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Ahead of the ADA’s 35th anniversary tomorrow, I led @democrats.senate.gov in introducing a resolution to send a loud and clear message:
Disability rights are human rights.
As Republicans kick millions off Medicaid, we’ll never stop fighting to protect the disability community.
Disability rights are human rights.
As Republicans kick millions off Medicaid, we’ll never stop fighting to protect the disability community.
July 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Ahead of the ADA’s 35th anniversary tomorrow, I led @democrats.senate.gov in introducing a resolution to send a loud and clear message:
Disability rights are human rights.
As Republicans kick millions off Medicaid, we’ll never stop fighting to protect the disability community.
Disability rights are human rights.
As Republicans kick millions off Medicaid, we’ll never stop fighting to protect the disability community.
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Two hats with the same massage
July 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Two hats with the same massage
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NEW: Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
www.propublica.org
July 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
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I don’t want to hear a god damn word against this EO from the Democratic politicians in California and elsewhere who’ve been demonizing homeless people, just like they turned against immigrants - treating vulnerable human beings’ very existence in their communities as a crime. Dems own this too.
Concentration camps first for migrants, and then the homeless population.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
July 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I don’t want to hear a god damn word against this EO from the Democratic politicians in California and elsewhere who’ve been demonizing homeless people, just like they turned against immigrants - treating vulnerable human beings’ very existence in their communities as a crime. Dems own this too.
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This is a crisis. While I have very little confidence in this administration, I'm calling on POTUS to intervene.
No one should starve or die from disease when aid is sitting across the border.
Let all humanitarian actors get aid into Gaza. Make sure it can be delivered safely.
No one should starve or die from disease when aid is sitting across the border.
Let all humanitarian actors get aid into Gaza. Make sure it can be delivered safely.
Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise
Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This is a crisis. While I have very little confidence in this administration, I'm calling on POTUS to intervene.
No one should starve or die from disease when aid is sitting across the border.
Let all humanitarian actors get aid into Gaza. Make sure it can be delivered safely.
No one should starve or die from disease when aid is sitting across the border.
Let all humanitarian actors get aid into Gaza. Make sure it can be delivered safely.
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Trump and Republicans’ Big Bad Betrayal will impact every single corner of this country — including right here in WA.
This is bad for our environment and will kill green jobs. It’s a lose-lose.
www.kuow.org/stories/mega...
This is bad for our environment and will kill green jobs. It’s a lose-lose.
www.kuow.org/stories/mega...
Megabill’s elimination of tax credits for clean energy projects could cost WA $8.7 billion
Officials are warning that the megabill passed last week will likely raise Washington households’ electricity costs and eliminate thousands of jobs in Washington’s clean energy and manufacturing secto...
www.kuow.org
July 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Trump and Republicans’ Big Bad Betrayal will impact every single corner of this country — including right here in WA.
This is bad for our environment and will kill green jobs. It’s a lose-lose.
www.kuow.org/stories/mega...
This is bad for our environment and will kill green jobs. It’s a lose-lose.
www.kuow.org/stories/mega...
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Make sure everyone knows: Whether you are on private insurance or get coverage from the marketplace, understand that your premiums will go UP because of Trump's Big Ugly bill.
And with 17 million Americans losing health care, there will be reduced services & longer wait times just about everywhere.
And with 17 million Americans losing health care, there will be reduced services & longer wait times just about everywhere.
ACA insurers propose biggest premium hikes since 2018 as Trump policies take hold | CNN Politics
Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing their steepest premium increases since 2018, driven in part by the looming expiration of Biden-era enhanced premium subsidies and by the Trump administration...
www.cnn.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Make sure everyone knows: Whether you are on private insurance or get coverage from the marketplace, understand that your premiums will go UP because of Trump's Big Ugly bill.
And with 17 million Americans losing health care, there will be reduced services & longer wait times just about everywhere.
And with 17 million Americans losing health care, there will be reduced services & longer wait times just about everywhere.
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Please, this isn’t about saving money.
Republicans just exploded the debt by at least 4 trillion dollars!!!
To fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Defunding Big Bird and Elmo isn’t going to fix that mess.
Neither is defunding programs to help starving children.
Republicans just exploded the debt by at least 4 trillion dollars!!!
To fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Defunding Big Bird and Elmo isn’t going to fix that mess.
Neither is defunding programs to help starving children.
July 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Please, this isn’t about saving money.
Republicans just exploded the debt by at least 4 trillion dollars!!!
To fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Defunding Big Bird and Elmo isn’t going to fix that mess.
Neither is defunding programs to help starving children.
Republicans just exploded the debt by at least 4 trillion dollars!!!
To fund tax cuts for billionaires.
Defunding Big Bird and Elmo isn’t going to fix that mess.
