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Janet Hartje retweeted
No one on the Supreme Court should be able to take a billionaire’s money.
Clarence Thomas did it for 20 years.
Impeach him. Repost if you agree. 👇
Janet Hartje retweeted
A Supreme Court justice took more than $2.4 million in gifts.
He should not be on the Supreme Court.
Repost if you agree. 👇
Janet Hartje retweeted
As an immediate first step to Medicare for All, the new Democratic Congress must lower the Medicare eligibility age to 55, cover all kids & expand Medicare for dental, vision & hearing.
All of this can be passed with 51 votes in the Senate through reconciliation. Let’s do it.
Janet Hartje retweeted
The last time I saw Senator John McCain, he pointed to a line in one of his books and told me to always remember it: “There’s nothing in life more liberating than fighting for a cause larger than yourself.” He taught me so much about working with people you don’t always agree with to get things done. That’s the spirit I’m bringing to this job.
Janet Hartje retweeted
There is much to celebrate this week, but I want to call specific attention to historic gains Democratic women made in representation:
- For the first time in history, over 100 Democratic women will serve in the U.S. House.
- At least 16 Democratic women will serve in the Senate.
- At least 14 Democratic women will serve as governors, a record high.
- A record of 2,600 Democratic women running for seats in state legislatures helped flip 12 majorities and break 11 supermajorities.
- Four states elected their first woman governor: Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio, and Tennessee.
- @KeishaBottoms will be the first Black woman to serve as a governor.
- @DebHaalandNM will be the first Native American woman to serve as a governor.
- @GinaHinojosaTX will be the first Latina to serve as governor of Texas.
- @peggyflanagan will be the first Native American woman to serve in the Senate.
I am beyond excited to see these extraordinary people and public servants tackle accountability, affordability, and our other challenges to make life better for everyone in this country.
Congratulations to everyone who ran: win or lose, fighting for what's right is always worth it.
Janet Hartje retweeted
BREAKING: SWEET KARMA! Democrat Scott Colom, who is about to win the Mississippi Senate seat, only ran after his MAGA opponent stopped him from obtaining a lifetime federal judge position!
This is one of the most glorious backfires in American history...
Back in November of 2022, President Biden nominated Colom to the federal district court in northern Mississippi. He received support from the state's senior senator, Republican Roger Wicker.
But Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who Colom is now leading by 1,764 in the vote count from Tuesday, refused to support the nomination. In fact, she blocked the Senate from even considering him by withholding her blue slip, an old Senate custom that lets one home-state senator veto a judge.
She defended her indefensible move by insisting that he couldn't be trusted with such power because of past support for transgender rights. In reality, she was just pandering to the racist MAGA base by blocking a Black Democrat.
But if she hadn't blocked him, Colom would be a judge right now. Instead, he's poised to take Hyde-Smith's seat, flipping a seat that a Democrat hasn't been able to win since 1972 in a state that handed Trump 61% of its vote in 2024.
While the race has not yet been called, if Colom maintains this lead, as he seems likely to do, the seat is his.
Please ❤️ and share if you can't wait to see Colom in the Senate!
Janet Hartje retweeted
STATE RECORD: More Minnesotans (2.8 million!) voted in midterm election than ever before, according to MN Secretary of State’s office.
News release points to University of Florida elections lab showing MN had largest voter turnout in country
election.lab.ufl.edu/2026-ge…
Janet Hartje retweeted
Wait, let me make sure I've got this right. NYC Mayor Mamdani taxed wealthy people on second homes they don't live in, the city's budget got balanced, the rich are still rich, and ordinary New Yorkers didn't get hit with a broad tax increase? That's really all it took?
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
NYC FY2027 budget balance used agency savings, $4B+ state aid/authorizations (incl. pension restructuring saving $1.64B), and $500M projected from pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes—not primarily that tax.
nyc.gov/mayors-office/…
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Janet Hartje retweeted
Pete Hegseth fired Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore after 35 years in the Navy. Last night, she defeated Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt and flipped South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District.
Now the admiral he fired can question him in Congress.
Janet Hartje retweeted
If you haven’t watched this yet please do.
I don’t care if you are Republican or Democrat, if this doesn’t move you to vote against the current state of affairs nothing will.
Our grandchildren will watch this clip in history class, to better understand the political climate during Trumpism.
Janet Hartje retweeted
Jesse Ventura: “What happened in Minneapolis with ICE, they’re the Gestapo. This election is the most important election maybe in my lifetime. We have a party, the Republicans, who do not honor the Constitution. You don’t just go to war unconstitutionally. You don’t attack the Capitol, January 6th, and upend the change of power of the Constitution. I view Republicans today as fascist and anti-Constitution”
Janet Hartje retweeted
I met a Minnesotan who paid $18,000 out of pocket for dental surgery because Medicare just doesn't cover it.
Your eyes and teeth are part of your body. It's time to expand Medicare to cover vision and dental - then get to work passing Medicare for All.
Janet Hartje retweeted
OMFG! This response from @AbdulElSayed to a completely bigoted question is probably the best thing I’ve heard all year.
Every bigot in America needs to listen to this three times.
Janet Hartje retweeted
Steady numbers for early voting in Minnesota.🗳️ 🇺🇸
After four weeks of absentee voting, 202,252 people have already cast their ballots (80,870 in person and 121,382 by mail).
That’s an increase of 17.2% over the vote total (172,520) at the same point during the 2022 mid-term election.
Janet Hartje retweeted
BREAKING: JB Pritzker just announced he has WIPED OUT over $1.4 billion of medical debt for Illinois residents. This is amazing.
Janet Hartje retweeted
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Fox News just highlighted how Donald Trump's policies just created the largest jump in inflation since May. This is the WORST possible news for Republicans ahead of the midterms. Spread it everywhere.
