Animals > humans. I'm 58 and this is not a feeling that's going away. 'Night, all. xo

Oregon has made a lot of progress on smart policies to tackle the climate crisis and transition to affordable, clean energy for all. But we can't afford to let up now. Booming data centers and federal environmental rollbacks are setting us back. www.opb.org/article/...

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1) Well done, sir. 2) In Kamala Harris' book, she praises Senator Mark Kelly as smart and grounded and a team player.

Absolutely foolish, nonsensical, and weak line of “attack” against the Affordable Care Acts. It improved the lives of 24 million people who didn’t have insurance. It didn’t do a single thing to worsen the already highly disorganized dynamics of American Healthcare.

If a congressional staffer asks if you're a constituent and you're not, you can say, "No, but I am a donor." If they want to bombard voters outside their districts w/ fundraising texts and emails, well, they're gonna hear from voters outside their districts. They can't have it both ways.

Raise hell--they need to hear it.

This story is both uniquely horrifying--this poor woman💔--and far too common. Dr. Susan Baumgaertel at Seattle's Polyclinic Madison dismissed my thyroid cancer as menopause for 2+ yrs--she never even sent me to an endo--& it was Stage 3 when I ended up in the ER. www.msn.com/en-ae/news/o...

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson is now ahead in this nail-biter of an election count.

SEATTLE!!! We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!

We are mad as hell! Leave them a message: 🖕🏾 Angus King: 202-224-5344 Jacky Rosen: 202-224-6244 Jeanne Shaheen: 202-224-2841 Maggie Hassan: 202-224-3324 Tim Kaine 202-224-4024 John Fetterman 202-224-4254 Dick Durban 202-224-2152 Catherine Cortez Masto 202-224-3542

1/2 Left scathing VMs for Tim Kaine, John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan, Catherine Cortez-Masto, Jackie Rosen, & Angus King. Dick Durbin has his VM off Left VMs for my senators Patty Murray & Maria Cantwell: thanked them & urged them to get Chuck Schumer out Left VM for Schumer saying he's GOT TO GO

Night 4 of my Scorsese film fest: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, which remains one of the most visually beautiful American films ever. Stunning adaptation of Wharton's novel. Pfeiffer, Day-Lewis, and Ryder are extraordinary, but none of it would work w/out Joanne Woodward's graceful narration.

So far, I've left scathing voicemails--still w/in the boundaries of protected free speech--for Tim Kaine & John Fetterman. Just called Dick Durbin & a msg says they're "experiencing higher than normal call volume" and to call back later. There's no voicemail. So much cowardice.

American people: Let’s relax this holiday weekend and honor our Veterans. Congress: Hahahaha fuck you.

Keep in mind that Chris Murphy has also fought the gun lobby and been loyal to the Sandy Hook families. Would MUCH rather see him as Senate Minority Leader:

Also in case its not being mentioned in your feed, there is still a remaining vote for this and Somehow they didn't anticipate the outrage, so there's apparently some hesitation now. If those were your senators, call them and don't stop. I will also be calling even though they arent mine

Underneath the anger, I’m so profoundly sad right now. Good wishes and solidarity to everyone who keeps fighting the good fight. ‘Night, all.

when your vote is so toxic you have the Chair of the DNC saying this shit sucks, you really have to admire the levels of embarrassment here

Someone please explain to me how will a vote NEXT month on ACA Subsidies work? Rates are out and up enormously. Will there be a special enrollment period if the subsidies are continued? I mean this is ALL hypothetical anyway, because does anyone really believe that there will be a vote on this? SAD!

How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.

watching my Obamacare premiums go from $422/month to $1455/month on the Senate floor right now.

This right here.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.

Utterly fucking livid.

For the love of god, step aside and make way for true leadership.

HIGHLY unlikely this would’ve happened on Harry Reid’s watch.

Most Democrats oppose the deal that fails to address their demand on extending healthcare subsidies.

American people: Let’s relax this holiday weekend and honor our Veterans. Congress: Hahahaha fuck you.

"THEIR PARTY'S BLOCKADE?!" An hour ago I predicted Fox and the GOP would frame this just like that. Silly me, not including the @nytimes.com. And so it begins.

Seems a lot of people don’t know that Tim Kaine is #disabled with #LongCovid. Of all the cavers, he’s the one who should know just how awful our healthcare system already is—don’t vote to make it worse, dumbass.

And the thing is, before Tim Kaine was Hillary’s VP pick, he was actually on Obama’s shortlist along w/ Biden and Bayh. Traitor.

How much longer ‘til they come for Social Security Disability? In Trump’s first term, Mick Mulvaney tried to get it abolished but they didn’t have the political capital then. We need to be prepared for anything at this point.

42M Americans on SNAP were made to STARVE for the same outcome, federal workers went without pay, now people on the ACA Marketplace will have their rates SKYROCKET because you know the GOP will NEVER let this vote happen on Subsidies. EPIC FAIL!

Pains me to say this, but Bernie sums it up best here:

Dick Durbin can room with Merrick Garland in the Neville Chamberlain Retirement Home.

Remember how Black voters warned white voters not to elect Fetterman? But, hey, he wears sweatpants so he must be real🙄

Yes! That’s what I don’t get. Like, Dem and DSA voters just made it explicitly clear what we want and that we’re up to the challenge. And they still caved.

As Tim Kaine has discussed, he has #LongCovid. He should know better. But, hey, he's got healthcare so why give a damn about the rest of us? Fuck him, fuck Schumer, fuck the lot of them. And I'm saying this as a Dem. Just furious.

"Hundreds of deaf children were misdiagnosed by the NHS for more than a decade with many left permanently disabled, a government inquiry will reveal." My god, these poor kids. Institutionalized #ableism is a scourge. From today's Times of London. #disability www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Just put out more nuts for the crows b/c one came to my window & tapped right on it. Gotta respect the effort. They recognize my dog Jordan & me when we're out in the neighborhood & they'll sit right next to us on street signs. They're SO smart & seem to love us as much as we love them❤️

The U.S. now has 23 #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis specialists or research labs, w/ Duke being the latest. #UWMed @uwmedicine.bsky.social is still WAY behind. My PCP is finally catching up--again, per the CDC 3.35 M Americans have it--but I've had to invoke "failure of duty to care". Ridiculous.

For Night 3 of my Scorsese film fest, I watched his 7 part doc on Fran Lebowitz PRETEND IT'S A CITY for the third time b/c I was too ill to concentrate on something new. Obviously, she's hilarious. But some overlook that she chooses her targets w/ precision--part of her greatness. Stellar film.

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People won’t forget that the GOP made their kids go hungry. And if they try to rig the midterms, well, then we’re even closer to civil war, god forbid. But it’s not like the majority of Americans support this shit.

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We already have 50-year mortgages Their called... RENTALS.

Prince loved to remind people that he wrote this song while looking in the mirror: You're so good, baby there ain't nobody better So you should never, ever go by the letter You're so cool, everything you do is success Make the rules — then break them all 'cause you are the best