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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 15h

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 1d

This should be simple for the judiciary.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Update: Illinois asked a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending Guard members from other states, but the judge declined to do so, for now.

Federal judge declines to immediately block National Guard deployment in Illinois

Illinois asked a judge to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending Guard members from other states, but the judge declined to do so, for now.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 2d

Do folks signed up for the Empower rideshare app know that the company has used their email addresses to send out thousands of emails to elected officials over the last 72 hrs?

There appears to be about 6 different scripts. But this cosplay of AAVE really had me 🤔.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 2d

Politico Playbook led with the domestic troop deployment fights in the newsletter this morning.

Axios and Punchbowl News don’t mention it. 🙄

I don’t understand how Texas sending troops to invade Illinois or the president ordering California troops to invade Oregon is not leading?!

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 2d

The “enemy from within” rhetoric is not new.

~20 days before the election he said in a town hall he thought political opponents were more a threat to the US than Russia or China.

He suggested using National Guard & the military.

The signs were there. The warnings went unheeded.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 3d

This was not a tell-all book. Hell, there were parts I thought she was incredibly restraint.

I’ve got observations. And yes, I have still questions.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 3d

Finished 107 Days.

Reading this in the midst of all the terrible shit going on across the country makes it heavy to get through.

And that is not a knock on VP Harris. The subtitle of this book could’ve been: We. Tried. To. Tell. Y’all.

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 4d

As @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social says, "This is a very race-conscious administration. It just happens to be the case that its policies, its prescriptions, its advocacy, its project is in service of whiteness. ...Whiteness is a race, too. It's also an ideology." bsky.app/profile/perr...

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

Breaking News: The Trump administration is said to have plans to slash refugee admissions to a record low, with many slots reserved for white South Africans.

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

Many of the slots would go to white South Africans and others facing “unjust discrimination,” according to people familiar with the matter and documents obtained by The New York Times.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, One Battle After Another is almost 3 hours long.

And yes, I was on the edge of my seat until the very end.

Wow.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 3d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 4d

NEWS: Next Tuesday @chenderson.bsky.social will introduce an emergency bill to let @mayorbowser.dc.gov issue marriage licenses, since the federal shutdown has closed D.C. Superior Court's Marriage Bureau. (We can agree it's silly that a spending standoff means no legal unions in D.C., right?)

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 5d

“Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the five-story building, and U.S. citizens were among those detained for hours.”

So-called “targeted enforcement” was never going to last long.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 7d

Phee said if you’re gonna fine me, might as well tell the truth. 👏🏾👏🏾

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 7d

the WNBA gone stop doing exit interviews... i think this gone be the last exit interview

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 7d

Maya Angelou said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

Part of the reason the country is in this mess is because not enough of you believed Trump to do the things that he said and was written in a book — Project 2025.

It’s time to finally start.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 8d

A guy who didn’t get beyond the rank of Major calling a room full of Generals and Admirals fat is wild.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals."

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 8d

Day 1 of DC Week Without Driving sponsored by the Transportation Equity Network @ggwash.org. Come along on my commute with me.

Learn more about the initiative here: ggwash.org/dcten/week-w...

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 8d

Still cannot believe 6 members of the Supreme Court said this type of racial profiling was a-ok.

Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 9d

“Asked why agents arrested the man they’d run after, Bovino would not specify anything except that the man didn’t resemble the white reporter …

““I’ll get back with you on exactly what that is, once we determine all those facts.””

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’

Immigration agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidatio...

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 12d

And for those looking for the state/local connection — remember Medicaid.

Remember independent pharmacies (small biz owners) who are already hanging on by a thread.

All politics are local.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 12d

Two days ago he was claiming he was going to cut prescription drug prices by 1000%. This announcement is only going to increase costs for Americans.

How is it possible they still don’t know how tariffs work?!?

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12d

“Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America.”

Trump: Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented
Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America. "IS BUILDING" will be defined as, "breaking ground" and/or "under
construction." There will, therefore, be no Tariff on these Pharmaceutical Products if construction has started. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 12d

Soooooo I’d love to be a fly on the wall over at the School of Public Health at Harvard right about now. 👀

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard’s Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli received at least $150,000 to testify against Tylenol’s manufacturer in 2023 — two years before he published research used by the Trump admini...

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 15d

Hep B can be transmitted from mother to child during birth.

This misinformation is so dangerous.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Trump: "Hepatitis B again, that's sexually transmitted, and I think you should wait until12. You know, I'm making these statements from me. I'm not making them from these doctors ... I talk about a lot of common sense."

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 15d

Five years ago, he stood in the press briefing room and suggested people inject disinfectant into the body to fight COVID. So yeah, I’m going to stick with @acog.org recommendations on this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Trump: "I just recommend strongly that you don't use Tylenol ... I just want to say it like it is. Don't take Tylenol. Don't take it! Fight like hell not to take it."

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 15d

I sure hope this doesn’t mean that Kimmel has agreed to the Sinclair demands, including paying the ransom.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...

Jimmy Kimmel to Return to ABC on Tuesday After Show’s Controversial Suspension

The Walt Disney Company in a new statement says the move was made "to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 15d

Touring portions of the @wmata.com system with DMVMoves today. The control room at Farragut North Station was built in the 1970s. It has not seen significant upgrades since then. While safe, unfortunately, it’s not always reliable.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 20d

This is from 2017. Still very very relevant.

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