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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 6h

“I’m the speaker and the president,” Mr. Trump has joked.." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself

www.nytimes.com

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 1d

House Republicans on month-long vaca; Trump jetting out of country; no pulse from Senate Republicans; and here comes the 30% healthcare increase mostly on THEIR constituents. Help us help you, dudes.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Exclusive: Average Obamacare premiums are set to rise 30 percent, documents show.

The price increases — affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy coverage on the federal marketplace — are by far the largest annual premium increases in recent years.

Average Obamacare premiums are set to rise 30 percent, documents show

The price increases — affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy coverage on the federal marketplace — are by far the largest annual premium increases in recent years.

www.washingtonpost.com

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U.S. Senator Jack Reed @reed.senate.gov · 1d

While President Trump avoids a public meeting with Democrats to negotiate a compromise on health care costs, everyday Americans suffer.

In fact, surveys show that the vast majority of Americans want and expect POTUS to negotiate.

Dems are already at the table, even if it’s not made of gold leaf.

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Senate Majority PAC @majoritypac.bsky.social · 1d

NEW POLL 🚨🚨 Americans back Democrats in their fight to protect health care and blame Republicans for shutting down the government.🧵

🟥 52% blame Trump and Republicans for shutting down the government

(Hart Research for Senate Majority PAC | 10/17–10/19)

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Senate Majority PAC @majoritypac.bsky.social · 4d

The choice seems simple to us — but Derek Dooley, Mike Collins, and Buddy Carter don’t answer to Georgians.

They answer to billionaires.

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Senate Majority PAC @majoritypac.bsky.social · 3d

INFLATION UP FOR THE 5TH STRAIGHT MONTH 🚨

Americans can’t afford the Trump economy.

(Via The Kobeissi Letter)

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JB @jenexpresses.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you 💙 😊 RayRay
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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, we will have to watch the books to see who pays for what. Newsflash: Trump lies about everything.

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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 1d

There will be critical Democratic US Senate candidates in farm states that include Iowa, Ohio, Michigan and maybe even Kansas to push on Trump's failed farm economy. Marshall is an empty vassal.

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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 2d

What we know: Trump has no plan to lower rising costs. But, he does have a plan to steal $230 million from US taxpayers. And, GOP Senators are good with both. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-see...

Here's what Trump has said about seeking $230M settlement from DOJ

Here's a look at what President Trump has said about his plan to seek $230 million from the Justice Department as a settlement for previous investigations he has faced.

abcnews.go.com

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U.S. Senator Jack Reed @reed.senate.gov · 3d

Americans will not stand by while the Trump Admin strips away their right to privacy, tramples on their civil rights, & prevents Congress from carrying out its constitutional duties.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 3d

Another illegal military strike on a boat — this time in the Pacific — broadening the Administration’s deadly campaign to another ocean.

Once again, there is no detail on who was killed or why.

The urgency increases: Congress must stop America from being dragged into another war.

US military strikes boat in Pacific in apparent expansion of campaign against alleged drug trafficking | CNN Politics

The US military conducted a lethal strike against a boat in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing both people on board, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

www.cnn.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."

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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 4d

Well, Trump clearly opposes criminal sentencing of sexaual assault perpetrators. So there's that.

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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 5d

"The job market was meaningfully stronger in terms of hiring during Biden’s presidency as the US was recovering from pandemic-related lockdowns. But hiring has slowed sharply under Trump with monthly job gains averaging less than 27,000 after April tariff announcements." www.pbs.org/newshour/eco...

Americans are more worried about their chances on the job market under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds

Some 47% of U.S. adults are “not very" or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023.

www.pbs.org

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 5d

A truly extraordinary dissent from a judge who basically never writes like this. bsky.app/profile/stev...

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 5d

Divided Ninth Circuit panel stays injunction against President Trump’s federalization of National Guard troops in Portland:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:

We have come to expect a dose of political theater in the political branches, drama designed to rally the base or to rile or intimidate political opponents. We also may expect there a measure of bending sometimes breaking the truth. By design of the Founders, the judicial branch stands apart. We rule on facts, not on supposition or conjecture, and certainly not on fabrication or propaganda. I urge my colleagues on this court to act swiftly to vacate the majority's order before the illegal deployment of troops under false pretenses can occur. Above all, I ask
those who are watching this case unfold to retain faith in our judicial system for just a little longer.

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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 7d

Out here in Indiana. #NoKings

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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 7d

Trump and Santos will always share the bond of being first level liars.

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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 8d

Millions of Americans are in the process of learning that their health care premiums will skyrocket. But, Trump has enough “pain tolerance” to ignore them. #brokenpromise www.axios.com/2025/10/16/t...

Exclusive: Why the White House is convinced it's winning the shutdown

"We have a higher pain tolerance," a senior administration official told Axios.

www.axios.com

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The Wicker Dan (1973) @danlehner.bsky.social · 8d

it’s not raining today, like, at all, but here’s a rendition of Randy Newman’s “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” (arranged by me, and in this scenario, Newman is bad at predicting weather patterns)

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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 8d

Nicely done. I’ve always loved that song.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 8d

This is a very specific genre of Thursday game I like to call: Are these offenses cooking or are these defenses real real bad

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JB Poersch @jbpoersch.bsky.social · 8d

Crooked animals. Fight. Sue. Anything u can do

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8d

🚨BREAKING: North Carolina’s top elections official is pressing the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles for unprecedented access to voters’ full Social Security numbers — a move that could erode voter privacy protections and lay the groundwork for mass voter purges

North Carolina Elections Chief Demands Voters’ Full Social Security Numbers From DMV