Appeasing Trump doesn’t work

Of course. Unacceptable.

Loss in court for Trump Admin. Judge suspends administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at Voice of America's parent agency www.cbsnews.com/news/us-agen...

Tomorrow at 4pm I’ll host a livestream with my colleagues to discuss a government shutdown. We can’t allow Republicans to throw 15 million off health care & raise premiums by 75%.

@markey.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @smith.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @welch.senate.gov

AS THEY SHOULD! 🔥🔥More Voters Say They’d Blame Republicans Than Democrats for a Shutdown! pro.morningconsult.com/analysis/gov...

Republicans: it’s bad to hold the government hostage Also Republicans: it’s good to hold poor women and children hostage

So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?

“Miller and the rest abhor the word ‘fascist’ because they know it fairly describes their politics and they worry that, as more Americans come to recognize that, the country might turn against the nationalist project. As the saying goes: A hit dog will holler.” thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...

Another big tech company capitulated today as YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a bogus lawsuit brought by Trump. Here's what I can promise you: Democracy Docket will never bow down. It will never compromise. It will never obey. Support the work of its 20 person team. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

exactly like the Chinese surveillance state

Too often, we talk about homelessness as if it's natural or inevitable. The truth is that it's a political choice. When then-Gov. Cuomo cut the Advantage program rather than tax his wealthy donors, his decision sent thousands of New York families into shelters.

Same as it ever was.

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

I'm suing the federal government for cutting FEMA funds that protect national security and emergency response programs from states that refuse to support its attacks on immigrants. I won’t let this administration play political games with resources that help keep people safe.

The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system. We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump. We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.

Trump is shutting down the government BEFORE any actual government shut down and the GOPs are blaming Democrats for shutting down the government.

"After his release, the 79 year old U.S. citizen was treated at a local hospital for multiple broken ribs, a dislocated elbow..." ktla.com/news/79-year... www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Kudos to the state of Oregon for immediately fighting back against Trump’s authoritarianism. Tyranny is only possible when we submit to it. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/oregon-sues-trump-administration-deployment-national-guard-troops-port-rcna234307

We are witnessing the rise of two very separate and distinct Americas: One for the billionaire class. One for everybody else. Our country is not supposed to be run by a handful of wealthy oligarchs while a majority of people struggle to afford the basic necessities. youtu.be/3I_f1DkMddU?...

A president threatening to withhold from an American city any federal funding if that city elects someone he doesn’t like. We’ve so normalized his abusing the powers of his office. Any other president before Trump would’ve been impeached for making such a threat.

Trump orders the Guard deployed to Portland after falsely declaring it a war-ravaged city. Meanwhile, the military’s top generals are on their way to Quantico for a ominous meeting with the president. And can Democrats “win” a government shutdown? Tim and I discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQyd...

Our health care system was already in crisis before Republicans came in and slashed a trillion dollars. Here’s the truth: our system can't absorb these cuts and keep providing health care to everyone who needs it. Any budget we pass must restore health care.

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

The FDA's decision to reexamine access to mifepristone was made because of a scientifically baseless letter and ignores decades of research that prove it's safe and effective. If anyone challenges access to mifepristone, we will take action to protect it.

Read this. Pay attention to this.👇

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.

Will be joining my friend and fellow diehard Cardinals fan @clairecmc.bsky.social to discuss the meetings of the flags on @nicollewallace.bsky.social today in the 4 ET hour.

Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.” Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-isnt-the-media-reporting-on-trumps-d1e

My thesis is that no matter how doomer you were in Nov. 2024, we're probably past your worst-case scenario for the first 9 months of this administration. It's very strange for me to realize I wasn't pessimistic enough. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...

WTAF, America?

The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can unilaterally withhold $4 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress that his regime deemed “wasteful.” Meanwhile, he’s happy to bail out his authoritarian pal in Argentina to the tune of $20 billion. Talk about wasteful.

"FEMA officials arrived to go door-to-door to help residents apply for federal funds. But then they stopped as the administration canceled the door-to-door program. FEMA closed disaster-recovery facilities where residents could apply for financial assistance last week." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

🔥🔥EVERYTHING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE TO UNDERMINE & IMPACT LGBTQ+ HEALTH FROM 1/20/25 - 9/25/25 VIA EXECUTIVE ORDERS. HE BEGAN DISMANTLING THE RIGHTS OF OUR COMMUNITY ON DAY 1! www.kff.org/other-health...

Quick check-in: When you're terrified of the Trump administration's actions but MORE terrified to do NOTHING & are doing something by using your voice now matter what it is, no matter how tiny, just SOMETHING, then you're standing up for Democracy! Thank YOU very much, I am fighting for you too. 🙏💙

Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are prepared to roll over to avoid a shutdown. That cannot happen, because it is exactly what Trump wants. Now is the time to fight. Call their offices and tell them. @schumer.senate.gov : (202) 224-6542 @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social : (202)-225-5936

If you wouldn’t hire a convict to run your business, you shouldn’t vote for a criminal to run your country.

🇩🇰 The Danish military has urgently called in hundreds of reservists in response to drones spotted over Danish airspace, - TV 2

Translation: Saying the crime parts out loud. Eric Trump: “Why can’t my family send hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes, stolen funds and kickbacks by bitcoin overseas instantly?”

Plastic packaging is poisoning America, and MAGA is letting corporations off the hook  - The Hill thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Since every Republican in Congress is repeating their false talking point over & over that “Democrats want to shut down the govt to give free healthcare to illegal aliens,” it would be helpful if some Democrats in Congress could address that argument with facts at some point.

One person having the power to upend entire industries and economic sectors on a whim every day that puts companies out of business and workers out of jobs with no legislative input is an autocracy, regardless of whether that person initially acquired power through an election.

NEVER FORGET: Trump’s military parade in June COST an estimated $92M. NOW the Quantico event logistics of transporting, housing, & securing HUNDREDS of officers & support staff IS WASTE (& SECURITY RISK), ESPECIALLY when defense budgets are ALREADY strained (& Trump wants to STOP Trans Healthcare).🔥

Trump said he would cut drug costs “by 1500%.” Really? Since he took office, 688 prescription drugs have become MORE expensive. The legislation I wrote is simple: the U.S. must not pay more for prescription drugs than other countries. Let’s pass it.

Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list - Politico politi.co/4mIbi9F

Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers - Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

"Staffing cuts under the Trump administration mean forecasters are struggling to maintain normal operations...." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"While many have immediately declared their U.S. citizenship to officers, they have routinely been ignored. In some cases they have been handcuffed, kept in holding cells overnight, and in at least two cases held without access to a lawyer or even a phone call..." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...