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Are Republicans going to do the right thing?
I can wish, hope, and pray.
But I think they will not.
Vote them all out.
I can wish, hope, and pray.
But I think they will not.
Vote them all out.
We have 24 hours before the Senate vote to stop the January premium increases - $6,200 annual increase for the average Connecticut family on an ACA plan.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
Republicans can still choose to do the right thing and vote with us.
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Are Republicans going to do the right thing?
I can wish, hope, and pray.
But I think they will not.
Vote them all out.
I can wish, hope, and pray.
But I think they will not.
Vote them all out.
Excuse me, but this so inhumane and wrong. Are we going to allow our country to become this?
As a constituent, I am asking that @governorwalz.mn.gov and @keithellison.bsky.social arrest these men and prosecute them before they kidnap someone and intentionally freeze them to death
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Excuse me, but this so inhumane and wrong. Are we going to allow our country to become this?
Keep holding the line Senator Slotkin! Americans need Democrats in unison, standing up for the right to have healthcare. We can't have people getting sick and not having coverage. PLEASE convince your fellow Senators to keep giving a damn about their constituents!
Tonight, I am voting no on a procedural vote on an appropriations deal that would re-open the government. Since July, I have been clear: to earn my vote, Republicans would have to do something to bring down the cost of health care for working and middle-class Michiganders. (1/4)
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Keep holding the line Senator Slotkin! Americans need Democrats in unison, standing up for the right to have healthcare. We can't have people getting sick and not having coverage. PLEASE convince your fellow Senators to keep giving a damn about their constituents!
Hey, Senate DEMS -- this is key! Even people without income have a heart and the foresight to see that robbing people of healthcare is heartless.
HOLD THE LINE! This is on Republicans to compromise, on behalf of the American people.
HOLD THE LINE! This is on Republicans to compromise, on behalf of the American people.
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Hey, Senate DEMS -- this is key! Even people without income have a heart and the foresight to see that robbing people of healthcare is heartless.
HOLD THE LINE! This is on Republicans to compromise, on behalf of the American people.
HOLD THE LINE! This is on Republicans to compromise, on behalf of the American people.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social has it right. DEMS cannot walk away from taking care of ensuring the ACA credits stay in place. If they walk away and cave in, so much damage will be done, and they'll be blamed. Instead of the Republicans, who SHOULD be blamed, and who all need to start caring!
This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social has it right. DEMS cannot walk away from taking care of ensuring the ACA credits stay in place. If they walk away and cave in, so much damage will be done, and they'll be blamed. Instead of the Republicans, who SHOULD be blamed, and who all need to start caring!
I am old enough to remember -- damn it, healthcare before the ACA was like playing roulette -- with your health. Dangerous.
@schumer.senate.gov DON'T BE a WEASEL! Hold the line. Gen Z and Gen Y will never, ever, ever let you hear the end of this.
YOU have government healthcare for life. F you.
@schumer.senate.gov DON'T BE a WEASEL! Hold the line. Gen Z and Gen Y will never, ever, ever let you hear the end of this.
YOU have government healthcare for life. F you.
For anyone too young to remember what it was like before ACA…
IT WAS A FUCKING NIGHTMARE.
IT WAS A FUCKING NIGHTMARE.
One of the most important provisions of the ACA was eliminating pre-existing conditions exclusions from insurance plans.
Folks need to be reminded that if the ACA goes away, so does that provision.
Folks need to be reminded that if the ACA goes away, so does that provision.
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I am old enough to remember -- damn it, healthcare before the ACA was like playing roulette -- with your health. Dangerous.
@schumer.senate.gov DON'T BE a WEASEL! Hold the line. Gen Z and Gen Y will never, ever, ever let you hear the end of this.
YOU have government healthcare for life. F you.
@schumer.senate.gov DON'T BE a WEASEL! Hold the line. Gen Z and Gen Y will never, ever, ever let you hear the end of this.
YOU have government healthcare for life. F you.
Thank you for speaking out @govpritzker.illinois.gov -- I hope @schumer.senate.gov listens to you and the MILLIONS of Americans who need their ACA credits, who count on them to keep healthcare affordable.
HOLD the LINE, Dems!!
HOLD the LINE, Dems!!
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Thank you for speaking out @govpritzker.illinois.gov -- I hope @schumer.senate.gov listens to you and the MILLIONS of Americans who need their ACA credits, who count on them to keep healthcare affordable.
HOLD the LINE, Dems!!
HOLD the LINE, Dems!!
And @schumer.senate.gov HOLD the party TOGETHER in favor of Americans!
WTH kind of leader are you? LEAD!
WTH kind of leader are you? LEAD!
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
And @schumer.senate.gov HOLD the party TOGETHER in favor of Americans!
WTH kind of leader are you? LEAD!
WTH kind of leader are you? LEAD!
DAMN IT, Tim Kaine. You're MY Senator. HOLD THE LINE! It's on the Republicans to heed Americans' calls to keep the ACA tax credits. I know people are suffering. But more will DIE if people don't get these credits.
DEMS need to get aligned!
DEMS need to get aligned!
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
DAMN IT, Tim Kaine. You're MY Senator. HOLD THE LINE! It's on the Republicans to heed Americans' calls to keep the ACA tax credits. I know people are suffering. But more will DIE if people don't get these credits.
DEMS need to get aligned!
DEMS need to get aligned!
DAMN it, Senate Democrats -- hold the line. No deal without ACA healthcare subsidies!! Otherwise, you seem weak. HOLD THE LINE!
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
DAMN it, Senate Democrats -- hold the line. No deal without ACA healthcare subsidies!! Otherwise, you seem weak. HOLD THE LINE!
The guy running our country has zero empathy. Not one iota. And it's harming so many people.
