Anne Martens

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Oh hey, that affects housing affordability

Into the Great Wide Open Do Democrats know what they just did?

Democrats may have just committed judicial jujitsu, knowingly or not. It's up to us to capitalize on it.

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I want this to be true. Manifest.

Fair points

Deal to reopen government starts to come together in Senate It’s still unclear what promises Republicans will make Democrats on health care or how fast Congress can pass the agreement.

Deal to reopen government starts to come together in Senate

TurboTax gave money to the ballroom.

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.

If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

"The Mafia Presidency: Trump is saying, essentially, If you don’t want to get hurt, you’ll do what I say"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Mainstream media is now mainly leaning right Most traditional media have long held a more left-leaning tone, but that’s changing.� From on the ground reporting to the ...

Larry Ellison. Jeff Bezos. Rupert Murdoch. One by one, billionaires tied to Trump are snapping up media outlets and pushing them rightward. The goal isn’t truth—it’s control.

Why?

Glad this appeared in @chicagotribune.com today. Includes signatures of CEOs of Chicago & Illinois Chambers of Commerce & other business folks, & from faith & philanthropic sectors. But worth noting how few business types actually signed, & that some of these business orgs helped get us here.

It’s a strategic procedural move that forces a faster final decision.

Imagine having the ability to fix this and choosing not to. The cruelty is the point.

My kids have measles and my SNAP benefits were cut. But at least those cashiers at Walmart aren’t writing “they/them” on their name tags anymore.

There should be work requirements for Congress.

KBJ threaded the needle thanks to CA1’s unfinished business.

-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.

Congress should have work requirements.

Why not ? Hit ‘em where it hurts with big boxes, Amazon, etc.

Buy local and support small businesses.

Dodgers gonna win anyway

The thing I hate about all these short videos is that they take so long to watch. I can read faster than you can talk.

Give light & people will find a way

You deserve a break on Sundays that doesn’t break the bank.

CBS News has once again caved to President Trump—this time by offering up the journalistic integrity of Face the Nation.

Last month, it cancelled the Late Show With Stephen Colbert, whose host called out CBS for paying a “big fat bribe” of $16M to the administration. trib.al/2bUC6mt

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Can an underdog win? Only if we’re willing to do the work

Figure it out.

a study in 2020 (www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/11/...) found huge companies like Walmart and McDonald’s paid such low wages that their employees were among the top enrollees of medicaid and food stamps.

tell companies to stop freeloading off the system and take care of their employees. problem solved!

"Antitrust policy+housing abundance are natural allies. Although the pro-housing movement does want to remove a specific set of regulations, this ambition is best understood in the populist, trust-busting mold: as an attack aimed @ breaking up a powerful group’s capture of the regulatory regime" ⬇️‼️🔥

Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated).

It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.

It has written majority opinions in only 3.

Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*