NEWS: Sen. Ossoff and Sen. Mark Kelly reintroduced their Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act. Repost if you agree it's time to BAN stock trading by members of Congress.

Republicans just blocked their own "big, beautiful bill" that would kick millions of Americans off their health care...because it doesn't cut Medicaid enough.

Today, between the election results in Wisconsin (and Florida) and Corey Booker's courage, was the most hopeful day I've had this year.

Been a long time since I've heard a busy signal from a phone call, but trying to reach Senator's Schumer's office is bringing back that particularly nostalgic *beepbeepbeep*

Today in Mount Kisco, between 250-300 people gathered to say no to the attempt to shrink Medicaid and to call out Rep. Lawler for avoiding his constituents.

I can't say I'm surprised anymore that Republicans in the House passed a budget so viciously cruel, but I am still appalled.

Shout out to the two kids bouncing around the middle of the House of Representatives while this vote goes on.

Who is refreshing ad nauseam for updates on the House Budget vote? Anyone? Anyone at all?

I am going to attempt to post every single, not my Presidents’ Day protest, I see. Will I succeed? I guess we’ll see at the end of the day.

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Stopped by daycare this weekend to replace their toilet that's just not cutting it.

Always glad to help out the amazing teachers who work hard for our kids every day.

Like even if you’re in favor of dramatic cuts to the federal government, the degree of incompetence with which it is being done is astounding.

Shout out to the staffers in Mike Lawler's offices answering his phones. I spoke with someone about Musk's unconstitutional rampage through federal spending every day this week , and every individual I've talked with has been responsive, friendly, and polite.

Today's running soundtrack:

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So Costco voted overwhelmingly to maintain their DEI initiatives and also successfully negotiated with a union to prevent a strike.

Plus their eggs are like super cheap. Just saying.

www.5calls.org is a thing that exists. It gives you a structure to taking an admittedly small action. But the first action is the hardest action. Give it a try. It takes like five minutes.

I have avoided social media for several years because I realized that Meta has a hundred people who are way smarter than I am whose whole job is to keep me glued to Facebook. So I stopped. I heard Bluesky doesn't have that dynamic. So I'm back!

Also... ya know... ::vague hand gesture at the world::