Vanessa Valle Costa

Producing by day, producing by night.

[NPR @NPR]

Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond says if the top 1% of Americans paid the taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion each year.

"That is just about enough to pull everyone out of poverty," the author says. https://t.co/6gG3gA113F

[chadstanton.bsky.com @chadstanton]

"Imagine if people in the US protested like this" THEY DID! In 2020! The police beat the shit out of us! You all were there!

[Vanessa Valle Costa @vadavare]

0 DRAG QUEENS

[LeGate @williamlegate]

FBI rescues 28 children, arrests 59 pedophiles in a massive child trafficking/abuse crackdown in Texas.

Included in the arrests are 2 Christian church leaders, 1 Republican leader who proposed allowing driving while "a little drunk", and 0 drag queens
https://t.co/bSFAsQdNOc

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

So this tiki torcher Nazi from the Charlottesville tragedy turns out to be a drug runner — allegedly smuggling fentanyl from Mexico across the border into the US. He was indicted and about to be tried but killed himself.

But sure, tell me how Latinos and liberals are the problem

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

This is not something that should make you hopeful. Young people having to protest to not be shot is a warning sign of how bad things have gotten not a sign of hope.

[Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich]

holy fucking shit, 67 mass shootings in the first 45 days of 2023. America's door problem is out of control

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

I know that for a lot of Republicans on the Hill their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare.

Well, let me say this.

If that’s your dream, I'm your nightmare.

[Vanessa Valle Costa @vadavare]

@AmericanAir Sure - but don’t tell me about the $9 watery oatmeal or the $8 sugary parfait. I purchased versions of those things in the airport at 6AM. It’s now lunchtime.

[Vanessa Valle Costa @vadavare]

Currently on an @AmericanAir flight. I’m a lifelong AAdvantage member. This flight is 6 hours 25 minutes from NY to LAX. I spent $300 on this one way ticket.

All they serve for food is pretzels????

[Vanessa Valle Costa @vadavare]

@AmericanAir do better. I’m starving.

[Vanessa Valle Costa @vadavare]

I can fly to London, Lisbon, or Paris for the same money and the same flying time and be served a salad, entree, and dessert. And a snack before landing.

There is no domestic vs international reason for this. 6 hours and 25 minutes is the same in either direction. @AmericanAir

[Coach BJ Thompson @bj116]

I’m convinced that some of what we’re labeling “mental health issues” are actually emotional imaturity issues.

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

I'm no political scientist, but it does strike me that a guy who negotiates by giving stuff up and and getting nothing in return probably wouldn't make a good leader of a legislative body

[Vanessa Valle Costa @vadavare]

10000000000000000%. Time to abolish the electoral college.

[Dash Dobrofsky @DashDobrofsky]

Hakeem Jeffries has won 6 straight ballots with 212 votes. If it were decided by popular vote, Jeffries would have been named Speaker. Same for General Elections. If our Presidency was decided by popular vote, Al Gore would have won in '00 & Hillary Clinton would have won in '16.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Rep. Nancy Pelosi: "I'm saddened by all of this. You can just imagine what it would be like if a woman were holding up the opening of Congress, the swearing in of members, the enabling of staff to be hired to do the people's work. Can you just imagine for a person of color?"

[Jordan Zakarin @jordanzakarin]

It's funny that Republicans are finally able to rerun an election over and over again and yet they still can't win

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Any explanation yet of why U.S. Capitol metal detectors were removed? It's two days before second anniversary of January 6. What is going on here?

[Katie Porter @katieporterca]

Thousands of Americans are stranded in airports this holiday season, and countless others are paying jacked-up prices to get home. Congress can start holding airlines accountable by passing my bill to require prompt refunds for cancelled or significantly-changed flights. (1/3)

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Southwest's flight delays & cancellations are beyond unacceptable. This is a company that got a $7 billion taxpayer bailout & will be handing out $428 million in dividends to their wealthy shareholders. @USDOT must hold Southwest's CEO accountable for his greed and incompetence.

[Pramila Jayapal @PramilaJayapal]

It shouldn’t be easier to buy an assault weapon than concert tickets.