You broke it. You bought it. Not necessarily in that order.

Great to be at the Capitol Building for freshman orientation! Fired up and ready to serve the people of Virginia.

Governor Andy Beshear, in a Trump +30 state, gives advice to Democrats: Do not throw LGBTQ+ people under the bus, it will not work. His advice to dems: Lead on your values. This man ran on a fully inclusive campaign in 2023 and won. He received the same kind of ads Harris did.

Trump talked about closing the Department of Education during just about every campaign speech he made. He was extremely explicit about it -- no coded language. Maybe people didn't understand what they were doing, but they voted for this.

• Of states that receive more federal funding than they contribute, 70% are Republican🔴 • Of states that contribute more than they receive, 80% are Democratic🔵 Not so rugged & independent when you’re on your knees for blue state taxpayers’ help to prop up & support y’all🙃

What is the evidence that it would be prudent to prepare in this administration for a tsunami of plunder and corruption? 🧵

Trump will continue to say tariffs are paid by other countries. They're not. A tariff is basically a sales tax passed onto consumers by importers. It's also regressive — taking a higher % out of the paychecks of working people than the wealthy. Hope that clears things up.

Virginia Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During January 6 U.S. Capitol Breach ow.ly/TEoB50U5B5L U.S. Attorney DC

I understand the sentiment to want to disengage, but experts on authoritarian goverenments remind us that it’s at the beginning of these regimes where the people have the best chance to fight back. That’s us and that’s now. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

When they offer school “choice” or health care “choice” or social security “choice” or Veterans “choice”- that’s privatization. You pay taxes, and instead of giving it back to you, Republicans give it to their rich CEO friends. Then they cut CEO taxes.

Germany, France, Belgium and the EU should release the $300 billion in frozen Russian assets and give it to Ukraine, now. Don't wait. theatlantic.com/international/…

And so it begins. When dictators and their imperial decisions go unpunished, others become emboldened. North Korea has launched kamikaze drones into South Korea as a ‘test.’ 1/n

Russia is gloating that UK may limit intelligence sharing with the U.S. Frankly I don’t see any ally sharing intel with US going forward

LOL we TOLD you that the Oval Office would become the seat of criminality in America with SCOTUS immunity. Y’all chose a felon to occupy it anyhow, and you gave him the senate and house. Brace for unchecked corruption, but don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Putin just cut off gas to Austria to punish them for an Austrian court ordering Gazprom to pay Austria's oil giant OMV €240 million. Putin did this to Ukraine in 2009, in winter also, people froze to death. Russia will do to Europe everything they are doing in Ukraine.

The term "neoliberalism" may sound good but you're probably not a fan unless you are among the super wealthy. Learn how Biden's rejection of neoliberalism led to success for the US economically and socially in last night's letter from Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR): open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…

A record 23.5 million Americans have signed up for health care through the Affordable Care Act. If you haven't already, go to HealthCare.gov to sign up by January 15.

Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 charges but won't face any punishment — and will be back in the White House this month. 800 prisoners are now helping to battle Los Angeles fires, making as little as $5.80 per day. A tale of two justice systems.

NEW: Firefighters from Mexico are en route to the #EatonFire — joining more than 10,000 personnel already on the ground. California is deeply grateful for President @ClaudiaShein's support as we work to suppress the Los Angeles wildfires. Our partnership and shared commitment