Rotwag Spackleton

I voted “NO” on tonight’s budget proposal. The fight for health care continues.

Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'

no one has ever been better than chuck schumer at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

States' rights suddenly don't matter if they mean to save people from dying from starvation.

A Timeline of the Legal Saga Surrounding SNAP Payments Weeks of uncertainty during the longest government shutdown in American history have left some states struggling to issue payments to food stamp recipients.

The Trump administration told states in a late-night Saturday memo that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, adding to the chaos surrounding the anti-hunger program. Here’s a timeline of the SNAP developments that led up to this point.

This admin is absolutely dedicated to the noble cause of taking food away from hungry people. They’re working overtime. They’re fighting tooth and nail. They’re going above and beyond. Using your taxpayer dollars to advance their mission of stealing more from working people.

The budget that Republicans in Washington have put forward essentially SLASHES Obamacare by letting health care funding expire.

At the same time, it continues massive tax cuts for the rich.

Rs think billionaire tax cuts > money for your health care.

Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.

The Trump administration has spent the last several days begging court after court not to force them to feed hungry families and children! Who are these people???

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

The Radical Left City Mouse & the Very Good Country Mouse A City Mouse once visited a relative who lived in the country. For lunch the Country Mouse took his elite East Coast cousin to the local Cracker Barrel for Country Fried Steak with a side of Onion …

A fable by my brother:

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No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.

So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.

I don’t think middle-class families should be paying THOUSANDS of dollars more per year for health insurance. Why is that so controversial?

Ross Douthat is less significant than you think (yes, even less than that) FIFY

Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

Republicans in DC have settled on a new political strategy: Pit people who rely on SNAP against people who rely on the ACA.

Just when I thought DC gutter politics couldn’t get any worse, they’ve hit a new low.

Steven STEVEN got himself a tiny couch! (Well, @rotwag.bsky.social got it for him, really.)

DON'T TOUCH ME

So true.

It’s good news that the courts are forcing the Trump admin to release funds for SNAP. However, the fact that a court order was even needed is emblematic of the moral rot in DC. This admin insists on playing political games with peoples’ lives.

We have to address the immediate crisis caused by Republican health care cuts. Then, we need to have a serious conversation about how the status quo is not working. The cost of health care is out of control.

Very hard to give this a heart, but I grudgingly agree

The Trump admin is making a CHOICE to cut off SNAP. They think it gives them political leverage. I can’t think of something more craven and cynical than this.

every couple of days the official white house website says "we want to kill you. we want to destroy everything you love. we are the living incarnation of death and we shall sweep life from this earth like an unstoppable whirlwind" and its like oh. ok. do i still have to pay taxes

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

The President has been promising a new health care plan since 2015. 10 years later, there’s still no plan besides gutting Medicaid, attacking the ACA, and doubling premiums for millions of people.

It's going to be so amazing being alive in 2026 because the front page will say "BREAKING Mamdani Received Free Cheese Pizza From a Local Vendor, Calls to Resign Mount" and then on page 3 you'll see "Hegseth's Pentagon Rape Dungeon Raises Legal Questions."

It's almost like they don't believe America First (as dangerous and weighted as that term is) and instead believe their bank accounts first - just like they don't believe in states rights or individual rights - It's all the "Me First at Your Cost" movement. Let's show them we are the people!

Arguably, one company should not be responsible for 33% of online services

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...