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Republicans are racing to pass perhaps the most expensive bill in history, adding TRILLIONS to the debt, by trashing Senate rules. Don’t EVER tell me we can’t afford to invest child care after we set trillions on fire to give tax breaks to billionaires who don’t need them.

submitted 2 hours ago • 30 comments

“No question — this is definitely the biggest cut. It’s the biggest rollback in federal support for health care ever” the incomparable @larrylevitt.bsky.social “You can very safely say this is the biggest cut to programs for low-income Americans ever” me @jeffstein.bsky.social on what's at stake

submitted 5 hours ago • 7 comments

Unbelievable. Latest update from the nonpartisan budget office says the Senate Republican bill now cuts nearly $1 TRILLION from Medicaid.

submitted 1 day ago • 168 comments

Let’s be very clear: even if you are not a Medicaid recipient, cuts to the program will impact you. Without Medicaid funds, rural hospitals, maternity wards, and nursing homes will be shuttered. Having private health insurance won’t do you much good when there’s nowhere to go.

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

I really don’t think most Americans know we are only days aways from millions losing their health insurance in the biggest cut to Medicaid in history, plus millions losing food assistance in the biggest cut to SNAP in history. The next few days are crucial for fighting the “big beautiful bill.”

submitted 2 days ago • 25 comments

As you go about your day, burdened with worries, please understand that MeanCat doesn’t care about you or your burdens

submitted 4 days ago • 29 comments

#SCOTUS announces that tomorrow is the last day on which it will hand down decisions in cases argued this term. That means birthright citizenship, non-delegation, age verification for porn websites, and three other major rulings will all come down in quick succession starting tomorrow at 10 ET.

submitted 3 days ago • 86 comments

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

submitted 4 days ago • 2376 comments

Seventh set of Byrd droppings is out, and WOW! We won on trans care in Medicaid, provider taxes, FMAP, immigrants in Medicaid, and other issues. These victories are amazing for the people they help - and cost Rs more than $250 billion of their savings by rough calculations, largely not curable.

submitted 3 days ago • 17 comments

This GOP tax bill is worse than any other in modern history.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

I’m glad you asked: “Bring Animals Relief and Kibble”

submitted 12 days ago • 16 comments

My old boss- 💔😔 there are no words for what is going on right now.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

This is Miso. She is reporting for her weekly paw inspection. All toe beans are accounted for and are as teeny tiny as ever. Inspection passed with flying colors. 12/10 (IG: lifewith_miso)

submitted 13 days ago • 130 comments

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, granddads, father figures, and anyone who fills a fatherly role with love and care. Today we celebrate you and the impact you make every day.

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

Good folks are generating a lot a smart analyses and numbers re the big, bad budget bill. Here's a collection of some I find particularly compelling, along with a highly relevant observation about the false promise of trickledown from...1516. econjared.substack.com/p/there-are-...

submitted 20 days ago • 6 comments

Domestic violence doesn't discriminate between Red and Blue zip codes, so our response as lawmakers needs to remain bipartisan, as it has been since the passage of VAWA in 1994. Supporting survivors will never be 'waste, fraud and abuse,' no matter how much Donald Trump thinks it is.

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

Got asked on an AMA tonight: “can you talk about why SNAP is so important?” So I shared my personal experience. 7 kids in our family and food stamps kept us fed when my dad got sick, lost his job, and mom had to look for work. SNAP is an investment in people. I won't support ANY cuts to SNAP.

submitted 24 days ago • 26 comments

I've decided to turn any hate towards this into a positive. Every time I get flipped off or thumbs down for this flag I'm gonna make a 3$ donation to www.thetrevorproject.org at the end of the month. #Pride #QueerTrucker #TheTrevorProject #LGBTQ

submitted 26 days ago • 423 comments

The Administration’s funding freeze is forcing non-profits like this domestic violence shelter to make impossible decisions: We need to do everything we can to help women in crisis, not pull the rug out from under them. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/o...

submitted 25 days ago • 11 comments

So, as you might know, I have been in the process of tracking the activities of DOGE staff across the federal government. And now I've built an auto-updating website to browse the data It's not done (lots more content to write), but news is moving fast, so here it is dogetrack.info Enjoy!

submitted 30 days ago • 75 comments

New state fact sheets show how the House Rs' extreme budget plan would cut food & health care for millions while delivering bigger tax breaks to the wealth — forcing families, veterans, seniors, & others in every state to bear higher costs & more red tape. www.cbpp.org/research/sta...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Trump Admin and DOGE’s interference is making federal grantmaking more uncertain, less efficient, and more political, while putting vital funding for local governments, nonprofits, and research at risk. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

