Stromtrooper ✨

Musk and Trump both wield their social media platforms as weapons.

It’s like a depraved reality show, where everyone is awful and you relish all their downfalls equally.

Medicaid cuts could impact Oregon more than most states, analysts say The budget reconciliation bill reduces federal spending using a number of policies that will cut enrollment in Medicaid, including a work requirement for some and more frequent eligibility checks for all.

If Republicans in the U.S. Senate pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Oregonians currently enrolled in Medicaid are more likely than people in nearly any other state to lose coverage and end up uninsured, according to analyses from several national think tanks.

An Oregon Department of Human Services analysis found that the GOP’s proposed cuts to SNAP would slash average benefits by nearly a quarter for Oregon families.

Undocumented workers also pay billions in taxes.

I’ll be avoiding that falsehood fest in favor of Ron Wyden’s town hall.

Jeff Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction.

NYT boldly acknowledges that this “appears” to be a rightward shift for WAPO 🤦🏼‍♀️

In Their Own Words: Marketplace Enrollees Would Struggle to Afford Premium Hikes if Congress Refuses to Extend Improved Tax Credits | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Olivia, a 22-year-old woman living in Michigan, is starting 2025 with a newfound sense of stability thanks to the health insurance that she buys through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. In.....

Ximena, 35, is a nurse and mother of two in Texas. If tax credits expire, her premiums could rise by $200 to $400 a month. At that point, she’d have to give up coverage, despite her concerns about what losing health insurance could mean for her family. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-thei...

So grateful for ACLU! 🙌🙌

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

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Mexican president floats lawsuit against Google for adopting ‘Gulf of America’ “The whole Gulf cannot be called Gulf of America,” Claudia Sheinbaum said.

I’m all in for the Gulf of Claudia Sheinbaum.

“DOGE” Access to Treasury Payment Systems Raises Serious Risks | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities This primer explains what the Bureau of the Fiscal Service does, how it has traditionally been managed by career civil servants, and the risks posed by tampering with the system.

Millions rely on Treasury payments for Social Security, veterans’ benefits, and public services. DOGE’s access to these systems raises risks of delays, security breaches, and political interference. Here’s what you need to know: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

Billionaires whose companies pay $0 federal income tax are also pretty fat cats.

It was never about “efficiency.”

Unsurprising. The question is, what will we do about it?

A bar graph showing that most SNAP participants and households work.

Most #SNAP participants who can work already do, but Republican plans would take SNAP away from people who don’t meet expanded, harsh work requirements. Policymakers should support real job opportunities, not red tape that puts more people at risk of hunger. www.cbpp.org/blog/republi...

These are scary times. Maybe it wasn’t a bright idea to elect a vindictive simpleton.

A chart showing that Medicaid cuts take many forms but with the same results: taking health coverage away from people with low incomes.

This week at CBPP, we focused on #StateBudgets and #StateTaxes, #FoodAssistance, #health, #poverty and #inequality, and the #FederalBudget. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

The federal government’s illegal use of taxpayer dollars strikes me as an excellent reason for us to “pause“ on paying federal taxes.

We have a vision but we lack something the Republicans clearly have: effective messaging.

What a cruel and hateful person that officer must be.

Right. Because the “injunction” caused the confusion. Sigh…

Taking breaks between meetings for dog and cat bellyrubs.

A truly nauseating moment in our history.