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ZMelkova.bsky.social @zmelkova.bsky.social · 20h

DEMAND THAT REPUBLICAN SENATORS PROTECT HEALTHCARE & END THE SHUTDOWN act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...

DEMAND THAT REPUBLICAN SENATORS PROTECT HEALTHCARE & END THE SHUTDOWN

With historic healthcare cuts and cost increases looming, Republicans chose to force a Trump Shutdown rather than address the healthcare crisis or rein in Trump’s lawless manipulation of federal funds...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 1d

This is a betrayal of American families.

Mike Johnson, stop this B.S. NOW.

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ZMelkova.bsky.social @zmelkova.bsky.social · 1d

The NFL must act NOW to stop ICE from targeting the Super Bowl LX where Bad Bunny will be performing at the halftime show before it’s too late. #SBLX #AppleMusicHalftime sign.moveon.org/petitions/su...

NFL: No ICE at the 2026 Super Bowl!

The @NFL must act NOW to stop Trump's ICE from targeting the Super Bowl LX where Bad Bunny will be performing at the halftime show before it’s too late. #SBLX #AppleMusicHalftime

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Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 1d

No family should have to choose between a doctor's visit or putting food on the table.

I'm fighting to protect health care tax credits to keep coverage up and costs down across the country.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 1d

‼️ NEWS ‼️

Republicans have created a self-imposed health care crisis.

I spoke at a Steering and Policy Committee hearing about how they’re raising costs for the people in my district.

Watch my full remarks 👇

Rep. Andrea Salinas Testifies About Constituents Hurt by Republican Health Care Crisis

YouTube video by Congresswoman Andrea Salinas

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr. Merri @merri24.bsky.social · 2d

Please make a distinction between health insurance and healthcare. They are not the same thing!

It would be far cheaper for the United States to expand Medicare to cover everyone.

Insurance is a middleman that decides whether you live or die.

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DougBlueWahoo 🦋💙✌️🌈🌊 @dougbluewahoo2.bsky.social · 2d

Dictator delusions.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 4d

How did we get to a government shutdown and why is it related to the Affordable Care Act?

Let’s talk about it and how it will impact you.

Watch and share my full explainer.

How did we get to a government shutdown, and why is it related to the Affordable Care Act?

YouTube video by Congresswoman Andrea Salinas

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 4d

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Passem @passem.bsky.social · 4d

Speaker Johnson said he won’t discuss the ACA until after the budget has passed.

Democrats need to be firm and if any are starting to waffle then the rest of the Democrats should sound them and get them to hold firm

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Jehovah’s Thiccness @roadiusmaximius.bsky.social · 4d

I’d also add getting ICE and the National Guard off our streets, along with protecting trans healthcare from being taken away. I and many others are glad tall are fighting for those other things, but keep those in mind as well.

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 4d

In the middle of a government shutdown, Speaker Johnson canceled votes and told his members not to bother coming back to DC.

Here’s just a couple of the important issues we should be in DC working on:

⚕️ Extending the ACA tax credits and ending the GOP shutdown. (1/3)

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 4d

Trump’s cuts will spike health care costs, slash coverage, and lay off NIH researchers searching for cures. Families shouldn’t lose their health insurance because Trump and MAGA Republicans are playing political games. We must end this Republican health care crisis now.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 4d

ICE Protests Reminder.

This is how far they're going with the propaganda bullshit.

People have already identified this thug as the same one that Fox News had on as a "fomer gang member"

Jesse Watters brought a fake Anitfa onto his Fox show.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 4d

"U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and children have been among those detained in increasingly brazen and aggressive encounters..."

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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NextGen America @nextgenamerica.bsky.social · 4d

Colbert says maybe we should try unplugging the government and then plug it back in again.

That might work—or maybe Trump could agree to restore healthcare funding that makes care accessible for everyday people.

Trump would rather shut it down than let us have affordable care.

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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 4d

PAY ATTENTION: ICE is filing fake 911 calls in Chicago, weaponizing emergency services to provoke local police.

Ordinary citizens would be charged with a felony. ICE calls it strategy.

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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 4d

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Just a Dad @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 5d

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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 4d

It's day 6 of the government shutdown, and I wanted to see if the SSA office was open, because online it said that they were closed. At the time of my visit, the office was open.

If you need assistance with Social Security, the physical office is currently open, although services may be limited.

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