Anne B

Former reporter & non-profit staffer, now retired.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

In 2010, billionaires spent $32 million to influence the mid-term elections.

Today, 170 billionaire families have spent a record $1.7 billion on the 2026 midterms. Insane.

Democracy must be 1 person, 1 vote — not billionaires buying elections.

We must end Citizens United-NOW.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

TEXAS — @jamestalarico: “Why do we have a trillionaire when veterans are sleeping on the streets? The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich.” (From @TeamTalaricoHQ)

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

Ken Paxton plans to cut Social Security and Medicare.

He’s telling seniors to “suck it up” while he owns 15 homes and increases his net worth up to $27 million.

Ken Paxton doesn’t serve us. He serves himself.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Ossoff is so fucking good at this:

“Members of Congress like Mike, they knew exactly what that vote would do to you.

So when you get home and you get that letter from your insurance company, and you just came from the grocery store where you couldn't buy ground beef for your kids because of the tariffs, and you could only fill up half a tank of gas because of the war, and you open the notice from your insurance company and your premiums have doubled, this man is responsible for that.

And he still refuses tonight to explain why he voted to double your health insurance premiums.

And I think that's disqualifying for a candidate for US Senate. Let's see if he has the courage to explain his votes.”

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

This level of naked, open corruption is unprecedented in our history.

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

Apparently a soldiers wife was tricked by ICE into showing up to get a military ID and was detained. She is set for deportation. She has 4 American born kids. Absolutely disgusting way to treat service members families. Good on Bobby for campaigning on this.

[Troy Jackson @TroyJackson207]

Eight years ago today, Susan Collins voted to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. Maine women begged her not to. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe, and she says she has no regrets.

I’ll fight like hell for your freedom to make your own health care decisions. And you’ll never wonder whose side I’m on.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety?

Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

Today at his rally, the President of the United States said this about Iran. "Let them take out Los Angeles or San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."

No American city is a small price to pay.

No American life is.

Whatever he meant, a Commander in Chief should never talk this way about the people he swore to protect.

Our servicemembers sacrifice everything for us, and he just told the world their hometowns are expendable.

Protecting Americans should unite all of us. Every Republican who represents Southern California should say so tonight.

[NY AG James @NewYorkStateAG]

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the CDC have stopped recommending seven vaccines for children, including vaccines that protect against hepatitis B, RSV, and meningitis.

These vaccines have kept millions of children out of the hospital and saved countless lives.

I'm suing.

[Acyn @Acyn]

FOX: In your home state only 25% of fourth graders can read proficiently… So, why should we think the government will do a great job with healthcare?

El-Sayed: Those public schools are deeply under funded we pattern it based on property tax and property value. We have a great military because we choose to invest in it. Imagine we chose to invest in healthcare. I love America, I believe in American exceptionalism. The idea we have mediocre healthcare system when we are the richest country in the world, that is a choice we make…

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

TN-9 candidate Rep. @Justinjpearson: “Gas is too high. Groceries are too high. Wages are too low… and blaming immigrants is part of the problem. The reality is people are struggling because the billionaire class is greedy.”

[Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapal]

Instead of spending $1.8 BILLION for Trump’s vanity projects (ballroom, Reflecting Pool, etc.), we could instead pay for:

600 million school lunches.
12 million Americans’ electric bills.
27,000 school teachers or firefighters.
A year of free healthcare for 88,000 veterans.

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

250 billionaires in California are worth $2.2 trillion. This is not a hard issue. They will be just as rich if they pay a 5% tax, and poor California kids + 3.5 million working families will get healthcare.

Honored to join @BernieSanders to Pass Prop 40.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

In this election, we have got to do two things.

First, we must end Republican control of Congress and finally hold Trump accountable.

Second, we must elect progressives who have the guts to take on the oligarchs and build a government that works for all.

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Trump’s son-in-law, who has no official government role and no federal security clearance, is leading negotiations with Russia that include multi-billion dollar oil deals that directly benefit his business partners and investors.

