Urgent Action Item 10/11/25 AM
Nov. 10th, 2025 11:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* "Senate approves shutdown ending legislation, sending bill to the House for a vote:" https://www.npr.org/2025/11/10/g-s1-97245/senate-shutdown-vote
* "Why most LGBTQ+ Congress members oppose deal to end government shutdown:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/lgbtq-congress-oppose-reopening-deal
* "It’s Difficult To Overstate How Concentrated Wealth Is In The US:" https://www.ianwelsh.net/its-difficult-to-overstate-how-concentrated-wealth-is-in-the-us/
* Last chance to complain to your critter in the House of Representatives.
* "‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/schumer-is-no-longer-effective-dems-outraged-over-shutdown-deal-00644253
* "Maddow: Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (again):" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-democrats-snatch-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory-again-251763269645
* "Trump administration seeks SCOTUS stay on paying full SNAP benefits:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/trump-administration-scotus-snap-food-aid-shutdown-00644509
Trump was lying that he was with holding food as a pressure tactic, when he is literally illegally withholding SNAP/EBT for the sheer pleasure of making children, the elderly, and disabled people starve.
Democrats KNEW this, because anyone paying even an ounce of attention knew this, and still those 8 Quislings sold out working Americans with this lie as a pretext.
* "Protesters demand action from Gov. Kemp as SNAP benefits remains in limbo:" https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/09/protesters-demand-action-gov-kemp-snap-program-remains-limbo/
* "Trump floats giving Americans cash for health care and tariff dividends:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-floats-giving-americans-cash-health-care-tariff-dividends-rcna242835
This is nonsense that would require Congressional action, the same Congress that voted twice this year to steal worker's healthcare and also ignores that the healthcare policies you could get with that small amount of money are far worse than those you could get on exchanges before Republicans decided to steal ACA subsidies so they could give a handful of Billionaires tax cuts they don't need.
* "‘REPORT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY’: Trump threatens to replace absent air traffic controllers with ‘true Patriots’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/trump-threatens-replace-air-traffic-controllers-00644514
Air Traffic Controllers are low paid, highly skilled workers in an incredibly stressful job with hardly any time off. He wants to replace them with untrained fanatics with no qualifications.
Our Air Traffic Control system has never really recovered from Reagan firing all the competent people for striking for better working conditions back in the '80's. Just Saying.
* "Why most LGBTQ+ Congress members oppose deal to end government shutdown:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/lgbtq-congress-oppose-reopening-deal
* "It’s Difficult To Overstate How Concentrated Wealth Is In The US:" https://www.ianwelsh.net/its-difficult-to-overstate-how-concentrated-wealth-is-in-the-us/
* Last chance to complain to your critter in the House of Representatives.
* "‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/schumer-is-no-longer-effective-dems-outraged-over-shutdown-deal-00644253
* "Maddow: Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (again):" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-democrats-snatch-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory-again-251763269645
* "Trump administration seeks SCOTUS stay on paying full SNAP benefits:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/trump-administration-scotus-snap-food-aid-shutdown-00644509
Trump was lying that he was with holding food as a pressure tactic, when he is literally illegally withholding SNAP/EBT for the sheer pleasure of making children, the elderly, and disabled people starve.
Democrats KNEW this, because anyone paying even an ounce of attention knew this, and still those 8 Quislings sold out working Americans with this lie as a pretext.
* "Protesters demand action from Gov. Kemp as SNAP benefits remains in limbo:" https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/11/09/protesters-demand-action-gov-kemp-snap-program-remains-limbo/
* "Trump floats giving Americans cash for health care and tariff dividends:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-floats-giving-americans-cash-health-care-tariff-dividends-rcna242835
This is nonsense that would require Congressional action, the same Congress that voted twice this year to steal worker's healthcare and also ignores that the healthcare policies you could get with that small amount of money are far worse than those you could get on exchanges before Republicans decided to steal ACA subsidies so they could give a handful of Billionaires tax cuts they don't need.
* "‘REPORT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY’: Trump threatens to replace absent air traffic controllers with ‘true Patriots’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/10/trump-threatens-replace-air-traffic-controllers-00644514
Air Traffic Controllers are low paid, highly skilled workers in an incredibly stressful job with hardly any time off. He wants to replace them with untrained fanatics with no qualifications.
Our Air Traffic Control system has never really recovered from Reagan firing all the competent people for striking for better working conditions back in the '80's. Just Saying.