I am going to be unbelievably livid if they get next to nothing out of this. #Larsen voted for this nonsense too. Brilliantly giving up our leverage.

I pray I am wrong about this, and they get something meaningful from this two week delay.

#Schumer #Jeffries #GovernmentShutdown

This is EXACTLY what I was concerned about when they made the two-week deal. They gave up all their leverage to negotiate.

Thank you. I hope to live up to, and exceed, your expectations.

I genuinely feel bad for those who chose public service and then are stuck working for/with this administration.

This isn't normal.

This is a bribe, pure and simple. Unfortunately for us in the USA, you essentially have to hand someone a bag of money and say "this is for that" in order for it to be an illegal bribe.

Just more proof we need to broaden the legal definition of a bribe.

#Bribe #Corruption #Melania

They better use the leverage they have to enact meaningful oversight and changes. Democratic congressmen might not have an opportunity like this again for the foreseeable future.

#GovernmentShutdown #DHS #ICE

It's expensive to run a government like a reality TV show. Who could have possibly seen this coming?

#EducationDepartment #LindaMcMahon

Dr. Sarah Paine is fascinating to listen to. An incredibly intelligent woman. I wind up listening to all her lectures online and her books read exactly as if she is speaking them. Strongly recommend her for anyone who is interested in Asia, history, or geopolitics.

#DrSarahPaine #NavalWarCollege

Billions of people on this planet who are not in the files, and he picks someone who is in them...

“It's very sad because I feel like Queen grew up in America and we love it, but it's not what it was. Everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment”

I cannot possibly fathom why everyone would be thinking twice...

#ICE #ReneeGood #AlexPretti

It isn't the public's job to uncover those individuals.

This is a reminder that there is a group of people too powerful to properly investigate/indict... even before any of them became president.

If we cannot hold the most powerful among us accountable, then they have too much power. #Epstein

Good.

The death penalty is not only immoral, but inefficient. The government is not infallible, and the risk of innocent people being killed is not worth the supposed "satisfaction" or "justice" of killing the accused.

#LuigiMangione #DeathPenalty #UnitedHealthcare

Their bravery is inspiring.

Amid Iran's deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom. n.pr/4c1jAaK

Suppression of the 1st Amendment like this should result in criminal charges for those instigating it.

The military is required to disobey unlawful orders. Civil servants should be required to as well or face charges.

Our government should be the best of us.

#DonLemon #1stAmendment #PamBondi

I'd say unbelievable that he'd use safety certifications as leverage in a self-inflicted trade war, but let's be real, nothing is sacred for this petty man.

For anyone not in the know, this is a fairly normal delay on Canada's part. #Canada #Trump

You have the opportunity and the backing to be bold, and instead you pass it off for two weeks. If there was ever a time to actually put your foot down, now would be it.

Where is your passion? _Should_ have an explicit prohibition that DHS cannot detain or deport American citizens? Why wasn't this explicitly implemented when ICE was established?

Once more, putting out the fires that we should have seen coming. We need to stop legislating as if we will never lose.