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If a "strong economy" can coincide with—or indeed create—record homelessness and insecurity, then maybe it's time for a change in terminology.

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

Hard to see @schumer.senate.gov being able to stay in leadership after this or in the senate, he was not the man for this moment

These people have NO excuses! They have several years left to make their case to their constituents. Not a single one of them is facing a primary challenge next year!

Preach @govpritzker.illinois.gov !!

Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.

The Democratic Senators who caved tonight OWN this with the Republicans.

In March, after Schumer last surrendered, we called an emergency meeting of Indivisible leaders. 92% told us to call on him to step down from leadership (which we did). In a poll over this weekend, 98.67% said we should keep up the fight. Rank & file Dems are going to be PISSED!

Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences

Agreeing to this deal demands a primary challenge.

It's really not that hard. Vote no tonight and tomorrow morning use your regional offices to distribute food and resources to your constituents. You can protect your people without throwing them under the bus.

One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law! That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.

If your position is that Democrats have no choice but to agree, than you are impliedly admitting the Democrats are no longer an opposition party because the cost of opposition is too high, and we are effectively a one party fascist state.

THIS is leadership!

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

Find your senators at reps.fyi or call 202-224-3121

"If you stand for nothing, Burr, what'll you fall for?"

if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

And, that we may reverently use our freedom, help us to employ it in the maintenance of justice in our communities and among the nations, to the glory of your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Almighty God, who created us in your image: Grant us grace fearlessly to contend against evil and to make no peace with oppression 🕯️

If they insist on being the "responsible parent" party, they should at least be doing a little more tough love and a little less helicoptering.

Reaching out to friends and family in the appropriate states to get them to call their senators tonight. You should do the same!

This moment demands fighters, not folders.

"Making this deal is malpractice—we have more than 9 million people in New Jersey who are counting on us to fight for them, and instead Washington is putting them in harm's way,” @mikiesherrill.bsky.social continues. “Not on my watch."

Talk about failing to read the room!

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.

Just left a voicemail for Sen. Kristen Gillibrand opposing Dem senators who cave on ACA. Tried Sen. Schumer’s office too but they apparently don’t want to hear from constituents — there was no voicemail option. @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov

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"Let me be clear: The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.” Gov. Andy Beshear

The Supreme Court today questioned Trump's use of emergency powers to levy tariffs. Perhaps they're finally realizing what the rest of us already know. Other countries aren't paying for the tariffs. We are. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=d0zTlOiRdMCuv6ke

i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist

Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.

Mamdani has won more votes than the entire population of any of the 5 smallest states.

HUGE THING: 100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG. So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning. That's worth more than all the billionaires' money. We're going to keep working. And we're going to keep winning.

Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.

Trump declares that Republicans have lost the shutdown. Absolutely zero reason for Dems to cave at this point

Everyone is hope scrolling now

I wrote about the long-standing tension between medicine and public health, and how history shows that for public health to be impactful, it must be MORE political, not less. Imagine a lot of folks will disagree with this. Would love to hear your thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/craigasp...

But they don’t mention how they are changing their coverage to improve our odds AGAINST democratic erosion.

The number of aunts and uncles I have knows no limits. Growing up in NYC, far from blood relations, our chosen family was incredibly large and I strongly consider them to be truly my aunts and uncles.

Ronald Reagan said it. #NoKings tomorrow 10/18

This sounds familiar.

And for this I am ever thankful

This!

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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