Over 600,000 Californians will be priced out of health care next year if Congress doesn’t act. Listen to one of my constituents share her concerns about her premiums more than doubling. youtu.be/plQJu7Srfmg

Don’t forget this Yale & Penn study finding Republicans would cause 51,000 preventable DEATHS every year by gutting healthcare and food aid. Democrats have been fighting to stop this from the beginning, and we won’t back down.

The GOP in Congress are worse than useless. They are craven enablers of murder.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96. 12 days of work in over 3 months. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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Louisiana declared a state of emergency over the lapse in SNAP benefits. It also leads all states in 2025 ACA healthcare sign-ups, with a 25.4% increase. Mike Johnson's constituents will soon find out the consequences of his inaction.

All that illegal book borrowing and such.... www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

🧠💨 Dementia deaths linked to air pollution hit 626,000 in 2023 — that’s more than one life lost every minute! Cleaner air isn’t just about breathing—it’s about thinking, remembering and living. ✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social @heiresearch.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families? Now you know.

I’ve started seeing TikTok videos called “Huell Core” about the late California PBS personality Huell Howser and I love it so much.

It’s no surprise that Trump would lie about Reagan adamantly opposing tariffs. He lies about everything. It is however surprising that the @RonaldReagan foundation would help him do it. What a disgrace.

Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage. The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn. No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.

Russia is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as it prepares for war with Nato,Norway’s defence minister has warned,the Telegraph reports. ▪️"Russia is building up on the Kola peninsula ...where one of the largest arsenals of nuclear warheads in the world is located.⤵️

This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic Party. It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic Party. Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-mamdani-moment

That's the authoritarian dream

You could go further, right? Where’s the demand for a new Speaker? If Johnson is going to refuse to do his job, why aren’t we calling for him to be replaced, the House sent back to work, the shutdown ended, and the Epstein files to be released.

The most important thing here is that the president is unilaterally raising taxes on you because he got mad at his TV

This is several days old. But amidst so much else id missed it. That’s a stunning number. No wonder they about-faced. Reminder of the power of consumers in oligarch era, not subject to the same kind of targeting.

They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.

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It's been 32 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress. Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

“[T]he donation appears to be a potential violation of the Antideficiency Act, which prohibits federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

What to know about early elections in CT, NY and NJ. There is no going back, we need to organize ourselves and vote. abc7ny.com/post/early-v...

I will be very disappointed if this doesn't happen.

“Keeping the House absent, Johnson betrays his Constitutional duty and Oath of Office” would also be an accurate summary. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...

Join us at the Rally for the Public’s Health on Nov. 5 @ 2:30-4 p.m. ET. At the conclusion, we’ll march together to the Capitol for a press conference to present accumulated signatures from five petitions calling for the resignation or removal of RFK Jr. www.911forhealthandscience.org

Also worth posting this reply to the thread over on twitter. I had to fact check it because it's was a wtf coincidence and yes its true

Important to focus on what has been the primary effect of protests this year: Growing the movement against autocracy, which has gotten bigger every month of Trump's regime.

A federal judge ORDERS senior Border Patrol officer Greg Bovino—the face of Chicago's Operation Midway Blitz — to attend in person at a hearing she just set on Tuesday. He's accused of violating her order by lobbing tear gas into a crowd. More on Bovino www.allrisenews.com/p/general-sc...

Buried in a new GOP-backed Utah bill is a provision making it harder for courts to strike down future redistricting plans based on partisan bias. The stipulation, Michael Li of the Brennan Center said, is a clear attempt to tie the court’s hands. https://bit.ly/4owphkd

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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

#FeedTheShutdown Join me in supporting foodbanks in our own community and all over our Country Every little bit helps Volunteer Donate Feed Someone Thank you so much Please BOOST We're all in this together

Get your flu shot. Winter is coming. #fightflu

#ETTD. Link below.

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... As Nov. 1 approaches, some state leaders are recommending that people turn to food banks or use their remaining benefits to buy non-perishable items. Food banks say it will be impossible to fill the gap.

This weekend is my Costco run weekend. Will be loading up a cart for my local food pantry. If you are able, please do the same. The need is enormous.

Thinking of my many, many neighbors not getting their pay today

Say Goodbye To Pristine Wilderness and Hello To Chump's Big Oil Donors. Chump's Greed Is Killing Our Wildlife, And Our Planet.......

The old rulebook is gone. It's not coming back and we all need to accept that. The DOJ is weaponized. the GOP is rigging elections. Trump is literally bulldozing the White House. Democrats need to operate under this new reality, fight hard, and play by the same rules.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93. 12 days of work in over 3 months. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

On the off-off-off chance that someone you know lives in the Town of Clarkstown…in Rockland County…in the state of New York…please encourage them to vote for Eugene Bondar for Clarkstown Supervisor. Bondar is a solid candidate, and this town needs a change. voteforbondar.com

"Since Hurricane Helene devastated the community in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the county government has spent nearly $50 million on cleanup and recovery — while getting reimbursed only $4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency..." www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

FYI: A hearing on James Comey's motion to dismiss his indictment based on claims of the unlawful appointment of interim EDVA attorney Lindsey Halligan is scheduled for Nov. 13. I will be there to report for @huffpost.com.

The former Philippine president Duterte is facing trial in The Hague for doing this same thing