Katie Britt: violates STOCK Act with 22 late disclosures Also Katie Britt: “It was the broker.” The Senate Ethics Committee: “It’s literally your job to monitor your own accounts.” Congress wonders why people want a stock‑trading ban.

A quiet reminder: in a deep-red state, “just above 50%” isn’t strength. It’s softness.

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. We honor the millions of lives stolen in one of history’s greatest atrocities. We remember what happens when lies, fear, and dehumanization are allowed to harden into policy. “Never again” means staying awake to the warning signs.

While everyone is focused on the DHS shutdown fight and deadly enforcement actions in Minneapolis, one powerful player keeps escaping attention: Alabama Senator Katie Britt. Britt chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, the committee that writes DHS’s budget. 🧵

A gov shutdown could happen this week. Not over budget math, but over whether Congress funds DHS after another fatal federal enforcement shooting. Democrats want to pass the rest of the budget and rewrite the DHS bill with accountability measures. Republicans may refuse to split it out. #Unmute

Voting is power. And this is what that power produces. Tommy Tuberville called a Muslim lieutenant governor “the enemy inside the gates.” Donald Trump just endorsed him for governor of Alabama. Not despite this rhetoric. Because of it. This is what keeps getting rewarded. #VoteYourPower #Unmute

Alabama is advancing a bill to let local police enforce immigration law. But . . . There is no objective way to determine someone’s immigration status during a routine encounter. So, what will cops use to form the basis of their probable cause? 🧵 alabamareflector.com/2026/01/22/a...

Katie Britt says she’s proud to cosponsor the SAVE Act. Reality check: The SAVE Act would: • Require a passport or birth certificate to register • End online + mail voter registration • Force even address changes in-person • Block military and most Tribal IDs 🧵

Democrats quietly removed all anti-trans riders from the final HHS and Education funding bills. No bans. No defunding. No congressional attacks codified this cycle. Not a dramatic win. But a real one, and one that matters. #UnmuteAlabama #ProtectTransKids

Alabama’s SB 3 mandates abstinence-only sex education, restricts contraception instruction, and bans abortion information in public schools. It shifts sex education from public health to political enforcement. That’s a serious and dangerous change. #UnmuteAlabama

Three deaths in one day inside Alabama prisons. All young men. Drugs and violence continue to define life inside ADOC. Even more troubling? Alabama no longer conducts full autopsies on suspected overdose deaths. Less transparency doesn’t create safety. It creates cover. #UnmuteAlabama #MothToFlame

The push to “hold teacher prep programs accountable” in Alabama is revealing more than intended. “Woke, DEI, social justice” is being used as a catch-all cudgel, vague enough to target anything about race, disability, trauma, or inclusion. #UnmuteAlabama

If we take Dr. King seriously, MLK Day isn’t about remembering what he said, it’s about asking what he would demand of us right now.

The Pentagon plans to reshape Stars and Stripes, long protected by Congress for its editorial independence, by cutting AP/Reuters content and increasing Pentagon-generated material. Calling independent journalism “woke distractions” is a warning sign. #UnmuteAlabama apnews.com/article/star...

Republicans spent years telling voters our elections were broken. Now they want credit for “fixing” the mistrust they caused by mandating costly audits after the fact. It’s like setting the fire, then asking for applause when you bring a hose. #UnmuteAlabama aldailynews.com/house-passes...

Fairhope’s library board read the books and made a local decision. The state didn’t like it so it withheld funding until compliance. That’s not protecting parents or kids. That’s using money to override local control. #UnmuteAlabama alabamareflector.com/2026/01/16/a...

Special elections don’t get much attention which is exactly why they’re decided by small numbers. If you have contacts in Tuscaloosa County, check whether they’re in House District 63 and urge them to vote today for the Democrat. #UnmuteHD63 alabamareflector.com/2026/01/13/a...

Mike Rogers praised a proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget as “essential.” He also voted against extending ACA subsidies that reduce healthcare costs for Americans. This isn’t about whether defense matters. It does. Priorities are revealed by votes. We see his clearly. #Unmute #NoToMikeRogers

This is what our Senators are doing. They are celebrating a military operation that has tenuous legality, at best, while we struggle to pay our bills, put food on the table, and pay outrageous health insurance premiums. Alabama deserves better. #UnmuteAlabama www.wdhn.com/news/senator...

A Pentagon review of women in ground combat roles is being framed as an “effectiveness” check. But when the people launching the review have already stated their opposition to women serving in these roles, the outcome isn’t neutral. Ten years after integration, this isn’t about readiness. #Unmute

Tho they ultimately got a favorable vote out of the House, not a single Republican representative from Alabama voted to extend the ACA tax credits. Sewell and Figures voted for them. One party cares about our health. The other is the Republican Party.

