Valerie Thompson

You want to fix the ACA? Easy.

Strip Congress of their diamond public health plans and pay them the median American income: $41,400 a year.

No insider trading, no perks, and dock every vacation day after seven.

Watch how fast they fix healthcare then.

Oh look the party that screams “family values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.

The wealth of the richest 1% in America just hit a record $52 trillion. These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now about the shutdown is meant to distract you from this.

This about sums it up.

Trump wants to hold the government hostage until Democrats agree to raise health care costs for millions of Americans and give him more unchecked power.

But health care is a human right.

And in America, we have no kings.

To be clear: most 2019 dem candidates supported extending healthcare covg options to undocumented immigrants, but those policies never became law.
Today - there are no democratic proposals that include such coverage.
Claiming Dems shut down the govt over healthcare covg for migrants is FALSE

Biden in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!

Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!

Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income.

A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income.

Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.

That was fast. This is also why you don’t surrender to autocrats - you fight them and beat them.

CBS parent company Paramount canceled Colbert to win approval from Trump's FCC to merge with Skydance.

Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.

See how this works?

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It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Social media post: Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Wow! Highest polling Republican President in HISTORY! Thank you. Brad Cooney bradcooney1 Eisenhower (R) peaked close to 80%. Trump is mid 40%. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

Also, the rich paid their fair share.
The highest marginal income tax rate in the U.S was 91%.

"I have BILLIONS of dollars. How can you give me more money to incentivize me to be decent?"

In 1949, Superman told schoolchildren “our country is made up of Americans of MANY different races, religions and national origins. So…

“…if YOU hear anybody talk against anyone else because of his religion, race or national origin — don’t wait: tell him THAT KIND OF TALK IS UN-AMERICAN.”

Love this.

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

with alt text for accessibility:

Your periodic reminder that the estimated cost to end hunger in the U.S. is $25 billion.

The cost to end homelessness in the U.S. is also only $10 billion a year with a housing-first approach.

Billionaires are directly stealing from all of us.

Yes, it is insane.

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🚨 Boycott Roll Call 🚨
Pinning this to track who's in. Full freeze or just cutting back. It all counts.

📝 Drop a comment:
• What you're avoiding
• Any workarounds or wins
• Tips for spreading the word

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Loud is leverage. Let’s be seen.

This is a winning messsge in rural America. Ground beef is $9/lb at Walmart…

Thanks, Trump.

Love this PSA from 1950.

Superman has always been woke.

Meiselas: First off—people who are alpha don’t go around calling themselves alpha.

Look, where I grew up, my dad would say: Being a man means standing by your word.

Being a man means you push back against the bully, and you uplift people. You don’t punch down at marginalized communities.

I’m out Paramount+
F*ck you.

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The LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis line was officially shut down as of yesterday.

Please repost for those who may need the number.

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Writers Guild Demands Investigation Into Stephen Colbert ‘Late Show’ Cancellation, Has ‘Significant Concerns’ About Bribery at Paramount The WGA has issued a statement calling for a bribery investigation following CBS' cancellation of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.'

Writers Guild Demands Investigation Into Stephen Colbert ‘Late Show’ Cancellation, Has ‘Significant Concerns’ About Bribery at Paramount

Yes!! Fight back ‼️

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Sort of curious to know why EVERY Republican in the House thought it necessary to block the release of files that their Attorney General assured them do not even exist.