Today we honor the wounded warriors who put their lives on the line for this country. But let’s be clear—#PurpleHeartDay can’t just be symbolic. If you’re not fighting for healthcare, housing, and justice for our veterans, you’re not really honoring them.
NEWS: Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell, just revealed on CNN that she wrote a letter with her concerns to Deputy AG Blanche — and received no response. She says neither she nor other survivors have heard a word from the DOJ.
Looks like what Republicans have done to Florida.
Jennings is a vile human
She was only being that polite because it was a public speech.
US has announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.
NY Times and Democracy Docket cover the same hearing. Notice the difference in framing. This is why -- right now-- we need independent, pro-democracy media.
This is a disgrace. He is already impeachable
So professional
Last week the Florida Board of Governors approved three new university presidential hires with ties to Governor Ron DeSantis and the GOP, a trend that is clearly growing across the state. www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Trump told the American people that Iran’s nuclear program had been completely and totally obliterated. No such evidence has been presented to Congress.
Vance is here to grab content he can post on X, using your replies. Starve the beast.
They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."
Lol Bondi got absolutely curb-stomped
Exactly this.
Goldman: Both of the issues Marjorie Taylor Greene raised—were widely publicized and thoroughly debated in committee and on the House floor. If you’re publicly admitting that you didn’t know what you were voting on and now regret it—you’re not competent or qualified to serve in Congress.
What he just did with DOGE is disgusting.
The confident way Congressman Sherman just said "Skibidi Toilet Coin" is fucking sending me 🤣 🤣 🤣
We, the people, decide what our Constitution says, means, and requires. It’s a core American value, and past time to reclaim it. Great piece by @mollycoleman.bsky.social.
The Trump Administration is killing investments in U.S. competitiveness, good jobs & cleaner air to support tax cuts & line the pockets of billionaires.
RFK Jr. is absolutely poisonous. He has now caused Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, the person in charge of COVID19 vaccinations at the CDC, to resign. She did so because RFK Jr. demanded that the experts in charge of vaccine guidance listen to him and not to the scientific evidence.
I’m Jewish, and I feel extreme pain seeing any forms of antisemitism; be it bigotry or murder. But what I will never do, is take my pain out on other marginalized communities. Antisemitism won’t go away by ranking who suffers most - it goes away by fighting all forms of bigotry together.
My guest on this episode of the Sane(ish) podcast, is the woman who is coming for Lindsey Graham’s South Caroling Senate seat. Oh how I would love to see @drannieandrews.com send Lady G packing. Check it out. Wherever you get your pods. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Privileged to use my platforms to amplify the brilliance of Dr @drannieandrews.com and her candidacy to the United States Senate. Youth, expertise, and a hunger to have real impact — super impressed with Dr Andrews and here to support my fellow Doc in her noble quest.
Lawrence: That is the budgetary cycle we've been in since the 1980s. Republican presidents increased the deficits. Democratic presidents from Bill Clinton forward come into office and reduce the deficits created by the Republican presidents.
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It’s on record.
I dug into Trump's budget over the weekend and here are 3 things you might not see in the news that I think are really important to know about.
ALL Democratic leaders should be calling out the surge in antisemitic violence in the U.S. This increase in antisemitic violent action is occurring on Trump’s watch - which is a stark reminder to American Jews that you cannot vote out the hate of your fellow Americans. abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-...
Trump is shutting down Job Corps—kicking vulnerable young people out of housing, job training, and education programs with zero plan. Don’t tell me this man gives a damn about the working class when he’s gutting the very programs that help folks get on their feet.
Who cares, stop reposting his rants. That’s what he wants.
1. Trump and his Republican allies say their budget cuts are targeted at waste, fraud, and abuse But Trump's new 1,223-page budget proposal, quietly released on Friday afternoon, reveals the real target: Poor children
Stunned? His lack of morals and his lies were blatantly obvious.
They’re stealing from us. Call it what it is: a damn robbery, not a budget.
1. Florida banned cities from lighting up bridges rainbow colors for Pride. So the people of Jacksonville did it themselves using flashlights and gels. They opened the drawbridge to block them. So they marched to a different bridge. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Gross
I have been saying the exact thing. Plus all you had to do was listen to him speak.