Instead of lowering prices, ending the war in Ukraine, or doing anything to help everyday Americans with healthcare costs on Day 1, he pardoned the January 6 rioters. He started a nation-wide crime spree. #TrumpCrimeSpree

When they couldn’t prove misconduct beyond a reasonable doubt, they abandoned court-martial and switched to administrative punishment. Not because it’s the right thing to do, but because it’s easier to weaponize. apnews.com/article/hegs...

Exactly how much “moxie” does it take to violate another nation’s sovereignty in clear violation of international and U.S. law? Is it the same amount it takes to kill survivors of a boat strike while they’re clinging to debris? #UnmuteAlabama #WhoRWe 1819news.com/news/item/yo...

Alabama collects far less tax revenue than most states but relies heavily on sales taxes to fund local government. People with less income pay a bigger share. This is about priorities. #UnmuteAlabama #ChooseBetter

The Constitution requires an oath, not a religious test. When an Alabama senator calls a fellow American “the enemy” over their faith, that’s not patriotism. Religious freedom means everyone. #UnmuteAlabama #FirstAmendment #NotPatriotism

Republicans want us to say thank you. If you cut $900B and put back $50B, people lose care. Period. #UnmuteAlabama #TheMathDoesntMath aldailynews.com/alabama-awar...

However you’re spending Christmas Eve, joyfully, quietly, or somewhere in between, I’m wishing you peace, safety, and rest tonight. 🎄

SNAP isn’t broken because someone found a screenshot online. It’s designed to prevent hunger, not to shame people for food choices. “Luxury” is a moral judgment, not a policy category. Policing poverty won’t make anyone healthier. #FixPoverty #DontPolicePoverty #UnmuteAlabama

Strong leaders defend the Constitution. Weak ones attack it. Targeting religious minorities isn’t strength. It’s fear dressed up as toughness. The First Amendment doesn’t belong to politicians. It belongs to the people.

Groceries, housing, utilities, and health care all keep going up and people are coping by cutting back on basics, carrying credit card debt, and using buy-now-pay-later just to get by. That’s not a personal failure. That’s a policy failure. #RepublicansOwnThis #UnmuteAlabama #TalkAboutAffordability

Today marks the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting. We remember the children and educators who were killed, and the families who have lived with that loss ever since. Yesterday, students at Brown University ran from gunfire. This should not still be part of American life.

Calling Muslim children a ‘cult’ isn’t strength. Strong leaders protect kids. Weak ones target them. #UnmuteAlabama

Alabama students are strong. Our young people are strong. A confident university doesn’t shutter their voices, it listens to them. Silencing women and Black students doesn’t make campus safer. It makes it smaller, weaker, and more afraid of its own future.

Trump’s vision isn’t strong. It’s isolationist, fearful, and small. Strong nations lead. Weak nations hide.

Mike Rogers chairs the committee responsible for Pentagon oversight. If his job is to keep our troops safe, brushing off risky behavior because it came from his political allies isn’t leadership. Alabama deserves better than ‘it didn’t blow up this time, so it’s fine.'

When Alabama politicians say they want to ‘take race out of redistricting,’ what they’re really talking about is taking Black representation out of Congress.

Prices climb. Family budgets break. Republicans call it “policy.”

The day after Thanksgiving is the right day to say this. Our grocery bills didn’t magically jump on their own. Trump’s policies did that. ❗ Tariffs → higher prices on fruit & veggies ❗ Fewer bird-flu experts → turkey prices up 40% ❗ Monopoly rollbacks → sides & staples cost more #UnmuteAlabama 🧵

Happy Thanksgiving. Wishing you rest, comfort, and a bit of joy today. Grateful for everyone putting kindness and hope into the world. 🧡

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We remember those taken by violence and we name the truth behind that violence: a political movement determined to erase transgender people from public life. 🧵 #TDOR #TransLivesMatter #ProtectTransKids #ALpolitics

A federal judge just ordered Alabama to use a fairer map in the Montgomery area for the 2026 Senate race. Translation: the state can’t rig the lines however it pleases. It’s one more reminder that courts, not our politicians, are the ones protecting voters. #FairMaps 1819news.com/news/item/u-...

Alabama will move heaven and earth to protect a football program’s win record. But fans passing out in the stands? Dozens of heat calls a game? Concrete at 130°? We get cooling stations and a “hydrate” reminder. Game times and TV money stay untouched. insideclimatenews.org/news/1611202...

Fairhope voters rejected the censorship slate this summer. The state went around them and took $20K from the library. Local control is only sacred until a community uses it. #Libraries #Censorship #LocalControl #ProtectLibraries #BannedBooks alabamareflector.com/2025/11/17/c...

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Veterans Day always brings a mix of pride and reflection. I served because I believe in the people behind this flag, all of us. Happy Veterans Day to my fellow veterans. Now, no one ask how many years ago this picture was taken. That's classified! #VeteransDay #UnmuteAlabama

The shutdown “deal” keeps the lights on by turning off the help families need to afford care. Eight Dems joined Republicans to drop ACA subsidies from the bill. It’s a short-term fix with long-term pain. #ACA #CostsUpCareDown democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-...

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