McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation

DeLauro: The president went to the supreme court to deprive kids of food. Unbelievable. And now wants to deny their parents healthcare.

Not all the calls to senators came from BlueSky users "A look at Google search metrics during the shutdown show a modest and short-lived interest in ACA premium increases. But searches for SNAP were ten times higher than usual and increased as the shutdown dragged on."

Sad 😞

“You the citizens have the power”

Do I trust them? No. That’s why I voted no. But they are in a terrible position, and we can use the next few weeks to turn the pressure up even further.

I'm pissed off and writing more #PostcardsToVoters for @aftynbehn.bsky.social running for Congress in TN to turn out more Democrats to the Dec 2 polls. 🦄 This unmitigated disaster of a presidency wears me the hell out, but I got stamps and markers to write to voters🔥to flip the House 💙

If you're pissed off about the shutdown vote, channel that energy into donating or volunteering for a Democratic candidate with some backbone. I’m donating to Mallory McMorrow and Peggy Flanagan in the morning.

👇You have your assignment

What a messed up bait and switch this is, talking about health insurance instead of healthcare. The commoditization of health is one of the greatest scams this country has ever pulled on its citizens.

Prescient

Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake. I voted NO.

hey @shaheen.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov this is unacceptable

Text RESIST TO 50409 Don't cave to Republicans! They don't keep their promises anymore than Trump does!

This vote has not happened yet. Call your Senators, especially your Democratic Senators, and tell them that a deal without protection NOW for health insurance tax credits is unacceptable.

Curious as to how much more you’ll pay if @democrats.senate.gov decide your health isn’t worth fighting for? Check out this calculator tool that shows what your ACA premiums will look like if @schumer.senate.gov and the Dems cave: www.kff.org/interactive/...

Seriously @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @blumenthal.senate.gov ? This is why we have been marching?

Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them. Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in

We’re got one more election to win this year and it’s in Tennessee: @aftynbehn.bsky.social, a state representative and former Indivisible group leader, is running in a special election to flip #TN-07. Join us on Thursday to learn how you can help Aftyn win: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

"I have observed him both in person and from afar since the late 1990s and can promise you - the man is not just losing a step, he’s falling down the stairs."

still hasn't figured out what dogs do

Trump thinks people will be able to pay for their own insurance just by giving them a subsidy which probably would be taxable. This further proves that he has no idea how any of this works. How about making health insurance not for profit?

working on my 100 to TN7 rn @aftynbehn.bsky.social let's go!

I did see that! In his defense, he’s really, really old. And morbidly obese. And probably recovering from TIAs. Did I mention that he’s old?

Good news for neighbors. portal.ct.gov/governor/new...

The woods in eastern Connecticut should not look like this in November. Euonymus alatus (burning bush) among others will be prohibited from sale as of October 1, 2028. In our woods, the damage has already been done.🌱

"I think right now the 2 frontrunners for the Democratic nomination in 2028 are FDR and Wolverine. Now, neither of them is even eligible because FDR is dead and Wolverine is a drawing, but what do they care? I am a serious person who should continue to be asked questions such as this."

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🤣🤣🤣 Not one of them is proficient in basic arithmetic

The goddamn nerve of Jeff Bezos' newspaper to talk shit about raising the minimum wage at a moment when workers at Jeff Bezos' online superstore -- who are paid so little half of them in one study were on SNAP benefits -- are going hungry. The fucking arrogance.

The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control. A partial list: Ansonia Bethany Branford Bristol Brooklyn East Granby Ellington Enfield Farmington Milford New Britain New Fairfield Norwich Plymouth Rocky Hill

Amplifying this Sen Murphy & AMP walk the walk. Run everywhere. Fight everywhere. Starting NOW He’s channeling *his own campaign war chest* into these efforts. Shouldn’t *we* spend some of our democracy dollars on this? Sending coin today — pls join me 🤜🏼🤛🏾 chrismurphy.com/american-mob...

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Why are they labeling the Oval Office door? What else might they be labeling? m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71I...

The library where I gave my "News Media in the Misinformation Age" talk last night in Bourne, MA had a well-stocked free food pantry. Public libraries remain a beacon of humanity in our ever-more inhumane society.

Here too

There’s always an election somewhere. You can write now to voters in Florida and Tennessee.

Horrific

Towel, bulky, delicate, mixed loads are all helpful. But I need a dryer with a “left three tissues in a pocket” setting. 🤧

Its officially that time.

I don’t know

10/ So bottom line: 8 months after Trump starts a massive trade war with China: - U.S. factory jobs declining - U.S. families paying thousands for tariffs - China makes not a single concession - The world watches Xi bully Trump into surrender Awesome.

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"Speaker Johnson, it looks as though the president is currently stabbing you with a knife. Do you have any comment?" "Well, look, this is the first I'm hearing about it. As you know, I've been really busy not doing my job, so I just don't know enough about this alleged stabbing to make a comment."

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance. The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income. They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive. Wanna fix fraud and abuse? Fix that.

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Trump's incoherent answers to Norah O'Donnell raise new questions about Joe Biden's mental fitness.

Best. Costumes. Ever. Happy Halloween 🎃

I haven't thought about lutetium since I was an undergrad, learned the song of the elements, and shortly after transferred from chem to physics. 🧪🔭