Chadwick
@wick47.bsky.social
Steve Daines and Troy Downing are full of jibber jabber about how bad the Affordable Care Act is, but neither of them seem to have one single idea for how to do anything better.
(For chrissake, Daines has been in Congress for 12 YEARS and we still don't know what his health care plan is).
(For chrissake, Daines has been in Congress for 12 YEARS and we still don't know what his health care plan is).
Montana delegation opposes renewal of health insurance tax credits
The federal government shutdown has ended, but not the debate that started it. Republicans have promised a vote on health insurance subsidies that Democrats want to fund. Montana’s all-GOP congression...
www.mtpr.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Steve Daines and Troy Downing are full of jibber jabber about how bad the Affordable Care Act is, but neither of them seem to have one single idea for how to do anything better.
(For chrissake, Daines has been in Congress for 12 YEARS and we still don't know what his health care plan is).
(For chrissake, Daines has been in Congress for 12 YEARS and we still don't know what his health care plan is).
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Billionaire diva @deptofinterior.bsky.social Sec. Burgum has TRIPLED his own personal staff in just nine months while slashing America's parks and #publiclands staff. Burgum's fail-by-design plan, so he can sell off and privatize, is in full swing. arkvalleyvoice.com/interior-sec...
Interior Secretary Burgum Transfers Thousand of Staff to Personal Office - by Jan Wondra - Ark Valley Voice
America's National Parks, Monuments, and Public Lands Under Growing Threat Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is concentrating power to his leadership
arkvalleyvoice.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Billionaire diva @deptofinterior.bsky.social Sec. Burgum has TRIPLED his own personal staff in just nine months while slashing America's parks and #publiclands staff. Burgum's fail-by-design plan, so he can sell off and privatize, is in full swing. arkvalleyvoice.com/interior-sec...
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“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
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Back in 2008, my home state of Montana gave Barack Obama 47% of the vote (John McCain got 49%). This wasn't 100 years ago, this was just a few electoral cycles ago. It’s a reminder that Americans aren’t as divided — or as predictable — as our politics today make it seem
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Back in 2008, my home state of Montana gave Barack Obama 47% of the vote (John McCain got 49%). This wasn't 100 years ago, this was just a few electoral cycles ago. It’s a reminder that Americans aren’t as divided — or as predictable — as our politics today make it seem
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NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Of course he does.
Meet Sell-off Steve, Trump's new nominee to run the Bureau of Land Management.
Steve Pearce is an avowed supporter of privatizing public lands and has no business running the agency that manages the majority of them.
#publiclands
Steve Pearce is an avowed supporter of privatizing public lands and has no business running the agency that manages the majority of them.
#publiclands
Trump’s new pick to run the BLM has a history of working to sell off public land
In Congress, Steve Pearce supported bills to privatize public land, gut the Antiquities Act, prioritize oil and gas drilling, and weaken the Endangered Species Act
westwise.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Of course he does.
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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While we were live on Substack this morning, Tester's landline at the farm started ringing. He answered it and asked if he could put them on speaker phone and they said yes. It was @shaheen.senate.gov . You don't want to miss our new episode dropping within the hour!
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
While we were live on Substack this morning, Tester's landline at the farm started ringing. He answered it and asked if he could put them on speaker phone and they said yes. It was @shaheen.senate.gov . You don't want to miss our new episode dropping within the hour!
Not only does Trump have no idea how insurance works, but it sure seems pretty anti-capitalist to outlaw insurance companies, confiscate their funds and redistribute it to the public.
Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Not only does Trump have no idea how insurance works, but it sure seems pretty anti-capitalist to outlaw insurance companies, confiscate their funds and redistribute it to the public.
Mike Johnson just continues to openly admit that the GOP is redistricting for partisan gain, which is in fact completely illegal.
Mike Johnson: "After redistricting, we think we'll net a few more seats. A handful. Maybe six to eight. We're in very good position to make history and grow this majority. We have a real record to run on. Mamdani wants to talk about affordability? We love that subject."
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Mike Johnson just continues to openly admit that the GOP is redistricting for partisan gain, which is in fact completely illegal.
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Voters in New Jersey and Virginia who said the economy was their number 1 issue voted 63-35 for Democrats last night.
That’s a sharp reversal from 2024, when Trump won economy voters by 60 points
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
That’s a sharp reversal from 2024, when Trump won economy voters by 60 points
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Voters in New Jersey and Virginia who said the economy was their number 1 issue voted 63-35 for Democrats last night.
