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Loves freedom, equality for all, and the promise of America. Working to prevent Elon and the First Felon from destroying the rule of law and America's place in the world. No Kings June 14th! ❌👑
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Political theater.
Last night @andersoncooper asked me whether we could pass any laws making our children safer. I gave him an honest answer. So long as Trump and congressional Republicans are in the pocket of the gun lobby, there's not a chance.
Was there any sight more despicable than Trump on his red carpet applauding Putin, who murders civilians and kidnaps children?
Rep. Peters - you should state that this is due solely to the Republicans and Trump.
ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days. They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention. Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
This is the power of justice, access and inclusion. We all benefit when we all support each other. op: chronicallyjenni (via IG)
A brilliant column, thank you. "What Trump wants, quite explicitly, is for there to be no authority in America but his own."
Joe Biden on his worst day was 1000 times better than Trump will ever be.
@schiff.senate.gov Is there any hope that Sen. Tillis has regained use of his spine and will vote against? Plus Murkowski, Collins & McConnell, would sink the nomination? Any other Rep. Senators who might stop kneeling?
This will be my sign today to honor John Lewis and stand up at my local #Goodtroubleliveson event. bsky.app/profile/bren...
Thank you - this will make a fantastic sign for my local Good Trouble Lives On event! To join in person with others to honor John Lewis today, see below: bsky.app/profile/leah...
To paraphrase NPR, Trump & Sen. Republicans destroying PBS & NPR represents a "winding down" of U.S. independent media. Trump already brought ABC and CBS to heel. And MAGA is trying to get MeidasTouch thrown off of Tik-Tok whose fate is controlled by Trump. Wonder when he'll go after BlueSky?
@repscottpeters.bsky.social Look forward to seeing you there Saturday. Need your leadership to restore LGBTQ specialized help on the #988 hotline to help youth at suicide risk. Can you connect with @repmarktakano.bsky.social and @equality.house.gov to fight back? bsky.app/profile/equa...
bsky.app/profile/equa... @repscottpeters.bsky.social Can you lead Democrats in the House to fight back and right this wrong?
As of today, Trump shut down services for the LGBTQ community on the 988 lifeline. bsky.app/profile/equa...
Trump reprehensibly gave Putin in effect a 50-day free pass to continue Russia's war against Ukraine including bombing & killing civilians and soldiers defending their country.
Rep. Jacobs - Thank you for standing up for decency and proper housing for our troops, who never should be deployed against fellow Americans and immigrants in our country.
REP. CROCKETT ON THE ABBOTT REDISTRICTING IN TEXAS: “I need people of color to understand the Republican scheme has consistently been to mute our voices… that’s exactly where they’re going with this map.” (It’s also what they did to Nashville)
ICE is now the largest law enforcement agency in the country. Democratic governors, mayors, and lawmakers have the power to stop secret police tactics like abductions by masked ICE agents: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...
It’s not about the “criminals.” It’s about ANYONE this administration does not think belongs in our country. op: theweekendprime (via IG)
Republicans just unanimously voted to BLOCK the release of the Epstein files.
Rep. Foxx is guarding Trump's hen house.
And Ronny Jackson once dressed like a doctor... now he and the Republicans are performing malpractice on the American people to cut off medical care, nutrition, clean energy, education, consumer financial protection, and still send us all a huge bill.
Young Kim lies: "that a budget that does not protect vital Medicaid services for the most vulnerable, provide tax relief for small businesses, and address the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions will not receive my vote.”
She lies: 2/26/25: Young Kim: "“I want to be very clear that I understand how important Medicaid is for many in our community to access health care services. As this process moves forward, I will continue to make clear 1/
Thank you Sen. Shaheen. Ukraine is not only fighting for its freedom from Russia, it is helping all NATO countries. The least the U.S. can do is to help them defend against Putin.
Republicans are the cancer on our country.
Johnson meant to say Republicans are working to enact the cruelest bill they could produce.
The U.S. Senate is profoundly undemocratic. North Dakotans (est. 788,900) via Republicans Kevin Cramer John Hoeven have 50 times the voting power of 39,529,000 Californians. ND's 3 electoral votes give them 18 times the power of California's 54 electoral votes.
Thank @brennancenter.org for your research to bring the facts to light.