Correcting the record with @repjasmine.bsky.social
This is going to be a different type of campaign. Because when you’re going after Medicaid and even ripping food away from hungry kids, all to cut taxes for donors and corporate lobbyists, we’re not pulling punches. I hope you’ll join us: secure.actblue.com/donate/loc_a...
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Raskin: This is a gangster state. This is not basically a legitimate government that is sometimes doing corrupt things. This is an essentially corrupt enterprise. It's like watching The Sopranos. Every day, they get up and they try to figure out how to plunder and pillage the people
@greenhousemd.bsky.social
A D.C. judge said Musk appears to lack the legal authority to direct alterations to the government because he is not a Senate-confirmed official and DOGE was never authorized by Congress. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Texas Republicans just passed a bill forcing every teacher to post the Ten Commandments in their classroom. They passed it on the Sabbath… breaking the 4th Commandment. Maybe they should try following the Ten Commandments before mandating them.
It’s Nippon. Not Nissan. Nissan is cars. Nippon is steel. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
The US is now complicit in the deaths of Ukrainians as Trump ONCE AGAIN does not sanction Russia despite his so called “red line.” He is the weakest so called leader America has had in its history.
Donald Trump and House Republicans are crashing the economy. Costs are up, the stock market is down and America’s credit rating has been downgraded. Is another Republican Recession next?
Wise words from Mr. Rogers. We are all in this together. Let us all renew ourselves to strive for the common good.
DOGE has failed at making government more efficient. If they're looking to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, may I suggest President Trump's request for a third Air Force One, a “gift” from Qatar that will cost a fortune to retrofit.
It’s a distraction from what they’re doing. They know Biden makes their base mad.
House Republicans just passed Trump’s budget plan—another scam to rig the system even more for the rich. It hands tax breaks to billionaires, cuts Medicaid, and raises costs for everyone else. Once again, working people get fucked by the GOP.
Unprecedented crimes, constitutional violations, & national security threats happening daily, right in front of us. But please do enjoy this latest discussion between Jake Tapper & Ezra Klein about Joe Biden's age & mental acuity.
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People need to not react to their stupid comments and then they won’t be news.
What a disgrace by our "Justice" Dept. The family of Ashli Babbit to recieve nearly 5 million dollars.
Keep bringing this up
A periodic reminder that Trump is older than Joe Biden was in 2021, and is the oldest person ever elected to the Presidency.
Art Of The Steal, and your tax money, and your children’s future. The Trumps are draining the swamp. Into their pockets.
RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA
Bernie Sanders: "Saving money by dismantling the Department of Education, which, by the way, is illegal and unconstitutional, so that the billionaire class can receive huge tax breaks, is terrible public policy and morally reprehensible."
Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"
“If you're one of the 10 million Americans who could lose Medicaid under the GOP budget, the answer is: go pound sand.” — @petebuttigieg.bsky.social That’s not policy. That’s cruelty. Last night’s #VoteVetsTownHall made it clear: we fight back by standing up for each other.
No one gives someone a $400 million dollar jet for free without expecting anything in return. Be serious.
Poland is preparing to repel a Russian invasion, including a plan to train every adult male in the country to be ready for war. We go to Poland to see what the preparations look like.
Did anyone else watching RFK Jr.'s hearing hear this...? When asked if he had a child now, wld he vaccinate them... re: MMR: "Probably" "I would say that my opinions about vaccines are irrelevant..." "I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me."
While Donald Trump wrecks the American economy, one family is getting richer: the Trump family.
Yup. That’s the one.
Republicans: committee disruptions are a crime. President: ✈️ accepting $400M luxury gift from foreign countries ✈️ Republicans:
How the Trump corruption model works. 👇👇👇
I asked Jamie Raskin if Dems will impeach Trump over his emoluments grift if they take back the House next year. He comes very close to saying yes, claiming these violations are unquestionably impeachable: newrepublic.com/article/1951...
Let’s break this down—because the gaslighting is wild: 📌Oct 2022 – Biden signs EO to cut drug prices 📌Jan 2025 – Trump takes office and kills Biden’s EO to cut drug prices 📌May 2025 – Trump signs his own EO to lower drug prices Trump canceled Biden’s plan then brought it back w/his name on it.
