Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/11/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...nytimes.comDemocrats in Mississippi Break the G.O.P.’s State House Supermajority 584502816
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/11/2025"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world: 'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..." chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...chicago.suntimes.comPope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says. 604229356406
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 05/11/2025BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike. Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%. Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th. 306208715343
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialBenjammin 🇺🇸☮️ @benjammin1221.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Mike Knows! 21750338
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialSenator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Trump has broken his own record for longest shutdown… and working families pay the price. It’s long past time for him and Mike Johnson to actually come to the negotiating table and try to get a real deal done. 2722135
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC. Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA. Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ. Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward. 397202034535
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialMayor Karen Bass @mayor.lacity.gov · 05/11/2025We’ll stay on the streets every day, bringing people Inside Safe and restoring neighborhoods across Los Angeles. And if it's ever needed again, I won't hesitate to reinstate an emergency declaration. 1315
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 05/11/2025Republicans are throwing a tantrum because Californians stood up to Donald Trump's election-rigging scheme. Cry harder. 4614175916
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Trump has now overseen the two longest government shutdowns in history — with the current one reaching 36 days. He ran on fixing a broken system and helping working people. Instead, he’s making the system even worse and shafting working people by gutting the social safety net. 571961503
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Trump declares that Republicans have lost the shutdown. Absolutely zero reason for Dems to cave at this point 743347710
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/11/2025🙏🏽 Amen. 5563691213
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Now that’s a fighter! 242146185
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialMayor Muriel Bowser @mayorbowser.dc.gov · 05/11/2025NOW OPEN: First-ever District owned and operated animal shelter and hospital. It's been many years in the making, and now, it's time for DC families to come take home your new pet. Animal adoption fees are waived through this Sunday, November 9th. 161
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialSenator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 05/11/2025Awful. Trump has the power to do more to help hungry Americans—including children—he’s just choosing not to. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...nytimes.comSome SNAP Recipients May Not Receive Food Stamps Under White House Policy 139725
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now let’s get to work. transition2025.com 1344537408033
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life. 447177643602
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 05/11/2025This is the kind of thing which makes me think better things are possible. 274108371897
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 05/11/2025You absolutely would not want to be, or be anywhere near, any bottle of ketchup in what remains of the White House today. 1624965607
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialdarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 04/11/2025 35399193664
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/11/2025“Here in New Jersey, we know that this nation has not ever been, nor will it ever be ruled by kings. We take oaths to a Constitution, not a king.” - Governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social #NoKings 72318363
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialLt. Governor Ghazala Hashmi @ltgovhashmi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025So wonderful to spend the day connecting with Virginians as they head to the polls. It’s the people I meet in every corner of the Commonwealth that inspire my work. Less than 2 hours until polls close. Let’s do this, Virginia! 74210
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/11/2025We need a functioning Republican Party that believes in Congressional oversight, not whatever this is they have become. 651485243
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialForbes @forbes.com · 03/11/2025TSA workers were told sick calls will bring “appropriate accountability measures to the fullest extent possible” after the shutdown ends—but airport screeners told Forbes such threats would likely backfire.forbes.comHouston’s Bush Airport TSA Wait Times Top 3 Hours—As Unpaid Screeners Tell Of Agency’s ‘Scare Tactics’TSA workers were told sick calls will bring “appropriate accountability measures to the fullest extent possible” after the shutdown ends—but airport screeners told Forbes such threats would likely backfire. 22830931031
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Open enrollment for ACA healthcare plans has started, and enrollees are seeing what their premium costs will be next year. Without subsidies, one couple will see their monthly costs increase from $495 to $2,168 — a 300% increase. This is what Democrats are fighting to prevent. 702499957
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/11/2025“In the last week, everyone wants to volunteer, and that’s wonderful,” Aisenbrey said. “We need it. We need every single person.” www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/b...berkshireeagle.com‘It’s a good crazy’: Inside a shift at the Peoples Pantry as SNAP benefits lapseFood pantries across the Berkshires have seen an increase in attendance in recent days in preparation for a suspension of SNAP benefits for the first time in the program’s 60-year 7744991112
