Brian Schatz
@brianschatz
United States Senator from Hawaii. Chief Deputy Whip.
uh this is a pretty big narrative violation? 83% of Americans support giving medicine to developing nations 78% support giving them food and clothing 63% support economic development 61% support strengthening democracy close enough, welcome back liberal internationalism
They wrote exactly 14 words and capitalised H twice to form a HH (Heil Hitler). Homeland Security account is being run by a legit groyper.
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Sure feels like the dark arts are afoot! Why no vote @SpeakerJohnson ??
So, Speaker Johnson killed a vote on releasing Epstein files and a Judge just blocked the release of grand jury Epstein testimony. Man, for something that wasn’t at all a conspiracy, there sure are a lot of powerful people hell bent on us never seeing the proof.
Republicans keep voting for bills they don’t like. Dissecting a distinctly Trump-era phenomenon.
Speaker Johnson has assured that August will become the “Epstein Recess.” Republicans can’t make this disappear by sending folks home early. The American people have a right to know what happened.
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
This is insane cope, gen Z opposes Trump’s immigration policies by the largest margin of any age group, disapproves of his economic handling and tariffs, and thinks he’s too focused on ending DEI.
If true (it is fake news after all) it means Gen Z is so much further to the right than Trump they disapprove of his job because they feel he’s not going hard enough
Read @DashaBurns on the sour, frustrated mood at the White House politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
It’s time for Democrats to understand the existential threat. Republicans aren’t playing around and they will do this as long as it takes to keep power. It’s time we dilute VRA districts. There are plenty of Democratic districts that have 65-80% Dem performance.
Some redistricting news: MISSOURI Republicans are discussing a new 7R-1D map that would crack Dem Rep Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City district The WH, which pushed TX to redistrict, is on board, per sources familiar The current map is 6R-2D punchbowl.news/article/campai…
Hunter Biden is interesting because he's a trainwreck, you're telling on yourself though if you're pretending there's some political substance there. Just own the fact that you like drama. Maybe get some other hobbies like Real Housewives or the WNBA.
CBS NEWS POLL: Trump's approval trends among ages 18-29 Early February 🟢 Approve: 55% (+10) 🟤 Disapprove: 45% JULY 🟢 Approve: 28% (-44) 🟤 Disapprove: 72% Net 54 point negative swing
Shutting down the United States House of Representatives to avoid a vote on the Epstein matter should cause everyone to recalibrate their conspiracy meter from like a 6 out of 10 to 8.5 out of 10.
Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. nyti.ms/4nZtblR
Holy shit please do fire these people.
Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. nyti.ms/4nZtblR
Final CBO score of the "big beautiful bill" is out Biggest Medicaid cuts ever - in fact, 4 times the size of the previous biggest; $894-$990 bn Kicks 10 million off health insurance Biggest SNAP cuts ever, $187 bn Still increases deficit by $3.4 trillion from huge tax cuts
I wrote about what it was like growing up as a child in the Bosnian civil war, where food was extremely scarce. I didn't have much, but at least UNICEF was there to help keep me alive. Congress just defunded it, putting lives at risk around the world. huffpost.com/entry/trump-cu…
The failed vote to restore UNICEF funding was a real low point. No one could possibly claim that it was generating enough savings to matter. It was just they were told that Trump wouldn’t accept any amendments, so they obeyed, and now kids will suffer.
I wrote about what it was like growing up as a child in the Bosnian civil war, where food was extremely scarce. I didn't have much, but at least UNICEF was there to help keep me alive. Congress just defunded it, putting lives at risk around the world. huffpost.com/entry/trump-cu…
The BBB bill is making everything more expensive. That is the kind of thing that a Democrat would say about a bill that Republicans passed, so by all means don’t take my word for it. But do mark my words. The price of food, electricity, healthcare, is about to go up.
Health insurance premiums going up by ~25% in 2026 is going to be a major economic and political problem. And there is no real attempt from the Administration to do anything about it. wsj.com/health/healthc…
I mean, I would at least like to hear reasonable conservatives explain why they don’t find this pattern alarming. I’m quite alarmed.
In just the last day, Colbert was cancelled, PBS and NPR were defunded, and Trump threatened to sue even conservative outlets like the Wall Street Journal and NewsCorp over revelations related to Epstein. It sure looks like an open attempt at authoritarian control of the media.