Last evening @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com spoke of the "banality of cruelty" which is an essential part of the Republican catechism & called out the millions consigned to death by Trump/Musk/Rubio with the destruction of USAID. Musk: “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.”
Are you sure about Jared Golden (ME)? @golden.house.gov
BTW - Susan Collins was dozing on the floor of the Senate last evening for almost an entire hour. Wish @jenpsaki.msnbc.com and @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com had highlighted this. Should we be concerned?
57% of the forests in California are owned by the federal government. We've done more than our fair share of “raking” the forests to fight wildfire risk, investing billions of dollars to treat federally owned land. Donald Trump, put your money where your mouth is and step up your own game.
This s/b reposted to everyone we know!
And sickening that Rubio calls the successor "America First".
Are you paying attention?
Don't be suckered by Susan Collins voting No. Republicans let her to save her Senate seat, knowing Vance would break the tie.
Don't be bamboozled. Republicans let Collins vote No to save her Senate seat knowing Vance could break the tie.
DeJoy destroyed the USPS. Just took 7 days for a first class letter to get to San Diego from St. Paul.
But Republicans are 100% in favor of taking $6 a day in SNAP benefits away from needy children.
Here's the proof: Republicans are only looking out for their millionaire and billionaire friends – and they're willing to gamble with your lives to pay them off.
You summed it up: "I just can't get over how selfish this is." Thank you for fighting for the people, not for big business and the wealthy.
Sen. Schiff: "I just can't get over how selfish this is."
The potential for corruption and favor is exponential under this administration.
Will all Republican members of Congress be expected to buy and wear each day?
Hey @adammockler.com - really appreciate your perspective and voice. Suggest when you post you utilize the full 300 characters to summarize the video. Most people have to ration the available time, so this helps folks know what you're highlighting.
Question: Musk is vowing to found/fund the "America" party & run candidates under that moniker AND simultaneously recruit/run opposition candidates in Republican primaries? Which of those two people should his followers vote for? Wonder what Trump will do to dementia-grab in return.
This is especially hard on people 50-64 who pay substantially more for ACA coverage and will see their premiums rise even more. Another reason why Medicare entry age should be lowered to at least 55.
I'm bigly confused - Elon is going to start a new party AND run candidates in the Republican primaries?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned over $20 billion to financial product & service consumers. Republicans are ending investigations in process and more frightening, may via DOGE reveal confidential information submitted to the CFPB by whistleblowers & claimants.
This is the story of the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Republicans working under the cover of darkness, refusing to meet with constituents, and choosing billionaires over hard-working Americans. op: fightforprogress via IG
On the contrary, I believe with the Presidential acts immunity decision and CASA decision that Roberts is destroying the Supreme Court's legitimacy as an institution in favor of his fealty to Trump.
Today, a chamber that once filled me with wonderment made me feel disgust.
An analogy: assume you got a bargain HBO rate for 2 years. After that if you want HBO, you have to continue to pay - it's not free forever. And if you don't have the cash, then you have to borrow, or prioritize more important budget items - like food, health insurance, childcare for your kids.
Be sure to take a day trip to visit Madeline Island in Wisconsin.
Mainstream media is looking for what they think are "gotcha" moments with Democrats, while largely giving Republicans a free pass.
I write this as someone who supported Sara Gideon, and wants to flip this seat.
The Democratic bench in Maine is who? Janet Mills does not want to run for Senate.
Marsha Johnson (1945 - 1992) and Sylvia Rivera (1951 - 2002) were fixtures of Christopher St. in NY's West Village & among the NYC gay community. Transgender, gay & lesbian people all fought back at the June 1969 Stonewall uprising and we need to fight back against discrimination & erasure in 2025.
Hungarians standing up against Orban and for their rights at Budapest Pride today. Meanwhile Trump/Hegseth/Supreme Court daily attack LGBTQ Americans. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...
2/ and must display their last name and badge clearly identifying who they are and what governmental agency they are employed by. No Kings! and No secret police!
ICE funding shall be contingent upon the following: (1) ICE may not hire contractors paid per arrest; (2) ICE personnel, and any assisting ICE such as FBI, National Guard, etc., must not wear masks concealing their faces, 1/
3/ "He was one of 37 Republicans who rejected attempts to overturn the 2020 election, and one of 35 who supported the committee to investigate the January 6th attack... Bacon has been among the most prominent Republican critics of the second Trump administration."
