Mom’s are angels sent from heaven to guide us through our journey. When their work is done on earth, they peacefully watch over us and delight in the joy her children still give her. ❤️

There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate. axios.com/2026/10/04/russia-…

HYPOTHETICALLY… IF I BOUGHT MY HOUSE FOR $125,000 IN 2002 AND THE COUNTY NOW SAYS IT’S WORTH $487,000, WHERE DID I ACTUALLY MAKE $362,000? Did I sell it? No. Did I receive $362,000? No. Did somebody hand me a check for the new assessed value? Obviously not. But my property taxes still go up because, on paper, my house is suddenly worth hundreds of thousands more. That’s the part that doesn’t make sense to me. This isn’t income. It isn’t cash sitting in my bank account. It’s a number someone assigned to my property, and now I’m being billed based on that number. If my stock portfolio doubles but I don’t sell, I haven’t turned that gain into cash. If my salary stays the same, I don’t suddenly owe more income tax because someone thinks I’m worth more. So why does owning a home work differently? WHY AM I PAYING TAX ON A GAIN I NEVER REALIZED? A house isn’t just an investment. It’s where people live. You can pay off the mortgage, own the property outright, and still face a bigger bill every year because the value of the house went up on paper. At some point, you have to ask what “owning” something actually means if the cost of keeping it can keep rising because of money you never received. THIS ISN’T ABOUT WHETHER THE HOUSE IS “WORTH” MORE. IT’S ABOUT BEING CHARGED FOR VALUE YOU NEVER TURNED INTO CASH. And people are starting to notice.

If anything was accomplished at Jack Smith’s hearing this morning it was this: We need to vote out a lot of incompetent Republican Senators starting with Kennedy, Schmitt and Graham. Enough is enough.

I FINALLY PUT EVERY MONTHLY BILL INTO ONE SPREADSHEET AND REALIZED THE PROBLEM ISN’T THAT I CAN’T BUDGET. Rent: $1,925 Car payment: $395 Car insurance: $205 Health insurance: $435 Student loans: $285 Groceries: $410 Phone + utilities: $225 TOTAL: $3,880 EVERY MONTH. I make $63,500 a year. After taxes, I bring home roughly $4,300 a month. That leaves me with about $420. For gas. Emergencies. Car repairs. Clothes. Anything unexpected. And something is ALWAYS unexpected. I checked the spreadsheet four times because I was convinced I had screwed up the math. I didn’t. I’m not spending hundreds on takeout. I’m not buying designer clothes. I’m not living some ridiculous lifestyle. I’m working, paying the bills, and watching almost my entire paycheck disappear before I even get to decide what to do with it. At some point, “just budget better” stops being advice. There’s simply nothing left to budget.

Before you take @ErikaDonalds’ attack on David Jolly at face value, understand what’s actually being debated and FOLLOW THE MONEY. Jolly isn’t proposing to end school choice. His plan would: • Means test taxpayer funded vouchers • Require voucher schools to provide specialized services comparable to public schools • Hold schools receiving public dollars accountable for academic performance • Limit tuition increases that simply absorb voucher increases • Invest substantially more in Florida’s public schools Now the part Erika leaves out: she has a financial stake in Florida’s privatized education system. Erika owns education management and technology companies that have received millions of dollars through publicly funded charter school operations. Her ownership interest in OptimaEd alone has been valued in congressional financial disclosures at up to MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. So when she says stronger accountability for schools receiving taxpayer money “undermines school choice,” ask the obvious question: Is she defending parents, or is she defending a TAXPAYER FUNDED education business model from stronger oversight? 🤨

