Cancel the cuts, lower the costs, save healthcare. Eight words.

No veteran should have their social security number leaked, let alone passed to a political opponent by the government.

I want to point a very important detail of this: Jeffries is holding a press conference trashing Trump. And only CSPAN is carrying it. And that is the problem with America right now. The only place Democrats get any press coverage are places where no one watches.

only C-SPAN *3* is carrying it

Waiting for Godot: The Hunt for Godot is the recently announced newest installment of the Godotverse. The long awaited sidequel follows Godot's adventures during the events of the original play.

Van Hollen: I will just say that anybody who thinks we're on the way to authoritarianism is wrong. We are there

I feel like a lot of our political moment stems down to tens of millions of Americans literally incapable of imagining something worse than someone being annoying.

#Destiny2 dropped below 9,000 active players last night, for maybe the first time ever. Things are not going great in the house that Bungie built. steamdb.info/app/1085660/...

What a(nother) disheartening day. I should have enjoyed those four years of boredom under Biden more than I did.

Watching the new Wolverine trailer and I think video games have hit the level of graphical fidelity where I'm genuinely a little uncomfortable with the violence. I started off with bouncing on goombas, now we're up to photo realistic mutilation. Maybe that's just me, though.

Thanks, voters

FWIW if you want a tangible, logistical source of hope that's not grounded in platitudes, i genuinely think the whole thing comes tumbling down like an evil Jenga tower without social media reinforcing it and all the worst companies are aligning themselves with the regime here in the US.

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It’s outrageous that Jimmy Kimmel is still censored on millions of Maryland TVs because Sinclair won’t stand up to Trump and his FCC’s threats to free speech. Their shameful bowing to the Dear Leader comes at the expense of viewers and the principle of freedom of expression.

We need to be careful of the phrasing and framing here. The far-right Sinclair corp won't stand up to Trump; they *want* this.

Republicans can’t win on their policies, so they are trying to dodge accountability by rewriting the rules. These lawmakers are going out of their way to silence the will of the people and deliberately undermine our democracy.

Well, at least none of us are alone in our loneliness.

You know how sometimes, when you complain, you just want someone to listen? You don't necessarily want advice, you don't necessarily want someone to tell you what you're doing wrong, or that you're wrong to feel that way, you just want someone to listen, to act like they care. Anyway.

If they had a right-wing, “tough-on-crime” coded mayor there would be endless national profiles about him and how he finally brought sanity back to Chicago.

Outrageous.

I think I might add "loneliness" to my filter list.

Small men want people to recognize their greatness, great men don't care about the recognition. Is it better to build up personal pyramids, or build up other people? I'm inclined to believe it's the latter. Selfishness and greed has no place in public service, or it shouldn't.

More reason to pass my bill requiring a security audit of the data systems infiltrated by the DOGE boys. What data did they access? What data did they take? What back doors did they leave?

Democrats have clearly found a higher gear in recent weeks, and it is great to see.

We aren't supposed to see this. This is like looking upon the hidden face of God.

Hahahahahaha they're so fucked

My cat is sick, I've got outstanding hospital bills, and my computer is dying, so I'm in a lousy mood. I'm also all out of pizza. Maybe it's karma, maybe it's Maybelline.

New: There was an "emergency" all-hands meeting inside part of NOAA today basically to tell people they have no idea what to expect re a potential shutdown. "Even less than usual," per one source. There is no guidance yet available and no info on what specifically the OMB memo means. So that's cool.

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

#BOTD Early on: More recently:

I think I need a new computer and I have some big sads about that. :(

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👀 the WSJ describing Trump finding out about its story about the Epstein birthday book and telling aides "he would try to kill the story himself." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

At some point people need to learn that the poverty rate is mostly about the safety net or lack thereof and not the economy. The economy was doing historically well, real wages rising for the first time in decades, etc. And poverty rose because pandemic safety policies expired.

Jesus Christ. That's really how it's going to be, isn't it?

NEW on MSNBC: Prosecutors in the EDVA presented new U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan with a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey — because there isn't enough evidence to establish probable cause, let alone enough to convince a jury to convict.

We’re realistic about what the country needs so we’re ready. When and where? (Just be prepared to talk about the Republican healthcare crisis).

it’s not about dems, it’s not about dem congressional leaders, it’s about these illegal fucking would-be mob bosses trying to literally destroy the government or make your health care more expensive, those are the choices they are offering

I have this fear that a certain contingent of people want a shut down more than they want concessions, that even if Democrats get the concessions they're looking for there will still be people calling it a failure because Democrats didn't let the government shutdown.

Not mentioned: political reality, who gets blame etc. Also all the damage done by a shutdown. Govt employees, no services, etc.

Oh yeah. I feel I'm seeing it from both ends of the spectrum too. Hard R's want a no compromise bill. Will be upset if a single Dem votes for it (see nominations for recent examples). While many Dem's want a shutdown and will punish any Dem who votes for a compromise bill.

If you're angry at what's happening in Gaza right now, then protest the people who are in power right now. Protesting Kamala Harris and Barack Obama can't help Gaza because they don't have the power to do anything for Gaza. Donald Trump has the power to help Gaza, go make your voice heard to him.

As happened at an Obama event last week, Harris tonight in New York was interrupted by protesters screaming about Gaza. As Obama did, she responded in part that she doesn’t have any foreign policy power right now. Protesters like these have not been at any Trump or Vance events.

There is "no trust" between House Democrats and Republicans. "[Republicans] consistently try to undermine bipartisan agreements that they themselves have reached," ... "Any agreement related to protecting the health care of the American has to be ironclad and in legislation."

What an(other) disheartening day.

We've demanded Republicans sit down and talk with us for two months—but Donald Trump said to ignore the Democrats. By refusing to meet with us, Trump is barreling America toward a government shutdown. He's not being president. And he's not up to the job.