Tikka Smith

I just went on Fox News to tell the truth about the redistricting power grab in Texas.

I asked a simple question: “If Republican policies are so popular, why do they need to redraw these maps; why not run on their policies?”

He refused to answer — and cut the interview early.

U.S. taxpayers have spent $24 billion on Netanyahu's horrific war in Gaza. Instead of starving children, that money could pay for:

700,000 public housing units
500,000 low-income kids receiving health care
500,000 veterans receiving VA care
600,000 kids in Head Start

Combined.

Republicans stay screaming about law & order…But won’t release the Epstein files.

They sit up here posting conspiracy theories all day…But won’t release the Epstein files.

They’re quick to call a hearing or launch an investigation on some BS…But (say it with me) won’t release the Epstein files.

- High temperatures inside tents, causing extreme sweating
- Confiscation of religious materials
- Denial of religious freedom or services
- Environmental hazards: heat, flooding, and disease-carrying insects

There urgently needs to be greater oversight and accountability.

Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie.

One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears.

They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.

Somebody tried to invoke Grok (I guess to make a point that the Big Bad Bill won’t harm Okies) but were owned. Even Grok knows this thing is bad, especially to folks in rural areas and in red states like Oklahoma, which are more reliant on federal programs like Medicaid. 👀

We've been on the Senate floor for 25 hours fighting this awful bill.

Republicans have blocked us at every step — while rewriting the bill behind closed doors to strong-arm their members into cutting health care for 17 million people to pay for billionaire tax cuts.

Shameful.

It’s plain for all to see.

Charl Kleinhaus @charlkleinhaus Jews are untrustworthy and a dangerous group they are not Gods chosen like to believe they are . Where is the Temple that must be their concern leave us alone we all believe in the God of Abraham , Moses and Jacob ! I almost said something ugly … 🤐

WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism.

Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.

It keeps making me really mad that the people saying Americans need to sacrifice are the last ones who intend to sacrifice anything themselves. Anyone who hears them say that needs to interrupt and ask them what they personally are sacrificing to the cause. And not let them wiggle out of answering.

Trying to imagine if Trump told America, "Maybe you don't need 30 guns, maybe 2 guns."

Trump signs executive actions on education, including efforts to rein in DEI The directives include new efforts to curtail DEI programs at colleges, and discipline guidance for public schools.

Another day, another Trump executive order—this time, it’s a full-blown attack on education:

• Rolling back protections against unfair school punishments for Black & Brown kids
• Threatening DEI in higher ed
• Targeting foreign funding
• Floating vague concepts of a plan for HBCUs

Our state superintendent is literally trying to force social studies teachers to teach debunked stolen election myths as truth. Things are so fucked up right now.

Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992.

Was there a breast cancer epidemic?!

NO.

Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976.

PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something.

This is also about autism.

An NBC News article headline reads: "New images could change cancer diagnosis but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them." The article is by Jean Lee, published on April 21, 2025, at 5:34 PM EDT, with a 7-minute read time. It has 86 comments. The summary states: "A groundbreaking microscope at Harvard Medical School could lead to breakthroughs in cancer detection and research into longevity. But the scientist who developed computer scripts to read its images and unlock its full potential has been in an immigration detention center for two months – putting crucial scientific advancements at risk." The NBC News logo is at the top.

This is who we are now?!

Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.

“This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly… a tragedy… what can be done? But if people die of hunger, if they have nothing eat, if they have poor health, it does not matter! This is our crisis today!”

-Pope Francis

States like Indiana, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and more drew even bigger crowds than on 4/5. We’re in awe of you, America. You know you did something right when even Fox News is covering it. Wow!! We love you!

30 years ago I was 9 years old sitting in Ms. Baxter's 3rd grade classroom when the room shook. A madman had bombed the Murrah building, stealing lives and loved ones from Oklahoma. It changed me, it changed Oklahoma.

"We are all afraid," Murkowski said, taking a long pause. "It's quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I'll tell ya, I'm oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that's not right." Senator Lisa Murkowski

A prominent Republican in power finally said it. The party is afraid of Trump.

They all know this is wrong.

Soon they will have to decide where their red line is, because they are complicit in these crimes now. Stand up before it's too late!

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🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.

He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords

Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:

Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.

Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.

Do you know the difference between “$2 trillion” and “$150 billion”? About $2 trillion.

You can tell who the Good Guys are because they're the ones smashing a car window to drag a mother away from her child while wearing ski masks.

This entire thread, but esp the women. e.g Erica Payne: "If you're running a business, and you're not paying somebody something they can afford to live on, you don't have a business. You have a human exploitation scheme. And we need to all get that straight."

He hates the military. We are just props.

The image is a screenshot of a social media post by Quiver Quantitative (@QuiverQuant ). The post reads: "JUST IN: Representative Mikie Sherrill has introduced legislation to require drug testing for Elon Musk and DOGE." Below, there is an image of Mikie Sherrill standing in front of an American flag, wearing a navy blazer and red top. To the right, a Quiver Quantitative graphic details the legislation, labeled "HR.2578: To require drug testing for special Government employees, and for other purposes," with Mikie Sherrill listed as the sponsor, noting 2 actions taken.

Masterful.