REMINDER: The speaker of the house is a liar. Democrats did not cast seven separate votes against seven popular ideas. On July 3, 2025, all 212 House Democrats voted against H.R. 1, a massive reconciliation package containing hundreds of provisions. Two Republicans voted against it as well. ❌ LOWER TAXES: Democrats voted against the entire reconciliation package, not a stand-alone bill called “lower taxes.” And CBO found that while the law reduces federal taxes overall, households near the bottom of the income distribution lose resources because of cuts to programs including Medicaid and SNAP, while households in the middle and at the top gain. ❌ NO TAX ON TIPS: This one is especially ridiculous. The Senate passed the stand-alone No Tax on Tips Act by unanimous consent in May 2025. Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen brought it to the floor, and every Senate Democrat supported it. So much for “every single Democrat voted against” it. And the law Johnson is bragging about does not make all tips tax-free anyway. It creates a temporary deduction through 2028, capped at $25,000 and subject to income limits. ❌ NO TAX ON OVERTIME: It isn’t “no tax on overtime.” The deduction generally applies only to the overtime premium, the extra half of time-and-a-half, not the worker’s entire overtime paycheck. It is capped at $12,500 for an individual, $25,000 for joint filers, phases out at higher incomes, and expires after 2028. And Democratic members of Congress have co-sponsored separate legislation to expand the overtime deduction to more workers. ❌ LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES: LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES: Democrats literally enacted Medicare drug-price negotiation in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Those negotiated prices for the first 10 drugs took effect January 1, 2026. CMS estimated those prices would have saved Medicare about $6 billion, or 22 percent, had they applied in 2023. Johnson’s 2025 reconciliation law actually expanded the exemption that keeps certain orphan drugs OUT of Medicare price negotiations. CBO estimates that change will cost Medicare another $8.8 billion, and analysts expect higher costs for some beneficiaries. ❌ TRUMP ACCOUNTS: Democrats never cast a separate vote on these accounts. They voted against the entire H.R. 1 package containing them. Pretending that means they separately voted against this one provision is simply not how congressional voting works. ❌ DOUBLING THE CHILD TAX CREDIT: It was not doubled. The maximum credit went from $2,000 to $2,200, a 10 percent increase. The IRS confirms the 2025 maximum is $2,200. ❌ KEEPING MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS: This was a separate bill, H.R. 28, and Johnson’s “every single Democrat” claim is demonstrably false. Two House Democrats voted for it, 206 voted against it, and one voted present. Now, Mikey, since you want to tell people what Democrats voted against, let’s include what was actually in that enormous bill: ✅ MAJOR MEDICAID REDUCTIONS: The law made sweeping Medicaid eligibility and financing changes. CBO now projects those changes will reduce Medicaid enrollment by 13.1 million people in 2035 and cut projected Medicaid outlays by about $1.2 trillion from 2026 through 2035. ✅ MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS THAT CAUSE COVERAGE LOSSES: The law requires many Medicaid expansion adults to document at least 80 hours a month of work or other qualifying activity. CBO estimated that provision alone will increase the number of uninsured people by 5.3 million in 2034. ✅ FORCING MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO REVERIFY ELIGIBILITY TWICE A YEAR: Expansion adults previously generally renewed annually. The law requires redeterminations every six months. CBO estimated that change will increase the uninsured population by another 700,000 in 2034. ✅ CUTTING SNAP: CBO projects the law will reduce SNAP spending by about $211 billion through 2035 by reducing the number of recipients, lowering average benefits, changing benefit calculations, expanding work requirements, and shifting more costs onto states. ✅ SHIFTING SNAP COSTS TO STATES: Beginning in 2028, states with payment error rates of 6 percent or more must pay part of SNAP benefit costs, and states’ share of administrative costs rises from 50 percent to 75 percent. CBO says some states may respond by reducing eligibility or benefits, or even leaving the program. ✅ MORE PEOPLE LOSING HEALTH INSURANCE: CBO estimated the health provisions in the law will increase the number of uninsured Americans by about 10 million in 2034, including losses from Medicaid and ACA Marketplace changes. ✅ KICKING SOME PEOPLE OFF MEDICARE: The law restricts Medicare eligibility for certain lawfully present immigrants, including some refugees, asylees, and people with Temporary Protected Status, and terminates existing coverage for people who no longer qualify. CBO estimated that provision will leave about 100,000 additional people uninsured in 2034. ✅ MAKING IT HARDER FOR LOW-INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES TO GET HELP: The law blocks implementation of parts of a rule designed to simplify enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs, which help low-income Medicare beneficiaries pay premiums and cost sharing. CBO estimated the moratorium will reduce federal Medicaid spending by $66 billion because fewer people will enroll. ✅ DELAYING FEDERAL NURSING-HOME STAFFING REQUIREMENTS: H.R. 1 prohibits enforcement of the federal minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes until October 2034. ✅ ADDING TRILLIONS TO THE DEFICIT: CBO’s conventional estimate found the enacted law increases federal deficits by about $3.4 trillion from 2025 through 2034 before accounting for additional interest costs and macroeconomic effects. Including those effects, CBO’s later estimate put the increase at about $4.2 trillion. That is what the vote was actually about. Democrats voted against one enormous bill containing, Medicaid reductions, SNAP reductions, new eligibility requirements, health-insurance changes, immigration spending, defense spending, and hundreds of other provisions. Turning that one vote into “Democrats voted against tips, overtime, children, cheap drugs, and women’s sports” is not an honest (I know like anyone expects honesty from you) description of the congressional record.

.@mattgaetz, with all due respect, stop pissing on people and telling them it’s raining. There is absolutely no logical evidence that @DavidJollyFL, @GwenGraham, or @KathyCastorFL want to “trans” my two sons. None. Here’s the hard truth for you, and for everyone who reaches for the political boogeyman every time somebody on our side tries to have a real conversation: My wife and I don’t sit around stressing over whether some politician is going to “trans” our boys. Our ten-year-old son is on the spectrum, and we know firsthand the challenges of managing an atypical life where crisis can become routine. What we worry about is feeding him and his brother. Paying the mortgage and homeowners insurance on the house we’re raising them in. Giving both boys a quality education that meets their individual needs. Having enough money left over for the therapies our son needs, or even the hygiene and laundry products it takes to keep him and his clothes clean. And then there’s everything life has already thrown at us. Since @realDonaldTrump has taken office, we’ve had to replace the refrigerator. We’ve had to replace the clothes washer. We’ve had to replace the central AC. Those aren’t hypothetical “what ifs.” They happened. And because the ever growing cost of everyday life has consumed what we once had in savings, we’ve had to take out promotional credit lines just to cover those expenses when they hit. Now we’re trying to get those same-as-cash balances paid off before the next unavoidable household expense comes along. Oh, and the dishwasher took a shit two months ago and has been a decorative kitchen appliance ever since. Its replacement is currently typing this response to you. So no, Matt, “transing my kids” isn’t what we’re worried about. We’re worried about raising them, providing for them, keeping a roof over their heads, meeting their individual needs, and somehow staying ahead of the next bill. And here’s the hardest truth for candidates on the ballot this year: Those are the things I expect any leader who wants my vote to be worried about too.

