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Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans.
As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger.
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Scoop: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics chief, Joseph Tirrell. Without explanation, she removes DOJ's career ethics office director who advised the most senior political appointees (such as Todd Blanche, Kash Patel) on conflicts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues
Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department’s top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two peopl...
news.bloomberglaw.com
July 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Scoop: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics chief, Joseph Tirrell. Without explanation, she removes DOJ's career ethics office director who advised the most senior political appointees (such as Todd Blanche, Kash Patel) on conflicts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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When my family was poorest we were so desperate that last week before SNAP reloaded, and Michael would walk out to the store late at night and swipe the EBT card at midnight and bring home food. It's NOT a lot of money. People are hungry with or without it, but they will starve without.
SNAP provides $2 a meal for kids, working people, and seniors.
Over 20,000 Texans in my district could lose their SNAP benefits because of Trump’s budget bill.
Trump and Republicans are giving tax cuts to billionaires by stealing food from the hungry.
Over 20,000 Texans in my district could lose their SNAP benefits because of Trump’s budget bill.
Trump and Republicans are giving tax cuts to billionaires by stealing food from the hungry.
July 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
When my family was poorest we were so desperate that last week before SNAP reloaded, and Michael would walk out to the store late at night and swipe the EBT card at midnight and bring home food. It's NOT a lot of money. People are hungry with or without it, but they will starve without.
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A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.
June 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.
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Three years without the protections of Roe v. Wade. Three years of cruelty. Three years of women denied care, criminalized for miscarriages, and forced to cross state lines in crisis. Three years of the GOP screaming “freedom” while snatching away our bodily autonomy. (1/2)
June 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Three years without the protections of Roe v. Wade. Three years of cruelty. Three years of women denied care, criminalized for miscarriages, and forced to cross state lines in crisis. Three years of the GOP screaming “freedom” while snatching away our bodily autonomy. (1/2)
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“On Monday, June 23, ICE's detention level was — on paper at least — at over 140% capacity, since Congress last allocated 41,500 detainee beds for the agency, the figures show.”
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-rec...
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-rec...
ICE holding a record 59,000 immigrant detainees, nearly half with no criminal record, internal data show
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding around 59,000 detainees in facilities across the country, likely setting a record high, according to internal government data obtained by CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“On Monday, June 23, ICE's detention level was — on paper at least — at over 140% capacity, since Congress last allocated 41,500 detainee beds for the agency, the figures show.”
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-rec...
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-rec...
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See, most of the time when people say something is Orwellian, they are full of it. This, on the other hand, is actually Orwellian.
I feel like every day, I'm seeing more and more examples of this in real time.
ICE was at Dodgers Stadium. This is a fact that has been documented by protestors and the national news.
Except ICE is now denying it on X and saying it wasn't them. It's government gaslighting in real time.
ICE was at Dodgers Stadium. This is a fact that has been documented by protestors and the national news.
Except ICE is now denying it on X and saying it wasn't them. It's government gaslighting in real time.
June 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
See, most of the time when people say something is Orwellian, they are full of it. This, on the other hand, is actually Orwellian.
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Today’s decision out of Rhode Island isn’t getting a lot of attention, but it’s very important. Trump tried to withhold fed’l funds from states that won’t help with his immigration policy & mass deportations. A Judge just told him he can’t do that. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
A Rhode Island Judge Tells Trump "No"
And it's a very important "no"
open.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Today’s decision out of Rhode Island isn’t getting a lot of attention, but it’s very important. Trump tried to withhold fed’l funds from states that won’t help with his immigration policy & mass deportations. A Judge just told him he can’t do that. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Here's the truth about tax cuts for the rich.
They explode the federal debt, fuel giant profits at the biggest firms and financial institutions, and stoke a surge in billionaire wealth, but do nothing for average working people.
Nothing trickles down.
They explode the federal debt, fuel giant profits at the biggest firms and financial institutions, and stoke a surge in billionaire wealth, but do nothing for average working people.
Nothing trickles down.
May 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here's the truth about tax cuts for the rich.
They explode the federal debt, fuel giant profits at the biggest firms and financial institutions, and stoke a surge in billionaire wealth, but do nothing for average working people.
Nothing trickles down.
They explode the federal debt, fuel giant profits at the biggest firms and financial institutions, and stoke a surge in billionaire wealth, but do nothing for average working people.
Nothing trickles down.
Why are national press not buttonwholing Republicans in Congress as they leave meetings-- asking them on video what they think about the EO orders to...you name it.
The media is giving these "traitors to the Constitution" way too easy a "pass of silent acquiesence"
The media is giving these "traitors to the Constitution" way too easy a "pass of silent acquiesence"
May 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Why are national press not buttonwholing Republicans in Congress as they leave meetings-- asking them on video what they think about the EO orders to...you name it.
