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@RonFilipkowski Fetterman needs to go he’s always on the wrong side. TSA workers need to be paid and DHS needs to reopen. ICE was funded in the Big Ugly Bill. But couldn’t vote for the extension of the ACA.

Fetterman is now blaming Democrats at the No Kings protests for the DHS shutdown.

@BrittanyinTexas Let that sink in!

The hypocrisy & incompetence is unreal…😑

@SedrickW86983 @rolandsmartin @MattWalshBlog @GOP @TSA ICE was funded in “The Big Ugly Bill” read the bill.

@rolandsmartin @MattWalshBlog @GOP @TSA I really don’t care for Matt Walsh but you have zero integrity. You know the Democrats are using TSA agents pay as leverage for concessions, on ICE. These two things have nothing to do with each other. This nation died when true journalism sold out to political parties.

You are a liar @MattWalshBlog. The @GOP has refused to support a bill that funds @TSA

@ADfromKG @rolandsmartin @MattWalshBlog @GOP @TSA That part! They are always talking about the Southern Border, but nothing about the Northern Border. Oh I know because the people look like the one’s objecting to Black & Brown people.

@rolandsmartin @MattWalshBlog @GOP @TSA This is my thing. What the hell was so wrong with the boarder prior to trump. People came in some worked hard some were criminals…just like Americans. U got good people and bad people. They also pay into a lot of our stuff without getting our benefits. So it works for both sides

@BillMelugin_ To all of you in the back of the class DHS was funded in “The Big UglyBill” pull up the bill and read it! He’s the poorly educated! His words not mine!

BREAKING: President Trump says if Democrats don’t immediately agree to a deal on DHS funding, he will place ICE agents at airports to conduct security, “including the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country”.

@rolandsmartin Rest in power Sis! ❤️💕

Just seeing the awful news that Kiki Shepard passed away today after suffering a massive heart attack. She was 74. I just saw her Feb. 12 at the NBA All-Star Weekend Gospel Celebration. She asked me to play in her annual golf tournament. I said yes and we traded numbers. We all knew her from Showtime At The Apollo. She was a legend! RIP, Kiki.

@GaryChambersJr Wonderful and Ase’

Pop’s broke his hip January 13th, today March 14th we brought my guy home. My guy is 84, and still looks good even in the midst of all these transitions. My momma is almost 80 and never missed a day with my Dad. I am blessed to be able to witness their love for each other. Thank you to the caretakers at Baton Rouge Health Care Center for getting him on his feet. God is faithful, I am grateful. 🖤🦾

If you live in Harris County or have friends and family there get to vote early tomorrow is the last day.

225,000 people have early voted in Harris County. Out of 2.6 million registered voters. That means 2.3 million people still haven’t cast a ballot. 140,000 Democrats. 84,000 Republicans. And 31,000 people showed up just yesterday — the highest single day so far. We know how this works. Black voters show up strong in the final days. You have until polls close today, and Friday is the last day of early voting. Governor. U.S. Senate. Lt. Governor. Congress. Statewide offices. Constitutional amendments. If you want a say, you have to show up. I’m doing for @jasmineforus what I wished others had done when I ran, leaning in. Text 10 people. Share if you care.

@GaryChambersJr Yes, non citizens pay taxes, however, they have no voice.

The Governor of Oklahoma said it clearly: If undocumented workers disappeared, it would “devastate” the economy. But he’s not talking about citizenship. He’s not talking about equal rights. He’s talking about keeping the labor. That’s the pattern in America: Essential to work. Optional for belonging. Black Americans know this history well. Cheap labor is welcome. New citizens? Not so much. A civil war took place for Black people to be free citizens in this nation. Then 100 years of battling their ancestors for full rights as citizens. And you thought assimilating would get it done for you? I hope more of us are turning to the same page in the book now. Share if you care 🦾

@TalbertSwan We knew this, why is it surprising?