Neither is defunding programs to help starving children.
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You can read more about Christie's fight for legal recognition at elan-cane.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
You can read more about Christie's fight for legal recognition at elan-cane.com
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Every year for the past 19 years, the school district for Sleetmute, Alaska, has asked the state for money to help repair a leaky roof.
Again and again, the state said no.
Now the school is crumbling.
By @emilyschwing.bsky.social, w/ KYUK & @npr.org
Again and again, the state said no.
Now the school is crumbling.
By @emilyschwing.bsky.social, w/ KYUK & @npr.org
A Rural Alaska School Asked the State to Fund a Repair. Nearly Two Decades Later, the Building Is About to Collapse.
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that…
www.propublica.org
July 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Every year for the past 19 years, the school district for Sleetmute, Alaska, has asked the state for money to help repair a leaky roof.
Again and again, the state said no.
Now the school is crumbling.
By @emilyschwing.bsky.social, w/ KYUK & @npr.org
Again and again, the state said no.
Now the school is crumbling.
By @emilyschwing.bsky.social, w/ KYUK & @npr.org
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Just two weeks ago Republicans added trillions to the deficit. Now they're pretending they're SO concerned about the debt that they have to cut lifesaving aid, PBS, and rural radio.
That doesn't add up.
So I tried to help my Republican colleagues with some basic counting on the Senate floor.
That doesn't add up.
So I tried to help my Republican colleagues with some basic counting on the Senate floor.
July 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Just two weeks ago Republicans added trillions to the deficit. Now they're pretending they're SO concerned about the debt that they have to cut lifesaving aid, PBS, and rural radio.
That doesn't add up.
So I tried to help my Republican colleagues with some basic counting on the Senate floor.
That doesn't add up.
So I tried to help my Republican colleagues with some basic counting on the Senate floor.
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Exactly: THe stories on what didn't get done bc Noem required her personal signature (in additional to call centers, the rescue teams) aren't stating clearly that one reason Noem is doing this is bc she's $1B over budget bc she has blown it all on kidnapping grannies.
Further context: If you’ve never dealt with FEMA after a disaster I can tell you they answer within 30 seconds. No hold times. Real live wonderful people who help while you cry and can’t even figure out what questions to ask. They walk you through it all. Every call.
NOEM
STOLE THAT $
FOR ICE
NOEM
STOLE THAT $
FOR ICE
July 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Exactly: THe stories on what didn't get done bc Noem required her personal signature (in additional to call centers, the rescue teams) aren't stating clearly that one reason Noem is doing this is bc she's $1B over budget bc she has blown it all on kidnapping grannies.
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Do not grade this administration on a curve. Their thoughtless cuts and dangerous policies are putting lives in danger.
Make sure everyone knows about these failures.
All of us should be outraged, and no one should let them off the hook. Fire Kristi Noem.
Make sure everyone knows about these failures.
All of us should be outraged, and no one should let them off the hook. Fire Kristi Noem.
July 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Do not grade this administration on a curve. Their thoughtless cuts and dangerous policies are putting lives in danger.
Make sure everyone knows about these failures.
All of us should be outraged, and no one should let them off the hook. Fire Kristi Noem.
Make sure everyone knows about these failures.
All of us should be outraged, and no one should let them off the hook. Fire Kristi Noem.
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Dear MAGA,
If you don't object to a POTUS claiming that he has the power to take away, on a personal whim, the citizenship of a person born in the United States to US citizens, then I assume you WANT a king.
If you don't object to a POTUS claiming that he has the power to take away, on a personal whim, the citizenship of a person born in the United States to US citizens, then I assume you WANT a king.
July 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dear MAGA,
If you don't object to a POTUS claiming that he has the power to take away, on a personal whim, the citizenship of a person born in the United States to US citizens, then I assume you WANT a king.
If you don't object to a POTUS claiming that he has the power to take away, on a personal whim, the citizenship of a person born in the United States to US citizens, then I assume you WANT a king.
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Utah senator Mike Lee says selling off public lands will solve the West’s housing crisis. Past public land sales show otherwise.
By @abestreep.bsky.social
By @abestreep.bsky.social
Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing…
www.propublica.org
July 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Utah senator Mike Lee says selling off public lands will solve the West’s housing crisis. Past public land sales show otherwise.
By @abestreep.bsky.social
By @abestreep.bsky.social
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Hmmm. Red. ____. and blue. Wonder what goes in that blank. There must be a natural seeming option. One of those things that just flows as if in had been hammered in your brain forever. What could it be...?
The (what is that damned word?) party seemed wrong or something.
Weird.
The (what is that damned word?) party seemed wrong or something.
