Yes, clearly the answer to crime in DC AND our overwhelming gun violence problem is more semi-automatic weapons.

In this era of waning public health a bad flu season can turn into a REALLY bad flu season. It's not too late to get a flu vaccine, it helps everyone.

Not an accident. This is shameful. I am sorry to every trans person that this administration is dismissing your existence and making you a political pawn. They do not represent all of us.

Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers

This is why it matters so much how the media, in particular the broadcast folks who will run a package on the morning shows, cover this speech. If they show a short clip and say Trump spoke about lowering costs, they have sanewashed the whole thing.

The tone of this speech is very much "the beatings will continue until morale improves." Pretty sure he thinks that if he just shouts his supposed accomplishments at people, his poll numbers will improve.

This is not an “A+++++” economy.

I'm glad there's no historical precedence for this kinda thing going badly or boy I sure would be worried for myself and my community!

Mifepristone is safe, the well-funded effort to persuade people otherwise is as antithetical to the factual record as “climate change is a hoax” — and if Brennan feels willing or obliged to bend the knee to her new corporate management, this seems like a telling sign of that.

We are literally at the point where you* are required to carry your citizenship papers to avoid the possibility of a brutal detention lasting days *applies only to persons of color

What's amazing is that the people who support this would call a manager if they were stopped for anything. This is shameful.

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

In Trump's big economic speech, he's made awful attacks on Ilhan Omar, Somalia and trans people. He has no capacity to talk about the issues that matter to Americans. His only mode is nasty, false smears.

Nice work, Miami! Here's to electing even more Democratic women. And break more glass ceilings, espeically in executive office!

Duffy: “the problem with air travel is that people don’t wear suits anymore!” Americans: “actually we just want you to protect us from monopolistic and exploitive airline practices.” Duffy: “this airport needs a chin up bar!”

Since we have yet another primary where someone has decided that the latest candidate doesn't deserve to compete, I'm re-upping my Substack noting that PRIMARIES CAN HELP US WIN. Attacking people's supporters will not. substack.com/@christinabr...

Sigh. Elect more women. Put more women in charge. Please.

Blessing your timeline with a good pup. Flame is the Rosie-lookalike dog who introduced me to @blairbraverman.bsky.social & @quincemountain.bsky.social and my life and social media has been better for it. Flame has run the Iditarod and pooped on the Today show. She loves dressing up. She is perfect.

Imagine bearing even a small amount of responsibility for this tragedy and not giving a damn.

The non-bolded part of this quote is overstated (and a bit offensive, honestly). But the bolded part is right. Relatedly, I hope to see a bunch of friends at the Washtenaw County Democratic Party meeting this morning!

Kash Patel just said that people shouldn't attack institutions of legislation or the nation's capitol. He's going to be so mad when he hears about Trump pardoning the Jan 6 criminals.

I know that official press conferences have drawn a contrast to previous administrations, but the Trump team leads practically every presser, no matter the topic, with gratuitous attacks on Biden.

After shuttering the White House of Gun Violence Prevention in Jan., Trump is opening a new office in DOJ’s civil rights division called the Second Amendment Rights Section on December 4th - to expand gun-rights protections - while infringing on our #FreedomToLive! www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

If we are friends you already know how I stand but: Trans girls are girls Trans boys are boys NB kids are NB. It's simple, and maybe a few trans girls grow up and decide they are men and vice versa, and that's ok. Believe the kids. Support them. Love them.

Please take this message all across the country. I'm sure the GOP candidates will love it.

Turns out they/them pronouns are useful when you want to distance yourself from responsibility for the war crimes.

In the new Emerson poll in TN 07, 97% of Harris voters support Aftyn Behn (D) and 88% of Trump voters support Matt Van Epps (R). If that pattern holds across races in 2026 and there is a slight Democratic turnout edge, Democrats would be favored in any CD that Trump won by 12 points or less.

She's running in a red seat and it's an uphill fight, but @aftynbehn.bsky.social reminds us every day to fight for every district and every voter. Thank you to everyone helping get her over the finish line.

I’m closely monitoring the shooting in Washington, D.C. that wounded two National Guardsmen and injured several others. My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the entire Guard community. Gun violence has no place in our streets. Those responsible must be brought to justice swiftly.

Sending the FBI after people for saying you don’t have to comply with ILLEGAL orders is a little on the nose, even for the Trump folks.

Gender-affirming care saves lives

Quite a choice for Hegseth and the administration to be fighting to be able to offer illegal orders.

It’s neither the lawful answer nor is it the oath they took.

Trump just managed to undercut all of the NRSC and NRCC efforts to drag Democratic candidates down by tying them to Mamdani. It's just wild.

Texas' near-total abortion ban has taken yet another pregnant Black woman's life.  A painful reminder of how abortion bans endanger women and pregnant people's lives. Our hearts go out to Tierra Walker's family. 💜 https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-tierra-walker-preeclampsia

Pay attention to the stories like these around the country. There are more of us than we think. And together we can turn this around.

I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.

Texas' abortion ban has killed yet another woman. Here's exactly what the anti-abortion response will be: They’ll claim doctors were legally allowed to “intervene” or “treat” Tierra Walker with "care." They won't say she could have had an abortion because they don’t believe in life-saving abortions

AMEN TO ALL OF THIS. Thank you @anitaearls.bsky.social

Elect more women. Specifically, elect @peggyflanagan.bsky.social

“My sister is not a political tool for you to use. These survivors are not political tools for you to use. These are real stories, real trauma. And it's time for you to stop just talking about it and act. Vote yes.”

Thank you to this very good boy for being the palate cleanser my timeline needed.

Feed hungry kids. Follow the law. Don't do corruption. Don't protect sex traffickers and pedophiles. This should literally be the bare minimum for our leaders. And the current administration is so far below this low bar, it's remarkable.

Glad ABC called this out. I just saw a report on a morning show that simply offered the prices and noted prices were coming down.

To our trans neighbors in the #MA7 & around the country: This Congresswoman sees you, loves you, & will never stop fighting for you. You deserve to show up in the world as your full, authentic self & live with dignity & respect, without fear. #TransAwarenessWeek

Another video from Charlotte, NC. Property owners scare off federal agents after they question a man putting up Christmas lights.

American citizen Manolo Betancur, owner of Manolo's Bakery in Charlotte: “They are lying. They are not chasing criminals. They are chasing anyone who speaks like me, has an accent like me, and looks like me.”

Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores You can’t make this shit up, folks

I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently. In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?” And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.

I’d like a president who doesn’t have to be forced to feed hungry kids. That feels like the lowest bar. And we are not meeting it.