When Democrats defend democracy, we are protecting not only its legal and moral infrastructure, but all of its concrete material achievements for the people, like Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare.
When we defend democracy, we defend progress. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/opinion/democrats-constitution-economy-politics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Of course it’s Friday in the US where it is traditional for the US government to release bad news or outrageous news later in the day. The hope is for most people to be done with any news because their weekend has started. But today there was just one thing after another. Can hardly wait a few more hours for what else is coming.
THIS tariff announcement of Trump starting 100% tariffs on meds today is truly awful. My son took about $70k in meds last year. Most are made in other countries, especially generics. You know WHO is getting hit? Americans. And guess what, ALL American taxpayers will pay more for medications paid by Medicaid. Slick move, Trump!
“In 2024, America imported nearly $233 billion in pharmaceutical and medicinal products, according to the Census Bureau. The prospect of prices doubling for some medicines could send shock waves to voters as health care expenses, as well as the costs of Medicare and Medicaid, potentially increase.” ~APNews
#Tariffs
There once was a guy named #JamesComey
Who told our democracy "Blow me!"
Yes, leopards eat faces
Of all castes and races
But still we must call this balogna. 😩
Epstein, Musk, Bannon, Thiel
Well, well, well, who have we here?
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/26/elon-musk-peter-thiel-steve-bannon-epstein-files
"The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials." https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-09-26/des-moines-public-schools-superintendent-ian-roberts-detained-by-ice-immigration-agents
Local TV Giant Sinclair Ends Jimmy Kimmel Boycott - The New York Times
Trump's corruption of the DOJ is on full display with this fake show-trial prosecution.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo rages, with 61% death rate and funding running dry
Responders ask for $25 million to contain the disease. They have $2.2 million.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/09/ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-rages-with-61-death-rate-and-funding-running-dry/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
I know Lindsey Halligan is new at this prosecutor business, but there's far more evidence Ka$h Patel committed a crime in investigating Comey than that Comey did.
Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer got the wrong FBI Director!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/post/3lzra7bxxn22w
It will be a loyalty meeting. Swear allegiance to trump above country and constitution or you’re finished.
All of these generals have access to highly secure latest and greatest video conferencing equipment and technology - the only reason you get them in a room is so there’s no record of what’s said and you threaten them in person.
Should’ve done that with Trump, too
“Dozens of delegates from multiple nations walked out of the U.N. Gen Assembly hall en masse as Netanyahu stepped up to give a speech about the Mideast situation to the world’s leaders and, beyond them, many of its people”
apnews.com/article/un-g...
Netanyahu says Israel 'must fi...
Trump and RFK Jr. spread falsehoods about vaccines and Tylenol while gutting Medicaid and CDC programs, fueling a surge in infant deaths. Public health experts warn their policies are driving a national crisis in maternal and child mortality.
Trump and RFK Are Presiding Ov...
@gtconway3 If this were the extent of MAGAmoron's incompetence, I could die as a very happy man.
Trump deserves credit for pushing back on West Bank annexation. That said, it would be more credible if he also reimposed the sanctions on Israeli settlers in Area C who are conducting de facto expansion - and the Israeli ministers who are egging them on. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/25/trump-israel-west-bank/
This has been true since Trump’s firing of many career DOJ officials, but is now is terminally true: ANYONE who stays on in their jobs at DOJ after this is not just complicit, but a co-conspirator in Trump’s lawlessness. Everyone needs to resign. Today.
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