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialAbigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 04/11/2025Virginia, if you’re in line to vote by 7pm, stay in line! 317649
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialKatie Porter @katieporterca.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Prop 50 is about deciding that Donald Trump is going to be accountable to the democracy—to each one of us. Polls close in just over 5 hours! Find your polling place: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po... 315931
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay. See the problem? 607220058048
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialAbigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 04/11/2025Virginians are ready to vote — and ready to win. 🇺🇲 411723
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/11/2025On the ballot today: -NYC: Mayor -Minneapolis: Mayor -VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House -NJ: Governor -PA: State Supreme Court -GA: Public Service Commission -TX: TX-18 U.S. House -CA: Prop 50 This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot. 284116793314
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/11/2025rightwing guy inherits insurance empire from his dad. struck with revelation that the rich should run everything! "a proper elite that takes care of the country". builds JD vance from dust to ensure just that. profits! gets wapo treatment as a big thinker. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...washingtonpost.comThe secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s futureChris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward. 18429121042
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Senate Republicans blocked a resolution demanding full funding for SNAP benefits. This, as Trump still refuses to fully restore SNAP to 42 million Americans. As we head into the midterms, don't forget: GOP lawmakers are fully complicit with Trump's weaponization of hunger. 10134781326
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 04/11/2025This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans. Nero would be proud. 1592247058110
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 04/11/2025This is a victory worth savoring. Let's keep raising our voices for a government that serves all of us. democracyforward.org/updates/fede...democracyforward.orgFederal Judge Issues Immediate Halt of Trump Administration’s Illegal Firing of Federal Workers During Shutdown - Democracy Forward 381907481
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Well have you? If not, here's where: zohranfornyc.com/vote 396197952990
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/11/2025"The agent grabbed Ms. Stagi by the hair, put her into a chokehold, dragged her through the street and threw her down a grassy embankment. Ms. Stagi said, “I’m 5-2. I’m not assaulting him..." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...nytimes.comAn Altercation With ICE Prompts a Police Chief to Push Back 19950692106
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 04/11/2025Through our Organized Retail Theft Task Force, the California Highway Patrol has made nearly 800 arrests, launched 500+ investigations, and recovered $8.6M in stolen goods so far this year. The message is clear: we won’t tolerate organized retail theft. 441264264
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialAbigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 04/11/2025Reproductive freedom is on the ballot today. Let me be very clear — I will always protect a woman’s right to choose in Virginia. 527644
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialLt. Governor Ghazala Hashmi @ltgovhashmi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025I cast my ballot today, and you can too! Our campaign is built on our shared values and a stronger, more affordable Virginia. Tonight, we’ll win this together. 1186
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/11/2025According to new NBC and ABC/Ipsos polls, Trump's approval ratings — especially on the economy and cost of living — are now in the negative double digits. Remember: Trump is a failing president. He is not all powerful. 15154891316
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Honestly, I don't think Trump's incomprehension of political asylum has anything to do with his serious personality-disorder-related psychiatric afflictions and his seeming dementia, which both raise 25th Amendment questions. I do, however, think it reflects his utter stupidity …. 2094284856
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialAbigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 04/11/2025Virginia, are you ready to turn the page? Polls are open until 7pm. Let’s win. abigailspanberger.com/vote 401640341
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialSenator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 04/11/2025I spoke with Virginians who wrote my office to share their concerns about the expiration of ACA tax credits and how it will impact them and their families. Rising costs put people’s businesses, retirement savings, and basic needs at risk. We cannot stand by as people fall off this health care cliff. 37316
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialKatie Porter @katieporterca.bsky.social · 04/11/2025📢California 📢 Election Day is here and I hope you’ll join me in voting YES on Prop 50. Polls are open until 8pm tonight. Find your polling place: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/po...sos.ca.govFind Your Polling Place :: California Secretary of State 312322
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Locked in with @arimelber.bsky.social. 20673591270
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialLt. Governor Ghazala Hashmi @ltgovhashmi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025It's Election Day, Virginia! Make sure you are ready to cast your ballot before the polls close at 7:00pm. 02011
Reposted by @kjstoby.bsky.socialAbigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 04/11/2025Virginia, there are only 9 hours left to make your voice heard. Polls close at 7pm — VOTE! abigailspanberger.com/vote 510740