NEW: A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.

We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose. “They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote. (Published Dec. 2024)

Everyone should read this story. Swalwell is a rapist and an abuser. He must resign and drop out of the governor’s race immediately. This should not be a controversial position. The evidence is ample and I wish he had been charged with crimes. People like him think they’re untouchable.

A 50 percent reduction for ER visits and hospitalizations is hugely significant. Vaccines are amazing.

As the U.S. pulls out of providing billions of dollars of aid for programs globally, China is moving in to take America's place and is building global relationships. www.npr.org/2026/04/04/n...

The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who was left on the freezing streets of Buffalo by Border Patrol officers, was ruled a homicide. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The cruel cuts to SNAP and Medicaid from the 2025 Big Beautiful Bill must be reversed. These programs are for the poorest and most vulnerable among us. They can’t afford to lose this assistance. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

“Violating the law would be a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison. A second offense within five years would be a felony, carrying up to a five-year prison sentence.”

Waste, fraud and abuse.

“Police do not get warrants to search Flock’s network of cameras either locally or nationwide.” We live in a dystopian government surveillance state.

Some Democrats claim to be allies of the LGBTQ community and then they speculate about Lindsey Graham’s sexuality in a homophobic way. It’s creepy and in direct conflict with what Democrats say they stand for. Makes more sense to criticize Graham for his politics instead of meaningless trolling.

Journalism school rules for objective coverage do not apply anymore (at least on this issue) because media literacy is gone. Reporters have a duty to spell things out more for public. You can’t simply air an unhinged clip of Trump or print a rant and call it a day. Source psychologists.

The Supreme Court refuses to review an odious 5th Circuit decision granting qualified immunity to Texas officials who arrested a citizens-journalist in retaliation against her posing questions to public officials. Sotomayor has an appropriately furious dissent: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

What is happening rn.

Period poverty is a widespread issue. Nearly 1 in 4 students struggle to afford menstrual products in the US, and rising cost due to inflation will likely only make that number increase

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

Lawmakers have consistently shown they use privileged, secret information in their stock trading. Congress must pass the Restore Trust in Congress Act to stop them from making decisions in their own financial interest, instead of doing what’s best for the American people. thehill.com/opinion/cong...

Many are casting blame on parents who won’t vaccine their kids instead of trying to understand what’s going on here. Disinformation is rampant online. News literacy is rare. The health care system has failed a lot of families for complicated reasons. Blaming parents is helping none of this.

A legit snowstorm on the first day of spring is really unfair and should be illegal. It is normal for my area but it doesn’t matter. It is the principle.

really just overwhelmingly shaken by the bravery of these women to tell their stories, despite it all. plus the careful & brave investigation by these reporters www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

“Paktyawal is at least the 12th person this year to die in ICE custody under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, compared with more than 30 last year, the highest in two decades.”

So happy for him. His performance in “Sinners” was everything.

This is terrifying. Women must have bodily autonomy, just like men. Abortion is NOT murder. A fetus is NOT a person.

“We are fearful that this is a prototype for other studies,” said @cdelawalla.bsky.social. My latest on the unlikely researchers at the heart of US vaccine policy: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The point of CEOs is to develop a vision for a company and execute it. Story says CEOs second guessed their decisions if they differed from AI. There’s many good ways to make a decision. Don’t they read case studies and industry publications? Seems like these people don’t belong in their jobs.

“At one point he said he overheard a security guard talking about bets made among the staff over which detainee would be next to die by suicide. The guard said he had paid $500 into a pool, with the total pot riding on the outcome.” apnews.com/article/suic...

Periodic reminder: Binance reportedly helped $1.7B flow to Iran-linked entities. When internal investigators flagged it, Binance fired them. Balance is a major business partner of Trump’s.

First measles. Now mumps.

And yet the myth that Covid does not harm children persists. Children cannot protect themselves. It is adults’ responsibility to do so. The world gave up on mitigating Covid.

An astonishing turn of events. What message does this send to others who would seek to commit felonies like Peters did? Where’s the deterrence?

Legalized gambling is predatory and it is wrong. This money would be better spent elsewhere in the economy supporting jobs and legitimate industries that don’t leave vulnerable Americans in financial ruin. It’s inviting crime, corruption and devastation.

NEW: I and colleagues reviewed 15,000 documents to illuminate how Jeffrey Epstein used VIP doctors to control and manipulate young women* — and how the doctors helped him, treating his needs as more important than the patients'. Gift link. *see next post in thread

This is an example why it’s so important for Democratic politicians to form a positive working relationship with Trump (or any Republican). They may not agree on much, but in order to govern effectively for their constituents, a relationship must be maintained.

This is diabolical. The world cannot cease to operate because crime exists. People need health care. Are they also going to stop Social Security payments because Social Security fraud exists? Investigate/prosecute criminals but don’t punish innocent people. They always target the poor specifically.

A blind Rohingya man survived a genocide in Burma, escaped to the United States, and then died because immigration officers treated him with such callousness. This story is a tragedy www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...

Much respect to the Republican lawmakers calling for Gonzales to resign. He is unfit to serve.

Good.

“Her academic achievements include dropping out of a medical residency in otolaryngology because, she says, she was frustrated that the discipline did not focus on ‘root causes.’ Means’ medical license is inactive, according to Oregon medical board records.”

No one wants to listen to a speech longer than 30 minutes, let alone 90 minutes. Trump looks and sounds tired. He’s struggling to get through this.

The morning people really struggle at these later-night political events. As a night person, I feel for them. Especially when they are caught on CSPAN sleeping during the State of the Union.

Anti-abortion groups will not be satisfied until abortion is outlawed in every state. Abortion will go underground and will become unsafe. More women will die. Meanwhile, women of means will travel to other countries to get the procedure safely. This is an unacceptable way to treat human beings.

It is almost unbelievable that people are trying to rebrand nicotine as a “wellness” drug. Society is breaking down in almost every possible way.

This is one of the most heart-breaking & important articles I have ever read - from someone whose voices are so rarely heard, a teenaged girl. If you want to understand online misogyny in all its devastating impact, please read this shattering piece. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“While using ChatGPT last June, Van Rootselaar described scenarios involving gun violence over the course of several days, according to people familiar with the matter … Her posts, flagged by an automated review system, alarmed employees at OpenAI.” They banned her account but took no other action.

The narcissism knows no bounds. "The image of Trump in shades of blue is a remarkable addition to the storied RFK Department of Justice Building, which is occupied by a department that traditionally has made painstaking efforts to separate itself from politics." www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...

“The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department’s headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

“And a 2024 March of Dimes report found that over a third of U.S. counties qualify as ‘maternity care deserts,’ meaning they don’t have a single doctor, nurse, midwife or medical center specializing in maternity care.”

This is the government “waste, fraud and abuse” we have heard so much about. Duplicating an agency that already exists at extraordinary cost to taxpayers. It defies logic.

An important set of facts here.

The UK is pursuing justice and it is magnifying the absurdity of what is going on in the U.S. We don’t even have full transparency and file release yet, let alone accountability. Many say they care about children and women but their actions do not match those words. www.bbc.com/news/live/c7...