Lenore Sanborn de Asis

Many friends are cautious and saying, "let's see where this goes" - but you are at your most powerful right now. Every day you do not act normalizes impunity and makes you and the people you serve weaker.

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

It's all theater

Sign saying: "No one voted for elon musk. Americans against oligarchy"

So glad to have been able to attend @khanna.house.gov Town Hall tonight. This banner says it all.

Thank you for taking the time to connect with your constituents, to address and answer our questions and give us insights into your thoughts and intentions moving forward.

He left right after the town hall to jump on a plane. As a constituent, I really appreciate that he took the time to connect with us directly and follow-through on scheduled events.

He jumped on a plane right after the town hall. ☺️ As a constituent, I'm so glad he takes the time to connect with us.

Everyone I've called has not only been busy, but their voicemail was full and no longer accepting messages. Email, too. For this reason, after several days of calling, I'm ready to march.

Through comments, I learned about other big myths Americans believe about foreign aid:
1/ it's risen past 1% in recent years, esp. due to Ukraine - false, max is about 0.5% in 2022 $80B
2/ it's used mostly *not* for humanitarian aid - nope
3/ It's mainly about military objectives - nope

I have goosebumps

Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox.

Well ain't that a kicker...

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If you weren’t clear: a President ordering a Federal health and disease agency to delete pages on its website is a public health crisis.

22-Year-Old With Chronic Asthma Died After Inhaler Price Went From $66 to $539: Lawsuit Cole Schmidtknecht's parents are now suing Walgreens and pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx.

Media : why were people cheering for Luigi

People :

Yeah... AI & crypto are bad. At least cars move you a certain distance, burning oil provides heat.... AI and crypto are just consumption for its own sake.

Congress has the power of the purse. Seizing that power by “pausing” federal funding is an attempt to consolidate power in the presidency & sideline Congress's powers. We need to protect the sanctity of the 3 branches, immediately & decisively. We will ALWAYS regret the erosion of checks & balances.

White House eyes fight to expand Trump’s power to control spending Trump’s early, extraordinary steps pose a direct challenge to a fundamental underpinning of the Constitution: the power of the purse.

NEW: The White House is looking for ways to reconfigure government and spending without Congress, threatening a major constitutional clash. How they're thinking about it, and what they're already arguing in court, ICYMI yesterday: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Well hello there... Fancy meeting you here.