These happening on the same exact day and being back to back on my tl 🤯

Watching The Substance for the 2nd time since HBO Max added it yesterday

Believe it or not I went from America First to Qatari Air Force base

I don’t know what’s crazier: saying Bad Bunny doesn’t appeal to a broad audience or that Johnson’s alternative suggestion was LEE GREENWOOD 💀

Three million military families could miss a paycheck if Congress doesn’t act before October 15th. Speaker Johnson won’t even say if he’s calling the House back next week. He needs to do his job and get his Republican members back to DC.

Trump is destroying manufacturing, but this factory is still going strong

Some airports are without air traffic controllers and people are getting notices that their healthcare premiums have doubled. Trump and Republicans control the government and have the power to end this madness today. #TrumpShutUSDown

I’m joining all my fellow @democrats-judiciary.house.gov in demanding that the Trump-Vance transition team provide information regarding border czar Tom Homan accepting a $50,000 bribe. Who knew about this bribe, when did they know it, and why was Homan appointed anyway?

No, it’s a NOW issue, Mr. Speaker. People are already getting notices that their premiums are doubling. You can’t kick the can down the road to December.

Women in the U.S. have a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer in their lifetime. Early detection is key to treating breast cancer successfully, so please schedule your annual mammogram now. #MammographyMonday

Imagine being a kid in Chicago and having a Black Hawk helicopter land on your roof, then being zip tied and dragged from your home in the middle of the night. Time for the DA and state AG to convene grand juries about this dangerous and illegal misconduct by federal agents.

October is the scariest month of the year because it’s when the Supreme Court is back in session

Republicans on vacation texting Mike Johnson:

House Republicans are staying on vacation while the government is shut down. They’re not concerned about our troops and federal employees missing paychecks.

It’s ridiculous that Speaker Johnson still hasn’t sworn Adelita Grijalva into office yet. He swore in Republicans the day after their elections, but he’s made her wait over a week! Why? He knows she’ll be the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

The Taylor/Charli fans this morning

Almost like Trump was lying and Kamala wasn’t exaggerating his ties to Project 2025 like some media outlets claimed??? 🤯

🚨Breaking: Trump’s Energy Department just CANCELLED billions of dollars for energy projects in California. Republicans shut down the government, and now they’re driving up Americans’ energy costs and killing jobs.

No pay for troops, but Trump has deemed gaudy dance floors essential

Congress right now:

The U.S. federal government is officially shut down for the first time in nearly 7 years, while Republicans control the House, Senate, and the White House.

I’m in DC, but no sign of my Republican colleagues. Democrats are here ready to pass a budget and avoid a shutdown tonight, but Republicans won’t come to the table. Some folks in my district will see their healthcare premiums go up by over 1,000% if Republicans get their way.

For 39 years, Bob Fischer honorably served as the manager of the House Democratic Cloakroom. Thank you, Bob, for keeping this place running, and congratulations on your retirement!

China is outpacing America in fusion energy investment. Now is not the time to be cutting back on research – we should be doubling down on developing this clean, abundant energy source.

Got 5 Partiful invites for today and marked going on 4 of them

I wonder why this week’s list is so long

Trump’s EPA:

It was a pleasure meeting with Belgian Ambassador Frédéric Bernard recently to discuss the incredible research and innovation happening in California and how we can strengthen the US-Belgium economic relationship.

You’re telling me these are two different people that work in the Trump administration?

Kimmel: "The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he cannot take a joke."

Last week, we re-introduced the Redistricting Reform Act to establish independent redistricting nationwide, and it already has 54 co-sponsors, including every California Democrat! Still waiting on any Republicans interested in ending gerrymandering…

Those who put their life on the line for our country should not be facing the possibility of deportation. Today, with @repmarktakano.bsky.social, we introduced the Veteran Service Recognition Act to provide lawful permanent resident status to our veterans at risk of being deported.

I recently joined @ufw.bsky.social to celebrate the farm workers across America who toil every day to put food on our tables. I’m fighting against this administration’s attacks on them, and I’m working hard in Congress to support them through my Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

House Republicans had a whole hearing last week about “Californication” to criticize the world’s 4th largest economy and the backbone of America’s tech sector. You can be sure that I pulled up with the facts on California:

Dogs aren’t just man’s best friend; they can change lives. I was happy to sit down with Purina and Operation Freedom Paws to discuss the SAVES Act and other legislation to ensure eligible veterans can get access to life-saving service dogs.

I joined KIQI last week to discuss the Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow racial profiling in immigration raids. It particularly endangers Latino communities, but when the 4th Amendment doesn’t exist for one group, it doesn’t exist for anyone.

🎉 Congratulations @caltrain.com on one year of electrified service! 🎉 Electrification helps reduce greenhouse gases and highway congestion, leaving a better world for our children and grandchildren, and I’m proud that California is leading in green transportation.

I’m now co-sponsoring @repyassansari.bsky.social’s resolution condemning the use of the FCC to punish the President’s political opponents. If House conservatives truly care about free speech, they’d join too.

I don’t want a budget that drives up healthcare costs and continues Trump’s disastrous tariffs. But that’s exactly what the Republican spending bill is. Republicans have total control of government, and they’ve put up a bill today that will only cost Americans more money.

Trump and FCC Chair Brendan Carr are launching the worst assault on free speech in modern American history. First it’s Jimmy Kimmel, and now they’re threatening Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers. This admin’s stance is that no speech is protected unless it’s speech Trump agrees with.

House Republicans voted yesterday to BLOCK the House from voting on Trump’s tariffs until March 2026. Congress is a coequal branch of government, and Republicans just bent the knee to Trump at the expense of our constituents. What a shameful dereliction of duty.

238 years ago, the U.S. Constitution was adopted. It protects our freedom, and on this #ConstitutionDay, I reaffirm my oath to support and defend the Constitution against any attack, foreign and, now importantly domestic.

The FBI thinks that diverting agents to remove Trump’s name from the Epstein files is a high priority, but Director Patel can’t even answer a basic question: how many times is the President’s name mentioned?

I am very sad to say that Sasha Podkolzina, a valued member of my staff, passed away this morning. A brilliant lawyer, she did marvelous work in my San Jose office, achieving life-changing results for many. I know that those whose lives she touched join us in mourning her loss.

🗳️ Voting is one of the most fundamental aspects of our democracy. Whatever your politics may be, your voice matters. #NationalVoterRegistrationDay   Register to vote today ➡️ vote.org

Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. They are nowhere near avoiding the looming government shutdown in 15 days. They own this. Democrats are ready to protect healthcare and working families. Where are my Republican colleagues?