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Registered Dietitian. Author of STOP THE DIET, I WANT TO GET OFF! and FAST FOOD VINDICATION. Believer in democracy and science-based practices.
Elizabeth Warren: "The president said 'I am going to impose a lot more pain on my fellow American citizens. I'm going to impose a lot more pain on people in NY who need to use those tunnels so I can get my way politically.' To me, that is a place to stop & say, then we're ready to fight about this"
02.10.2025 01:15 โ ๐ 18989 ๐ 5676 ๐ฌ 547 ๐ 225The last time Trump shut the government down, he reduced the U.S. GDP by $11 billion, including a permanent loss of $3 billion that the economy never regained.
02.10.2025 01:00 โ ๐ 57 ๐ 20 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 2Did you know?
Canada avoids government shutdowns through its parliamentary system: If a budget fails to pass, it typically triggers an election, ensuring that funding continues without interruption.
A democracy that actually works.
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02.10.2025 03:12 โ ๐ 192 ๐ 54 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0Here we are in another Republican government shutdown and my Rep is home doing photo ops instead of in D.C. trying to help working Americans. I didn't think I'd have to run to the trumpets again but I am. I'm running for Congress because I'm not done yet and neither are we. youtu.be/OSOAPMl_BSc?...
01.10.2025 12:08 โ ๐ 4005 ๐ 1027 ๐ฌ 146 ๐ 55๐จโผ๏ธโAmerica needs to learn from the mistakes and lessons that weโve had, and one of the biggest mistakes that America ever had was re-electing President Trump.โ -Ty Cobb
29.09.2025 16:59 โ ๐ 416 ๐ 137 ๐ฌ 16 ๐ 13They lied to Congress and it's on tape. They should be indicted.
01.10.2025 13:59 โ ๐ 623 ๐ 259 ๐ฌ 29 ๐ 11@mikiesherrill.bsky.social leads with courage for New Jersey. Sheโs in DC fighting to save healthcare for millions.
Her opponent admits thereโs nothing he disagrees with 47 on. Thatโs blind obedience, not leadership.
New Jersey deserves a leader, not a dictator fan boy. #VoteNJ
โThe surprise job loss in September is the latest sign that the labor market is weakening. Job growth has slowed to a trickle this yearโฆโ
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....
01.10.2025 16:59 โ ๐ 4602 ๐ 1856 ๐ฌ 101 ๐ 154"You donโt need to be a mental-health professional to see that somethingโs very seriously off with Trumpโparticularly after nearly three years of watching his erratic and abnormal behavior in the White House."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.
30.09.2025 17:24 โ ๐ 30983 ๐ 7787 ๐ฌ 1583 ๐ 456Madeleine Dean is great.
02.10.2025 02:54 โ ๐ 787 ๐ 118 ๐ฌ 34 ๐ 4Duncan: But Iโm proud to say Iโm a Democrat. Iโm proud that I can show up to work every day with a better toolkit to love my neighborโinstead of villainizing everyone or putting an asterisk next to someone just because they donโt look like me, talk like me, love like me, or worship like me.
02.10.2025 03:44 โ ๐ 6262 ๐ 1296 ๐ฌ 121 ๐ 45Lol they are on a roll ๐๐๐ some of the best trolling I have seen.
02.10.2025 01:38 โ ๐ 1832 ๐ 632 ๐ฌ 42 ๐ 22Republicans would rather shut down the government than protect the Affordable Care Act. A shutdown puts ACA tax credits at riskโand in Texas, premiums could jump 289%, costing families $459 more each year. (1/2)
30.09.2025 18:46 โ ๐ 2507 ๐ 691 ๐ฌ 87 ๐ 14MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
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A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ACCURATE AF.
02.10.2025 08:09 โ ๐ 2243 ๐ 570 ๐ฌ 36 ๐ 15Dean: The president is unhinged
Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I donโt control him
Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.
Johnson: I didnโt see it.
Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.
Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
01.10.2025 18:17 โ ๐ 36203 ๐ 12927 ๐ฌ 1019 ๐ 683On the HUD website - partisan propaganda. "The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need. " Button circled: Website Feedback
Go to hud.gov and use the website feedback button to tell them the website is for all Americans and to take down this partisan propaganda.
#ThisIsTrumpsShutdown