Weird.
they had to go with “america party” over the more natural sounding “american party” because the american party already existed and they ran george wallace for president in 1968
July 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Hmmm. Red. ____. and blue. Wonder what goes in that blank. There must be a natural seeming option. One of those things that just flows as if in had been hammered in your brain forever. What could it be...?
The (what is that damned word?) party seemed wrong or something.
Weird.
The (what is that damned word?) party seemed wrong or something.
Weird.
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Prediction: First big move the White Party makes is to amend the Constitution so f'Elon can run for POTUS.
“america party” sounds so clunky though, they can’t quite help calling it “american party” anyway
July 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Prediction: First big move the White Party makes is to amend the Constitution so f'Elon can run for POTUS.
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New data: US counties that border Canada account for only 1.2% of the fentanyl powder and just 0.5% of the fentanyl pills obtained in large seizures. Bottom line: fentanyl isn't coming in from Canada, despite Trump's lies.
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Findings of study on how illegally manufactured fentanyl enters U.S. contradict common assumptions, undermining efforts to control supply
In a new analysis, researchers developed an index to compare U.S. counties’ proportion of large seizures against their proportion of the national population. Their findings counter some assumpti...
www.eurekalert.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
New data: US counties that border Canada account for only 1.2% of the fentanyl powder and just 0.5% of the fentanyl pills obtained in large seizures. Bottom line: fentanyl isn't coming in from Canada, despite Trump's lies.
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Brazil has long been an unsung pioneer in social uses of the internet. This could mean the end to all that.
Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content
apnews.com/article/braz...
Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content
apnews.com/article/braz...
Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content
Brazil’s Supreme Court agreed on Thursday on details of a decision to hold social media companies liable for what their users post, clearing the way for it go into effect within weeks.
apnews.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Brazil has long been an unsung pioneer in social uses of the internet. This could mean the end to all that.
Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content
apnews.com/article/braz...
Brazil’s Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content
apnews.com/article/braz...
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While she was governor of South Dakota, corrupt Kristi Noem took $80,000 from a dark money group. Her apparent abuse of our broken campaign finance system to pad her pockets raises major ethical concerns.
The additional $80,000 that Noem received from the dark money group in 2023 represented a significant boost to her roughly $130,000 salary as South Dakota governor.
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
@amierjeski.bsky.social
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
While she was governor of South Dakota, corrupt Kristi Noem took $80,000 from a dark money group. Her apparent abuse of our broken campaign finance system to pad her pockets raises major ethical concerns.
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A punitive and nonsensical measure against our allies & key trading partners.
Trump seems determined to inject as much chaos & uncertainty into our economic outlook as possible for next to nothing in return.
A real chump of a dealmaker if you ask me. Congress needs to step in.
Trump seems determined to inject as much chaos & uncertainty into our economic outlook as possible for next to nothing in return.
A real chump of a dealmaker if you ask me. Congress needs to step in.
Trump to put 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, new import taxes on five other nations.
President Donald Trump on Monday placed a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on Malaysia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Laos and Myanmar.
apnews.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A punitive and nonsensical measure against our allies & key trading partners.
Trump seems determined to inject as much chaos & uncertainty into our economic outlook as possible for next to nothing in return.
A real chump of a dealmaker if you ask me. Congress needs to step in.
Trump seems determined to inject as much chaos & uncertainty into our economic outlook as possible for next to nothing in return.
A real chump of a dealmaker if you ask me. Congress needs to step in.
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What is extra disgusting about this is how much his dad, Mario Cuomo, venerated the American immigrant experience.
He's an absolute disgrace to his dad's legacy.
He's an absolute disgrace to his dad's legacy.
Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi said Zohran Mamdani's college application story was the "tip of the iceberg" and he should "be fully investigated" for "committing fraud."
Trump has threatened to deport Mamdani over his immigration application; Cuomo is echoing those claims.
Foul stuff!
Trump has threatened to deport Mamdani over his immigration application; Cuomo is echoing those claims.
Foul stuff!
July 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What is extra disgusting about this is how much his dad, Mario Cuomo, venerated the American immigrant experience.
He's an absolute disgrace to his dad's legacy.
He's an absolute disgrace to his dad's legacy.
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The Trump admin is moving to end TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua.
It’s another attack on our legal immigration system that will impact countless lives and force those who have been here for decades to return to dangerous conditions in their home countries. My full statement:
It’s another attack on our legal immigration system that will impact countless lives and force those who have been here for decades to return to dangerous conditions in their home countries. My full statement:
July 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The Trump admin is moving to end TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua.
It’s another attack on our legal immigration system that will impact countless lives and force those who have been here for decades to return to dangerous conditions in their home countries. My full statement:
It’s another attack on our legal immigration system that will impact countless lives and force those who have been here for decades to return to dangerous conditions in their home countries. My full statement: