Cathy of Smithville
@silvercat23.bsky.social
Left-Leaning Supporter of Unions and Single Payor Health Insurance. Proud Ally of LGBTQ+. Rather be sailing. Wife, Mom, Grandma. Voted blue but tired of Democrats losing. No chats. No crypto. Chiefs fan.
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Eight Senate Democrats, in capitulating to the Trump Republicans to end the shutdown, have succeeded in puncturing all the momentum of the last week since the election blowout.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Eight Senate Democrats, in capitulating to the Trump Republicans to end the shutdown, have succeeded in puncturing all the momentum of the last week since the election blowout.
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The damage Trump's budget bill will cause is almost impossible to comprehend. Republicans must pay the price for it at the ballot box. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
July 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The damage Trump's budget bill will cause is almost impossible to comprehend. Republicans must pay the price for it at the ballot box. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
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A huge win for democracy today!
Senate Majority Leader John Thune refused to overrule the parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s spending bill.
Take heart as this shows using our voices loudly & in unison works!
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune refused to overrule the parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s spending bill.
Take heart as this shows using our voices loudly & in unison works!
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Thune says he won’t overrule Senate referee on Medicaid cuts
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Thursday said he will not overrule the parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid provisions in the GOP’s tax and spending megabill, de…
thehill.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A huge win for democracy today!
Senate Majority Leader John Thune refused to overrule the parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s spending bill.
Take heart as this shows using our voices loudly & in unison works!
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune refused to overrule the parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s spending bill.
Take heart as this shows using our voices loudly & in unison works!
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
June 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
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June 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by our economy? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by our economy? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system.
June 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by our economy? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system.
Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by our economy? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system.
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AOC: You are not aware that the Trump Department of Justice is investigating the largest insurance company in America for fraud of Medicare Advantage that you have jurisdiction over?
June 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
AOC: You are not aware that the Trump Department of Justice is investigating the largest insurance company in America for fraud of Medicare Advantage that you have jurisdiction over?
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Who is running HHS?
KELLY: Does HHS's vaccine webpage reflects the department's view on covid vaccines?
RFK JR: I haven't seen the website
KELLY: It's kind of troubling that you're unaware of what your own department's website states. It says they're safe and effective.
RFK JR: I haven't seen the website
KELLY: It's kind of troubling that you're unaware of what your own department's website states. It says they're safe and effective.
June 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Who is running HHS?
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Across Missouri, rural communities are struggling to access quality healthcare that is both affordable and convenient—which is why I introduced the Community Paramedicine Act with Rep. Harshbarger.
www.kctv5.com/2025/06/17/b...
www.kctv5.com/2025/06/17/b...
Bill introduced to expand scope of healthcare grants, include rural access
A bill that would expand the scope of healthcare grants to include rural healthcare has been introduced in U.S. Congress.
www.kctv5.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Across Missouri, rural communities are struggling to access quality healthcare that is both affordable and convenient—which is why I introduced the Community Paramedicine Act with Rep. Harshbarger.
www.kctv5.com/2025/06/17/b...
www.kctv5.com/2025/06/17/b...
I certainly hope Senate Democrats are holding the line against Medicaid cuts, cuts to contempt of court enforcement, the defunding of SNAP, and the defunding of the CFPB. You keep saying you're the minority party and you can't do anything. Well, here's something you can do.
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I certainly hope Senate Democrats are holding the line against Medicaid cuts, cuts to contempt of court enforcement, the defunding of SNAP, and the defunding of the CFPB. You keep saying you're the minority party and you can't do anything. Well, here's something you can do.
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Her stats line up with CDC data…
May 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Her stats line up with CDC data…
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HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
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“Can’t 86 him? 25th him.” — Founding Fathers, probably.
May 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Can’t 86 him? 25th him.” — Founding Fathers, probably.
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Yes, we noticed. You're still here.
May 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yes, we noticed. You're still here.
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WorldPride kicks off May 17 in DC, marking 50 years since the first “Gay Pride Day.”
But 1974 also saw a quieter milestone: the first bill in Congress to ban anti-gay job bias. Fred Frommer @ffrommer.bsky.social reflects on the pivotal stepping stone.
But 1974 also saw a quieter milestone: the first bill in Congress to ban anti-gay job bias. Fred Frommer @ffrommer.bsky.social reflects on the pivotal stepping stone.
A half-century ago, House members pushed Congress’s first gay rights bill
The legislation went nowhere. More than 40 years later, the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act protects gay a
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May 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
WorldPride kicks off May 17 in DC, marking 50 years since the first “Gay Pride Day.”
But 1974 also saw a quieter milestone: the first bill in Congress to ban anti-gay job bias. Fred Frommer @ffrommer.bsky.social reflects on the pivotal stepping stone.
But 1974 also saw a quieter milestone: the first bill in Congress to ban anti-gay job bias. Fred Frommer @ffrommer.bsky.social reflects on the pivotal stepping stone.
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He’s a liar just like the rest of them. Kehoe ran as a “moderate.”
He’s actually an extremist who doesn’t think working Missourians deserve $13.75/hour or earned sick time…even when the voters approved both.
He’s actually an extremist who doesn’t think working Missourians deserve $13.75/hour or earned sick time…even when the voters approved both.
May 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
He’s a liar just like the rest of them. Kehoe ran as a “moderate.”
He’s actually an extremist who doesn’t think working Missourians deserve $13.75/hour or earned sick time…even when the voters approved both.
He’s actually an extremist who doesn’t think working Missourians deserve $13.75/hour or earned sick time…even when the voters approved both.
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The arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka is a wake-up call for all of us.
We must recognize the danger of Trump's authoritarian tactics and stand together to fight back against his attacks on democracy and human rights!
We must recognize the danger of Trump's authoritarian tactics and stand together to fight back against his attacks on democracy and human rights!
May 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka is a wake-up call for all of us.
We must recognize the danger of Trump's authoritarian tactics and stand together to fight back against his attacks on democracy and human rights!
We must recognize the danger of Trump's authoritarian tactics and stand together to fight back against his attacks on democracy and human rights!
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This is the right approach — speak to them as you would an especially stupid child, spell out their crimes and your contempt clearly.
I know your goal is to try to make life as hard as possible for immigrants.
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is the right approach — speak to them as you would an especially stupid child, spell out their crimes and your contempt clearly.
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Walz: When did government get to tell you how many dolls your child has? Government just big enough to fit in your bedroom, your womb, and apparently now in your toy chest.
May 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Walz: When did government get to tell you how many dolls your child has? Government just big enough to fit in your bedroom, your womb, and apparently now in your toy chest.
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MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people?
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
May 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people?
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes
M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process
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May 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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May 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM