect of free speech. The First Amendment hasn't changed, but the vibes from this administration are that the gov't has the power to chill press freedom via threats. And so I'd expect these kinds of casual threats to continue until or unless courts emphatically quash them.
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Vibes are an underrated aspect of free speech. The First Amendment hasn't changed, but the vibes from this administration are that the gov't has the power to chill press freedom via threats. And so I'd expect these kinds of casual threats to continue until or unless courts emphatically quash them.
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I genuinely think sometimes rather than explaining or arguing these totally made up controversies people should just be shamed for pretending not to know basic information about the world
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I genuinely think sometimes rather than explaining or arguing these totally made up controversies people should just be shamed for pretending not to know basic information about the world
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Let's be clear: the Trump administration has access to a contingency fund that would keep food assistance benefits going next month. Is the administration really going to let millions of families go hungry when it can prevent that from happening? #snap #shutdown
SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My lukewarm take is that none of the bombshell scandals involving Graham Platner thus far have been disqualifying. POTUS is a corrupt sexual predator who empowers sociopaths to trample on American freedoms and the staid, feckless Dem gerontocracy is a key reason we're here at all.
October 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My lukewarm take is that none of the bombshell scandals involving Graham Platner thus far have been disqualifying. POTUS is a corrupt sexual predator who empowers sociopaths to trample on American freedoms and the staid, feckless Dem gerontocracy is a key reason we're here at all.
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I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
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If you take the Trump/MAGA/GOP threat to US Constitutional democracy seriously—and I really think you should—then things getting worse faster, before Trump has consolidated authoritarian power, is beneficial, not detrimental.
If Democrats don't fight now, they might never have another real chance.
If Democrats don't fight now, they might never have another real chance.
Opinion | Democrats shouldn’t bail out Trump as the shutdown drags on
The best time for the opposition to take a stand, rather than settle for untrustworthy promises, is right now.
www.msnbc.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If you take the Trump/MAGA/GOP threat to US Constitutional democracy seriously—and I really think you should—then things getting worse faster, before Trump has consolidated authoritarian power, is beneficial, not detrimental.
If Democrats don't fight now, they might never have another real chance.
If Democrats don't fight now, they might never have another real chance.
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The White House is blatantly violating the Constitution, ignoring Congressionally-allocated spending. Approving any budget would put a stamp of approval on the end of checks and balances.
It'll hurt, yes, but it's time for opposition. The political costs will mostly fall on the people in charge.
It'll hurt, yes, but it's time for opposition. The political costs will mostly fall on the people in charge.
Opinion | Democrats shouldn’t bail out Trump as the shutdown drags on
The best time for the opposition to take a stand, rather than settle for untrustworthy promises, is right now.
www.msnbc.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The White House is blatantly violating the Constitution, ignoring Congressionally-allocated spending. Approving any budget would put a stamp of approval on the end of checks and balances.
It'll hurt, yes, but it's time for opposition. The political costs will mostly fall on the people in charge.
It'll hurt, yes, but it's time for opposition. The political costs will mostly fall on the people in charge.