A reminder that I'm sill writing HARLEY QUINN, each and every month from @dc.com! Come for the violence-based fun, stay for the violence-based friendship!

Some in Washington are more angry at poor people than they are at poverty.

This President put a TV news host in charge of our national defense. Unsurprisingly, it is not going well. Pete Hegseth is the most unfit, unqualified Defense Secretary in history. He should resign.

without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law. revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

Y'all don't believe the "shithole" hype. Oaxaca has felt incredibly safe, the locals are amazing and accommodating, and the mole is unto godliness. Should be strongly considered for a visit.

I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.

hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires

Secretary Kennedy has spent his time in office spreading doubt about vaccines. Now measles is back. He is a threat to our health and must be fired immediately.

We can’t lose sight of this: When people lose insurance because Republicans failed to fund health care tax credits for the ACA, EVERYONE’s insurance goes up. Doesn’t matter if you get health insurance on your own or through your employer.

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When the Secretary of Health and Human Services spreads doubt about vaccines based on no evidence, there are consequences. We are on the verge of losing our measles elimination status. It’s a failure of leadership.

Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.

A hs student who voluteers at the Museum of the Earth has also been tmraising money to help out PRI. Donations have been coming in with the press push, I think they'll make it but keep sharing and donate what you can: www.weny.com/news/local/h...

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During the pandemic I wrote an article for @sarakday.bsky.social about My Favorite Murder. Today the hard copy of said article finally showed up in my mailbox! Share around @karenkilgariff.bsky.social & @stevenraymorris.bsky.social !

Health care should NOT cost $1,000+ a month.

This is actually antisemitism, by the way.

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This administration is dismantling the Department of Education and creating a Department of War. What does this say about the future they’re creating for our children?

This is could well be a historic midterm for Democrats. Don’t waste it on centrists who won’t come through when it matters. Run vocal progressives. You won’t end Trumpism without anti-corruption crusaders and warriors for social and economic justice who believe in taxes & big, universal programs.

And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.

My promise to you: I will never stop fighting to protect your health care.

The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

I voted “NO” on tonight’s budget proposal. The fight for health care continues.

Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'

no one has ever been better than chuck schumer at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

States' rights suddenly don't matter if they mean to save people from dying from starvation.

The Trump administration told states in a late-night Saturday memo that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, adding to the chaos surrounding the anti-hunger program. Here’s a timeline of the SNAP developments that led up to this point.

This admin is absolutely dedicated to the noble cause of taking food away from hungry people. They’re working overtime. They’re fighting tooth and nail. They’re going above and beyond. Using your taxpayer dollars to advance their mission of stealing more from working people.

The budget that Republicans in Washington have put forward essentially SLASHES Obamacare by letting health care funding expire. At the same time, it continues massive tax cuts for the rich. Rs think billionaire tax cuts > money for your health care.

This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.

The Trump administration has spent the last several days begging court after court not to force them to feed hungry families and children! Who are these people???

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

A fable by my brother: johnmccoy.org/2025/11/06/t...

No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison. So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.

I don’t think middle-class families should be paying THOUSANDS of dollars more per year for health insurance. Why is that so controversial?

Ross Douthat is less significant than you think (yes, even less than that) FIFY

Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

Republicans in DC have settled on a new political strategy: Pit people who rely on SNAP against people who rely on the ACA. Just when I thought DC gutter politics couldn’t get any worse, they’ve hit a new low.

Steven STEVEN got himself a tiny couch! (Well, @rotwag.bsky.social got it for him, really.)

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So true.

It’s good news that the courts are forcing the Trump admin to release funds for SNAP. However, the fact that a court order was even needed is emblematic of the moral rot in DC. This admin insists on playing political games with peoples’ lives.

We have to address the immediate crisis caused by Republican health care cuts. Then, we need to have a serious conversation about how the status quo is not working. The cost of health care is out of control.

The Trump admin is making a CHOICE to cut off SNAP. They think it gives them political leverage. I can’t think of something more craven and cynical than this.

every couple of days the official white house website says "we want to kill you. we want to destroy everything you love. we are the living incarnation of death and we shall sweep life from this earth like an unstoppable whirlwind" and its like oh. ok. do i still have to pay taxes

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

The President has been promising a new health care plan since 2015. 10 years later, there’s still no plan besides gutting Medicaid, attacking the ACA, and doubling premiums for millions of people.