The media is giving these "traitors to the Constitution" way too easy a "pass of silent acquiesence"
The media is giving these "traitors to the Constitution" way too easy a "pass of silent acquiesence"
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NEW VIDEO: If there is one consistent theme in voter suppression, it is that Republicans hate students voting. Now, two advocacy groups and a student voter are challenging Indiana’s new law banning the use of student ID for voting.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/VqwQU6GwRzU
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/VqwQU6GwRzU
BREAKING: Indiana Sued Over Student Voter Suppression Law
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
May 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
NEW VIDEO: If there is one consistent theme in voter suppression, it is that Republicans hate students voting. Now, two advocacy groups and a student voter are challenging Indiana’s new law banning the use of student ID for voting.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/VqwQU6GwRzU
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/VqwQU6GwRzU
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This is brave
This is good
Thank you
This is good
Thank you
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This is brave
This is good
Thank you
This is good
Thank you
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Since the beginning I’ve said that Elon and his DOGE tech bros know the real value in pillaging these federal agencies is in the data, but not to raid your bank accounts.
It’s to influence the outcome of our elections.
It’s to influence the outcome of our elections.
“…members of the DOGE team asked that their activities not be logged on the system and then appeared to try to cover their tracks behind them, turning off monitoring tools and manually deleting records of their access…”
What kind of shady s**t is going on here??
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
What kind of shady s**t is going on here??
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since the beginning I’ve said that Elon and his DOGE tech bros know the real value in pillaging these federal agencies is in the data, but not to raid your bank accounts.
It’s to influence the outcome of our elections.
It’s to influence the outcome of our elections.
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At a GOP town hall last night, heckling from constituents was apparently too much to handle—so they used police force and even stun guns on their own constituents. What are they so afraid of? Someone disagreeing with their views?
April 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
At a GOP town hall last night, heckling from constituents was apparently too much to handle—so they used police force and even stun guns on their own constituents. What are they so afraid of? Someone disagreeing with their views?
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They other day I met with an old friend who witnessed firsthand how Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, took over the country's democracy and turned it into an authoritarian state.
Here are some lessons that I took away from our conversation. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-pla...
Here are some lessons that I took away from our conversation. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-pla...
Trump’s playbook is Viktor Orbán’s
My breakfast with Orbán expert John Shattuck
robertreich.substack.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
They other day I met with an old friend who witnessed firsthand how Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, took over the country's democracy and turned it into an authoritarian state.
Here are some lessons that I took away from our conversation. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-pla...
Here are some lessons that I took away from our conversation. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-pla...
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This.
Either the courts get to decide who is a “violent criminal” or “gang member”, or Donald Trump gets to decide.
That choice determines whether we are a Republic governed by laws or an autocracy living under a ruler.
That choice determines whether we are a Republic governed by laws or an autocracy living under a ruler.
April 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This.
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According to a public disclosure, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks last week just hours before President Trump announced the partial pause.
AOC: “I got one question for [Greene]: How much did you make? How much did you make off that panic?”
AOC: “I got one question for [Greene]: How much did you make? How much did you make off that panic?”
AOC Asks MTG One Damning Question on Tariffs
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has one question for Marjorie Taylor Greene on what she did during the tariffs whiplash.
newrepublic.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
According to a public disclosure, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks last week just hours before President Trump announced the partial pause.
AOC: “I got one question for [Greene]: How much did you make? How much did you make off that panic?”
AOC: “I got one question for [Greene]: How much did you make? How much did you make off that panic?”
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We've received reports that some people are having trouble finding events in their area for April 19th. You can check our website for events or look for your local 50501 chapter's social media and check their social media posts for event details. (1/2)
April 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We've received reports that some people are having trouble finding events in their area for April 19th. You can check our website for events or look for your local 50501 chapter's social media and check their social media posts for event details. (1/2)
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A federal judge has ruled that five government agencies must release billions in funding for climate and infrastructure projects paused under Trump.
Judge Mary McElroy — a Trump appointee — issued the temporary injunction. It instructs the admin to release the funds while a lawsuit proceeds.
Judge Mary McElroy — a Trump appointee — issued the temporary injunction. It instructs the admin to release the funds while a lawsuit proceeds.
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A federal judge has ruled that five government agencies must release billions in funding for climate and infrastructure projects paused under Trump.
Judge Mary McElroy — a Trump appointee — issued the temporary injunction. It instructs the admin to release the funds while a lawsuit proceeds.
Judge Mary McElroy — a Trump appointee — issued the temporary injunction. It instructs the admin to release the funds while a lawsuit proceeds.
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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
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Trump has announced he's going to "overhaul" the $1 trillion a year federal procurements process. What could possibly go wrong, especially since he recently suggested he doesn't have to follow the Administrative Procedure Act & just announces his desired changes? www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trump has announced he's going to "overhaul" the $1 trillion a year federal procurements process. What could possibly go wrong, especially since he recently suggested he doesn't have to follow the Administrative Procedure Act & just announces his desired changes? www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...