That’s a sharp reversal from 2024, when Trump won economy voters by 60 points
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
That’s a sharp reversal from 2024, when Trump won economy voters by 60 points
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
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Look, I'm not gonna tell other cities and states exactly what's gonna work for them.
But I would LOVE to see Mamdani's victory speech played before focus groups in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Montana.
LET'S JUST SEE, HUH?
But I would LOVE to see Mamdani's victory speech played before focus groups in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Montana.
LET'S JUST SEE, HUH?
This is a landslide. The last NYC mayoral candidate to clear 1 million votes was John Lindsay—over 50 years ago. It will be dismissed by pundits saying it can only happen in New York. That's garbage. Think pledging to freeze rent and offer childcare won't resonate in Nevada? Wisconsin? Texas?
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Look, I'm not gonna tell other cities and states exactly what's gonna work for them.
But I would LOVE to see Mamdani's victory speech played before focus groups in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Montana.
LET'S JUST SEE, HUH?
But I would LOVE to see Mamdani's victory speech played before focus groups in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Montana.
LET'S JUST SEE, HUH?
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Amazing. He's saying the quiet part out loud without even realizing it.
I know how absurd this is to say these days, but it's important to remember that officially, redistricting isn't supposed to unfairly favor one party over another.
I know how absurd this is to say these days, but it's important to remember that officially, redistricting isn't supposed to unfairly favor one party over another.
Mike Johnson: "I think the midterm is gonna be a great one for us. We have a very favorable election map on the Republican side and it will be even more favorable once all the redistricting, uh, stuff has settled out."
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Amazing. He's saying the quiet part out loud without even realizing it.
I know how absurd this is to say these days, but it's important to remember that officially, redistricting isn't supposed to unfairly favor one party over another.
I know how absurd this is to say these days, but it's important to remember that officially, redistricting isn't supposed to unfairly favor one party over another.
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Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
Wow, a 580% increase in my health insurance premiums for 2026 is even worse than I was expecting. I sure am glad that Mike Johnson has a Secret Plan to fix health care.
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Wow, a 580% increase in my health insurance premiums for 2026 is even worse than I was expecting. I sure am glad that Mike Johnson has a Secret Plan to fix health care.
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Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less about what's going on?
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less about what's going on?
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im no 6 figure political consultant but if i were id run a national commercial a million times a day that was just this bar chart on the screen for :30 until it was burned into americas eyeballs
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
im no 6 figure political consultant but if i were id run a national commercial a million times a day that was just this bar chart on the screen for :30 until it was burned into americas eyeballs
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Congrats to everyone who put Republicans in charge "for the economy," the first three quarters of 2025 already had more layoffs than any of the years in which Biden or Obama was President except 2009 (when Dems were still cleaning up the prior Republican mess).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Congrats to everyone who put Republicans in charge "for the economy," the first three quarters of 2025 already had more layoffs than any of the years in which Biden or Obama was President except 2009 (when Dems were still cleaning up the prior Republican mess).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why do Republicans think it is bad if the public learns the actual content of their alleged health care plan? What’s in there, the Epstein Files?
Mike Johnson talks about the Republican "healthcare plan" like it's highly classified information: "We're not gonna be on a conference call explaining all our plans and strategies for healthcare reform, because they're leaked in real time."
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Why do Republicans think it is bad if the public learns the actual content of their alleged health care plan? What’s in there, the Epstein Files?
Rep. Troy Downing hosts a photo op to express his “concern“ about beef imports without actually saying whether or not he supports mandatory country-of-origin labeling (hint: his campaign donors don’t).
www.kxlh.com/news/montana...
www.kxlh.com/news/montana...
U.S. Rep. Downing visits Montana ranchers to advocate for U.S. beef producers
His visit comes just days after Downing and several House Republicans sent a letter to President Trump urging the administration to prioritize U.S. producers over foreign beef imports.
www.kxlh.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Rep. Troy Downing hosts a photo op to express his “concern“ about beef imports without actually saying whether or not he supports mandatory country-of-origin labeling (hint: his campaign donors don’t).
www.kxlh.com/news/montana...
www.kxlh.com/news/montana...
Smart thread on how to think about public opinion, political leadership and the information environment that does (or does not) connect them.
I’ve been in conversations with some very smart folks about the “to moderate or to not to moderate” discourse plaguing the Dems right now and I have some thoughts. First: these are all good smart people who are trying to save American democracy…
November 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Smart thread on how to think about public opinion, political leadership and the information environment that does (or does not) connect them.