Tina Smith

We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

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I worked at Planned Parenthood.

They diagnose cancers while still treatable. They help women decide what birth control works for them. They help those working through mental health challenges.
 
Defunding them just harms people who already struggle to find places to get care.

Rumeysa Ozturk must not be deported. You can't kidnap someone off the street for their political views — this isn't Moscow.

She has every right to speak her mind. I've contacted the Administration. I want answers.

Was able to speak for a while this morning as @booker.senate.gov enters Hour 13 of holding the Senate floor.

With two glasses of water and sheer determination, he’s telling the world that America is fighting back against this President.

Go Cory!

It’s not illegal for a United States Senator to go to a public press conference and ask questions about your constituents safety.

It's our job.

I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.

Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com

RFK Jr on the mass shooting in Minnesota: "We're launching studies on the potential contribution of some of the SSRI drugs and some of the other psychiatric drugs that might be contributing to violence."

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This is the ultimate dick boss move from Musk - except he isn’t even the boss, he’s just a dick.

This was one of RFK Jr.’s first orders after being sworn in.

Just an astonishing denial of science and will cause so much pain to the 45 million Americans facing mental health challenges.

Elon, I hate to break it to you but you aren’t my boss. I answer to the people of Minnesota.

But since you bring it up, I spent last week fighting to stop tax breaks for billionaires like you, paid for by defunding health care for moms and babies

Nothing makes someone look guiltier than forcing the Justice Department to promise never to investigate your taxes or prosecute you for anything they might find

Thanks. This clarifies nothing.

I just voted NO on RFK Jr. to lead HHS. None of his empty promises could undo the harm his past statements have already had on people’s health. He’s a flip-flopper, a conspiracy peddler, and a danger to our country.

He’s driven by self-interest, not by protecting Americans.

This is how the Postmaster General reacts when Members of Congress demand accountability.  He’s the reason your prescriptions, paychecks, and bills are late.  Embarrassing.

Stock market’s crashing, retirement savings are disappearing… and he’s out golfing.

Yes, they’re using the shutdown to turn off SNAP benefits.

No, they don’t have to.

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Just so we’re clear, he wants us to pay more for goods we get from Brazil because he wants to save a foreign political crony on trial for corruption.

Not seeing the “America First” mentality here…

Kristi Noem should resign in disgrace.

Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

Stock market in complete limbo, retirement savings disappearing, farmers facing devastating uncertainty… and he went golfing.

If he ran a company the way he ran the country this weekend, he’d be fired.

This is disgusting.

If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?

Melissa Hortman was only 55 years old. She had a lot more to do. It is so bitter and so sad that her life was taken - assassinated for fighting for what she believed in.

It will now be up to us to carry on these fights.

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Maybe hating on dick bosses is the great unifier, the thing that brings all Americans together.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social

Elon getting ratioed on his own platform 👌

Immediately hunkering down in the Situation Room because the Epstein Files are getting released doesn’t exactly scream “I have nothing to hide.”