Jessie Bessie

Jessie Bessie

@tacat2000.bsky.social

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Jessie Bessie reposted

In 2022-after the shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo-President Joe Biden enacted the first gun safety legislation in almost 30 years Conversely-after Las Vegas-Donald Trump made promises, but backed down once he met with the NRA If we want to end school shootings, we must elect more Democrats

Rosa DeLauro@delauro.house.gov

Today was the first Mass of the school year at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. It should have been a day of learning, worship, and joy. Instead, families are grieving the deaths of children. Thoughts & prayers are not enough—Congress must act to stop gun violence.

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I spoke to Ali Velshi on his MSNBC show today about how the Democratic base does NOT have an identity crisis. We have a leadership crisis. Yes we do have some great Democratic fighters but they are the exception. We need more fighters given the stakes!

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Just a month after it was reported that his Republican colleague in the House, Giovanni Capriglione, had paid for multiple abo—ions for his mistress, Jeff Leach is pushing HB 7, an extreme abor—ion ban. The bill bans the distribution, manufacture, or transportation of ab—ion medication and

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"mRNA is one of the most promising technologies for preventing and treating any kind of disease that you can imagine. Stopping development could put cures of chronic diseases such as cancer and HIV out of reach." My comments on mRNA research defunding in @prismreports.org:

prismreports.orgRFK Jr.’s halt on mRNA vaccine research risks progress on curing illnessesThe research made promising inroads on developing vaccines for cancers and HIV, which both have racial and socioeconomic disparities

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In case you missed it.

MadGreek 🧿@madgreek2024.bsky.social

U.S. Capitol Police arrest protesting members of American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday. The protesters chanted “no cuts to Medicaid” while being arrested. So we are going to zip-tie disabled Americans in Wheelchairs now? WTF!

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MUST SEE: Congresswoman Schrier nails conspiracy theorist and unfortunate HHS Secretary, RFK Jr., on the value of vaccines—and it’s glorious. Schrier also happens to be the first pediatrician in Congress.

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As the Trump administration slashes services at Social Security, they're making it harder for seniors to access their benefits. Now they are trying to cover their tracks. In Congress, I'll continue to demand answers from this administration and protect this earned benefit for millions of Americans.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Social Security has stopped publicly reporting its processing times for benefits, the 1-800 number’s current call wait time and numerous other performance metrics, which customers and advocates have used to track the agency’s struggling customer service programs.

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Hey Bluesky, let's play a game, shall we? It's called "distributing these photos as widely as possible." This man assaulted community members and threatened journalists yesterday. We sure would love to know more about him. Recognize him? Please contact us!

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NEW: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). www.wired.com/story/airlin...

wired.comAirlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHSA contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.

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Dan Bongino has a nice cry on Fox & Friends: "I gave up everything for this. I mean, my wife is struggling... I stare at these 4 walls all day in DC, you know, by myself, divorced from my wife. Not divorced, but I mean, separated. And it's hard." (Note that Brian Kilmeade has to encourage him lol)

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Rock legend Neil Young releases a statement BLASTING Donald Trump: “What are you worryin’ about man? Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America. You worry about that instead of the dyin’ kids in Gaza. That’s your problem. I am not scared of you. Neither are the rest of us” (1/3)

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Swing district Rep. Mike Lawler was grilled with questions and often loudly booed for his answers. Then, law enforcement was brought in. Late last month, he had a similarly hostile town hall, where he lied about cuts to Medicaid as his constituents called him an authoritarian.

newrepublic.comRepublican Town Hall Descends Into Chaos as Police Force Out VotersRepresentative Mike Lawler was hammered with questions during his town hall. That’s when the state troopers came in.

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This is outrageous.

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social

1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation" Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company

Jessie Bessie reposted

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.

Jessie Bessie reposted

OMG! I've been asked to be a part of the Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Sat, Apr 26 @ 9 PM ET, presented by Political Voices Network! Join us for fearless comedy that rips into media spin. Tickets are $20.26, live or on demand, at meethook.live/not. #FreeSpeech #NotTheWHCD