Mark Bechtel

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We stand with Kat It’s Thursday. There are 369 (nice) days until the midterms and FIVE DAYS UNTIL THIS YEAR’S ELECTIONS! An idiot plays with nukes, DOJ starts erasing crimes and we stand with Kat.

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We stand with Kat
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Absolutely

3 things happening at once:

1. They are learning the ACA coverage they enjoyed was always OBAMACARE. The very insurance they voted to end.

2. They are learning they, rural whites, are the demographic MOST RELIANT on government aid.

3. They are learning it’s the GOP’s fault for the shutdown.

Just another day in Chicago.

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Stephen Miller is joining other high ranking regime members in military housing.

The tax payers will now subsidize his home AND personal security.

No money for food. Lots of money for Miller.

Perhaps if they weren’t about to starve 42 million Americans they wouldn’t have such security concerns?

As a disability advocate, I think it’s appalling how many people are fine letting disabled folks starve because they think “survival of the fittest” means we should die.

But here’s the thing… no one should be starving.

The richest country in the world can afford to feed everyone.

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Time is weird. In Japan, it's morning. In Germany, it's night. In America, it's the 1930s.

The fact that Johnson won't call the House into session (now possibly not until next year) is about the Epstein Files, for sure.

But it's also about handing over complete control of this country to one man. It's about no checks and balances.

It's about Authoritarianism.
See what they are doing.

Sen. Van Hollen: They're intentionally trying to impose pain so that we won't keep up the fight for healthcare.

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Amid national economic insecurity, Minnesota just ranked as a top three state in the nation for job seekers.

That includes nation-leading job benefits, worker protections, and a diverse economy.

If you need a job, we want you here.

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Federal food assistance known as SNAP benefits will run out on Saturday due to the government shutdown. It will impact more than 40 million Americans, many of them working mothers.
Here are some of the stories they are sharing.

Absolutely.

The President wants to use the military to crack down on Americans who are exercising their 1st Amendment rights to oppose him. I can’t think of a better reason to insist on exercising those rights.

Food Crisis
Bridgeport, Connecticut

This isn't about chaos; it's about desperation.
People are scared, struggling, and just trying to survive. No one should have to fight for food in America.

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Exactly.

Federal judge suggests Trump admin should partially fund SNAP U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said she planned to issue a ruling later Thursday on Democrats’ lawsuit to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown.

A federal judge appeared to suggest Thursday USDA must use emergency money to partially fund SNAP, days after the Trump administration said it didn't have authority.

The judge plans to rule on a TRO request later today.

@kellygarrity.bsky.social reported from the courthouse for @politico.com

It's been 37 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.

American farmers are once again subject to a Frumpy con. Though he will say that Xi agreed to resume soybean imports, the figures say otherwise: 180,000 metric tons compared to 27 million metric tons before. What a joke.

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A government office worker who helps seniors and the disabled with social security benefits shared her emotional response to the government shutdown. Essential government workers like her haven't been paid in four weeks. The pressure of it all has led to panic attacks: "We don't deserve this."