This is what oligarch corruption looks like.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

We're told progressive ideas are "fringe." Really?

59% want Medicare for All
57% want a $20 minimum wage
61% want a billionaire wealth tax
63% want to pause AI development
66% want the wealthy to pay more into Social Security

Maybe it's the establishment that's out of touch.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Thank you, President Trump for bringing together the Oligarchs who run our country. While working families struggle to survive due to your disastrous policies, they are now worth over $1.7 trillion, including:

Elon Musk: $920 billion
Jeff Bezos: $368 billion
Mark Zuckerberg: $250 billion
Jensen Huang: $200 billion

Obscene.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Before you decide who James Talarico is based on a campaign ad, a sound bite or a meme, it’s worth knowing a little about the person behind the politics.
Have you ever read James Talarico’s story? Researched his background? Did you know that he taught sixth-grade language arts at a high-poverty middle school in San Antonio? That he earned a master’s degree in education policy from Harvard? That he has concentrated heavily on public education, children’s welfare and access to health care? That he has served in the Texas House since 2018? That he’s studying at a Presbyterian seminary?
Talarico is a native Texan with eight generations of Texas roots. He was born and raised by a single mother in Round Rock. His grandfather was a Baptist preacher in South Texas, and Talarico still attends the Presbyterian church where he was baptized as a child. His faith has been a significant part of his life since childhood.
After graduating from UT, he went to Harvard where he earned a master’sdegree in education. He then went into public education, teaching sixth-grade language arts at Rhodes Middle School on San Antonio’s West Side, in one of the poorest ZIP codes in Texas. He didn't just teach from a textbook and go home. Former colleagues and school administrators have described him as a teacher who connected with students, encouraged struggling readers and earned the respect of kids who were often difficult to reach.
One former colleague recalled that some students who had never finished an entire book ended up loving reading in Talarico's classroom. His former principal said students generally respected him enough that even kids with serious behavior problems stayed in line in his classroom.
That experience changed the direction of his life.
He came away believing that many of the problems he saw in his classroom couldn't be fixed one student at a time. So he went into public policy and eventually into the Texas Legislature.
He was elected to the Texas House in 2018 at just 29 years old and has now served for 8 years in the Legislature. He has worked on education, child care, prescription drug costs, juvenile justice and other issues. Texas Monthly named him one of its Ten Best Legislators in 2021, citing his intelligence, collegiality and political savvy. Among his legislative accomplishments are a $25 insulin copay cap, legislation allowing incarcerated minors to earn high-school diplomas, a statewide pre-K class-size cap and other education and healthcare measures.
And then there's something else about Talarico that gets surprisingly little attention:
He is studying to become a Presbyterian minister.
He enrolled at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary because, in his words, he wanted to explore the first of Jesus' two commandments - loving God - while he was already trying to live out the second, loving his neighbor. He has studied the New Testament and Hebrew biblical interpretation, and he has said that he hopes to become a minister one day.
He's also been very clear that his Christian faith is what motivates his public service. He talks about lowering the cost of child care and prescription drugs, funding public schools and reforming the justice system as ways of loving his neighbors. At the same time, he believes strongly in separation of church and state and says he doesn't want politicians teaching people what their faith should be.
We should look at the whole person and the actual record, rather than letting political memes define him.
This isn't some guy who suddenly appeared in Texas politics yesterday.
He's a Texan from a family with eight generations of Texas roots. A Harvard graduate. A former public-school teacher. A legislator who has actually passed legislation. A lifelong Christian. A grandson of a preacher. And a seminary student preparing for ministry.
That's the James Talarico I see. VIA~~ Chauntel Moore

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

I went to the floor today to ask the Senate to pass a simple bill - no ICE arrests at school bus stops. Let’s end this evil practice of purposely traumatizing kids.

Republicans blocked the bill. And for insane reasons. Watch.