SNAP and other similar programs are corporate welfare for businesses who DO NOT PAY A THRIVING WAGE. Never, ever allow GOP fascists to tell you people on SNAP are moochers. They are working, paying taxes; they are children, or ppl with disabilities. The CEOs and shareholders are the moochers.

The fact that none of the 8 Dems are up for re-election in 2026 is a pretty good sign @schumer.senate.gov engineered the surrender

This is the correct explanation of what happened tonight👇

Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill were changes to food assistance that demanded “any future change be cost-neutral. Translation: no more benefit increases, even if food prices skyrocket.” The result was “institutionalized hunger.” @kristencrowell.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

Shutdown Day 33: 900k federal workers furloughed. That’s nearly the population of Austin, TX without paychecks.

Stark warning from Mississippi's Republican Insurance Commissioner: “I don’t know where America’s headed, but we've got to redefine how we address health insurance and health care in this country. If not, we will not have health care in the state of Mississippi in some areas, especially the Delta.”

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

Rand Paul: There is no fentanyl made in Venezuela. Not just a little bit, there's none being made... These are outboard boats that, in order for them to get to Miami, would have to stop and refuel 20 times... We don't just summarily execute people.

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

I'm tired. We're all tired. This isn't hard to understand. You can't inflate prices of basic necessities like food and housing to ridiculous highs while keeping wages at poverty levels, then act surprised when luxury goods/services and large purchases become unattainable or payments unaffordable.

Sen. Mark Kelly: "The president has previously said...that government shutdowns are on the president and all you need to do is get everyone in a room and have a serious conversation. And they're refusing to do that. They are holding people's healthcare hostage."

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

Mother fucker! The House has been in session only 15 days since July. Its October! GOP are loser slackers! Imagine if you only showed up to your job 15 days in 4 months. They get 175k a year in salary. #GOPShutdown

Context matters

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine -Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

We must pay billions to farmers Because we cut off their customers with tariffs And pay billions to Argentina Whose farmers are selling to the customers we forfeited Because that is America First

Just finished some meetings here in the Capitol tonight. Where do things stand? Republicans are still pushing a shutdown, all because they think working together to keep your premiums from doubling is unreasonable. Republicans do not care if you can afford health care.

This is Sinclair Broadcasting.

Pope Francis said, ‘Can we also laugh at God? Of course we can.’ If even I can take a joke, imagine how small a man must be if he can’t.

KRISTOF: “Trump claimed no one has died from its cuts to humanitarian aid, wants to cancel $4.9 billion more… Yet here in desperate villages in Uganda not only are aid cuts killing children daily, that death toll is accelerating.” How is this pro-life? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

The Epstein Investigation is so much bigger than you can imagine. It is not only about justice for survivors—it is also about the institutions and systems that protected rich and powerful men they knew were abusing women and children: the banks, the government agencies, and other powerful people.

Sen. Paul misleads the public about HEPATITIS B vaccine. A baby can become infected with Hepatitis B during birth if the mother is infected and proper post-exposure prophylaxis is not administered within 12 HOURS OF BIRTH #VaccinesSaveLives #HELPHearing #BelieveScience @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social

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Republicans aren't just covering up Trump's connections to Jeffrey Epstein. They're also covering up for the banks that financed Epstein's child rape operation.

Brian Kilmeade and the entire RIGHT DID THIS! EVIL! INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE! CALLS FOR MURDER! STAND UP! RISE UP! THEM OR US! IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE! FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kroger will lay off ~1,000 employees. In December, it announced $7.5B in stock buybacks – which juice stock prices, enriching shareholders and boosting CEO pay. Just so happens that Kroger's last CEO was paid 457x its typical employee in 2024. Textbook corporate greed.

Since Trump was elected and then took office we have seen an exponential increase in Russian strikes against Ukraine and a marked increase in civilian deaths. Trump's weakness and groveling to the murderous Moscow maniac has done nothing but emboldened Putin.

“If we are to have another contest in the future of our national existence I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason & Dixon . . . but between patriotism & intelligence on the one side & superstition, ambition & ignorance on the other." —U.S. Grant

Credit to @robertgarcia.bsky.social for forcing the subpoena of the Epstein book and releasing it to the public, and for keeping the pressure on in the media too. Every single Democrat in Congress should be this aggressive with this administration.

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years. Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year. Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?

PSA: Please reschedule any fishing charters and remain inland for the next 24-48 hours. The President is embroiled in another sex scandal and will be looking for something to bomb. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

In the articles about the renamed “Department of War” (which still by law needs congressional approval) it would be helpful if journalists pointed out how many tens of millions of dollars (if not more) the rebrand will cost.

They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.

Bernie would've won.

McGovern: "You guys think you work for Trump ... Let me repeat -- every single Republican on the Rules Committee voted against releasing the Epstein files. Every single one. We heard last night that all Republicans want full transparency. But that's just not true."

Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch. Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.

senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