Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

No health care, no deal.

Because I have grave concerns about Trump's alliance with Elon Musk, I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! buttondown.com/5calls

This is what we all should remember.

If you see someone sleeping in their car, no you didn’t. People just trying to find a safe place for the night aren’t your problem. What kind of person reports that? Mind your business and let folks rest. The world’s hard enough without you making it harder.

What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?

In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently

As I told @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social, the real mission of DOGE isn't to rein in "waste and inefficiency".

It's to gut the social safety net and eviscerate protections for working people.

Your worth is not defined by what you achieve or acquire. It’s a question of who you become and how you contribute to others.

Self-esteem should come from character, not success or status. The highest accomplishment is to be a person of generosity, integrity, curiosity, humility, and wisdom.

Great minds don’t think alike. They challenge each other to think differently.

The people who teach you the most are the ones who share your principles but not your thought processes.

Converging values draw you to similar questions. Diverging views introduce you to new answers.

I’m curious how much federal funding he thinks the ACLU receives (it’s none).

The audacity of the university asking employees for donations. Every institution! Every year!