"and of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which established lynching as a unique hate crime, and voted to enact the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified federal recognition of same-sex marriage." 2/
Bacon is a more moderate Republican which means his MAGA successor should be easier to defeat. He wasn't great, but certainly not all bad: 1/ Wikipedia: "Bacon was an original sponsor of the Naming Commission, which stripped the Department of Defense of names valorizing the Confederacy...
@pbump.com Great if you could do a comparison over time of turnout for "change" vs. continuation candidates. Is the drop-off for Harris emblematic of a 2nd term candidate (Biden/Harris), or driven more by Republicans' desire for a "change" to Trump? Also, any studies on % who won't vote for a woman?
I thought the most important message NATO and the world saw was that Trump is incontrovertibly incompetent and Hegseth is his sycophantic cheerleader.
Sotomayor: "No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates. ... Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."
@ncdemocrats.bsky.social Here is a slogan to use: "Don't let Thom Tillis kill us. Call him and insist he protect Medicaid for all North Carolinians and not agree to cuts in Trump's bill.
Thank you, CA Sen. Scott Wiener and Sen. Jesse Arreguin, for standing up for Californians to stop this outrage. @scottwiener.bsky.social @jessearreguin.bsky.social
Waiting for your endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Jeffries as Democratic candidate for NYC mayor. Assume you will speak up no later than July 1st when his victory is confirmed?
It needs a few typos, grammatical errors, insults, random quote marks, and misspellings.
They’re telling us @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is making lofty promises — meanwhile Trump said we wouldn’t have to pay taxes anymore because tariffs other countries pay for (nope, we do!) would cover it. GTFO.
Wikipedia: Romney "endorsed a ballot initiative led by the Coalition for Marriage and Family... that would have banned same-sex marriage and made no provisions for civil unions. In 2004 and 2006, he urged the U.S. Senate to vote for the Federal Marriage Amendment. 2/2
Mitt Romney as Gov. of MA: "citing a 1913 law that barred out-of-state residents from getting married in Massachusetts if their union would be illegal in their home state, [Romney] said no marriage licenses were to be issued to people not planning to move to Massachusetts." 1/2
That was Trump's rationale in dismissing federal charges against NYC (soon to be former) mayor Eric Adams in exchange for kowtowing to ICE and all things Trump.
Rep. Peters - Thank you for your support for the LGBTQ community. I also commend you for standing up for our democracy. You have grown demonstrably more active since your town hall earlier this year. Your constituents notice and appreciate it.
This needs to be reinforced daily by Democrats. Interest rates are high because of Trump's chaotic tariff war.
Barb - I think you meant to write: "Based on his seamy DOJ track record, Emil Bove is too dangerous to be a federal judge."
Ronny Jackson says Trump is going to live to 150.
I hope they mean that Trump will pay $20 million. /s
Illinois sincerely apologizes for Mary Miller.
🔥 @bryanandrewsmusic : “you’re not actually pro-life, you’re pro-birth” He said that 🎵 👇🏽
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
WTH
Hey everyone 👋🏽 You may have heard that I just got elected as the lead Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. That means that we will be leading investigations against the corruption of Donald Trump and those who seek to harm the American people. Let’s get to work!
They're eating the Medicaid. They're eating the SNAP. Only this time, it's true.
Sen. Kelly - which 4 of your Republican colleagues are most open to voting No? Help people know which Senators to call.
"But they'll get over it"
Rep. Stansbury: You embody guts, class and love for the American people. Thank you!
Trump’s illegal militarization of LA is causing California fire crews to operate at just 40% capacity, leaving communities vulnerable and at risk. Donald Trump, if you care about the safety of this country — the safety of Americans — you'll end this recklessness now.
What about Kelly Loeffler flying an "Appeal to Heaven" flag at the SBA? Was that ok? Publicize that hypocrisy, Democrats.
#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
6/ against Iran. (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the United States from defending itself from imminent attack. The rest is boilerplate. Was that so difficult to read, Minority Leader Jeffries?
5/ Congress hereby directs the President to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force
4/ such forces shall be removed by the President if Congress so directs.” SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF THE USE OF UNITED STATES FORCES FOR HOSTILITIES AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OR IRAN. (a) TERMINATION.—Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)),
3/ (3) Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)) states that “at any time that United States Armed Forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the United States, its possessions and territories without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization,