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"#Republicans created this crisis. They’re threatening to impose a catastrophe on us if their demands aren’t met. Democrats, in contrast, have never engaged in these tactics, and they’ve pleaded with GOP leaders to take #default off the table — pleas that Republicans have rejected."
#DebtCeiling
#ShameOnGOP
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The weak case for blaming Dems for the GOP’s debt ceiling crisis

Amidst "both sides" chatter in the debt ceiling fight, the tricky part is identifying what, exactly, Democrats have done to warrant blame.

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REVEALED: These ten books are considered pornography in Ron DeSantis' Florida

On March 8, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) conducted a press conference in which he purported to debunk the "book ban hoax." During the event, DeSantis claimed that Florida schools, under his leadership, were not banning educational materials. Rather, they were simply removing "pornography" from school libraries and classrooms. DeSantis

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Fact: If we let the haters "eradicate trans people" they are coming for you next. Guaranteed.
Don't think that you get a free pass because you like their tax policies.

#ShameOnGOP
#lgbtqrights
#VoteOutEveryRepublican
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James75501119 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 on Instagram: "The White House condemned House Speaker #KevinMcCarthy and several other GOP leaders across the country for "shameful, hateful and dangerous" rhetoric and legislation aimed at the #LGBTQ community. "The same leaders that tout freedom apparently don't extend their love for freedom if they disagree with who you are," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday. Repost from • @newsweek"

2,514 Likes, 216 Comments - James75501119 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 (@jjmacdad) on Instagram: "The White House condemned House Speaker #KevinMcCarthy and several other GOP leaders across the c..."

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@JonStewart gets it in one.
If @GOP were truly concerned about protecting children's lives, they would #BanAssaultWeapons, not #DragShows.
#GOPHypocracy
#ShameOnGOP
#transrightsarehumanrights
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Feminist on Instagram: "We will not stay silent while children continue to die by the inaction of government officials to pass common sense gun laws. 🎞️ Featuring #JonStewart speaking truth to Oklahoma GOP State Senator Nathan Dahm on @theproblem Via @theprogressivists"

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Pfizer caps #insulin at $35.
@FoxNews needs to be decertified, @FCC for the continued lying and disinformation it spews.
#ShameOnGOP
#ShameOnFoxNews

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-1-2023?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

March 1, 2023

Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced today that it will cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month, bringing costs for people with private insurance and those without insurance who sign up for Lilly’s copay assistance program into line with the $35 cap for Medicare recipients Congress imposed with the Inflation Reduction Act last August.

Letters from an American
February 20, 2023

We awoke this morning to news that President Joe Biden was in Kyiv, Ukraine, where he pledged “our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine’s democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.” Air raid sirens blared as Biden and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky walked through the streets during the U.S. president’s five-hour stay.

Letters from an American
February 18, 2023

Republican leaders are recognizing that the sight of Republican lawmakers heckling the president of the United States didn’t do their party any favors. It not only called attention to their behavior, it prompted many news outlets to fact-check President Biden’s claim that Republicans had called for cuts to Social Security and Medicare or even called to get rid of them. Those outlets noted that while Republicans have repeatedly said they have no intention of cutting those programs, what Biden said was true: Republican leaders have repeatedly suggested such cuts, or even the elimination of those programs, in speeches, news interviews, and written proposals.

Letters from an American

@GOPLies constantly. Repeatedly. Egregiously. They have said repeatedly that they will cut #SocialSecurity and #Medicare, and eliminate #Medicaid. Believe them.

They would rather hurt working class people, retirees, and families rather than rescind the windfall of the #GOPTaxScam.

#ShameOnGOP

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-11-2023?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

February 11, 2023

Since Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) led Republicans in shouts of “Liar!” when President Biden said in his State of the Union address that “some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset every five years,” Republicans have been swamping social and news media with accusations that Biden was lying.

Letters from an American

Criminalizing #abortion also means that more women who likely vote Blue will have felony records, thereby removing them from voter rolls in most States.

This is just another, insidious way that an unpopular, minority Party tries to stay in power. #VoterSuppression and #gerrymandering are the most obvious methods.

#ShameOnGOP.
#VoteOutEveryRepublican