The House-passed Republican reconciliation plan would cut #SNAP by roughly 30%, putting food assistance at risk for over 2 million children and weakening the program’s ability to respond during economic downturns, even as recession risks remain elevated: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

The bill House Republicans passed last week would be the deepest cut to #SNAP in history. Our new paper explains the 4 ways this bill would take food assistance away from low-income people, including families with kids, seniors, and people with disabilities. Link below ⤵️

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

My family relied on food stamps briefly when I was a kid—our country had our back, and all 7 of us kids grew up to give back to our communities. Investing in nutrition assistance? Investing in SNAP? That’s an investment in people, and cutting SNAP won't help anyone.

submitted 32 days ago • 12 comments

In their bill, Republicans passed steep cuts to food assistance, Medicaid, and put Medicare at risk. For me, that’s a moral line. It makes no sense in this time of incredible struggle when families are having such a hard time making ends meet to go after food assistance and Medicaid.

submitted 38 days ago • 15 comments

House Republicans just passed the biggest health care and Medicaid cut ever. The biggest cut to SNAP and nutrition assistance ever. A massive tax cut for billionaires with tax hikes for millions of working families. The biggest wealth transfer from working people to rich people ever in one law.

submitted 38 days ago • 12 comments

At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

submitted 38 days ago • 225 comments

1 in 5 Americans depend on Medicaid for health insurance, but they don't all know they're on it because it may go by another name (e.g., Medi-Cal, Apple, BadgerCare). I identified the name of each state's Medicaid program. If you or someone you love is in one of these programs, call 202-224-3121.

submitted 39 days ago • 12 comments

New from me: the House GOP bill would cut Medicaid & CHIP by 12-14%, growing higher over time - the largest in history. There's $792 bn of gross Medicaid & CHIP cuts (mostly Medicaid). There are $76 bn of total health offsetting interactive effects (mostly Medicaid), so the true cut is $716-792 bn.

submitted 39 days ago • 11 comments

I don't want this to get lost: after RFK Jr. finished with his tantrum, he ADMITTED he is blocking BILLIONS in federal child care funding. That needs to change IMMEDIATELY.

submitted 40 days ago • 261 comments

REPORTER: You campaigned on lowering the price of groceries. How can you justify cutting food assistance in this bill? TRUMP: The cut is gonna give everybody much more food

submitted 40 days ago • 354 comments

MeanCat has the life

submitted 43 days ago • 10 comments

We’re suing the IRS and DOGE to expose the startling depths of their access and sharing of sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS. Here's what you need to know⬇️

submitted 43 days ago • 12 comments

To my Republican colleagues: one day Donald Trump will be gone, but when your descendants go to search you up, your legacy will be taking away the health care and SNAP millions need, all to enrich the richest among us.

submitted 47 days ago • 17 comments

Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. We know this because he told us this. And we just have to say, Warren, there’s no better time than retirement to join the Patriotic Millionaires! www.npr.org/2025/05/09/n...

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Our Chair, Morris Pearl, spoke with the BBC about Bill Gates’ decision to spend down his fortune. His take? If @billgates.com really wants to make a difference, he should be pushing for change in government policy so billionaires like him don't exist. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

HIPAA privacy rights are foundational to the trust between doctors and patients. That's why we filed an amicus brief on behalf of physicians and local governments who are concerned about attempts to upend these privacy protections.

submitted 53 days ago • 7 comments

Must-read new Bloomberg analysis: Most of the top holders of Trump’s memecoin - who are vying for an “intimate dinner” with POTUS and a White House tour - are likely foreign. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

submitted 53 days ago • 32 comments

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EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.

submitted 62 days ago • 546 comments

MeanCat at work and at rest. He has a full life

submitted 63 days ago • 12 comments

MeanCat sharpening his claws on his wrought iron chair. The stuff of night terrors

submitted 63 days ago • 14 comments

I am hosting a job fair to support federal workers and contractors on May 3 at George Washington Middle School in Alexandria. Come meet with companies from various sectors, including from health care, local government, military, finance, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EQ5...

submitted 66 days ago • 5 comments

The Trump administration is considering eliminating the 988 Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth as a way to cut back on funding for next year’s discretionary budget for mental health, according to an internal document reviewed by CNN

submitted 65 days ago • 47 comments