Marissa D. Barrera
@mdb2
Wrote the damn bill. Fmr: Deputy Health Policy Director, @HELPCmteDems, @SenSanders; @SenateBudget; @USGAO; @ColumbiaMSPH; @ProvidenceCol.✨🏳️🌈
Gotta hand it to the bad guys - hitting children and farmers at the same time is almost impressive!
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks ow.ly/jJh610625C6
A stunning 39% of parents say they can’t afford back-to-school shopping this year. 44% of parents plan to take on debt during back-to-school shopping. More than 50% of parents plan to sacrifice necessities like groceries to ensure their child has what they need for school.
Four prize winners in annual beauty show, Washington Bathing Beach, Washington, DC. Photographed in 1922.
Today marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Postal Service, older than our nation itself. The USPS is a service, not a business. And it belongs to the people, not corporate profiteers!
AIPAC accused Bernie Sanders, a man who lost family in the Holocaust, of “blood libel” because he wants to prevent children from being starved to death in Gaza. What a disgraceful thing to say. Why would elected official associate with a group like this?
Despicable blood libel from @SenSanders. Shocking but not surprising that Sanders doesn’t even mention Hamas in this hate-filled rant. Why is @BernieSanders so afraid to call out Hamas for rejecting ceasefire offers that would stop the fighting, free hostages, and surge aid?
public health was already over but now it’s REALLY over. we’ve got work to do!
Charli xcx and George Daniel served a tray of cigarettes to their wedding guests
if any U.S. music/culture editors are awake right now: we just lost Ozzy Fucking Osbourne, I’m currently a two-hour train ride from Birmingham, I went to my first Ozzfest back in 2004, and I have been writing about heavy metal professionally for 20+ years. just saying!!!!
I’ve been waiting for this!! Great song.
Chappell Roan’s new single, “The Subway,” is expected to drop August 1.
DC, the Wage Transparency Act has been in effect for over a year. The law requires employers in DC to include salary ranges or hourly pay information in all job postings — among other protections. Spread the word! Pay transparency empowers workers, and we are enforcing the law.
Love to see a fellow Barrera testifying before Senate HELP! 👊🏻❤️
Today's hearings list (1/2)
pronouncing labubu the way yogi bear says hey boo-boo
lmao
new chappell roan promo poster spotted in NYC! “going through a break up? GET BANGS!”
Found in House Republican conference: 219 able-bodied adults who refuse to work.
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
If ICE agents are so brave, why are they covering their faces?
While Democrats demonize our brave ICE Agents, Senate Republicans are giving them the tools to keep Americans safe. @SenEricSchmitt is right. The OBBB provides ICE with funding to hire more agents and increase detention capacity.
You really think those tax cuts were for you? They're stealing from Americans while the richest 1% get six-figure tax handouts. They are laughing in your face.
Congress in July most years, in fact...
House: Eh idk what to do this week, let’s go home Senate: what if we stayed here forever
NEW: GOP Rep. Tim Burchett’s motion to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell passes during an Oversight subcommittee hearing.
Here is Senator Dr. Roger Marshall’s now-deleted tweet when the Panasonic plant was announced. You can’t just lie!
I’ve said from the beginning that this was going to be a boondoggle. EVs (especially the batteries) are terrible for the environment and are not economically viable without government giveaways. This plant will only result in higher utility costs for Kansans, and a huge bill…
It’s giving Kramer’s briefcase of crackers
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) heading to the House chamber today with a binder labeled “The Epstein Files: Phase 2”
And here I was thinking NoMa crime was the worst thing happening this 24 hrs
Spotted on the Red Line