It would be a very dangerous consolidation of one party rule if the Republicans got rid of the filibuster and passed a funding bill they wanted with no democrat votes, so I helped them pass their preferred funding bill that no democrats contributed to.

It's crazy how the Trump admin is FILLED with people who are like, 36, 37 years old going on 55. Is it the plastic surgery? Is moisturizer woke?

Midafternoon nap time. Dogtor's orders.

In case you're wondering what democrats are going to give up next, it will be reproductive care. The GOP is going to demand federal abortion restrictions in exchange for ACA subsidies.

In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

DAVIS, KIM V. ERMOLD, DAVID, ET AL. The motion of Foundation for Moral Law for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

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Cillizza figured it out?

Yes this one hurts.

This is a real low point.

Spoiler alert: they're just as much if feckless losers as you think.

Schumer is going to guide a cave in but zero senate dems are going to move for a leadership change. They're going to post through it and do nothing.

The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.

Democrats caving after 40 days with nothing to show for it would be the most democrat thing to have ever happened.

Nah they'll hold it and it will just get rejected. GOP will clap about promises kept and dems get nothing.

The best dogtor

Putting the post surgery jaw bra on just for the compression to push fluid through the incisions into my mouth. 🤮

Also I am officially a workaholic. What do you mean the first thing I did was check email 😂

Round 2 FFS done😌

Quoting Mario Cuomo was ice cold😂

Don't ever talk to the NYT about trans issues.

Staying in Somerville tonight and one of the channels has "Secrets to staying active after 60 with Mike Huckabee."

WAT.

It's all just rebranded silent majority crap.

The amount of people I run into that dont even know there *is* an election is too damn high. There needs to be some petitions to the city to, in concert with community GOTV campaigns, make genuine investment in public awareness of elections. Some kind of non-partisan ad campaign should be considered

I would generally like to see a charter change for a strong mayor - I don't think a city manager system is appropriate for a city the size of Worcester where it's entirely reasonable to have full time elected officials - but I think that smaller lifts first would be good.

Every single county in VA swung blue.

2026 is going to be a good year to run for office, no matter how long the odds. runforwhat.net

22% voter turnout is sad given the amount of discontent I hear across a bunch of channels for city politics.

That's pretty much the fatal flaw of gerrymandering. It relies on expected voter turnout and the more you stretch it the weaker it gets.

I dont think I could ever be so audacious as to call a family member, complain about how I've been unable to teach a 6 year old how a name change works for over 2 years, and then act offended when I get told off for saying I won't use the name around them.

But then again, I'm not my sister in law.

Oh I think he realized he's trying to run in Massachusetts and not new Hampshire.

Still a no, though.

Yea but if you donate 30 to the Trevor project, it cancels out the fact that you keep buying her IP that funds her with new money. I am very cis and ally🫡

"if you can hear me under the bus I threw you under, it's your turn to say sorry."