DemocracyGirl

There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.

Governor Youngkin just vetoed the Right to Contraception Act. Access to birth control should never be up for debate. We need a Governor who will protect our freedoms.

This isn't hypothetical. The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.

President Trump and Elon Musk promised taxpayers big savings. Now, as he prepares to step back from his presidential assignment to cut bureaucratic fat, Musk has said without providing details that DOGE is likely to save taxpayers only about 15% of what he originally pledged to save.

NEW 🧵 A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far: 1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively. These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.

I sent a letter to federal employees as they weigh so-called “deferred resignation” offers. Since, a federal judge has temporarily paused these offers but it's possible they'll ultimately proceed. Here is my message to federal employees trying to figure out what to do: youtube.com/shorts/bFAcy...

BREAKING: we just blocked Musk & Trump out of the Treasury systems! Court order just secured — big win by us at @sddaction.bsky.social & our partners including @publiccitizen.bsky.social!

Important!

TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.

Apparently Trump doesn’t believe that air safety is national security. newrepublic.com/post/190934/...

I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.

In that week when Musk bought Twitter & started bungling it, the possibility occurred to me that he'd bought it to end its usefulness as a pro-democracy tool. I'm so grateful for BlueSky & the fact that we're all here now & that it's increasing possible to get our news here too!

A third of us tried to save two thirds of us from themselves. They’re about to find out.

I skipped Thanksgiving dinner and devoured this headline instead Took the longest, most satisfied Thanksgiving nap afterwards