Nancy Ives

Composer, Principal Cello of @OregonSymphony, @OSOMusicians, member @fEARnoMUSIC, Palatine Piano Trio, a founder of @UpClosePDX. Insta: cellonancy she/her

[Nancy Ives @cellonancy]

We may as well get used to this very sad and unfortunate kind of schadenfreude…

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

People are breaking down on TikTok because they just realized Obamacare *is* the Affordable Care Act.

The heartbreaking part? So many have pre-existing conditions.

One man admitted he voted for Trump without knowing it was Obamacare that allowed his mother with stage 4

[Nancy Ives @cellonancy]

One thing I noticed in this video is Vance referring to 90 hour cubicle jobs at Goldman Sachs. How out of touch can you be?! He doesn’t have any solutions for all the families that can’t get by without Mom working, even if she’d prefer to be working in the home. #VanceSucks

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

This is an absolutely must-watch. All of it. Five minutes. Imperative.

[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

This is an absolutely must-watch. All of it. Five minutes. Imperative.

[Going with the flow. Living in the Now. @vGoWithTheFlow]

Saying that Trump had the border bill killed is not hyperbole. He really did. In doing so he ticked off a lot of Republican lawmakers.

REPUBLICANS IN FAVOR OF THE BORDER BILL:

"I had a popular right wing commentator that told me flat out, if you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you." - Senator James Lankford (R) OK

"Things have changed over the last four months, and it's been made perfectly clear by the speaker that he wouldn't take it up even if we sent it to him. And so I think that's probably why most of our members think we ought to have opposition." - Senator Mitch McConnell (R) KY, February 6, 2024

"This is a historic moment. I can assure my GOP friends we won’t get a better deal with Trump as president. To get this kind of border security without granting a pathway to citizenship is really unheard of."
Senator Lindsey Graham (R) SC, January 25, 2024

"Any efforts to disrupt the ongoing negotiations are tragic. I hope no one is trying to take this away for campaign purposes.” - Senator Todd Young (R) IN, January 25, 2024

“The border is a very important issue for Donald Trump. And the fact that he would communicate to Republican senators and Congress people that he doesn’t want us to solve the border problem — because he wants to blame Biden for it — is really appalling.” - Senator Mitt Romney (R) UT, -Utah, January 25, 2024

“The legislation is by no means perfect, but it would address our border humanitarian and national security crisis and is a substantial improvement over the chaos and lawlessness that characterize the border now.” - Senator Susan Collins (R) ME, February 7, 2024

"I don't know if anyone could convince Trump to not kill the deal. That would take some courage for members to be able to press ahead at this point in defiance of Trump." - Senator Thom Tillis (R) NC, January 25, 2024

People will make up whatever reasons they want to. There's a number of them, I'm sure. But it would be a pretty unacceptable dereliction of your duty." – Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) TX

“Is it really better to have 10,000 people crossing a day illegally or 5,000? Clearly it’s 5,000. So somebody who is trying to defeat legislation, all in the name of running for office? That is irresponsible.” - Senator Bill Cassidy (R) LA, January 25, 2024

“There are a good number of people for whom border security is too good an issue to give up.” - Senator Kevin Cramer (R) ND, January 25, 2024

"This is a unique moment. There’s absolutely no way to get such a deal under Trump unless Republicans get a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority." - Senator John Thune (R) SD, January 25, 2024

“I’m not giving up. This is not about Trump and this is not about me. This is about our country. This is about security for our own country and so let’s keep pushing to get this border deal.” - Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) AK, January 25, 2024

‘While not perfect, this bill is a step in the right direction and is far better than the current status quo.'

This is why the National Border Patrol Council endorses this bill and hopes for its quick passage.’”
- Senator James Lankford (R) OK

AGAINST THE BORDER BILL:

LAURA INGRAHAM: “Senator, is this deal dead, effectively?”

SENATOR JOSH HAWLEY (R) MO: “I hope so. It should be. If it’s not dead yet it should be dead. There is absolutely no reason to agree to policies that would further enable Joe Biden.”

"Why would I help Joe Biden improve his dismal 33%? Congress doesn't have to do anything to secure our southern border and fix it." - Rep. Troy Nehls (R) TX, January 25, 2024

"This bill will not pass. It's dead on arrival." - Senator Ted Cruz (R) TX

"I don't think now's the time to do comprehensive immigration reform." - Speaker Mike Johnson (R) LA

[Nancy Ives @cellonancy]

Definitely a contender.

[Simon Rosenberg @SimonWDC]

There is perhaps no bigger or more consequential untruth in American politics than the false belief that the economy does better when Republicans are in power.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

HOLY SMOKES!

Rep. Jasmine Crockett just demolished Republicans during today's "US House Hearing on Biden/Harris Policies".

