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80 percent of ACA tax credits go to people living in states Trump won.

As @aoc.bsky.social says, Republicans think this shutdown is about punishing Democrats. But in reality, it hurts everybody.

Watch.

Open enrollment for ACA plans began yesterday in Idaho.

One couple got notice that their monthly premium next year would jump from $51 to $2,232 as subsidies expire.

25,000 Idahoans are expected to be priced out of coverage.

This is what's at stake in Trump's shutdown.

Mr. President. Stop breaking the law. 

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.

BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.

It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.

While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

Robert Reich How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich

Real estate investors now own about 20% of single-family homes in the country.

A big reason why home prices have skyrocketed in recent years is a lack of supply — and investors sinking their teeth into whatever is left on the market is making the problem even worse.

The $20 Billion Question: Why Did Trump Bail Out Argentina? In late September 2025, President Donald Trump and his treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, revealed a $20 billion rescue package for Argentina.

The $20 Billion Question: Why Did Trump Bail Out Argentina?

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YouTube video by Robert Reich The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act to punish anyone who opposes him, and he’s following a four point plan to do it.

Here’s what you need to know about it — and some thoughts on how to respond. www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8v...

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders Bernie Reads Your Health Care Stories | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Bernie Reads Your Health Care Stories | @sanders.senate.gov

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Letter left on fired federal prosecutor's office door warns Americans are less safe The letter said the DOJ's leadership "is more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security."

Letter left on fired federal prosecutor's office door warns Americans are less safe

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A 75% increase in premiums isn’t an empty statistic – it means millions of American families will have to make hard decisions about cutting essential expenses.

Republicans don’t care. They’re literally shutting down the government instead of avoiding these preventable costs.

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders Where We Are With the Government Shutdown | Sen. Bernie Sanders

I'm asking YOU:

What will a doubling of health care premiums mean for your family?

What it will mean if you're one of the 15 million being thrown off their health care?

Please comment below or submit a story here: tinyurl.com/3rbdfdmz

The government has effectively been shut down for months as Trump has destroyed checks and balances, usurped the power of the purse from Congress, and unleashed an authoritarian nightmare throughout the country.

Why would any Democrat vote for any continuing resolution that allows this to continue?

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A government shutdown means Americans won’t get the services they depend on. Federal workers won’t get their paychecks. People’s livelihoods will be upended.

This is happening because Republicans wanted to pay for more tax cuts for the super rich by making devastating cuts to the social safety net.

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

Thank you for round tables like this.

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders Mr. President: Do Not Shut Down the Government | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Mr. President: Do Not Shut Down the Government | Sen. Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov

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Republicans just REJECTED our attempt to keep the government funded & stop your health care costs from skyrocketing.

They have the White House, House, and Senate. They could have just kept costs stable – they refused.

Don’t let them gaslight you. This is a Republican shutdown.

Word from the meeting last night is that Speaker kept bringing up “health care for illegal aliens,” seemingly unaware that Medicaid and Medicare and Affordable Care coverage are by law NOT available to anyone here illegally.

watercolor and gouache painting of a fox holding a stick in its mouth standing on a rock in an overgrown forest

Inside the magical wood a fox appears! 🦊

My second piece for my solo show at Gallery Nucleus. Both the original painting and sketch for this piece have sold — thank you!! 💕❤️💕 But many originals are still left as well as prints

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CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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#Starbucks closed down our favorite shop this week. They had the best customer service, treated regulars like family, and were considered the busiest store according to other shops. Not happy about how they are treating workers and great performing locations.

⚠️DUMBEST ERA OF HUMANITY. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s handpicked slate of vaccine advisers voted to no longer recommend a combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox) for children under age 4. Some committee members said there was no evidence to support the move.

⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr & Trump are wrong—the largest best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol/Tylenol). A crude analysis found only a tiny 5% risk, but once you adjust via sibling controls, the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0%📉

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders LIVE: Bernie Sanders on Keeping the Government Open

Bernie Sanders on Keeping the Government Open

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Glad the dice made it! I hope they bring you many nat 20s!

Stoked to use these buddies from @darkelfdice.com and @rpgelise.bsky.social this weekend! They have a Drakkenheim Delirium look to them, hopefully my PC can stave off contamination for one more day traveling the outer city #dndcampaign

Super excited about this one! Perfect timing too.