In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

Yes, and we all need to put in time, not just money. We can't buy the right kind of candidates, we are going to have to be them or build them with our own hands.

The shutdown deal shows us that Democrats still don’t have the caucus they need for this fight that will be going on at least through this decade, @joshtpm.bsky.social writes. But the shutdown also accomplished a lot. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/with-...

Absolutely foolish, nonsensical, and weak line of “attack” against the Affordable Care Acts. It improved the lives of 24 million people who didn’t have insurance. It didn’t do a single thing to worsen the already highly disorganized dynamics of American Healthcare.

I turned on the TV just in time to hear this, and it struck me as both defensive and tone deaf.

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work." The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting. And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything." For once, I believe him.

All performative if they don’t have a deal with the House for a vote and they gave up all our leverage.

Truthfully, @hassan.senate.gov, Americans will remember that Senate Democrats caved and betrayed them for *nothing*. Because only a fool believes Republicans will come to the table once you’ve given up the only leverage you had. Shame on you. Shame. Shame. Shame.

This means WAR

I wrote about how I'm seeing America after my long trip around Europe for my newsletter madness.ghost.io/an-isolated-...

Come on! We know members of the Senate are “free agents,” but the fact is Schumer didn’t hold his caucus together & isn’t doing his job as Leader We’re supposed to believe it’s a coincidence that none of the Dems who voted yes on the CR have anything to lose in 2026? @schumer.senate.gov STEP DOWN!

Trump to FAA workers: “The beatings will continue until morale improves.” The irony is, most are retiring, so good luck finding replacements.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

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Second best time is now

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten. "I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

Even if it had a 30% chance of passing in the senate (which it doesn't), it has a 0% chance of even being voted on in the House, and another 0% of being sign by Trump. Multiply anything by zero, and you still get zero, Angus. So no, it's not better than before.

It’s NOT OVER until final vote on bill! Call your Senators! 202-224-3121

Perhaps better headline: Trump preemptively pardons everyone planning on election subversion in 2026 and 2028. www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-p...

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Whatever will Trump do? Ending the shutdown means bringing back the House for a vote on the Epstein files.

📌I'm going to put this as kindly as possible: If you are a Democrat and are defending their surrender to the grotesque GOP, YOU are the problem.

"I promise there will be a vote in December to extend healthcare subsidies. I mean it this time."

💯. It wasn't about just the ACA subsides—it was about those and … everything else.

New Democratic Party logo just dropped

Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength. Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans. The American people need more from their leaders.

Democratic organizers did our fucking part. We gave Democrats a clean sweep on Tuesday so Chuck Schumer have leverage to negotiate. Instead, either because of malice or sheer fucking incompetence, he is letting his caucus fold like fucking cowards.

Never forget who sold us out: Hassan King Cortez-Masto Shaheen Kaine Fetterman Durbin Rosen

No one could accuse Donald of being woke.

Trust them only as far as you can throw them.

Calling what’s coming out of the Senate a ‘deal’ is an insult. It’s caving on millions of people’s healthcare, putting a bow on it, and calling it compromise.

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Cave once, and history will make you pay twice.

Football fans booing Donald Trump should be the new national anthem.

Democrats are extremely fortunate that people still showed up to vote for them in force despite their disgust with the party. That's something that might not last forever.

Trump again claims that ACA is a “scam” and that the GOP will never vote in favor of it while announcing that the shutdown seems to be over soon.

The American people absolutely deserve and need healthcare. 💯

It's like Déjà vu all over again.

Wow I can't believe George Soros bought up all those seats and paid all those people to dress up as Commanders fans

President Donald Trump was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at the Commanders ga— … oh, wait wrong clip

Hey @schumer.senate.gov, do not give a goddamn inch. You're playing with our lives.