This is viral material. This woman is going places in US politics.

[Nancy Ives @cellonancy]

This is silly. Inflation was world-wide post-pandemic and Biden’s policies helped the US recover more quickly than peer nations. Inflation has dropped a lot in the last couple of years, but corporate price gouging is keeping prices higher than they need to be. #CantAffordTrump

[Right for America @RightforAmerica]

Kamala Harris thinks you're too stupid to realize prices have skyrocketed since she arrived in the White House.

- Groceries up 26%
- Gas from $2 to $6
- New home prices up 46%

We can't afford four more years.

Share your #CantAffordKamala story to help defeat Kamala Harris.

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

The statement opens: "Tonight, Donald Trump is set to take the stage in PA where he will take a break from spiraling on Truth Social for a softball “town hall” from Hannity. If Donald is really interested in winning over voters, he should take on the issues Americans care about."

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

Oh my goodness. The Harris-Walz campaign just released a statement in which they compile a list of 10 questions on voters' minds as he is about to take the stage for a "softball" Town Hall on Fox with Sean Hannity moderating. This is too good & this is how it's done.

[Nancy Ives @cellonancy]

Yikes, yes.

[Dana Goldberg @DGComedy]

I was in France talking to a taxi driver about how incredible the Olympics have been. I asked if he’d ever been to the US and he said ‘Not yet. I’m a father and a black man and I’m afraid of getting shot there.’ So maybe we stop judging their ceremonies and get our shit together.

[Nancy Ives @cellonancy]

I’ve been wondering the same thing.

[Chris Bury @ChrisBuryNews]

In recent days, the Republican candidate for president has falsely claimed public schools perform sex change operations, doctors execute babies and that he has every right to interfere with elections. Where are the corresponding stories about his fitness for office?

[Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek]

A handy breakdown of all the ways Trump deliberately, maliciously sabotaged the Afghanistan withdrawal and murdered Sgt. Gee.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of places that don't look real 🧵

1. Sea of Japan, where snow, beach & sea meet

[Paul Marshall II @pdxpamar]

My latest for OPB —- https://t.co/ApcOPiXDGn

[Nancy Ives @cellonancy]

Ugh, seriously? And what’s with the George Soros obsession? Not to mention the racist dog whistle here… #creepyVance #StatesRightsMyAss

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning leak, JD Vance is found to be calling for a federal response to stop women from traveling from red states to blue states to receive reproductive healthcare. Retweet so all Americans hear this devastating leak.

[Nancy Ives @cellonancy]

ABSOLUTELY. I always had this feeling. It did quiet down a bit when I got married in my 30s, but only went away completely when I got old enough to be a grandmother (even though I wasn’t one.)

[Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum]

I remember in my 30s, I had this feeling that ppl saw me as less than fully adult bc I wasn't married & had no kids, but I also thought, Hey, that's kind of self-centered, I'm probably being paranoid... & then I married & had kids & realized I was 100% CORRECT— instant cred

[Bryan Behar @bryanbehar]

I know you know. But it bears repeating every day.

Trump refused to accept the peaceful transfer of power and incited a violent coup to overthrow a free and fair election.

Never forget. It really happened.

[Dana Goldberg @DGComedy]

🥺

[Nancy Ives @cellonancy]

Yikes! This kind of willful ignorance is tough to combat.

[Dennis @GrandpaDennisP]

I picked 5 people that I know are republicans, and I asked each one separately what trumps platform is. NOT ONE of them knew. I asked if they knew what project 2025 was. Only one had an idea, and he said it was to help America. When I asked how, he didn’t know. I asked ALL of them if they thought they should know what their party offered before they voted. ALL OF THEM SAID NO.
The ignorance of so many republicans is what’s going to make it so hard to fight for Democracy. They have NO CLUE what they’re voting for. I don’t mean to disgrace these people, but it looks like we have an entire political party of stupid people that just vote because they’re told to, but have no idea why.

[Mikel Jollett @Mikel_Jollett]

I can’t think about Joe Biden without tearing up a little.

This man ran for president 5 times and lost then enthusiastically backed Obama and played the establishment number two to the greatest leader of his generation.

He wanted to run for president in 2016 but couldn’t because his son Beau died and he was too wracked with grief.

So he comes back in 2020, saves the country from Donald Trump and despite being a career centrist, proceeds to have the most pro-union, pro-working class administration in 80 years, pulls the country out of Covid, pulls us from the economic disaster of Trump into the best economy in the world.

He’s then betrayed by the media class and has to drop out because he’s too old for them. He steps down, for the good of the country, and immediately turns around and full-throatedly endorses the the first Black woman Presidential candidate finalist in U.S. history.

This man.