Cathy of Smithville

DEFUND AND ABOLISH ICE!

Eight Senate Democrats, in capitulating to the Trump Republicans to end the shutdown, have succeeded in puncturing all the momentum of the last week since the election blowout.

The damage Trump's budget bill will cause is almost impossible to comprehend. Republicans must pay the price for it at the ballot box. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

A huge win for democracy today! Senate Majority Leader John Thune refused to overrule the parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s spending bill. Take heart as this shows using our voices loudly & in unison works! thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance

The libs owning… #AOC #Resist

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged. Is it any wonder so many feel abandoned by our economy? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void. This is why we must fix the system.

Yes. No.

AOC: You are not aware that the Trump Department of Justice is investigating the largest insurance company in America for fraud of Medicare Advantage that you have jurisdiction over?

Who is running HHS?

Across Missouri, rural communities are struggling to access quality healthcare that is both affordable and convenient—which is why I introduced the Community Paramedicine Act with Rep. Harshbarger. www.kctv5.com/2025/06/17/b...

I certainly hope Senate Democrats are holding the line against Medicaid cuts, cuts to contempt of court enforcement, the defunding of SNAP, and the defunding of the CFPB. You keep saying you're the minority party and you can't do anything. Well, here's something you can do.

Her stats line up with CDC data…

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus? NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country HASSAN: That's incorrect

“Can’t 86 him? 25th him.” — Founding Fathers, probably.

Yes, we noticed. You're still here.

WorldPride kicks off May 17 in DC, marking 50 years since the first “Gay Pride Day.” But 1974 also saw a quieter milestone: the first bill in Congress to ban anti-gay job bias. Fred Frommer @ffrommer.bsky.social reflects on the pivotal stepping stone.

He’s a liar just like the rest of them. Kehoe ran as a “moderate.” He’s actually an extremist who doesn’t think working Missourians deserve $13.75/hour or earned sick time…even when the voters approved both.

The arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka is a wake-up call for all of us. We must recognize the danger of Trump's authoritarian tactics and stand together to fight back against his attacks on democracy and human rights!

Wut? newrepublic.com/post/195081/...

This is the right approach — speak to them as you would an especially stupid child, spell out their crimes and your contempt clearly.

Walz: When did government get to tell you how many dolls your child has? Government just big enough to fit in your bedroom, your womb, and apparently now in your toy chest.

MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people? P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process

Music is joy! #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...

From my FB Newsfeed #50501movement #50501

Child flu death rate soars as experts sound alarm over RFK Jr's ‘dark ages' vaccine policy Source: Express U.S. share.newsbreak.com/cxybbrjv

While we were all getting irate about the stupid pope picture, here's what we should have been paying attention to. The Trump family is using it's connections to make lucrative deals on three continents. Emoluments clause? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...

@idonnyonbluesky.bsky.social

Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?

Trumpty-Dumpty is defunding PBS. What he calls "bias" some of us call "facts Trumpty-Dumpty doesn't like."

🧵 #Tennessee WTF is this shit? This is ridiculous and it will kill people. JFC. Keep politics out of healthcare!

Neutral Switzerland 🔥 I love this so much…

#MayDay Italy ✊🏼

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The Trump Family is wasting no time cashing in on Daddy's position as president. Surely this is a violation of the Emoluments Clause. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...

Several of those fired by Musk/DOGE tell their stories: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...

Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots. Children will be taught civic values for schools that want federal taxpayer funding ... we're gonna make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology."

Trump: “Maybe kids will have two dolls instead of 30" as a result of the tariffs. Bernie: “Billionaires like Musk and Trump do not have a clue about what it means for a working class family trying to buy presents for the kids or to take care of basic necessities.”

www.wsj.com/business/ear...

Traumatizing a US citizen family and violating the sanctity of their home. Is this another “administrative error?” Is she saying the ICE agents wanted her to change clothes in front of them???

This is what real leadership looks like. AOC’s words are a powerful reminder that solidarity is strength and that justice means fighting for everyone. Grateful for leaders who speak truth and inspire action. Thank you AOC for showing us what it means to lead with values. @aoc.bsky.social #MomSky

Not a word of this is true. Literally not a word.

After a slower start than Trump’s first term, protests have erupted across the country, standing up against his overreach.

AOC: We heard that we should take your word that Medicaid will be protected — that we should trust you that no one is going to be affected by this. But as a woman, the word was given that my rights would not be taken away by the Supreme Court — and that wasn’t true.

Wily Economy Coyote

He laughed at Zelensky’s wardrobe a few weeks ago, then showed up to the Vatican looking like he was about to offer you a “great deal” on a 2003 Chevy Malibu with only three previous owners and “just a little flood damage.” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...