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"The best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy who, under the specious… garb of patriotism seeks to excuse, palliate or defend them." - Frederick Douglass
Sean Casten
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Sean Casten
@SeanCasten
US Rep, IL-06. Engineer. Former CEO. Dad. Husband. Born at 326 ppm. Official tweets @RepCasten. Also: SeanCasten at Mastodon & Bluesky.
Downers Grove, IL
Joined August 2009
- Brave of you to stand up to a pair of shoes. Maybe one day you’ll stand up to the man who insulted your wife, your father and our country.I love America. I stand for the anthem, respect the flag & honor the men & women who fought to defend our Nation. I respect Free Speech & I’m exerting mine: until @Nike ends its contempt for those values, I WILL NO LONGER PURCHASE NIKE PRODUCTS. #WalkAwayFromNike RT if you agree.
- Every elected @GOP official owns this moment. They elected him. They coddled him. They cowered before him. They refused to have witnesses at his trial. Given the opportunity to stand up, they sat down. How much must he break before they will put our country first?
- Facts: Tylenol is safe. Climate change is real. Donald Trump is an embarrassment to the United States.
- Coffee prices are about to go up because Trump's feelings got hurt by a country he doesn't know how to spell.
- I want to quickly highlight a completely bonkers part of Trump's Project 2025 agenda relating to your salary and faith. You have to see this stuff in text to understand the degree to which these extreme MAGA types want to control your life.
- Waking up this morning to find out that an obese 78 year old adjudicated rapist and convicted felon simulated a sexual act on stage in the course of trying to be President. Zero respect for every one of my colleagues who continues to endorse him.
- You cannot repeal the first amendment by tweet. I know this because I watched Schoolhouse Rock.
- This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
- Respect to the welcome my friends in the Mad River Valley gave to the Russian asset who came there to ski today. 1/3
00:00 - My overwhelming conclusion after the last few weeks' hearings is that the @GOP - in its current incarnation - is a fundamental threat to our democracy. Thread:
- My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.Up to 40% of Obamacare enrollees never file a claim. That’s billions in taxpayer dollars flowing to insurance companies for people who don’t even use the system. Republicans are committed to ending the fraud and making healthcare truly affordable.
00:00 - You have no idea how many ethics presentations we members sit through. This is not only TOTALLY illegal, but he knows it. This is brazen.Sen. Graham: “I think people in South Carolina are excited about Judge Barrett. I don’t know how much it affected fundraising today, but if you want to help me close the gap…I think the contest in South Carolina has taken on sort of a national profile.”
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