I want my leaders to be demonstrably smarter than I am. Wonkishness is like a security blanket. Bravado can be channeled. Stupid is stuck.

Elon Musk is getting a $1 TRILLION pay package from Tesla. If he worked 40 hr/week, he'd be making $50 million PER HOUR. That is a truly unfathomable amount of money -- it could end hunger, fund life-changing research, & save countless lives. Instead, it's going to Elon Musk.

Matthew 25:35–40 “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me… Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did it to me.”

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Chuck Schumer has offered Republicans a deal to reopen the government if they extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for ONE YEAR. Republicans must accept the deal or FOREVER be remembered as the party who chose Trump and cruelty over the lives of millions.

Interesting how DT is on the Senate GOP's necks about the filibuster all of a sudden. Could it be that any changes (like a 1-year extension) have to go back to the House for approval? Which would require the opening of said House? Epstein? (thx @travestynv for pointing this out)

The Dems offered a deal to stop the shutdown with a 1 year extension of ACA subsidies and Trump responded by filing an emergency brief to the Supreme Court demanding it starve people.

Remember when Harris said she would go after price gouging companies and everyone yelled about communism? Fun times.

“One of the actions highlighted in the timeline that was not previously publicized was how the Governor’s Office for New Americans had cut ties with certain organizations under Lombardo, including those offering services for undocumented people.” Great get by @bella_tweetss.

Yeah, this should get a Pulitzer. It's going to be an all-time classic.

U.S. consumer sentiment hits second-lowest ever, worse than 2020 and 2008

We’re cutting flights and food because of the govt shutdown but ICE is out full force!

Dems should be driving the point home that anytime Trump has given anything to Americans in need, stimulus checks, SNAP benefits he had to be pressured and forced to do so

America has a President and Vice President who don't give a damn about all Americans. So when someone asks me what I think of them turning their backs on people who are hungry... I'm going to answer.

“If we don’t measure food insecurity, no one’s hungry” “If we delete research on right-wing violence, there’s no right-wing violence” “If we don’t release inflation data, there’s no inflation” “If we stop Covid testing, we’ll have fewer cases” Same energy.

IRAN: Tehran is facing an acute water emergency. Historic drought and low rainfall have depleted reservoirs, prompting warnings from President Masoud Pezeshkian that the capital may need to be relocated. The Amir Kabir Dam holds only 8 % of its capacity, leaving less than two weeks of drinking water. Authorities are urging citizens to reduce consumption as rationing looms.

On Saturday, Trump said that @sethmeyers criticizing him is “probably illegal.” So, today, I tried to pass a simple resolution stating that criticizing the president isn’t illegal. Republicans objected. It’s absurd. There’s no Trump exception to the First Amendment.

MSNBC fact checks Trump's claims that Walmart Thanksgiving bundle is cheaper this year: "Yes, it's cheaper, but it has less stuff in it this year. This bundle doesn't have onions, celery, sweet potatoes, chicken broth, poultry seasoning, muffin mix, marshmallows, whipped topping or pecan pie. All of that was included in that basket in 2024"

Reporter: VP Vance called the court order absurd. Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own. And you’ll excuse me for getting emotional about it, but when I see people in my state who are hungry because of Vance’s bullshit politics, that makes me angry. That’s why I went to court, and that’s why we’re putting dollars on people’s SNAP cards—because that’s what the people of Pennsylvania deserve. And America deserves better than J.D. Vance.

Republicans have had full control of the House, Senate and White House for 291 days. Yet, not a single one has been spent lowering costs or protecting health care. Instead, Republicans created a health care crisis, shut down the government and went on vacation for 7 weeks.

Unless Dems suddenly accept the House bill as is, not remotely likely, the House must be in session to at least pass the conference committee bill. Johnson can't keep kicking the can on the Epstein Files discharge petition. Meanwhile, many of his constituents are hungry.

The Trump administration will start fully funding SNAP benefits for November in compliance with a federal court order. cnn.it/4hM0VR3