OPINION:
Lawrence: Trump looking away from a man in need should be the portrait for his second term
@ Lawrence O’Donnell details how Trump demonstrated his ability to “completely ignore a person in need.”
Lawrence: Trump looking away from a man in need should be the portrait for his second term
@ Lawrence O’Donnell details how Trump demonstrated his ability to “completely ignore a person in need.”
Lawrence: Trump looking away from a man in need should be the portrait for his second term
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The guy running our country has zero empathy. Not one iota. And it's harming so many people.
YESSSSS!
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
YESSSSS!
The world needs to come together to help the people of Gaza. Starving people is unconscionable.
I pray for their well-being.
I pray for their well-being.
Prime Minister of the UK, Keir Starmer:
"The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible."
"The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible."
July 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The world needs to come together to help the people of Gaza. Starving people is unconscionable.
I pray for their well-being.
I pray for their well-being.
Um, some guy who lives in a white house doesn't understand tariffs, even if they're his favorite word.
July 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Um, some guy who lives in a white house doesn't understand tariffs, even if they're his favorite word.
Please, Democrats, keep the Epstein Files on repeat, even when Congress is on recess. Don't let up.
July 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Please, Democrats, keep the Epstein Files on repeat, even when Congress is on recess. Don't let up.
This...
July 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This...
Ask ChatGPT how Chronic Venous Insufficiency can impact cognitive abilities.
"CVI is associated with chronic systemic inflammation, which is a well-documented contributor to neurodegeneration and cognitive decline."
"CVI is associated with chronic systemic inflammation, which is a well-documented contributor to neurodegeneration and cognitive decline."
July 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Ask ChatGPT how Chronic Venous Insufficiency can impact cognitive abilities.
"CVI is associated with chronic systemic inflammation, which is a well-documented contributor to neurodegeneration and cognitive decline."
"CVI is associated with chronic systemic inflammation, which is a well-documented contributor to neurodegeneration and cognitive decline."
Why can't we use this to question his mental abilities?
He can't remember appointing Powell?
FFS.
He can't remember appointing Powell?
FFS.
Not remembering he appointed Powell himself is kind of a perfect encapsulation of how poorly thought out and stupid this move is.
Trump on Powell: “I was surprised he was appointed” (Trump appointed him)
July 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Why can't we use this to question his mental abilities?
He can't remember appointing Powell?
FFS.
He can't remember appointing Powell?
FFS.
Thank you, Congressman Swalwell, for standing up for dignity, not deportation. We are so fortunate to have your principled leadership in the House.
Headed into a Homeland Security hearing to demand answers from the architects of cruelty—Noem, Miller, Homan—and to stand up for immigrant families who deserve dignity, not deportation.
July 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank you, Congressman Swalwell, for standing up for dignity, not deportation. We are so fortunate to have your principled leadership in the House.
Paging Jamie Dimon and Ray Dalio as voices of sanity to say "No way, don't tank the markets."
Someone is creating a distraction...like "look over here," and the American people -- especially retirees who count on bonds -- shouldn't be paying the price for his insanity.
Someone is creating a distraction...like "look over here," and the American people -- especially retirees who count on bonds -- shouldn't be paying the price for his insanity.
President Donald Trump is likely to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell soon, a White House official said www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Likely to Fire Powell Soon, White House Official Says
President Donald Trump is likely to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell soon, a White House official said, and discussed the possible move in a meeting with congressional Republicans on Tuesday n...
www.bloomberg.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Paging Jamie Dimon and Ray Dalio as voices of sanity to say "No way, don't tank the markets."
Someone is creating a distraction...like "look over here," and the American people -- especially retirees who count on bonds -- shouldn't be paying the price for his insanity.
Someone is creating a distraction...like "look over here," and the American people -- especially retirees who count on bonds -- shouldn't be paying the price for his insanity.
Anyone else want to puke about the jeopardy the guy in the White House is generating for our economy?
Could you imagine a president of the United States tanking the bond market to distract from a sex scandal?
Not possible, right? Like some kind of crazy movie script too absurd even for Hollywood?
Not possible, right? Like some kind of crazy movie script too absurd even for Hollywood?
July 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Anyone else want to puke about the jeopardy the guy in the White House is generating for our economy?
This is NOT acceptable! The guy who lives in the white house said he was going after criminals. These 250 don't fit that bill. Florida and ICE need to let them out!
250 people detained in the Florida Everglades have no criminal convictions or pending charges.
Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns
Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is NOT acceptable! The guy who lives in the white house said he was going after criminals. These 250 don't fit that bill. Florida and ICE need to let them out!
I hate fireworks. And I especially hate them a block from my home, mid-day, on July 7.
Scared the living daylights out of me.
Scared the living daylights out of me.
July 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I hate fireworks. And I especially hate them a block from my home, mid-day, on July 7.
Scared the living daylights out of me.
Scared the living daylights out of me.
DC friends...please warn others
DC. EYES UP.
⚠️ HEADS UP DC‼️
🧊 Multiple sightings of ICE at the Disabled American Veterans headquarters and near the Wharf at the SW Waterfront near Seventh St and Maine Ave SW 👀
🧊 Multiple sightings of ICE at the Disabled American Veterans headquarters and near the Wharf at the SW Waterfront near Seventh St and Maine Ave SW 👀
July 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
DC friends...please warn others
Hey, look up your House member and call them to oppose the Big BS Bill. Script included!
Here is a list of GOP House members (h/t @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social) who should be targeted with calls about the MAGA Murder Budget ASAP.
Script included.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Script included.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
OPPOSE HR1 - HOUSE OF REPS SHEET
docs.google.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Hey, look up your House member and call them to oppose the Big BS Bill. Script included!