Vote @AngieNixon

BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty and to my colleagues at @DDFund_ and @WashLitGroup. Formal statement to follow.

Florida Republicans Gov. Ron DeSantis and AG James Uthemeier didn't just steal $10 million from federal money for children's health insurance. They also stole $1.5 BILLION from Florida's hurricane fund to build a torture prison. Even Trump's DHS can no longer hide the truth.

My statement on Marsha Blackburn's refusal to debate: I don't need Marsha Blackburn to give me a platform. I already have one.  The people of Tennessee gave me that when they made me the nominee, an election I won by nearly 70% compared to Marsha who got merely 43% of her own party. The truth is she doesn’t want to stand on a debate stage because she can’t tell you what policies she stands for. She doesn’t want to take the questions because she thinks she only has to answer to her dark money donors. She doesn’t want to have voters see she has nothing to offer besides culture war talking points, not plans for everyday Tennesseans. But the voters see through this.  And they see her for what she is - a coward.  So, I’ll still be there. I’ll still be answering the questions voters have. After all, this is a job interview. Just looks like I’m the only one showing up.

Trump is a “panakin” as evidenced by by his clearly illegal bribe and lie in Texas yesterday.

🎇Good morning Florida Byron Donalds is running on the DeSantis record saying he wants to “continue the successes of Gov DeSantis ” THESE “successes”?? They include the fingerprints of his mentor Rick Scott as well THIS is how they balance their budgets ..so THEY can claim they’re fiscally “responsible”.., while YOU and your family suffer #1—Most expensive home ins #1 —Most expensive auto ins #3 —Highest uninsured rate #47 —Adult literacy #1 — Worst state for renters #1 — Highest share of cost-burdened renters #1 — Dirtiest U.S. lake: Lake Okeechobee #2 — Deadliest state for pedestrians #35 — Overall child well-being #35 — Children’s health #43 — Children’s economic well-being #46 — K–12 spending per pupil #47 — K–12 funding per pupil #41 — Health-care access #47 — Children’s oral health #43 — Long-term services and supports for older adults and people with disabilities 47% — Florida households below the ALICE survival threshold 12.4% — Florida households officially below poverty 34.5% — Working households above poverty but below the ALICE threshold #1 — Most regressive state and local tax system in America (ITEP⁠ 8.5% — Children uninsured; tied for second-highest rate nationally 20%—one in five Florida children faces food insecurity, not 25%. Some Florida counties reach 35.3%. (Feeding America)⁠ They balanced the books by shifting the cost onto families—through regressive taxes, inadequate health coverage, underfunded public schools, hunger, unaffordable housing and weakened elder care. A balanced state budget means very little when nearly half of Florida households cannot afford the basics Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis are the prime architects of this mess .. and BYRON DONALDS wants **you to settle for more suffering Are THEIR priorities YOUR priorities? Why do you think they try and divide us and pit us against each other? It’s to detract from what they are doing to us so **they** remain in power No solutions Please . Vote for change Vote @davidjollyfl

MAGA women, please please listen. We are warning you right now that these MAGA men that you think are your allies actually aren’t. They don’t respect you , they don’t treat you equally and they want to take away your right to vote. They want to take away your right to work. They want to make you financially dependent upon them so that you can never leave them no matter WHAT they do to you. If you lose the right to vote, you will be completely powerless to change the system. They could basically pass laws enslaving you and what would you be able to do about it? They could pass a law saying women were not allowed to own any of their own property. They could pass a law saying marital rape is no longer considered rape. They could change the definitions of domestic violence. Are you OK with that? I ask you this in sisterhood. Because whether you like it or not, you and I ARE sisters. Please think about it.

That ATM got me 😂😂

Love, love, love this.

We already have one Senator who didn’t take responsibility for defrauding Medicare @SenRickScott We don’t need two @AshleyMoodyFL Whatever political differences you have with @AngieNixon are nothing compared to voting to end the corruption in Florida.

I was given my name by the Iroquois Nation many hundreds of years ago. By 1660 my name was printed on maps by the Europeans as they accepted the Native name which means Beautiful waters. In 1867 the Canadian government decided to use my name for their providence.

We lost a good soul with a heart of gold. RIP #DollyParton