I’m actually begging….

WASHINGTON NEEDS A SHAKE-UP The same career politicians who caused the shutdown are now playing games with your health care. Eight Senate Democrats just cut a deal—but Speaker Johnson still refuses to hold a vote to protect ACA subsidies. Tennessee can change that on Dec. 2.

It is fucking insane to me that senate democrats bailed him out

what a bogus statement. “democratic leadership,” ie Schumer, either has no control over his caucus and as such was powerless to prevent the most embarrassing political own goal in history or he privately supports this deal and is completely fine with how this is playing out

No Kings includes Angus

watching my Obamacare premiums go from $422/month to $1455/month on the Senate floor right now.

what a bogus statement. “democratic leadership,” ie Schumer, either has no control over his caucus and as such was powerless to prevent the most embarrassing political own goal in history or he privately supports this deal and is completely fine with how this is playing out

Some Dems fuming about this deal. Sen. Tammy Duckworth: “I simply cannot, and I will not, vote to do nothing to help protect [ppl who rely on ACA] from Trump’s vindictive and malicious efforts in exchange for a vague promise from the least trustworthy Republican party in our nation’s history."

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

congratulations to everyone, this made no sense and nothing was gained. everyone is worse off except republicans, whose fault it is. just like we drew it up

how could senate democrats possibly be expected to go toe-to-toe with this political juggernaut

Oh no. His championship with the Sonics made him a hero but his easy going kindness, intelligence, and overall class made him something even greater. Thanks, Coach.

humiliating

I truly don’t know how you look at the past week and THEN decide THIS is an appropriate — let alone the right — response.

Peggy gets it

Do any of them know the difference between an FSA and an HSA

If the non-caving Democratic Senators are really as irate as they anonymously claim to the press, they should call a leadership vote & oust Schumer. Anything less is acquiescence.

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

one of the worst to ever do it lmfao

The growing consensus on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's order tonight: a horrible situation, handled strategically (from @stevevladeck.bsky.social) www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf

Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling? Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it: www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf

This is the correct explanation of what happened tonight👇

I think what is happening here is that Jackson is doing the 48hr pausing so the First Circuit (hopefully) declines to place a stay pending appeal (which would be a longer stay) and then the Court will be in the tougher position of delaying SNAP for a longer stay period.

ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*

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they did not recognize this sandwich

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impossible to pick a favorite line from this but "Felice, who was drinking wine," is definitely up there www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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this is an obvious overcorrection that misleads the polling data and will lead to disaster in the Heartland. the results of tonight show that the Democrats should moderate: adopting two or at most three of the five pillars of Islam

it’s beautiful really

Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%

LET’S GO

i still can’t believe the villain from season 2 of twin peaks ran for governor of Virginia

"OK....anyways"

all this for a MISDEMEANOR charge mind you

do you recognize that sandwich

"OK....anyways"

Reupping this from @attackerman.bsky.social today for no reason www.thedailybeast.com/donald-rumsf...

RIP Dick Cheney, an ADHD king. Dude loved starting lots of different wars, but got too distracted to finish any of them. He’s just like me, fr fr.

[Dick Cheney on his way to hell] My belief is I will, in fact, be greeted as a liberator

definitively, the worst to ever do it apnews.com/article/dick...

Perhaps the most impressive thing about him is he has never risen to the bait on this, not once. His answer is always some form of, “I want to be Mayor of New York.”

america when democrats terminate the filibuster and pack the Supreme Court

Would have been nice to do these things in oh idk 2021