Sujata Raman
@legaldesi.bsky.social
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$83 billion over 10 years = amount Republicans refused to spend on subsidies to keep millions of Americans on their health insurance
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
December 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
$83 billion over 10 years = amount Republicans refused to spend on subsidies to keep millions of Americans on their health insurance
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
$170 billion over 4 years = amount Republicans allocated in their budget for Trump’s mass deportation efforts, so Noem can keep deporting veterans and lying about it
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Of course the Senate voted against ACA tax credits. Republicans refuse to see the pain they’re causing everyday Americans who are just trying to survive this regime.
Keep the faith, folks - in elections nationwide, we’re winning our democracy back by huge margins!
#RepublicanHealthCareFailure
Keep the faith, folks - in elections nationwide, we’re winning our democracy back by huge margins!
#RepublicanHealthCareFailure
December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Of course the Senate voted against ACA tax credits. Republicans refuse to see the pain they’re causing everyday Americans who are just trying to survive this regime.
Keep the faith, folks - in elections nationwide, we’re winning our democracy back by huge margins!
#RepublicanHealthCareFailure
Keep the faith, folks - in elections nationwide, we’re winning our democracy back by huge margins!
#RepublicanHealthCareFailure
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
A leopard can do a good deed to two here and there but ultimately, it doesn’t change its spots.
November 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A leopard can do a good deed to two here and there but ultimately, it doesn’t change its spots.
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
🤣🤣🤣Yeah, right. Like he listened when CA said “don’t do your thing, we won’t do ours”. FAFO!
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
🤣🤣🤣Yeah, right. Like he listened when CA said “don’t do your thing, we won’t do ours”. FAFO!
What’s the catch. You there is one.
In a dramatic reversal, Trump now says House Republicans should vote for a measure calling for the release of the Epstein files, essentially a concession that he cannot stop the resolution from being passed. @ashleyahn88.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President, in Reversal, Urges House to Approve Releasing Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
What’s the catch. You there is one.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Reminder: there are no trade deals. Nothing binding was actually signed. 90% of news coverage you saw about “trade deals” was wildly misleading. It’s pretty weird. And it will get weirder as “deals” turn out to be not deals, actually.
JPMORGAN: “.. China’s soybean purchases are stalling, potentially putting the trade agreement at-risk, as the 13% tariff on soybeans makes Brazilian / Latin American alternatives more attractive. Further, the elevated purchases made by China in the recent months lowers demand ..”
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Reminder: there are no trade deals. Nothing binding was actually signed. 90% of news coverage you saw about “trade deals” was wildly misleading. It’s pretty weird. And it will get weirder as “deals” turn out to be not deals, actually.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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And this is why the “deal” is bullshit. You can’t trust them. How many times do they have to do this before Dems wake up and see Lucy for who she is?!!
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
And this is why the “deal” is bullshit. You can’t trust them. How many times do they have to do this before Dems wake up and see Lucy for who she is?!!
“Obviously our folks have an interest in having some of our own ideas out there,”
Soooo, the priority is “owning” the solution?? Disgusting. It may not be perfect, but it works and if their egos weren’t in the way and they were doing their jobs, they’d with to improve what’s already in place! 🤬🤬🤬
Soooo, the priority is “owning” the solution?? Disgusting. It may not be perfect, but it works and if their egos weren’t in the way and they were doing their jobs, they’d with to improve what’s already in place! 🤬🤬🤬
Democrats want to extend Obamacare credits. Republicans have other ideas.
Democrats are racing to negotiate an agreement on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits with little indication Republicans will get on board.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“Obviously our folks have an interest in having some of our own ideas out there,”
Soooo, the priority is “owning” the solution?? Disgusting. It may not be perfect, but it works and if their egos weren’t in the way and they were doing their jobs, they’d with to improve what’s already in place! 🤬🤬🤬
Soooo, the priority is “owning” the solution?? Disgusting. It may not be perfect, but it works and if their egos weren’t in the way and they were doing their jobs, they’d with to improve what’s already in place! 🤬🤬🤬
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
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The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The utter stupidity of pursuing a criminal trial against someone for throwing a sandwich that bounced off a bullet proof vest pissing away hundreds of thousands of dollars for this joke is the perfect encapsulation of this Administration.
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In Trump's first term, he was directly responsible for 25% OF ALL US DEBT acquired – going back to the beginning of the country. In the last 9.5 months, he's added another $4 Trillion to the national debt.
Scream this at every Republican who claims they're the party of fiscal responsibility.
Scream this at every Republican who claims they're the party of fiscal responsibility.
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In Trump's first term, he was directly responsible for 25% OF ALL US DEBT acquired – going back to the beginning of the country. In the last 9.5 months, he's added another $4 Trillion to the national debt.
Scream this at every Republican who claims they're the party of fiscal responsibility.
Scream this at every Republican who claims they're the party of fiscal responsibility.
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40 billion to Argentina.
40 billion.
40 billion.
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
40 billion to Argentina.
40 billion.
40 billion.
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Our local elected officials control the things closest to us, but so few of us vote for them. Parks, police, local services, and more, tomorrow is the last day to vote in your municipality.
Not sure if you live in a municipality? Check what's on your ballot: vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Voter/Login?...
Not sure if you live in a municipality? Check what's on your ballot: vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Voter/Login?...
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Our local elected officials control the things closest to us, but so few of us vote for them. Parks, police, local services, and more, tomorrow is the last day to vote in your municipality.
Not sure if you live in a municipality? Check what's on your ballot: vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Voter/Login?...
Not sure if you live in a municipality? Check what's on your ballot: vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Voter/Login?...
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So much wrong with this tweet, but also, I’m going to guess he doesn’t regularly shop for groceries. If he did, he’d know that &4,200 doesn’t go as far as you’d think/expect it to.
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
So much wrong with this tweet, but also, I’m going to guess he doesn’t regularly shop for groceries. If he did, he’d know that &4,200 doesn’t go as far as you’d think/expect it to.
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FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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We're seeing a massive institutional deportation and state violence apparatus being built and it honestly feels like people dont grasp the sheer scale of it and what already is in place. For every horrific video of masked feds kidnapping people there are so many people pushing paper to help.
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We're seeing a massive institutional deportation and state violence apparatus being built and it honestly feels like people dont grasp the sheer scale of it and what already is in place. For every horrific video of masked feds kidnapping people there are so many people pushing paper to help.