Lee knows low-wage workers deserve healthcare too
R’s in the House say they want Medicaid cuts only for the “most vulnerable.” Translation: They’ll vote to take healthcare from 21 million, many working poor, under ACA Medicaid expansion. Call them out. Or call them (202) 224-3121.
- Shameful not to lead on this issue for both political and humanitarian reasons.
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View full threadVote no on GENIUS Act and then I can take this seriously. There is no non-criminal use case for crypto and the maximum-fraud Trump era is not the time to pretend there is.
- Correction: No significant legal use case. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/crypto-is-...
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- Correction. "No significant legal use cases" was the phrase. Overreach on my part. But I’m still not reassured about the bill. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/crypto-is-...
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- No to GENIUS Act.
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- Vote no on GENIUS Act and then we can take this seriously.
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- So Rs pushed late-night talks to hide healthcare cuts. Their trick? Disguising Medicaid cuts as “provider tax limits.” That forces states to slash eligibility/benefits or scramble for $$ elsewhere. Either way—millions lose care. NY-11 call Malliotakis: Oppose the Medicaid cuts (202) 225-3371
- Nicole Malliotakis (202-225-3371) supports work requirements, which are usually to stop people free-riding off of cash benefits — choosing not to work, and living off benefits. BS detector says: You can't live off health insurance — it doesn't pay the bills or provide food. tinyurl.com/5cctj4cn
- As your constituent @repdangoldman.bsky.social, I want to see you standing up for our neighbors in NY11 like you said you would! The cuts are in committee right now with Nicole Malliotakis making some tough choices. You can help hold her accountable.
- Hey @repdangoldman.bsky.social, remember when you said at your town hall you’d be holding town halls in GOP districts, like Malliotakis’ NY11? Now is a great time to make that happen!! Cc: @indivisible.org
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- If Cuomo is elected, feds will charge him so Trump can have leverage over the City, just like with Eric Adams. That alone is reason for to say #NoCuomo on your ballot. oversight.house.gov/release/come...
- Medicaid fraud? It’s not people like Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) constituent Gabby—it’s corporations that overbill and employers that dodge coverage. Proposed cuts do zero to fix that—they just hurt the people Medicaid was built for. #SaveMedicaid virginiaheffernan.substack.com/p/profile-in...
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- Missouri has a constitutional amendment that means they have to pay for care even if there are federal cuts. State and local politics matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/u...
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- Donald Trump is going to accept a $400 million “palace in the sky” the same week House Republicans move to kick 13.7 million Americans off health care.
- The “palace in the sky” comes roughly a week after Trump preached austerity for children (dolls, pencils) and their families.
- Trump billionaires ❤️ Cuomo! This June, rank 5 candidates that aren’t bought by oligarchs!
- Sen. Booker, will you push legistation requiring ICE/DHS officers to identify themselves and to not hide their faces unless justified by legitimate undercover assignments? If Republicans won’t vote for it, get them on the record as supporting Gestapo-style policing. Thank you.
- To all the moms out there: I’m wishing you a joyous Mother’s Day with your family.
- To all the moms?
- Happy Mother’s Day! Moms love us through our hurt, pain, through fear and frustration, through our stumbles and falls, through and through – we should show them our love, appreciation, and support every single day.
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- Man, I hope so. Because it’s pretty f*ing bad and it’s not just El Salvador.
- "It’s reached the point where I spend more time engaging with undesirable, messy, uncreative, and soul-draining texts from Democratic strangers running for office than I do texts from friends and colleagues whom I actually know and like." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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- DNC failed to support the challenger to Nicole Malliotakis in NY-11 too.
- I got this particular guilt-text and I hated it!! And that was in a flood of hate-worth texts! It was for @congressmanraja.bsky.social. Oddly, I feel more uncomfortable calling it out than his campaign seems to have felt about sending it.
- This cash grab is hurting the party. We have enough reputational problems as it is; we don’t need campaigns buying and selling our phone numbers without permission at a time when we should be restoring our standing with voters.
- "It’s reached the point where I spend more time engaging with undesirable, messy, uncreative, and soul-draining texts from Democratic strangers running for office than I do texts from friends and colleagues whom I actually know and like." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/democrats-...