Follow @americans4dem.bsky.social she is also local to Sarasota and posts most events.
Florida Congressman Greg Steube refuses to explain to his constituents why he supports throwing millions off their health care to pay for a giant tax cut for the wealthy. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social and I will do his job for him. Holding a town hall there tomorrow. floridaphoenix.com/briefs/sen-c...
Normally, arms sales go forward without a vote. But any Senator can object and force a full debate and Senate vote. I will do that for any military deal with a nation that is paying off Trump personally. We can't act like this is normal foreign policy.
I will block any arms sale to a nation that is doing direct personal business with Trump. We should have a full Senate debate and vote. UAE's investment in Trump crypto and Qatar's gifting of a plane is nuclear grade graft. An unacceptable corruption of our foreign policy.
This past weekend, a crowd of over 800 people, filled with teachers, veterans, youth, seniors, and health care workers, packed out a Sarasota town hall. Florida Republicans still refuse to face their constituents, but Democrats are fired up and not backing down.
Who cares
Every time a new scandal is reported from the Trump admin, which is every few hours, their first reaction is to call the story fake news, their second reaction is to vow to hunt down and jail the leakers, and their third reaction is to threaten the media company who published it.
Predictable
Friends we need to start pushing the DC discourse from “laws were broken” to “Secretary Kennedy broke laws and is endangering people’s lives” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
If you are not aware of what she said, here is an excerpt.
Sending people to countries—like Libya and El Salvador—with a known history of torture and serious human rights violations is unlawful and un-American.
"I will be resigning after this semester from my tenured position at West Point after 13 years on the faculty. I cannot tolerate these changes, which prevent me from doing my job responsibly. I am ashamed to be associated with the academy in its current form." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
64 House Republicans represent districts with higher-than-average Medicaid enrollment, according to a CNN analysis of Medicaid enrollment data. Five of them won their races in November within a tight 5-point margin: Reps. Nick Begich, Juan Ciscomani, Ken Calvert, Jeff Hurd and Rob Bresnahan.
I can tell if the chicken has salmonella by the vibes. But I don’t believe in the germ theory of disease anyway. bsky.app/profile/bgru...
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“Elmo is open to full-time or freelance roles.”
Chicago is on to something.
Pete Buttigieg lays it out: Trump’s picking agency heads who have no clue what they’re doing. Hegseth leaks classified info. His Ed Secretary thinks AI is “A1.” This isn’t leadership—it’s a risk to the country.
Thank you to everyone who wrote to me to offer support about my appearance on 60 Minutes.🙏 I will never back down or go silent. I hope that what I write might help others, especially lawyers, speak out as well. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-t...
“Trump’s gutless decision to tear down a memorial honoring students who were murdered in school shootings isn’t just offensive — it’s obscene — it’s f***ing disgusting," he added. www.phillytrib.com/news/local_n...
Still waiting for the day when any Republican calls out, loudly, and by name, Trump for warmongering in Greenland and Canada and Panama. Same people that would tuck and run from Afghanistan, Russia, and Iran instead bully friends to look tough without consequence. Weak asses
Separately, the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group “took a shot” at the Truman on Tuesday, the four sources said, despite President Donald Trump announcing an apparent ceasefire with the group hours earlier. www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/p...
No one voted for less cancer research or fewer air traffic controllers. Donald Trump is taking a chainsaw to essential government functions.
Just noting - Trump is bragging about decorating the Oval Office in gold while telling America's kids to cut down on buying toys.
Anyone who can scream for years about Hunter Biden, and then tolerate this and not scream one thousand times louder, is not an ethical person. The republican party is not, today, an ethical party. Situational ethics is no ethics.
Just one year ago, JD Vance was a leading advocate of the Great Lakes and the efforts to restore the largest system of freshwater on the face of the planet. Now, his boss’ administration is upending the very restoration efforts that Vance once championed.
You’re not imagining things. Oil is down 30% since inauguration week. “Retail gasoline prices, meanwhile, have risen slightly.” ⛽️ - Brusuelas