Let the record show what this moment reveals about the moral character of those in power in what Maya Angelou called “these yet to be United States of America.” A towering civil rights giant, Rev. Jesse Jackson, a man who marched with Dr. King, negotiated the release of hostages, registered millions of Black voters, fought apartheid, and spent his life preaching justice, equality, and hope, was denied the dignity of lying in honor at the U.S. Capitol by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Yet Charlie Kirk, a deeply polarizing political figure whose rhetoric trafficked in division was elevated, memorialized, and publicly honored. That is not oversight. That is not neutrality. That is selective reverence and blatant, racist hypocrisy. Rev. Jesse Jackson was not merely a Black leader. He was a global statesman of conscience. He stood in the gap for the poor, the marginalized, the forgotten. Even in death, his legacy is being treated as expendable by a government that is increasingly comfortable erasing Black history while appropriating patriotic symbolism. Meanwhile, President Trump ordered flags lowered to half-staff after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a close political ally whose death prompted official mourning and national tributes. But when a civil rights icon whose work reshaped American democracy passed away, the same urgency, the same national reverence, the same symbolic honor has not been equally reflected in federal gestures of mourning. That contrast speaks louder than any press release ever could. One man spent decades trying to bring America together across racial, economic, and political lines. The other built a career amplifying grievance politics and ideological warfare. One fought for voting rights, economic justice, and human dignity. The other thrived in a media ecosystem fueled by cultural division. And yet, the unifier is sidelined while the divider was elevated. Denying Jackson the Rotunda is more than a procedural decision, it is a political statement about whose legacy this government chooses to sanctify and whose legacy it is comfortable minimizing. The U.S. Capitol Rotunda should honor figures like Jesse Jackson, who shaped the nation’s moral trajectory. To exclude him from that sacred civic recognition is about white supremacy, power, politics, and historical narrative control. It tells Black America, yet again, that: Our heroes don’t matter, our history is disposable, and our contributions are dismissible. This is the same pattern we see in the broader assault on Black history, the rollback of DEI, the sanitizing of civil rights narratives, and the quiet rehabilitation of voices that questioned Black competence, denied systemic racism, and distorted the truth about Black communities. The disrespect shown to Rev. Jackson and his family is not isolated. It is symptomatic of a governing culture led overwhelmingly by white men who are comfortable honoring figures aligned with their ideology while marginalizing those who challenged America to live up to its creed. Jesse Jackson helped bend the arc of history toward justice. He opened doors that many now walk through. He carried the torch of Dr. King when it was unpopular and dangerous to do so. To deny him the honor afforded to lesser figures is not just an insult to a man, it is an insult to the Civil Rights Movement, to Black America, and to the very ideals this nation claims to uphold. History will remember who was honored. And history will also remember who was intentionally overlooked. Because when a nation chooses to diminish its moral giants while elevating its ideological allies, it reveals exactly which version of America it is trying to resurrect, and far too often, that version looks disturbingly closer to Jim Crow than to justice.

@popsdavis1207 @rolandsmartin Ding! Absolutely, so afraid what they have dished will be paid forward! But we don’t care to entertain it!

@rolandsmartin White people control congress, the white house , majority of Billionaires are white and they will look at something as simple as a halftime show and scream about being replaced. Sensitive snowflakes. What the real fear is that a diverse society would treat them like did others

Now y’all want quotas? 🤭🤭🤭🤭

@RepTenney You are fixing anything you have since the ACA’s inception you tried to get rid of it! You could participated when the ACA was being developed and you didn’t. Your party made over 70 attempts to abolish it!

Obamacare was sold as healthcare, but it was an insurance scheme that FAILED. Americans deserve affordable coverage & REAL options.

Very true! Some will call you racist for having pride in being Black. This term color blind American does not exist! The racist Texas voting maps would not have happened if race wasn’t a factor.

@softboywin Facts!

People don't hate working, they hate working and still being poor.

@WmAG_V You’re Sis. Open Secrets.com tells you what entities are funding politicians.

Pinned to my page. She completely dragged those morons for absolute filth in the most calm manner.

@AshariExpresses This none of this! What’s happening in Palestine is U.S. Foreign policy. There is no way you cannot see what the current administration is doing and say they are the same says you are not paying attention. Only one Administration is trying to harm people!

This! All of this! The way y’all are treating Jasmine Crockett, is giving me clarity & closure of the 2024 Presidential election. Both sides are the same, in terms of how they treat Black and Brown women. Kamala Harris & Jasmine Crockett is proof of that.

@Arightside Wow you actually get it! Our insurance premiums have doubled for next year! Without the subsidies we will not be able to afford Healthcare! Take the profit out of Healthcare.

ACA Premiums will rise at an estimated 26% in the amount insurers are charging. The expiration of enhanced premium tax credits means that many subsidized enrollees could see their net premium payments more than double, as they will receive less or no financial assistance.