- More masked shock troops. @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social @repdangoldman.bsky.social We expect you to do something other than write a letter or streamline crypto.
- In 2019, people liked Cuomo because he made them feel protected on TV. Little did they know. Cuomo's COVID response led foreseeably to preventable nursing home deaths, which he took elaborate steps to hide. He’d do no better for NYC. Plus he calls Trump “boss.” #NoCuomo. @newkingsdems.bsky.social
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- Apparently, not real. I looked for it because it would be a big deal. Found this. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
- I'm going to start publicly calling out campaigns that text me because they bought my number from a list. Not just because I've run out of patience, but because if *I* am this annoyed, then I can't even imagine what it's doing to Democrats' reputation among casual voters.
- Love it.
- New W&M tax bill that dropped includes a provision that would take away the child tax credit from US-citizen kids if either of their parents doesn't have an SSN. Estimated to take money away from ~4.5m children who are either citizens or lawful permanent residnets.
- Republican slogan: Vote for us. We punish American children in pursuit of our immigrant-hating agenda.
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- Cuomo is a “good CEO”in an era in which success is stealing from your firm for personal profit and leaving regular people to pay for your mistakes, too often with their lives.
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- What could make her think Cuomo would oust fascists? He calls Trump “boss.”
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- Has Andrew Cuomo commented? I’m thinking, uh, no. Not with Bill Ackman bankrolling him. #NoCuomo
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- I predict they are full of shit about their evidence. This is inflammatory for the sake it, for fascist PR. The show before courts say no. Fight back for sure, but be sure to mock their performance of power.
- @billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- Let’s talk about federal agents wearing masks.
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- Any comment on the other recent goings-on in Newark? Or will Senate Dems be play possum on Ras Baraka and ICE thuggery?
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- Ironic since the increased tax rate Trump “backs" is a sham. The bracket is far smaller than it was in 2017 and would apply to folks who mostly have capital gains. Any “increase” would be offset by other giveaways to them. More phony populism masking sops to the rich. www.axios.com/2025/05/09/t...
- There was reporting Trump was proposing to increase the top tax rate. Here’s why that’s a sham for PR purposes only. www.axios.com/2025/05/09/t...
- As Democrats slowly mount a resistance against Trump’s second administration, there is no worse person to elevate than a shameless self-promoter with an inflated sense of his political gifts and accomplishments. newrepublic.com/article/1949...
- If you live in NYC and Cuomo worries you, the time is NOW to canvass for good candidates. Use the opportunity to TALK to voters who are not just like you and inform them Cuomo is bad. They don’t know! Volunteer. You'll talk to Democrats and it’s easier than it sounds!
- Cuomo doesn’t talk to voters. Instead, he talks to billionaire Trump donors like Bill Ackman and Steven Roth. Each has donated a quarter million dollars (and counting) to help elect Cuomo as mayor. NYC deserves better than a mayor who ignores everyday New Yorkers. #NoCuomo @newkingsdems.bsky.social
- why are these people wearing masks? I don’t really like protestors being masked either. Cops shld never be masked.
- You’re supposed to be able to ask for badge numbers. Pretty clear how that would go with this crowd. I will not be surprised to find out Proud Boys are being deputized.
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- Is that supposed to be a federal officer on the left, in the cargo shorts?
- Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
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- Calling Bellingcat.
- Armed, masked federal agents who act like Proud Boys. Seems like someone should check that out. New EO promises to deputize a bunch of new “officers."
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- Those "officers“ will be Proud Boys— or Brown Shirts in the original German.
- Now that Ras Baraka has been released, will Habba prosecute him for trespass and give him a forum to publicly shine a light on authoritarian law enforcement by what look to be Proud Boys? Or will she drop the charges and reveal it was all a sham? And yes, irony is dead re "no one is above the law.”
- Breaking News: Newark's mayor, Ras Baraka, was arrested while he and three members of Congress from New Jersey were protesting at an immigration detention center in the city. He was taken to an ICE facility in Newark, his aides said. nyti.ms/3Z680Un
- It wasn’t a protest. It is now.
- On my way to join the protests at ICE's Newark detention facility, where Mayor Ras Baraka was taken into custody. He must be released.
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- They really do come off like Jan. 6 Proud Boy types. Not like trained law enforcement.
