WELKER: You voted to reopen govt in exchange for a vote on ACA subsidies. But just last month you said 'offering a vote in the Senate without a commitment it would pass is an empty offer.' What changed?

KAINE: Actually I didn't vote for just that. We got a couple other wins for the American people

www.salon.com Faith under attack: More clergy arrested at ICE facility protest - Salon.com

Faith under attack: More clergy arrested at ICE facility protest #Salon

Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider

YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture ICE is keeping folks' jewelry, passports, valuables. What you need to know.

So ICE agents are guilty of theft too.

Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.

"The biggest takeaway from all this is that Donald Trump learns another lesson in the virtues of brazening it out. He is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not. This ultimately strengthens his negotiating hand."

Good news on the way for Democrats in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania! 🇺🇸

www.salon.com "Pathetic": Democrats blast party centrists for caving in shutdown vote - Salon.com

“Pathetic”: Democrats blast party centrists for caving in shutdown vote

Why hasn't @schumer.senate.gov resigned as minority leader yet? He has lost even the ability to control the Quislings

Ten Articles Explaining the 2024 Election Some background reading

The Republicans will kill you, and the Democrats will let you die.

An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...

Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.

Image showing Maggie Hassan's net worth

Maggie Hassan is worth $6 million

He was the architect of this cave

This is what those 8 Dems just voted for

A return to a time when people died or became disabled because they couldn’t afford care

People are terrified tonight that they will have to start rationing meds

That they will lose their medical insurance

That they will die

Healthcare is a human right!

They traded our very lives for their rich donors

More than 10,000 flights delayed in worst day of disruptions since shutdown More than 2,800 flights were canceled Sunday, while Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the shutdown’s impact on airports is “only going to get worse.”

This and the airline industry lobbyists are what did it. Not Americans starving and paying twice as much for healthcare.

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Tonight Democrats proved that old quip.

If a genie gave Democrats 3 wishes, they'd negotiate it down to 1, and then wish for something they think Republicans will like.

We need a true opposition party now more than ever. Because this aint it.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Credit where due, fucking with air travel was genius MAGA move. It impacts upper & middle class and, more importantly, a powerful business interest. Starving millions of poor people doesn't piss off Wall St.

Glad I'm not the only one asking this question. This is what did it, folks.

Dems held out for 40 days for nothing?

Would love to see some reporting on how the airline lobby put on the pressure.

I’m disgusted with every single Dem who voted to gut healthcare and reopen the government.

Who held the line for 40 days, gave the people a reason to hope again, and then ripped it away.

Swearing in Adelita Grijalva better be the first thing that happens once the government reopens.

They took that beautiful blue victory on Tuesday and decided to take a shit all over it. So disappointing.

Not up until 2030 or already retiring. They should resign tonight

The Dems who are caving are doing so not because their base wants them to,

not because the voters want them to,

not because the fed workers and SNAP recipients want them to…

they are caving because their DONORS want them to.

And that’s really all that ever matters to the corrupt

I hate being a dem. Are they really telling us "why bother"?

If Democrats reopen the government for a whisper of a promise to hold a vote on ACA subsidies, then the shutdown was pointless in the first place.