UNDERSTAND why the government is shut down… youtu.be/3PJWGJ8F16A

I want to talk a bit about something this piece made really clear to me, that I'm sure other people have talked about. Klein here seems to be saying it's worth risking some people's rights in order to win (e.g. abortion, Trans rights), but he doesn't volunteer to sacrifice any of *his own*

DOJ has sued 8 states for refusing to turn over their full, unreacted voter files. My team has now filed motions to defend voters in 7 of those cases in ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OR and PA. I suggest that DOJ monitor the docket in the remaining one in CA.

No need to be scared of him. The trend is clear - everyone outside of his hard base is abandoning him.

has there ever been anything as embarrassing as this man

Our long national nightmare is finally over… We will have a ballroom

I can see him using this as an excuse to stiff the contractors and refuse to pay them... As is the Trump way

Disgusting

Federal workers won't be getting paid, but President Bridezilla simply must have his special little party room!

immediately leaks, ofc www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

BREAKING: It appears the DC Circuit "special panel" — motions panel — for October is Millett, Pillard, and Garcia (Obama, Obama, Biden). BUT, this could be something random because it's over three cases challenging Trump's federal employee union-busting effort.

This guy, scared shitless and rightfully so, has given his Mike Johnson/Grindr receipts to multiple sources and a reporter so that he doesn’t get Epsteined. If this proves to be real, I’ll also donate to his legal fees. #ProudBlue #Pinks #MikeJohnson #Grindr youtube.com/shorts/3gB-k...

"unconstitutional DEI principles" "unconstitutional DEI principles" "unconstitutional DEI principles" "unconstitutional DEI principles" "unconstitutional DEI principles" "unconstitutional DEI principles" UNCONSTITUTIONAL DEI PRINCIPLES????

Every time Mike Turner comes up I have to post a pic of him mansplaining classified information to me on CNN (from 2020…I can never get over this 😂)

There is a special place in Hell for the moral cowards who know better

ICYMI: A Reagan-appointed judge ruled that Trump's abduction and attempted deportation of pro-Palestinian student activists is an unconstitutional attack on freedom of speech. We must continue to resist Trump's illegal attacks on our fundamental rights. www.commondreams.org/news/judge-s...

BREAKING The Trump admin is using the government shutdown to try to pause Kilmar Abrego Garcia's habeas corpus case, which has a hearing scheduled next week. Abrego's lawyers oppose. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The government is shut down. For those just tuning in, here’s what happened:   1) We said we needed to help Americans pay their health insurance bills.   2) Republicans hated the idea and stonewalled us.   3) They shut down the government (which they control all chambers of) without negotiating.

🎯 Mamdani's rhetoric should be a case study for Democrats, the lesson being you can: (a) talk about kitchen-table issues (b) in widely accessible language, while (c) holding to a consistent set of moral & political principles, and (d) showing how 47 poses a threat to democracy & the rule of law

"They said Hegseth is becoming increasingly 'obsessed' with his own security and exhibits frenzied behavior, such as fidgeting and pacing during meetings. "'"There’s a manic quality about him. Or let me rephrase, an even more manic quality, which is really saying something"' ...

Essential personnel: ICE agents arresting and jailing people Non-essential personnel: Government lawyers giving the detained people due process

The VA is joining all the other agencies blaming democrats for the shut down - when in fact - republicans can fund the government without a single democratic vote.

Jane Goodall: “You must vote for the person, the candidate who you feel has a better chance of promoting protection for our planet.”

Russ Vought has entered the chat in the NJ governor’s race.

*Sees the most Catholic person in the world doing the most Catholic thing there imaginable*: goddamn Pagans!

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

Mike Johnson on Russ Vought unilaterally firing federal workers: "If you can downsize the scope of government and some of these inefficient program, that is a great benefit to American taxpayers."

feels like a thing placed in documentaries before horrifying footage

It’s a bad look.

NEW: A federal judge has paused the city of Detroit’s lawsuit over how the Census Bureau produces annual population estimates at the Trump administration's request because of the federal government shutdown

really notable how much Republican leaders like John Thune sound like mobsters right now: "Chuck Schumer is leading them down a path that's gonna be a really bad outcome for them and their constituents."

“Stop the Lying, Trump and Republicans Own This Government Shutdown” Read ⁦‪John Harwood‬⁩ for Zeteo:

I’m confused how it is despicable to ask that question. These are exactly the kinds of questions we have been begging reporters & TV hosts to ask. You see when they do get asked how sensitive they are about it. Much, much more of this. More crypto questions, Qatar, UAE, etc bsky.app/profile/atru...

Next time I get that Wikipedia funding prod, I'm doing it. Because freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four 👇

Until journalists grow a backbone and push back on her she's going to keep bullying them and eating their lunch.

Being indignant is what people who have zero defense for their obviously abhorrent behavior do. It’s both their flex, and their tell.

It’s tragically inappropriate. Kushner’s involvement is an outright demonstration of graft. This is standard operation procedure with Trump. Trump promotes anything which will financially benefit friends, family, or himself. All actions can be channeled back to financial benefit for him.

Because they don't push back ,kkkaroline gets the last sound bite..that's considered a win for that snarky bitch

Notice how she didn't answer the question. The media needs to stand up and support each other. If one question is ignored or derided, then the next person needs to ask it again until they get an answer.

“How DARE you call out bribes the Trump family has accepted?!?”

I can't. I just can't.

Please take note of the message at the top about updates to information being limited or delayed due to the shutdown. The broader telehealth that was covered through yesterday is no longer covered. Only those 3-4 things are covered now.

Wow, my rhuematologist does not live in my area. Add another 12 hour round trip to my health care.

A bunch of conservative grandparents are going to be very surprised, and somehow blame Biden.

People have no idea how this affects people with disabilities who have mobility issues and elderly with dementia with caregivers. These people are into eugenics.

Medicare, as of today, will no longer cover telehealth visits. I can’t imagine a bigger slap in the face to our patients.

🧵Wait until he sees the lines to get into the ER since his big ugly bill guts the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid. They are making it unfordable and closing rural hospitals. Insurance Companies are deciding their premium increases now. Plus all those they fired won’t have insurance either. ⬇️

Everyone knew OMB and the White House would make cuts right away in a shutdown. The first ones hit New York City, holding back $18 billion in infrastructure funding. On what grounds? "To ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles."

Team Maryland believes government must be an instrument for the health and common good of the people even if MAGA uses it as an instrument for self-enrichment. Democrats are fighting to get government back open and secure the health care benefits and rights of all the people.

Vice President JD Vance: “If Hakeem Jeffries helps us open the government right now, the sombrero memes will stop.“