So I guess we will be getting a letter shortly (Michigan) and it won't be a love letter.

Some of us were talking about both subjects before it was cool.

I just signed legislation allowing the 800,000 rideshare workers in California to unionize. California is determined to give working people a voice, to give them choice, give them dignity, and give them a say about their future.

"Think of the words of Dr. King from decades ago. He said, 'call it democracy or call it democratic socialism, there has to be a better distribution of wealth for all of God's children in this country,' and that's the heart of it." ✊

Portland is not war ravaged. Chicago doesn’t need to be “saved”. Undocumented immigrants do not qualify for Medicaid. People should not have to “prove they matter” to get healthcare. ICE should not be allowed to cover their faces. This shutdown is being done to save healthcare.

Cheeto thinks of himself as military material. Meanwhile his only familiarity with the military was military school, where he was sent for being so ill-behaved that he couldn't be tolerated at home or at school. FACT: in 'The Art of the Deal', he tells a story about punching his teacher in the face

If Joe Biden’s “spiritual advisor” had pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 12 year old girl, Fox would be playing that shit on a loop 24/7.

The government has effectively been shut down for months as Trump has destroyed checks and balances, usurped the power of the purse from Congress, and unleashed an authoritarian nightmare throughout the country. Why would any Democrat vote for any continuing resolution that allows this to continue?

Can you and your family afford to pay double or even triple the price for health insurance? Trump and Republicans have let the government shut down instead of lowering the cost for American families.

Republicans don't care. They'd kill 100 million of us and sleep like babies. They are a death cult run by Nazis and supported by imbeciles.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: If we do not make changes and fight back effectively, you're going to see 15 million Americans lose their health insurance through the cuts in Medicaid and the ACA. That's what's at stake.

Every head that hits pavement is slammed by the #GOP Every body jammed in a cell at a concentration camp is held there by the GOP Every person denied a vaccine is made sick by the GOP Every child deprived of parents by fascism is orphaned by the GOP By. Every. Single. Senator. And. Congressman.

Hiding in the church

And stop chiming in with your negative comments when Black folks tell other Black folks to “stay home”. It’s for our safety as well as yours. Also, nobody asked you! She 👇🏾 gets it…

Thank you Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov

ICE is absolutely out of control in Chicago.

I just got a call from my rheumatologist. Because of the changes to Medicaid, which no longer reimburses telemedicine appointments, I can either pay out of pocket or drive two hours away every three months, which is not possible for me most of the year due to my work schedule.

This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight. But consider this... Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending. Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?

As many of us are learning in real time, it's very difficult to challenge & overturn a legal system of repression *legally*.

Was just writing about this today, but here's a preview: the dam is about to burst. People in Blue states are pissed and getting more pissed. The conversations I hear even from non political people aren't subtle.

“People are on edge at the moment, economists are trying to figure out what’s going on and to lose this source of data at this critical time, it’s just a real problem.” The government shutdown means no jobs data...conveniently for Trump.

The real explanation by @whitehouse.senate.gov about the #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown a shutdown promoted and approved by the Republican Speaker of the House because when they can’t tell the truth, they lie #GOPgaslighting #DV1 #ProudBlue

There's a Senate rule that says you need 60 votes. And another Senate rule that says 51 votes can change that at any time. The US Senate is simple majority rule whenever the majority wants it to be. Why must we pretend that's not the case?

This is very, very bad.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Hold on a second. Answer the question. As Speaker, do you believe it's appropriate to use American cities as training grounds for the military, calling those people 'the enemy within'? JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said. S: Those are quotes

My son told me about this theory recently as well 😂

What annoys me about the male loneliness epidemic is... It's focused on straight, white men. As if they're the only ones who can feel lonely. When the reality is that everyone is having this problem. And it manifests differently.

It’s clear who is in the Epstein Files n has a Grindr profile! #arrestrepublicans

Federal workers are getting emails blaming Democrats for the government shutdown, a brazen violation of ethics rules by the Trump admin www.huffpost.com/entry/federa... via @jamieson.bsky.social

About to go live!

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I'm with you, Trudy! 💪💪💪

Republicans ＆ Trump are 100% responsible if the government shuts down tonight. DO NOT fall for MAGA’s lies. #DonaldTrumpsShutdown

🚨CALL TO ACTION: WE Appreciate Senator Gary Peters voting NO today. Please call Gary and urge him to continue to vote no on the Republican budget so we don't continue to gut healthcare for Americans so the 1% can have tax cuts. PLEASE REACH OUT AND URGE GARY TO HOLD THE LINE! DC Phone:(202) 224-6221

🚩 they’re always trying to flip the script.

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We don’t want you here, Donald Trump.

I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort

This cretin should be behind bars for crimes against humanity.

Recapping our visit to Marketplace of the Future during #ClimateWeekNYC 🌱 We soaked up climate optimism at the @grist.org panel with Pinterest, Imagine5, and others, skillfully moderated by @annetheresegennari.bsky.social

Shameful. If you were stopped on the street, could you prove you’re a citizen?

Shameful.

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth’s power trip continues to stretch out of hand, inciting fear and chaos in cities that don't need military presence to occupy their streets. When does enough become enough? End this nonsense now.

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it? If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say? Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.