Jessica Ramey Stender

Unprecedented widespread anti-union activity: “Major agriculture organizations have combined forces to spend millions on Spanish-language radio advertisements discouraging farmworkers from voting in union elections.” An important read by @mathewjmiranda @melissamyrna_

In the face of federal & state threats, we say HANDS OFF! FAIR BUDGET NOW! PROTECT ⭐️CalFresh ⭐️Medicaid & Medi-Cal ⭐️Foster Youth ⭐️Child Care ⭐️CalWORKs ⭐️In-Home Supportive Services #CABudget #Imagine2025 #SNAPMatters

The House Ways and Means tax bill released today is skewed in favor of rich people, is even more costly than the original 2017 law, and fails to deliver for working-class families and small businesses. A thread 🧵

The House Ag bill released tonight would take away or cut #SNAP food benefits for millions of low-income people struggling to afford groceries—families w/ children, seniors, ppl w/ disabilities, veterans & workers in low-wage jobs.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.

Jesus Christ Trump is signing an EO specifically designed to punish one person, Miles Taylor, who wrote a critical book of him. The EO strips Taylor of his security clearance and directs DOJ to investigate him. This is the most authoritarian shit imaginable.

LIVE: In the richest country in the history of the world, no one should work for starvation wages. That's why, today, I am introducing legislation to raise the $7.25 federal minimum wage to a living wage – at least $17 an hour. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Don’t fall for the lies and misinformation. Social Security is one of the most popular and successful programs we have in this country. It’s under attack and young people’s futures are at risk. msmagazine.com/2025/04/08/tru…

Trump “made a mistake” and illegally deported an innocent person to a prison in El Salvador. Somehow, however, he just can’t bring him back. That’s absurd. Abrego Garcia must be returned immediately to his wife and son. Trump cannot destroy the rule of law.

The new Congress wants to gut Medicaid to make room for tax breaks for billionaires. We won’t let that happen. Join me in taking action: go.caringacross.org/a/no-cuts-medi…

Workers in the US deserve basic dignity, including decent wages and #PaidLeave to support their health and families. Thank you, @SenatorAndyKim, for pushing for a government that fights for working families! kim.senate.gov/senator-andy-k…

The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter. Everyone must choose which side they’re on. Now.

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

Talk about a feckless & weak Karen….please explain how a guy gets his feelings hurt by a member of congress talking about the very legal fight that we are engaged in for the rule of law, our Constitution, and hell just plain ‘ol decency, instead of the corrupt self-dealing on the backs of the most vulnerable that this administration is engaging in! Please explain how the tough guys that defended Capitol police officers being beaten on January 6th are now outraged by a member saying that he is not going to be steamrolled by this administration… This is truly what weaponization looks like! You try to incarcerate a member of congress while supporting those that entered pleas of guilty or were found guilty for Jan 6th & praise them while releasing them! Please show your support for Rep. Garcia for being unapologetic in his advocacy for our Country!

Watch what they do, not what they say: Senate Republicans just blocked a budget amendment to stop tax cuts for billionaires while grocery costs skyrocket for the middle class.

The Senate just voted on a simple idea: If you make $1 BILLION in a year, you don't deserve a tax handout. Democrats voted yes. Republicans voted no. Republicans are planning huge tax cuts for the rich, but they’re not the ones who need a break — working people do.

The @rcfp has sent a letter to the White House — signed by more than 30 news companies (including The Post) — urging an end to the ban on the AP. "Conditioning pool access to White House events on the editorial decisions of any news organization violates First Amendment principles," the letter reads. "All news organizations covering the White House are negatively affected when one peer outlet is singled out in a manner that crosses a constitutional line."

A statement from Newsmax on the Trump administration's barring of The Associated Press. Newsmax was one of dozens of media orgs that signed a letter to the White House in support of The A.P.

I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

JD, we both went to law school. But we don’t have to be lawyers to know that ignoring court decisions we don’t like puts us on a dangerous path to lawlessness. We just have to swear an oath the constitution. And mean it.