The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session. Want to know why? Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out. Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

"Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones."

I'm not a tax expert, but it seems like if we all just stopped having federal taxes taken out of our paychecks the government wouldn't see a regular income would it? Couldn't a person just calculate what was coming out and set that much aside to pay during tax time?

#CapitalOne switched their debit cards over to the Discover network. Here's what I had to go through just to buy a Switch game from the Nintendo store: 1. Realize nintendo doesn't accept Discover 2. Add a debit card to my Venmo 3. Realize Venmo doesn't allow you to add money with a discover card. 1/

I'm happy to amplify any support, resources, and events for furloughed employees in the DMV. Please tag me.

Thoughts and prayers for sure

I still can’t wrap my head around this—mayors of American cities are holding meetings, not about natural disasters or crime waves, but about how to shield their own citizens from the President of the United States. And somehow, we’re supposed to act like this is normal. It’s not. It’s madness.

The thing you have keep in mind when you start to get offended at ableism is that abled people just don't care about harming disabled people, they will never see us as worthy of not being harmed, so you speak to it now & then out of the million opportunities then go on living your disabled life.

Good morning! You feel like you’re going crazy because their attempts to bludgeon you into submission with weaponized unreality aren’t working on you. Keep it up. You’re doing great.

The crazy thing is that we want affordable healthcare for them, too.

Still boggles the mind to realize half of this country doesn't give a shit to what happens to non-white people here. Or victims of sexual abuse. As long as it doesn't affect them, they will gladly look the other way. I don't recognize this country. At all.

Rep. Mike Lawler just introduced a resolution to make Sept 19 Black Autism Acceptance & Awareness Day inspired by my advocacy. This day is deeply needed. Getting it passed will be a major step forward in autism advocacy. 🖤 here is my interview with News12

I know there are people who’ll assert that a prayer vigil does nothing, but that’s not true. Not at all. The people who’ve been taken need to see that they’ve not been ignored or forgotten. And the vile bastards holding them need to see it, too.

No accountability for the MOVE bombing in Philly was one of the stepping stones for what’s happening in DC, Chicago, LA, Memphis right now.

I really want to manually develop black and white film again. I wanna fumble with the spool inside the bag. I wanna cut the developer film and make a contact sheet. I wanna smell those chemicals, see that room lit in red light, hear the click of the enlarger, and watch as the images appear.

The reason a lot of white people can operate in the privilege of a comment like “we used to be able to have dissenting opinions & now they break friendships” is because the people of color in the room had to be silent in order to remain in the room safely.

Any politician declaring they won't accept their paycheck should be asked why they're not donating it instead. You can't really decline a paycheck

We spent so much time learning about the rise of fascism in Nazi Germany, how countries had to come together to stamp it out, of the horrors of the camps, the unprecedented devastation the world had to recover from, and it's wild that not even one generation removed is doing it all over again.

They truly believe that if they can control the media, education, science, health, and the military, they'll control it all and stamp out dissent. If they read US history, they'd know we've been here before... and it led to mass movements and social change that shook this country and the world.

I’m so sick of predators protecting other predators. Of men getting away with vile acts against women and girls. Of the system doing everything it can to silence survivors and make them believe it was their fault. As Gisele Pelicot said, the shame is not ours. It’s theirs. They need to face it

People like to claim that autistics are bad at communicating and like, my dude, the problem does not lie with us, it lies with the web of manipulation and lies and passive aggression and ulterior agendas that you weave around yourselves instead of just doing what we do, which is saying what we mean.

"Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes.....Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared...." ~ Anne Frank

They’re baaack. 🤣 Repairs and all…

The people who’ve been calling you baby murderers your whole life want you to turn down the temperature.

At this point I'm no longer surprised. Texas? ✅ Megachurch? ✅ Old white guy? ✅

For real. Ask for that raise. Apply for that job. Try that new hobby. Share your art.

And being held accountable for one's own actions is always seen as a targeted attack

Philadelphia, 1985. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

White folks, if you think this government would never turn the military against you, think again—Sincerely Black people.

This is not a moment to abandon principles and morals. Human rights are worth fighting for. Democracy is worth fighting for. People need housing, healthcare, education, and the ability to live a good life. That’s not controversial.

They’re loving it. Your health care is not on their minds.

Political journalism: Will the savvy political citizen blame the R's or the D's given that <blah blah blah> "Savvy political citizen": Why the fuck isn't football on? Actual savvy political citizens: Oh my god would you SHUT UP and just REPORT THINGS

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Americans paid $30 BILLION to bailout farmers after Trump’s tariff lunacy in Trump 1.0. He campaigned on tariffs in 2024. Why didn’t farmers speak out about what they experienced in his first term? Might be nice to ask them @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy. www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

I think a lot of people need to go back and look at the government response to the Vietnam War protests. Days after Kent State the Hard Hat Riots occurred, with police standing by and watching as protestors were beaten. If they're not actively taking part, they're letting mobs do it for them.

The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. Be patient.

"House Speaker Mike Johnson says the government shutdown gives President Trump and his budget director vast power over the federal government." The Republican party gave Trump vast power by refusing to take any action to limit him. The Supreme Court gave him vast power with their rulings. 1/

Very solid read.

Trump expecting the military to turn on American citizens is cruel enough. Now he expects them to do it while not getting paid.

Sometimes autism is wanting so badly to be a part of things but then being totally overwhelmed when you are 💔

@golden.house.gov "of Maine faulted leftwing groups for causing the government shutdown and said it’s hurting working people in his state" Absolutely SHAMEFUL behavior and I hope he gets voted out. This entire administration is what's hurting working people in EVERY state. Spineless behavior

All of them are now being forced to work without pay. Historically, not paying your soldiers AND turning them against the populace they've sworn to protect rarely ends well www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

Every time the government shuts down, disabled people are forced to fight harder to survive. But we shouldn’t have to fight. People shouldn’t have to beg to keep their benefits, their care, their lives. This is systemic neglect. And we’re done being silent.

"Let's stop attacking pedophiles." - Ted Cruz Welcome to the Pedo Protection Party

The shut down is going to suck. A lot of people are going to struggle. But I entered adulthood hearing the phrase "we don't negotiate with terrorists". This administration is a terrorist organization headed by a wannabe mob boss and we have to draw the line. I don't blame the Dems for this.

If Congress shuts down and stops working, how will we be able to tell?

Good Night BlueSky Remember Federal Employees Holds this Country Together & We Owe Them EVERYTHING!!

No leadership No functioning government Now a massive population is going unpaid as costs go up. Are we great yet?