J.J. Abbott

Pennsylvania roll-call: Where do you live (or are you from) in PA and what do you like most about it?

Don’t be fooled, Pennsylvania! Vote YES this November 4th to retain Dougherty, Donohue and Wecht. @jjabbott.bsky.social

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We did it. We finally found the limits on executive power. 🤡

The Trump administration really, really sucks at governing. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

“Why’s the media so obsessed with the kids who died?”

Partyka: My son, like so many people on Medicaid, works over 40 hours a week. People on Medicaid are not the “parasite class,” as this horrible, out-of-touch administration has described them. They are your friends and your neighbors—and in this case, he is my son.

My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.

Dave McCormick just cast the deciding vote for this BS bill that raises costs of health care, food and utilities, and leaves Pennsylvanians to die. The bill now goes to the House where PA’s GOP delegation will decide its fate. Call and let them know how you feel at 202-224-3121.

Dwight Evans is one of the people I will tell my children I was lucky to have served with and learned from. His impact was felt in all corners of our state and now he’s letting new leadership step forward. Congratulations Dwight on a career for the history books.

Van Hollen: "The real problem is Republicans refuse to ask billionaires to contribute more to the overall good of the country ... they have an obsession with giving tax cuts to very rich people and big corporations and everything else is sacrificed for that cause."

HUGE: Senate Parliamentarian says that Mike Lee's public land sell-off violates the Byrd rule, requires 60 votes in the Senate. A bunch of other terrible anti-environment provisions do too. This isn't over, but this is a huge win. www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

".. The uncertainty has led to a capital crunch, with big companies reducing investment activity, and smaller suppliers struggling to access financing, leading to job losses and factory closures .." @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I’d also just ask Pennsylvania’s senator to prioritize the best interest of Pennsylvanians, instead of warmongering leaders of other nations.

Senator John Fetterman was snidely dismissive of Dems who say Trump bombing Iran without congressional authorization is potentially an impeachable offense. Here's Rep @casten.house.gov responding to Fetterman on our pod with a very pointed challenge to him: newrepublic.com/article/1971...

"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?" No: 85% Yes: 5% YouGov / June 22, 2025

Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far: A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.

Republicans: “No one wants to work any more.” “What about these immigrants who want to work?” Republicans: “Not them. Send them to a gulag.”

ICE targeted immigrant workers this week in the Harrisburg area (below at a gas station in New Cumberland). You can see these men are in work clothes and boots. Immigrants of all status contribute so much to our economy in Central PA. Republicans are putting cruelty ahead of our communities.

Local PA news headline

Watch this clip of @repjordanharris.com showing solidarity with immigrants in this moment to commemorate and honor #Juneteenth Powerful.

Bomb Or No Bomb

There is literally no modern or even recent historical example where the “start a war to force regime change to then make a country better for the civilians” works. It’s insanity. Reality is it will make their lives worse. It is a lie meant to justify war for other reasons.

My Daughter Was at the Center of the Supreme Court Case on Trans Care. Our Hearts Are Broken. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...

As the June 30 state budget deadline draws closer, it’s not just SEPTA facing a fiscal cliff. The other 32 fixed-route transit systems across the commonwealth are at risk — which means the Pennsylvania Senate Republicans blocking funding will hurt their own districts, too.

FYI the Senate Finance Committee text that just dropped leaves this provision untouched. They are choosing to spike costs for more than a million Medicare enrollees.

Even bigger tax breaks for greedy corporations while raising overall costs for workers and families. Insane.

From reconciliation to deportation, the Republican agenda is toxic.

“Okay grandpa let’s get you to bed”

Bigger Medicaid cuts when the public wants none. Good work.

Pennsylvanians from every corner of the commonwealth came out in full force across over 80+ locations this weekend to say #NOKINGS allowed in PA!

“I find it unconscionable that someone could step up to serve, voluntarily, in our military and be willing to sacrifice their life for our country only to have their families torn apart.” This article first appeared @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social

This baseless and deranged claim from PA GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie is as craven as it is bullshit #PA07

Trump's tariffs are one of the largest tax increases in history.

The owner of Twitter sends out 100 right wing propaganda tweets every single day and the algorithm is set up so that every single person on Twitter has to see every single one of these tweets. Now here’s another piece about Blue Sky’s ideological diversity problem.

Should we deport people who have lived here for many years without committing any crimes? 61% no, 24% yes. Should we should deport people as quickly as possible even if it means more mistakes, or do our best to make no mistakes even if it takes longer? Quickly: 19% Minimize mistakes: 74%

Big Beautiful Organizing

political press is doing a real disservice by basically not reporting the nuances of public opinion on deportations, and creating the appearance that most americans support the stephen miller-style gestapo tactics

About 1000 turned out in the pouring rain for #NoKings in tiny, red Union County!

Live look at Trump’s birthday party

One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup

Truth

From Pittsburgh’s No Kings Protest against Trump. iykyk

You looked beautiful, Pennsylvania.

Philly thread 🧵

It also has been planned for months but happens to occur at the moment where Trump is looking tyrant-y of his term so far while also throwing his own royal-esque birthday military parade. Incredibly effective and huge opposition optics at an important moment for them.

Philadelphia is looking big and beautiful today. (Opposing kings in) America starts here.

There are 81+ events today in Pennsylvania to protest Trump’s terror and the GOP’s agenda in DC. It is one of the biggest statewide activations ever. It is bigger than any Tea Party single day of action by far. The opposition to right-wing rule in DC is big, beautiful and diverse.

It's vital to emphasize that the GOP has been calling for violence against their political opponents for more than a decade now, led by Trump. The violence keeps escalating, and they keep doing it because they're getting results.

The president: "A RAINY DAY PERADE BRINGS GOOD LUCK"

New Reuters/Ipsos poll: - 35% of adults approve of Trump’s response to LA protests - 50% disapprove By net +9 adults say the president has “gone too far with arrests of immigrants” Other polls paint similar picture: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/all-the-po...