Jessica Roberts

lol. lmao.

It’s crazy that a Democratic senator who represents Illinois could see everything this administration is doing in Chicago and its suburbs and vote to reopen the government. Like these should be the Senators demanding so much more than everyone else to reopen the government.

An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??

Same.

I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.

The masks have to come off.

Unless the courts order his arrest for contempt, he’s got no reason to bring the house back into session.

And if the house doesn’t pass it, the government stays shut down

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There’s no way Johnson picks this up in the House because then he has to swear in Grijalva and that opens up the discharge position. On top of that, this CR doesn’t have enough GOP votes to pass.

It always amuses me when chronically online people rediscover that the entire point of the Senate is to cause harm.

I was wondering this week whether the airlines were lobbying behind the scenes.

in any case, if you want some real, non-tiktok stunt information about how churches are dealing with the SNAP gap, we at @sojo.net did some actual reporting on it last week.

The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.

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I have so much contempt for Schumer but his defenders who insist that he’s actually a master tactician who’s working for us are arguably even more contemptible

Mamdani is gonna introduce Shatner law. Star Trek for everyone.

If Schumer is voting no, then who put this deal together?

Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

Never forget who sold us out:

Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen

Here's who decided to surrender in the Democratic caucus and let Trump and his minions walk all over them:

Kaine, VA (2030)
Shaheen, NH (Retiring)
Hassan, NH (2028)
Fetterman, PA (2028)
Durbin, IL (Retiring)
Cortez Masto, NV (2028)
Rosen, NV (2030)
King, ME (2030)

Next election is in parentheses

Samford has fired head coach Chris Hatcher, the winningest coach in school history.

He reached three playoffs, including a top-10 finish in 2022, but he's 5-16 the last two years, including 1-9 this year. Led the program since 2015.

They also play Texas A&M in two weeks.

What's funny, Mike Johnson has time to attend a football game, but not to do his job in Congress. Do they even care how bad the optics are making them look right now?

Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.

Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

All of this

Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.

Lowering costs is the top priority for the American people. I voted against this budget bill because it does not prevent health insurance premiums from doubling for so many Americans. The President and Congressional Republicans should have come to the table to work with us to lower these costs.

Y’all. I don’t think they have the votes yet.

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.