Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal". But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.

seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous

It is a handicap in politics to be the party that genuinely believes in governance and is broadly opposed to continued suffering of constituents, and yet there is no future for anything but degradation and misery if the Republican Party under Trump cannot be made to suffer consequences for its acts.

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

More than 750,000 Oregonians can continue to use their full SNAP benefits distributed late last week despite the Trump administration ordering states to "undo" payments, Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday. buff.ly/3hDlxuP

Happy Exploding Whale Day to those who celebrate. youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...

I asked Georgetown law prof David Super wtf is going on with this latest demand for states to claw back benefits already sent out. He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:

I want to be really clear that fixing this means not only outlawing nepotism but paying legislators a wage that does not tempt them to pay their family members as staff. Underpaying our legislators is asking for corruption.

STOP TRYING TO STARVE AMERICANS JFC

We should probably fix this.

Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.

“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states

one thing i find crazy-making is the idea that getting rid of the filibuster would make congress a purely majoritarian institution. bicameralism itself is counter-majoritarian! equal state representation is counter-majoritarian! the fact that senate elections are staggered is counter-majoritarian!

I’m proud that Oregon has taken action to make sure everyone can put food on the table this month. Feeding our families shouldn’t be a partisan issue. The President is playing political games with people’s lives, and we won’t stand for it. www.kgw.com/article/news...

We just got a huge win for Oregonians - and a check on the president's power: we received a ruling preventing the president from deploying the National Guard on the streets of our cities. No one - not even the president - is above the law.

I'm adding my name to an amicus brief opposing USDA's appeal of the court order directing them to give people their SNAP benefits NOW. Why are they fighting to keep food out of American's mouths? Thankful that Oregon has already started getting benefits flowing to people who need them right now.

NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts. www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...

Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath? Character isn't something you tell people about. It's something you live.

Trump is leaving families to starve but communities are stepping up. That he’s trying to interfere proves Trump really just wants kids and families to go hungry. I just introduced a bill to protect stores that offer discounts to SNAP recipients if they choose to.

Last night the Council directed $20k to Neighbor Impact to help the thousands of people in Bend and Central OR who are facing food insecurity due to loss of SNAP benefits. This latest cruel action by the fed govt has compounded by the cuts to food commodities for food banks earlier this year.

here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol

What we know, final edition of the night: [Now in 3 parts] —Prop 50 wins —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG —Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS —Dems defend NJ-Gov —Dems win NJ+VA trifectas —Mamdani wins —PA Dems win state supreme court —ME anti-mail voting measure loses —GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices

Taniel with the election night goods, as always

Americans are done with chaos, corruption, and billionaire cronyism. They want people who will stand up to bullies and work for real results that people can feel in their everyday lives. Many, many people do not agree with what Trump is doing to our country. Keep going.

Sometimes you gotta soothe yourself with baseball and sometimes that baseball is EXCITING

The frog pumpkin!

Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.

Yesterday, Deschutes County Commissioners directed funds to help with food insecurity. I will be asking City Council to also direct that the City pitch in to help. Local and state govt continues to step up for our constituents in the face of federal cruelty. ktvz.com/news/deschut...

Annie is one of millions of Americans who will see their health insurance costs increase if Republicans don’t take action to lower healthcare prices.

More big news: the Senate just passed my bipartisan resolution to end Trump's global tariffs. This is a huge win and shows how unpopular Trump's tariffs really are. Now it's time for Mike Johnson to abandon his 6 week vacation and get this passed in the House.

Ever wondered how to explain tariffs to Gen Z? I recently laid it out for Gov. Beshear (and his teenagers) — just in time for Oregon to take our tariffs case to the Supreme Court on November 5. What topic should we translate next?!

It’s week four of the government shutdown, and I want to hear from you. It’s your stories that fuel this fight. If you or someone you know have been impacted, please share your stories with me using the form below ⬇️ forms.gle/8m2v92nxvXBc...

[looks around for jake tapper] hey man, do you, uh, want to write about this?

Just curious, how many units of housing are going to be in this ballroom?

As you enjoy picking and carving your #Halloween pumpkin, remember the farm workers who labored to grow and harvest them. Let's give a big thanks to the Salinas CA farm workers who harvested these pumpkins that have ended up at local pumpkin patches and area stores. #WeFeedYou

The President is not a king. The law is not a suggestion. The Constitution is not optional. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDt...

I’m ready to get to work to re-open the government, but Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the Presidency – it’s on them to come to the table.

It was great to see Senator Merkley in Bend this weekend. He's back in DC now speaking up for democracy yet again. 🇺🇸

We have friends everywhere. Turns out a lot of Americans believe in the ideals of our country!

Central Oregon showed up big for the No Kings Protest

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

I have faith in the American people — and we must recognize the moment we’re in. The president is weaponizing the DOJ, normalizing the military in our streets, threatening to rig elections, cutting down on free press. This is not America. We must all push back, however we can. #NoKings

In the face of hatred and division, there's nothing better than being with our neighbors, family, and friends. What a beautiful day to stand up for democracy. We are the UNITED States of America. We will continue to weave the fabric of our community so tight it cannot be torn apart. #nokings

Watergate every day

New housing is good, actually.

Council continues to do what we know our community needs by supporting affordable housing at nearly every meeting we hold. Proud we moved forward once again on hundreds of affordable homes tonight. In the midst of chaos, we'll keep working together for our city. See you Saturday, Bend.

Trump's tariffs have set in, and the data doesn't lie: it's the consumers that are footing the bill. Oregonians can't afford the President's chaotic economic policies – we need to be lowering costs, not raising them. www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people